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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons - October 30th, 1983
New England Patriots 13 at Atlanta Falcons 24
Sunday, October 30, 1983
New England Patriots 13, Atlanta Falcons 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (4-5-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Atlanta Falcons (4-5-0) | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Scoring
| NWE | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ATL | Mick Luckhurst 23 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | ATL | Gerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 10 |
| ATL | John Rade 16 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 17 | |
| 3rd | ATL | Billy Johnson 22 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4th | NWE | Derrick Ramsey 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 24 |
| NWE | Mosi Tatupu 12 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed) | 13 | 24 |
Team Stats
| NWE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 28 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-169-0 | 42-195-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-36-257-2-1 | 22-33-252-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 2-17 |
| Net pass yards | 248 | 235 |
| Total yards | 417 | 430 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-4 | 4-2 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-44 | 5-40 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 22 | 36 | 257 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Robert Weathers | NWE | 12 | 99 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 6 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | NWE | 3 | 47 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Cedric Jones | NWE | 2 | 41 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 3 | 32 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Clarence Weathers | NWE | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| Derrick Ramsey | NWE | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Mark van Eeghen | NWE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| William Andrews | ATL | 25 | 125 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 22 | 33 | 252 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Gerald Riggs | ATL | 14 | 64 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 5 | 55 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Stacey Bailey | ATL | 4 | 43 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Billy Johnson | ATL | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| Bo Robinson | ATL | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Arthur Cox | ATL | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Junior Miller | ATL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Keith Lee | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dennis Owens | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny Rembert | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ricky Smith | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clarence Weathers | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bob Glazebrook | ATL | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Billy Johnson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Pitts | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Richard Williams | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||