Week 1, 1985

played in New York, NJ

76 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	7	0	-	13
New York Jets	3	14	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:05 NED - Bucky Wallace 21 field goal
1Q: 00:51 NJY - Frank Corral 24 field goal
2Q: 12:47 NJY - Ottis Anderson 3 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 09:18 NJY - Kevin House 18 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 03:43 NED - Bucky Wallace 27 field goal
3Q: 07:57 NED - Walter Payton 4 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:28 NJY - Frank Corral 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:05 NED - Bucky Wallace 21 field goal
1Q: 00:51 NJY - Frank Corral 24 field goal
2Q: 12:47 NJY - Ottis Anderson 3 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 09:18 NJY - Kevin House 18 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 03:43 NED - Bucky Wallace 27 field goal
3Q: 07:57 NED - Walter Payton 4 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:28 NJY - Frank Corral 21 field goal

Team Statistics NED NJY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 249 254
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 3.77 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 89 130
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 4.45 4.33
Net Passing Yards 160 124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 19 - 3 29 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 3.48 3.65
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/54 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/157 3/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/65
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	NED	NJY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	249	254
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	3.77	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	89	130
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	4.45	4.33
Net Passing Yards	160	124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 19 - 3	29 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	3.48	3.65
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/54	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/157	3/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/65
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
1	11:16	5:18	OWN 27	11	69	Field Goal
1	0:46	1:43	OWN 37	3	0	Interception
2	12:38	1:26	OPP 49	2	-6	Interception
2	9:07	1:41	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
2	5:41	2:03	OWN 42	9	48	Field Goal
2	1:57	1:37	OWN 41	8	23	Interception
3	13:10	5:23	OPP 41	9	41	Touchdown
3	2:33	2:24	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
4	12:59	2:10	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	9:50	2:41	OWN 42	6	17	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 33	1	2	Game

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	2:33	OWN 14	5	3	Punt
1	5:58	5:12	OWN 25	8	68	Field Goal
2	14:03	1:25	OPP 7	3	7	Touchdown
2	11:12	2:05	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
2	7:26	1:45	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	3:38	1:41	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 13	3	-5	Punt
3	7:47	5:14	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
3	0:09	2:10	OWN 39	6	10	Punt
4	10:49	0:59	OWN 22	3	-8	Punt
4	7:09	6:48	OWN 20	13	76	Field Goal

Game MVP: Cleveland Elam, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Tony Nathan	11	49	4.45	9
Walter Payton	7	31	4.43	9
Steve Bartkowski	2	9	4.50	5

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ottis Anderson	19	93	4.89	22	4	1
Zachary Dixon	10	37	3.70	10	1	0
Neil Lomax	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	43	19	177	3/17	1	21	3	34.7

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	29	13	152	5/28	1	27	0	72.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	4	5	45	11.25	7	14	0
WR Benny Malone	3	5	38	12.67	8	16	0
WR Lynn Swann	3	9	19	6.33	0	9	0
WR Mike Wilson	3	8	34	11.33	0	21	0
TE Walter White	2	3	20	10.00	5	15	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	5	15	7.50	0	12	0
RB Walter Payton	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR George Farmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin House	6	9	51	8.50	18	19	1
WR Wes Chandler	4	6	56	14.00	12	27	0
WR Tony Hill	2	6	33	16.50	19	25	0
WR Alvin Moore	1	4	12	12.00	4	12	0
TE Chuck Naretta	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ottis Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ted Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Billy Griggs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Raymond Clayborn	1	39	39.00
CB Danny Wagoner	1	0	0.00
S Eugene Robinson	1	26	26.00

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shane Nelson	0	0	1	0
Jerry Blanton	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov
Ottis Anderson	1	0
Neil Lomax	1	0
Wes Chandler	0	1
Alvin Moore	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	219	43.8	32.8	48	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	8	394	49.3	41.8	61	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	20	6.7	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Reiner	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	3	82	27.3	0
Lynn Swann	2	75	37.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Dixon	3	32	10.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Bohannon	8	0	1.0	15	16
OLB Greg Gaines	5	0	1.0	18	24
S Doug Greene	5	2	0.0	21	21
S Mike Davis	4	1	1.0	25	26
ILB John Anderson	4	3	0.0	24	26
DT Ron Fernandes	4	0	0.0	18	23
DE Bruce Clark	3	0	1.0	17	27
ILB Jerry Blanton	3	1	0.0	14	7
DE Jim Young	2	3	0.0	28	22
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0.0	13	17
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	0.0	20	24
ILB Shane Nelson	1	0	1.0	7	16
S Mark Murphy	1	1	0.0	15	22
DE Kevin Brooks	1	1	0.0	15	7
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	---	---	---
RB Tony Nathan	1	0	---	---	---
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	0.0	21	25
CB Rufus Bess	0	1	0.0	17	22

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rod Lewis	6	1	0.0	15	34
DE Cleveland Elam	5	0	1.0	16	37
CB Danny Wagoner	5	1	0.0	11	22
ILB Rik Bonness	3	3	0.0	9	12
DT William Perry	2	1	0.5	11	37
DE Greg Johnson	2	0	0.5	4	9
DT Andrew Provence	2	2	0.0	14	24
OLB Steve Towle	2	1	0.0	11	33
CB Raymond Clayborn	2	0	0.0	14	37
S John Harris	2	0	0.0	14	38
CB LeRoy Irvin	2	0	0.0	11	32
S Eugene Robinson	2	0	0.0	17	35
DE Fred Smerlas	1	0	1.0	16	36
OLB Bruce Beekley	1	2	0.0	14	25
S Daniel Reiner	1	1	0.0	9	15
OLB Michael Jackson	1	1	0.0	8	15
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Jerry Edwards	1	0	0.0	8	15
S Jeff Fuller	0	3	0.0	5	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Clark	1.0	0	1	0	27
S Mike Davis	1.0	0	0	1	26
ILB Shane Nelson	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Greg Gaines	1.0	0	0	0	24
S Fred Bohannon	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Sam Hunt	0.0	1	2	0	17
DE Al Harris	0.0	1	2	0	23
OLB Dan Lloyd	0.0	0	2	0	18
DT Ron Fernandes	0.0	0	1	0	23

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Smerlas	1.0	1	2	1	36
DE Cleveland Elam	1.0	1	1	0	37
DE Greg Johnson	0.5	0	1	0	9
DT William Perry	0.5	0	0	0	37
DT Jerry Edwards	0.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Bruce Beekley	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Fred Bohannon	4	0	16
S Mike Davis	2	1	26
DT Ron Fernandes	2	0	23
ILB John Anderson	2	0	26
CB Daryl Smith	1	1	25
CB Herman Edwards	1	0	24
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	24
OLB Sam Hunt	0	1	17
ILB Shane Nelson	0	1	16
S Mark Murphy	0	1	22

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rod Lewis	7	0	0	34
CB Danny Wagoner	3	0	1	22
CB LeRoy Irvin	2	2	0	32
S John Harris	2	1	0	38
DE Cleveland Elam	2	0	0	37
CB Raymond Clayborn	1	0	1	37
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	0	4
OLB Michael Jackson	1	0	0	15
OLB Steve Towle	0	1	0	33
S Eugene Robinson	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	2	6	16	0	30
Larry Tearry	2	5	18	1	35
Wade Griffin	2	4	14	1	24
Lin Dawson	1	1	12	1	28
Bob Rush	1	1	10	0	23
Duval Love	1	1	14	0	36

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Hallstrom	2	2	0	9	0	8
Dan Neal	1	8	0	24	1	27
Ken Dallafior	1	4	1	25	1	30
Jeff Sevy	1	3	0	22	0	26
Ted Brown	1	2	0	13	0	6
Kelly Thomas	1	2	0	6	0	5
William Roberts	1	2	0	30	0	32
Jeff Williams	1	1	0	10	1	13
Randy Young	0	3	0	24	2	29
Chuck Naretta	0	1	0	9	0	8
Billy Griggs	0	1	0	14	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	3	23
George Farmer	2	11
Rufus Bess	1	17

