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Denver Broncos 14 at New England Patriots 23

Monday, September 29, 1980

Denver Broncos 14, New England Patriots 23

1234Final
Denver Broncos (1-3-0)707014
New England Patriots (3-1-0)377623

Scoring

DENNWE
1stDENHaven Moses 17 yard pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick)70
NWEJohn Smith 26 yard field goal73
2ndNWEVagas Ferguson 2 yard rush (John Smith kick)710
3rdDENOtis Armstrong 8 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)1410
NWEStanley Morgan 45 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)1417
4thNWEJohn Smith 19 yard field goal1420
NWEJohn Smith 36 yard field goal1423

Team Stats

DENNWE
First downs823
Rush-yards-TDs27-108-147-157-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT8-12-83-1-117-24-209-1-1
Sacked-yards3-211-9
Net pass yards62200
Total yards170357
Fumbles-lost0-02-1
Turnovers12
Penalties-yards8-928-74

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Otis Armstrong DEN 15 80 1 20
Jim D. Jensen DEN 8 23 0 5 5 21 0 7
Matt Robinson DEN 8 12 83 1 1 23 2 2 0 4
Haven Moses DEN 2 40 1 23
Riley Odoms DEN 1 22 0 22
Rob Lytle DEN 2 3 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 17 24 209 1 1 45 8 15 0 12
Vagas Ferguson NWE 22 69 1 14 4 24 0 10
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 3 0 3 3 83 1 45
Don Calhoun NWE 15 54 0 9 4 24 0 12
Russ Francis NWE 3 45 0 21
Harold Jackson NWE 1 16 0 16 2 24 0 13
Horace Ivory NWE 1 9 0 9

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
Larry Brunson DEN 0 0 0 0 5 85 17.0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0
Mike Harden DEN 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0
Jim Ryan DEN 1 21 0 0
Rick Upchurch DEN 0 0 0 0 1 8 8.0 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
Preston Brown NWE 0 0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 0
Bill Currier NWE 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0
Mike Haynes NWE 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0
Roland James NWE 0 0 0 0 4 12 3.0 0 0
Rick Sanford NWE 1 0 0 0
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 0