Week 13, 1980

played in Atlanta, GA

59 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	3	0	8	8	-	19
Atlanta Falcons	7	13	7	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 ATL - Tony Dorsett 11 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 04:42 NYK - David Posey 38 field goal
2Q: 08:58 ATL - Bucky Wallace 42 field goal
2Q: 04:12 ATL - Vagas Ferguson 7 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:35 ATL - Bucky Wallace 32 field goal
3Q: 11:16 ATL - Kellen Winslow 9 pass from Tommy Kramer (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 02:19 NYK - Pat Tilley 24 pass from Lynn Dickey (Lynn Dickey pass to Kris Haines for conversion)
4Q: 09:27 NYK - Lawrence Williams 17 pass from Lynn Dickey (Lynn Dickey pass to Mark Iwanowski for conversion)
4Q: 02:20 ATL - Vagas Ferguson 5 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:26 ATL - Bucky Wallace 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 ATL - Tony Dorsett 11 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 04:42 NYK - David Posey 38 field goal
2Q: 08:58 ATL - Bucky Wallace 42 field goal
2Q: 04:12 ATL - Vagas Ferguson 7 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:35 ATL - Bucky Wallace 32 field goal
3Q: 11:16 ATL - Kellen Winslow 9 pass from Tommy Kramer (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 02:19 NYK - Pat Tilley 24 pass from Lynn Dickey (Lynn Dickey pass to Kris Haines for conversion)
4Q: 09:27 NYK - Lawrence Williams 17 pass from Lynn Dickey (Lynn Dickey pass to Mark Iwanowski for conversion)
4Q: 02:20 ATL - Vagas Ferguson 5 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:26 ATL - Bucky Wallace 31 field goal

Team Statistics NYK ATL
Record 4-8 9-3
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 237 418
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 4.47 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 108 183
- Rushing Attempts 23 35
- Yards per Rush 4.70 5.23
Net Passing Yards 129 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 0 34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 140 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 6.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/31 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 6/116 3/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 2/2 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:06 34:54

Team Statistics	NYK	ATL
Record	4-8	9-3
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	237	418
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	4.47	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	108	183
- Rushing Attempts	23	35
- Yards per Rush	4.70	5.23
Net Passing Yards	129	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 0	34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	140	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	6.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/31	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	6/116	3/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	2/2	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:06	34:54

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
1	10:13	3:20	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
1	5:31	0:57	OPP 26	3	5	Field Goal
1	2:23	1:23	OWN 45	3	15	Fumble
2	14:50	1:12	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	8:52	1:52	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	4:04	1:08	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 24	1	-1	Half
3	11:06	1:33	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
3	7:29	5:21	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
4	14:50	5:34	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
4	2:11	0:40	OWN 13	4	0	Downs
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 36	1	18	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	2:49	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
1	6:53	1:22	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
1	4:34	2:11	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
1	1:00	1:10	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
2	13:38	4:46	OWN 22	8	53	Field Goal
2	7:00	2:56	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
2	2:56	2:28	OWN 26	8	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:54	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	9:33	2:04	OWN 27	5	7	Punt
3	2:08	2:18	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
4	9:16	7:05	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
4	1:31	1:10	OPP 13	3	-1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tony Dorsett, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	17	81	4.76	22	3
James Owens	5	28	5.60	6	0
Lynn Dickey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Dorsett	21	105	5.00	26	3	1
Vagas Ferguson	8	46	5.75	14	1	2
Mark Van Eeghen	4	15	3.75	7	0	0
Tommy Kramer	2	17	8.50	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	28	14	140	2/11	2	26	0	88.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	34	19	241	1/6	1	37	0	88.0

