| Denver Broncos at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 28, 1976 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 61128 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 57 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 1 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 49 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Al Chandler 3 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Mike Haynes 62 punt return (John Smith kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 1 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jon Keyworth 1 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Ike Forte 3 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 11 pass from Craig Penrose (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 75 | LOT | Bill Bain |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | LDT | Rubin Carter |
| 63 | RDT | John Grant |
| 70 | RDE | Paul Smith |
| 59 | LLB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | MLB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | RLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 46 | LS | John Rowser |
| 36 | RS | Billy Thompson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| 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 |
| 44 | RB | Don Calhoun |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 50 | LILB | Sam Hunt |
| 90 | RILB | George Webster |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | RS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4/ | / | 6 | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| NE | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6/ | / | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 25 | 177 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Ike Forte | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Jess Phillips | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 332 | 5.4 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 3 | 124 | 4.4 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 13.7 | |
| Craig Penrose | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.3 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 3 | 204 | 6.0 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 36.9 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 1 | 84 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 68.7 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 1 | 84 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 68.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 28 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Dolbin | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 204 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Al Chandler | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Jackson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Hunt | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norris Weese | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 286 | 35.8 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Mike Patrick | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 3 | 0 | 99 | 33.0 | 62 | 1 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Glenn Hyde | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dick Conn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 9.0 |