Week 10, 1979

played in Atlanta, GA

69 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	0	0	0	0	-	0
Atlanta Falcons	3	10	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:08 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
2Q: 14:17 ATL - Russ Francis 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:30 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
4Q: 01:19 ATL - Chris Bahr 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:08 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
2Q: 14:17 ATL - Russ Francis 7 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:30 ATL - Chris Bahr 18 field goal
4Q: 01:19 ATL - Chris Bahr 49 field goal

Team Statistics NYK ATL
Record 3-6 3-6
First Downs 8 18
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 4 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 157 260
- Offensive Plays 65 73
- Yards per Play 2.42 3.56
Net Rushing Yards 67 103
- Rushing Attempts 21 39
- Yards per Rush 3.19 2.64
Net Passing Yards 90 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 21 - 0 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 105 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.05 4.62
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/15 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/2 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 5/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:53 33:07

Team Statistics	NYK	ATL
Record	3-6	3-6
First Downs	8	18
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	4	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	157	260
- Offensive Plays	65	73
- Yards per Play	2.42	3.56
Net Rushing Yards	67	103
- Rushing Attempts	21	39
- Yards per Rush	3.19	2.64
Net Passing Yards	90	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 21 - 0	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	105	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.05	4.62
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/15	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/2	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	5/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:53	33:07

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	11:11	1:28	OWN 27	5	13	Punt
1	6:00	2:04	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	14:11	2:39	OWN 31	5	11	Punt
2	8:58	1:55	OWN 14	4	12	Fumble
2	6:51	1:02	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	2:25	0:50	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
3	12:15	1:56	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
3	10:19	3:28	OWN 47	6	25	Missed FG
3	5:11	1:48	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
3	2:17	1:49	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
4	14:13	0:59	OWN 27	4	10	Punt
4	11:30	2:51	OPP 44	6	26	Fumble
4	5:43	0:52	OWN 44	4	8	Downs
4	3:07	1:15	OWN 19	6	13	Downs
4	1:13	1:00	OWN 35	4	-4	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	1:56	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
1	9:43	2:38	OWN 25	5	7	Punt
1	7:05	1:05	OPP 27	4	18	Field Goal
1	3:56	4:45	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
2	11:32	2:34	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	7:03	0:12	OPP 26	1	0	Interception
2	5:49	3:24	OWN 32	12	67	Field Goal
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 20	5	24	Half
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
3	6:51	1:40	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
3	3:23	1:06	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt
3	0:28	1:15	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	13:14	1:44	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	8:39	2:56	OWN 18	5	18	Punt
4	4:51	1:44	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
4	1:52	0:39	OPP 32	3	0	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 31	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Chris Bahr, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Sims	12	35	2.92	9	0
James Owens	8	30	3.75	11	1
Jeff Rutledge	1	2	2.00	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Dorsett	19	44	2.32	11	1
Eddie Lee Ivery	14	42	3.00	10	1
Mark Van Eeghen	3	14	4.67	9	0
Tommy Kramer	2	2	1.00	3	0
Ron Groce	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	41	21	105	3/15	0	11	0	57.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	33	21	163	1/6	1	18	1	73.1

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Willis Adams	8	11	36	4.50	11	8
WR Mike Goff	4	8	18	4.50	0	7
FB David Sims	2	5	9	4.50	0	6
WR James Lofton	2	5	14	7.00	4	10
TE Doug Cosbie	2	3	7	3.50	0	4
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	11	11.00	1	11
WR Ken Payne	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
RB James Owens	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Lawrence Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Miller	5	9	46	9.20	17	12	0
WR Doug Winslow	4	6	32	8.00	5	13	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	4	17	5.67	2	9	0
TE Russ Francis	3	4	32	10.67	10	18	1
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	21	7.00	9	12	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	4	11	5.50	1	8	0
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Lionel Summers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Johnny Fuller	1	5	5.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ken Payne	1	0	0
Jeff Rutledge	1	0	0
Willis Adams	1	0	0
Larry Tearry	0	1	0
Ron Johnson	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Jackson	1	0	0
Randy Crowder	0	1	1
Ralph McGill	0	1	0
Jeff Van Note	0	1	0
Mark Van Eeghen	0	0	1
Cecil Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	10	450	45.0	40.4	58	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Bahr	6	174	29.0	29.0	44	3
Larry Swider	4	200	50.0	47.8	64	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	1	9	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	5	26	5.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willis Adams	4	101	25.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Stuckey	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Weger	9	2	0.0	30	27
OLB Mike Hennigan	8	3	0.0	25	25
OLB Bo Harris	5	1	0.0	32	26
CB Ken Gannon	5	0	0.0	17	16
S Mike Sensibaugh	4	1	0.0	30	21
DE Wilbur Young	4	1	0.0	33	31
DE Ross Browner	4	1	0.0	25	23
OLB Ron McCartney	3	3	0.0	28	23
ILB Frank Nunley	3	1	0.0	17	13
S Willie Germany	2	2	0.0	13	11
CB Toby Tucker	2	2	0.0	31	27
DE Greg Johnson	2	1	0.0	19	22
ILB Ted Washington	2	0	0.0	19	16
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	2	1.0	13	6
CB Skip Thomas	1	2	0.0	27	19
DE Don Ratliff	1	1	0.0	27	23
OLB Earl Inmon	1	1	0.0	11	11
S Johnny Fuller	1	0	0.0	11	10
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.0	20	21

