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Sunday September 21, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/21/1980:



Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE104.0  (19)120.5  (26)224.5  (25)8
DEFENSE156.5  (22)179.0  (11)335.5  (14)8
Atlanta FalconsOFFENSE162.5  (3)196.5  (14)359.0  (9)2
DEFENSE92.0  (6)262.0  (24)354.0  (19)4

Line: Falcons by 3

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (2-1-0)3001720
Atlanta Falcons (1-2-0)077317

( 3- 0) MIA Uwe von Schamann 28 yard field goal
( 3- 7) ATL Alfred Jackson 6 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
( 3-14) ATL Junior Miller 7 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
( 3-17) ATL Tim Mazzetti 37 yard field goal
(10-17) MIA Bruce Hardy 1 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(17-17) MIA Ronnie Lee 4 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(20-17) MIA Uwe von Schamann 27 yard field goal
                     MIA             ATL
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        31-60           21-49
Yards/rush:          1.9             2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-36-215-1     18-36-332-0
Sacked-yards:        3-29            3-22
Net pass yards:      186             310
Net yards/pass:      4.8             7.9
Total net yards:     246             359
Total plays:         70 (44% run)    60 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-2
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     6-43            11-94

Attendance: 55,479
Passing:
MIA: Don Strock, 10 of 21 for 75 yards; Bob Griese, 10 of 14 for 140 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Nat Moore, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 18 of 36 for 332 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
MIA: Delvin Williams, 20 for 40 yards; Steve Howell, 9 for 12 yards; Nick Giaquinto, 1 for 5 yards; Tony Nathan, 1 for 3 yards
ATL: Lynn Cain, 9 for 20 yards; William Andrews, 6 for 21 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 3 for 3 yards; James Mayberry, 2 for 7 yards; Junior Miller, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 4 for 56 yards; Delvin Williams, 4 for 32 yards; Bruce Hardy, 4 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Nat Moore, 2 for 50 yards; Nick Giaquinto, 2 for 37 yards; Tony Nathan, 2 for 10 yards; Ronnie Lee, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Steve Howell, 1 for 1 yard
ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 4 for 136 yards; Wallace Francis, 3 for 75 yards; Junior Miller, 3 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Lynn Cain, 3 for 27 yards; William Andrews, 3 for 23 yards; Alfred Jackson, 2 for 13 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
MIA: Don Bessillieu, 2 for 120 yards; Tony Nathan, 1 for 15 yards
ATL: Reggie Smith, 5 for 141 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 3 for 1 yard
ATL: Reggie Smith, 3 for 24 yards

Interceptions:
ATL: Kenny Johnson, 1 for 33 yards

Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 7 for 303 yards
ATL: John James, 6 for 212 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 2/2
ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 1/2




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