Week 3, 1980

played in Chicago, IL

65 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	3	6	-	16
Chicago Bears	0	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 ATL - Kellen Winslow 8 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 07:48 CHI - Pat Leahy 25 field goal
4Q: 14:17 ATL - Chris Bahr 28 field goal
4Q: 00:58 CHI - Ronnie Talley 5 pass from Steve Brown (Pat Leahy extra point)
OT: 09:26 ATL - Russ Francis 10 pass from Tommy Kramer

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:58 ATL - Kellen Winslow 8 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 07:48 CHI - Pat Leahy 25 field goal
4Q: 14:17 ATL - Chris Bahr 28 field goal
4Q: 00:58 CHI - Ronnie Talley 5 pass from Steve Brown (Pat Leahy extra point)
OT: 09:26 ATL - Russ Francis 10 pass from Tommy Kramer

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 24 13
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 325 216
- Offensive Plays 77 61
- Yards per Play 4.22 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 119 107
- Rushing Attempts 35 29
- Yards per Rush 3.40 3.69
Net Passing Yards 206 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 27 - 0 30 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 124
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 3.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/29 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 5/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 39:29 26:15

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	24	13
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	325	216
- Offensive Plays	77	61
- Yards per Play	4.22	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	119	107
- Rushing Attempts	35	29
- Yards per Rush	3.40	3.69
Net Passing Yards	206	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 27 - 0	30 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	124
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	3.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/29	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	5/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	39:29	26:15

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
1	8:06	3:14	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
1	2:50	2:07	OWN 1	4	20	Punt
2	12:06	2:28	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	8:25	1:24	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	6:05	5:09	OWN 5	9	11	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	7:40	2:45	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	3:18	4:07	OWN 30	10	59	Field Goal
4	11:44	5:05	OWN 17	10	30	Punt
4	5:15	1:43	OWN 40	3	13	Fumble
4	0:52	0:43	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
OT1	15:00	5:44	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	3:17	OWN 12	7	34	Fumble
1	4:52	2:02	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
1	0:43	3:37	OWN 35	8	22	Punt
2	9:38	1:13	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	7:01	0:56	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
2	0:56	0:31	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	7:20	OWN 20	15	72	Field Goal
3	4:55	1:37	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	14:11	2:27	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	6:39	1:24	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	3:32	2:40	OPP 43	9	43	Touchdown
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 33	1	5	Half

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Dorsett	23	98	4.26	18	2
Mark Van Eeghen	4	7	1.75	3	0
Charles Alexander	4	-1	-0.25	2	0
Vagas Ferguson	3	16	5.33	8	0
Tommy Kramer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Otis Armstrong	14	45	3.21	8	0
Gerry Ellis	11	41	3.73	14	1
Bill Olds	4	21	5.25	14	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	41	27	214	1/8	2	16	0	94.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Brown	30	15	124	2/15	1	24	0	72.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	8	12	78	9.75	36	16	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	4	5	34	8.50	13	13	0
WR John Jefferson	4	7	35	8.75	14	16	0
WR Dennis Franklin	3	5	18	6.00	0	12	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	5	24	8.00	9	13	0
RB Tony Dorsett	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Russ Francis	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	1
WR Robert Miller	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Vagas Ferguson	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Carr	5	11	42	8.40	1	11	0
WR Ronnie Talley	3	7	33	11.00	4	24	1
RB Otis Armstrong	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
WR Ken Grandberry	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR J.D. Hill	2	5	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Reece McCall	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Boyd Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charles Alexander	1	0	0
Henry Monroe	0	1	0
Randy Logan	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Otis Armstrong	1	0	0
Ron Crosby	0	1	0
Brad Van Pelt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	8	366	45.8	40.3	56	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	8	364	45.5	41.6	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	1	4	4.0	0
Dennis Franklin	1	7	7.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hoover	5	44	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	1	17	17.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Armstrong	1	26	26.0	0
Ken Grandberry	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cecil Johnson	6	2	0.0	20	26
DT Charlie Johnson	6	2	0.0	24	25
CB Tim Fox	4	2	0.0	14	21
S Scott Burk	4	2	0.0	12	16
S Jeff Severson	4	1	0.0	21	26
DT Joe Klecko	3	0	1.0	20	26
CB Randy Logan	3	1	0.0	24	24
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	1	0.5	10	6
OLB Gary Cobb	2	0	0.5	9	6
DT Ken Novak	2	2	0.0	20	18
ILB Dirt Winston	2	2	0.0	19	26
S Darrol Ray	2	1	0.0	28	31
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	0	0.0	20	26
DE Rulon Jones	2	0	0.0	17	18
G Derrel Gofourth	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	5	2
CB Rolland Lawrence	0	2	0.0	18	17
DE Ed Smith	0	1	0.0	9	6
CB Henry Monroe	0	1	0.0	19	25

