| New York Jets at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1978 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 54729 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 69 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Johnny McDaniel 33 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 39 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 34 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jean Fugett 20 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 44 FG | 3 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 89 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | NT | Abdul Salaam |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LOLB | Greg Buttle |
| 63 | LILB | John Hennessy |
| 52 | RILB | Mike Hennigan |
| 59 | ROLB | Bob Martin |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 46 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Scott Dierking | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Kevin Long | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Richard Todd | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 21 | 114 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 136 | 7.2 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 49.5 |
| Matt Robinson | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5.2 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 0 | 209 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 111.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Danny Buggs | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| Mike Thomas | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| John Riggins | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 4 | 1 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ike Forte | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Joe Klecko | 2.0 |
| Mike Hennigan | 1.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dave Butz | 1.0 |
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