The Atlanta Falcons were 12-4 in 1980. They finished 1st in the NFC West and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 30 to 27, in the 1980 NFC divisional game on January 4, 1981.
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Cooper Rush to make 2nd straight start at quarterback for Falcons in home opener against Panthers
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T.J. Watt's late pick-6 pushes sluggish Steelers past injury-laden Falcons 20-13
1980 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 405 | 5,649 | 1,061 | 5.3 | 2,405 | 559 | 4.3 | 3,568 | 467 | 7.6 | 35 | 324 | 336 | 145 | 166 | 25 | 91 | 861 |
Team Rank | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 9th | 18th | 6th | 13th | 11th | 3rd | 2nd | 10th | 7th | 8th | 14th | |
Opponent | 16 | 272 | 5,264 | 1,051 | 5.0 | 1,670 | 441 | 3.8 | 3,990 | 564 | 7.1 | 46 | 396 | 298 | 100 | 175 | 23 | 101 | 919 |
Opponent Rank | 5th | 16th | 14th | 18th | 3rd | 1st | 10th | 27th | 28th | 15th | 4th | 4th | 11th | 4th | 21st | 14th | 12th | 6th | |
Net | +133 | +385 | +10 | +0.3 | +735 | +118 | +0.5 | -422 | -97 | +0.6 | -11 | -72 | +38 | +45 | -9 | +2 | -10 | -58 | |
Net Rank | 4th | 9th | 11th | 8th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 21st | 27th | 8th | 8th | 21st | 8th | 2nd | 19th | 12th | 7th | 10th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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