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 |
| NWE | DET | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Dexter Bussey 5 yard rush (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| DET | David Hill 21 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 13 |
| DET | Charlie Sanders 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 20 |
| NWE | John Smith 41 yard field goal | 3 | 20 |
| NWE | Randy Vataha 35 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 20 |
| DET | David Hill 3 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 27 |
| DET | Errol Mann 36 yard field goal | 10 | 30 |
| 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 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Horace King | DET | 32 | 100 | 0 | ||||||||