The Green Bay Packers decisively defeated the New England Patriots, 27 to 14, on October 1, 1979.

1979 Green Bay Packers

Final

NE

14

GB

Packers

2-3-0

27

1

7

7

2

7

13

3

0

7

4

0

0

Total

14

27

1st quarter

NE

GB

Patriots

Russ Francis 27-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

7

0

Packers

Barty Smith 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

NE

GB

Packers

Aundra Thompson 15-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)

7

14

Packers

Terdell Middleton 1-yard run (kick failed)

7

20

Patriots

Russ Francis 6-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

14

20

3rd quarter

NE

GB

Packers

David Whitehurst 4-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)

14

27

Patriots

Packers

1st Downs

26

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

75

65

Total Yards

401

317

Yards per play

5.3

4.9

Passing

239

199

Comp - Att

18 - 37

17 - 29

Yards per pass

5.7

6.6

Interceptions thrown

5

2

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 31

1 - 7

Rushing

162

118

Rushing Attempts

33

35

Yards per rush

4.9

3.4

Penalties

5

4

Turnovers

6

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

5

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Grogan 17 33 255 7.7 2 3 59.5
Tom Owen 1 4 15 3.8 0 2 3.1
Team 18 37 239 7.3 2 5 5 51.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Don Calhoun 14 64 4.6 0
Steve Grogan 7 49 7.0 0
Sam Cunningham 11 47 4.3 0
Andy Johnson 1 2 2.0 0
Team 33 162 4.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Russ Francis 5 88 17.6 2
Sam Cunningham 6 72 12.0 0
Stanley Morgan 4 63 15.8 0
Donald Westbrook 1 23 23.0 0
Ray Jarvis 1 15 15.0 0
Andy Johnson 1 9 9.0 0
Team 18 270 7.3 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Smith 0 1 2 2
Team 0 1 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Eddie Hare 3 92 30.7
Team 3 92 30.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Allan Clark 1 26 26.0 0
Rick Sanford 1 19 19.0 0
Mosi Tatupu 1 0 0.0 0
Donald Westbrook 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 45 11.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Stanley Morgan 1 6 6.0 0
Team 1 6 6.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Whitehurst 17 27 206 7.6 1 2 67.8
David Beverly 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
James Lofton 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 17 29 199 7.1 1 2 1 63.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terdell Middleton 20 80 4.0 1
Barty Smith 9 39 4.3 1
David Whitehurst 1 4 4.0 1
Jim Culbreath 2 2 1.0 0
Eric Torkelson 2 0 0.0 0
Aundra Thompson 1 -7 -7.0 0
Team 35 118 3.4 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Lofton 3 67 22.3 0
Terdell Middleton 2 46 23.0 0
Paul Coffman 6 43 7.2 0
Aundra Thompson 3 32 10.7 1
Eric Torkelson 1 12 12.0 0
Barty Smith 2 6 3.0 0
Team 17 206 7.1 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Chester Marcol 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
David Beverly 4 138 34.5
Team 4 138 34.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 2 32 16.0 0
Howard Sampson 1 21 21.0 0
Team 3 53 17.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Odom 2 10 5.0 0
Team 2 10 5.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,159

Love

Jordan Love

RUSH

656

Jones

Aaron Jones

REC

793

Reed

Jayden Reed

Team Rankings

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PPG

22.5

12th

OPP PPG

20.6

10th

RUSH YDS/G

112.1

15th

PASS YDS/G

247.6

14th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM

Last Game

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SF 49ers

1-0-0

24

Final

21

GB Packers

1-1-0

Sat 20 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM