| Houston Oilers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1978 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60356 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 43 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| New England Patriots | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | David Posey 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | David Posey 34 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Horace Ivory 3 run (David Posey kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | David Posey 37 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Steve Grogan 7 run (David Posey kick) | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Rob Carpenter 8 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Rob Carpenter 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Earl Campbell 1 run (run failed) | 20 | 23 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Rich Caster 10 pass from Dan Pastorini (Dan Pastroini run failed) | 26 | 23 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 8t | 2 |
| Tim Wilson | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 200 | 7.1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 73.5 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 2 | 130 | 7.2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Barber | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| J.C. Wilson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 44 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| James McAlister | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
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