Week 16, 1980

played in Atlanta, GA

53 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	0	3	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	7	14	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 DEN - Ken Payne 6 pass from Sam Chamblee (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 04:54 ATL - John Jefferson 10 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 07:02 ATL - Dennis Franklin 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:39 ATL - Tony Dorsett 6 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 05:22 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Tony Dorsett 35 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:02 ATL - Chris Bahr 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 DEN - Ken Payne 6 pass from Sam Chamblee (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
1Q: 04:54 ATL - John Jefferson 10 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 07:02 ATL - Dennis Franklin 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:39 ATL - Tony Dorsett 6 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 05:22 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 34 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ATL - Tony Dorsett 35 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 02:02 ATL - Chris Bahr 36 field goal

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 1-14 12-3
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 189 374
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 3.10 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 54 130
- Rushing Attempts 13 34
- Yards per Rush 4.15 3.82
Net Passing Yards 135 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 1 31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 182 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/47 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.81 7.87
Fumbles/Lost 4/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 8/72
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/116 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:51 33:09

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	1-14	12-3
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	189	374
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	3.10	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	54	130
- Rushing Attempts	13	34
- Yards per Rush	4.15	3.82
Net Passing Yards	135	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 1	31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	182	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/47	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.81	7.87
Fumbles/Lost	4/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	8/72
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/116	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:51	33:09

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	2:48	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
1	4:45	4:43	OWN 28	9	45	Interception
2	14:42	1:33	OPP 36	3	0	Punt
2	10:47	1:30	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
2	6:53	2:02	OWN 41	6	35	Missed FG
2	1:30	0:47	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	11:52	1:38	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
3	7:26	2:12	OPP 41	4	24	Field Goal
3	3:15	1:24	OWN 30	3	-14	Punt
4	14:47	6:43	OWN 20	13	42	Downs
4	1:54	0:53	OWN 25	4	9	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
1	10:24	5:39	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
1	0:02	0:20	OWN 22	3	0	Interception
2	13:09	2:22	OWN 4	6	44	Punt
2	9:17	2:24	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
2	4:51	3:21	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 7	2	1	Half
3	13:44	1:52	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	10:14	2:48	OWN 10	5	16	Interception
3	5:14	1:59	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	1:51	2:04	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
4	8:04	6:10	OWN 38	9	43	Field Goal
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 34	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Lawrence Pillers, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Rickey Claitt	8	33	4.13	6
George Franklin	4	19	4.75	6
Cullen Bryant	1	2	2.00	2

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Dorsett	17	103	6.06	35	2	2
Eddie Lee Ivery	10	19	1.90	10	1	0
Mark Van Eeghen	3	5	1.67	3	0	0
Tommy Kramer	3	1	0.33	3	0	0
Charles Alexander	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Chamblee	41	20	182	7/47	1	22	1	59.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	31	18	244	0/0	2	34	2	77.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnny Perkins	6	11	34	5.67	3	11	0
WR Ken Payne	4	8	45	11.25	12	19	1
WR Rick Upchurch	3	6	27	9.00	0	10	0
TE Lorenzo Jasso	2	3	31	15.50	6	22	0
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB George Franklin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
FB Mike Guman	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Rickey Claitt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	5	8	74	14.80	24	19	1
WR Jerry Butler	3	7	48	16.00	22	24	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Russ Francis	2	3	19	9.50	3	15	0
RB Tony Dorsett	2	2	39	19.50	26	34	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	5	32	16.00	9	20	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	1
WR Robert Miller	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
FB Charles Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Stan Holloway	1	0	0.00	0
CB Mark Lee	1	1	1.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Chamblee	2	0	0
Ken Payne	1	1	0
Lorenzo Jasso	1	0	0
Sam Rohde	0	1	0
Johnny Perkins	0	1	0
Victor Hicks	0	1	0
Bob Jury	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Dorsett	1	0	0
Kellen Winslow	0	1	0
Jeff Severson	0	0	1
Greg Wojcik	0	0	1
Charlie Johnson	0	0	1
Henry Monroe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	6	250	41.7	41.7	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	4	168	42.0	37.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	3	73	24.3	0
Rick Upchurch	2	43	21.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Summers	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	8	4	0.0	25	21
S William Semple	5	1	0.0	11	13
S Bob Jury	5	0	0.0	27	24
CB Ernie Jackson	4	1	0.0	20	23
DT Josh Lane	4	0	0.0	20	17
S Mike Davis	3	3	0.0	24	21
DE Mario Nakamura	3	1	0.0	20	22
ILB Terry Hopper	3	1	0.0	9	10
DE Doug Martin	3	1	0.0	14	16
CB Mark Lee	2	0	0.0	26	17
DE Mark Mullaney	1	1	0.0	10	9
DT Steve Niehaus	1	1	0.0	24	17
OLB Bruce Huther	1	1	0.0	17	12
CB Derrick Hatchett	1	1	0.0	26	22
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	0.0	24	22
OLB Larry Keller	1	0	0.0	6	11
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stan Holloway	1	0	0.0	17	11
OLB Rusty Rebowe	0	1	0.0	13	13

