| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1978 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60585 |
| Weather: Temp: 55 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 11 pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 30 pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 7 run (David Posey kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Bruce Harper 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 9 run (David Posey kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 28 pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick failed) | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 11 pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 7 | 41 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | James McAlister 1 run (David Posey kick) | 7 | 48 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Tom Newton 2 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 48 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | James McAlister 1 run (David Posey kick) | 14 | 55 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Tom Newton 3 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 55 |
| 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 |
| 48 | FS | Ken Schroy |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 32 | HB | Andy Johnson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Scott Dierking | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 7 | 2 |
| Kevin Long | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Clark Gaines | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 44 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 | 0 |
| James McAlister | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Horace Ivory | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 9t | 2 |
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 0 | 72 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 50.4 |
| Pat Ryan | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 2 | 106 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 19 | 15 | 78.9 | 0 | 281 | 14.8 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Tom Owen | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 75.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Tom Newton | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Roman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 46 | 2 |
| Russ Francis | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 62 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Kevin Bell | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 29L | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| James McAlister | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Larry Keller | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Steve Nelson | 1.0 |
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