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pat Tilley	4	6	83	20.75	0	26	1
WR Lawrence Williams	3	6	25	8.33	0	17	1
WR Kris Haines	3	4	12	4.00	0	4	0
RB Joe Washington	1	6	3	3.00	4	3	0
WR James Lofton	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Willis Adams	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB David Sims	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Miller	4	6	34	8.50	3	16	0
TE Kellen Winslow	4	7	54	13.50	0	31	1
WR Jerry Butler	4	6	40	10.00	9	22	0
RB Tony Dorsett	3	4	63	21.00	22	37	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	42	21.00	32	36	0
WR Dennis Franklin	2	5	8	4.00	0	8	0
TE Russ Francis	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Vagas Ferguson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kris Haines	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Henry Monroe	0	1	0	0
Darrol Ray	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	241	40.2	37.3	47	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	5	198	39.6	33.4	48	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Shaw	4	32	8.0	0
C.J. Garrett	1	-1	-1.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	2	11	5.5	0
Dennis Franklin	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Owens	4	83	20.8	0
James Lofton	2	33	16.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	2	27	13.5	0
Dennis Franklin	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	7	1	0.0	31	28
CB C.J. Garrett	7	0	0.0	27	21
S Willie Germany	6	2	0.0	25	25
CB Toby Tucker	6	1	0.0	23	34
DE Wilbur Young	5	3	1.0	32	29
S Jack Mildren	5	2	0.0	27	24
CB Ron Johnson	4	1	0.0	28	31
ILB Ted Washington	3	0	0.0	7	14
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Greg Johnson	2	0	0.0	23	14
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	5	0.0	20	22
DE Lyle Alzado	1	0	0.0	28	24
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	0	0.0	26	27
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0.0	12	21
OLB Stan White	0	1	0.0	18	14

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dirt Winston	6	0	1.0	20	15
S Darrol Ray	5	1	0.0	20	29
CB Randy Logan	3	0	0.0	20	25
S Scott Burk	3	0	0.0	9	13
DT Ken Novak	2	0	1.0	16	13
CB Henry Monroe	2	2	0.0	17	27
S Jeff Severson	2	1	0.0	18	23
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0.0	15	17
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	2	0.0	15	24
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	2	0.0	14	23
DT Charlie Johnson	1	2	0.0	15	29
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	0.0	21	24
OLB Rob Niarne	1	1	0.0	9	7
DE Rulon Jones	1	1	0.0	12	16
ILB Tom MacLeod	1	0	0.0	3	12
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Al Richardson	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	1.0	0	1	3	29
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	1	1	0	27
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.0	0	2	1	21
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Greg Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	14

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ken Novak	1.0	0	0	0	13
ILB Dirt Winston	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	1	1	16
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	1	1	0	24
S Jeff Severson	0.0	0	1	0	23
CB Henry Monroe	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB C.J. Garrett	4	1	21
ILB Ted Washington	3	1	14
CB Toby Tucker	3	1	34
CB Ron Johnson	3	1	31
S Willie Germany	2	1	25
S Jack Mildren	1	2	24
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	28
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	0	12
DE Wilbur Young	1	0	29

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	6	0	29
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	15
CB Tim Fox	1	2	22
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	17
S Jeff Severson	1	0	23
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	24
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	27
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	16
CB Randy Logan	0	3	25
ILB Tom MacLeod	0	2	12

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	5	8	0	21	1	24
Andy Maurer	3	6	0	22	0	26
Ed Newman	1	4	0	18	1	26
Stan Walters	1	1	1	22	0	28
Carlton Malone	0	1	0	19	0	18
Billy Shields	0	1	0	4	0	11
David Sims	0	1	0	15	0	17

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Bullard	3	3	25	1	24
Mark Van Eeghen	3	3	27	0	20
Jeff Van Note	2	8	34	0	33
Derrel Gofourth	2	7	32	0	30
Jim Langer	2	2	9	0	13
Dan Alexander	1	5	29	0	27
Karl Baldischwiler	1	2	28	0	29
Kellen Winslow	1	2	31	0	27
Mark Slater	1	1	11	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Willis Adams	2	13
James Owens	1	24
Stan White	1	19
James Lofton	1	17
Ed Newman	1	4

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Rennaker	4	13
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	19
Dan Alexander	2	8
Lionel Summers	1	20
J.T. Galles	1	20
Andre Hines	1	8

