| Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 14, 1980 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 48321 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 79 F Humidty: % Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Don Hasselbeck 9 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | William Andrews 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Wallace Francis 28 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Don Calhoun 1 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Junior Miller 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Junior Miller 22 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan 25 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 26 FG | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 27 FG | 34 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 39 FG | 37 | 21 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| ATL | William Andrews | 19 | 124 | 6.5 | 33 | 1 |
| ATL | Lynn Cain | 19 | 44 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 |
| ATL | Steve Bartkowski | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| NE | Don Calhoun | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| NE | Chuck Foreman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| NE | Horace Ivory | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| NE | Vagas Ferguson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| NE | Andy Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| ATL | Steve Bartkowski | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 0 | 244 | 8.1 | 28t | 3 | 1 | 7 | 122.1 |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 1 | 169 | 5.5 | 25t | 2 | 2 | 16 | 78.6 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| ATL | Junior Miller | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 25 | 2 |
| ATL | William Andrews | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| ATL | Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| ATL | Wallace Francis | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 28t | 1 |
| ATL | Lynn Cain | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| ATL | Alfred Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| NE | Harold Jackson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| NE | Don Hasselbeck | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19 | 1 |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25t | 1 |
| NE | Andy Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| NE | Chuck Foreman | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| NE | Horace Ivory | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| NE | Don Calhoun | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| NE | Carlos Pennywell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| ATL | Buddy Curry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| ATL | John James | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 59 | 0 |
| NE | Mike Hubach | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| ATL | Reggie Smith | 5 | 0 | 74 | 14.8 | 25 | 0 |
| ATL | Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NE | Preston Brown | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| ATL | Reggie Smith | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 |
| NE | Preston Brown | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| ATL | Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| ATL | Mike Zele | 1.0 |
| NE | Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
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