| New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 5, 1976 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 53592 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 35 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Al Chandler 12 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 11 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rich Szaro 50 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rich Szaro 29 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 10 run (John Smith kick) | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Ike Forte 6 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 6 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 86 | WR | Jim Thaxton |
| 77 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 68 | LOG | Terry Stieve |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 85 | TE | Henry Childs |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 34 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 42 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 63 | RDE | Steve Baumgartner |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 60 | RLB | Greg Westbrooks |
| 30 | LCB | Ernie Jackson |
| 44 | LS | Chuck Crist |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Myers |
| 29 | RCB | Maurice Spencer |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 66 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | RB | Don Calhoun |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 50 | LILB | Sam Hunt |
| 90 | RILB | George Webster |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | RS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6/17 | / | 6 | 55 | 2 | 1 | |
| NE | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4/13 | / | 10 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 118 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 2 |
| Ike Forte | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 220 | 5.2 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 61 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 56.5 | |
| Bobby Scott | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 0 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 91.1 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 0 | 136 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 68.8 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 0 | 108 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.2 | |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 0 | 108 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Herrmann | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tinker Owens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 136 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Al Chandler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 108 | 12.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Tom Blanchard | 8 | 258 | 32.3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 258 | 32.3 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Mike Patrick | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Pete Athas | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 5 | 0 | 46 | 9.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Leon McQuay | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |