| AFC Divisional Playoff - New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders Game Statistics |
| Date: December 18, 1976 Location: Oakland, CA |
| Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 53045 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 58 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | OAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 1 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Errol Mann 40 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Fred Biletnikoff 31 pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 26 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Jess Phillips 3 run (John Smith kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Mark van Eeghen 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Ken Stabler 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 50 | LILB | Sam Hunt |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Nelson |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | RS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Fred Biletnikoff |
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 64 | ROG | George Buehler |
| 75 | ROT | John Vella |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 28 | RB | Clarence Davis |
| 30 | RB | Mark Van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | John Matuszak |
| 74 | MG | Dave Rowe |
| 60 | RDE | Otis Sistrunk |
| 41 | LOLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 39 | LILB | Willie Hall |
| 58 | RILB | Monte Johnson |
| 83 | ROLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 26 | LCB | Skip Thomas |
| 43 | LS | George Atkinson |
| 32 | RS | Jack Tatum |
| 24 | RCB | Willie Brown |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mark van Eeghen | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Clarence Davis | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 167 | 7.3 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 0 | 233 | 7.3 | 31t | 1 | 4 | 32 | 92.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Chandler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 9 | 137 | 15.2 | 31t | 1 |
| Dave Casper | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Skip Thomas | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Monte Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Neal Colzie | 3 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| George Webster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 41 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Julius Adams | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| Mel Lunsford | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
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