Week 16, 1980

played in Los Angeles, CA

40 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots3306-12
Los Angeles Rams0070-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:21 NED - Garo Yepremian 51 field goal
2Q: 01:53 NED - Garo Yepremian 53 field goal
3Q: 05:25 LAS - Allen Carter 19 run (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 10:21 NED - Garo Yepremian 39 field goal
4Q: 02:09 NED - Garo Yepremian 49 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDLAS
Record8-78-7
First Downs1214
- by Rushing53
- by Passing611
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards206264
- Offensive Plays6258
- Yards per Play3.324.55
Net Rushing Yards12567
- Rushing Attempts3722
- Yards per Rush3.383.05
Net Passing Yards81197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 13 - 134 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards81209
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/12
- Yards per Pass Play3.245.47
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions6/165/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down4.96.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards1/53/32
Punt Returns/Yards3/70/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/702/38
Interception Ret./Yards2/81/40
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits01
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 38OWN 21
Time of Possession32:5427:06

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:462:32OWN 42520Punt
19:235:07OWN 35831Field Goal
12:452:13OWN 3137Punt
210:083:56OWN 41921Punt
24:162:31OWN 28736Field Goal
315:001:48OWN 4634Punt
39:452:49OWN 38524Interception
35:131:55OWN 3538Punt
414:544:38OWN 48830Field Goal
47:103:28OWN 11627Punt
42:340:30OPP 4139Field Goal
41:021:02OPP 4822Game
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:14OWN 2032Punt
110:140:51OWN 2036Punt
14:161:31OWN 2236Punt
10:325:24OWN 141052Missed FG
26:121:56OWN 20418Punt
21:451:45OWN 20515Punt
313:123:27OWN 3622Punt
36:561:43OPP 30430Touchdown
33:183:24OWN 20732Downs
410:163:06OWN 20535Punt
43:421:08OWN 18410Interception
42:041:02OWN 9426Interception

Game MVP: Garo Yepremian, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sam Cunningham251034.121320
Carlos Brown4112.75700
Jimmy Rogers461.50300
Stanley Morgan200.00200
John Brockington122.00200
Rich Caster133.00300
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lawrence McCutcheon13241.851010
Allen Carter9434.781911

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Carlos Brown2513810/0016142.3
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ron Jaworski34232092/12027259.5

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Sam Cunningham35144.67380
WR Lamont Marrow353210.679160
FB John Brockington2384.00460
WR Stanley Morgan2642.00020
WR Darryl Stingley1177.00770
TE Loaird McCreary121212.004120
RB Jimmy Rogers1144.00040
TE Ken Garcia0100.00000
WR Carlos Stevens0100.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Daryl Bernstein7108512.1411270
RB Lawrence McCutcheon46205.00980
WR Freddie Solomon47297.255100
WR John Floyd445012.509150
FB Tony Galbreath2210.50020
TE Greg Latta111818.004180
RB Allen Carter1166.00060
WR Billy Brooks0200.00000
TE Rick Walker0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Steve Luke188.000
S Shafer Suggs100.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
S Larry Brune14040.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Sam Cunningham1100
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Don McNeal0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles627245.335.3573
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rickey Jarrell727439.138.1482

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Garo Yepremian4/43/32/2530/0
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Joe Danelo0/10/10/101/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan372.30
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edddie Brown27035.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Daryl Bernstein11818.00
Allen Carter12020.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jim Haslett510.01118
ILB Shane Nelson431.01313
OLB Sam Hunt421.02134
DE Ken Johnson410.01634
S Sandy Durko330.01317
S Steve Luke330.01328
S Edddie Brown310.01126
S Glenn Buchanan310.01430
CB Luke Szorcsik300.01423
DT Jeff Lloyd300.01320
OLB Gary Campbell220.01718
DT R.J. Reese210.01630
S Shafer Suggs200.0712
CB Walt Farrell100.01320
T Wade Griffin10---------
CB Mark Mitchell100.0312
DE Jim Young100.01620
OLB Tom De Paso100.021
DE Al Harris100.064
ILB John Anderson010.0811
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dave Elmendorf610.03023
DT Stafford Mays600.02417
ILB Jeff Siemon530.03421
DE Ian Lyons510.01713
DT Bob Golic510.03122
OLB Jim Youngblood430.02917
S Jimmy Allen420.03221
CB Wentford Gaines410.02318
CB Don McNeal300.02618
DT Troy Archer210.02419
S Larry Brune210.0136
CB Dwight Hicks200.03021
WR Daryl Bernstein10---------
S Jerry Anderson100.054
TE Rick Walker10---------
OLB Dave Morton100.089
DE Cory Joyner010.02612
CB Broderick Ours010.01712

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Sam Hunt1.001134
ILB Shane Nelson1.000013
OLB Gary Campbell0.011018
DE Ken Johnson0.002034
DT R.J. Reese0.001030
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ian Lyons0.011013
DE Kevin Calhoun0.002012
DT Troy Archer0.001019

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Jim Haslett50018
DE Ken Johnson30034
CB Luke Szorcsik30023
ILB Shane Nelson30013
S Steve Luke20128
S Glenn Buchanan20030
S Shafer Suggs10112
S Edddie Brown10026
CB Walt Farrell10020
CB Mark Mitchell10012
DE Jim Young10020
S Sandy Durko01017
OLB Sam Hunt01034
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Don McNeal30018
S Dave Elmendorf21023
OLB Jim Youngblood20017
S Jimmy Allen11021
ILB Jeff Siemon10021
DE Ian Lyons10013
CB Wentford Gaines10018
DT Bob Golic10022
OLB Dave Morton1009
CB Dwight Hicks01021
S Larry Brune0016

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wade Griffin29237025
Lynn Boden24029022
Peter Bernstein14037024
Joe Fields14032018
John Brockington11016013
Irv Pankey04030017
Kyle Delaroche020808
Ken Garcia02025013
Steve Kenney0201209
Loaird McCreary0101407
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Derrick Jensen230507
Bob Van Duyne15017128
Dan Medlin13018023
Jim Sexton13018035
Bob Rush1208014
Bob McKay02011014
Tony Galbreath02010017
Andy Frederick01019033
Rick Walker01011013
Hardy Dillon00014125

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Loaird McCreary112
Darryl Stingley18
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
John Floyd119
Broderick Ours113
Reggie Pinkney19
Bob Van Duyne18
Tony Galbreath17

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Peter Bernstein3724------768
Carlos Brown3725---------62
Wade Griffin3725---------62
Stanley Morgan2814------1961
Joe Fields3218------1060
Ken Johnson------1634858
Sam Hunt------2134257
Sam Cunningham3021------455
Lynn Boden2922---------51
Ken Garcia2513------1149
R.J. Reese------1630349
Irv Pankey3017---------47
Glenn Buchanan------1430246
Dwayne O'Steen------1424846
Edddie Brown------1126845
Steve Luke------1328243
Lamont Marrow2319---------42
John Brockington1613------1241
Darryl Stingley1912------839
Luke Szorcsik------1423239
Gary Campbell------1718439
Jim Young------1620---36
Walt Farrell------1320235
Jeff Lloyd------1320134
Loaird McCreary147------1233
Shane Nelson------1313632
Sandy Durko------1317131
Steve Kenney129------1031
Rich Caster86------1630
Jim Haslett------1118130
Jimmy Rogers73------1727
Kyle Delaroche88------1026
Carlos Stevens1214---------26
John Anderson------811625
Willie Harper------112123
Shafer Suggs------712221
Mark Mitchell------312621
Bob Klein21------1720
Lindsey Mason02------1012
Al Harris------64---10
Garo Yepremian00------99
Tony Galloway12------69
Rick Engles00------66
Tom De Paso------2125
Larry Lawrence00------44
Joe Ferguson00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jeff Siemon------3421459
Ron Jaworski2236---------58
Jimmy Allen------3221457
Dave Elmendorf------3023457
Bob Golic------3122457
Dwight Hicks------3021556
Jim Sexton1835------154
Bob Van Duyne1728------853
John Floyd1222------1953
Andy Frederick1933---------52
Freddie Solomon1525------1151
Don McNeal------2618751
Jim Youngblood------2917349
Dan Medlin1823------748
Troy Archer------2419245
Wentford Gaines------2318445
Allen Carter913------2143
Broderick Ours------17121342
Daryl Bernstein923------1042
Stafford Mays------2417142
Kevin Calhoun------2012941
Cory Joyner------2612240
Hardy Dillon1425------140
Rick Walker1113------1337
Dave Morton------891936
Billy Brooks1519------135
Greg Latta811------1534
Lawrence McCutcheon1321---------34
Tony Galbreath1017------734
Ian Lyons------1713131
Larry Brune------1361029
Bob Rush814------729
Bob McKay1114---------25
Everett Little58------821
Derrick Jensen57------921
Andrew Melontree------122721
Secdrick McIntyre39------517
Tom Hicks------34714
Reggie Pinkney------03912
Jerry Anderson------54110
Anthony Dickerson------3159
Rickey Jarrell00------77
Joe Danelo00------33
Parnell Dickinson00------11
Ted Fargas00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5183.6
Middle22833.8
Right9252.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left940.4
Middle12534.4
Right11010.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Carlos Brown25130123401
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ron Jaworski34232012512

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44184.5
Short (0-8 Yds)158473.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)41164.0
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen98293.2
Short (0-8 Yds)118655.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)116888.0
Long (19+ Yds)31279.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan6214014
RB Sam Cunningham53014021
WR Lamont Marrow53032019
FB John Brockington3208013
TE Loaird McCreary2101207
WR Darryl Stingley1107012
TE Ken Garcia1010013
WR Carlos Stevens1000014
RB Jimmy Rogers110403
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Daryl Bernstein107185223
WR Freddie Solomon74029025
RB Lawrence McCutcheon64020021
WR John Floyd44050022
WR Billy Brooks2000019
FB Tony Galbreath2201017
TE Greg Latta11018011
RB Allen Carter1106013
TE Rick Walker1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Allen Carter11919.004.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Sam Cunningham21
Jimmy Rogers20
Carlos Brown11
Stanley Morgan10
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Lawrence McCutcheon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Carlos Brown1054
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Ron Jaworski1295

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Stanley Morgan310
RB Sam Cunningham211
WR Lamont Marrow222
FB John Brockington100
WR Carlos Stevens100
TE Loaird McCreary111
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Daryl Bernstein442
RB Lawrence McCutcheon210
WR John Floyd222
RB Allen Carter111
WR Freddie Solomon100
WR Billy Brooks100
FB Tony Galbreath110

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,100 (21,400)
End Zone15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)