The New England Patriots were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 35 to 21, on September 21, 1981.

Final

Cowboys

3-0-0

35

Patriots

0-3-0

21

Team

DAL

NE

1

7

2

10

7

3

7

4

11

0

Total

35

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DAL

NE

Butch Johnson 28-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)

7

0

Don Calhoun 4-yard run (John Smith kick)

7

2nd quarter

DAL

NE

Rafael Septien 26-yard field goal

10

7

Tony Dorsett 75-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

17

7

Tony Collins 3-yard run (John Smith kick)

17

14

3rd quarter

DAL

NE

Mosi Tatupu 38-yard run (John Smith kick)

17

21

Billy Joe DuPree 1-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)

24

21

4th quarter

DAL

NE

Rafael Septien 26-yard field goal

27

21

Safety

29

21

Rafael Septien 27-yard field goal

32

21

Rafael Septien 25-yard field goal

35

21

Cowboys

Patriots

1st Downs

22

16

Passing 1st Downs

14

8

Rushing 1st Downs

8

7

1st downs from penalties

0

1

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

80

51

Total Yards

455

333

Yards per play

5.7

6.5

Passing

218

225

Comp - Att

24 - 34

14 - 27

Yards per pass

6.4

7.8

Interceptions thrown

0

4

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 10

Rushing

237

108

Rushing Attempts

46

22

Yards per rush

5.2

4.9

Penalties

7

5

Turnovers

1

7

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

0

4

Possession

Cowboys

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Danny White	24	34	218	6.4	2	0	0	107.2
Team	24	34	218	6.4	2	0	0	107.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tony Dorsett	19	162	8.5	1
Ron Springs	14	62	4.4	0
James Jones	6	14	2.3	0
Doug Cosbie	1	7	7.0	0
Robert Newhouse	1	0	0.0	0
Danny White	5	-8	-1.6	0
Team	46	237	5.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ron Springs	11	72	6.5	0
Tony Hill	3	49	16.3	0
Butch Johnson	3	47	15.7	1
Tony Dorsett	4	22	5.5	0
Drew Pearson	1	19	19.0	0
Billy Joe DuPree	2	9	4.5	1
Team	24	218	6.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rafael Septien	4	5		3	15
Team	4	5		3	15

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Danny White	4	145	36.3
Team	4	145	36.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
James Jones	3	39	13.0
Timmy Newsome	1	11	11.0
Team	4	50	12.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
James Jones	2	3	1.5	0
Team	2	3	1.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Matt Cavanaugh	14	26	235	9.0	4	2	45.0
Harold Jackson	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	39.6
Team	14	27	225	8.7	4	2	42.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Mosi Tatupu	6	63	10.5	1
Don Calhoun	8	26	3.3	1
Tony Collins	8	19	2.4	1
Team	22	108	4.9	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Don Hasselbeck	3	93	31.0
Stanley Morgan	4	68	17.0
Harold Jackson	3	48	16.0
Andy Johnson	1	14	14.0
Tony Collins	3	12	4.0
Team	14	235	8.7	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	0	1		3	3
Team	0	1		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Hubach	2	68	34.0
Team	2	68	34.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tony Collins	7	142	20.3
Don Hasselbeck	1	7	7.0
Team	8	149	18.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Roland James	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The New England Patriots were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 35 to 21, on September 21, 1981.

Final

Cowboys

35

Patriots

21

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Patriots Stats

2,120

642

561

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule