Week 2, 1981

played in Atlanta, GA

77 degrees, fair, calm

New York Jets	0	10	3	11	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:44 NYJ - Cris Collinsworth 10 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 01:28 ATL - Tony Galloway 30 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NYJ - Frank Corral 29 field goal
3Q: 12:07 ATL - John Jefferson 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 05:53 NYJ - Frank Corral 41 field goal
4Q: 07:12 ATL - Bill Ring 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 03:56 NYJ - Cris Collinsworth 27 pass from Neil Lomax (Neil Lomax pass to Walter White for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 NYJ - Frank Corral 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:44 NYJ - Cris Collinsworth 10 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 01:28 ATL - Tony Galloway 30 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NYJ - Frank Corral 29 field goal
3Q: 12:07 ATL - John Jefferson 12 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 05:53 NYJ - Frank Corral 41 field goal
4Q: 07:12 ATL - Bill Ring 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 03:56 NYJ - Cris Collinsworth 27 pass from Neil Lomax (Neil Lomax pass to Walter White for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 NYJ - Frank Corral 19 field goal

Team Statistics NYJ ATL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 340 336
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 5.86 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 190 104
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 6.55 3.47
Net Passing Yards 150 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 157 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/33 9/67
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/88 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:00 32:00

Team Statistics	NYJ	ATL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	340	336
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	5.86	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	190	104
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	6.55	3.47
Net Passing Yards	150	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	35 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	157	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/33	9/67
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/88	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:00	32:00

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
1	8:51	2:06	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
1	3:43	2:00	OWN 38	4	9	Punt
1	0:18	1:08	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
2	12:45	3:08	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
2	5:36	3:14	OWN 19	7	31	Punt
2	1:15	1:13	OWN 34	3	54	Field Goal
3	12:00	1:30	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	8:01	2:14	OPP 36	5	12	Field Goal
3	3:56	4:35	OWN 22	8	59	Missed FG
4	7:06	3:24	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
4	2:31	0:42	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 30	3	28	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	4:39	OWN 10	9	34	Punt
1	6:45	3:02	OWN 21	6	4	Punt
1	1:43	1:25	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
2	14:10	1:25	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	9:37	4:01	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
2	2:22	1:07	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
3	10:30	2:29	OWN 20	5	26	Fumble
3	5:47	1:51	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	14:21	7:15	OWN 26	15	74	Touchdown
4	3:42	1:11	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
4	1:49	0:45	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ottis Anderson	21	121	5.76	24	4
Steve Rogers	6	63	10.50	41	2
Wes Chandler	1	2	2.00	2	0
Neil Lomax	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Ring	14	50	3.57	13	1	1
Eddie Lee Ivery	7	29	4.14	13	1	0
Mark Van Eeghen	5	19	3.80	11	1	0
Tommy Kramer	3	3	1.00	2	0	0
John Jefferson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	28	15	157	1/7	2	27	0	93.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	35	19	238	1/6	2	42	1	82.8

