The New Orleans Saints couldn't keep up with the New England Patriots, 38 to 27, on December 21, 1980.
1st quarter
NE
NO
Jimmy Rogers 23-yard pass from Jack Holmes (Benny Ricardo kick)
0
7
Benny Ricardo 30-yard field goal
0
10
John Smith 22-yard field goal
3
10
2nd quarter
NE
NO
Russ Francis 39-yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick)
10
10
Andy Johnson 11-yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick)
17
10
Benny Ricardo 38-yard field goal
17
13
3rd quarter
NE
NO
Andy Johnson 6-yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick)
24
13
Wayne Wilson 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)
24
20
4th quarter
NE
NO
Wes Chandler 23-yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)
24
27
Don Calhoun 22-yard run (John Smith kick)
31
27
Mosi Tatupu 4-yard run (John Smith kick)
38
27
Patriots
Saints
1st Downs
27
23
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
66
65
Total Yards
473
448
Yards per play
7.2
6.9
Passing
233
359
Comp - Att
16 - 28
26 - 41
Yards per pass
8.3
8.5
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
1 - 8
Rushing
240
89
Rushing Attempts
38
23
Yards per rush
6.3
3.9
Penalties
8
8
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cavanaugh | 16 | 28 | 233 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 105.2 | |
| Team | 16 | 28 | 233 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 105.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Calhoun | 16 | 113 | 7.1 | 1 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 240 | 6.3 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 | |
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 2 | |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Vagas Ferguson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 233 | 8.3 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hubach | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | |
| Team | 3 | 111 | 37.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Ivory | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 0 | |
| Allan Clark | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 147 | 24.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland James | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 24 | 39 | 301 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 94.1 | |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Team | 26 | 41 | 359 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 108.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Manning | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 23 | 89 | 3.9 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Chandler | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Henry Childs | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 1 | |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Team | 26 | 367 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Ricardo | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | |
| Team | 4 | 160 | 40.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rogers | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 0 | |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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