| 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 RedskinsWAS | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 33 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mike Thomas 15 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick failed) | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 45 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Brad Dusek 31 opponents fumble recovery (Mark Moseley kick) | 16 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 46 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 89 | TE | Reggie Haynes |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 32 | HB | Andy Johnson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 26 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 1 | 184 | 7.7 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 65.3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 2 | 199 | 6.4 | 45t | 2 | 3 | 34 | 55.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15t | 1 |
| Danny Buggs | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 63 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 45t | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ron McDole | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 46 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 7 | 216 | 30.9 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dwight Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Coy Bacon | 2.0 |
| Karl Lorch | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
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