Sunday, December 5, 1976
New Orleans Saints 6, New England Patriots 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (4-9-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| New England Patriots (10-3-0) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| NOR | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | NWE | Al Chandler 12 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| NWE | Steve Grogan 11 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 0 | 13 | |
| NOR | Rich Szaro 50 yard field goal | 3 | 13 | |
| 4th | NOR | Rich Szaro 29 yard field goal | 6 | 13 |
| NWE | Steve Grogan 10 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 6 | 20 | |
| NWE | Ike Forte 6 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 6 | 27 |
| NOR | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-118-0 | 42-220-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-31-136-0-0 | 9-24-108-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-18 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 118 | 108 |
| Total yards | 236 | 328 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-55 | 10-85 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Galbreath | NOR | 13 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Chuck Muncie | NOR | 12 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Bobby Scott | NOR | 8 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| Mike Strachan | NOR | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | NOR | 10 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Don Herrmann | NOR | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Tinker Owens | NOR | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Henry Childs | NOR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 22 | 113 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 9 | 23 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 1 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Ike Forte | NWE | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | NWE | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Al Chandler | NWE | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 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 | |||
| Pete Athas | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Kim Jones | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Alvin Maxson | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Leon McQuay | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 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 | |||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||