Monday, September 18, 1978
Baltimore Colts 34, New England Patriots 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts (1-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 34 |
| New England Patriots (1-2-0) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| BAL | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Andy Johnson 1 yard rush (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2nd | BAL | Don McCauley 3 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 6 |
| NWE | Stanley Morgan 62 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 13 | |
| 4th | BAL | Roger Carr 54 yard pass from Joe Washington (Toni Linhart kick) | 14 | 13 |
| BAL | Joe Washington 23 yard pass from Bill Troup (kick failed) | 20 | 13 | |
| BAL | Roger Carr 67 yard pass from Bill Troup (Toni Linhart kick) | 27 | 13 | |
| NWE | Steve Grogan 4 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 27 | 20 | |
| NWE | Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 27 | 27 | |
| BAL | Joe Washington 90 yard kickoff return (Toni Linhart kick) | 34 | 27 |
| BAL | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-96-1 | 48-206-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-16-275-3-1 | 11-33-229-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-10 | 1-6 |
| Net pass yards | 265 | 223 |
| Total yards | 361 | 429 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-3 | 4-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-37 | 5-55 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roger Carr | BAL | 6 | 187 | 2 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Joe Washington | BAL | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 23 |
| Bill Troup | BAL | 10 | 15 | 221 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Roosevelt Leaks | BAL | 8 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Ron Lee | BAL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Don Hardeman | BAL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 11 | 33 | 229 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 3 | 125 | 1 | 62 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 27 | 109 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 3 | 32 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Carlos Pennywell | NWE | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 6 | 19 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall Johnson | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Doug Nettles | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Simonini | BAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Washington | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 56.0 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Doug Beaudoin | NWE | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Westbrook | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||