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New England Patriots 14 at Green Bay Packers 27

Monday, October 1, 1979

New England Patriots 14, Green Bay Packers 27

1234Final
New England Patriots (3-2-0)770014
Green Bay Packers (2-3-0)7137027

Scoring

NWEGNB
1stNWERuss Francis 27 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)70
GNBBarty Smith 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)77
2ndGNBAundra Thompson 15 yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)714
GNBTerdell Middleton 1 yard rush (kick failed)720
NWERuss Francis 6 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)1420
3rdGNBDavid Whitehurst 4 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)1427

Team Stats

NWEGNB
First downs2619
Rush-yards-TDs33-162-035-118-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-37-270-2-517-29-206-1-2
Sacked-yards5-311-7
Net pass yards239199
Total yards401317
Fumbles-lost1-12-0
Turnovers62
Penalties-yards5-434-25

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 17 33 255 2 3 25 7 49 0 17
Sam Cunningham NWE 11 47 0 7 6 72 0 20
Russ Francis NWE 5 88 2 30
Don Calhoun NWE 14 64 0 15
Stanley Morgan NWE 4 63 0 35
Don Westbrook NWE 1 23 0 23
Ray Jarvis NWE 1 15 0 15
Andy Johnson NWE 1 2 0 2 1 9 0 9
Tom Owen NWE 1 4 15 0 2 15
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Terdell Middleton GNB 20 80 1 16 2 46 0 29
David Whitehurst GNB 17 27 206 1 2 29 1 4 1 4
James Lofton GNB 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 67 0 28
Barty Smith GNB 9 39 1 12 2 6 0 5
Paul Coffman GNB 6 43 0 13
Aundra Thompson GNB 1 -7 0 -7 3 32 1 20
Eric Torkelson GNB 2 0 0 0 1 12 0 12
Jim Culbreath GNB 2 2 0 3
David Beverly GNB 0 1 0 0 0 0

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
Allan Clark NWE 0 0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 0
Tim Fox NWE 1 13 0 0
Prentice McCray NWE 1 0 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 0
Rick Sanford NWE 0 0 0 0 1 19 19.0 0 0
Mosi Tatupu NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 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
Mike Douglass GNB 1 46 0 0
Johnnie Gray GNB 1 4 0 0
Estus Hood GNB 1 6 0 0
Steve Luke GNB 1 10 0 0
Mike C. McCoy GNB 1 0 0 0
Steve Odom GNB 0 0 0 0 2 32 16.0 0 0 2 10 5.0 0 0
Howard Sampson GNB 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0