The Atlanta Falcons couldn't pull it off against the Dallas Cowboys, 30 to 27, in the 1980 NFC divisional game on January 4, 1981.

1980 Atlanta Falcons

Final

DAL

Cowboys

2-0-0

30

ATL

Falcons

0-1-0

27

Team

DAL

ATL

1

3

10

2

7

7

3

0

7

4

20

3

Total

30

27

1st quarter

DAL

ATL

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 38-yard field goal

0

3

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 60-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

0

10

Cowboys

Rafael Septien 38-yard field goal

3

10

2nd quarter

DAL

ATL

Cowboys

Billy Joe DuPree 5-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)

10

10

Falcons

Lynn Cain 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

10

17

3rd quarter

DAL

ATL

Falcons

William Andrews 12-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

10

24

4th quarter

DAL

ATL

Cowboys

Robert Newhouse 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

17

24

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 34-yard field goal

17

27

Cowboys

Drew Pearson 14-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)

24

27

Cowboys

Drew Pearson 23-yard pass from Danny White (kick failed)

30

27

Cowboys

Falcons

1st Downs

22

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

65

64

Total Yards

422

371

Yards per play

6.5

5.8

Passing

310

285

Comp - Att

25 - 40

18 - 33

Yards per pass

7.6

7.7

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 12

4 - 35

Rushing

112

86

Rushing Attempts

24

27

Yards per rush

4.7

3.2

Penalties

6

4

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Danny White 25 39 322 8.3 3 1 1 104.9
Ron Springs 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 25 40 310 8.1 3 1 1 102.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tony Dorsett 10 51 5.1 0
Robert Newhouse 6 31 5.2 1
Preston Pearson 1 11 11.0 0
Drew Pearson 1 9 9.0 0
Billy Joe DuPree 1 5 5.0 0
Timmy Newsome 1 4 4.0 0
Danny White 4 1 0.3 0
Team 24 112 4.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Drew Pearson 5 90 18.0 2
Tony Hill 4 53 13.3 0
Preston Pearson 4 51 12.8 0
Tony Dorsett 5 40 8.0 0
Ron Springs 3 39 13.0 0
Billy Joe DuPree 3 29 9.7 1
Butch Johnson 1 20 20.0 0
Team 25 322 8.1 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rafael Septien 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Danny White 4 155 38.8 52
Team 4 155 38.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Jones 3 58 19.3 0 30
Timmy Newsome 3 46 15.3 0 25
Team 6 104 17.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Jones 2 -4 -2.0 0 1
Team 2 -4 -2.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Bartkowski 18 33 320 9.7 2 1 4 95.5
Team 18 33 285 9.7 2 1 4 95.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
William Andrews 14 43 3.1 0
Lynn Cain 13 43 3.3 1
Team 27 86 3.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Alfred Jenkins 4 155 38.8 1
Wally Francis 6 66 11.0 0
Junior Miller 3 48 16.0 0
Lynn Cain 2 20 10.0 0
William Andrews 2 19 9.5 1
Alfred Jackson 1 12 12.0 0
Team 18 320 9.7 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tim Mazzetti 2 2 3 9
Team 2 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 4 144 36.0 40
Team 4 144 36.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mike Smith 5 108 21.6 0 39
Team 5 108 21.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kenny Johnson 2 8 4.0 0 7
Team 2 8 4.0 0

Explore

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM