Week 1, 1979

played in New York, NJ

80 degrees, stormy, 13 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	3	0	-	3
New York Jets	3	10	3	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 NYJ - Frank Corral 35 field goal
2Q: 10:58 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 14 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 02:10 NYJ - Frank Corral 21 field goal
3Q: 05:43 NYJ - Frank Corral 42 field goal
3Q: 01:08 NED - Bucky Wallace 31 field goal
4Q: 10:59 NYJ - Joe Namath 1 run (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 06:38 NYJ - Frank Corral 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 NYJ - Frank Corral 35 field goal
2Q: 10:58 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 14 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 02:10 NYJ - Frank Corral 21 field goal
3Q: 05:43 NYJ - Frank Corral 42 field goal
3Q: 01:08 NED - Bucky Wallace 31 field goal
4Q: 10:59 NYJ - Joe Namath 1 run (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 06:38 NYJ - Frank Corral 31 field goal

Team Statistics NED NYJ
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 25
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 212 395
- Offensive Plays 53 71
- Yards per Play 4.00 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 40 161
- Rushing Attempts 13 32
- Yards per Rush 3.08 5.03
Net Passing Yards 172 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 28 - 1 35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 4/38
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 5/99 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 41
Time of Possession 24:11 35:49

Team Statistics	NED	NYJ
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	25
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	212	395
- Offensive Plays	53	71
- Yards per Play	4.00	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	40	161
- Rushing Attempts	13	32
- Yards per Rush	3.08	5.03
Net Passing Yards	172	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 28 - 1	35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	4/38
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	5/99	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 41
Time of Possession	24:11	35:49

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	1:15	OWN 31	3	-3	Interception
1	9:00	2:13	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
1	2:18	3:07	OWN 11	5	16	Punt
2	10:48	5:09	OWN 29	9	36	Fumble
2	2:05	1:03	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 44	1	14	Half
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
3	5:38	4:38	OWN 21	8	65	Field Goal
4	10:48	2:16	OWN 27	4	-6	Fumble
4	6:30	2:24	OWN 20	10	34	Downs
4	3:11	1:05	OWN 41	5	32	Downs

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 43	7	33	Missed FG
1	10:02	1:02	OPP 7	3	-11	Field Goal
1	6:47	4:29	OWN 7	9	48	Punt
2	14:11	3:23	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	5:39	3:34	OWN 41	8	55	Field Goal
2	1:02	0:56	OWN 42	5	21	Missed FG
3	13:02	7:24	OWN 15	11	60	Field Goal
3	1:00	5:12	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
4	8:32	2:02	OPP 21	3	7	Field Goal
4	4:06	0:55	OWN 46	2	13	Fumble
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 27	6	26	Game

Game MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Paul Hofer	8	21	2.63	7	0	0
Theotis Brown	5	19	3.80	6	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ottis Anderson	22	133	6.05	15	6	1
Louis Carter	7	24	3.43	14	1	0
Joe Namath	1	1	1.00	1	0	1
O.J. Simpson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	32	25	167	3/27	0	26	1	75.4
Reuben Fields	5	3	32	0/0	0	24	0	78.8

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	33	24	267	4/38	0	27	0	96.4
Matt Cavanaugh	2	2	5	0/0	0	3	0	79.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Stevens	8	9	42	5.25	1	10
WR Stanley Morgan	6	7	49	8.17	5	13
RB Sam Cunningham	4	4	33	8.25	15	24
WR Fred Willis	4	6	44	11.00	21	26
RB Paul Hofer	2	2	10	5.00	7	14
WR Jim Smith	2	2	14	7.00	0	15
RB Art Whittington	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Theotis Brown	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jubilee Dunbar	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Richard Osborne	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Karl Farmer	5	5	61	12.20	11	23
TE Robin Earl	5	5	56	11.20	6	16
WR Ed Porcher	3	6	27	9.00	7	16
WR Don Bass	3	3	52	17.33	8	27
RB Ottis Anderson	3	5	34	11.33	21	26
RB O.J. Simpson	2	2	6	3.00	2	6
WR Marco Vehar	2	4	15	7.50	0	10
WR Bo Rather	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Eric Sanderson	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Louis Carter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cedric Brown	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Plunkett	2	0	0
Carlos Stevens	1	0	0
Sam Hunt	0	1	0
Fred Willis	0	1	0
Tommy Marvaso	0	0	1
Jim Young	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ottis Anderson	2	0	0
Todd Watkins	0	1	0
Dave Pear	0	1	0
Fred Smerlas	0	1	0
Greg Brezina	0	0	2
Mike Hawkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	4	190	47.5	46.5	60	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	1	34	34.0	34.0	34	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	4/6	1/3	0/1	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Douglas	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Hofer	5	99	19.8	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Colbert	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Marvaso	8	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Sam Hunt	7	4	0.0	30	35
OLB Gary Campbell	6	3	0.0	13	18
OLB Jim Turnbull	4	0	1.0	21	21
S Vince Castillo	4	1	0.0	12	20
DT R.J. Reese	4	1	0.0	19	20
DE Jim Young	4	0	0.0	27	35
OLB Steve Nelson	3	4	1.0	27	35
S Sandy Durko	3	2	0.0	25	27
CB Martin Lance	3	1	0.0	20	27
CB Carl Allen	3	0	0.0	27	34
DE Tyrell Garrison	2	1	1.0	17	26
S Glenn Buchanan	2	3	0.0	26	25
CB Richard Blackmore	2	1	0.0	23	25
TE Richard Osborne	2	0	---	---	---
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Fred Carr	1	1	1.0	5	4
DT Reggie Kinlaw	1	1	0.0	19	21

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	9	1	0.0	10	32
OLB Greg Brezina	7	0	2.0	13	30
OLB Mike Hawkins	4	0	1.0	12	32
S Cedric Brown	3	2	0.0	9	29
OLB Mike Kolen	3	1	0.0	5	23
DE Jamie Castillo	3	0	0.0	5	19
CB Rolly Woolsey	3	0	0.0	4	18
S Lenny Richard	2	2	0.0	9	28
DT Bob Maddox	2	1	0.0	8	29
CB Raymond Clayborn	2	1	0.0	10	34
DE Brison Manor	2	0	0.0	7	27
ILB Ken Bordelon	1	1	0.0	6	6
CB Earlie Thomas	1	0	0.0	8	24
DE Horace Jones	1	0	0.0	8	21
CB Randy Colbert	0	2	0.0	9	31
DT Dave Pear	0	1	0.0	6	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Steve Nelson	1.0	1	0	35
DE Tyrell Garrison	1.0	1	0	26
OLB Fred Carr	1.0	0	0	4
OLB Jim Turnbull	1.0	0	0	21
DT R.J. Reese	0.0	0	1	20

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Greg Brezina	2.0	0	0	30
OLB Mike Hawkins	1.0	0	1	32
DE Jamie Castillo	0.0	1	0	19
DE Fred Smerlas	0.0	1	0	11
DE Brison Manor	0.0	0	1	27
DE Horace Jones	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	4	1	35
S Vince Castillo	3	0	20
CB Martin Lance	3	0	27
OLB Gary Campbell	3	0	18
S Tommy Marvaso	3	0	25
S Glenn Buchanan	2	0	25
CB Carl Allen	2	0	34
ILB John Anderson	2	0	12
S Sandy Durko	1	0	27
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	35
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	0	21
CB Richard Blackmore	1	0	25

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	8	0	0	32
OLB Greg Brezina	5	0	0	30
S Cedric Brown	3	0	1	29
CB Rolly Woolsey	3	0	0	18
OLB Mike Hawkins	3	0	0	32
S Lenny Richard	2	1	0	28
CB Earlie Thomas	1	0	0	24
DE Jamie Castillo	1	0	0	19
CB Raymond Clayborn	1	0	0	34
DE Horace Jones	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Bernstein	2	2	0	5	0	21
Joe Fields	1	5	1	10	0	33
Kyle Delaroche	1	3	0	13	1	36
John Hannah	1	2	1	13	0	24
Bob Trumpy	0	1	0	5	0	15
Lynn Boden	0	0	0	11	1	26
Wade Griffin	0	0	0	8	1	29

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Schumacher	4	8	26	0	36
Mitch Thornton	3	6	27	2	30
John Hicks	3	4	30	1	31
Bob Johnson	2	4	31	0	34
Todd Watkins	1	4	19	1	22
Rod Walters	1	2	6	0	3
Heath Ussery	0	1	2	0	8
Robin Earl	0	1	17	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Carr	1	13
Bob Trumpy	1	13
John Hannah	1	5

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Colbert	2	11
Mike Kolen	1	19
Ottis Anderson	1	17
Bo Rather	1	15
Freddie Douglas	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Allen	---	---	27	34	15	76
Sam Hunt	---	---	30	35	6	71
Steve Nelson	---	---	27	35	7	69
Jim Young	---	---	27	35	5	67
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	20	25	17	62
Sandy Durko	---	---	25	27	3	55
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	26	25	4	55
Richard Blackmore	---	---	23	25	5	53
Martin Lance	---	---	20	27	3	50
Kyle Delaroche	13	36	---	---	---	49
Jim Plunkett	13	35	---	---	---	48
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	17	26	5	48
Joe Fields	10	33	---	---	5	48
Jim Turnbull	---	---	21	21	4	46
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	19	21	4	44
R.J. Reese	---	---	19	20	4	43
Stanley Morgan	12	30	---	---	1	43
John Hannah	13	24	---	---	5	42
Lynn Boden	11	26	---	---	5	42
Wade Griffin	8	29	---	---	2	39
Jubilee Dunbar	5	21	---	---	10	36
Vince Castillo	---	---	12	20	3	35
Paul Hofer	8	19	---	---	7	34
Bob Trumpy	5	15	---	---	13	33
Carlos Stevens	5	27	---	---	1	33
Gary Campbell	---	---	13	18	2	33
Richard Osborne	9	19	---	---	5	33
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	14	15	3	32
Fred Willis	8	21	---	---	---	29
Peter Bernstein	5	21	---	---	3	29
Theotis Brown	5	14	---	---	7	26
Sam Cunningham	5	16	---	---	4	25
Al Speer	5	20	---	---	---	25
Fred Carr	---	---	5	4	13	22
Jim Smith	1	9	---	---	10	20
John Anderson	---	---	5	12	3	20
Art Whittington	0	3	---	---	14	17
John Brockington	2	4	---	---	10	16
Darryl Carlton	0	11	---	---	5	16
Andy Collins	---	---	0	0	9	9
Jim Haslett	---	---	2	4	1	7
Reuben Fields	0	5	---	---	---	5
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Craig Lane	0	2	---	---	---	2
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ottis Anderson	27	30	---	---	17	74
Bob Johnson	31	34	---	---	7	72
John Hicks	30	31	---	---	6	67
Kurt Schumacher	26	36	---	---	---	62
Joe Namath	23	37	---	---	---	60
Mitch Thornton	27	30	---	---	---	57
Louis Carter	14	22	---	---	16	52
Robin Earl	17	22	---	---	13	52
Randy Colbert	---	---	9	31	11	51
Mike Kolen	---	---	5	23	19	47
Raymond Clayborn	---	---	10	34	3	47
Greg Brezina	---	---	13	30	1	44
Jim LeClair	---	---	10	32	2	44
Mike Hawkins	---	---	12	32	---	44
Don Bass	21	21	---	---	---	42
Todd Watkins	19	22	---	---	---	41
Rolly Woolsey	---	---	4	18	19	41
Eric Sanderson	12	20	---	---	8	40
Marco Vehar	18	19	---	---	3	40
Bob Maddox	---	---	8	29	2	39
Cedric Brown	---	---	9	29	1	39
Ed Porcher	18	20	---	---	---	38
Lenny Richard	---	---	9	28	1	38
Randy Young	13	17	---	---	7	37
Brison Manor	---	---	7	27	2	36
O.J. Simpson	13	19	---	---	2	34
Earlie Thomas	---	---	8	24	1	33
Horace Jones	---	---	8	21	2	31
Bo Rather	5	7	---	---	15	27
Van Green	---	---	4	12	10	26
Jamie Castillo	---	---	5	19	---	24
Dave Pear	---	---	6	13	5	24
Karl Farmer	11	13	---	---	---	24
Freddie Douglas	4	2	---	---	13	19
Howard Stidham	---	---	1	9	9	19
Heath Ussery	2	8	---	---	7	17
Rod Walters	6	3	---	---	7	16
Fred Smerlas	---	---	5	11	---	16
Brenard Wilson	---	---	4	12	---	16
Mike Wilson	5	9	---	---	1	15
Ken Bordelon	---	---	6	6	1	13
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	13	13
Matt Cavanaugh	9	2	---	---	---	11
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Eck	1	5	---	---	---	6
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	16	2.3
Middle	3	14	4.7
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	55	4.6
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	15	97	6.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	32	25	1	0	2	0	2	0	1
Reuben Fields	5	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	33	24	3	1	4	1	1	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	123	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	73	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	14	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	144	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Stevens	9	8	0	42	0	27
WR Stanley Morgan	7	6	0	49	0	30
WR Fred Willis	6	4	1	44	1	21
RB Sam Cunningham	4	4	0	33	1	16
TE Richard Osborne	3	0	1	0	0	19
WR Jubilee Dunbar	2	0	0	0	0	21
RB Paul Hofer	2	2	0	10	0	19
WR Jim Smith	2	2	0	14	0	9
RB Art Whittington	1	1	0	4	0	3
RB Theotis Brown	1	1	0	3	0	14

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ed Porcher	6	3	1	27	0	20
WR Karl Farmer	5	5	0	61	1	13
TE Robin Earl	5	5	0	56	0	22
RB Ottis Anderson	5	3	1	34	1	30
WR Marco Vehar	4	2	0	15	0	19
WR Don Bass	3	3	0	52	1	21
WR Bo Rather	2	1	1	3	0	7
RB O.J. Simpson	2	2	0	6	0	19
WR Louis Carter	2	1	1	3	0	22
TE Eric Sanderson	1	1	0	15	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	1	-1	-1.00	2.63

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Louis Carter	3	2	0.67	3.43
Ottis Anderson	3	16	5.33	6.05
Joe Namath	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	2	2	5	2.50	5.22

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	4	1	15	3.75	8.09
Matt Cavanaugh	1	1	3	3.00	2.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Stevens	1	1	1	1.00	4.67
RB Art Whittington	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Carter	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Bo Rather	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Marco Vehar	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
TE Robin Earl	1	1	15	15.00	11.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Theotis Brown	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Simpson	1	1
Louis Carter	1	1
Ottis Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	9	7	2
Reuben Fields	1	0	0

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	7	6	4
Matt Cavanaugh	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Stevens	4	4	0
WR Stanley Morgan	3	2	1
TE Richard Osborne	2	0	0
WR Jim Smith	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bo Rather	2	1	0
WR Ed Porcher	2	2	1
WR Karl Farmer	2	2	2
WR Louis Carter	1	1	0
TE Robin Earl	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)