John Stephen Spagnola
Position: TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: August 1, 1957 in Bethlehem, PA
College: Yale (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 9th round (245th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 35 (2667th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1979 | 2 | 1979-09-10 | 22-040 | PHI | ATL | L 10-14 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1979 | 16 | 1979-12-16 | 22-137 | PHI | @ | HOU | W 26-20 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 3 | 1980 | 1 | 1980-09-07 | 23-037 | PHI | DEN | W 27-6 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1980 | 2 | 1980-09-14 | 23-044 | PHI | @ | MIN | W 42-7 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-22 | 23-052 | PHI | NYG | W 35-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1980 | 4 | 1980-09-28 | 23-058 | PHI | @ | STL | L 14-24 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1980 | 7 | 1980-10-19 | 23-079 | PHI | DAL | W 17-10 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1980 | 9 | 1980-11-02 | 23-093 | PHI | @ | SEA | W 27-20 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1980 | 11 | 1980-11-16 | 23-107 | PHI | @ | WAS | W 24-0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1980 | 12 | 1980-11-23 | 23-114 | PHI | OAK | W 10-7 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1980 | 14 | 1980-12-07 | 23-128 | PHI | ATL | L 17-20 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1980 | 15 | 1980-12-14 | 23-135 | PHI | STL | W 17-3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1980 | 16 | 1980-12-21 | 23-142 | PHI | @ | DAL | L 27-35 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 14 | 1981 | 1 | 1981-09-06 | 24-036 | PHI | @ | NYG | W 24-10 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | 24-092 | PHI | DAL | L 14-17 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 1981 | 11 | 1981-11-15 | 24-106 | PHI | BAL | W 38-13 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1981 | 14 | 1981-12-06 | 24-127 | PHI | @ | WAS | L 13-15 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1981 | 15 | 1981-12-13 | 24-134 | PHI | @ | DAL | L 10-21 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 19 | 1982 | 1 | 1982-09-12 | 25-042 | PHI | WAS | L 34-37 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-19 | 25-049 | PHI | @ | CLE | W 24-21 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1982 | 3 | 1982-11-21 | 25-112 | PHI | CIN | L 14-18 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 1982 | 4 | 1982-11-28 | 25-119 | PHI | @ | WAS | L 9-13 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1982 | 5 | 1982-12-05 | 25-126 | PHI | STL | L 20-23 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 1982 | 6 | 1982-12-11 | 25-132 | PHI | @ | NYG | L 7-23 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1982 | 7 | 1982-12-19 | 25-140 | PHI | HOU | W 35-14 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1982 | 8 | 1982-12-26 | 25-147 | PHI | @ | DAL | W 24-20 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1982 | 9 | 1983-01-02 | 25-154 | PHI | NYG | L 24-26 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 28 | 1984 | 1 | 1984-09-02 | 27-032 | PHI | @ | NYG | L 27-28 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1984 | 2 | 1984-09-09 | 27-039 | PHI | MIN | W 19-17 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 1984 | 3 | 1984-09-16 | 27-046 | PHI | @ | DAL | L 17-23 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1984 | 5 | 1984-09-30 | 27-060 | PHI | @ | WAS | L 0-20 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1984 | 6 | 1984-10-07 | 27-067 | PHI | @ | BUF | W 27-17 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1984 | 7 | 1984-10-14 | 27-074 | PHI | IND | W 16-7 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 1984 | 8 | 1984-10-21 | 27-081 | PHI | NYG | W 24-10 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 1984 | 9 | 1984-10-28 | 27-088 | PHI | STL | L 14-34 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 1984 | 10 | 1984-11-04 | 27-095 | PHI | @ | DET | T 23-23 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 1984 | 11 | 1984-11-11 | 27-102 | PHI | @ | MIA | L 23-24 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 1984 | 12 | 1984-11-18 | 27-109 | PHI | WAS | W 16-10 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 1984 | 13 | 1984-11-25 | 27-116 | PHI | @ | STL | L 16-17 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1984 | 14 | 1984-12-02 | 27-123 | PHI | DAL | L 10-26 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 1984 | 15 | 1984-12-09 | 27-130 | PHI | NWE | W 27-17 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 1984 | 16 | 1984-12-16 | 27-137 | PHI | @ | ATL | L 10-26 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 43 | 1985 | 1 | 1985-09-08 | 28-038 | PHI | @ | NYG | L 0-21 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 1985 | 2 | 1985-09-15 | 28-045 | PHI | RAM | L 6-17 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 1985 | 3 | 1985-09-22 | 28-052 | PHI | @ | WAS | W 19-6 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | 