| 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 OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | David Posey 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | David Posey 34 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 3 run (David Posey kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | David Posey 37 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 7 run (David Posey kick) | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Rob Carpenter 8 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Rob Carpenter 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (run failed) | 20 | 23 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Rich Caster 10 pass from Dan Pastorini (Dan Pastroini run failed) | 26 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | George Reihner |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 70 | ROT | Conway Hayman |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 52 | LOLB | Robert Brazile |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 20 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 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 |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| 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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