Week 12, 1981

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	10	3	3	-	16
Atlanta Falcons	3	14	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:26 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal
2Q: 12:55 ATL - Eddie Lee Ivery 80 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:32 ATL - Jerry Butler 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:31 NED - Lynn Swann 8 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:10 NED - Bucky Wallace 23 field goal
3Q: 02:46 NED - Bucky Wallace 22 field goal
4Q: 07:52 NED - Bucky Wallace 19 field goal
4Q: 01:59 ATL - Chris Bahr 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:26 ATL - Chris Bahr 39 field goal
2Q: 12:55 ATL - Eddie Lee Ivery 80 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:32 ATL - Jerry Butler 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:31 NED - Lynn Swann 8 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:10 NED - Bucky Wallace 23 field goal
3Q: 02:46 NED - Bucky Wallace 22 field goal
4Q: 07:52 NED - Bucky Wallace 19 field goal
4Q: 01:59 ATL - Chris Bahr 42 field goal

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 6-5 6-5
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 297 393
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 4.64 6.78
Net Rushing Yards 85 247
- Rushing Attempts 25 35
- Yards per Rush 3.40 7.06
Net Passing Yards 212 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 2 21 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/29 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.44 6.35
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/10 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/71 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/123 2/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:33 29:27

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	6-5	6-5
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	297	393
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	4.64	6.78
Net Rushing Yards	85	247
- Rushing Attempts	25	35
- Yards per Rush	3.40	7.06
Net Passing Yards	212	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 2	21 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/29	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.44	6.35
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/10	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/71	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/123	2/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:33	29:27

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 17	4	15	Punt
1	9:33	1:19	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	0:18	2:15	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
2	12:36	3:19	OWN 42	6	19	Punt
2	6:29	0:37	OWN 38	3	20	Interception
2	4:22	1:31	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:51	0:26	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
2	1:54	0:52	OPP 12	3	6	Field Goal
3	12:28	1:49	OPP 48	4	7	Punt
3	8:44	6:03	OWN 34	13	61	Field Goal
4	15:00	7:14	OWN 4	14	94	Field Goal
4	6:25	2:04	OWN 34	5	30	Downs
4	2:35	0:08	OWN 31	1	0	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	2:22	OWN 35	5	43	Missed FG
1	8:14	7:56	OWN 19	14	59	Field Goal
2	13:03	0:27	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	9:17	2:48	OWN 2	6	22	Punt
2	5:52	1:30	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
2	2:25	0:31	OWN 20	2	9	Fumble
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	2	19	Half
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	10:39	1:55	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	2:41	2:41	OWN 19	4	36	Punt
4	7:46	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:21	1:46	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	2:27	0:34	OPP 32	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 41	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	13	36	2.77	11	1
Jimmy Rogers	7	37	5.29	18	2
John Brockington	4	11	2.75	5	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	1	1.00	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie Lee Ivery	16	140	8.75	80	3	1
Bill Ring	12	62	5.17	14	1	0
Mark Van Eeghen	3	39	13.00	31	1	0
Tommy Kramer	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
John Jefferson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Charles Alexander	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	36	24	241	3/29	1	22	2	71.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	21	12	158	2/12	1	40	0	96.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	6	7	52	8.67	5	14	1
WR Stanley Morgan	6	9	76	12.67	15	22	0
WR Darryl Stingley	5	8	63	12.60	17	20	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	17	8.50	13	9	0
WR Reuben Gant	2	4	15	7.50	4	12	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	2	3	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Mike Hawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	4	7	98	24.50	57	40	0
WR Robert Miller	3	5	31	10.33	6	11	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	4	1.33	0	3	1
WR Tony Galloway	2	2	25	12.50	1	13	0
TE Jim Thaxton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR John Jefferson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.00	0
S Darrol Ray	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edddie Brown	1	0	0
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
Barney Chavous	0	1	0
Joe Fields	0	1	0
Larry Tearry	0	1	0
Cullen Bryant	0	0	1
Jeff Lloyd	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Miller	1	0	0
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	0	0
Jim Thaxton	0	1	0
Dirt Winston	0	0	1
Darrol Ray	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	6	250	41.7	34.5	49	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	6	276	46.0	34.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	3/3	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/3	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	5	71	14.2	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	3	105	35.0	0
Reuben Gant	1	18	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	11	11.0	0
Tim Fox	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Davis	7	0	0.0	28	22
ILB John Anderson	6	4	0.0	22	13
OLB Sam Hunt	5	3	0.5	26	13
DE Al Harris	4	1	1.0	30	22
OLB Gary Campbell	4	1	0.5	29	14
S Sandy Durko	4	1	0.0	24	18
DE Barney Chavous	3	1	0.0	33	22
S Steve Luke	3	1	0.0	18	14
CB Herman Edwards	3	1	0.0	28	21
ILB Shane Nelson	3	1	0.0	21	13
S Edddie Brown	1	1	0.0	23	19
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0.0	9	10
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	0	0.0	29	20
OLB Milt McColl	0	1	0.0	3	1

