The Atlanta Falcons dominated the Green Bay Packers, 25 to 7, on October 7, 1979.

1979 Atlanta Falcons

Final

GB

Packers

2-4-0

7

ATL

Falcons

3-3-0

25

1

0

10

2

7

5

3

0

3

4

0

7

Total

7

25

1st quarter

GB

ATL

Falcons

Alfred Jenkins 9-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

0

7

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 23-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

GB

ATL

Falcons

Safety by Mike Lewis

0

12

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 48-yard field goal

0

15

Packers

Barty Smith 11-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)

7

15

3rd quarter

GB

ATL

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 42-yard field goal

7

18

4th quarter

GB

ATL

Falcons

James Mayberry 8-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

7

25

Packers

Falcons

1st Downs

17

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

71

Total Yards

275

286

Yards per play

4.4

4.0

Passing

158

134

Comp - Att

13 - 30

14 - 29

Yards per pass

4.2

4.5

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

8 - 51

1 - 10

Rushing

117

152

Rushing Attempts

24

41

Yards per rush

4.9

3.7

Penalties

7

7

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Whitehurst 13 30 209 7.0 1 2 50.6
Team 13 30 158 7.0 1 2 8 50.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Steve Atkins 12 79 6.6 0
David Whitehurst 3 23 7.7 0
Terdell Middleton 4 12 3.0 0
Barty Smith 4 4 1.0 0
Nate Simpson 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 24 117 4.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Aundra Thompson 4 93 23.3 0
James Lofton 3 44 14.7 0
Paul Coffman 2 32 16.0 0
Barty Smith 2 26 13.0 1
Steve Atkins 2 14 7.0 0
Team 13 209 7.0 1 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
Chester Marcol 0 2 1 1
Team 0 2 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
David Beverly 3 126 42.0
Team 3 126 42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 5 93 18.6 0
Team 5 93 18.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 2 11 5.5 0
Team 2 11 5.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Bartkowski 14 29 144 5.0 1 0 74.5
Team 14 29 134 5.0 1 0 1 74.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
William Andrews 13 60 4.6 0
James Mayberry 13 49 3.8 1
Bubba Bean 12 35 2.9 0
Lynn Cain 3 8 2.7 0
Team 41 152 3.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wally Francis 5 50 10.0 0
Alfred Jenkins 3 43 14.3 1
Alfred Jackson 2 18 9.0 0
William Andrews 2 17 8.5 0
Dennis Pearson 1 17 17.0 0
Bubba Bean 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 14 144 5.0 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 8.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tim Mazzetti 3 4 2 11
Team 3 4 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 4 184 46.0
Team 4 184 46.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Lynn Cain 2 55 27.5 0
Rick Byas 1 19 19.0 0
Team 3 74 24.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Ryckman 1 8 8.0 0
Dennis Pearson 1 1 1.0 0
Team 2 9 4.5 0

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More Falcons Stats

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

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