| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 18, 1976 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 50883 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 43 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 4 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 6 own fumble recovery (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 10 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick blocked) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 41 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Clark Gaines 12 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 14 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 11 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 67 | ROG | Darrell Austin |
| 78 | ROT | Garry Puetz |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 86 | TE | Richard Osborne |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 45 | RB | Louie Giammona |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Martin |
| 23 | LCB | Shafer Suggs |
| 27 | LS | Phil Wise |
| 22 | RS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 66 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | RS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve Davis | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Greg Buttle | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Louie Giammona | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Duane Carrell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Jess Phillips | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Don Calhoun | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 1 | 135 | 5.0 | 1 | 69.2 | |||
| Richard Todd | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 87 | 4.6 | 0 | 60.6 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 182 | 7.9 | 1 | 82.2 | |||
| Tom Owen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Clark Gaines | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Bob Gresham | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Louie Giammona | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Howard Satterwhite | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| David Knight | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Richard Osborne | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Burks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Shafer Suggs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tim Fox | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Duane Carrell | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jazz Jackson | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Jazz Jackson | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| New England Patriots | |
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