NFL game summary for 09/12/1982:
Line: Giants by 1½
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
 New York Giants (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
( 7- 0) ATL William Andrews 13 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)
( 7- 7) NYG Earnest Gray 33 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick)
( 7-14) NYG Earnest Gray 19 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick)
(13-14) ATL Bob Glazebrook 91 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)
(16-14) ATL Mick Luckhurst 29 yard field goal
ATL NYG
First Downs: 17 17
Rushes-yards: 33-118 24-76
Yards/rush: 3.6 3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-27-187-1 25-41-310-1
Sacked-yards: 3-33 1-8
Net pass yards: 154 302
Net yards/pass: 5.1 7.2
Total net yards: 272 378
Total plays: 63 (52% run) 66 (36% run)
Yards/play: 4.3 5.7
Fumbles-lost: 3-2 5-3
Turnovers: 3 4
Penalties-yards: 7-48 5-44
Attendance: 74,286
Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 15 of 27 for 187 yards (1 int) NYG: Scott Brunner, 25 of 41 for 310 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 18 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Gerald Riggs, 9 for 27 yards; Lynn Cain, 6 for 27 yards NYG: Butch Woolfolk, 17 for 64 yards; Scott Brunner, 4 for -2 yards; Leon Perry, 3 for 14 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Alfred Jackson, 5 for 64 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 3 for 49 yards; Junior Miller, 2 for 38 yards; William Andrews, 2 for 16 yards; Gerald Riggs, 1 for 7 yards; Lynn Cain, 1 for 7 yards; Floyd Hodge, 1 for 6 yards NYG: Tom Mullady, 7 for 99 yards; Earnest Gray, 5 for 86 yards and 2 TDs; Johnny Perkins, 4 for 57 yards; John Mistler, 3 for 19 yards; Larry Heater, 2 for 15 yards; Butch Woolfolk, 1 for 17 yards; Leon Bright, 1 for 13 yards; Joe Morris, 1 for 5 yards; Leon Perry, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Reggie Brown, 2 for 31 yards NYG: Mike Dennis, 2 for 41 yards; Leon Bright, 2 for 34 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Billy Johnson, 6 for 67 yards NYG: Leon Bright, 5 for 34 yards; Beasley Reece, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Kenny Johnson, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Mark Haynes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: Dave Smigelsky, 8 for 334 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 318 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 1/1 NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/2
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 15 of 27 for 187 yards (1 int) NYG: Scott Brunner, 25 of 41 for 310 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 18 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Gerald Riggs, 9 for 27 yards; Lynn Cain, 6 for 27 yards NYG: Butch Woolfolk, 17 for 64 yards; Scott Brunner, 4 for -2 yards; Leon Perry, 3 for 14 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Alfred Jackson, 5 for 64 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 3 for 49 yards; Junior Miller, 2 for 38 yards; William Andrews, 2 for 16 yards; Gerald Riggs, 1 for 7 yards; Lynn Cain, 1 for 7 yards; Floyd Hodge, 1 for 6 yards NYG: Tom Mullady, 7 for 99 yards; Earnest Gray, 5 for 86 yards and 2 TDs; Johnny Perkins, 4 for 57 yards; John Mistler, 3 for 19 yards; Larry Heater, 2 for 15 yards; Butch Woolfolk, 1 for 17 yards; Leon Bright, 1 for 13 yards; Joe Morris, 1 for 5 yards; Leon Perry, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Reggie Brown, 2 for 31 yards NYG: Mike Dennis, 2 for 41 yards; Leon Bright, 2 for 34 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Billy Johnson, 6 for 67 yards NYG: Leon Bright, 5 for 34 yards; Beasley Reece, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Kenny Johnson, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Mark Haynes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: Dave Smigelsky, 8 for 334 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 318 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 1/1 NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/2