San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets (September 21, 1980)

Game Recap

In a week 3 clash in New York, the 49ers finished with a 37-27 win against the Jets. 49ers took the entering halftime 24-3 and hung on in the final 30 minutes.

The 49ers were guided by Steve DeBerg who tossed in 181 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, zero picks, was 17 of 23 passing. Paul Hofer caught 79 yards receiving.

For the Jets, Richard Todd threw for 447 yards passing in the air, 3 touchdowns, was 42 of 60 passing. Clark Gaines had 160 yards receiving, 17 pass catches.

The 49ers finished with 376 total yards, 24 first downs, 0 turnovers and 8 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Jets registered 460 total yards, 30 first downs, 2 turnovers and 8 penalties. They were of on third downs.

Notes

• Score: San Francisco 49ersSFO defeat New York JetsNYJ 37-27
• Date: Sunday, September 21, 1980
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• San Francisco 49ers Stats - Yards: 376, Turnovers: 0
• New York Jets Stats - Yards: 460, Turnovers: 2

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
SFO	14	10	6	7	37
NYJ	0	3	3	21	27

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Richard Todd	NYJ	42-60	447	3	1	21
Steve DeBerg	SFO	17-23	181	2	0	38
Joe Montana	SFO	4-6	60	2	0	0

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Earl Cooper	SFO	13	71	0	15
Paul Hofer	SFO	10	40	0	15
Clark Gaines	NYJ	5	20	0	11
Phil Francis	SFO	2	18	0	14
Richard Todd	NYJ	2	18	0	0
Lenvil Elliott	SFO	3	14	0	8
Scott Dierking	NYJ	3	8	0	5

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Clark Gaines	NYJ	17	160	0	15
Paul Hofer	SFO	6	79	0	25
Dwight Clark	SFO	7	70	2	20
Mickey Shuler	NYJ	7	63	0	12
Bruce Harper	NYJ	7	63	1	13
Derrick Gaffney	NYJ	3	51	1	19
Charle Young	SFO	4	38	1	16
Freddie Solomon	SFO	1	38	1	38

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
NYJ	11	47	0
SFO	31	144	1

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
NYJ	42-60	447	3	1	4
SFO	21-29	241	4	0	1

More Game Information On The San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets

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• Weather: 74 degrees, relative humidity 77%, wind 14 mph
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