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Atlanta Falcons 30 at Detroit Lions 14

Sunday, September 18, 1983

Atlanta Falcons 30, Detroit Lions 14

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Atlanta Falcons (2-1-0)3210630
Detroit Lions (1-2-0)077014

Scoring

ATLDET
1stATLMick Luckhurst 28 yard field goal30
2ndATLAlfred Jackson 54 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)100
ATLBen Young 11 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)170
DETJames R. Jones 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)177
ATLAlfred Jackson 36 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)247
3rdDETRob Rubick 6 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)2414
4thATLMick Luckhurst 42 yard field goal2714
ATLMick Luckhurst 45 yard field goal3014

Team Stats

ATLDET
First downs2618
Rush-yards-TDs43-185-011-45-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT24-35-366-3-024-41-254-1-1
Sacked-yards4-163-19
Net pass yards350235
Total yards535280
Fumbles-lost1-02-1
Turnovers02
Penalties-yards10-871-5

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
William Andrews ATL 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 150 0 23 4 34 0 14
Steve Bartkowski ATL 24 34 366 3 0 54 1 -1 0 -1
Alfred Jackson ATL 5 123 2 54
Billy Johnson ATL 4 62 0 22
Stacey Bailey ATL 1 53 0 53
Lynn Cain ATL 9 34 0 10 2 13 0 7
Alfred Jenkins ATL 4 45 0 18
Ben Young ATL 2 23 1 12
Junior Miller ATL 1 2 0 2 2 13 0 7
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
James R. Jones DET 8 36 1 18 5 58 0 24
Gary Danielson DET 12 22 139 1 1 0
Eric Hipple DET 12 19 115 0 0 0 1 5 0 5
Leonard Thompson DET 2 44 0 25
Freddie Scott DET 2 40 0 25
Jeff Chadwick DET 3 33 0 15
Horace King DET 4 30 0 11
Billy Sims DET 2 4 0 2 4 25 0 12
Rob Rubick DET 3 18 1 8
Reese McCall DET 1 6 0 6

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Buddy Curry ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Billy Johnson ATL 0 0 0 0 4 31 7.8 0 0
Kenny Johnson ATL 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0
Jeff Merrow ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Tom Pridemore ATL 1 25 0 0
Don L. Smith ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Richard Williams ATL 0 0 0 0 2 28 14.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jim Caver DET 0 0 0 0 2 34 17.0 0 0
August Curley DET 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Doug English DET 2.0 0 0 0 0
William Gay DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Hall DET 0 0 0 0 2 28 14.0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
James Harrell DET 1.0 0 0 0 0