The New England Patriots were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 37 to 21, on September 14, 1980.
1st quarter
ATL
NE
Don Hasselbeck 9-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
0
7
William Andrews 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)
7
7
Wally Francis 28-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
14
7
2nd quarter
ATL
NE
Don Calhoun 1-yard run (John Smith kick)
14
14
Junior Miller 12-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
21
14
Junior Miller 22-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
28
14
Stanley Morgan 25-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
28
21
3rd quarter
ATL
NE
Tim Mazzetti 26-yard field goal
31
21
4th quarter
ATL
NE
Tim Mazzetti 27-yard field goal
34
21
Tim Mazzetti 39-yard field goal
37
21
Falcons
Patriots
1st Downs
22
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
72
61
Total Yards
404
260
Yards per play
5.6
4.3
Passing
237
153
Comp - Att
19 - 30
17 - 31
Yards per pass
7.6
4.6
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 7
2 - 16
Rushing
167
107
Rushing Attempts
41
28
Yards per rush
4.1
3.8
Penalties
9
5
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Bartkowski | 19 | 30 | 244 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 122.1 | |
Team | 19 | 30 | 237 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122.1 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
William Andrews | 19 | 124 | 6.5 | 1 |
Lynn Cain | 19 | 44 | 2.3 | 0 |
Steve Bartkowski | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 |
Team | 41 | 167 | 4.1 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Junior Miller | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 2 | |
Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
Wally Francis | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | |
William Andrews | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | |
Alfred Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Lynn Cain | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Team | 19 | 244 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 1 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Mazzetti | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
Team | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
John James | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | |
Team | 4 | 168 | 42.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reggie Smith | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reggie Smith | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Grogan | 17 | 31 | 169 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 78.6 | |
Team | 17 | 31 | 153 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78.6 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Calhoun | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 1 |
Steve Grogan | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 |
Chuck Foreman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
Horace Ivory | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 |
Vagas Ferguson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
Andy Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Stanley Morgan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 28 | 107 | 3.8 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanley Morgan | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | |
Harold Jackson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Don Hasselbeck | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
Andy Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
Chuck Foreman | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
Horace Ivory | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Don Calhoun | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Carlos Pennywell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 17 | 169 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Smith | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Hubach | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | |
Team | 6 | 277 | 46.2 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preston Brown | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preston Brown | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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6-11
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6-10-1