Biggest NFL Comebacks In 1980

What was the biggest NFL comeback in the 1980 season?

The San Francisco 49ers had the biggest comeback win of the 1980 season, having come back from a 28 point deficit. In week 14, the 49ers were trailing 7-35 in the 3rd quarter against the New Orleans Saints on Dec 7, 1980, and came back and won the game 38-35.

What was the biggest NFL 4th quarter comeback in the 1980 season?

The Miami Dolphins had the biggest 4th quarter comeback win in the 1980 season, having come back from a 16 point deficit. The Dolphins were trailing 0-16 in the 4th quarter against the New Orleans Saints on Sep 28, 1980, and came back and won the game 21-16.

What NFL team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1980 season?

The Atlanta Falcons and the Kansas City Chiefs are tied for the most comebacks after trailing by at least 10 points in the 1980 season, with each having 4 wins after trailing by 10.

Biggest 1980 NFL Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Point Deficit		Final Score
1	Dec 7, 1980	San Francisco 49ers	vs New Orleans Saints	28	7-35, 3rd	38-35
2	Nov 9, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	@ St. Louis Cardinals	18	6-24, 3rd	33-27
3	Sep 28, 1980	Miami Dolphins	vs New Orleans Saints	16	0-16, 4th	21-16
4	Nov 2, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	@ Buffalo Bills	14	0-14, 2nd	30-14
	Nov 30, 1980	Baltimore Colts	vs Buffalo Bills	14	0-14, 2nd	28-24
	Nov 27, 1980	Chicago Bears	@ Detroit Lions	14	3-17, 4th	23-17
	Jan 4, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	@ Atlanta Falcons	14	10-24, 4th	30-27
	Nov 16, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	vs St. Louis Cardinals	14	0-14, 1st	31-21
	Nov 16, 1980	Denver Broncos	vs New York Jets	14	3-17, 2nd	31-24
	Nov 9, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	@ Seattle Seahawks	14	3-17, 3rd	31-30
	Sep 21, 1980	Miami Dolphins	@ Atlanta Falcons	14	3-17, 4th	20-17
	Sep 14, 1980	Miami Dolphins	vs Cincinnati Bengals	14	0-14, 4th	17-16
	Dec 14, 1980	Minnesota Vikings	vs Cleveland Browns	14	9-23, 4th	28-23
	Nov 17, 1980	Oakland Raiders	@ Seattle Seahawks	14	0-14, 3rd	19-17
	Jan 3, 1981	Philadelphia Eagles	vs Minnesota Vikings	14	0-14, 2nd	31-16
16	Oct 26, 1980	Cleveland Browns	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	13	7-20, 3rd	27-26
	Nov 9, 1980	Green Bay Packers	vs San Francisco 49ers	13	0-13, 2nd	23-16
	Oct 12, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	@ New York Giants	13	3-16, 3rd	31-16
19	Oct 5, 1980	Buffalo Bills	@ San Diego Chargers	12	12-24, 4th	26-24
20	Dec 7, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	@ Philadelphia Eagles	11	3-14, 2nd	20-17
	Oct 19, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	@ Denver Broncos	11	3-14, 2nd	23-17
	Dec 21, 1980	Los Angeles Rams	vs Atlanta Falcons	11	3-14, 3rd	20-17
	Jan 3, 1981	San Diego Chargers	vs Buffalo Bills	11	3-14, 3rd	20-14
	Oct 19, 1980	Seattle Seahawks	@ New York Jets	11	3-14, 3rd	27-17
25	Nov 23, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	vs Chicago Bears	10	0-10, 2nd	28-17
	Dec 20, 1980	Chicago Bears	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	0-10, 2nd	14-13
	Dec 21, 1980	Cleveland Browns	@ Cincinnati Bengals	10	0-10, 2nd	27-24
	Sep 28, 1980	Cleveland Browns	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	3-13, 2nd	34-27
	Oct 26, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	vs San Diego Chargers	10	14-24, 3rd	42-31
	Sep 21, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	7-17, 2nd	28-17
	Nov 23, 1980	Detroit Lions	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	0-10, 2nd	24-10
	Sep 7, 1980	Detroit Lions	@ Los Angeles Rams	10	10-20, 2nd	41-20
	Dec 21, 1980	Houston Oilers	vs Minnesota Vikings	10	3-13, 3rd	20-16
	Sep 28, 1980	Houston Oilers	@ Cincinnati Bengals	10	0-10, 2nd	13-10
	Nov 23, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	@ St. Louis Cardinals	10	0-10, 3rd	21-13
	Oct 12, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	vs Houston Oilers	10	0-10, 3rd	21-20
	Dec 7, 1980	Minnesota Vikings	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	0-10, 3rd	21-10
	Dec 21, 1980	New England Patriots	@ New Orleans Saints	10	0-10, 1st	38-27
	Oct 20, 1980	Oakland Raiders	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7-17, 2nd	45-34
	Dec 13, 1980	Washington Redskins	vs New York Giants	10	0-10, 3rd	16-13
41	Dec 14, 1980	Pittsburgh Steelers	vs Kansas City Chiefs	9	7-16, 4th	21-16
	Dec 7, 1980	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Detroit Lions	9	14-23, 4th	24-23
43	Sep 21, 1980	Cincinnati Bengals	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	8	20-28, 4th	30-28
	Oct 19, 1980	Cleveland Browns	vs Green Bay Packers	8	13-21, 4th	26-21
45	Nov 16, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	vs New Orleans Saints	7	0-7, 1st	31-13
	Oct 19, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	@ New Orleans Saints	7	7-14, 2nd	41-14
	Sep 14, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	@ New England Patriots	7	0-7, 1st	37-21
	Oct 5, 1980	Baltimore Colts	@ Miami Dolphins	7	10-17, 3rd	30-17
	Nov 23, 1980	Buffalo Bills	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0-7, 1st	28-13
	Nov 23, 1980	Cleveland Browns	vs Cincinnati Bengals	7	0-7, 2nd	31-7
	Dec 28, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	vs Los Angeles Rams	7	6-13, 2nd	34-13
	Dec 7, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	@ Oakland Raiders	7	0-7, 1st	19-13
	Nov 2, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	@ St. Louis Cardinals	7	10-17, 3rd	27-24
	Dec 14, 1980	Detroit Lions	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0-7, 1st	27-14
	Sep 15, 1980	Houston Oilers	@ Cleveland Browns	7	0-7, 2nd	16-7
	Dec 21, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	@ Baltimore Colts	7	21-28, 3rd	38-28
	Nov 16, 1980	Los Angeles Rams	@ New England Patriots	7	7-14, 3rd	17-14
	Dec 14, 1980	Miami Dolphins	@ Baltimore Colts	7	0-7, 1st	24-14
	Dec 8, 1980	Miami Dolphins	vs New England Patriots	7	6-13, 4th	16-13
	Sep 29, 1980	New England Patriots	vs Denver Broncos	7	0-7, 1st	23-14
	Sep 21, 1980	New England Patriots	@ Seattle Seahawks	7	3-10, 2nd	37-31
	Nov 9, 1980	New York Giants	vs Dallas Cowboys	7	28-35, 4th	38-35
	Sep 7, 1980	New York Giants	@ St. Louis Cardinals	7	0-7, 1st	41-35
	Sep 7, 1980	Oakland Raiders	@ Kansas City Chiefs	7	0-7, 1st	27-14
	Nov 9, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	@ New Orleans Saints	7	7-14, 2nd	34-21
	Oct 19, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	vs Dallas Cowboys	7	0-7, 2nd	17-10
	Oct 5, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	vs Washington Redskins	7	0-7, 1st	24-14
	Nov 20, 1980	San Diego Chargers	@ Miami Dolphins	7	0-7, 1st	27-24
	Nov 16, 1980	San Diego Chargers	vs Kansas City Chiefs	7	0-7, 2nd	20-7
	Sep 14, 1980	San Diego Chargers	vs Oakland Raiders	7	10-17, 4th	30-24
	Sep 14, 1980	San Francisco 49ers	vs St. Louis Cardinals	7	14-21, 4th	24-21
	Sep 7, 1980	San Francisco 49ers	@ New Orleans Saints	7	0-7, 2nd	26-23
	Oct 26, 1980	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@ San Francisco 49ers	7	0-7, 1st	24-23

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