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New England Patriots 10 at Detroit Lions 30
Sunday, October 10, 1976
New England Patriots 10, Detroit Lions 30| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (3-2-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Detroit Lions (2-3-0) | 13 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
Scoring
| NWE | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | Dexter Bussey 5 yard rush (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| DET | David Hill 21 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 13 | |
| 2nd | DET | Charlie Sanders 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 20 |
| NWE | John Smith 41 yard field goal | 3 | 20 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Randy Vataha 35 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4th | DET | David Hill 3 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 27 |
| DET | Errol Mann 36 yard field goal | 10 | 30 |
Team Stats
| NWE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 22-96-0 | 48-196-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-25-131-1-5 | 15-18-146-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-28 | 2-13 |
| Net pass yards | 103 | 133 |
| Total yards | 199 | 329 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-48 | 7-37 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 13 | 50 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 11 | 25 | 131 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 3 | 46 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 6 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Horace King | DET | 32 | 100 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 12 | 87 | 1 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Greg Landry | DET | 15 | 18 | 146 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| David Hill | DET | 4 | 43 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 3 | 38 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Larry Walton | DET | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Ray Jarvis | DET | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Doug Beaudoin | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 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 | |||
| Lem Barney | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Hand | DET | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Levi Johnson | DET | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Laslavic | DET | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ed O'Neil | DET | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Thompson | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||