New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints - December 21st, 1980
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | NWE | NOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saints | Jimmy Rogers 23 yard pass from Jack Holmes (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| Saints | Benny Ricardo 30 yard field goal | 0 | 10 | ||
| Patriots | John Smith 22 yard field goal | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2 | Patriots | Russ Francis 39 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 10 | 10 | |
| Patriots | Andy Johnson 11 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 17 | 10 | ||
| Saints | Benny Ricardo 38 yard field goal | 17 | 13 | ||
| 3 | Patriots | Andy Johnson 6 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 24 | 13 | |
| Saints | Wayne Wilson 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 20 | ||
| 4 | Saints | Wes Chandler 23 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 24 | 27 | |
| Patriots | Don Calhoun 22 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 31 | 27 | ||
| Patriots | Mosi Tatupu 4 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 38 | 27 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | NWE | 16 | 28 | 233 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 105.2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 16 | 113 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Vagas Ferguson | NWE | 15 | 82 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 4 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 7 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 39 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 4 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 4 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Chuck Foreman | NWE | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Archie Manning | NOR | 24 | 39 | 301 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 94.1 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| Jack Holmes | NOR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 158.3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16 |
| Wes Chandler | NOR | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 118.7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 98 | 1 | 23 |
| Jimmy Rogers | NOR | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 43 | |||||||||
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
| Wayne Wilson | NOR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Henry Childs | NOR | 12 | 5 | 94 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| Ike Harris | NOR | 3 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Gordon Banks | NOR | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Saints Starters
Patriots Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
