The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 30, on November 23, 1981.

Final

Vikings

7-5-0

30

Falcons

6-6-0

31

Team

MIN

ATL

1

7

2

14

0

3

0

14

4

9

10

Total

30

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

ATL

Ahmad Rashad 6-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

0

Alfred Jackson 8-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

7

2nd quarter

MIN

ATL

Ahmad Rashad 42-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

14

7

Bob Bruer 3-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

21

7

3rd quarter

MIN

ATL

Junior Miller 3-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

21

14

Wally Francis 29-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)

21

4th quarter

MIN

ATL

Mick Luckhurst 32-yard field goal

21

24

Buddy Curry 35-yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick)

21

31

Safety by Walt Williams

23

31

Joe Senser 16-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

30

31

Vikings

Falcons

1st Downs

25

19

Passing 1st Downs

15

12

Rushing 1st Downs

7

6

1st downs from penalties

3

1

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

69

71

Total Yards

460

342

Yards per play

6.7

4.8

Passing

330

193

Comp - Att

24 - 47

21 - 32

Yards per pass

7

5.7

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 20

Rushing

130

149

Rushing Attempts

22

37

Yards per rush

5.9

4.0

Penalties

7

Turnovers

5

3

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Vikings

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Tommy Kramer	24	47	330	7.0	4	4	0	66.8
Team	24	47	330	7.0	4	4	0	66.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Ted Brown	16	108	6.8
Leo Lewis	1	16	16.0
Tony Galbreath	1	5	5.0
Rickey Young	2	3	1.5
Tommy Kramer	1	0	0.0
Sammy White	1	-2	-2.0
Team	22	130	5.9

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ahmad Rashad	9	151	16.8	2
Leo Lewis	2	58	29.0	0
Joe Senser	4	56	14.0	1
Ted Brown	5	35	7.0	0
Sammy White	2	18	9.0	0
Tony Galbreath	1	9	9.0	0
Bob Bruer	1	3	3.0	1
Team	24	330	7.0	4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rick Danmeier	0	1		4	4
Team	0	1		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Coleman	6	245	40.8
Team	6	245	40.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eddie Payton	5	106	21.2	0
Team	5	106	21.2	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eddie Payton	2	16	8.0	0
Team	2	16	8.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	21	32	213	6.7	3	0	2	115.8
Team	21	32	193	6.7	3	0	2	115.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
William Andrews	22	91	4.1
Lynn Cain	11	67	6.1
Alfred Jackson	1	0	0.0
Steve Bartkowski	2	-2	-1.0
John James	1	-7	-7.0
Team	37	149	4.0

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Alfred Jenkins	5	65	13.0	0
Wally Francis	4	58	14.5	1
Lynn Cain	6	52	8.7	0
Alfred Jackson	3	23	7.7	1
William Andrews	2	12	6.0	0
Junior Miller	1	3	3.0	1
Team	21	213	6.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mick Luckhurst	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	6	244	40.7
Team	6	244	40.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Reggie Smith	3	54	18.0
Scott Woerner	1	16	16.0
Team	4	70	17.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Scott Woerner	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	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 defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 30, on November 23, 1981.

Final

Vikings

30

Falcons

31

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