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New York Jets 3 at New England Patriots 56

Sunday, September 9, 1979

New York Jets 3, New England Patriots 56

1234Final
New York Jets (0-2-0)30003
New England Patriots (1-1-0)142171456

Scoring

NYJNWE
1stNWEHarold Jackson 49 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)07
NWEStanley Morgan 37 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)014
NYJPat Leahy 30 yard field goal314
2ndNWEStanley Morgan 50 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)321
NWEAndy Johnson 2 yard rush (John Smith kick)328
NWEHarold Jackson 44 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)335
3rdNWEHarold Jackson 28 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)342
4thNWEDon Westbrook 14 yard pass from Tom Owen (John Smith kick)349
NWEAllan Clark 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)356

Team Stats

NYJNWE
First downs1230
Rush-yards-TDs23-89-045-232-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT12-24-131-0-318-25-375-6-1
Sacked-yards9-862-10
Net pass yards45365
Total yards134597
Fumbles-lost3-33-2
Turnovers63
Penalties-yards5-456-60

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Kevin Long NYJ 10 46 0 16 2 14 0 11
Richard Todd NYJ 10 20 118 0 2 24 1 0 0 0
Tom Newton NYJ 2 18 0 16 4 33 0 11
Mickey Shuler NYJ 3 48 0 24
Derrick Gaffney NYJ 1 20 0 20
Scott Dierking NYJ 6 10 0 4 1 9 0 9
Clark Gaines NYJ 4 15 0 9
Bruce Harper NYJ 1 7 0 7
Pat Ryan NYJ 2 4 13 0 1 7
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 13 18 315 5 0 50 2 38 0 22
Harold Jackson NWE 3 121 3 49
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 17 0 17 3 102 2 50
Sam Cunningham NWE 15 81 0 27 1 7 0 7
Russ Francis NWE 5 82 0 37
Mosi Tatupu NWE 8 50 0 12
Don Hasselbeck NWE 2 27 0 21
Tom Owen NWE 4 6 50 1 1 21
Carlos Pennywell NWE 3 22 0 10
Don Calhoun NWE 8 22 0 9
Andy Johnson NWE 6 15 1 5
Don Westbrook NWE 1 14 1 14
Allan Clark NWE 4 11 1 5
Matt Cavanaugh NWE 1 1 10 0 0 10 1 -2 0 -2

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Bruce Harper NYJ 0 0 0 0 8 204 25.5 0 0
Ken Schroy NYJ 1 4 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Allan Clark NWE 0 0 0 0 2 49 24.5 0 0
Raymond Clayborn NWE 1 7 0 0
Ray Costict NWE 1 22 0 0
Prentice McCray NWE 1 26 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 3 15 5.0 0 0
Rick Sanford NWE 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0