| Denver Broncos at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1980 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60153 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 44 F Humidty: % Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| New England Patriots | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Haven Moses 17 pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | John Smith 26 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Vagas Ferguson 2 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | Otis Armstrong 8 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan 45 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | John Smith 19 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | John Smith 36 FG | 14 | 23 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Vagas Ferguson | 22 | 69 | 3.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 1 | 83 | 6.9 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 79.5 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 1 | 209 | 8.7 | 45t | 1 | 1 | 9 | 93.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Jensen | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 45t | 1 |
| Russ Francis | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Ryan | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 49 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Roland James | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Preston Brown | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bill Currier | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 2.0 |
| Richard Bishop | 1.0 |
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