Biggest NFL Comebacks In The 1980 Season

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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