| 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 BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 17 pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 26 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Vagas Ferguson 2 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 8 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 45 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 19 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 36 FG | 14 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 65 | ROG | Glenn Hyde |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 85 | TE | Ron Egloff |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 17 | QB | Matt Robinson |
| 24 | HB | Otis Armstrong |
| 30 | FB | Jim Jensen |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 58 | LOLB | Rob Nairne |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | FS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 25 | RCB | Rick Sanford |
| 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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