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New England Patriots 26 at Baltimore Colts 31
Sunday, October 28, 1979
Stadium: Memorial Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 75%, wind 6 mph
Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 75%, wind 6 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (6-3-0) | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Baltimore Colts (3-6-0) | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring
| NWE | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Colts | Joe Washington 8 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer run) | 0 | 7 |
| Patriots | Stanley Morgan 56 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed) | 6 | 7 | |
| Colts | Don Hardeman 4 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 6 | 14 | |
| Patriots | Stanley Morgan 27 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 13 | 14 | |
| 2nd | Colts | Steve Mike-Mayer 37 yard field goal | 13 | 17 |
| 3rd | Colts | Joe Washington 7 yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 13 | 24 |
| Patriots | John Smith 42 yard field goal | 16 | 24 | |
| Patriots | John Smith 39 yard field goal | 19 | 24 | |
| 4th | Patriots | Steve Grogan 8 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 26 | 24 |
| Colts | Joe Washington 12 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 26 | 31 |
Team Stats
| NWE | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-110-1 | 37-140-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-36-317-2-1 | 18-31-293-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-19 | 5-37 |
| Net pass yards | 298 | 256 |
| Total yards | 408 | 396 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-49 | 7-64 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 15 | 36 | 317 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 5 | 151 | 2 | 56 | ||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 92 | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 19 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 2 | 46 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Don Westbrook | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bert Jones | BAL | 17 | 30 | 280 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 5 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Roger Carr | BAL | 4 | 78 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Joe Washington | BAL | 14 | 53 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Glenn Doughty | BAL | 2 | 65 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Mack Alston | BAL | 4 | 47 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Don Hardeman | BAL | 12 | 35 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Greg Landry | BAL | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Allan Clark | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Sanford | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Lyle Blackwood | BAL | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Eddie Hare | NWE | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 0 | ||||
| John Smith | NWE | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bucky Dilts | BAL | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Mike-Mayer | BAL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |