| New England Patriots at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 11, 1981 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 55093 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 55 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 17 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Mosi Tatupu 2 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 5 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 29 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 9 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Darrol Ray 43 interception return (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 11 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 22 FG | 24 | 28 |
| 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 |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 12 | QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| 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 |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 42 | RB | Bruce Harper |
| 35 | FB | Mike Augustyniak |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 56 | RLB | Lance Mehl |
| 47 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 26 | RCB | Donald Dykes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bruce Harper | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 2 | 330 | 10.3 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 78.9 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 2 | 110 | 5.5 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 18.8 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 1 | 182 | 6.3 | 29t | 3 | 3 | 26 | 94.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Hasselbeck | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 51 | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Toler | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 29t | 1 |
| Bruce Harper | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 19 | 2 |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Darrol Ray | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 43t | 1 |
| Johnny Lynn | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67 | 0 |
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ken Hartley | 7 | 216 | 30.9 | 41 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 7 | 321 | 45.9 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 29 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Lam Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Richard Bishop | 1.5 |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 0.5 |
| New York Jets | |
| Joe Klecko | 3.5 |
| Mark Gastineau | 2.5 |
| Abdul Salaam | 1.0 |
| Marty Lyons | 0.5 |
| Ben Rudolph | 0.5 |
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