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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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (8-7-0) | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| New York Jets (7-8-0) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| NWE | NYJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | Derrick Gaffney 13 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NWE | John Smith 47 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| NWE | Safety, Ramsey ran out of end zone | 5 | 7 |
| NWE | Stanley Morgan 48 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 12 | 7 |
| NYJ | Tom Newton 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) | 12 | 14 |
| NYJ | Dave Jacobs 39 yard field goal | 12 | 17 |
| NWE | Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 19 | 17 |
| NYJ | Richard Todd 8 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) | 19 | 24 |
| NYJ | Dave Jacobs 25 yard field goal | 19 | 27 |
| NWE | Stanley Morgan 39 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 26 | 27 |
| NWE | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-107-1 | 41-154-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-35-247-2-0 | 10-27-148-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-34 | 3-21 |
| Net pass yards | 213 | 127 |
| Total yards | 320 | 281 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-50 | 6-60 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 6 | 129 | 2 | ||||||||