Sunday, October 16, 1977
New England Patriots 24, San Diego Chargers 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (3-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| San Diego Chargers (3-2-0) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| NWE | SDG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Don Hasselbeck 1 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| SDG | Clarence Williams 1 yard rush (kick failed) | 7 | 6 | |
| 3rd | SDG | Rickey Young 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 13 |
| NWE | Ike Forte 7 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 14 | 13 | |
| 4th | NWE | John Smith 28 yard field goal | 17 | 13 |
| NWE | Don Hasselbeck 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 24 | 13 | |
| SDG | Charlie Joiner 16 yard pass from Bill Munson (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 20 |
| NWE | SDG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 51-256-1 | 19-53-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-22-83-2-1 | 18-26-249-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-14 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 69 | 230 |
| Total yards | 325 | 283 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-101 | 6-53 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 25 | 141 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 16 | 72 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 12 | 22 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Ike Forte | NWE | 6 | 30 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Don Woods | SDG | 7 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 111 | 0 | 78 | ||||||
| James Harris | SDG | 10 | 15 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 78 | ||||||||
| Rickey Young | SDG | 8 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| Bill Munson | SDG | 8 | 11 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 2 | 43 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Dwight McDonald | SDG | 3 | 37 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Rodgers | SDG | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Bob Klein | SDG | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Bo Matthews | SDG | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
| Joe Washington | SDG | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||
| 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 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Prentice McCray | NWE | 1 | 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 Fuller | SDG | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Artie Owens | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Johnny Rodgers | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||