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Hill	2	19
Wes Chandler	2	6
Zachary Dixon	1	23
Danny Wagoner	1	18
Alvin Moore	1	16
Marion Barber	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	20	46	---	---	---	66
Jim Young	---	---	28	22	10	60
Larry Tearry	18	35	---	---	5	58
Stan Edwards	12	29	---	---	16	57
Sam Hunt	---	---	13	17	26	56
Walter White	15	26	---	---	15	56
Rufus Bess	---	---	17	22	17	56
Lynn Swann	12	32	---	---	10	54
Mike Davis	---	---	25	26	3	54
John Anderson	---	---	24	26	4	54
Duval Love	14	36	---	---	3	53
Mark Murphy	---	---	15	22	13	50
Lin Dawson	12	28	---	---	10	50
Ron Solt	16	30	---	---	4	50
Bill Story	11	31	---	---	7	49
Tony Nathan	11	28	---	---	10	49
Daryl Smith	---	---	21	25	2	48
Herman Edwards	---	---	20	24	3	47
Don Maggs	13	34	---	---	---	47
Dan Lloyd	---	---	23	18	3	44
Doug Greene	---	---	21	21	2	44
Bruce Clark	---	---	17	27	---	44
Greg Gaines	---	---	18	24	2	44
Ron Fernandes	---	---	18	23	1	42
Stanley Morgan	8	26	---	---	8	42
Benny Malone	9	14	---	---	17	40
Bob Rush	10	23	---	---	7	40
Wade Griffin	14	24	---	---	1	39
Al Harris	---	---	14	23	1	38
Fred Bohannon	---	---	15	16	6	37
Mike Wilson	8	26	---	---	1	35
Shane Nelson	---	---	7	16	6	29
Revie Sorey	4	17	---	---	7	28
Jerry Blanton	---	---	14	7	6	27
Sylvester Stamps	1	3	---	---	23	27
Kevin Brooks	---	---	15	7	2	24
George Farmer	4	7	---	---	11	22
Walter Payton	8	11	---	---	---	19
Garcia Lane	---	---	4	8	---	12
Louis Wright	---	---	0	0	8	8
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	1	0	3	4
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Hill	19	26	---	---	19	64
Neil Lomax	30	34	---	---	---	64
Ken Dallafior	25	30	---	---	7	62
William Roberts	30	32	---	---	---	62
Dan Neal	24	27	---	---	10	61
Cleveland Elam	---	---	16	37	3	56
Randy Young	24	29	---	---	1	54
John Harris	---	---	14	38	2	54
Fred Smerlas	---	---	16	36	2	54
Raymond Clayborn	---	---	14	37	2	53
Eugene Robinson	---	---	17	35	1	53
Jeff Sevy	22	26	---	---	4	52
Alvin Moore	13	23	---	---	16	52
Danny Wagoner	---	---	11	22	18	51
Steve Towle	---	---	11	33	6	50
Rod Lewis	---	---	15	34	1	50
William Perry	---	---	11	37	1	49
Wes Chandler	21	21	---	---	6	48
Zachary Dixon	10	13	---	---	23	46
Kevin House	20	25	---	---	---	45
LeRoy Irvin	---	---	11	32	2	45
Daniel Reiner	---	---	9	15	17	41
Ottis Anderson	20	21	---	---	---	41
Bruce Beekley	---	---	14	25	1	40
Andrew Provence	---	---	14	24	2	40
Chuck Naretta	9	8	---	---	19	36
Ray Preston	---	---	4	15	14	33
Billy Griggs	14	13	---	---	6	33
Tom Beasley	---	---	8	17	7	32
Jeff Williams	10	13	---	---	9	32
Rik Bonness	---	---	9	12	8	29
Ted Brown	13	6	---	---	9	28
Marion Barber	6	8	---	---	13	27
Ron Hallstrom	9	8	---	---	9	26
Jim Jensen	5	6	---	---	13	24
Michael Jackson	---	---	8	15	1	24
Jerry Edwards	---	---	8	15	1	24
Kelly Thomas	6	5	---	---	10	21
Jeff Fuller	---	---	5	14	1	20
Greg Johnson	---	---	4	9	3	16
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	1	4	2	7
Cliff Olander	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	12	24	2.0
Right	11	59	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	43	19	1	2	7	4	5	1	3

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	29	13	2	1	0	5	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	42	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	107	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-6	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	77	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	54	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	9	3	2	19	0	32
WR Mike Wilson	8	3	2	34	1	26
WR Benny Malone	5	3	0	38	0	14
WR Stanley Morgan	5	4	0	45	0	26
TE Lin Dawson	5	2	1	15	0	28
TE Walter White	3	2	0	20	0	26
RB Tony Nathan	3	1	0	2	0	28
RB Walter Payton	2	1	0	4	0	11
FB Stan Edwards	2	0	2	0	0	29
WR George Farmer	1	0	0	0	0	7

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin House	9	6	51	0	25
WR Tony Hill	6	2	33	1	26
WR Wes Chandler	6	4	56	1	21
WR Alvin Moore	4	1	12	0	23
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0	0	8
RB Ottis Anderson	1	0	0	0	21
FB Ted Brown	1	0	0	0	6
TE Billy Griggs	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	2	10	5.00	4.45
Steve Bartkowski	1	5	5.00	4.50

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ottis Anderson	6	14	2.33	4.89
Zachary Dixon	3	4	1.33	3.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	7	3	21	3.00	4.12

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	1	18	9.00	5.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	5	2.50	2.11
WR Benny Malone	1	1	12	12.00	7.60
RB Walter Payton	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
TE Walter White	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
RB Tony Nathan	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kevin House	1	1	18	18.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	2	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	2	1
Zachary Dixon	2	1
Neil Lomax	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	12	4	4

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	3	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	1
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	1
RB Walter Payton	1	1	1
TE Walter White	1	0	0
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	0	0
WR George Farmer	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin House	3	2	2
WR Alvin Moore	2	0	0
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	1
FB Ted Brown	1	0	0
TE Billy Griggs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,900 (26,500)
End Zone 15,200 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,900 (26,500)
End Zone	15,200 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,500 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (5,800)