The Atlanta Falcons beat the Detroit Lions, 43 to 28, on October 5, 1980.

Final

Lions

4-1-0

28

Falcons

3-2-0

43

Team

DET

ATL

1

3

17

2

3

17

3

0

2

4

22

7

Total

28

43

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

ATL

Eddie Murray 43-yard field goal

3

0

Frank Reed 16-yard blocked punt return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

7

Buddy Curry 30-yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

14

Tim Mazzetti 26-yard field goal

3

17

2nd quarter

DET

ATL

Alfred Jenkins 43-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

24

Joel Williams 42-yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick)

3

31

Tim Mazzetti 33-yard field goal

3

34

Eddie Murray 32-yard field goal

6

34

3rd quarter

DET

ATL

Safety by Joel Williams

6

36

4th quarter

DET

ATL

Freddie Scott 43-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)

13

36

William Andrews 11-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

13

43

Leonard Thompson 79-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)

20

43

Freddie Scott 6-yard pass from Gary Danielson (kick failed)

26

43

Safety by Eddie Cole

28

43

Lions

Falcons

1st Downs

17

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

68

60

Total Yards

370

365

Yards per play

5.4

6.1

Passing

298

174

Comp - Att

23 - 36

11 - 22

Yards per pass

7.3

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 50

2 - 9

Rushing

72

191

Rushing Attempts

27

36

Yards per rush

2.7

5.3

Penalties

7

9

Turnovers

4

2

Fumbles lost

3

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Lions

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Gary Danielson	23	36	348	9.7	3	1		111.8
Team	23	36	298	9.7	3	1	5	111.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Gary Danielson	5	28	5.6
Billy Sims	14	21	1.5
Dexter Bussey	5	18	3.6
Horace King	2	5	2.5
Rick Kane	1	0	0.0
Team	27	72	2.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Leonard Thompson	3	129	43.0	1
Freddie Scott	5	107	21.4	2
Jesse Thompson	3	40	13.3	0
David Hill	3	29	9.7	0
Dexter Bussey	3	17	5.7	0
Horace King	2	16	8.0	0
Rick Kane	2	15	7.5	0
Billy Sims	2	-5	-2.5	0
Team	23	348	9.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	3	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Eddie Murray	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Skladany	5	213	42.6
Team	6	213	35.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
John Arnold	7	124	17.7
Ken Callicutt	2	52	26.0
Team	9	176	19.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
John Arnold	3	12	4.0	0
Team	3	12	4.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	11	22	183	8.3	1	2		55.7
Team	11	22	174	8.3	1	2	2	55.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Lynn Cain	21	102	4.9	0
William Andrews	13	78	6.0	1
Steve Bartkowski	2	11	5.5	0
Team	36	191	5.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Alfred Jenkins	3	66	22.0	1
Junior Miller	4	54	13.5	0
Wally Francis	3	46	15.3	0
William Andrews	1	17	17.0	0
Team	11	183	8.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tim Mazzetti	2	2		5	11
Team	2	2		5	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	4	163	40.8
Team	4	163	40.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Reggie Smith	4	37	9.3	0
Team	4	37	9.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Reggie Smith	3	22	7.3	0
Team	3	22	7.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Atlanta Falcons beat the Detroit Lions, 43 to 28, on October 5, 1980.

Final

Lions

28

Falcons

43

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,836

976

905

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule