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Atlanta Falcons 37 at New England Patriots 21

Sunday, September 14, 1980

Atlanta Falcons 37, New England Patriots 21

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Atlanta Falcons (1-1-0)14143637
New England Patriots (1-1-0)7140021

Scoring

ATLNWE
1stNWEDon Hasselbeck 9 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)07
ATLWilliam Andrews 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick)77
ATLWallace Francis 28 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)147
2ndNWEDon Calhoun 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)1414
ATLJunior Miller 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)2114
ATLJunior Miller 22 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)2814
NWEStanley Morgan 25 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)2821
3rdATLTim Mazzetti 26 yard field goal3121
4thATLTim Mazzetti 27 yard field goal3421
ATLTim Mazzetti 39 yard field goal3721

Team Stats

ATLNWE
First downs2221
Rush-yards-TDs41-167-128-107-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT19-30-244-3-017-31-169-2-1
Sacked-yards1-72-16
Net pass yards237153
Total yards404260
Fumbles-lost4-13-2
Turnovers13
Penalties-yards9-605-49

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
William Andrews ATL 19 124 1 33 4 30 0 10
Steve Bartkowski ATL 19 30 244 3 0 28 3 -1 0 2
Junior Miller ATL 8 117 2 25
Lynn Cain ATL 19 44 0 14 2 7 0 5
Alfred Jenkins ATL 2 39 0 21
Wallace Francis ATL 2 38 1 28
Alfred Jackson ATL 1 13 0 13
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 17 31 169 2 1 25 5 27 0 19
Don Calhoun NWE 12 41 1 17 2 7 0 8
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 3 0 3 2 43 1 25
Harold Jackson NWE 3 39 0 19
Don Hasselbeck NWE 3 37 1 19
Chuck Foreman NWE 3 18 0 7 2 15 0 8
Horace Ivory NWE 4 11 0 6 2 12 0 7
Andy Johnson NWE 1 3 0 3 2 17 0 11
Vagas Ferguson NWE 2 4 0 4
Carlos Pennywell NWE 1 -1 0 -1

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
Buddy Curry ATL 1 9 0 0
Reggie Smith ATL 0 0 0 0 4 69 17.3 0 0 5 74 14.8 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
Preston Brown NWE 0 0 0 0 5 76 15.2 0 0 2 4 2.0 0 0