| 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 FalconsATL | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 9 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 28 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 1 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 22 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 25 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 26 FG | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 27 FG | 34 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 39 FG | 37 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 87 | TE | Russ Mikeska |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 65 | NT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 56 | LILB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 43 | RB | Vagas Ferguson |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 54 | RILB | John Zamberlin |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 30 | SS | Roland James |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 25 | RCB | Rick Sanford |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 19 | 124 | 6.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Lynn Cain | 19 | 44 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| Steve Grogan | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Vagas Ferguson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 0 | 244 | 8.1 | 28t | 3 | 1 | 7 | 122.1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 1 | 169 | 5.5 | 25t | 2 | 2 | 16 | 78.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Junior Miller | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 25 | 2 |
| William Andrews | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Carlos Pennywell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Buddy Curry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 59 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 5 | 0 | 74 | 14.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Preston Brown | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Preston Brown | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Al Richardson | 1.0 |
| Mike Zele | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
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