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1980 New England Patriots
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 441 points (27.6/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 325 points (20.3/g), 17th.
Differential of 116 points (7.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.8-5.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 14th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.5, Offense: 6.8, Defense: -0.3, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Ron Erhardt (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Jim Ringo
Defensive Coordinator: Fritz Shurmur
Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Cleveland Browns | 34 | 17 | 27 | 452 | 266 | 186 | 2 | 16 | 263 | 215 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | Atlanta Falcons | 21 | 37 | 21 | 260 | 153 | 107 | 3 | 22 | 404 | 237 | 167 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 37 | 31 | 23 | 474 | 271 | 203 | 1 | 22 | 433 | 299 | 134 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mon | September 29 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | Denver Broncos | 23 | 14 | 23 | 357 | 200 | 157 | 2 | 8 | 170 | 62 | 108 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | @ | New York Jets | 21 | 11 | 16 | 254 | 174 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 303 | 211 | 92 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | boxscore | W | 5-1 | Miami Dolphins | 34 | 0 | 21 | 360 | 180 | 180 | 4 | 8 | 88 | 27 | 61 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | boxscore | W | 6-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 37 | 21 | 21 | 381 | 264 | 117 | 21 | 306 | 160 | 146 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | boxscore | L | 6-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 31 | 8 | 148 | 109 | 39 | 4 | 21 | 357 | 176 | 181 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | boxscore | W | 7-2 | New York Jets | 34 | 21 | 16 | 273 | 185 | 88 | 2 | 18 | 335 | 222 | 113 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Mon | November 10 | boxscore | L | 7-3 | @ | Houston Oilers | 34 | 38 | 27 | 473 | 374 | 99 | 2 | 20 | 390 | 242 | 148 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | L | 7-4 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 17 | 14 | 202 | 99 | 103 | 5 | 13 | 257 | 150 | 107 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | boxscore | W | 8-4 | Baltimore Colts | 47 | 21 | 23 | 386 | 141 | 245 | 1 | 18 | 327 | 172 | 155 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | boxscore | L | 8-5 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 21 | 16 | 343 | 262 | 81 | 6 | 15 | 229 | 128 | 101 | 2 | |
| 14 | Mon | December 8 | boxscore | L | OT | 8-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 16 | 15 | 275 | 155 | 120 | 17 | 291 | 173 | 118 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | W | 9-6 | Buffalo Bills | 24 | 2 | 21 | 324 | 129 | 195 | 2 | 8 | 161 | 53 | 108 | 3 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | boxscore | W | 10-6 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 38 | 27 | 27 | 473 | 233 | 240 | 1 | 23 | 448 | 359 | 89 | ||