Week 8, 1980

played in San Francisco, CA

48 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons3077-17
San Francisco 49ers7036-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 ATL - Chris Bahr 30 field goal
1Q: 04:01 SFO - James Betterson 6 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 12:23 SFO - Eddie Murray 44 field goal
3Q: 06:47 ATL - Tony Dorsett 1 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 11:26 SFO - Eddie Murray 44 field goal
4Q: 04:52 SFO - Eddie Murray 21 field goal
4Q: 01:27 ATL - Jerry Butler 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team StatisticsATLSFO
Record4-31-7
First Downs1316
- by Rushing46
- by Passing79
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards265280
- Offensive Plays5965
- Yards per Play4.494.31
Net Rushing Yards87154
- Rushing Attempts3229
- Yards per Rush2.725.31
Net Passing Yards178126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 14 - 231 - 13 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards183158
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/55/32
- Yards per Pass Play6.593.50
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions3/136/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.58.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/406/45
Punt Returns/Yards1/-11/15
Kick Returns/Yards5/933/80
Interception Ret./Yards3/62/4
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 31
Time of Possession28:0032:00

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:073:23OPP 37624Field Goal
13:512:04OWN 143-5Punt
214:542:38OWN 20519Punt
210:433:19OWN 14526Punt
25:471:01OWN 36319Interception
23:151:25OWN 3839Punt
20:350:35OWN 28213Half
315:001:09OWN 252-5Interception
312:185:41OWN 45955Touchdown
34:211:47OWN 14514Punt
414:511:25OWN 731Punt
411:182:06OWN 1939Punt
44:460:55OWN 3832Punt
41:590:38OWN 35465Touchdown
41:060:34OWN 4739Punt
San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:53OWN 17310Interception
19:445:53OWN 201280Touchdown
11:471:53OWN 36312Punt
212:161:33OWN 19540Punt
27:241:37OWN 24415Interception
24:461:31OWN 2030Punt
21:501:15OWN 1739Punt
313:511:33OPP 2932Field Goal
36:372:16OWN 423-5Punt
32:342:43OWN 15630Punt
413:262:08OPP 41414Field Goal
49:124:26OWN 48948Field Goal
43:511:52OWN 2037Punt
41:210:15OWN 4110Interception
40:320:32OWN 20313Game

Game MVP: Charlie Johnson, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Dorsett24692.881211
Vagas Ferguson4102.50500
Mark Van Eeghen122.00200
Tommy Kramer166.00600
John Jefferson100.00000
Charles Alexander100.00000
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Zachary Dixon15694.601320
James Betterson12816.752621
Gary Hogeboom242.00300

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer26141831/5138257.0
San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Hogeboom31131585/32030318.6

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Jefferson485914.7536380
WR Jerry Butler47225.506121
WR Robert Miller234221.000350
FB Mark Van Eeghen1155.00050
WR Dennis Franklin1299.00390
RB Tony Dorsett112828.0015280
TE Kellen Winslow131818.000180
WR Lionel Summers0100.00000
San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bob Pickard354414.670300
FB Norm Bulaich22147.003110
TE Ted Kwalick263316.500250
WR Billy Ryckman242412.001130
WR Fred Willis1355.00050
WR James Carlson141414.000140
RB James Betterson121111.0013110
WR Rickey Watts141313.000130

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Rolland Lawrence100.000
S Scott Burk166.000
S Darrol Ray100.000
San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Joe Lavender144.000
S Donnie Shell100.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
Ken Novak0010
San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Zachary Dixon1000
Korey Benoot0100

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Swider939543.937.8602
San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Montrae Jones729542.139.4523

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr1/10/00/0302/2
San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Eddie Murray3/32/20/0441/1

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Lionel Summers1-1-1.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Clyde Powers11515.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Lionel Summers47719.30
Dennis Franklin11616.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Clyde Powers26532.50
Gary Davis11515.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Charlie Johnson712.52630
S Jeff Severson740.02527
S Darrol Ray600.02833
OLB Cecil Johnson510.02028
DT Ken Novak421.01822
CB Henry Monroe400.02121
S Scott Burk300.01116
CB Rolland Lawrence210.02033
OLB Gary Cobb200.0912
DT Joe Klecko111.02326
DE Lawrence Pillers110.51726
ILB Dirt Winston120.02227
ILB Tom MacLeod110.078
DE Rulon Jones110.01422
WR Lionel Summers10---------
QB Tommy Kramer10---------
OLB Terry Rennaker100.032
CB Randy Logan010.02224
OLB Rob Niarne010.098
San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Randy Crowder600.02218
ILB Otis Wilson500.02215
OLB Rick Middleton431.0167
S Clyde Powers410.02026
OLB Mike Woods330.01515
DE Randy White320.02616
S Donnie Shell310.02924
CB Joe Lavender300.02622
DE Mike Hartenstine300.01719
ILB Merv Krakau220.01819
CB Chris Golub210.067
DE Fred Cook200.02218
ILB Rod Rhodes200.0148
WR Rickey Watts20---------
CB Randy Colbert120.02122
WR Bob Pickard10---------
DE Greg Boyd100.0139
DE Terry Dion100.0158
S Burgess Owens010.01511
DT James White010.075
CB LeRoy Irvin010.02219

