| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1979 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 53113 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 62 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 49 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 37 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 30 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 50 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 2 run (John Smith kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 44 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 28 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Westbrook 14 pass from Tom Owen (John Smith kick) | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Allan Clark 1 run (John Smith kick) | 3 | 56 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 77 | LDT | Joe Pellegrini |
| 73 | RDT | Joe Klecko |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Martin |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 26 | RCB | Donald Dykes |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 32 | HB | Andy Johnson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| 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 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 27 | 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 | 17 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Allan Clark | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 118 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 28.7 |
| Pat Ryan | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17.7 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 0 | 315 | 17.5 | 50t | 5 | 153.9 | ||
| Tom Owen | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 50 | 8.3 | 21 | 1 | 92.4 | ||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 108.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Tom Newton | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Long | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 3 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 2 | |
| Carlos Pennywell | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ray Costict | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 63 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 8 | 204 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 |
| Lawrence Pillers | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Mike Hawkins | 4.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 2.0 |
| Julius Adams | 2.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
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