| Washington Redskins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 3, 1978 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 55037 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 79 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan 33 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington Redskins | Mike Thomas 15 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick failed) | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Harold Jackson 45 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | Brad Dusek 31 opponents fumble recovery (Mark Moseley kick) | 16 | 14 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| WAS | Mike Thomas | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 26 | 0 |
| WAS | John Riggins | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 31 | 0 |
| WAS | Tony Green | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| WAS | Joe Theismann | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NE | Horace Ivory | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 19 | 0 |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| NE | Don Calhoun | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| NE | Sam Cunningham | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NE | Andy Johnson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| WAS | Joe Theismann | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 1 | 184 | 7.7 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 65.3 |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 2 | 199 | 6.4 | 45t | 2 | 3 | 34 | 55.7 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| WAS | Mike Thomas | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15t | 1 |
| WAS | Danny Buggs | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 63 | 0 |
| WAS | Ricky Thompson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| WAS | Frank Grant | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| WAS | John Riggins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| NE | Harold Jackson | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 45t | 1 |
| NE | Sam Cunningham | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| NE | Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| NE | Don Calhoun | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| WAS | Ron McDole | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| WAS | Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NE | Steve Nelson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| WAS | Mike Bragg | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 46 | 0 |
| NE | Mike Patrick | 7 | 216 | 30.9 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| WAS | Tony Green | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| WAS | Tony Green | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| NE | Ray Clayborn | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 |
| NE | Dwight Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| WAS | Coy Bacon | 2.0 |
| WAS | Karl Lorch | 1.0 |
| NE | Tony McGee | 1.0 |
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