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Charlie Johnson2.502230
DT Joe Klecko1.001026
DT Ken Novak1.000022
DE Lawrence Pillers0.512026
ILB Tom MacLeod0.00108
San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Rick Middleton1.00017
DE Mike Hartenstine0.011019
DE Fred Cook0.001218
ILB Otis Wilson0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Darrol Ray40133
S Jeff Severson30027
CB Rolland Lawrence21133
S Scott Burk10116
ILB Tom MacLeod1008
OLB Cecil Johnson10028
CB Henry Monroe10021
San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Clyde Powers41026
ILB Otis Wilson31015
ILB Rod Rhodes2008
CB Joe Lavender12122
CB Randy Colbert10022
DE Mike Hartenstine10019
CB Chris Golub1007
OLB Mike Woods10015
S Donnie Shell01124

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Van Note28029023
Karl Baldischwiler25023019
Louis Bullard13025023
Jim Langer1101109
Derrel Gofourth07025025
Dan Alexander05028020
Mark Slater0101018
Andre Hines010908
San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Gerald Taylor25024230
John Jackson25026026
Ralph Perretta15119127
Randy Cross14118026
Emmanuel Zanders13021033
Greg Roberts13015012
Norm Bulaich11018024
Dave Anders0106216

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Dirt Winston216
Mark Slater110
Mark Van Eeghen13
San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Rick Middleton312
Burgess Owens125
Gary Davis124
James Betterson119

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dirt Winston------22271665
Darrol Ray------2833263
Derrel Gofourth2525------959
Charlie Johnson------2630359
Tommy Kramer3227---------59
Dan Alexander2820------1058
Joe Klecko------2326857
Kellen Winslow2423------1057
Jeff Severson------2527355
Rolland Lawrence------2033154
Jeff Van Note2923------254
John Jefferson2424------553
Henry Monroe------21211153
Tony Dorsett2718------651
Cecil Johnson------2028351
Tim Fox------10182250
Randy Logan------2224349
Louis Bullard2523---------48
Karl Baldischwiler2319------547
Lawrence Pillers------1726346
Ken Novak------1822242
Rob Niarne------982441
Mark Van Eeghen2016------339
Rulon Jones------1422137
Jerry Butler1816---------34
Robert Miller714------1233
Vagas Ferguson59------1933
Ed Smith------1210931
Russ Francis164------1030
Charles Alexander94------1730
Mark Slater108------1028
Scott Burk------1116---27
Andre Hines98------1027
Gary Cobb------912526
J.T. Galles40------1923
Tom MacLeod------78722
Jim Langer119------121
Dennis Franklin55------1020
Lionel Summers12------1619
Al Richardson------23611
Larry Swider00------99
Terry Rennaker------3216
Chris Bahr00------55
Ed Luther00------11
Bill Troup00---------0
San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Randy Colbert------21222770
Gary Hogeboom2936---------65
Billy Ryckman2422------1763
Emmanuel Zanders2133------559
Clyde Powers------20261258
Ralph Perretta1927------1056
Ted Kwalick1820------1755
Donnie Shell------2924154
Gerald Taylor2430---------54
John Jackson2626---------52
Burgess Owens------15112551
Mike Woods------15152151
Joe Lavender------2622149
Norm Bulaich1824------547
James Betterson1414------1947
Brandon Bush1321------1145
Randy White------2616244
Randy Cross1826---------44
Randy Crowder------2218242
Mike Hartenstine------1719642
LeRoy Irvin------2219142
Fred Cook------2218141
Merv Krakau------1819441
Zachary Dixon1522------441
Gary Davis68------2438
Greg Roberts1512------1037
Otis Wilson------2215---37
Rick Middleton------1671235
James Carlson1117------129
Jordan Gibson109------928
Dave Anders616------628
Greg Boyd------139527
Rickey Watts68------1226
Bob Pickard916---------25
Terry Dion------158225
Rod Rhodes------148123
James White------75820
Fred Willis118---------19
Chris Golub------67518
Korey Benoot61------1017
Fred Nolan------69---15
Eddie Murray00------88
Montrae Jones00------77
Marty Smith------0055
Tim Gray00------33
Cliff Olander00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9151.7
Middle16543.4
Right7182.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10676.7
Middle6274.5
Right13604.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer26143015332
San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Hogeboom31132331623

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22115.5
Short (0-8 Yds)107727.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)114655.9
Long (19+ Yds)313511.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22147.0
Short (0-8 Yds)84313.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)125584.8
Long (19+ Yds)82556.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Jefferson84059124
WR Jerry Butler74022016
WR Robert Miller32142114
TE Kellen Winslow31018023
WR Dennis Franklin210905
FB Mark Van Eeghen1105016
WR Lionel Summers100002
RB Tony Dorsett11028118
San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Ted Kwalick62233120
WR Bob Pickard53144116
WR James Carlson41014017
WR Billy Ryckman42024022
WR Rickey Watts4101308
WR Fred Willis310508
FB Norm Bulaich22014024
RB James Betterson21011014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Dorsett372.332.88
Mark Van Eeghen122.002.00
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Zachary Dixon372.334.60
James Betterson2126.006.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer22136.507.04
San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jerry Butler22136.503.14
San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Tony Dorsett31
Vagas Ferguson20
Charles Alexander10
San FranciscoRushesConversions
James Betterson82
Zachary Dixon31

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer742
San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Gary Hogeboom433

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR John Jefferson221
WR Jerry Butler210
WR Dennis Franklin100
WR Robert Miller111
TE Kellen Winslow100
San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Bob Pickard222
WR Fred Willis100
WR Billy Ryckman111

SectionAttendance
Stadium39,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,100 (21,400)
End Zone8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,100 (3,300)