Patriots 14-27 Packers (Oct 1, 1979)

NE

GB

1

7

2

7

13

3

0

7

4

0

14

27

1Q

7 - 0

R. Francis 27-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 7

B. Smith 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

A. Thompson 15-yard TD catch from D. Whitehurst.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 20

T. Middleton 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

2Q

14 - 20

R. Francis 6-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 27

D. Whitehurst 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

255

Grogan

NE

Rush Yds

80

Middleton

GB

Rec Yds

88

Francis

NE

Scrim TD

2

Francis

NE

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Steve Grogan

NE QB #14

David Whitehurst

GB QB #17

255

Pass Yds

206

2

Pass TD

1

3

Int

2

NE

Team Stats

GB

401

Total Yds

317

Possession

26

1st Downs

19

/

3rd Down

/

Red Zone

/

6

Turnovers

2

1979 AFC East

NE GB

Team	W	L	PCT
Dolphins	10	6	.625
Patriots	9	7	.563
Jets	8	8	.500
Bills	7	9	.438
Colts	5	11	.313

Team	W	L	PCT
Buccaneers	10	6	.625
Bears	10	6	.625
Vikings	7	9	.438
Packers	5	11	.313
Lions	2	14	.125

Game Summary

The Green Bay Packers decisively defeated the New England Patriots, 27 to 14, on October 1, 1979.

Game Info

November 20, 2024

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	17/33	255	7.7	2	3	0-0	59.5
Tom Owen T. Owen #14	1/4	15	3.8	0	2	0-0	3.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
David Whitehurst D. Whitehurst #17	17/27	206	7.6	1	2	0-0	67.8
James Lofton J. Lofton #80	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
David Beverly D. Beverly #11	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Don Calhoun D. Calhoun #44	14	64	4.6	15
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	7	49	7.0	17
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	11	47	4.3	7
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	1	2	2.0	2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Terdell Middleton T. Middleton #34	20	80	4.0	1	16
Barty Smith B. Smith #33	9	39	4.3	1	12
David Whitehurst D. Whitehurst #17	1	4	4.0	1	4
Jim Culbreath J. Culbreath #31	2	2	1.0	0	3
Eric Torkelson E. Torkelson #26	2	0	0.0	0	0
Aundra Thompson A. Thompson #89	1	-7	-7.0	0	-7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Russ Francis R. Francis #81	0/0	88	17.6	2	30
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	0/0	72	12.0	0	20
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	0/0	63	15.8	0	35
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook #83	0/0	23	23.0	0	23
Ray Jarvis R. Jarvis #45	0/0	15	15.0	0	15
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	0/0	9	9.0	0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
James Lofton J. Lofton #80	0/0	67	22.3	0	28
Terdell Middleton T. Middleton #34	0/0	46	23.0	0	29
Paul Coffman P. Coffman #82	0/0	43	7.2	0	13
Aundra Thompson A. Thompson #89	0/0	32	10.7	1	20
Eric Torkelson E. Torkelson #26	0/0	12	12.0	0	12
Barty Smith B. Smith #33	0/0	6	3.0	0	5

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Prentice McCray P. McCray #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Tim Fox T. Fox #48	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Steve Luke S. Luke #46	0-0	1
Mike McCoy M. McCoy #29	0-0	1
Mike Douglass M. Douglass #53	0-0	1
Johnnie Gray J. Gray #24	0-0	1
Estus Hood E. Hood #38	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
John Smith J. Smith #1	0/1	2/2	2	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chester Marcol C. Marcol #13	0/0	3/4	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Eddie Hare E. Hare #8	3	92	30.7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
David Beverly D. Beverly #11	4	138	34.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Rick Sanford R. Sanford #25	1	19	19.0
Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu #30	1	0	0.0
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook #83	1	0	0.0
Allan Clark A. Clark #35	1	26	26.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Steve Odom S. Odom #84	2	32	16.0	0	0
Howard Sampson H. Sampson #36	1	21	21.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	1	6	6.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Steve Odom S. Odom #84	2	10	5.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	17/33	255	7.7	2	3	0-0	59.5
Tom Owen T. Owen #14	1/4	15	3.8	0	2	0-0	3.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Don Calhoun D. Calhoun #44	14	64	4.6	15
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	7	49	7.0	17
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	11	47	4.3	7
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	1	2	2.0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Russ Francis R. Francis #81	0/0	88	17.6	2	30
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	0/0	72	12.0	0	20
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	0/0	63	15.8	0	35
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook #83	0/0	23	23.0	0	23
Ray Jarvis R. Jarvis #45	0/0	15	15.0	0	15
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	0/0	9	9.0	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Prentice McCray P. McCray #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Tim Fox T. Fox #48	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
John Smith J. Smith #1	0/1	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Eddie Hare E. Hare #8	3	92	30.7	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Rick Sanford R. Sanford #25	1	19	19.0
Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu #30	1	0	0.0
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook #83	1	0	0.0
Allan Clark A. Clark #35	1	26	26.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	1	6	6.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
David Whitehurst D. Whitehurst #17	17/27	206	7.6	1	2	0-0	67.8
James Lofton J. Lofton #80	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
David Beverly D. Beverly #11	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Terdell Middleton T. Middleton #34	20	80	4.0	1	16
Barty Smith B. Smith #33	9	39	4.3	1	12
David Whitehurst D. Whitehurst #17	1	4	4.0	1	4
Jim Culbreath J. Culbreath #31	2	2	1.0	0	3
Eric Torkelson E. Torkelson #26	2	0	0.0	0	0
Aundra Thompson A. Thompson #89	1	-7	-7.0	0	-7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
James Lofton J. Lofton #80	0/0	67	22.3	0	28
Terdell Middleton T. Middleton #34	0/0	46	23.0	0	29
Paul Coffman P. Coffman #82	0/0	43	7.2	0	13
Aundra Thompson A. Thompson #89	0/0	32	10.7	1	20
Eric Torkelson E. Torkelson #26	0/0	12	12.0	0	12
Barty Smith B. Smith #33	0/0	6	3.0	0	5

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Steve Luke S. Luke #46	0-0	1
Mike McCoy M. McCoy #29	0-0	1
Mike Douglass M. Douglass #53	0-0	1
Johnnie Gray J. Gray #24	0-0	1
Estus Hood E. Hood #38	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chester Marcol C. Marcol #13	0/0	3/4	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
David Beverly D. Beverly #11	4	138	34.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Steve Odom S. Odom #84	2	32	16.0	0	0
Howard Sampson H. Sampson #36	1	21	21.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Steve Odom S. Odom #84	2	10	5.0	0	0

NE

GB

1

7

2

7

13

3

0

7

4

0

14

27

NE

Team Stats

GB

401

Total Yds

317

239

Pass Yds

199

162

Rush Yds

118

0

Total Drives

0

75

Total Plays

65

5.3

Yards Per Play

4.9

5.7

Yards Per Pass

6.6

4.9

Yards Per Rush

3.4

Possession

0

Biggest Lead

0

26

1st Downs

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st Downs from Penalties

/

3rd Down

/

4th Down

/

Red Zone

/

3

Punts

4

6

Turnovers

2

5

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

0

5

Penalties

4

1.0

Sacks

5.0

Tackles For Loss

0

D/ST TD

0

3-2 NE

GB 2-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 AFC East

Game Summary

Game Info

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