| New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1978 Location: Oakland, CA |
| Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 52904 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | OAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Dave Casper 13 pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Arthur Whittington 4 run (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 25 pass from Steve Grogan (Nick Lowery kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 16 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (Nick Lowery kick) | 21 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Morris Bradshaw |
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 65 | ROG | Mickey Marvin |
| 70 | ROT | Henry Lawrence |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 35 | RB | Terry Robiskie |
| 30 | RB | Mark van Eeghen |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | John Matuszak |
| 60 | MG | Otis Sistrunk |
| 73 | RDE | Dave Browning |
| 83 | SLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 58 | LILB | Monte Johnson |
| 39 | RILB | Willie Hall |
| 41 | WLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 37 | LCB | Lester Hayes |
| 47 | SS | Charles Phillips |
| 32 | FS | Jack Tatum |
| 42 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Grogan | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 8 | 1 |
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mark van Eeghen | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Terry Robiskie | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 3 | 219 | 8.8 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 59.0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 3 | 180 | 8.6 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 65.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 53 | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Dave Casper | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Dick Conn | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Charles Phillips | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Hall | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Neal Colzie | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| James McAlister | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Arthur Whittington | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Derrick Ramsey | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Joe Stewart | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Mason | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
| Sam Hunt | 0.5 |
| Tony McGee | 0.5 |
| Oakland Raiders | |
| Charles Philyaw | 1.0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 1.0 |
| John Matuszak | 1.0 |
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