| New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: December 18, 1977 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 42250 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: % Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 5 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 28 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 1 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Ray Clayborn 101 kickoff return (John Smith kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Glenn Doughty 14 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 30 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raymond Chester 78 pass from Bert Jones (1957nfl058 kick blocked) | 24 | 16 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Freddie Scott 12 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 3 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 24 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 64 | LOT | David Taylor |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 48 | RB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 76 | RDT | Joe Ehrmann |
| 78 | RDE | John Dutton |
| 52 | LLB | Tom MacLeod |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 31 | RCB | Nelson Munsey |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| Ike Forte | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 23 | 83 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Ron Lee | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 2 | 129 | 5.2 | 1 | 40.2 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 0 | 340 | 11.3 | 3 | 135.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Glenn Doughty | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 57 | 1 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 1 | |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| Don McCauley | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Norm Thompson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Lyle Blackwood | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 101 | 101.0 | 101t | 1 | |
| Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bob McKay | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Don McCauley | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Marshall Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Sanders Shiver | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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