| New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 28, 1979 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 41029 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 52 F Humidty: % Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Joe Washington 8 run (Steve Mike-Mayer run) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 56 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick blocked) | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don Hardeman 4 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 27 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Mike-Mayer 37 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Joe Washington 7 pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 42 FG | 16 | 24 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 39 FG | 19 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 8 run (John Smith kick) | 26 | 24 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Joe Washington 12 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 26 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 23 | HB | Horace Ivory |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 55 | ROLB | Ray Costict |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 89 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 68 | ROT | Jeff Hart |
| 83 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 20 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 36 | FB | Don Hardeman |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 88 | RDT | Herb Orvis |
| 61 | RDE | Mike Ozdowski |
| 54 | LLB | Sanders Shiver |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 30 | LCB | Doug Nettles |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 47 | RCB | Larry Braziel |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | |
| Don Calhoun | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 2 | |
| Don Hardeman | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Bert Jones | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 1 | 317 | 8.8 | 56t | 2 | 2 | 19 | 80.4 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 280 | 9.3 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 85.4 |
| Greg Landry | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 5 | 151 | 30.2 | 2 | |
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don McCauley | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Roger Carr | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Glenn Doughty | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 54 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ray Clayborn | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Mel Lunsford | 2.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Ray Costict | 0.5 |
| Tony McGee | 0.5 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Fred Cook | 1.0 |
| Mike Ozdowski | 1.0 |
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