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Lawrence Pillers	4	1	2.5	11	39
DT Charlie Johnson	4	0	0.5	11	32
OLB Gary Cobb	3	0	1.0	4	12
OLB Cecil Johnson	3	2	0.0	10	35
CB Tim Fox	3	1	0.0	5	28
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	0.0	11	36
CB Randy Logan	3	0	0.0	11	30
S Jeff Severson	3	0	0.0	11	39
CB Henry Monroe	3	0	0.0	9	39
DE Rulon Jones	2	2	2.5	6	36
DT Greg Wojcik	2	0	0.5	10	34
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	0.0	9	26
DE Ed Smith	1	1	0.0	2	12
S Darrol Ray	1	1	0.0	12	46
WR John Jefferson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	---	---	---
S Scott Burk	1	0	0.0	2	23
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Rob Niarne	0	2	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	22
OLB Larry Keller	0	1	11
DE Bill Barnett	0	1	15
DE Doug Martin	0	1	16

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	2.5	1	2	1	36
DE Lawrence Pillers	2.5	0	4	2	39
OLB Gary Cobb	1.0	0	0	1	12
DT Greg Wojcik	0.5	2	0	0	34
DT Charlie Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S William Semple	4	0	0	13
CB Ernie Jackson	3	0	0	23
ILB Larry McGrew	3	0	0	21
CB Mark Lee	1	2	1	17
S Bob Gregor	1	1	0	11
OLB Stan Holloway	1	0	1	11
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0	10
OLB Larry Keller	1	0	0	11
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	0	12
S Bob Jury	1	0	0	24
CB Derrick Hatchett	1	0	0	22

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Henry Monroe	4	2	0	39
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	0	36
CB Randy Logan	3	0	0	30
S Jeff Severson	3	0	0	39
OLB Cecil Johnson	2	1	0	35
DT Greg Wojcik	1	0	0	34
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	28
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	39
ILB Dirt Winston	1	0	0	26
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0	2
OLB Gary Cobb	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leotis Harris	3	5	9	1	27
Willie Parker	1	2	7	0	17
Jim Leonard	1	1	5	1	26
Elvis Keyworth	0	2	9	2	33
Daryl White	0	1	12	1	33
Marcus Degley	0	1	12	0	37
Mike Guman	0	1	6	0	16
Jeff Bostic	0	0	6	2	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeff Van Note	2	7	1	32	29
Karl Baldischwiler	1	8	0	30	25
Derrel Gofourth	1	6	0	30	26
Mark Slater	1	3	0	15	16
Jim Langer	1	1	0	9	8
Dan Alexander	0	4	0	29	28
Russ Francis	0	1	0	9	13
Charles Alexander	0	1	0	9	3

