The New England Patriots pulled it off against the Minnesota Vikings, 27 to 23, on December 16, 1979.
1st quarter
MIN
NE
Ted Brown 1-yard run (kick failed)
6
0
Horace Ivory 5-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
6
7
2nd quarter
MIN
NE
Robert Miller 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)
13
7
3rd quarter
MIN
NE
Rick Danmeier 24-yard field goal
16
7
4th quarter
MIN
NE
Don Calhoun 1-yard run (John Smith kick)
16
14
Harold Jackson 40-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
16
21
John Smith 42-yard field goal
16
24
Rickey Young 13-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
23
24
John Smith 30-yard field goal
23
27
Vikings
Patriots
1st Downs
30
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
91
52
Total Yards
453
291
Yards per play
5.0
5.6
Passing
299
222
Comp - Att
35 - 61
13 - 27
Yards per pass
4.8
7.9
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 9
1 - 6
Rushing
154
69
Rushing Attempts
29
24
Yards per rush
5.3
2.9
Penalties
4
1
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Kramer | 35 | 61 | 308 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 69.6 | |
| Team | 35 | 61 | 299 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Young | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 154 | 5.3 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Young | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Ted Brown | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 35 | 308 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Danmeier | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | |
| Team | 5 | 191 | 38.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Edwards | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Miller | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grogan | 12 | 26 | 204 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 | 82.9 | |
| Donald Westbrook | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Team | 13 | 27 | 222 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Calhoun | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 69 | 2.9 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 1 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Horace Ivory | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 13 | 228 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Hare | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | |
| Team | 7 | 253 | 36.1 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Clark | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Donald Westbrook | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
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