Sunday, September 12, 1976
Baltimore Colts 27, New England Patriots 13| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts (1-0-0) | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| New England Patriots (0-1-0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| BAL | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BAL | Toni Linhart 28 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| NWE | John Smith 31 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| 2nd | NWE | John Smith 27 yard field goal | 3 | 6 |
| BAL | Glenn Doughty 12 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 10 | 6 | |
| BAL | Glenn Doughty 6 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 17 | 6 | |
| 3rd | BAL | Toni Linhart 32 yard field goal | 20 | 6 |
| 4th | NWE | Andy Johnson 4 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 20 | 13 |
| BAL | Lydell Mitchell 10 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) | 27 | 13 |
| BAL | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-122-1 | 37-149-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-23-190-2-0 | 12-22-179-0-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-40 | 2-11 |
| Net pass yards | 150 | 168 |
| Total yards | 272 | 317 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-45 | 6-55 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Lydell Mitchell | BAL | 18 | 73 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Bert Jones | BAL | 17 | 23 | 190 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Glenn Doughty | BAL | 4 | 50 | 2 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 7 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Roosevelt Leaks | BAL | 11 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Raymond Chester | BAL | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Roger Carr | BAL | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| David Lee | BAL | 1 | -12 | 0 | -12 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 14 | 51 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 53 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 12 | 22 | 179 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 14 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | NWE | 2 | 37 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Al Chandler | NWE | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Feacher | NWE | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Ike Forte | NWE | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Robert Pratt | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Howard Stevens | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jackie Wallace | BAL | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stan White | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Allen Carter | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ricky Feacher | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob McKay | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||