| New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1978 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 48699 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | David Posey 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 52 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 3 run (David Posey kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Billy Brooks |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 81 | TE | Jim Corbett |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 45 | HB | Archie Griffin |
| 42 | FB | Boobie Clark |
| Offense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | LDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 73 | RDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 52 | LLB | Tom Dinkel |
| 59 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 30 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 3t | 1 |
| Horace Ivory | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Boobie Clark | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Law | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 2 | 184 | 7.1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 41.2 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 3 | 223 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 42.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Rick Walker | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Brooks | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tim Fox | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Zabel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Louis Breeden | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Scott Perry | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Dennis Law | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ray Griffin | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Richard Bishop | 1.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Wilson Whitley | 1.0 |
| Ross Browner | 0.5 |
| Eddie Edwards | 0.5 |
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