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New York Jets 3 at Washington Redskins 23

Sunday, September 24, 1978

New York Jets 3, Washington Redskins 23

1234Final
New York Jets (2-2-0)30003
Washington Redskins (4-0-0)0137323

Scoring

NYJWAS
1stNYJPat Leahy 31 yard field goal30
2ndWASJohn McDaniel 33 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)37
WASMark Moseley 39 yard field goal310
WASMark Moseley 34 yard field goal313
3rdWASJean Fugett 20 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)320
4thWASMark Moseley 44 yard field goal323

Team Stats

NYJWAS
First downs1126
Rush-yards-TDs25-102-045-256-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT10-23-153-0-221-30-209-2-0
Sacked-yards6-403-38
Net pass yards113171
Total yards215427
Fumbles-lost2-13-1
Turnovers31
Penalties-yards9-7411-102

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Richard Todd NYJ 9 19 136 0 1 26 2 6 0 0
Wesley Walker NYJ 4 62 0 26
Scott Dierking NYJ 10 53 0 10 1 8 0 8
Jerome Barkum NYJ 3 60 0 22
Kevin Long NYJ 10 36 0 11
Derrick Gaffney NYJ 2 23 0 14
Matt Robinson NYJ 1 4 17 0 1 17
Bruce Harper NYJ 2 4 0 4
Clark Gaines NYJ 1 3 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
John Riggins WAS 21 114 0 16 3 16 0 8
Joe Theismann WAS 21 30 209 2 0 33 3 16 0 0
Mike Thomas WAS 17 57 0 9 3 23 0 10
Clarence Harmon WAS 3 57 0 47 2 21 0 12
John McDaniel WAS 1 12 0 12 1 33 1 33
Ricky Thompson WAS 3 39 0 19
Jean Fugett WAS 3 35 1 20
Danny Buggs WAS 5 29 0 10
Frank Grant WAS 1 13 0 13

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
Bruce Harper NYJ 0 0 0 0 5 86 17.2 0 0 2 13 6.5 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
Ike Forte WAS 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0
Tony Green WAS 0 0 0 0 4 37 9.3 0 0
Clarence Harmon WAS 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 0
Jake Scott WAS 2 32 0 0