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New England Patriots 24 at Baltimore Colts 30

Sunday, December 18, 1977

New England Patriots 24, Baltimore Colts 30

1234Final
New England Patriots (9-5-0)01410024
Baltimore Colts (10-4-0)03131430

Scoring

NWEBAL
2ndNWERuss Francis 5 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)70
BALToni Linhart 28 yard field goal73
NWESteve Grogan 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)143
3rdNWERaymond Clayborn 101 yard kickoff return (John Smith kick)213
BALGlenn Doughty 14 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)2110
NWEJohn Smith 30 yard field goal2410
BALRaymond Chester 78 yard pass from Bert Jones (kick failed)2416
4thBALFreddie Scott 12 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)2423
BALDon McCauley 3 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)2430

Team Stats

NWEBAL
First downs1724
Rush-yards-TDs35-166-136-172-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT11-25-129-1-219-30-340-3-0
Sacked-yards3-254-29
Net pass yards104311
Total yards270483
Fumbles-lost0-00-0
Turnovers20
Penalties-yards9-603-35

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Sam Cunningham NWE 16 66 0 9 4 41 0 22
Steve Grogan NWE 11 25 129 1 2 22 4 37 1 15
Ike Forte NWE 5 25 0 14 1 16 0 16
Don Calhoun NWE 10 38 0 17
Darryl Stingley NWE 3 37 0 18
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 18 0 18
Russ Francis NWE 2 17 1 12
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Bert Jones BAL 19 30 340 3 0 78 8 42 0 22
Lydell Mitchell BAL 23 83 0 20 5 51 0 18
Raymond Chester BAL 4 122 1 78
Glenn Doughty BAL 5 110 1 57
Freddie Scott BAL 3 48 1 19
Roosevelt Leaks BAL 1 39 0 39
Don McCauley BAL 2 5 1 3 2 9 0 8
Ron Lee BAL 2 3 0 2

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Doug Beaudoin NWE 0 0 0 0 1 30 30.0 0 0
Raymond Clayborn NWE 0 0 0 0 1 101 101.0 1 0
Mike Haynes NWE 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Bob McKay NWE 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 0
Jess Phillips NWE 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Lyle Blackwood BAL 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 0 0
Marshall Johnson BAL 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 0
Don McCauley BAL 0 0 0 0 2 34 17.0 0 0
Sanders Shiver BAL 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Norm Thompson BAL 2 39 0 0