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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Denver Broncos at New England Patriots - September 29th, 1980
Denver Broncos 14 at New England Patriots 23
Monday, September 29, 1980
Denver Broncos 14, New England Patriots 23| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (1-3-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| New England Patriots (3-1-0) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Scoring
| DEN | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DEN | Haven Moses 17 yard pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NWE | John Smith 26 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Vagas Ferguson 2 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3rd | DEN | Otis Armstrong 8 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 10 |
| NWE | Stanley Morgan 45 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 17 | |
| 4th | NWE | John Smith 19 yard field goal | 14 | 20 |
| NWE | John Smith 36 yard field goal | 14 | 23 |
Team Stats
| DEN | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 8 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-108-1 | 47-157-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-12-83-1-1 | 17-24-209-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-21 | 1-9 |
| Net pass yards | 62 | 200 |
| Total yards | 170 | 357 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-92 | 8-74 |
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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||