Exhibition Week 2, 1980

played in New England, MA

68 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	7	0	-	10
New England Patriots	3	3	3	9	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
1Q: 03:05 ATL - Chris Bahr 34 field goal
2Q: 00:53 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 23 field goal
3Q: 09:05 ATL - Rolland Lawrence 26 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 03:55 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 25 field goal
4Q: 10:01 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 52 field goal
4Q: 02:19 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
1Q: 03:05 ATL - Chris Bahr 34 field goal
2Q: 00:53 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 23 field goal
3Q: 09:05 ATL - Rolland Lawrence 26 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 03:55 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 25 field goal
4Q: 10:01 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 52 field goal
4Q: 02:19 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal

Team Statistics ATL NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 18
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 195 380
- Offensive Plays 50 72
- Yards per Play 3.90 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 104 179
- Rushing Attempts 25 41
- Yards per Rush 4.16 4.37
Net Passing Yards 91 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 12 - 1 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 97 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.64 6.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/26 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 41
Time of Possession 23:41 36:19

Team Statistics	ATL	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	18
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	195	380
- Offensive Plays	50	72
- Yards per Play	3.90	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	104	179
- Rushing Attempts	25	41
- Yards per Rush	4.16	4.37
Net Passing Yards	91	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 12 - 1	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	97	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.64	6.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/26	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 41
Time of Possession	23:41	36:19

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	7:44	OWN 20	14	63	Field Goal
1	0:08	1:13	OWN 28	4	9	Punt
2	8:35	3:15	OWN 39	5	31	Missed FG
2	0:48	0:18	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 29	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 18	3	-5	Punt
3	12:04	2:27	OWN 16	5	23	Punt
3	5:32	0:09	OWN 23	1	4	Fumble
3	3:50	3:25	OWN 24	7	30	Punt
4	9:56	1:19	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:14	0:47	OWN 20	4	5	Downs
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	2	15	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 38	9	44	Field Goal
1	2:58	2:50	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	13:55	5:20	OWN 5	9	63	Missed FG
2	5:20	4:32	OWN 37	12	57	Field Goal
2	0:30	0:25	OPP 18	2	-4	Missed FG
3	12:51	0:47	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
3	9:37	0:40	OWN 15	2	6	Interception
3	8:57	3:25	OWN 22	6	62	Missed FG
3	5:23	1:33	OPP 14	3	6	Field Goal
3	0:25	5:29	OWN 20	11	45	Field Goal
4	8:37	6:23	OWN 32	10	50	Field Goal
4	1:27	1:12	OPP 25	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Mercury Tchaikovski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Dorsett	12	44	3.67	12	1
Terry Miller	7	40	5.71	16	1
Charles Alexander	4	18	4.50	9	0
Bill Troup	2	2	1.00	4	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jimmy Rogers	23	77	3.35	9	0
Sam Cunningham	16	99	6.19	26	5
Rich Caster	1	2	2.00	2	0
Joe Ferguson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Troup	17	7	52	1/6	0	15	1	24.6
Tommy Kramer	7	5	45	0/0	0	14	0	88.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Ferguson	20	11	136	1/5	0	51	1	55.4
Jim Plunkett	10	7	70	0/0	0	24	0	89.6

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Robert Miller	3	5	21	7.00	8	10
WR John Jefferson	2	3	20	10.00	9	14
TE Kellen Winslow	2	3	20	10.00	15	11
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE J.T. Galles	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Russ Francis	1	2	15	15.00	2	15
WR Dennis Franklin	1	2	7	7.00	6	7
WR Jerry Butler	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Tony Dorsett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Terry Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Charles Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Rich Caster	3	4	25	8.33	6	11
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	25	8.33	4	20
WR Stanley Morgan	3	5	32	10.67	6	15
WR Darryl Stingley	2	6	30	15.00	13	24
WR Tony Galloway	2	5	8	4.00	0	8
TE Ken Garcia	2	2	21	10.50	0	13
WR Lamont Marrow	2	3	14	7.00	1	8
TE Loaird McCreary	1	2	51	51.00	44	51

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	26	26.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sandy Durko	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Dorsett	1	0	0	0
Randy Logan	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Loaird McCreary	1	1	0
Carl Allen	0	1	0
Sam Hunt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	5	245	49.0	43.2	63	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	2	76	38.0	32.0	41	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	6/9	1/2	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Franklin	1	12	12.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Franklin	2	39	19.5	0
Lionel Summers	1	14	14.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	57	28.5	0
Glenn Buchanan	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	7	1	1.0	38	26
S Scott Burk	6	1	0.0	35	22
DE Lawrence Pillers	5	2	0.0	34	19
S Darrol Ray	5	1	0.0	35	29
OLB Cecil Johnson	4	4	0.0	22	20
ILB Dirt Winston	4	2	0.0	26	22
DT Charlie Johnson	4	1	0.0	30	23
OLB Al Richardson	4	0	0.0	19	11
CB Tim Fox	3	4	0.0	27	21
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	0.0	34	28
CB Randy Logan	3	0	0.0	30	23
S Jeff Severson	3	0	0.0	23	20
DT Ken Novak	2	0	0.0	30	16
OLB Rob Niarne	2	0	0.0	9	10
DE Rulon Jones	2	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Gary Cobb	1	3	0.0	16	6
ILB Tom MacLeod	1	2	0.0	15	9
RB Tony Dorsett	1	0	---	---	---
T Louis Bullard	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	4	2	0.0	18	20
S Edddie Brown	4	0	0.0	23	17
OLB Gary Campbell	4	0	0.0	17	16
CB Carl Allen	4	0	0.0	20	20
DT R.J. Reese	3	1	0.0	13	17
OLB Sam Hunt	3	0	0.0	17	17
DT Jeff Lloyd	3	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Willie Harper	2	1	0.0	10	10
DE Ken Johnson	1	0	1.0	16	14
CB Walt Farrell	1	2	0.0	16	14
S Glenn Buchanan	1	1	0.0	11	19
DE Ed McAleney	1	1	0.0	14	16
ILB Shane Nelson	1	1	0.0	8	8
ILB Jim Haslett	1	1	0.0	6	0
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Jim Young	1	0	0.0	20	20
CB Richard Blackmore	1	0	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	0	0	26
DE Ed Smith	0.0	1	0	12
DT Ken Novak	0.0	0	2	16
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	0	2	24

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Johnson	1.0	0	1	14
OLB Willie Harper	0.0	1	0	10
OLB Sam Hunt	0.0	1	0	17
DE Ed McAleney	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randy Logan	3	0	0	23
S Scott Burk	3	0	0	22
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	1	28
CB Tim Fox	2	0	0	21
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	0	22
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0	11
OLB Cecil Johnson	1	2	0	20
OLB Rob Niarne	1	0	0	10
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0	24
S Darrol Ray	1	0	0	29

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	3	1	0	16
CB Carl Allen	3	0	0	20
OLB Sam Hunt	1	1	0	17
CB Walt Farrell	1	1	0	14
S Glenn Buchanan	1	1	0	19
DT R.J. Reese	1	0	0	17
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	0	0	6
CB Richard Blackmore	1	0	0	3
S Sandy Durko	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	3	6	21	0	15
Derrel Gofourth	3	4	21	0	19
Jim Langer	2	4	20	0	14
Andre Hines	1	2	8	1	13
Dan Alexander	0	2	9	0	17
Karl Baldischwiler	0	2	17	0	12
Mark Van Eeghen	0	1	12	0	13
J.T. Galles	0	1	1	0	3
Louis Bullard	0	1	19	0	18

