The New England Patriots put the smackdown on the New York Jets, 56 to 3, on September 9, 1979.

1979 New England Patriots

Final

NYJ

Jets

0-2-0

3

NE

56

1

3

14

2

0

21

3

0

7

4

0

14

Total

3

56

1st quarter

NYJ

NE

Patriots

Harold Jackson 49-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

0

7

Patriots

Stanley Morgan 37-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

0

14

Jets

Pat Leahy 30-yard field goal

3

14

2nd quarter

NYJ

NE

Patriots

Stanley Morgan 50-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

3

21

Patriots

Andy Johnson 2-yard run (John Smith kick)

3

28

Patriots

Harold Jackson 44-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

3

35

3rd quarter

NYJ

NE

Patriots

Harold Jackson 28-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

3

42

4th quarter

NYJ

NE

Patriots

Donald Westbrook 14-yard pass from Tom Owen (John Smith kick)

3

49

Patriots

Allan Clark 1-yard run (John Smith kick)

3

56

Jets

Patriots

1st Downs

12

30

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

56

72

Total Yards

134

597

Yards per play

2.4

8.3

Passing

45

365

Comp - Att

12 - 24

18 - 25

Yards per pass

1.4

13.5

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

9 - 86

2 - 10

Rushing

89

232

Rushing Attempts

23

45

Yards per rush

3.9

5.2

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

6

3

Fumbles lost

3

2

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Richard Todd 10 20 118 5.9 0 2 28.8
Pat Ryan 2 4 13 3.3 0 1 17.7
Team 12 24 45 5.5 0 3 9 26.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Kevin Long 10 46 4.6 0
Tom Newton 2 18 9.0 0
Clark Gaines 4 15 3.8 0
Scott Dierking 6 10 1.7 0
Richard Todd 1 0 0.0 0
Team 23 89 3.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Mickey Shuler 3 48 16.0 0
Tom Newton 4 33 8.3 0
Derrick Gaffney 1 20 20.0 0
Kevin Long 2 14 7.0 0
Scott Dierking 1 9 9.0 0
Bruce Harper 1 7 7.0 0
Team 12 131 5.5 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 3 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Pat Leahy 1 1 0 3
Team 1 1 0 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chuck Ramsey 7 285 40.7
Team 7 285 40.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bruce Harper 8 204 25.5 0
Ken Schroy 1 14 14.0 0
Team 9 218 24.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Grogan 13 18 315 17.5 5 0 153.9
Tom Owen 4 6 50 8.3 1 1 92.4
Matt Cavanaugh 1 1 10 10.0 0 0 108.3
Team 18 25 365 15.0 6 1 2 137.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Sam Cunningham 15 81 5.4 0
Mosi Tatupu 8 50 6.3 0
Steve Grogan 2 38 19.0 0
Don Calhoun 8 22 2.8 0
Stanley Morgan 1 17 17.0 0
Andy Johnson 6 15 2.5 1
Allan Clark 4 11 2.8 1
Matt Cavanaugh 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 45 232 5.2 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Harold Jackson 3 121 40.3 3
Stanley Morgan 3 102 34.0 2
Russ Francis 5 82 16.4 0
Don Hasselbeck 2 27 13.5 0
Carlos Pennywell 3 22 7.3 0
Donald Westbrook 1 14 14.0 1
Sam Cunningham 1 7 7.0 0
Team 18 375 15.0 6 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 9.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Smith 0 0 8 8
Team 0 0 8 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Eddie Hare 2 60 30.0
Team 2 60 30.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Allan Clark 2 49 24.5 0
Team 2 49 24.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Stanley Morgan 3 15 5.0 0
Donald Westbrook 1 5 5.0 0
Rick Sanford 1 1 1.0 0
Team 5 21 4.2 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