| New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1981 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 17073 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 27 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mike Wood 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 4 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 5 pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Westbrook 15 pass from Tom Owen (John Smith kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Ray Butler 53 pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Ray Butler 37 pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick failed) | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Westbrook 2 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 21 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 83 | WR | Don Westbrook |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 17 | QB | Tom Owen |
| 43 | RB | Vagas Ferguson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 51 | RILB | Bob Golic |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 22 | RCB | Keith Lee |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Randy Burke |
| 80 | WR | Ray Butler |
| 69 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 68 | ROT | Jeff Hart |
| 83 | TE | Tim Sherwin |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 27 | RB | Curtis Dickey |
| 32 | FB | Randy McMillan |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Donnell Thompson |
| 88 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 72 | RDT | Mike Fultz |
| 90 | RDE | Hosea Taylor |
| 54 | LLB | Sanders Shiver |
| 50 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 52 | RLB | Ed Smith |
| 42 | LCB | Derrick Hatchett |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 37 | FS | Reggie Pinkney |
| 47 | RCB | Larry Braziel |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Zachary Dixon | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Randy McMillan | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Cleveland Franklin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Owen | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 3 | 136 | 6.2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 145 | 9.1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 1 | 267 | 9.5 | 53t | 3 | 1 | 12 | 113.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Ken Toler | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 25 | 2 |
| Lin Dawson | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Randy Burke | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Ray Butler | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 53t | 2 |
| Randy McMillan | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Brian DeRoo | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Zachary Dixon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Huff | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tim Fox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Derrick Hatchett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ed Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Pinkney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 6 | 181 | 30.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Roland James | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Dave Shula | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Paul Dombroski | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Zachary Dixon | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Donnell Thompson | 1.0 |
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