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	3	6	0	29	0	19
Wade Griffin	3	5	1	23	0	20
Irv Pankey	2	7	0	28	0	21
Kyle Delaroche	2	5	0	26	1	18
John Brockington	1	2	0	15	0	12
Lynn Boden	1	2	0	25	0	21
Joe Fields	1	2	0	26	0	18
Buddy Cutler	0	6	0	19	0	15
Peter Bernstein	0	4	0	29	0	23
Rich Caster	0	1	0	25	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Burk	2	17
Tim Fox	1	22
Dirt Winston	1	21
Robert Miller	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
John Brockington	1	23
Loaird McCreary	1	18
Darryl Stingley	1	13
Shafer Suggs	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Burk	---	---	35	22	17	74
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	34	28	11	73
Joe Klecko	---	---	38	26	8	72
Darrol Ray	---	---	35	29	8	72
Tim Fox	---	---	27	21	22	70
Dirt Winston	---	---	26	22	21	69
Charlie Johnson	---	---	30	23	9	62
Randy Logan	---	---	30	23	6	59
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	34	19	4	57
Rulon Jones	---	---	21	24	7	52
Ken Novak	---	---	30	16	5	51
Jeff Severson	---	---	23	20	7	50
Cecil Johnson	---	---	22	20	8	50
Kellen Winslow	23	22	---	---	4	49
Derrel Gofourth	21	19	---	---	6	46
Jeff Van Note	21	15	---	---	2	38
Louis Bullard	19	18	---	---	---	37
Al Richardson	---	---	19	11	6	36
Jim Langer	20	14	---	---	1	35
Bill Troup	17	18	---	---	---	35
John Jefferson	17	11	---	---	7	35
Mark Van Eeghen	12	13	---	---	8	33
Robert Miller	7	12	---	---	14	33
Dan Alexander	9	17	---	---	7	33
Karl Baldischwiler	17	12	---	---	4	33
Mark Slater	10	17	---	---	6	33
Dennis Franklin	8	12	---	---	11	31
Tony Dorsett	16	15	---	---	---	31
Rob Niarne	---	---	9	10	11	30
Charles Alexander	12	8	---	---	9	29
Andre Hines	8	13	---	---	7	28
Tom MacLeod	---	---	15	9	3	27
Ed Smith	---	---	7	12	7	26
Gary Cobb	---	---	16	6	1	23
J.T. Galles	1	3	---	---	17	21
Jerry Butler	12	9	---	---	---	21
Terry Miller	9	10	---	---	---	19
Russ Francis	7	9	---	---	2	18
Ron Groce	0	0	---	---	17	17
Lionel Summers	1	1	---	---	13	15
Tommy Kramer	8	7	---	---	---	15
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cliff Parsley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irv Pankey	28	21	---	---	11	60
Jimmy Rogers	24	15	---	---	21	60
Stanley Morgan	24	17	---	---	17	58
Rich Caster	25	17	---	---	15	57
Lynn Boden	25	21	---	---	11	57
Edddie Brown	---	---	23	17	16	56
John Hannah	29	19	---	---	6	54
Peter Bernstein	29	23	---	---	1	53
Ken Garcia	22	18	---	---	13	53
Joe Fields	26	18	---	---	8	52
Shafer Suggs	---	---	22	18	12	52
John Brockington	15	12	---	---	23	50
Carl Allen	---	---	20	20	9	49
Joe Ferguson	26	21	---	---	---	47
Loaird McCreary	20	9	---	---	18	47
Kyle Delaroche	26	18	---	---	2	46
Jim Young	---	---	20	20	6	46
Darryl Stingley	15	16	---	---	13	44
Wade Griffin	23	20	---	---	---	43
Sandy Durko	---	---	18	20	3	41
Tony Galloway	20	16	---	---	5	41
Buddy Cutler	19	15	---	---	7	41
Lamont Marrow	20	19	---	---	1	40
Walt Farrell	---	---	16	14	10	40
Gary Campbell	---	---	17	16	4	37
Sam Hunt	---	---	17	17	2	36
Jim Turnbull	---	---	6	6	22	34
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	11	19	3	33
Ken Johnson	---	---	16	14	2	32
R.J. Reese	---	---	13	17	2	32
Sam Cunningham	17	14	---	---	---	31
Ed McAleney	---	---	14	16	1	31
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	13	16	---	29
Jim Plunkett	15	10	---	---	---	25
Willie Harper	---	---	10	10	3	23
Steve Nelson	---	---	10	9	3	22
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	12	8	1	21
Shane Nelson	---	---	8	8	2	18
John Anderson	---	---	2	7	2	11
Jim Haslett	---	---	6	0	4	10
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carlos Stevens	3	2	---	---	2	7
Richard Blackmore	---	---	1	3	---	4
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	7	35	5.0
Right	5	19	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	22	97	4.4
Right	9	32	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Troup	17	7	0	1	1	4	3	1	1
Tommy Kramer	7	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Ferguson	20	11	2	1	1	2	4	0	1
Jim Plunkett	10	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	31	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	101	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	99	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Robert Miller	5	3	0	21	12
WR John Jefferson	3	2	0	20	11
TE Kellen Winslow	3	2	1	20	22
TE J.T. Galles	2	1	0	7	3
TE Russ Francis	2	1	0	15	9
WR Dennis Franklin	2	1	0	7	12
RB Tony Dorsett	2	0	0	0	15
WR Jerry Butler	2	1	0	1	9
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0	6	13
RB Terry Miller	1	0	0	0	10
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	1	0	8

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darryl Stingley	6	2	1	30	1	16
WR Tony Galloway	5	2	0	8	0	16
WR Stanley Morgan	5	3	0	32	0	17
TE Rich Caster	4	3	1	25	0	17
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	0	25	1	14
WR Lamont Marrow	3	2	0	14	0	19
TE Ken Garcia	2	2	0	21	0	18
TE Loaird McCreary	2	1	0	51	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Rogers	4	8	2.00	3.35
Sam Cunningham	2	4	2.00	6.19
Joe Ferguson	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	1	1	0.33	6.43

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Ferguson	5	2	6	1.20	6.80
Jim Plunkett	3	1	8	2.67	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE J.T. Galles	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darryl Stingley	3	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Tony Galloway	3	2	8	2.67	1.60
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	6	6.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	1	0
Charles Alexander	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Cunningham	5	2
Jimmy Rogers	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Troup	6	2	0
Tommy Kramer	2	1	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Ferguson	6	3	2
Jim Plunkett	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	3	2	1
RB Tony Dorsett	2	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0
WR Robert Miller	1	1	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darryl Stingley	2	1	1
WR Tony Galloway	2	1	0
WR Stanley Morgan	2	1	1
TE Rich Caster	1	1	1
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	1
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)