Week 5
Final
NE
GB1Q
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
1979 AFC East
NE GB
Dolphins 
Patriots 
Jets 
Bills 
Colts | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Bears | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Packers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
 Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Green Bay Packers decisively defeated the New England Patriots, 27 to 14, on October 1, 1979.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 17/33 | 255 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 59.5 |
T. Owen #14 | 1/4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 3.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 17/27 | 206 | 7.6 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 67.8 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
D. Beverly #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Calhoun #44 | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 15 |
S. Grogan #14 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
A. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | 16 |
B. Smith #33 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 1 | 12 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
J. Culbreath #31 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
E. Torkelson #26 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Thompson #89 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Francis #81 | 0/0 | 88 | 17.6 | 2 | 30 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
S. Morgan #86 | 0/0 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 35 |
D. Westbrook #83 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
R. Jarvis #45 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
A. Johnson | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | 28 |
T. Middleton #34 | 0/0 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 29 |
P. Coffman #82 | 0/0 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
A. Thompson #89 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 20 |
E. Torkelson #26 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McCray #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Fox #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Luke #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. McCoy #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Douglass #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gray #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Hood #38 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hare #8 | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sanford #25 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Tatupu #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Westbrook #83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Clark #35 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Sampson #36 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 17/33 | 255 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 59.5 |
T. Owen #14 | 1/4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 3.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Calhoun #44 | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 15 |
S. Grogan #14 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
A. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Francis #81 | 0/0 | 88 | 17.6 | 2 | 30 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
S. Morgan #86 | 0/0 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 35 |
D. Westbrook #83 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
R. Jarvis #45 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
A. Johnson | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McCray #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Fox #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hare #8 | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sanford #25 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Tatupu #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Westbrook #83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Clark #35 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 17/27 | 206 | 7.6 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 67.8 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
D. Beverly #11 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | 16 |
B. Smith #33 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 1 | 12 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
J. Culbreath #31 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
E. Torkelson #26 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Thompson #89 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | 28 |
T. Middleton #34 | 0/0 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 29 |
P. Coffman #82 | 0/0 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
A. Thompson #89 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 20 |
E. Torkelson #26 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Luke #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. McCoy #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Douglass #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gray #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Hood #38 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Sampson #36 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
401
Total Yds
317
239
Pass Yds
199
162
Rush Yds
118
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
26
1st Downs
19
3
Punts
4
6
Turnovers
2
5
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
4
1.0
Sacks
5.0
0
D/ST TD
0
