| Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1981 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 55931 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 56 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 13 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | James Hadnot 1 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Matt Cavanaugh 8 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 35 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 50 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 13 run (John Smith kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Joe Delaney 18 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 66 pass from Andy Johnson (John Smith kick failed) | 17 | 30 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 43 FG | 17 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 86 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 66 | LOG | Brad Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 77 | ROT | Charlie Getty |
| 81 | TE | Willie Scott |
| 9 | QB | Bill Kenney |
| 22 | HB | Ted McKnight |
| 48 | FB | James Hadnot |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Dave Lindstrom |
| 61 | NT | Don Parrish |
| 99 | RDE | Mike Bell |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Howard |
| 56 | LILB | Phil Cancik |
| 59 | RILB | Gary Spani |
| 51 | ROLB | Charles Jackson |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 34 | SS | Lloyd Burruss |
| 26 | FS | Gary Barbaro |
| 44 | RCB | Eric Harris |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 12 | QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 51 | LILB | Bob Golic |
| 53 | RILB | Bill Matthews |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Joe Delaney | 18 | 101 | 5.6 | 18t | 1 |
| James Hadnot | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 30 | 1 |
| Ted McKnight | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Bill Kenney | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Jackson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Curtis Bledsoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 19 | 96 | 5.1 | 29 | 1 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Bill Kenney | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 3 | 108 | 5.4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 |
| Henry Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 2 | 162 | 8.5 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 59.4 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 66 | 66.0 | 66t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Willie Scott | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| James Hadnot | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Delaney | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 66t | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13t | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Carlos Pennywell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Lloyd Burruss | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mark Buben | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Mike Hawkins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bob Grupp | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Curtis Bledsoe | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Paul Dombroski | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Burruss | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Dave Lindstrom | 1.0 |
| Mike Bell | 0.5 |
| Whitney Paul | 0.5 |
| New England Patriots | |
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