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Germany	---	---	25	25	16	66
Wilbur Young	---	---	32	29	3	64
C.J. Garrett	---	---	27	21	15	63
Ron Johnson	---	---	28	31	3	62
Tom Jackson	---	---	31	28	2	61
Toby Tucker	---	---	23	34	2	59
Lyle Alzado	---	---	28	24	5	57
Isiah Robertson	---	---	26	27	4	57
Jack Mildren	---	---	27	24	3	54
Lynn Dickey	23	30	---	---	---	53
Stan White	---	---	18	14	19	51
David Sims	15	17	---	---	19	51
Stan Walters	22	28	---	---	---	50
Pat Tilley	22	27	---	---	---	49
Andy Maurer	22	26	---	---	---	48
Ed Newman	18	26	---	---	4	48
Joe Washington	18	22	---	---	7	47
Doug Cosbie	18	16	---	---	13	47
Mike Hennigan	---	---	20	22	3	45
Zach Waite	21	24	---	---	---	45
Mark Iwanowski	9	12	---	---	19	40
Greg Johnson	---	---	23	14	1	38
Carlton Malone	19	18	---	---	---	37
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	12	21	4	37
James Lofton	5	13	---	---	17	35
James Owens	7	4	---	---	24	35
Lawrence Williams	15	18	---	---	1	34
Bo Harris	---	---	4	5	21	30
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	13	12	2	27
Skip Thomas	---	---	12	3	11	26
Ted Washington	---	---	7	14	5	26
Pete Shaw	---	---	10	12	4	26
Kris Haines	5	14	---	---	7	26
Ross Browner	---	---	7	11	5	23
Billy Shields	4	11	---	---	7	22
Willis Adams	1	7	---	---	13	21
Ron McCartney	---	---	9	8	1	18
Larry Tearry	2	6	---	---	7	15
Randal Farley	5	4	---	---	3	12
Al Speer	1	4	---	---	7	12
Warren Bryant	1	3	---	---	7	11
Don Ratliff	---	---	3	6	1	10
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Posey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Van Note	34	33	---	---	6	73
Tommy Kramer	35	35	---	---	---	70
Derrel Gofourth	32	30	---	---	6	68
Kellen Winslow	31	27	---	---	7	65
Dan Alexander	29	27	---	---	8	64
Karl Baldischwiler	28	29	---	---	2	59
Tony Dorsett	27	30	---	---	1	58
Robert Miller	22	24	---	---	10	56
Mark Van Eeghen	27	20	---	---	6	53
Tim Fox	---	---	11	22	20	53
Joe Klecko	---	---	21	24	6	51
Jerry Butler	23	24	---	---	4	51
Darrol Ray	---	---	20	29	1	50
Louis Bullard	25	24	---	---	---	49
Randy Logan	---	---	20	25	1	46
Charlie Johnson	---	---	15	29	1	45
Henry Monroe	---	---	17	27	---	44
Jeff Severson	---	---	18	23	1	42
Dennis Franklin	14	14	---	---	14	42
Lionel Summers	12	9	---	---	20	41
Rob Niarne	---	---	9	7	24	40
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	15	24	---	39
Cecil Johnson	---	---	14	23	1	38
Dirt Winston	---	---	20	15	3	38
Scott Burk	---	---	9	13	12	34
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	15	17	1	33
Mark Slater	11	13	---	---	6	30
Rulon Jones	---	---	12	16	2	30
Ken Novak	---	---	16	13	---	29
Charles Alexander	4	8	---	---	15	27
Russ Francis	7	13	---	---	6	26
Vagas Ferguson	8	5	---	---	12	25
Jim Langer	9	13	---	---	2	24
Ed Smith	---	---	8	6	7	21
Andre Hines	7	6	---	---	8	21
J.T. Galles	0	0	---	---	20	20
Eddie Lee Ivery	0	1	---	---	19	20
Tom MacLeod	---	---	3	12	4	19
Terry Rennaker	---	---	1	0	13	14
Gary Cobb	---	---	6	3	4	13
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	11	11
Al Richardson	---	---	3	2	5	10
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	8	56	7.0
Right	7	25	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	13	60	4.6
Right	14	77	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	28	14	2	1	0	7	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	34	19	4	1	0	7	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	37	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	33	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	67	22.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	83	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	77	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	68	13.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lawrence Williams	6	3	25	0	18
WR Pat Tilley	6	4	83	2	27
RB Joe Washington	6	1	3	0	22
WR Kris Haines	4	3	12	0	14
FB David Sims	2	0	0	0	17
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	0	0	12
WR James Lofton	1	1	9	0	13
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	5	0	16
WR Willis Adams	1	1	3	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	7	4	54	1	27
WR Robert Miller	6	4	34	0	24
WR Jerry Butler	6	4	40	1	24
WR Dennis Franklin	5	2	8	0	14
RB Tony Dorsett	4	3	63	1	30
TE Russ Francis	3	0	0	0	13
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	42	1	20
RB Vagas Ferguson	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	7	36	5.14	5.00
Vagas Ferguson	2	12	6.00	5.75
Mark Van Eeghen	1	-2	-2.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	1	1	17	17.00	5.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	4	1	9	2.25	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lawrence Williams	1	1	17	17.00	4.17

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	9	3.00	7.71
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
James Owens	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	9	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lawrence Williams	2	0	0
WR Pat Tilley	2	2	2
FB David Sims	1	0	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	0
WR James Lofton	1	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	0
WR Willis Adams	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	3	1	0
WR Robert Miller	2	2	2
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1
TE Russ Francis	1	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)