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Craig Clemons	8	4	0.0	29	34
OLB Brad Van Pelt	6	2	0.0	20	29
OLB Carl Ekern	5	3	0.0	25	26
S Tim Gray	5	0	0.0	16	15
CB Terry Schmidt	4	0	0.0	17	30
CB Henry Williams	4	0	0.0	19	24
CB John Turner	3	4	1.0	22	28
DT Wilson Whitely	3	2	0.0	28	33
DT Wally Chambers	3	1	0.0	27	31
DE Gary Hrivnak	3	0	0.0	15	20
OLB Charlie Weaver	3	0	0.0	12	13
S Kirk Robbins	3	0	0.0	26	33
ILB Al Chesley	2	2	0.0	10	16
DT Rick Dvorak	2	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Ron Crosby	2	0	0.0	14	20
S Vinny Hoover	1	2	0.0	15	9
DE Joe Campbell	1	1	0.0	12	12
ILB Cliff Odom	1	1	0.0	9	9
OLB Ray Preston	0	1	0.0	20	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joe Klecko	1.0	0	0	26
ILB Tom MacLeod	0.5	0	0	6
OLB Gary Cobb	0.5	0	0	6
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	1	1	26
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	1	18
DT Ken Novak	0.0	1	0	18

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB John Turner	1.0	0	0	28
OLB Ray Preston	0.0	1	1	23
DT Rick Dvorak	0.0	0	2	30
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	2	33
DT Wally Chambers	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cecil Johnson	5	0	26
CB Tim Fox	3	0	21
CB Randy Logan	2	0	24
S Jeff Severson	1	0	26
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	26
S Scott Burk	1	0	16
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	18
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	2
CB Rolland Lawrence	0	1	17

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terry Schmidt	4	0	30
OLB Brad Van Pelt	4	0	29
OLB Carl Ekern	3	0	26
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	33
S Craig Clemons	2	0	34
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	13
CB John Turner	2	0	28
CB Henry Williams	2	0	24
OLB Ron Crosby	1	1	20
S Tim Gray	1	0	15
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	12
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	33
ILB Al Chesley	1	0	16
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	4	6	29	0	38
Jeff Van Note	3	7	33	0	39
Karl Baldischwiler	1	4	30	1	39
Dan Alexander	1	3	27	0	34
Louis Bullard	1	3	25	0	31
Mark Van Eeghen	1	2	20	0	20
Russ Francis	1	2	14	0	12
Kellen Winslow	1	1	28	0	34
Jim Langer	0	3	14	0	12
Mark Slater	0	3	12	0	14

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Coady	3	7	27	0	26
Alberto White	3	6	27	0	22
Jeff Sevy	2	2	17	0	25
Mickey Marvin	1	7	26	1	30
Ray Pinney	1	5	25	0	28
Ronnie Carroll	0	2	16	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	3	12
J.T. Galles	2	16
Andre Hines	1	9
Jeff Van Note	1	4

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Armstrong	1	23
Morris Owens	1	16
Brett Moritz	1	9

