Jets 3-56 Patriots (Sep 9, 1979)

NYJ

NE

1

3

14

2

0

21

3

0

7

4

0

14

3

56

1Q

0 - 7

H. Jackson 49-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 14

S. Morgan 37-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

3 - 14

P. Leahy 30-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

3 - 21

S. Morgan 50-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

3 - 28

A. Johnson 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

3 - 35

H. Jackson 44-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

3 - 42

H. Jackson 28-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

3 - 49

D. Westbrook 14-yard TD catch from T. Owen.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

3 - 56

A. Clark 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

315

Grogan

NE

Rush Yds

81

Cunningham

NE

Rec Yds

121

Jackson

NE

Scrim TD

3

Jackson

NE

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Richard Todd

NYJ QB #14

Steve Grogan

NE QB #14

118

Pass Yds

315

0

Pass TD

5

2

Int

0

NYJ

Team Stats

NE

134

Total Yds

597

12

1st Downs

30

6

Turnovers

3

1979 AFC East

Team	W	L	PCT
Dolphins	10	6	.625
Patriots	9	7	.563
Jets	8	8	.500
Bills	7	9	.438
Colts	5	11	.313

Game Summary

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

Game Info

September 8, 1979

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Richard Todd R. Todd #14	10/20	118	5.9	0	2	0-0	28.8
Pat Ryan P. Ryan #10	2/4	13	3.3	0	1	0-0	17.7

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	13/18	315	17.5	5	0	0-0	153.9
Tom Owen T. Owen #14	4/6	50	8.3	1	1	0-0	92.4
Matt Cavanaugh M. Cavanaugh #12	1/1	10	10.0	0	0	0-0	108.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Kevin Long K. Long #33	10	46	4.6	16
Tom Newton T. Newton #44	2	18	9.0	16
Clark Gaines C. Gaines #21	4	15	3.8	9
Scott Dierking S. Dierking #25	6	10	1.7	4
Richard Todd R. Todd #14	1	0	0.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	15	81	5.4	0	27
Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu #30	8	50	6.3	0	12
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	2	38	19.0	0	22
Don Calhoun D. Calhoun #44	8	22	2.8	0	9
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	1	17	17.0	0	17
Andy Johnson A. Johnson #32	6	15	2.5	1	5
Allan Clark A. Clark #35	4	11	2.8	1	5
Matt Cavanaugh M. Cavanaugh #12	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Mickey Shuler M. Shuler #82	0/0	48	16.0	24
Tom Newton T. Newton #44	0/0	33	8.3	11
Derrick Gaffney D. Gaffney #81	0/0	20	20.0	20
Kevin Long K. Long #33	0/0	14	7.0	11
Scott Dierking S. Dierking #25	0/0	9	9.0	9
Bruce Harper B. Harper #42	0/0	7	7.0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Harold Jackson H. Jackson #29	0/0	121	40.3	3	49
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	0/0	102	34.0	2	50
Russ Francis R. Francis #81	0/0	82	16.4	0	37
Don Hasselbeck D. Hasselbeck #80	0/0	27	13.5	0	21
Carlos Pennywell C. Pennywell #88	0/0	22	7.3	0	10
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook #83	0/0	14	14.0	1	14
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Ken Schroy K. Schroy #48	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Prentice McCray P. McCray #34	0-0	1
Raymond Clayborn R. Clayborn #26	0-0	1
Ray Costict R. Costict #55	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Pat Leahy P. Leahy #5	1/1	0/0	3	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
John Smith J. Smith #1	0/0	8/8	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Chuck Ramsey C. Ramsey #15	7	285	40.7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Eddie Hare E. Hare #8	2	60	30.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ken Schroy K. Schroy #48	1	14	14.0	0	0
Bruce Harper B. Harper #42	8	204	25.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Allan Clark A. Clark #35	2	49	24.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	3	15	5.0
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook #83	1	5	5.0
Rick Sanford R. Sanford #25	1	1	1.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Richard Todd R. Todd #14	10/20	118	5.9	0	2	0-0	28.8
Pat Ryan P. Ryan #10	2/4	13	3.3	0	1	0-0	17.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Kevin Long K. Long #33	10	46	4.6	16
Tom Newton T. Newton #44	2	18	9.0	16
Clark Gaines C. Gaines #21	4	15	3.8	9
Scott Dierking S. Dierking #25	6	10	1.7	4
Richard Todd R. Todd #14	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Mickey Shuler M. Shuler #82	0/0	48	16.0	24
Tom Newton T. Newton #44	0/0	33	8.3	11
Derrick Gaffney D. Gaffney #81	0/0	20	20.0	20
Kevin Long K. Long #33	0/0	14	7.0	11
Scott Dierking S. Dierking #25	0/0	9	9.0	9
Bruce Harper B. Harper #42	0/0	7	7.0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Ken Schroy K. Schroy #48	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Pat Leahy P. Leahy #5	1/1	0/0	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Chuck Ramsey C. Ramsey #15	7	285	40.7	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ken Schroy K. Schroy #48	1	14	14.0	0	0
Bruce Harper B. Harper #42	8	204	25.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	13/18	315	17.5	5	0	0-0	153.9
Tom Owen T. Owen #14	4/6	50	8.3	1	1	0-0	92.4
Matt Cavanaugh M. Cavanaugh #12	1/1	10	10.0	0	0	0-0	108.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	15	81	5.4	0	27
Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu #30	8	50	6.3	0	12
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	2	38	19.0	0	22
Don Calhoun D. Calhoun #44	8	22	2.8	0	9
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	1	17	17.0	0	17
Andy Johnson A. Johnson #32	6	15	2.5	1	5
Allan Clark A. Clark #35	4	11	2.8	1	5
Matt Cavanaugh M. Cavanaugh #12	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Harold Jackson H. Jackson #29	0/0	121	40.3	3	49
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	0/0	102	34.0	2	50
Russ Francis R. Francis #81	0/0	82	16.4	0	37
Don Hasselbeck D. Hasselbeck #80	0/0	27	13.5	0	21
Carlos Pennywell C. Pennywell #88	0/0	22	7.3	0	10
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook #83	0/0	14	14.0	1	14
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Prentice McCray P. McCray #34	0-0	1
Raymond Clayborn R. Clayborn #26	0-0	1
Ray Costict R. Costict #55	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
John Smith J. Smith #1	0/0	8/8	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Eddie Hare E. Hare #8	2	60	30.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Allan Clark A. Clark #35	2	49	24.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	3	15	5.0
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook #83	1	5	5.0
Rick Sanford R. Sanford #25	1	1	1.0

NYJ

NE

1

3

14

2

0

21

3

0

7

4

0

14

3

56

NYJ

Team Stats

NE

134

Total Yds

597

45

Pass Yds

365

89

Rush Yds

232

56

Total Plays

72

2.4

Yards Per Play

8.3

1.4

Yards Per Pass

13.5

3.9

Yards Per Rush

5.2

12

1st Downs

30

7

Punts

2

6

Turnovers

3

Interceptions Thrown

1

3

Fumbles Lost

2

5

Penalties

6

2.0

Sacks

9.0

0

D/ST TD

0

0-2 NYJ

NE 1-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 AFC East

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats