| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1979 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 53113 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 62 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New England Patriots | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Harold Jackson 49 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan 37 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | New York Jets | Pat Leahy 30 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan 50 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Andy Johnson 2 run (John Smith kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Harold Jackson 44 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Harold Jackson 28 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Don Westbrook 14 pass from Tom Owen (John Smith kick) | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Allan Clark 1 run (John Smith kick) | 3 | 56 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Kevin Long | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Tom Newton | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Scott Dierking | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Richard Todd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Allan Clark | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 118 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 28.7 |
| Pat Ryan | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17.7 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 0 | 315 | 17.5 | 50t | 5 | 153.9 | ||
| Tom Owen | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 50 | 8.3 | 21 | 1 | 92.4 | ||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 108.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Tom Newton | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Long | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 3 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 2 | |
| Carlos Pennywell | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ray Costict | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 63 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 8 | 204 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 |
| Lawrence Pillers | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Mike Hawkins | 4.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 2.0 |
| Julius Adams | 2.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
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