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Kramer	35	42	---	---	---	77
Jeff Van Note	33	39	---	---	4	76
Derrel Gofourth	29	38	---	---	9	76
Karl Baldischwiler	30	39	---	---	4	73
Kellen Winslow	28	34	---	---	11	73
Dan Alexander	27	34	---	---	9	70
John Jefferson	26	36	---	---	3	65
Tony Dorsett	28	32	---	---	4	64
Darrol Ray	---	---	28	31	1	60
Dirt Winston	---	---	19	26	12	57
Tim Fox	---	---	14	21	21	56
Louis Bullard	25	31	---	---	---	56
Joe Klecko	---	---	20	26	6	52
Henry Monroe	---	---	19	25	7	51
Charlie Johnson	---	---	24	25	---	49
Randy Logan	---	---	24	24	---	48
Jeff Severson	---	---	21	26	1	48
Mark Van Eeghen	20	20	---	---	7	47
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	20	26	1	47
Cecil Johnson	---	---	20	26	1	47
Jerry Butler	21	26	---	---	---	47
Ken Novak	---	---	20	18	1	39
Rob Niarne	---	---	9	6	24	39
Russ Francis	14	12	---	---	11	37
Rulon Jones	---	---	17	18	2	37
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	18	17	---	35
Dennis Franklin	11	14	---	---	10	35
Robert Miller	8	15	---	---	12	35
Mark Slater	12	14	---	---	7	33
Vagas Ferguson	7	10	---	---	15	32
Charles Alexander	9	8	---	---	12	29
Scott Burk	---	---	12	16	1	29
Jim Langer	14	12	---	---	---	26
Ed Smith	---	---	9	6	10	25
Tom MacLeod	---	---	10	6	8	24
J.T. Galles	3	1	---	---	16	20
Gary Cobb	---	---	9	6	3	18
Andre Hines	5	3	---	---	9	17
Lionel Summers	0	2	---	---	14	16
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	8	8
Terry Rennaker	---	---	5	2	1	8
Al Richardson	---	---	1	1	5	7
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wilson Whitely	---	---	28	33	9	70
Charles Jefferson	---	---	26	27	13	66
Craig Clemons	---	---	29	34	1	64
Henry Williams	---	---	19	24	21	64
Mickey Marvin	26	30	---	---	7	63
Steve Brown	29	32	---	---	---	61
Kirk Robbins	---	---	26	33	1	60
Wally Chambers	---	---	27	31	1	59
Otis Armstrong	14	18	---	---	23	55
Rich Coady	27	26	---	---	2	55
Carl Ekern	---	---	25	26	4	55
Roger Carr	27	26	---	---	---	53
Rick Dvorak	---	---	23	30	---	53
Ray Pinney	25	28	---	---	---	53
John Turner	---	---	22	28	1	51
Boyd Brown	17	13	---	---	20	50
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	20	29	1	50
Alberto White	27	22	---	---	---	49
Ray Preston	---	---	20	23	6	49
Terry Schmidt	---	---	17	30	1	48
Jeff Sevy	17	25	---	---	2	44
Charlie Weaver	---	---	12	13	19	44
Bruce Hardy	12	15	---	---	15	42
Ronnie Talley	21	19	---	---	---	40
Ron Crosby	---	---	14	20	4	38
J.D. Hill	14	23	---	---	---	37
Vinny Hoover	---	---	15	9	13	37
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	15	20	---	35
Joe Campbell	---	---	12	12	9	33
Bill Olds	12	13	---	---	7	32
Tim Gray	---	---	16	15	1	32
Gerry Ellis	15	14	---	---	3	32
Ronnie Carroll	16	11	---	---	---	27
Reece McCall	8	6	---	---	13	27
Al Chesley	---	---	10	16	1	27
Cliff Odom	---	---	9	9	4	22
A.J. Pritchett	2	10	---	---	9	21
Morris Owens	0	3	---	---	16	19
Ken Grandberry	5	10	---	---	3	18
Clarence Hironaka	2	6	---	---	7	15
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	15	15
Brett Moritz	3	2	---	---	9	14
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	30	2.5
Middle	13	68	5.2
Right	9	22	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	19	38	2.0
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	41	27	0	4	1	2	6	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Brown	30	15	1	4	5	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	20	157	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	28	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	59	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	36	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	12	8	0	78	34
WR John Jefferson	7	4	0	35	36
FB Mark Van Eeghen	5	4	0	34	20
WR Dennis Franklin	5	3	0	18	14
WR Jerry Butler	5	3	0	24	26
TE Russ Francis	2	1	0	10	12
WR Robert Miller	2	1	1	5	15
RB Tony Dorsett	2	2	0	8	32
RB Vagas Ferguson	1	1	0	2	10

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	11	5	3	42	0	26
WR Ronnie Talley	7	3	1	33	1	19
WR J.D. Hill	5	2	0	13	0	23
WR Ken Grandberry	3	2	0	18	0	10
RB Otis Armstrong	2	2	0	13	0	18
TE Boyd Brown	1	0	1	0	0	13
TE Reece McCall	1	1	0	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	4	9	2.25	4.26
Charles Alexander	1	2	2.00	-0.25

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerry Ellis	2	0	0.00	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	6	4	28	4.67	5.22

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Brown	8	4	28	3.50	4.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Russ Francis	2	1	10	5.00	5.00
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0	0.00	3.60
WR John Jefferson	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	8	8.00	6.50
RB Vagas Ferguson	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Carr	3	1	11	3.67	3.82
WR Ronnie Talley	3	2	9	3.00	4.71
RB Otis Armstrong	1	1	8	8.00	6.50
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	5	5
Charles Alexander	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Armstrong	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	5	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Brown	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Franklin	3	2	1
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	1
WR John Jefferson	2	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	2	1	1
RB Vagas Ferguson	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	5	2	2
WR J.D. Hill	3	1	0
WR Ken Grandberry	2	2	2
WR Ronnie Talley	2	1	1
RB Otis Armstrong	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)