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New England Patriots 26 at New York Jets 27

Sunday, December 9, 1979

New England Patriots 26, New York Jets 27

1234Final
New England Patriots (8-7-0)0127726
New York Jets (7-8-0)7107327

Scoring

NWENYJ
1stNYJDerrick Gaffney 13 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick)07
2ndNWEJohn Smith 47 yard field goal37
NWESafety, Ramsey ran out of end zone57
NWEStanley Morgan 48 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)127
NYJTom Newton 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick)1214
NYJDave Jacobs 39 yard field goal1217
3rdNWESam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)1917
NYJRichard Todd 8 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick)1924
4thNYJDave Jacobs 25 yard field goal1927
NWEStanley Morgan 39 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)2627

Team Stats

NWENYJ
First downs1920
Rush-yards-TDs36-107-141-154-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT15-35-247-2-010-27-148-1-0
Sacked-yards5-343-21
Net pass yards213127
Total yards320281
Fumbles-lost4-11-0
Turnovers10
Penalties-yards6-506-60

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 15 35 247 2 0 48 3 11 0 7
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 4 0 4 6 129 2 48
Horace Ivory NWE 17 54 0 8 2 28 0 14
Harold Jackson NWE 3 48 0 21
Sam Cunningham NWE 14 39 1 12 1 7 0 7
Don Westbrook NWE 2 29 0 17
Don Calhoun NWE 1 -1 0 -1 1 6 0 6
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Scott Dierking NYJ 19 93 0 17 2 43 0 27
Richard Todd NYJ 10 27 148 1 0 27 2 6 1 8
Clark Gaines NYJ 15 44 0 10 1 13 0 13
Bobby Jones NYJ 2 38 0 22
Bruce Harper NYJ 2 7 0 5 2 22 0 11
Derrick Gaffney NYJ 2 21 1 13
Jerome Barkum NYJ 1 11 0 11
Tom Newton NYJ 2 4 1 3
Chuck Ramsey NYJ 1 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 15 15.0 0 0
Horace Ivory NWE 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0 3 52 17.3 0 0
Rick Sanford NWE 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Mark Washington NWE 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 1 22 22.0 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
Bruce Harper NYJ 0 0 0 0 3 65 21.7 0 0 3 27 9.0 0 0
Bobby Jones NYJ 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Tom Newton NYJ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0