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Classic NFL game · Week 12

Houston Oilers at New York Jets

Sunday Nov 23, 1980 · Shea Stadium, kickoff 1:00pm

Pregame

Pregame: Week 12 Classic
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1980 Week 12 Classic: Houston Oilers at New York Jets at Shea Stadium. Kickoff: Sunday Nov 23, 1980 at 1:00pm.[1]

Columnist
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1980 Week 12 Classic: Houston Oilers at New York Jets at Shea Stadium. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Houston Oilers and New York Jets in 1980, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.

Around the league
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1980 Week 12 Classic: Houston Oilers and New York Jets meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 1980 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.

Trend analyst
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1980 Week 12 Classic: Houston Oilers versus New York Jets. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.

League standings entering Week 12

Standings as of kickoff, Week 12 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Best record league-wide: Philadelphia Eagles (10-1).
  • Still searching for win one: New Orleans Saints.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Houston Oilers8-3W5
Cleveland Browns7-4L1
Pittsburgh Steelers7-4W3
Cincinnati Bengals3-8L4

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills8-3W2
New England Patriots7-4L2
Baltimore Colts6-5W1
Miami Dolphins6-5W2
New York Jets2-9L3

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Oakland Raiders8-3W6
San Diego Chargers7-4W1
Denver Broncos6-5W2
Kansas City Chiefs5-6L1
Seattle Seahawks4-7L4

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
Atlanta Falcons8-3W5
Los Angeles Rams7-4W1
San Francisco 49ers3-8L8
New Orleans Saints0-11L11

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Detroit Lions6-5L2
Minnesota Vikings6-5W3
Green Bay Packers4-6-1L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers4-6-1L2
Chicago Bears4-7L1

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Philadelphia Eagles10-1W7
Dallas Cowboys8-3W1
New York Giants3-8W2
St. Louis Cardinals3-8L3
Washington Redskins3-8L3

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Score

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Houston Oilers 0, New York Jets 14Houston Oilers 0, New York Jets 21Houston Oilers 0, New York Jets 21Houston Oilers 28, New York Jets 28Houston Oilers 28, New York Jets 28[1]

1234T
Houston Oilers000280002828
New York Jets147071421212831

Scoring plays

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Q1

TeamPlayScore
JetsKen Schroy 82 yard interception return ( Pat Leahy kick)0-7
JetsRichard Todd 1 yard rush ( Pat Leahy kick)0-14

Q2

TeamPlayScore
JetsKevin Long 1 yard rush ( Pat Leahy kick)0-21

Q3

TeamPlayScore
No scoring this quarter.

Q4

TeamPlayScore
OilersMike Barber 5 yard pass from Ken Stabler ( Ted Thompson kick)7-21
OilersBilly Johnson 6 yard pass from Ken Stabler ( Ted Thompson kick)14-21
OilersRich Caster 68 yard pass from Ken Stabler ( Ted Thompson kick)21-21
JetsBruce Harper 45 yard pass from Richard Todd ( Pat Leahy kick)21-28
OilersRich Caster 5 yard pass from Ken Stabler ( Ted Thompson kick)28-28
OT
JetsPat Leahy 38 yard field goal28-31

Recap

Recap
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New York Jets defeated Houston Oilers 31-28 at Shea Stadium in Week 12 Classic. The final scoring play was Jets: Pat Leahy 38 yard field goal. The result was decided in overtime. Top line of the day: Ken Stabler: 388 pass yards on 33-of-51, 4 TD, 4 INT.[1]

Columnist recap
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New York Jets walked out of Shea Stadium with a 31-28 Week 12 Classic result Houston Oilers will replay all the way to the offseason. Overtime was the right verdict. The regulation 60 minutes never separated them, and the team that finally landed a punch in the extra session got the result it had spent the night trying to take in regulation. The final scoring play came from Jets: Pat Leahy 38 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.

By the numbers
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New York Jets 31, Houston Oilers 28.

Game: 1980 Week 12 Classic.
Q1: 2 scoring plays.
Q2: 1 scoring play.
Q4: 5 scoring plays.
OT: 1 scoring play.

Top performers:
- Ken Stabler: 388 pass yards on 33-of-51, 4 TD, 4 INT
- Earl Campbell: 60 rush yards on 15 carries
- Mike Barber: 10 catches for 97 yards

Film room
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Week 12 Classic, played at Shea Stadium. Final: Houston Oilers 28, New York Jets 31, with New York Jets taking the result by 3 in overtime.

First quarter

- Jets: Ken Schroy 82 yard interception return ( Pat Leahy kick)
- Jets: Richard Todd 1 yard rush ( Pat Leahy kick)

Second quarter

- Jets: Kevin Long 1 yard rush ( Pat Leahy kick)

Fourth quarter

- Oilers: Mike Barber 5 yard pass from Ken Stabler ( Ted Thompson kick)
- Oilers: Billy Johnson 6 yard pass from Ken Stabler ( Ted Thompson kick)
- Oilers: Rich Caster 68 yard pass from Ken Stabler ( Ted Thompson kick)
- Jets: Bruce Harper 45 yard pass from Richard Todd ( Pat Leahy kick)
- Oilers: Rich Caster 5 yard pass from Ken Stabler ( Ted Thompson kick)

Overtime

- Jets: Pat Leahy 38 yard field goal

Top performers

- Ken Stabler: 388 pass yards on 33-of-51, 4 TD, 4 INT
- Earl Campbell: 60 rush yards on 15 carries
- Mike Barber: 10 catches for 97 yards

Overtime was the verdict. New York Jets found the answer the regulation 60 never produced.

Box score

SFOpp
Team totals
First Downs2817
Total Yards472327
Turnovers63
Passing
Comp/Att33/5113/26
Pass yards388236
Pass TD41
Interceptions42
Sacks taken43
Sack yards lost3913
Net pass yards349223
Rushing
Rushes2636
Rush yards123104
Rush TD02
Discipline
Fumbles33
Fumbles lost21
Penalties1014
Penalty yards8090

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
HOU
Ken Stabler33/5138844
NYJ
Richard Todd13/2623612

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
HOU
Earl Campbell1560019
Tim Wilson851015
Mike Renfro112012
Boobie Clark1303
Ken Stabler1-30-3
NYJ
Kevin Long1237112
Scott Dierking133309
Richard Todd522118
Bruce Harper3905
Tom Newton3303

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
HOU
Mike Barber1097121
Mike Renfro796024
Rich Caster696268
Rob Carpenter342025
Tim Wilson223013
Billy Johnson31816
Earl Campbell1808
Dave Casper1808
NYJ
Bruce Harper371145
Jerome Barkum250026
Wesley Walker348019
Derrick Gaffney227016
Lam Jones121021
Kevin Long113013
Tom Newton1606

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