Sunday, September 6, 1981
Baltimore Colts 29, New England Patriots 28| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts (1-0-0) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| New England Patriots (0-1-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| BAL | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BAL | Mike Wood 48 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| BAL | Curtis Dickey 19 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Mosi Tatupu 8 yard pass from Andy Johnson (John Smith kick) | 10 | 7 |
| BAL | Mike Wood 19 yard field goal | 13 | 7 | |
| NWE | Carlos Pennywell 22 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 13 | 14 | |
| 3rd | BAL | Mike Wood 35 yard field goal | 16 | 14 |
| 4th | BAL | Randy McMillan 35 yard rush (kick failed) | 22 | 14 |
| NWE | Don Calhoun 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 22 | 21 | |
| BAL | Randy McMillan 2 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) | 29 | 21 | |
| NWE | Don Hasselbeck 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 29 | 28 |
| BAL | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-249-3 | 28-114-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-20-113-0-0 | 16-29-285-3-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 3-11 |
| Net pass yards | 97 | 274 |
| Total yards | 346 | 388 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-75 | 8-84 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Randy McMillan | BAL | 16 | 146 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Curtis Dickey | BAL | 22 | 80 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Bert Jones | BAL | 12 | 20 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Roger Carr | BAL | 2 | 34 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Zachary Dixon | BAL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Ray Butler | BAL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Tim Sherwin | BAL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 14 | 27 | 261 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 15 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 6 | 111 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 5 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| Carlos Pennywell | NWE | 2 | 37 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Don Westbrook | NWE | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Kim Anderson | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Zachary Dixon | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | BAL | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Barry Krauss | BAL | 1 | 10 | 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 | |||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roland James | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Lee | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||