Monday November 23, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 11/23/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE105.5  (26)278.9  (2)384.4  (2)27
DEFENSE114.6  (7)215.3  (16)329.9  (13)20
OFFENSE123.2  (17)232.3  (7)355.5  (10)32
DEFENSE96.8  (1)216.8  (18)313.6  (4)31

Line: Falcons by 4

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (7-5-0)7140930
Atlanta Falcons (6-6-0)70141031

( 7- 0) MIN Ahmad Rashad 6 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 7- 7) ATL Alfred Jackson 8 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (14- 7) MIN Ahmad Rashad 42 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (21- 7) MIN Bob Bruer 3 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (21-14) ATL Junior Miller 3 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (21-21) ATL Wallace Francis 29 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (21-24) ATL Mick Luckhurst 32 yard field goal (21-31) ATL Buddy Curry 35 yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) (23-31) MIN Safety, John James ran out of end zone (30-31) MIN Joe Senser 16 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
                     MIN             ATL
First Downs:         25              19
Rushes-yards:        22-130          37-149
Yards/rush:          5.9             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-47-330-4     21-32-213-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-20
Net pass yards:      330             193
Net yards/pass:      7.0             5.7
Total net yards:     460             342
Total plays:         69 (31% run)    71 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          6.7             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-3
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     7-55            7-69

Attendance: 60,749

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 24 of 47 for 330 yards and 4 TDs (4 int) ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 21 of 32 for 213 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 16 for 108 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 3 yards; Leo Lewis, 1 for 16 yards; Tony Galbreath, 1 for 5 yards; Tommy Kramer, 1 for 0 yards; Sammy White, 1 for -2 yards ATL: William Andrews, 22 for 91 yards; Lynn Cain, 11 for 67 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 2 for -2 yards; Alfred Jackson, 1 for 0 yards; John James, 1 for -7 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 9 for 151 yards and 2 TDs; Ted Brown, 5 for 35 yards; Joe Senser, 4 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Leo Lewis, 2 for 58 yards; Sammy White, 2 for 18 yards; Tony Galbreath, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Bruer, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD ATL: Lynn Cain, 6 for 52 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 5 for 65 yards; Wallace Francis, 4 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jackson, 3 for 23 yards and 1 TD; William Andrews, 2 for 12 yards; Junior Miller, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 5 for 106 yards ATL: Reggie Smith, 3 for 54 yards; Scott Woerner, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 2 for 16 yards ATL: Scott Woerner, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Pridemore, 2 for 0 yards; Buddy Curry, 1 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Kenny Johnson, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 6 for 245 yards ATL: John James, 6 for 244 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 0/1 ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 1/1


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