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Harvey Martin	6	0	1.5	16	32
ILB Tom MacLeod	6	2	0.0	13	32
CB Randy Logan	6	0	0.0	16	36
S Jeff Severson	4	1	0.0	18	43
ILB Dirt Winston	4	1	0.0	8	10
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	0.0	14	14
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	0.0	10	32
OLB Cecil Johnson	3	0	0.0	14	34
DE Gary Burley	2	1	0.5	13	28
OLB Rob Niarne	2	2	0.0	13	17
DT Randy Crowder	1	1	0.5	16	31
S Ralph McGill	1	4	0.0	17	36
DT Charlie Johnson	1	1	0.0	14	31
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	0.0	5	15
CB Henry Stuckey	1	0	0.0	7	27
TE Russ Francis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lawrence Pillers	0	2	0.5	13	28
CB Tim Fox	0	1	0.0	13	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Wilbur Young	0.0	1	1	4	31
DE Ross Browner	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB Earl Inmon	0.0	0	1	0	11

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harvey Martin	1.5	0	2	3	32
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.5	0	3	1	28
DE Gary Burley	0.5	0	2	0	28
DT Randy Crowder	0.5	0	0	2	31
S Ralph McGill	0.0	1	0	0	36
ILB Tom MacLeod	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Weger	3	0	0	27
CB Ken Gannon	3	0	0	16
OLB Bo Harris	3	0	0	26
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	1	0	21
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	0	0	25
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	0	27
OLB Ron McCartney	1	1	0	23
S Willie Germany	1	0	0	11
ILB Frank Nunley	1	0	0	13
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0	19
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0	23
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	0	21
DE Don Ratliff	0	1	0	23
S Johnny Fuller	0	0	1	10

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Randy Logan	4	0	36
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	32
ILB Tom MacLeod	3	0	32
OLB Cecil Johnson	3	0	34
OLB Gary Cobb	3	0	14
S Bernie Jackson	1	1	15
S Ralph McGill	1	1	36
ILB Dirt Winston	1	1	10
CB Henry Stuckey	1	0	27
OLB Rob Niarne	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Halvor Hagen	2	5	16	0	36
Andy Maurer	1	3	8	0	14
Gery Palmer	1	2	17	2	40
Randal Farley	1	1	9	0	10
Billy Shields	1	1	17	0	37
Zach Waite	0	3	20	1	40
Ed Newman	0	2	13	0	35
Mark Iwanowski	0	1	16	0	16
Larry Tearry	0	1	1	0	4
Doug Cosbie	0	1	12	0	25

