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Monday September 29, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/29/1980:



Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Denver BroncosOFFENSE133.0  (11)183.7  (21)316.7  (18)9
DEFENSE113.0  (12)257.0  (27)370.0  (22)8
New England PatriotsOFFENSE165.3  (2)230.0  (6)395.3  (4)6
DEFENSE116.3  (13)250.3  (25)366.7  (21)5

Line: Patriots by 4

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (1-3-0)707014
New England Patriots (3-1-0)377623

( 7- 0) DEN Haven Moses 17 yard pass from Matt Robinson (Fred Steinfort kick)
( 7- 3) NE  John Smith 26 yard field goal
( 7-10) NE  Vagas Ferguson 2 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(14-10) DEN Otis Armstrong 8 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
(14-17) NE  Stanley Morgan 45 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(14-20) NE  John Smith 19 yard field goal
(14-23) NE  John Smith 36 yard field goal
                     DEN             NE
First Downs:         8               23
Rushes-yards:        27-108          47-157
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-12-83-1       17-24-209-1
Sacked-yards:        3-21            1-9
Net pass yards:      62              200
Net yards/pass:      4.1             8.0
Total net yards:     170             357
Total plays:         42 (64% run)    72 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     8-92            8-74

Attendance: 60,153
Passing:
DEN: Matt Robinson, 8 of 12 for 83 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
NE: Steve Grogan, 17 of 24 for 209 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 15 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Jim Jensen, 8 for 23 yards; Rob Lytle, 2 for 3 yards; Matt Robinson, 2 for 2 yards
NE: Vagas Ferguson, 22 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Don Calhoun, 15 for 54 yards; Steve Grogan, 8 for 15 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 16 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Jim Jensen, 5 for 21 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 1 for 22 yards
NE: Vagas Ferguson, 4 for 24 yards; Don Calhoun, 4 for 24 yards; Stanley Morgan, 3 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Russ Francis, 3 for 45 yards; Harold Jackson, 2 for 24 yards; Horace Ivory, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Larry Brunson, 5 for 85 yards; Mike Harden, 1 for 2 yards
NE: Preston Brown, 1 for 26 yards; Bill Currier, 1 for 17 yards; Don Westbrook, 1 for 14 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Larry Brunson, 1 for 12 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 8 yards
NE: Roland James, 4 for 12 yards; Mike Haynes, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Jim Ryan, 1 for 21 yards
NE: Rick Sanford, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 7 for 281 yards
NE: Mike Hubach, 3 for 116 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 0/1
NE: John Smith, 3/3




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