| New England Patriots at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 25, 1981 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 50394 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 51 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 22 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Joe Washington 13 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 6 run (run failed) | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 46 FG | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mike Nelms 75 punt return (Mark Moseley kick) | 15 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 34 FG | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Joe Theismann 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 15 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 4 run (John Smith kick) | 22 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 77 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| 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 |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 22 | RCB | Keith Lee |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 80 | WR | Virgil Seay |
| 73 | LOT | Mark May |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 64 | ROG | Ron Saul |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Joe Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 99 | RDT | Wilbur Young |
| 76 | RDE | Mat Mendenhall |
| 51 | LLB | Monte Coleman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 59 | RLB | Brad Dusek |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 2 | 306 | 10.2 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 64.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 0 | 162 | 7.0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 96.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Hasselbeck | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 37 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Art Monk | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 75t | 1 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Otis Wonsley | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Mat Mendenhall | 1.0 |
| Dexter Manley | 1.0 |
| Perry Brooks | 1.0 |
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