New England Patriots 38 at New Orleans Saints 27
Sunday, December 21, 1980
New England Patriots 38, New Orleans Saints 27
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| New England Patriots (10-6-0) | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| New Orleans Saints (1-15-0) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring
| | | NWE | NOR |
| 1st | NOR | Jimmy Rogers 23 yard pass from Jack Holmes (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NOR | Benny Ricardo 30 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| NWE | John Smith 22 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| 2nd | NWE | Russ Francis 39 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 10 | 10 |
| NWE | Andy Johnson 11 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 17 | 10 |
| NOR | Benny Ricardo 38 yard field goal | 17 | 13 |
| 3rd | NWE | Andy Johnson 6 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 24 | 13 |
| NOR | Wayne Wilson 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 4th | NOR | Wes Chandler 23 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 27 |
| NWE | Don Calhoun 22 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 31 | 27 |
| NWE | Mosi Tatupu 4 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 38 | 27 |
Team Stats
| NWE | NOR |
| First downs | 27 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-240-2 | 23-89-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-28-233-3-1 | 26-41-367-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 233 | 359 |
| Total yards | 473 | 448 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-95 | 8-69 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Allan Clark |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
0 |
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| Horace Ivory |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
126 |
31.5 |
0 |
0 |
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| Roland James |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
32 |
10.7 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Elois Grooms |
NOR |
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1 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
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| Jimmy Rogers |
NOR |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
118 |
19.7 |
0 |
0 |
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| Wayne Wilson |
NOR |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
0 |
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