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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts - December 18th, 1977
New England Patriots 24 at Baltimore Colts 30
Sunday, December 18, 1977
New England Patriots 24, Baltimore Colts 30| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (9-5-0) | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Baltimore Colts (10-4-0) | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 30 |
Scoring
| NWE | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | NWE | Russ Francis 5 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BAL | Toni Linhart 28 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| NWE | Steve Grogan 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 14 | 3 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Raymond Clayborn 101 yard kickoff return (John Smith kick) | 21 | 3 |
| BAL | Glenn Doughty 14 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 21 | 10 | |
| NWE | John Smith 30 yard field goal | 24 | 10 | |
| BAL | Raymond Chester 78 yard pass from Bert Jones (kick failed) | 24 | 16 | |
| 4th | BAL | Freddie Scott 12 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 24 | 23 |
| BAL | Don McCauley 3 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) | 24 | 30 |
Team Stats
| NWE | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-166-1 | 36-172-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-25-129-1-2 | 19-30-340-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-25 | 4-29 |
| Net pass yards | 104 | 311 |
| Total yards | 270 | 483 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-60 | 3-35 |
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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | ||||||||||||||