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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.

Coached by Ron Erhardt (10-6-0)

1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box W 1-0 Cleveland Browns 34 17 27 452 266 186 2 16 263 215 48 2
2 Sun September 14 box L 1-1 Atlanta Falcons 21 37 21 260 153 107 3 22 404 237 167 1
3 Sun September 21 box W 2-1 @ Seattle Seahawks 37 31 23 474 271 203 1 22 433 299 134 2
4 Mon September 29 box W 3-1 Denver Broncos 23 14 23 357 200 157 2 8 170 62 108 1
5 Sun October 5 box W 4-1 @ New York Jets 21 11 16 254 174 80 1 20 303 211 92 2
6 Sun October 12 box W 5-1 Miami Dolphins 34 0 21 360 180 180 4 8 88 27 61 4
7 Sun October 19 box W 6-1 @ Baltimore Colts 37 21 21 381 264 117 21 306 160 146 2
8 Sun October 26 box L 6-2 @ Buffalo Bills 13 31 8 148 109 39 4 21 357 176 181 3
9 Sun November 2 box W 7-2 New York Jets 34 21 16 273 185 88 2 18 335 222 113 4
10 Mon November 10 box L 7-3 @ Houston Oilers 34 38 27 473 374 99 2 20 390 242 148 1
11 Sun November 16 box L 7-4 Los Angeles Rams 14 17 14 202 99 103 5 13 257 150 107 2
12 Sun November 23 box W 8-4 Baltimore Colts 47 21 23 386 141 245 1 18 327 172 155 5
13 Sun November 30 box L 8-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 21 16 343 262 81 6 15 229 128 101 2
14 Mon December 8 box L 8-6 @ Miami Dolphins 13 16 15 275 155 120 17 291 173 118
15 Sun December 14 box W 9-6 Buffalo Bills 24 2 21 324 129 195 2 8 161 53 108 3
16 Sun December 21 box W 10-6 @ New Orleans Saints 38 27 27 473 233 240 1 23 448 359 89