Monday, October 18, 1976
New York Jets 7, New England Patriots 41| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (1-5-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| New England Patriots (4-2-0) | 7 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| NYJ | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Andy Johnson 4 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | NWE | Steve Grogan 6 yard fumble return (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| NWE | Andy Johnson 10 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed) | 0 | 20 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Steve Grogan 41 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 0 | 27 |
| NYJ | Clark Gaines 12 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 27 | |
| NWE | Sam Cunningham 14 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 34 | |
| NWE | Don Calhoun 11 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 41 |
| NYJ | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-116-0 | 47-330-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 25-46-222-1-1 | 14-25-182-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-29 | 3-37 |
| Net pass yards | 193 | 145 |
| Total yards | 309 | 475 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-30 | 10-76 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 16 | 27 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||
| Louie Giammona | NYJ | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Steve Davis | NYJ | 8 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Clark Gaines | NYJ | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| Bob Gresham | NYJ | 5 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Richard Todd | NYJ | 9 | 19 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Ed Marinaro | NYJ | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Greg Buttle | NYJ | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Howard Satterwhite | NYJ | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| David Knight | NYJ | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Richard Osborne | NYJ | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Lou Piccone | NYJ | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Duane Carrell | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 14 | 23 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 103 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 16 | 83 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 11 | 54 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 15 | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 3 | 69 | 0 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 2 | 34 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Ike Forte | NWE | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | NWE | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Steve Burks | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Tom Owen | NWE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jazz Jackson | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lou Piccone | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Shafer Suggs | NYJ | 1 | 12 | 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 | |||
| Tim Fox | NWE | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||