| New England Patriots at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 10, 1980 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 51524 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 45 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 26 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Barber 79 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 44 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Casper 4 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 3 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 1 run (John Smith kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 39 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 7 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 21 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 27 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Renfro 16 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 27 | 38 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 15 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 34 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 63 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 88 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 51 | LILB | Ted Thompson |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 12 | 1 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 30 | 130 | 4.3 | 16 | 2 |
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 2 | 374 | 9.6 | 39t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 17 | 15 | 88.2 | 1 | 258 | 15.2 | 79t | 3 | 133.8 | ||
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 25 | 2 |
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 39t | 1 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Casper | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Mike Barber | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 79t | 1 |
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hawkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jack Tatum | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Roland James | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bill Currier | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| John Zamberlin | 1.0 |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
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