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1980 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 405 points (25.3/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 272 points (17.0/g), 5th.
Differential of 133 points (8.3/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 1st.
Coached by Leeman Bennett (12-4-0)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 24 | 20 | 314 | 156 | 158 | 1 | 28 | 448 | 371 | 77 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 37 | 21 | 22 | 404 | 237 | 167 | 1 | 21 | 260 | 153 | 107 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 1-2 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 20 | 18 | 359 | 310 | 49 | 2 | 19 | 246 | 186 | 60 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 2-2 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 17 | 19 | 242 | 83 | 159 | 19 | 401 | 318 | 83 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 3-2 | Detroit Lions | 43 | 28 | 19 | 365 | 174 | 191 | 2 | 17 | 370 | 298 | 72 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | L | 3-3 | New York Jets | 7 | 14 | 18 | 240 | 143 | 97 | 4 | 19 | 279 | 89 | 190 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 4-3 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 41 | 14 | 24 | 355 | 193 | 162 | 17 | 338 | 302 | 36 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 5-3 | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 10 | 15 | 272 | 151 | 121 | 2 | 15 | 317 | 199 | 118 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 6-3 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 30 | 14 | 19 | 311 | 161 | 150 | 3 | 20 | 364 | 270 | 94 | 5 |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 7-3 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 27 | 34 | 563 | 354 | 209 | 2 | 19 | 415 | 329 | 86 | 5 |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 8-3 | New Orleans Saints | 31 | 13 | 22 | 370 | 164 | 206 | 17 | 317 | 235 | 82 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 9-3 | Chicago Bears | 28 | 17 | 18 | 326 | 239 | 87 | 2 | 18 | 283 | 151 | 132 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 10-3 | Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | 18 | 341 | 210 | 131 | 11 | 193 | 108 | 85 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 17 | 23 | 375 | 193 | 182 | 3 | 20 | 276 | 190 | 86 | 2 |
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | box | W | 12-3 | San Francisco 49ers | 35 | 10 | 26 | 463 | 292 | 171 | 1 | 15 | 310 | 204 | 106 | 3 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | L | 12-4 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 20 | 21 | 349 | 184 | 165 | 3 | 23 | 447 | 191 | 256 | 2 |
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| Division | Sun | January 4 | box | L | 12-5 | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 30 | |||||||||||