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New England Patriots 38 at New Orleans Saints 27

Sunday, December 21, 1980

New England Patriots 38, New Orleans Saints 27

1234Final
New England Patriots (10-6-0)31471438
New Orleans Saints (1-15-0)1037727

Scoring

NWENOR
1stNORJimmy Rogers 23 yard pass from Jack Holmes (Benny Ricardo kick)07
NORBenny Ricardo 30 yard field goal010
NWEJohn Smith 22 yard field goal310
2ndNWERuss Francis 39 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick)1010
NWEAndy Johnson 11 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick)1710
NORBenny Ricardo 38 yard field goal1713
3rdNWEAndy Johnson 6 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick)2413
NORWayne Wilson 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)2420
4thNORWes Chandler 23 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)2427
NWEDon Calhoun 22 yard rush (John Smith kick)3127
NWEMosi Tatupu 4 yard rush (John Smith kick)3827

Team Stats

NWENOR
First downs2723
Rush-yards-TDs38-240-223-89-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT16-28-233-3-126-41-367-2-0
Sacked-yards0-01-8
Net pass yards233359
Total yards473448
Fumbles-lost0-00-0
Turnovers10
Penalties-yards8-958-69

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Matt Cavanaugh NWE 16 28 233 3 1 39 2 8 0 6
Don Calhoun NWE 16 113 1 22 1 6 0 6
Vagas Ferguson NWE 15 82 0 34 2 23 0 16
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 16 0 16 4 63 0 21
Russ Francis NWE 2 54 1 39
Andy Johnson NWE 4 44 2 22
Harold Jackson NWE 2 35 0 19
Mosi Tatupu NWE 4 21 1 11 1 8 0 8
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 24 39 301 1 0 28 5 27 0 9
Wes Chandler NOR 1 1 43 0 0 43 1 9 0 9 6 98 1 23
Henry Childs NOR 5 94 0 28
Jimmy Rogers NOR 4 15 0 6 3 75 1 43
Jack Holmes NOR 1 1 23 1 0 23 6 26 0 8 3 28 0 16
Ike Harris NOR 2 45 0 24
Tony Galbreath NOR 6 11 0 6 7 27 0 14
Wayne Wilson NOR 1 1 1 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
Allan Clark NWE 0 0 0 0 2 21 10.5 0 0
Horace Ivory NWE 0 0 0 0 4 126 31.5 0 0
Roland James NWE 0 0 0 0 3 32 10.7 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
Elois Grooms NOR 1 37 0 0
Jimmy Rogers NOR 0 0 0 0 6 118 19.7 0 0
Wayne Wilson NOR 0 0 0 0 1 20 20.0 0 0