| New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 26, 1977 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 76418 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Duncan 5 pass from Greg Pruitt (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 8 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 35 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 2 run (John Smith kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Gary Parris 26 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 37 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 6 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Greg Pruitt 8 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 37 FG | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 28 FG | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 35 FG | 27 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 74 | LOT | Shelby Jordan |
| 58 | LOG | Pete Brock |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 66 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | Don Calhoun |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 65 | LOG | Henry Sheppard |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 68 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Barry Darrow |
| 81 | TE | Oscar Roan |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 30 | RB | Cleo Miller |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| Offense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 66 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 78 | RDT | Mickey Sims |
| 74 | RDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 20 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 26 | 151 | 5.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Larry Poole | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 1 | 172 | 7.5 | 2 | 98.5 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 25 | 18 | 72.0 | 2 | 199 | 8.0 | 2 | 88.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| Russ Francis | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | |||||||
| Ike Forte | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |||||||
| Steve Burks | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5t | 1 | 95.8 | ||
| Greg Pruitt | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| Cleo Miller | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |||||||
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |||||||
| Dave Logan | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |||||||
| Oscar Roan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |||||||
| Brian Duncan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tim Fox | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Charlie Hall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Rolly Woolsey | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | ||
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ricky Feacher | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Bob Jackson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Brian Duncan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
| Rod Shoate | 0.5 |
| Steve Nelson | 0.5 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Joe Jones | 2.0 |
| Mike St. Clair | 1.0 |
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