Week 8, 1981

played in Denver, CO

32 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	28	0	0	-	35
Denver Broncos	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 NED - Lynn Swann 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 14:51 NED - Lynn Swann 18 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 13:41 NED - Darryl Stingley 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 05:55 NED - Mike Wilson 17 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:15 NED - Sam Hunt 46 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 08:58 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 29 field goal
4Q: 09:35 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 NED - Lynn Swann 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 14:51 NED - Lynn Swann 18 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 13:41 NED - Darryl Stingley 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 05:55 NED - Mike Wilson 17 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:15 NED - Sam Hunt 46 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 08:58 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 29 field goal
4Q: 09:35 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 44 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 1-6
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 259 221
- Offensive Plays 56 61
- Yards per Play 4.63 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 124 111
- Rushing Attempts 33 27
- Yards per Rush 3.76 4.11
Net Passing Yards 135 110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 17 - 0 30 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 141 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.87 3.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 4/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/66 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:33 28:27

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	1-6
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	259	221
- Offensive Plays	56	61
- Yards per Play	4.63	3.62
Net Rushing Yards	124	111
- Rushing Attempts	33	27
- Yards per Rush	3.76	4.11
Net Passing Yards	135	110
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 17 - 0	30 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	141	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.87	3.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	4/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/66	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:33	28:27

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:29	3:13	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
1	4:58	5:15	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	14:31	1:01	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown
2	11:15	5:26	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	4:36	1:55	OWN 24	3	-3	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 33	2	3	Half
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	8:51	4:19	OWN 46	6	11	Punt
3	1:26	1:14	OWN 35	4	-8	Punt
4	13:24	1:43	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
4	9:29	2:43	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	2:35	2:15	OWN 36	3	3	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:31	OWN 20	10	61	Interception
1	6:16	1:18	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	14:43	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	13:30	2:15	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	5:49	1:13	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	2:41	0:39	OWN 33	3	13	Fumble
2	2:02	1:48	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
3	13:09	4:18	OWN 46	8	42	Field Goal
3	4:32	3:06	OWN 6	6	21	Punt
3	0:12	1:48	OWN 34	6	18	Punt
4	11:41	2:12	OPP 36	7	9	Field Goal
4	6:46	4:11	OWN 7	7	21	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 34	1	3	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	20	71	3.55	11	1
Jimmy Rogers	6	21	3.50	6	0
Lin Dawson	4	28	7.00	17	1
Darryl Stingley	1	0	0.00	0	0
Lynn Swann	1	5	5.00	5	0
Loaird McCreary	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Hughes	13	57	4.38	17	3
Rickey Claitt	9	44	4.89	9	0
Charlie White	2	7	3.50	4	0
Ken Payne	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Jeff Gainey	1	3	3.00	3	0
Ray Butler	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	22	17	141	1/6	4	20	0	132.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Gainey	15	6	48	1/6	13	0	48.8
Turk Schonert	13	5	74	2/9	20	2	18.3
Brandon Hermeling	2	2	8	1/5	5	0	83.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darryl Stingley	4	5	31	7.75	2	10	1
WR Lynn Swann	4	6	35	8.75	12	18	2
RB Chuck Foreman	2	3	13	6.50	3	12	0
WR Lamont Marrow	2	2	27	13.50	0	20	0
TE Loaird McCreary	2	2	8	4.00	1	7	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	1
WR Stanley Morgan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Upchurch	3	7	26	8.67	12	15
WR Johnny Perkins	3	6	35	11.67	0	18
WR Ken Payne	2	4	18	9.00	0	13
WR Doug Winslow	2	6	21	10.50	0	16
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ray Butler	1	1	20	20.00	3	20
TE Earl Cooper	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Charlie White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Rickey Claitt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB David Hughes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sandy Durko	1	41	41.00	0
CB Mark Mitchell	1	25	25.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force	TD
Sam Hunt	1	1	1
Barney Chavous	0	1	0
Steve Luke	0	1	0
Andy Bolton	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Donnie Walker	1	0
Rickey Claitt	1	0
Turk Schonert	1	0
David Hughes	1	0
Willie Parker	0	1
Earl Cooper	0	1
Jim Wilks	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Garo Yepremian	6	228	38.0	34.3	47	2
Rick Engles	1	46	46.0	46.0	46	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	7	325	46.4	41.9	60	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	2	28	14.0	0
Lynn Swann	1	4	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Walker	1	4	4.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Gant	1	32	32.0	0
Lynn Swann	1	29	29.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	45	15.0	0
Doug Winslow	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steve Nelson	6	0	1.0	19	22
DE Barney Chavous	5	1	1.0	27	34
S Steve Luke	4	5	0.0	21	29
CB Mike Washington	4	0	0.0	22	28
DT Jeff Lloyd	3	1	1.0	26	31
S Shafer Suggs	3	2	0.0	24	29
DE Al Harris	3	1	0.0	26	33
S Edddie Brown	3	0	0.0	18	22
CB Herman Edwards	3	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Shane Nelson	3	0	0.0	8	12
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	0.0	19	27
OLB Sam Hunt	1	0	0.5	8	13
S Mike Davis	1	2	0.0	17	17
ILB John Anderson	1	2	0.0	21	25
S Sandy Durko	1	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Gary Campbell	0	1	0.5	8	13

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	7	3	0.5	19	16
OLB Bruce Huther	5	1	0.0	22	14
DT Steve Niehaus	4	1	0.5	17	16
OLB Larry Keller	4	0	0.0	10	4
DE Jim Wilks	3	2	0.0	21	20
ILB Terry Hopper	3	1	0.0	14	7
S Bob Jury	3	1	0.0	23	18
DE Doug Martin	3	1	0.0	20	10
S Lloyd Burrus	3	1	0.0	24	15
OLB Rusty Rebowe	3	0	0.0	15	9
CB Mark Lee	3	0	0.0	26	17
S Deron Cherry	2	0	0.0	22	17
DE Greg Meisner	2	0	0.0	16	7
S Donnie Walker	1	2	0.0	20	12
DT Josh Lane	1	1	0.0	28	18
QB Turk Schonert	1	0	---	---	---
T Edwin Bailey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mark Mullaney	0	2	0.0	25	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jeff Lloyd	1.0	1	0	1	31
DE Barney Chavous	1.0	0	1	0	34
OLB Steve Nelson	1.0	0	0	0	22
OLB Sam Hunt	0.5	1	0	0	13
OLB Gary Campbell	0.5	0	2	0	13

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Steve Niehaus	0.5	0	0	16
ILB Larry McGrew	0.5	0	0	16
OLB Larry Keller	0.0	1	0	4
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	1	0	20
DT Josh Lane	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Washington	3	2	0	28
OLB Steve Nelson	2	1	0	22
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	1	27
S Steve Luke	2	0	0	29
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	0	27
S Edddie Brown	1	2	0	22
ILB John Anderson	1	0	0	25
S Sandy Durko	0	0	1	8

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bruce Huther	3	0	14
CB Mark Lee	3	0	17
S Donnie Walker	2	1	12
OLB Larry Keller	2	0	4
S Bob Jury	2	0	18
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	7
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	16
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	15
S Deron Cherry	1	0	17
DE Greg Meisner	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	6	12	4	33	0	23
Irv Pankey	2	4	0	27	1	21
Larry Tearry	2	4	0	28	0	16
Joe Fields	1	5	0	26	0	21
Lynn Boden	1	2	0	12	0	9
Lin Dawson	1	1	0	20	0	14
Wade Griffin	0	5	0	33	0	23

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl White	3	6	1	22	0	22
Willie Parker	2	3	1	20	2	24
Jean Barrett	1	5	0	22	0	23
Joe Jacoby	1	3	1	18	0	21
Sam Rohde	1	2	0	9	1	13
Leotis Harris	0	2	0	18	1	27
Jeff Bostic	0	2	0	7	0	10
Tom Glassic	0	1	0	9	0	7
Earl Cooper	0	1	0	19	0	18
Mike Guman	0	1	0	15	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Bolton	4	13
Mike Wilson	1	16
Jimmy Rogers	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	2	9
Rusty Rebowe	1	24
Rickey Claitt	1	15
Ted Brown	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Al Harris	---	---	26	33	9	68
Mark Mitchell	---	---	19	27	21	67
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	26	31	9	66
Barney Chavous	---	---	27	34	2	63
John Hannah	33	23	---	---	7	63
Loaird McCreary	29	17	---	---	15	61
Shafer Suggs	---	---	24	29	5	58
Steve Bartkowski	33	23	---	---	---	56
Wade Griffin	33	23	---	---	---	56
Joe Fields	26	21	---	---	7	54
Herman Edwards	---	---	24	27	2	53
Steve Luke	---	---	21	29	2	52
Mike Washington	---	---	22	28	2	52
Edddie Brown	---	---	18	22	11	51
Steve Nelson	---	---	19	22	10	51
John Anderson	---	---	21	25	3	49
Larry Tearry	28	16	---	---	4	48
Irv Pankey	27	21	---	---	---	48
Lynn Swann	21	19	---	---	6	46
Lin Dawson	20	14	---	---	11	45
Stanley Morgan	20	10	---	---	7	37
Chuck Foreman	25	10	---	---	---	35
Mike Hawkins	15	4	---	---	16	35
Mike Davis	---	---	17	17	1	35
Darryl Stingley	17	17	---	---	---	34
Lynn Boden	12	9	---	---	7	28
Jimmy Rogers	8	9	---	---	11	28
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	23	23
Gary Campbell	---	---	8	13	2	23
Shane Nelson	---	---	8	12	3	23
Sam Hunt	---	---	8	13	1	22
Mike Wilson	2	4	---	---	16	22
Lamont Marrow	8	10	---	---	---	18
Milt McColl	---	---	0	0	17	17
Sandy Durko	---	---	7	8	---	15
Vern Holland	6	2	---	---	7	15
Andy Bolton	0	0	---	---	13	13
Reuben Gant	0	1	---	---	11	12
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	12	12
R.J. Reese	---	---	1	3	---	4
Jim Young	---	---	1	1	---	2
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	0	0	1	1
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	23	21	23	67
Daryl White	22	22	---	---	7	51
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	15	9	24	48
Jim Wilks	---	---	21	20	7	48
Ken Payne	14	17	---	---	16	47
Rick Upchurch	16	23	---	---	8	47
Johnny Perkins	15	23	---	---	9	47
Donnie Walker	---	---	20	12	14	46
Josh Lane	---	---	28	18	---	46
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	24	15	7	46
Jean Barrett	22	23	---	---	---	45
Leotis Harris	18	27	---	---	---	45
Willie Parker	20	24	---	---	---	44
Earl Cooper	19	18	---	---	7	44
Mark Lee	---	---	26	17	---	43
Mark Mullaney	---	---	25	16	---	41
Bob Jury	---	---	23	18	---	41
Deron Cherry	---	---	22	17	---	39
Joe Jacoby	18	21	---	---	---	39
Steve Niehaus	---	---	17	16	5	38
Victor Hicks	8	12	---	---	18	38
Bruce Huther	---	---	22	14	---	36
Larry McGrew	---	---	19	16	---	35
David Hughes	15	20	---	---	---	35
Jeff Gainey	16	16	---	---	2	34
Rickey Claitt	10	9	---	---	15	34
Mike Guman	15	14	---	---	5	34
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	18	16	---	34
Doug Winslow	8	16	---	---	6	30
Terry Hopper	---	---	14	7	9	30
Doug Martin	---	---	20	10	---	30
Ray Butler	7	8	---	---	12	27
Burt Prince	5	11	---	---	9	25
Tom Glassic	9	7	---	---	9	25
Greg Meisner	---	---	16	7	2	25
Jeff Bostic	7	10	---	---	7	24
Turk Schonert	8	15	---	---	---	23
Sam Rohde	9	13	---	---	---	22
Ted Brown	5	4	---	---	13	22
Edwin Bailey	5	12	---	---	4	21
Larry Keller	---	---	10	4	6	20
Charlie White	3	6	---	---	10	19
Rick Donnalley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brandon Hermeling	3	3	---	---	---	6
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	5	5

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	73	4.9
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	13	33	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	9	50	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	22	17	1	0	1	1	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Gainey	15	6	0	2	2	5	0	0	0
Turk Schonert	13	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	2
Brandon Hermeling	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	73	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	44	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	26	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	104	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	6	4	1	35	0	19
WR Darryl Stingley	5	4	0	31	0	17
RB Chuck Foreman	3	2	0	13	0	10
WR Lamont Marrow	2	2	0	27	1	10
TE Loaird McCreary	2	2	0	8	0	17
TE Lin Dawson	2	2	0	10	0	14
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	0	17	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	7	3	0	26	0	23
WR Doug Winslow	6	2	1	21	0	16
WR Johnny Perkins	6	3	0	35	0	23
WR Ken Payne	4	2	0	18	0	17
TE Earl Cooper	2	1	0	7	0	18
RB Charlie White	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	3	0	12
WR Ray Butler	1	1	0	20	1	8
RB Rickey Claitt	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB David Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	-1	-1.00	3.55

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Gainey	1	3	3.00	3.00
David Hughes	1	-4	-4.00	4.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	7	6	62	8.86	6.41

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Gainey	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
Turk Schonert	1	0	0	0.00	5.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	2	2	27	13.50	5.83
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	7	7.00	6.20
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	7	7.00	13.50
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	17	17.00	17.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Upchurch	2	0	0	0.00	3.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	5	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Gainey	1	0
Rickey Claitt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	7	5	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	6	3	2
Jeff Gainey	5	4	3
Brandon Hermeling	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darryl Stingley	3	2	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	1
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Upchurch	5	3	2
WR Ken Payne	2	1	1
WR Doug Winslow	1	1	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	1
RB Charlie White	1	0	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0
WR Ray Butler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)