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Payne	2	5
William Semple	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Vagas Ferguson	3	11
Tim Fox	1	19
Russ Francis	1	11
Robert Miller	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnny Perkins	8	35	---	---	18	61
Sam Chamblee	13	48	---	---	---	61
Marcus Degley	12	37	---	---	7	56
Daryl White	12	33	---	---	8	53
Bob Jury	---	---	27	24	1	52
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	26	22	1	49
Karl Lorch	---	---	24	22	2	48
Rick Upchurch	7	31	---	---	10	48
Larry McGrew	---	---	25	21	2	48
Mike Davis	---	---	24	21	2	47
Victor Hicks	7	31	---	---	9	47
Mario Nakamura	---	---	20	22	3	45
Ernie Jackson	---	---	20	23	1	44
Rickey Claitt	8	27	---	---	9	44
Mark Lee	---	---	26	17	1	44
Ken Payne	9	28	---	---	5	42
Steve Niehaus	---	---	24	17	1	42
Elvis Keyworth	9	33	---	---	---	42
Lorenzo Jasso	4	19	---	---	17	40
Josh Lane	---	---	20	17	2	39
Tony Leonard	---	---	10	14	15	39
Jim Leonard	5	26	---	---	8	39
Bruce Huther	---	---	17	12	9	38
Bill Barnett	---	---	20	15	2	37
Jeff Bostic	6	31	---	---	---	37
Leotis Harris	9	27	---	---	---	36
William Semple	---	---	11	13	10	34
Earl Cooper	9	21	---	---	4	34
Tom Glassic	4	21	---	---	8	33
Willie Parker	7	17	---	---	8	32
Stan Holloway	---	---	17	11	3	31
Doug Martin	---	---	14	16	1	31
George Franklin	4	21	---	---	5	30
Mike Guman	6	16	---	---	8	30
Terry Hopper	---	---	9	10	9	28
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	13	13	1	27
Doug Winslow	2	11	---	---	11	24
Larry Keller	---	---	6	11	6	23
Bob Gregor	---	---	11	11	---	22
Cullen Bryant	1	0	---	---	20	21
Mark Mullaney	---	---	10	9	1	20
Sam Rohde	1	15	---	---	1	17
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Van Note	32	29	---	---	4	65
Tommy Kramer	34	31	---	---	---	65
Dan Alexander	29	28	---	---	5	62
Derrel Gofourth	30	26	---	---	5	61
Darrol Ray	---	---	12	46	2	60
Karl Baldischwiler	30	25	---	---	1	56
Kellen Winslow	27	23	---	---	5	55
John Jefferson	29	21	---	---	3	53
Tim Fox	---	---	5	28	19	52
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	11	39	2	52
Jeff Severson	---	---	11	39	1	51
Henry Monroe	---	---	9	39	2	50
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	11	36	2	49
Greg Wojcik	---	---	10	34	5	49
Mark Van Eeghen	17	24	---	---	6	47
Cecil Johnson	---	---	10	35	2	47
Tony Dorsett	20	22	---	---	2	44
Charlie Johnson	---	---	11	32	1	44
Rulon Jones	---	---	6	36	2	44
Randy Logan	---	---	11	30	2	43
Jerry Butler	17	22	---	---	1	40
Rob Niarne	---	---	3	13	22	38
Dirt Winston	---	---	9	26	3	38
Louis Bullard	21	17	---	---	---	38
Mark Slater	15	16	---	---	5	36
Eddie Lee Ivery	14	9	---	---	13	36
Ken Novak	---	---	11	23	1	35
Scott Burk	---	---	2	23	10	35
Russ Francis	9	13	---	---	11	33
Dennis Franklin	11	10	---	---	10	31
Tom MacLeod	---	---	4	21	4	29
Robert Miller	16	4	---	---	9	29
Ed Smith	---	---	2	12	9	23
Charles Alexander	9	3	---	---	11	23
J.T. Galles	0	4	---	---	14	18
Jim Langer	9	8	---	---	---	17
Lionel Summers	1	0	---	---	15	16
Gary Cobb	---	---	4	12	---	16
Andre Hines	4	6	---	---	5	15
Vagas Ferguson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Al Richardson	---	---	1	2	3	6
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	2	2	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	6	27	4.5
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	25	1.9
Middle	15	96	6.4
Right	4	11	2.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Chamblee	41	20	2	6	2	3	6	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	31	18	3	3	1	3	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	61	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	82	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	36	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	139	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	105	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Perkins	11	6	1	34	0	35
WR Ken Payne	8	4	1	45	0	28
WR Rick Upchurch	6	3	0	27	0	31
TE Victor Hicks	5	1	0	4	0	31
TE Lorenzo Jasso	3	2	0	31	1	19
FB Mike Guman	3	1	0	3	0	16
RB Rickey Claitt	2	0	0	0	0	27
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	0	20	1	11
RB George Franklin	1	1	0	2	0	21
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	0	16	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	8	5	0	74	0	21
WR Jerry Butler	7	3	1	48	1	22
TE Kellen Winslow	5	2	0	32	1	23
TE Russ Francis	3	2	0	19	0	13
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	2	0	8	0	24
WR Dennis Franklin	2	1	0	12	0	10
RB Tony Dorsett	2	2	0	39	1	22
WR Robert Miller	1	1	0	12	0	4
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Franklin	2	10	5.00	4.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Dorsett	3	5	1.67	6.06
Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Chamblee	3	2	8	2.67	4.44

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	3	34	11.33	7.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Payne	1	1	6	6.00	5.63
RB George Franklin	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Victor Hicks	1	0	0	0.00	0.80

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Franklin	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
WR Robert Miller	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR John Jefferson	1	1	10	10.00	9.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Van Eeghen	1	0
Tony Dorsett	1	1
Tommy Kramer	1	0
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Chamblee	12	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Perkins	5	3	2
WR Rick Upchurch	2	1	1
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0
TE Lorenzo Jasso	1	1	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0
RB Rickey Claitt	1	0	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	3	2	2
TE Kellen Winslow	2	1	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1
TE Russ Francis	1	0	0
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	1
FB Charles Alexander	1	0	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (17,100)
End Zone 12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,400 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (17,100)
End Zone	12,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,400 (7,500)