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New England Patriots 27 at Cleveland Browns 30
Monday, September 26, 1977
Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Start Time: 9:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 71 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 17 mph
Weather: 71 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 17 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (1-1-0) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Cleveland Browns (2-0-0) | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Scoring
| NWE | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Browns | Brian Duncan 5 yard pass from Greg Pruitt (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Patriots | Sam Cunningham 8 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Patriots | John Smith 35 yard field goal | 10 | 7 | |
| Patriots | Don Calhoun 2 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Browns | Gary Parris 26 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 17 | 14 |
| Browns | Don Cockroft 37 yard field goal | 17 | 17 | |
| 4th | Patriots | Russ Francis 6 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 24 | 17 |
| Browns | Greg Pruitt 8 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 24 | 24 | |
| Browns | Don Cockroft 37 yard field goal | 24 | 27 | |
| Patriots | John Smith 34 yard field goal | 27 | 27 | |
| OT | Browns | Don Cockroft 35 yard field goal | 27 | 30 |
Team Stats
| NWE | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 40-141-1 | 44-198-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-23-172-2-1 | 19-27-204-3-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-50 | 2-9 |
| Net pass yards | 122 | 195 |
| Total yards | 263 | 393 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 12-80 | 5-35 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 18 | 70 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 15 | 23 | 172 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 13 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 2 | 34 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Ike Forte | NWE | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Steve Burks | NWE | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Greg Pruitt | CLE | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 151 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 35 |
| Brian Sipe | CLE | 18 | 25 | 199 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Cleo Miller | CLE | 11 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Gary Parris | CLE | 3 | 48 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Dave Logan | CLE | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Reggie Rucker | CLE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Oscar Roan | CLE | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Larry Poole | CLE | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Brian Duncan | CLE | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Greg Coleman | CLE | 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 | |||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tim Fox | NWE | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Prentice McCray | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 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 | |||
| Brian Duncan | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ricky Feacher | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charlie Hall | CLE | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert E. Jackson | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Eddie Payton | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rolly Woolsey | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Patrick | NWE | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 | ||||
| John Smith | NWE | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Don Cockroft | CLE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Coleman | CLE | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | ||||