| 1980 - Week 1 |
| Baltimore Colts at New York Jets |
| At Shea Stadium | Sunday, September 7, 1980 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Scoring Plays | Colts | Jets | ||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| Colts | 0:55 | S.Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goal ( 9-65, 4:14 ) | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| Colts | 10:38 | S.Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goal ( 8-53, 4:13 ) | 6 | 0 |
| Jets | 7:44 | B.Harper 13 yard pass from R.Todd ( P.Leahy kick ) ( 6-80, 2:54 ) | 6 | 7 |
| Colts | 2:16 | C.Dickey 9 yard pass from B.Jones ( S.Mike-Mayer kick ) ( 13-80, 5:28 ) | 13 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| Colts | 12:37 | J.Washington 6 yard pass from B.Jones ( S.Mike-Mayer kick ) ( 15-80, 7:59 ) | 20 | 7 |
| Jets | 5:56 | W.Walker 4 yard pass from R.Todd ( P.Leahy kick ) ( 5-30, 0:52 ) | 20 | 14 |
| MVP: Bert Jones QB (Baltimore) |
| Passing: 276 Yds, 2 TD, 98 Rating, Rushing: 16 Yds. |
| Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| BLC: None | |||||||||||||||||||
| NYJ: C.Gaines (FB), K.Schroy (PR\S) | |||||||||||||||||||
| In-Game Injuries |
| BLC: None. |
| NYJ: None. |
| Temp: 73°. Partly Cloudy. Wind 15 mph (Slight Crosswind). |
| Surface: Grass |
| Drive Charts | |||||||||||
| Baltimore Colts | New York Jets | ||||||||||
| Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | ||
| Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result | Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result |
| 11:36 | 1:38 | BLC 20 | 3 | -3 | Punt | 15:00 | 3:24 | NYJ 20 | 9 | 60 | Fumble |
| 5:09 | 4:14 | BLC 31 | 9 | 65 | Field Goal | 9:58 | 4:49 | NYJ 29 | 12 | 41 | Interception |
| 14:51 | 4:13 | BLC 43 | 8 | 53 | Field Goal | 0:55 | 1:04 | NYJ 21 | 3 | -6 | Punt |
| 7:44 | 5:28 | BLC 20 | 13 | 80 | Touchdown | 10:38 | 2:54 | NYJ 20 | 6 | 80 | Touchdown |
| 1:42 | 1:42 | BLC 23 | 6 | 35 | End of Half | 2:16 | 0:34 | NYJ 20 | 3 | -1 | Punt |
| 15:00 | 3:39 | BLC 24 | 5 | 23 | Punt | 11:21 | 2:44 | NYJ 27 | 7 | 33 | Downs |
| 8:37 | 1:02 | BLC 40 | 3 | 9 | Punt | 7:35 | 1:59 | NYJ 25 | 6 | 41 | Interception |
| 5:36 | 7:59 | BLC 20 | 15 | 80 | Touchdown | 12:37 | 2:17 | NYJ 20 | 5 | 20 | Punt |
| 10:20 | 3:32 | BLC 24 | 7 | 30 | Interception | 6:48 | 0:52 | BLC 30 | 5 | 30 | Touchdown |
| 5:56 | 3:50 | BLC 20 | 8 | 27 | Punt | 2:06 | 0:35 | NYJ 20 | 4 | 0 | Downs |
| 1:31 | 1:31 | NYJ 20 | 3 | -4 | End of Game | ||||||
| 38:48 | BLC 31 | 80 | 395 | 21:12 | NYJ 27 | 60 | 298 | ||||
| Time of Possession by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| Baltimore Colts | 5:52 | 11:23 | 10:17 | 11:16 | 38:48 | |
| New York Jets | 9:08 | 3:37 | 4:43 | 3:44 | 21:12 |
| Team Statistics | Colts | Jets | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Points | 20 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1st Downs | 25 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rushing | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Passing | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Penalty | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3rd-Down Conversions | 8-17 | 6-11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4th-Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Penalties-Yards | 8-108 | 3-45 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Time Of Pos. | 38:48 | 21:12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Net Yards | 395 | 235 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Plays | 80 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Average Gain | 4.9 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Yards Rushing | 126 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rushes | 41 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Avg. Per Rush | 3.1 | 4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Yards Passing | 269 | 148 | |||||||||||||||||
| Completions | 27 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Attempts | 38 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| Completion % | 71.1 | 34.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yards Per Completion | 10.2 | 12.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Times Sacked | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Touchdowns | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rushing | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Passing | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Field Goals | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Baltimore Colts | New York Jets |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Curtis Dickey | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 | Tom Newton | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | Bruce Harper | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Cleveland Franklin | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | Scott Dierking | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | Kevin F. Long | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | Richard Todd | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Sims | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | Lam Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 126 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 | Totals | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Passing | Att | Cm | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT | Passing | Att | Cm | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT |
| Bert Jones | 38 | 27 | 276 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 98 | Richard Todd | 38 | 13 | 157 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 43 |
| Totals | 38 | 27 | 276 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 98 | Totals | 38 | 13 | 157 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 43 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Roger Carr | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 18 | 0 | Bruce Harper | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Joe Washington | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 16 | 1 | Derrick Gaffney | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 1 | Mickey Shuler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Butler | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 | Kevin F. Long | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | Bobby Jones | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Cleveland Franklin | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | Jerome Barkum | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Randy Burke | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | Lam Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | Wesley Walker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 27 | 276 | 10.2 | 25 | 2 | Totals | 13 | 157 | 12.1 | 29 | 2 |
| Defense | Tkl | Int | Yds | TD | Sck | Stf | Hur | PD | FF | Defense | Tkl | Int | Yds | TD | Sck | Stf | Hur | PD | FF |
| Lyle Blackwood | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | Greg Buttle | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Nesby Glasgow | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | Stan Blinka | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bruce Laird | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | Ron Crosby | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kim Anderson | 3 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | John P. Sullivan | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derrick Hatchett | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lawrence Pillers | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Joe Ehrmann | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | Steve Carpenter | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ed Simonini | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Abdul Salaam | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mike Woods | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | Jesse Johnson | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ricky Jones | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Donald Dykes | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Larry Braziel | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | Darrol Ray | 4 | 1 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Sanders Shiver | 2 | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Michael McKibben | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Greg Fields | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | Saladin Martin | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike J. Barnes | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Marty Lyons | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Steve Heimkreiter | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | Shafer Suggs | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Reggie Pinkney | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Bobby C. Jackson | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fred Cook | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Lance Mehl | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jim Krahl | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Jerry Holmes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Herb Orvis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Wesley Roberts | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barry Krauss | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tim Moresco | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Gastineau | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Chris Godfrey | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Totals | 40 | 2 | 32 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | Totals | 86 | 1 | 45 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | OPRec | Yds | Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | OPRec | Yds |
| Sanders Shiver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Richard Todd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrol Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Donald Dykes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In20 | LG | Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In20 | LG |
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 1 | 0 | 59 | Chuck Ramsey | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Totals | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 1 | 0 | 59 | Totals | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD | Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD |
| Nesby Glasgow | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Bruce Harper | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Totals | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Nesby Glasgow | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Bruce Harper | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM | Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM |
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | Pat Leahy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |