The New England Patriots were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 37 to 21, on September 14, 1980.

1980 New England Patriots

Final

ATL

Falcons

1-1-0

37

NE

21

1

14

7

2

14

14

3

3

0

4

6

0

Total

37

21

1st quarter

ATL

NE

Patriots

Don Hasselbeck 9-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

0

7

Falcons

William Andrews 1-yard run (Tim Mazzetti kick)

7

7

Falcons

Wally Francis 28-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

14

7

2nd quarter

ATL

NE

Patriots

Don Calhoun 1-yard run (John Smith kick)

14

14

Falcons

Junior Miller 12-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

21

14

Falcons

Junior Miller 22-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

28

14

Patriots

Stanley Morgan 25-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

28

21

3rd quarter

ATL

NE

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 26-yard field goal

31

21

4th quarter

ATL

NE

Falcons

Tim Mazzetti 27-yard field goal

34

21

Falcons

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

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tim Mazzetti 3 3 4 13
Team 3 3 4 13

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John James 4 168 42.0
Team 4 168 42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Reggie Smith 4 69 17.3 0
Team 4 69 17.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Reggie Smith 5 74 14.8 0
Team 5 74 14.8 0

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Smith 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Hubach 6 277 46.2
Team 6 277 46.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Preston Brown 5 76 15.2 0
Team 5 76 15.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Preston Brown 2 4 2.0 0
Team 2 4 2.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

DeMario Douglas

Team Rankings

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 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