Week 1
Final
NO
ATL1Q
0 - 7
W. Francis 10-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 14
W. Francis 19-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
0 - 21
K. Johnson 35-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
0 - 27
A. Jenkins 25-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.
Touchdown
Missed XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
154
Bartkowski
ATL
Rush Yds
86
Andrews
ATL
Rec Yds
117
Chandler
NO
Scrim TD
2
Francis
ATL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
49ers
Falcons
Rams
SaintsGame Summary
The Atlanta Falcons dominated the New Orleans Saints, 27 to 0, on September 6, 1981.
Game Info
September 5, 1981
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 15/28 | 122 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 3-20 | 64.9 |
B. Scott #12 | 8/12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 47.6 |
G. Merkens #19 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bartkowski #10 | 16/25 | 154 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 2-19 | 104.0 |
M. Moroski #15 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rogers #38 | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | 25 |
J. Holmes #45 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
W. Wilson #30 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
T. Tyler #42 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Andrews #31 | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
L. Cain #21 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
J. Mayberry #39 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
R. Strong #25 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 117 | 14.6 | 0 | 25 |
J. Holmes #45 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 |
L. Hardy #87 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
R. Caster #88 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
W. Wilson #30 | 0/0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
G. Banks #87 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Lafary #64 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
G. Merkens #19 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
G. Rogers #38 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Cain #21 | 0/0 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 18 |
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 25 |
W. Francis #89 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 2 | 19 |
W. Andrews #31 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Miller #80 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Jackson #85 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Poe #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ray #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Musser #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Luckhurst #18 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Erxleben #14 | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Merkens #19 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Banks #87 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #16 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Banks #87 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Woerner #30 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smith #16 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 15/28 | 122 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 3-20 | 64.9 |
B. Scott #12 | 8/12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 47.6 |
G. Merkens #19 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rogers #38 | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | 25 |
J. Holmes #45 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
W. Wilson #30 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
T. Tyler #42 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 117 | 14.6 | 0 | 25 |
J. Holmes #45 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 |
L. Hardy #87 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
R. Caster #88 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
W. Wilson #30 | 0/0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
G. Banks #87 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Lafary #64 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
G. Merkens #19 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
G. Rogers #38 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Poe #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ray #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Erxleben #14 | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Merkens #19 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Banks #87 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Banks #87 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bartkowski #10 | 16/25 | 154 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 2-19 | 104.0 |
M. Moroski #15 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Andrews #31 | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
L. Cain #21 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
J. Mayberry #39 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
R. Strong #25 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Cain #21 | 0/0 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 18 |
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 25 |
W. Francis #89 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 2 | 19 |
W. Andrews #31 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Miller #80 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Jackson #85 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Musser #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Luckhurst #18 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. James #6 | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #16 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Woerner #30 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smith #16 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
249
Total Yds
299
173
Pass Yds
135
76
Rush Yds
164
64
Total Plays
66
3.9
Yards Per Play
4.5
3.9
Yards Per Pass
4.8
3.8
Yards Per Rush
4.3
14
1st Downs
21
8
Passing 1st Downs
9
4
Rushing 1st Downs
12
2
1st Downs from Penalties
0
5
Punts
3
4
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
3
Fumbles Lost
2
4
Penalties
6
30
Penalty Yards
54
2
Sacks
3
19
Sack Yards
20
0
D/ST TD
0
