The New England Patriots decisively defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 33 to 17, on October 4, 1981.

Final

Chiefs

3-2-0

17

Patriots

1-4-0

33

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

Don Hasselbeck 13-yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick)

Jim Hadnot 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick)

2nd quarter

Matt Cavanaugh 8-yard run (John Smith kick)

3rd quarter

Nick Lowery 35-yard field goal

John Smith 50-yard field goal

Tony Collins 13-yard run (John Smith kick)

4th quarter

Joe Delaney 18-yard run (Nick Lowery kick)

Stanley Morgan 66-yard pass from Andy Johnson (kick failed)

John Smith 43-yard field goal

Chiefs

Patriots

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

327

451

Yards per play

5.6

6.4

Passing

108

211

Comp - Att

9 - 21

11 - 20

Yards per pass

5.1

9.6

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 17

Rushing

219

240

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

5.9

4.9

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Chiefs

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	RTG
Bill Kenney B. Kenney	9	20	108	5.4	3	22.5
Henry Marshall H. Marshall	0	1	0	0.0	1	0.0
Team	9	21	108	5.1	4	19.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Joe Delaney J. Delaney	18	101	5.6	1
Jim Hadnot J. Hadnot	13	64	4.9	1
Ted McKnight T. McKnight	1	26	26.0	0
Bill Kenney B. Kenney	2	25	12.5	0
Billy Jackson B. Jackson	2	3	1.5	0
Curtis Bledsoe C. Bledsoe	1	0	0.0	0
Team	37	219	5.9	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Willie Scott W. Scott	3	44	14.7
J.T. Smith	2	23	11.5
Henry Marshall H. Marshall	2	22	11.0
Jim Hadnot J. Hadnot	1	12	12.0
Joe Delaney J. Delaney	1	7	7.0
Team	9	108	5.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Nick Lowery N. Lowery	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Grupp B. Grupp	1	44	44.0
Team	1	44	44.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Curtis Bledsoe C. Bledsoe	5	99	19.8
Paul Dombroski P. Dombroski	1	21	21.0
Lloyd Burruss L. Burruss	1	15	15.0
Team	7	135	19.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Matt Cavanaugh M. Cavanaugh	10	19	162	8.5	1	2	2	59.4
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	1	1	66	66.0	1	0	0	158.3
Team	11	20	211	11.4	2	2	2	89.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tony Collins T. Collins	19	96	5.1	1
Vagas Ferguson V. Ferguson	9	62	6.9	0
Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu	3	24	8.0	0
Matt Cavanaugh M. Cavanaugh	4	20	5.0	1
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	7	16	2.3	0
Don Calhoun D. Calhoun	6	12	2.0	0
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	1	10	10.0	0
Team	49	240	4.9	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	4	118	29.5	1
Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu	1	41	41.0	0
Harold Jackson H. Jackson	2	27	13.5	0
Don Hasselbeck D. Hasselbeck	2	25	12.5	1
Carlos Pennywell C. Pennywell	1	12	12.0	0
Tony Collins T. Collins	1	5	5.0	0
Team	11	228	11.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith J. Smith	2	2		3	9
Team	2	2		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Hubach M. Hubach	1	21	21.0
Team	1	21	21.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tony Collins T. Collins	3	43	14.3
Rick Sanford R. Sanford	1	14	14.0
Team	4	57	14.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mike Haynes M. Haynes	1	1	1.0	0
Team	1	1	1.0	0

More Patriots Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

828

Brissett

RUSH

438

Stevenson

REC

414

Henry

Team Rankings

PPG

15.7

30th

OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

111.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

177.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	7	2	.778
Jets	3	6	.333
Dolphins	2	6	.250
Patriots	2	7	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	NE	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 11/17	LAR	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/24	NE	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 12/1	IND	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/15	NE	@	ARI	4:25 PM

Last Game

Titans

2-6-0

Final

Patriots

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

2,389

Mayfield

2,379

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

717

Chase

663

Wilson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Mayfield

20

Burrow

20

Jackson

Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

115.0

Goff

108.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.4

29.2

28.9

28.8

26.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

445.9

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

191.9

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

265.4

264.4

262.6

260.2

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

109.5

Jefferson

97

Reed

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

71.2

Bowers

68

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

7-1-1

7-2

6-2

5-2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-7

2-7

2-6

2-6-1

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	2	0	.778
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	6	3	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	5	0	.444
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	7	2	0	.778
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	1	0	.875
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	3	0	.667
Buccaneers	4	5	0	.444
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/3	TB	@	KC	24-30
Sat 11/2	IND	@	MIN	13-21
Sat 11/2	LAR	@	SEA	26-20
Sat 11/2	DET	@	GB	24-14
Sat 11/2	JAX	@	PHI	23-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/7	CIN	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/10	NYG	@	CAR	9:30 AM
Sun 11/10	SF	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	ATL	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	DEN	@	KC	1:00 PM

The New England Patriots decisively defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 33 to 17, on October 4, 1981.

Final

Chiefs

17

Patriots

33

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