New England Patriots 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers 27
Sunday, September 26, 1976
New England Patriots 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 27
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
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| New England Patriots (2-1-0) | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2-0) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring
| | | NWE | PIT |
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| 1st | PIT | Franco Harris 3 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NWE | John Smith 42 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| NWE | John Smith 40 yard field goal | 6 | 7 |
| 2nd | PIT | Roy Gerela 32 yard field goal | 6 | 10 |
| NWE | John Smith 26 yard field goal | 9 | 10 |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 41 yard field goal | 9 | 13 |
| 3rd | PIT | Franco Harris 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) | 9 | 20 |
| NWE | Russ Francis 38 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 16 | 20 |
| NWE | Darryl Stingley 58 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 23 | 20 |
| 4th | NWE | Steve Grogan 6 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 30 | 20 |
| PIT | Randy Grossman 11 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 30 | 27 |
Team Stats
| NWE | PIT |
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| First downs | 18 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 40-142-1 | 37-169-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-32-257-2-2 | 20-39-291-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 3-44 |
| Net pass yards | 257 | 247 |
| Total yards | 399 | 416 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 7-6 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 6 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-52 | 8-70 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Ricky Feacher |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
164 |
27.3 |
0 |
0 |
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| Mike Haynes |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
20 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Mel Blount |
PIT |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Jack Deloplaine |
PIT |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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7 |
189 |
27.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Glen Edwards |
PIT |
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1 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
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| John Fuqua |
PIT |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
0 |
