1978 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1978 | H | Houston Oilers | 14-31 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60881 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Sam Adams | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 30 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 27 | SS | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Bishop | 64 | RDE | 6-1 | 265 | 28 | Marshalltown JC; Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Brock | 58 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Sidney Brown | 21 | CB | 6-0 | 186 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 26 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 23 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Conn | 22 | S | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Costict | 55 | LB | 6-0 | 218 | 23 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 39 | FB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Falcon | 68 | OG | 6-3 | 260 | 23 | Minot State; Montana | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 48 | FS | 5-11 | 188 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Francis | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 242 | 25 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Gray | 70 | LOT | 6-3 | 261 | 27 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Hamilton | 71 | NT | 6-1 | 244 | 27 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| John Hannah | 73 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 80 | TE | 6-7 | 245 | 23 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hawkins | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 23 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 40 | RCB | 6-2 | 194 | 25 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Holmes | 63 | NT | 6-3 | 260 | 30 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Hunt | 50 | RILB | 6-1 | 248 | 27 | Stephen F. Austin State | 1 | 1 |
| Horace Ivory | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 24 | Navarro JC; Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 29 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 32 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 32 | HB | 6-0 | 204 | 26 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| Shelby Jordan | 74 | ROT | 6-7 | 270 | 26 | Washington-St. Louis | 1 | 1 |
| Steve King | 52 | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 67 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 32 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Lunsford | 72 | LDE | 6-3 | 256 | 28 | Central State (Ohio) | 1 | 1 |
| James McAlister | 37 | RB | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 249 | 29 | Wyoming; Bishop | 1 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Nelson | 57 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Augsburg; North Dakota State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Owen | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | Wichita State | 1 | 0 |
| David Posey | 9 | K | 5-10 | 167 | 22 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Schaum | 76 | DE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Shoate | 56 | ROLB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 227 | 23 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | P | 6-4 | 222 | 37 | Pearl River CC; Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Zabel | 54 | LOLB | 6-4 | 228 | 30 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26:04 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6/13 46.2% | / % | 8 | 92 |
| Opponents Totals | 33:56 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11/17 64.7% | / % | 2 | 25 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| David Posey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Posey | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cunningham | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 174 | 3.2 | 35 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Owen | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 9 | 144 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 24t | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 3 | 23 | 121 | 71.0 |
| Steve Grogan | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 38 | 3.2 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0.7 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 16 | 206 | 5.9 | 12.9 | 24t | 2 | 5.7 | 3 | 8.6 | 4 | 26 | 180 | 48.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 2 | 200 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 71t | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | 30 | 170 | 130.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Francis | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 24t | 1 | ||
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 16 | 206 | 12.9 | 24t | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 200 | 16.7 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Fox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 147 | 36.8 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 147 | 36.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 168 | 33.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McAlister | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Raymond Clayborn | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 47 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Bishop | 1.8 | 16.8 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| Steve Zabel | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Gray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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