| AFC Divisional Playoff - Houston Oilers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 31, 1978 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60881 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 40 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 71 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Barber 19 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Barber 13 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 30 FG | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 24 pass from Andy Johnson (David Posey kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 24 pass from Tom Owen (David Posey kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 2 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | George Reihner |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 70 | ROT | Conway Hayman |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | HB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 52 | LOLB | Robert Brazile |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 20 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| 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 | Raymond Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 27 | 118 | 4.4 | 35 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Poole | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 1 | 200 | 13.3 | 71t | 3 | 3 | 30 | 130.6 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Owen | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 144 | 6.5 | 24t | 1 | 3 | 23 | 71.0 |
| Steve Grogan | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 38 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Barber | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 22 | 2 |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 71t | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 24t | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Reinfeldt | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tim Fox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 47 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Robert Woods | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Kurt Knoff | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| James McAlister | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ray Clayborn | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Ted Washington | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| James Young | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Robert Brazile | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Richard Bishop | 1.8 | 16.8 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| Steve Zabel | 0.3 | 4.3 |
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