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Sunday November 2, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/02/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Atlanta FalconsOFFENSE138.0  (9)180.9  (20)318.9  (16)12
DEFENSE92.9  (1)239.5  (27)332.4  (16)17
Buffalo BillsOFFENSE140.4  (7)192.8  (16)333.1  (13)19
DEFENSE94.8  (2)159.4  (5)254.1  (2)25

Line: Bills by 4

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (6-3-0)010101030
Buffalo Bills (6-3-0)770014

( 0- 7) BUF Frank Lewis 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 0-14) BUF Joe Cribbs 13 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 3-14) ATL Tim Mazzetti 28 yard field goal
(10-14) ATL Junior Miller 16 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
(17-14) ATL Lynn Cain 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick)
(20-14) ATL Tim Mazzetti 50 yard field goal
(23-14) ATL Tim Mazzetti 44 yard field goal
(30-14) ATL Lynn Cain 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick)
                     ATL             BUF
First Downs:         19              20
Rushes-yards:        42-150          29-94
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-24-193-3     20-37-270-3
Sacked-yards:        3-32            0-0
Net pass yards:      161             270
Net yards/pass:      6.0             7.3
Total net yards:     311             364
Total plays:         69 (60% run)    66 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-2
Turnovers:           3               5
Penalties-yards:     7-48            4-30

Attendance: 57,959
Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 13 of 24 for 193 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 20 of 37 for 270 yards and 1 TD (3 int)

Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 20 for 87 yards; Lynn Cain, 18 for 59 yards and 2 TDs; Steve Bartkowski, 4 for 4 yards
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 16 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Curtis Brown, 7 for 39 yards; Joe Ferguson, 3 for 2 yards; Jerry Butler, 1 for 18 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 2 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 4 for 79 yards; Wallace Francis, 3 for 44 yards; William Andrews, 2 for 30 yards; Lynn Cain, 2 for 18 yards; Junior Miller, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jackson, 1 for 6 yards
BUF: Jerry Butler, 9 for 122 yards; Frank Lewis, 4 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Joe Cribbs, 3 for 27 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 20 yards; Duke Fergerson, 1 for 14 yards; Curtis Brown, 1 for 10 yards; Reuben Gant, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Anthony Anderson, 2 for 37 yards; Ray Strong, 1 for 8 yards
BUF: Artie Owens, 3 for 54 yards; Chris Keating, 1 for 15 yards; Terry Miller, 1 for 7 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Rolland Lawrence, 2 for -13 yards; Kenny Johnson, 1 for 7 yards
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 2 for 3 yards

Interceptions:
ATL: Al Richardson, 1 for 20 yards; Jim Laughlin, 1 for 7 yards; Tom Pridemore, 1 for 2 yards
BUF: Steve Freeman, 1 for 3 yards; Mario Clark, 1 for 0 yards; Isiah Robertson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
ATL: John James, 4 for 155 yards
BUF: Greg Cater, 4 for 135 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 3/3
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/1




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