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Henry Monroe	8	1	0.0	18	29
S Darrol Ray	5	3	0.0	23	37
DT Joe Klecko	4	0	0.5	19	33
OLB Mike Singletary	3	1	1.0	19	23
DE Lawrence Pillers	3	2	0.5	15	29
DE Rulon Jones	3	2	0.5	19	31
CB Tim Fox	3	1	0.0	22	37
S Jeff Severson	3	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Al Richardson	3	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	0.0	8	11
ILB Dirt Winston	2	1	0.5	6	16
DT Dominic Winstead	2	0	0.0	20	23
DT Charlie Johnson	2	0	0.0	20	30
S Scott Burk	2	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Hugh Green	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB William Judson	1	4	0.0	6	20
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	1	0.0	18	24
CB Randy Logan	1	0	0.0	6	12
TE Kellen Winslow	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Al Harris	1.0	1	1	0	22
OLB Gary Campbell	0.5	0	2	1	14
OLB Sam Hunt	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Barney Chavous	0.0	1	0	0	22

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	1.0	0	0	23
DT Joe Klecko	0.5	0	2	33
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.5	0	1	29
ILB Dirt Winston	0.5	0	0	16
DE Rulon Jones	0.5	0	0	31
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	3	1	30
CB Tim Fox	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	3	0	13
S Mike Davis	2	0	22
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	21
S Sandy Durko	1	1	18
S Steve Luke	1	0	14
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	14
ILB Shane Nelson	1	0	13
ILB John Anderson	1	0	13
S Edddie Brown	0	1	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Henry Monroe	6	1	0	29
S Jeff Severson	4	0	0	28
CB Tim Fox	3	1	1	37
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	0	11
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0	13
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	1	0	24
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	29
DT Joe Klecko	1	0	0	33
S Scott Burk	1	0	0	12
DE Rulon Jones	1	0	0	31
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0	19
OLB Mike Singletary	0	1	0	23
S Darrol Ray	0	0	1	37

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	3	6	25	0	38
Larry Tearry	2	3	16	0	35
Joe Fields	0	6	23	0	34
Wade Griffin	0	3	22	2	38
Irv Pankey	0	3	22	0	30
Mike Hawkins	0	1	12	0	14
Lynn Boden	0	1	11	0	10
Leonard Mitchell	0	1	3	0	9
John Brockington	0	0	15	1	19

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	4	10	31	0	21
Dan Alexander	4	5	32	0	21
Karl Baldischwiler	2	3	11	0	1
Fred Dean	1	6	29	0	19
Derrel Gofourth	1	4	32	0	20
Charles Alexander	1	1	10	1	7
Andre Hines	1	1	24	1	22
Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	21	0	9
Blake Moore	0	2	10	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Cullen Bryant	2	19
Mike Wilson	1	17
Jimmy Rogers	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	3	24
Karl Baldischwiler	2	9
Robert Miller	1	17
Dirt Winston	1	17
Curt Marsh	1	9
Mark Van Eeghen	1	4

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	25	38	---	---	2	65
Joe Fields	23	34	---	---	8	65
Steve Bartkowski	25	39	---	---	---	64
Al Harris	---	---	30	22	9	61
Wade Griffin	22	38	---	---	---	60
Larry Tearry	16	35	---	---	9	60
Barney Chavous	---	---	33	22	2	57
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	29	20	8	57
Mike Davis	---	---	28	22	3	53
Mark Mitchell	---	---	18	11	24	53
Irv Pankey	22	30	---	---	---	52
Herman Edwards	---	---	28	21	2	51
Edddie Brown	---	---	23	19	7	49
Reuben Gant	10	21	---	---	16	47
Darryl Stingley	17	29	---	---	1	47
John Brockington	15	19	---	---	12	46
Sandy Durko	---	---	24	18	2	44
Lynn Swann	15	24	---	---	5	44
Gary Campbell	---	---	29	14	1	44
Steve Luke	---	---	18	14	11	43
Stanley Morgan	13	23	---	---	6	42
John Anderson	---	---	22	13	7	42
Sam Hunt	---	---	26	13	2	41
Loaird McCreary	15	19	---	---	7	41
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	24	14	2	40
Mike Hawkins	12	14	---	---	13	39
Shane Nelson	---	---	21	13	4	38
Chuck Foreman	17	20	---	---	---	37
Steve Nelson	---	---	9	10	12	31
Lynn Boden	11	10	---	---	8	29
Jimmy Rogers	8	14	---	---	7	29
Mike Wilson	1	8	---	---	17	26
Jim Kelly	2	4	---	---	18	24
Leonard Mitchell	3	9	---	---	9	21
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	19	19
Milt McColl	---	---	3	1	13	17
Vern Holland	3	1	---	---	9	13
R.J. Reese	---	---	7	4	1	12
Andy Bolton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jim Young	---	---	7	2	1	10
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	6	0	3	9
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Fox	---	---	22	37	14	73
Darrol Ray	---	---	23	37	3	63
Dan Alexander	32	21	---	---	9	62
Jeff Van Note	31	21	---	---	7	59
Kellen Winslow	33	20	---	---	6	59
Rulon Jones	---	---	19	31	9	59
Tommy Kramer	35	23	---	---	---	58
Robert Miller	22	17	---	---	17	56
Eddie Lee Ivery	19	13	---	---	24	56
Derrel Gofourth	32	20	---	---	2	54
Jeff Severson	---	---	21	28	4	53
Charlie Johnson	---	---	20	30	3	53
Joe Klecko	---	---	19	33	---	52
Fred Dean	29	19	---	---	---	48
Henry Monroe	---	---	18	29	1	48
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	15	29	3	47
Dominic Winstead	---	---	20	23	3	46
Andre Hines	24	22	---	---	---	46
Mike Singletary	---	---	19	23	3	45
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	18	24	2	44
John Jefferson	18	13	---	---	13	44
Dirt Winston	---	---	6	16	17	39
Jerry Butler	15	12	---	---	12	39
Hugh Green	---	---	14	19	6	39
Jim Thaxton	10	8	---	---	19	37
William Judson	---	---	6	20	11	37
Mark Van Eeghen	21	9	---	---	4	34
Charles Alexander	10	7	---	---	16	33
Scott Burk	---	---	10	12	10	32
Al Richardson	---	---	7	13	10	30
Bill Ring	16	10	---	---	---	26
Blake Moore	10	6	---	---	9	25
Mel Owens	---	---	8	11	6	25
Karl Baldischwiler	11	1	---	---	9	21
Randy Logan	---	---	6	12	2	20
Curt Marsh	6	5	---	---	9	20
Tony Galloway	8	5	---	---	4	17
Rob Niarne	---	---	0	0	10	10
Vagas Ferguson	3	1	---	---	5	9
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Cobb	---	---	4	2	---	6
Tom Cousineau	---	---	0	0	5	5
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	16	179	11.2
Right	12	53	4.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	36	24	4	0	2	4	4	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	21	12	2	1	1	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	84	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	148	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	60	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	98	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	9	6	0	76	2	23
WR Darryl Stingley	8	5	1	63	2	29
WR Lynn Swann	7	6	0	52	0	24
WR Reuben Gant	4	2	0	15	0	21
RB Jimmy Rogers	3	2	0	7	0	14
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	0	17	0	20
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	0	11	0	8
TE Mike Hawkins	1	0	1	0	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	7	4	1	98	2	20
WR Robert Miller	5	3	0	31	0	17
WR John Jefferson	3	0	0	0	0	13
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	0	4	0	12
WR Tony Galloway	2	2	0	25	0	5
TE Jim Thaxton	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	5	1.67	2.77
Jimmy Rogers	2	9	4.50	5.29
John Brockington	1	1	1.00	2.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Lee Ivery	1	2	2.00	8.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	7	4	34	4.86	6.69

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	1	3	3.00	7.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darryl Stingley	2	0	0	0.00	7.88
WR Stanley Morgan	2	2	18	9.00	8.44
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	8	8.00	7.43
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	8	8.00	2.33
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	3	3.00	1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	2	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Lee Ivery	6	2
Tommy Kramer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	6	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	6	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	4	3	1
RB Jimmy Rogers	2	1	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Miller	2	1	1
WR John Jefferson	2	0	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	0
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	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)