The New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos, 23 to 14, on September 29, 1980.

Final

Broncos

1-3-0

14

Patriots

3-1-0

23

Team

DEN

NE

1

7

3

2

0

7

3

7

4

0

6

Total

14

23

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DEN

NE

Haven Moses 17-yard pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick)

7

0

John Smith 26-yard field goal

7

3

2nd quarter

DEN

NE

Vagas Ferguson 2-yard run (John Smith kick)

7

10

3rd quarter

DEN

NE

Otis Armstrong 8-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)

14

10

Stanley Morgan 45-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

14

17

4th quarter

DEN

NE

John Smith 19-yard field goal

14

20

John Smith 36-yard field goal

14

23

Broncos

Patriots

1st Downs

8

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

42

72

Total Yards

170

357

Yards per play

4.0

5.0

Passing

62

200

Comp - Att

8 - 12

17 - 24

Yards per pass

4.1

8

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 21

1 - 9

Rushing

108

157

Rushing Attempts

27

47

Yards per rush

4.0

3.3

Penalties

8

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

Possession

Broncos

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Matt Robinson	8	12	83	6.9	1	1		79.5
Team	8	12	62	6.9	1	1	3	79.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Otis Armstrong	15	80	5.3	1
Jim Jensen	8	23	2.9	0
Rob Lytle	2	3	1.5	0
Matt Robinson	2	2	1.0	0
Team	27	108	4.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Haven Moses	2	40	20.0	1
Riley Odoms	1	22	22.0	0
Jim Jensen	5	21	4.2	0
Team	8	83	6.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	0	1		2	2
Team	0	1		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Luke Prestridge	7	281	40.1
Team	7	281	40.1

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Larry Brunson	5	85	17.0
Mike Harden	1	2	2.0
Team	6	87	14.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Larry Brunson	1	12	12.0
Rick Upchurch	1	8	8.0
Team	2	20	10.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Grogan	17	24	209	8.7	1	1		93.9
Team	17	24	200	8.7	1	1	1	93.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Vagas Ferguson	22	69	3.1	1
Don Calhoun	15	54	3.6	0
Harold Jackson	1	16	16.0	0
Steve Grogan	8	15	1.9	0
Stanley Morgan	1	3	3.0	0
Team	47	157	3.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Stanley Morgan	3	83	27.7	1
Russ Francis	3	45	15.0	0
Don Calhoun	4	24	6.0	0
Vagas Ferguson	4	24	6.0	0
Harold Jackson	2	24	12.0	0
Horace Ivory	1	9	9.0	0
Team	17	209	8.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	3	3		2	11
Team	3	3		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Hubach	3	116	38.7
Team	3	116	38.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Preston Brown	1	26	26.0
Bill Currier	1	17	17.0
Donald Westbrook	1	14	14.0
Team	3	57	19.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Roland James	4	12	3.0
Mike Haynes	1	5	5.0
Team	5	17	3.4

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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 beat the Denver Broncos, 23 to 14, on September 29, 1980.

Final

Broncos

14

Patriots

23

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

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Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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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

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