| New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1979 Location: Green Bay, WI |
| Venue: Lambeau Field Attendance: 52842 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 27 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Barty Smith 1 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Aundra Thompson 15 pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Terdell Middleton 1 run (Chester Marcol kick blocked) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 6 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | David Whitehurst 4 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 14 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 89 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 69 | ROG | Leotis Harris |
| 63 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 75 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 99 | RDT | Charles Johnson |
| 70 | RDE | Bob Barber |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 50 | MLB | Rich Wingo |
| 53 | RLB | Mike Douglass |
| 38 | LCB | Estus Hood |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Barty Smith | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| David Whitehurst | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Jim Culbreath | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Torkelson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 3 | 255 | 7.7 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 59.5 |
| Tom Owen | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 15 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 2 | 206 | 7.6 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 67.8 |
| David Beverly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| James Lofton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 2 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Paul Coffman | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| James Lofton | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| Terdell Middleton | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Torkelson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tim Fox | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Mike Douglass | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Steve Luke | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Estus Hood | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Howard Sampson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Bob Barber | 2.0 |
| Jim Gueno | 1.0 |
| Earl Edwards | 1.0 |
| Steve Luke | 1.0 |
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