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin House	4	7	27	6.75	3	10	0
TE Walter White	3	4	26	8.67	3	12	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	5	48	16.00	18	27	2
WR Wes Chandler	2	9	24	12.00	5	13	0
RB Steve Rogers	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Don Bass	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	19	19.00	8	19	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Butler	5	6	58	11.60	7	20	0
WR John Jefferson	4	14	36	9.00	6	12	1
WR Tony Galloway	3	6	56	18.67	3	30	1
TE Kellen Winslow	3	4	19	6.33	0	8	0
TE Jim Thaxton	1	1	42	42.00	0	42	0
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
RB Bill Ring	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Robert Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Raymond Clayborn	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Peters	0	1	0	0
Vince Castillo	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Van Eeghen	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	7	353	50.4	44.0	57	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	7	286	40.9	38.1	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	3/4	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Payton	2	10	5.0	0
Rich Mauti	1	9	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Clayborn	4	88	22.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	2	48	24.0	0
Tim Fox	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dewey Selmon	11	2	0.0	22	29
DE Ron Rydalich	5	0	0.0	22	23
CB Raymond Clayborn	4	5	0.0	25	28
S Tony Peters	3	2	0.0	21	27
CB Lucious Smith	3	1	0.0	24	31
DE Randy White	2	0	1.0	22	25
S Vince Castillo	2	3	0.0	25	26
DE Bob Barber	2	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Ray Preston	2	0	0.0	7	5
OLB Jeff Barnes	2	0	0.0	7	13
DE Fred Smerlas	2	0	0.0	22	21
CB LeRoy Irvin	2	0	0.0	26	27
ILB Jim LeClair	1	1	0.0	8	7
ILB Jim Haslett	1	1	0.0	23	23
DT Rush Brown	1	1	0.0	13	19
DT Perry Brooks	1	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	0	0.0	4	5
S Bryan Hicks	1	0	0.0	9	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrol Ray	6	0	0.0	27	28
OLB Mike Singletary	5	1	0.0	15	20
CB William Judson	5	0	0.0	23	23
OLB Hugh Green	4	2	0.0	21	20
DE Rulon Jones	3	2	0.0	29	29
CB Rolland Lawrence	3	0	0.0	17	21
OLB Al Richardson	3	0	0.0	7	5
DT Dominic Winstead	2	2	1.0	19	18
ILB Dirt Winston	2	1	0.0	14	9
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0.0	22	20
DT Joe Klecko	1	1	0.0	18	17
S Scott Burk	1	1	0.0	16	14
OLB Mel Owens	1	1	0.0	6	7
S Jeff Severson	1	0	0.0	14	17
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	16	17
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0.0	19	20
DT Charlie Johnson	1	0	0.0	29	27
QB Tommy Kramer	1	0	---	---	---
WR John Jefferson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Randy White	1.0	1	1	25
DE Fred Smerlas	0.0	1	1	21
DE Bob Barber	0.0	1	0	19
DT Perry Brooks	0.0	1	0	23

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dominic Winstead	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	0	0	29
OLB Mel Owens	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	1	1	17
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dewey Selmon	6	0	0	29
CB LeRoy Irvin	2	1	0	27
CB Raymond Clayborn	1	1	1	28
S Tony Peters	1	1	0	27
OLB Jeff Barnes	1	1	0	13
ILB Jim LeClair	1	0	0	7
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0	26
OLB Ray Preston	1	0	0	5
S Pete Shaw	1	0	0	11
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	0	0	5
ILB Jim Haslett	1	0	0	23
S Bryan Hicks	1	0	0	9
CB Lucious Smith	1	0	0	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim Fox	3	0	17
CB William Judson	3	0	23
OLB Mike Singletary	3	0	20
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	1	21
OLB Hugh Green	2	1	20
S Darrol Ray	1	1	28
CB Randy Logan	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve August	3	4	1	23	0	24
Charley Hannah	2	7	0	25	0	24
Todd Watkins	2	3	0	25	0	21
Dan Neal	1	7	0	27	0	25
Rod Walters	1	4	0	11	1	11
Kurt Schumacher	0	2	0	22	0	22
Randy Young	0	1	0	10	0	14

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	2	5	27	0	31
Mark Van Eeghen	2	3	15	0	18
Andre Hines	1	4	22	0	30
Karl Baldischwiler	1	3	12	1	17
Blake Moore	1	3	26	0	24
Dan Alexander	0	3	22	0	31
Curt Marsh	0	3	17	0	21
Fred Dean	0	2	24	0	26
Charles Alexander	0	2	10	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Shaw	3	15
Lucious Smith	1	23
Tony Peters	1	6

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	3	18
Vagas Ferguson	2	11
Jim Thaxton	1	16
John Jefferson	1	9

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lucious Smith	---	---	24	31	23	78
Dan Neal	27	25	---	---	7	59
Walter White	22	18	---	---	18	58
Neil Lomax	29	29	---	---	---	58
Raymond Clayborn	---	---	25	28	4	57
Tony Peters	---	---	21	27	6	54
Kurt Schumacher	22	22	---	---	9	53
Dewey Selmon	---	---	22	29	2	53
LeRoy Irvin	---	---	26	27	---	53
Vince Castillo	---	---	25	26	1	52
Charley Hannah	25	24	---	---	---	49
Todd Watkins	25	21	---	---	2	48
Randy White	---	---	22	25	---	47
Steve August	23	24	---	---	---	47
Jim Haslett	---	---	23	23	1	47
Ron Rydalich	---	---	22	23	1	46
Fred Smerlas	---	---	22	21	3	46
Wes Chandler	22	22	---	---	---	44
Jeff Barnes	---	---	7	13	23	43
Ottis Anderson	22	21	---	---	---	43
Kevin House	22	21	---	---	---	43
Perry Brooks	---	---	18	23	---	41
Bob Barber	---	---	14	19	7	40
Cris Collinsworth	17	22	---	---	---	39
Steve Rogers	20	11	---	---	5	36
Adger Armstrong	6	11	---	---	19	36
Randy Young	10	14	---	---	11	35
Rush Brown	---	---	13	19	3	35
Rod Walters	11	11	---	---	11	33
Pete Shaw	---	---	4	11	15	30
Don Bass	8	7	---	---	15	30
Eddie Payton	0	0	---	---	26	26
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	6	12	5	23
Ron Carpenter	---	---	8	13	---	21
Mike Cobb	3	3	---	---	15	21
Jim LeClair	---	---	8	7	4	19
Ray Preston	---	---	7	5	7	19
Rich Mauti	1	3	---	---	14	18
Bryan Hicks	---	---	9	9	---	18
Keith Eck	2	4	---	---	10	16
Robin Earl	2	6	---	---	7	15
Mike Hawkins	---	---	4	5	3	12
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cliff Olander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Kramer	30	36	---	---	---	66
Kellen Winslow	25	33	---	---	8	66
Derrel Gofourth	27	31	---	---	7	65
Rulon Jones	---	---	29	29	4	62
John Jefferson	23	29	---	---	9	61
Dan Alexander	22	31	---	---	7	60
Charlie Johnson	---	---	29	27	4	60
Darrol Ray	---	---	27	28	4	59
Eddie Lee Ivery	12	22	---	---	22	56
Blake Moore	26	24	---	---	6	56
Hugh Green	---	---	21	20	15	56
Tim Fox	---	---	16	17	19	52
Andre Hines	22	30	---	---	---	52
William Judson	---	---	23	23	6	52
Fred Dean	24	26	---	---	---	50
Jerry Butler	15	23	---	---	12	50
Randy Logan	---	---	22	20	4	46
Curt Marsh	17	21	---	---	7	45
Joe Klecko	---	---	18	17	9	44
Scott Burk	---	---	16	14	12	42
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	17	21	3	41
Dominic Winstead	---	---	19	18	4	41
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	19	20	2	41
Dirt Winston	---	---	14	9	18	41
Mike Singletary	---	---	15	20	5	40
Mark Van Eeghen	15	18	---	---	5	38
Robert Miller	13	9	---	---	16	38
Karl Baldischwiler	12	17	---	---	7	36
Jim Thaxton	10	8	---	---	16	34
Charles Alexander	10	12	---	---	12	34
Jeff Severson	---	---	14	17	2	33
Bill Ring	18	14	---	---	---	32
Tony Galloway	9	11	---	---	---	20
Al Richardson	---	---	7	5	7	19
Mel Owens	---	---	6	7	4	17
Gary Cobb	---	---	7	7	---	14
Vagas Ferguson	0	1	---	---	11	12
Rob Niarne	---	---	0	0	9	9
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	7	7
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	7	7
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Cousineau	---	---	0	0	2	2
Andy Hawkins	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jeff Van Note	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	53	6.6
Middle	6	39	6.5
Right	15	98	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	14	45	3.2
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	28	15	1	6	0	3	2	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	35	19	3	4	3	4	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	82	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	92	30.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Chandler	9	2	24	0	22
WR Kevin House	7	4	27	0	21
WR Cris Collinsworth	5	3	48	1	22
TE Walter White	4	3	26	0	18
RB Steve Rogers	1	1	5	0	11
WR Don Bass	1	1	8	0	7
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	19	0	21

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	14	4	2	36	0	29
WR Tony Galloway	6	3	0	56	1	11
WR Jerry Butler	6	5	0	58	1	23
TE Kellen Winslow	4	3	0	19	0	33
TE Jim Thaxton	1	1	0	42	1	8
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	0	15	0	18
WR Robert Miller	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	0	12	0	22
RB Bill Ring	1	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Rogers	1	-1	-1.00	10.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	6	3.00	4.14
Bill Ring	1	2	2.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	1	10	5.00	5.61

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	2	20	6.67	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1	10	10.00	9.60

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Jefferson	2	1	12	6.00	2.57
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	8	8.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Rogers	1	0
Ottis Anderson	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	2
Tommy Kramer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	10	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Walter White	3	2	1
WR Wes Chandler	3	0	0
WR Kevin House	2	1	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	1
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Jefferson	6	3	3
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	2
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	0
WR Robert Miller	1	0	0
RB Eddie Lee Ivery	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (17,100)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (17,100)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (10,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)