| New York Jets at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1978 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45563 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 55 F Humidty: % Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 33 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 77 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 10 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 19 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 27 FG | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 30 FG | 23 | 3 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 3 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 23 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 26 FG | 26 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 3 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 33 | 10 |
| 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 |
| 17 | QB | Matt Robinson |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 69 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 67 | ROT | Bob Van Duyne |
| 83 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 20 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 74 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | John Dutton |
| 58 | LLB | Derrel Luce |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Kevin Long | 26 | 136 | 5.2 | 27 | 1 |
| Scott Dierking | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gaines | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3t | 1 |
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 0 | 215 | 16.5 | 77t | 2 | 1 | 16 | 145.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bill Troup | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 3 | 199 | 5.9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 33.8 |
| Bert Jones | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 51 | 8.5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 102.1 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 5 | 154 | 30.8 | 77 | 1t |
| Derrick Gaffney | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Glenn Doughty | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Mack Alston | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Roger Carr | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mike Hennigan | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Greg Buttle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 79 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Marshall Johnson | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bruce Stephens | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Marshall Johnson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Bob Martin | 1.0 |
| Greg Buttle | 1.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Joe Ehrmann | 1.0 |
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