1981 Atlanta Falcons Game Log

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Record: 7-9-0, 2nd in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Leeman Bennett (7-9-0)

Points For: 426 (26.6/g) 2nd of 28

Points Against: 355 (22.2/g) 18th of 28

Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3

SRS: 3.96 (7th of 28), SOS: -0.48

Defensive Coordinator: Jerry Glanville

Other Notable Asst.: John North (Offensive Backs), Jimmy Raye (Wide Receivers), Doug Shively (Linebackers), Jim Stanley (Defensive Line) and Dick Wood (Quarterbacks)

Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Principal Owner: Rankin Smith

General Manager: Eddie LeBaron

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +700

Training Camp: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	27	0	16	26	135	3	2	2	19	5.9	4.8	61.5	81.4	38	164	4.3	0	0	1	3	3	3	113
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	31	17	17	32	219	1	4	3	16	7.3	6.3	53.1	45.7	31	116	3.7	1	1	2	4	4	4	162
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	34	17	14	23	200	3	0	2	22	9.7	8.0	60.9	128.6	34	163	4.8	0	2	3	4	4	3	110
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	17	28	12	30	150	2	2	3	26	5.9	4.5	40.0	50.7	23	112	4.9	0	1	1	2	2	7	315
5	Mon	October 5	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	13	16	23	46	227	0	2	1	5	5.0	4.8	50.0	46.2	29	112	3.9	0	2	3	1	1	4	153
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	35	37	17	38	197	3	2	2	17	5.6	4.9	44.7	65.4	33	152	4.6	2	0	0	5	5	9	394
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	41	20	18	32	280	4	0	1	8	9.0	8.5	56.3	125.0	29	114	3.9	1	2	2	5	5	7	287
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	L	OT		New York Giants	24	27	24	48	289	2	1	3	22	6.5	5.7	50.0	74.0	36	141	3.9	1	1	2	3	3	9	328
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	41	10	15	22	262	3	1	1	7	12.2	11.4	68.2	129.2	39	144	3.7	2	2	2	5	5	4	156
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	14	17	20	42	216	1	3	3	20	5.6	4.8	47.6	41.4	26	76	2.9	1	0	1	2	2	8	359
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	20	34	33	50	380	2	2	5	36	8.3	6.9	66.0	85.4	22	61	2.8	0	2	3	2	2	5	220
12	Mon	November 23	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	31	30	21	32	193	3	0	2	20	6.7	5.7	65.6	113.2	37	149	4.0	0	1	1	4	4	6	244
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	W		@	Houston Oilers	31	27	18	25	348	2	1	3	23	14.8	12.4	72.0	124.2	33	111	3.4	1	1	3	4	4	3	127
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	24	24	34	236	0	1	1	1	7.0	6.7	70.6	77.6	27	137	5.1	2	3	4	2	2	3	134
15	Mon	December 14	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	16	21	14	36	130	0	2	3	30	4.4	3.3	38.9	26.4	30	122	4.1	1	3	3	1	1	8	245
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	L			Cincinnati Bengals	28	30	25	47	237	1	1	2	15	5.4	4.8	53.2	65.6	28	91	3.3	3	0	2	4	4	5	196

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	27	0	23	41	173	0	1	3	20	4.7	3.9	56.1	56.3	20	76	3.8	0	0	1	0	0	5	101
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	31	17	30	44	300	2	3	5	42	7.8	6.1	68.2	74.1	23	96	4.2	0	1	1	2	2	6	141
3	Sun	September 20	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	34	17	24	34	273	2	2	1	1	8.1	7.8	70.6	89.5	30	113	3.8	0	1	2	2	2	3	48
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	17	28	21	34	207	2	2	1	8	6.3	5.9	61.8	74.0	44	178	4.0	2	0	2	4	4	4	70
5	Mon	October 5	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	13	16	17	26	161	1	0	0	0	6.2	6.2	65.4	95.2	26	107	4.1	0	3	3	1	1	5	98
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	35	37	14	31	165	2	1	3	23	6.1	4.9	45.2	70.0	33	87	2.6	0	3	3	4	4	7	216
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	41	20	24	51	263	0	3	0	0	5.2	5.2	47.1	38.3	25	120	4.8	2	2	4	2	2	6	163
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	L	OT		New York Giants	24	27	19	32	213	2	0	5	43	8.0	5.8	59.4	100.1	28	76	2.7	0	2	2	3	3	11	520
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	41	10	22	38	204	1	1	2	21	5.9	5.1	57.9	70.5	22	58	2.6	0	1	2	1	1	7	221
10	Sun	November 8	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	14	17	16	30	205	2	1	2	18	7.4	6.4	53.3	83.3	34	82	2.4	0	1	1	2	2	10	420
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	20	34	14	23	221	5	1	3	32	11.0	8.5	60.9	114.3	32	72	2.3	0	0	0	4	5	8	288
12	Mon	November 23	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	31	30	24	47	330	4	4	0	0	7.0	7.0	51.1	66.8	22	130	5.9	0	0	1	4	4	6	147
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	W		@	Houston Oilers	31	27	25	48	235	3	3	1	10	5.1	4.8	52.1	60.7	20	83	4.2	1	0	0	3	4	6	134
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	24	19	29	327	2	0	1	9	11.6	10.9	65.5	126.7	28	93	3.3	1	1	2	3	3	3	35
15	Mon	December 14	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	16	21	11	22	111	0	2	0	0	5.0	5.0	50.0	26.9	45	162	3.6	3	0	1	3	3	5	96
16	Sun	December 20	boxscore	L			Cincinnati Bengals	28	30	19	35	300	2	1	2	12	8.9	8.1	54.3	90.2	27	133	4.9	1	3	4	3	3	4	62

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