1985 | 4 | 1985-09-29 | 28-059 | PHI | NYG | L 10-16 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 1985 | 5 | 1985-10-06 | 28-066 | PHI | @ | NOR | L 21-23 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | 1985 | 6 | 1985-10-13 | 28-073 | PHI | STL | W 30-7 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | 1985 | 7 | 1985-10-20 | 28-080 | PHI | DAL | W 16-14 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | 1985 | 8 | 1985-10-27 | 28-087 | PHI | BUF | W 21-17 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 51 | 1985 | 9 | 1985-11-03 | 28-094 | PHI | @ | SFO | L 13-24 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 1985 | 10 | 1985-11-10 | 28-101 | PHI | ATL | W 23-17 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | 1985 | 11 | 1985-11-17 | 28-108 | PHI | @ | STL | W 24-14 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 1985 | 12 | 1985-11-24 | 28-115 | PHI | @ | DAL | L 17-34 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | 1985 | 13 | 1985-12-01 | 28-122 | PHI | MIN | L 23-28 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | 1985 | 14 | 1985-12-08 | 28-129 | PHI | WAS | L 12-17 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | 1985 | 15 | 1985-12-15 | 28-136 | PHI | @ | SDG | L 14-20 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 58 | 1986 | 1 | 1986-09-07 | 29-037 | PHI | @ | WAS | L 14-41 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | 1986 | 2 | 1986-09-14 | 29-044 | PHI | @ | CHI | L 10-13 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | 1986 | 3 | 1986-09-21 | 29-051 | PHI | DEN | L 7-33 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 1986 | 4 | 1986-09-28 | 29-058 | PHI | RAM | W 34-20 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 62 | 1986 | 5 | 1986-10-05 | 29-065 | PHI | @ | ATL | W 16-0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | 1986 | 6 | 1986-10-12 | 29-072 | PHI | @ | NYG | L 3-35 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1986 | 7 | 1986-10-19 | 29-079 | PHI | DAL | L 14-17 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 65 | 1986 | 8 | 1986-10-26 | 29-086 | PHI | SDG | W 23-7 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | 1986 | 9 | 1986-11-02 | 29-093 | PHI | @ | STL | L 10-13 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | 1986 | 12 | 1986-11-23 | 29-114 | PHI | @ | SEA | L 20-24 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | 1986 | 13 | 1986-11-30 | 29-121 | PHI | @ | RAI | W 33-27 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | 1986 | 15 | 1986-12-14 | 29-135 | PHI | @ | DAL | W 23-21 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | 1986 | 16 | 1986-12-21 | 29-142 | PHI | WAS | L 14-21 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 71 | 1987 | 1 | 1987-09-13 | 30-043 | PHI | @ | WAS | L 24-34 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | 1987 | 2 | 1987-09-20 | 30-050 | PHI | NOR | W 27-17 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 73 | 1987 | 6 | 1987-10-25 | 30-085 | PHI | DAL | W 37-20 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 74 | 1987 | 7 | 1987-11-01 | 30-092 | PHI | @ | STL | W 28-23 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | 1987 | 8 | 1987-11-08 | 30-099 | PHI | WAS | W 31-27 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 76 | 1987 | 9 | 1987-11-15 | 30-106 | PHI | NYG | L 17-20 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | 1987 | 10 | 1987-11-22 | 30-113 | PHI | STL | L 19-31 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | 1987 | 11 | 1987-11-29 | 30-120 | PHI | @ | NWE | W 34-31 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | 1987 | 12 | 1987-12-06 | 30-127 | PHI | @ | NYG | L 20-23 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | 1987 | 13 | 1987-12-13 | 30-134 | PHI | MIA | L 10-28 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 81 | 1987 | 14 | 1987-12-20 | 30-141 | PHI | @ | NYJ | W 38-27 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | 1987 | 15 | 1987-12-27 | 30-148 | PHI | BUF | W 17-7 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 83 | 1988 | 11 | 1988-11-13 | 31-104 | SEA | HOU | W 27-24 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 84 | 1988 | 12 | 1988-11-20 | 31-111 | SEA | @ | KAN | L 24-27 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | 1988 | 15 | 1988-12-11 | 31-132 | SEA | DEN | W 42-14 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 86 | 1989 | 14 | 1989-12-10 | 32-131 | GNB | KAN | L 3-21 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | 1989 | 15 | 1989-12-17 | 32-138 | GNB | @ | CHI | W 40-28 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 Games | 263 | 2886 | 10.97 | 15 | 15 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| Receiving | ||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1980 | 19 | 1981-01-25 | 23-177 | PHI | N | OAK | L 10-27 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | ||
| 2 | 1988 | 17 | 1988-12-31 | 31-152 | SEA | @ | CIN | L 13-21 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 |
| 2 Games | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | ||||||||