| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1978 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60585 |
| Weather: Temp: 55 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New England Patriots | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Harold Jackson 11 pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | Stanley Morgan 30 pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | Horace Ivory 7 run (David Posey kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | New York Jets | Bruce Harper 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Horace Ivory 9 run (David Posey kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Harold Jackson 28 pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick failed) | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Russ Francis 11 pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 7 | 41 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | James McAlister 1 run (David Posey kick) | 7 | 48 |
| 4 | New York Jets | Tom Newton 2 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 48 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | James McAlister 1 run (David Posey kick) | 14 | 55 |
| 4 | New York Jets | Tom Newton 3 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 55 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 1 |
| NYJ | Scott Dierking | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| NYJ | Tom Newton | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 7 | 2 |
| NYJ | Kevin Long | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| NYJ | Clark Gaines | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| NE | Don Calhoun | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 44 | 0 |
| NE | Sam Cunningham | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 | 0 |
| NE | James McAlister | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 16 | 2 |
| NE | Horace Ivory | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 9t | 2 |
| NE | Andy Johnson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| NE | Harold Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| NE | Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| NYJ | Matt Robinson | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 0 | 72 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 50.4 |
| NYJ | Pat Ryan | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 2 | 106 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 19 | 15 | 78.9 | 0 | 281 | 14.8 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| NE | Tom Owen | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 75.0 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Tom Newton | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| NYJ | Jerome Barkum | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
| NYJ | Mickey Shuler | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NYJ | Bobby Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| NYJ | Kevin Long | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| NYJ | Wesley Walker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| NYJ | Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| NYJ | John Roman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| NE | Harold Jackson | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 46 | 2 |
| NE | Russ Francis | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 15 | 1 |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 30t | 1 |
| NE | Sam Cunningham | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 31 | 0 |
| NE | Horace Ivory | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NE | Andy Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Mike Haynes | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| NE | Ray Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| NYJ | Chuck Ramsey | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 62 | 0 |
| NE | Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| NE | Stanley Morgan | 2 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 | 48 | 0 |
| NE | Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 39 | 0 |
| NYJ | Kevin Bell | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 29L | 0 |
| NE | James McAlister | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| NYJ | Larry Keller | 1.0 |
| NE | Steve Nelson | 1.0 |
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