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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders - December 18th, 1976
New England Patriots 21 at Oakland Raiders 24
Saturday, December 18, 1976
New England Patriots 21, Oakland Raiders 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (11-4-0) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Oakland Raiders (14-1-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Scoring
| NWE | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Andy Johnson 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| OAK | Errol Mann 40 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| 2nd | OAK | Fred Biletnikoff 31 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3rd | NWE | Russ Francis 26 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 10 |
| NWE | Jess Phillips 3 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 21 | 10 | |
| 4th | OAK | Mark van Eeghen 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 17 |
| OAK | Ken Stabler 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 24 |
Team Stats
| NWE | OAK | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 49-164-2 | 24-81-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-24-167-1-2 | 19-32-233-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 4-32 |
| Net pass yards | 167 | 201 |
| Total yards | 331 | 282 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-83 | 11-93 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 12 | 23 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 1 | 40 | ||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 20 | 68 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 14 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 2 | 36 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | NWE | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Al Chandler | NWE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fred Biletnikoff | OAK | 9 | 137 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | OAK | 19 | 32 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Dave Casper | OAK | 4 | 47 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Mark van Eeghen | OAK | 11 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Clarence Davis | OAK | 7 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Cliff Branch | OAK | 3 | 32 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Carl Garrett | OAK | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Pete Banaszak | OAK | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| Mel Lunsford | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||
| George Webster | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | |||
| Neal Colzie | OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Carl Garrett | OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 0 | 41 | |||||||||
| Willie Hall | OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Monte Johnson | OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Skip Thomas | OAK | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
New England Patriots Starting Lineup
| Steve Grogan | QB |
| Andy Johnson | RB |
| Sam Cunningham | FB |
| Darryl Stingley | WR |
| Randy Vataha | WR |
| Russ Francis | TE |
| Leon Gray | LT |
| John Hannah | LG |
| Bill Lenkaitis | C |
| Sam Adams | RG |
| Bob McKay | RT |
| Mel Lunsford | DE |
| Ray Hamilton | NT |
| Julius Adams | RDE |
| Steve Zabel | LOLB |
| Sam Hunt | LILB |
| Steve Nelson | RILB |
| Pete Barnes | ROLB |
| Bob Howard | LCB |
| Mike Haynes | RCB |
| Prentice McCray | SS |
| Tim Fox | FS |
Oakland Raiders Starting Lineup
| Ken Stabler | QB |
| Clarence Davis | RB |
| Mark van Eeghen | FB |
| Fred Biletnikoff | WR |
| Cliff Branch | WR |
| Dave Casper | TE |
| Art Shell | LT |
| Gene Upshaw | LG |
| Dave Dalby | C |
| George Buehler | RG |
| John Vella | RT |
| John Matuszak | LDE |
| Dave Rowe | NT |
| Otis Sistrunk | RDE |
| Phil Villapiano | LOLB |
| Willie Hall | LILB |
| Monte Johnson | RILB |
| Ted Hendricks | ROLB |
| Skip Thomas | LCB |
| Willie Brown | RCB |
| George Atkinson | SS |
| Jack Tatum | FS |