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	4	7	35	0	29
Emmanuel Zanders	2	8	36	1	28
Mark Van Eeghen	1	6	27	0	23
Karl Baldischwiler	1	4	35	0	31
Derrel Gofourth	1	3	9	0	6
Mark Slater	1	2	4	0	5
Keith Fahnhorst	0	3	31	0	29
Jim Langer	0	2	30	0	28
Russ Francis	0	1	20	0	19
Kellen Winslow	0	1	27	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Cosbie	3	21
Ron Johnson	2	11
Darnell Goodwin	1	17
Mike Hennigan	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Van Eeghen	2	18
Ron Groce	1	19
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	14
Lionel Summers	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wilbur Young	---	---	33	31	12	76
Gery Palmer	17	40	---	---	8	65
Jeff Rutledge	21	44	---	---	---	65
Halvor Hagen	16	36	---	---	11	63
Zach Waite	20	40	---	---	3	63
Mike Weger	---	---	30	27	5	62
Mike Goff	13	34	---	---	15	62
Bo Harris	---	---	32	26	4	62
Don Ratliff	---	---	27	23	12	62
Toby Tucker	---	---	31	27	2	60
Mike Hennigan	---	---	25	25	9	59
Doug Cosbie	12	25	---	---	21	58
Ron McCartney	---	---	28	23	6	57
Ed Newman	13	35	---	---	8	56
Billy Shields	17	37	---	---	---	54
Willis Adams	14	35	---	---	5	54
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	30	21	2	53
Ron Johnson	---	---	20	21	11	52
Ross Browner	---	---	25	23	3	51
Ken Gannon	---	---	17	16	17	50
Skip Thomas	---	---	27	19	3	49
Mark Iwanowski	16	16	---	---	17	49
Greg Johnson	---	---	19	22	2	43
David Sims	12	29	---	---	1	42
Ted Washington	---	---	19	16	6	41
Ken Payne	8	14	---	---	16	38
James Lofton	11	27	---	---	---	38
Frank Nunley	---	---	17	13	6	36
Joe Dawkins	7	19	---	---	8	34
James Owens	9	8	---	---	16	33
Willie Germany	---	---	13	11	7	31
Earl Inmon	---	---	11	11	5	27
Lawrence Williams	3	12	---	---	9	24
Andy Maurer	8	14	---	---	---	22
Randal Farley	9	10	---	---	3	22
Johnny Fuller	---	---	11	10	---	21
Isiah Robertson	---	---	0	0	20	20
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	13	6	1	20
Warren Bryant	4	4	---	---	11	19
Darnell Goodwin	0	1	---	---	17	18
Larry Tearry	1	4	---	---	11	16
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Towle	---	---	1	3	4	8
David Posey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmanuel Zanders	36	28	---	---	10	74
Tommy Kramer	39	34	---	---	---	73
Jeff Van Note	35	29	---	---	7	71
Mark Van Eeghen	27	23	---	---	18	68
Karl Baldischwiler	35	31	---	---	---	66
Jeff Severson	---	---	18	43	1	62
Keith Fahnhorst	31	29	---	---	---	60
Henry Stuckey	---	---	7	27	26	60
Harvey Martin	---	---	16	32	11	59
Randy Crowder	---	---	16	31	11	58
Jim Langer	30	28	---	---	---	58
Rob Niarne	---	---	13	17	25	55
Kellen Winslow	27	24	---	---	4	55
Ralph McGill	---	---	17	36	1	54
Randy Logan	---	---	16	36	1	53
Doug Winslow	22	15	---	---	16	53
Robert Miller	24	28	---	---	---	52
Cecil Johnson	---	---	14	34	2	50
Russ Francis	20	19	---	---	10	49
Tom MacLeod	---	---	13	32	1	46
Tony Dorsett	24	22	---	---	---	46
Charlie Johnson	---	---	14	31	---	45
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	10	32	2	44
Bernie Jackson	---	---	5	15	23	43
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	13	28	1	42
Gary Burley	---	---	13	28	---	41
Eddie Lee Ivery	14	12	---	---	14	40
Tim Fox	---	---	13	19	4	36
Dirt Winston	---	---	8	10	16	34
Louis Bullard	12	8	---	---	13	33
Jerry Butler	17	16	---	---	---	33
Lionel Summers	11	11	---	---	10	32
Joe Klecko	---	---	11	19	1	31
Gary Cobb	---	---	14	14	1	29
Derrel Gofourth	9	6	---	---	13	28
J.T. Galles	6	0	---	---	19	25
Dan Alexander	3	6	---	---	13	22
Ron Groce	1	0	---	---	19	20
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	14	14
Mark Slater	4	5	---	---	5	14
Charles Alexander	2	0	---	---	11	13
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Terry Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	12	23	1.9
Right	6	35	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	21	59	2.8
Right	10	31	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	41	21	0	3	4	3	9	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	33	21	0	2	2	3	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	71	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	27	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	43	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Willis Adams	11	8	0	36	35
WR Mike Goff	8	4	1	18	34
WR Ken Payne	5	1	2	3	14
FB David Sims	5	2	0	9	29
WR James Lofton	5	2	0	14	27
TE Doug Cosbie	3	2	0	7	25
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	0	11	19
WR Lawrence Williams	1	0	1	0	12
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	0	0	16
RB James Owens	1	1	0	7	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Robert Miller	9	5	0	46	28
WR Doug Winslow	6	4	1	32	15
FB Mark Van Eeghen	4	3	0	17	23
TE Russ Francis	4	3	0	32	19
TE Kellen Winslow	4	2	0	11	24
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	0	21	16
WR Lionel Summers	2	0	1	0	11
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	0	4	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Sims	1	2	2.00	2.92

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	12	5	38	3.17	4.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Miller	5	2	19	3.80	5.11
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	8	2.67	2.75
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Russ Francis	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
David Sims	2	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	4	1
Tony Dorsett	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	11	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Payne	3	1	0
FB David Sims	3	0	0
WR Willis Adams	3	2	1
WR Lawrence Williams	1	0	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	2	0
WR Robert Miller	2	0	0
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	0
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)