The Atlanta Falcons decisively defeated the Chicago Bears, 28 to 17, on November 23, 1980.

Final

Bears

4-8-0

17

Falcons

9-3-0

28

Team

CHI

ATL

1

7

0

2

3

14

3

7

0

4

0

14

Total

17

28

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CHI

ATL

Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

CHI

ATL

Bob Thomas 41-yard field goal

10

0

Alfred Jenkins 7-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

10

7

William Andrews 4-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

10

14

3rd quarter

CHI

ATL

Vince Evans 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

17

14

4th quarter

CHI

ATL

Alfred Jenkins 42-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

17

21

William Andrews 9-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

17

28

Bears

Falcons

1st Downs

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

71

60

Total Yards

283

326

Yards per play

4.0

5.4

Passing

151

239

Comp - Att

19 - 35

17 - 32

Yards per pass

4

7.2

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 33

1 - 11

Rushing

132

87

Rushing Attempts

33

27

Yards per rush

4.0

3.2

Penalties

12

9

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Bears

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	SCK	RATE
Vince Evans	19	33	184	5.6		73.3
Walter Payton	0	2	0	0.0		39.6
Team	19	35	151	5.3	3	69.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Vince Evans	7	40	5.7	1
Walter Payton	12	40	3.3	1
Roland Harper	9	39	4.3	0
Dave Williams	2	9	4.5	0
Matt Suhey	2	4	2.0	0
Willie McClendon	1	0	0.0	0
Team	33	132	4.0	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
James Scott	5	94	18.8
Dave Williams	6	41	6.8
Bob Fisher	2	21	10.5
Walter Payton	3	14	4.7
Roland Harper	2	8	4.0
Robin Earl	1	6	6.0
Team	19	184	5.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	7	305	43.6
Team	7	305	43.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dave Williams	3	78	26.0
Matt Suhey	2	49	24.5
Team	5	127	25.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Len Walterscheid	3	19	6.3	0
Team	3	19	6.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	17	32	250	7.8	3	1		97.1
Team	17	32	239	7.8	3	1	1	97.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
William Andrews	19	70	3.7	1
James Mayberry	1	10	10.0	0
Lynn Cain	5	6	1.2	0
Ray Strong	1	1	1.0	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0.0	0
Team	27	87	3.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Alfred Jenkins	4	98	24.5	2
Wally Francis	4	47	11.8	0
Lynn Cain	2	43	21.5	0
Junior Miller	5	42	8.4	0
William Andrews	2	20	10.0	1
Team	17	250	7.8	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tim Mazzetti	0	0		4	4
Team	0	0		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	6	239	39.8
Team	6	239	39.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ray Strong	3	43	14.3
Anthony Anderson	1	23	23.0
Team	4	66	16.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Kenny Johnson	4	81	20.3	0
Team	4	81	20.3	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 decisively defeated the Chicago Bears, 28 to 17, on November 23, 1980.

Final

Bears

17

Falcons

28

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

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule