1976 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-3-0 .786 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/18/1976 | A | Oakland Raiders | 21-24 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53045 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Julius Adams | 85 | RDE | 6-3 | 262 | 28 | Texas Southern | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Adams | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Barnes | 59 | ROLB | 6-2 | 243 | 31 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Bishop | 64 | NT | 6-1 | 265 | 26 | Marshalltown JC; Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Blahak | 21 | CB | 5-9 | 181 | 26 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 88 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 31 | Nebraska-Omaha | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Brock | 58 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 22 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Burks | 82 | WR | 6-5 | 205 | 23 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 44 | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 24 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Al Chandler | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 233 | 26 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Conn | 22 | S | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Fox | 48 | RS | 5-11 | 188 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Francis | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 242 | 23 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Germany | 29 | S | 6-0 | 193 | 27 | Morgan State | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Gray | 70 | LOT | 6-3 | 261 | 25 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 23 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Hamilton | 71 | NT | 6-1 | 244 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| John Hannah | 73 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Haynes | 40 | RCB | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Howard | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 32 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo); San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Hunt | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 248 | 25 | Stephen F. Austin State | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 24 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| Steve King | 52 | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 67 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 30 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Lunsford | 72 | LDE | 6-3 | 256 | 26 | Central State (Ohio) | 1 | 1 |
| Prentice McCray | 34 | LS | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Tony McGee | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 249 | 27 | Wyoming; Bishop | 1 | 0 |
| Bob McKay | 66 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 29 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Nelson | 57 | RILB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Augsburg; North Dakota State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Neville | 77 | OT | 6-4 | 252 | 33 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Patrick | 2 | P | 6-0 | 209 | 24 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 208 | 29 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| John Smith | 1 | K | 6-0 | 172 | 27 | King Alfred's; Southampton (England) | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 25 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Sturt | 63 | OG | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 0 |
| Donnie Thomas | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 245 | 23 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Tipton | 60 | NT | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | Western Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 18 | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 28 | Golden West JC; Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| George Webster | 90 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 31 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Zabel | 54 | LOLB | 6-4 | 228 | 28 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7/14 50.0% | 0/0 % | 10 | 83 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6/12 50.0% | / % | 11 | 93 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cunningham | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 164 | 3.3 | 22 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 9 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grogan | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 10 | 167 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 40 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 72.2 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 10 | 167 | 7.0 | 13.9 | 40 | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 51.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 13 | 233 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 31t | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 32 | 201 | 92.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Francis | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Al Chandler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 167 | 13.9 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 233 | 12.3 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Patrick | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 79 | 26.3 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 79 | 26.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 156 | 31.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Phillips | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| George Webster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 22 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Julius Adams | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| Mel Lunsford | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Lunsford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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