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New York Jets 21 at New England Patriots 55

Sunday, October 29, 1978

New York Jets 21, New England Patriots 55

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New York Jets (5-4-0)7001421
New England Patriots (7-2-0)21207755

Scoring

NYJNWE
1stNWEHarold Jackson 11 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)07
NWEStanley Morgan 30 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)014
NWEHorace Ivory 7 yard rush (David Posey kick)021
NYJBruce Harper 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)721
2ndNWEHorace Ivory 9 yard rush (David Posey kick)728
NWEHarold Jackson 28 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed)734
NWERuss Francis 11 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)741
3rdNWEJames McAlister 1 yard rush (David Posey kick)748
4thNYJTom Newton 2 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)1448
NWEJames McAlister 1 yard rush (David Posey kick)1455
NYJTom Newton 3 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)2155

Team Stats

NYJNWE
First downs2026
Rush-yards-TDs27-104-343-240-4
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT17-33-178-0-216-21-296-4-0
Sacked-yards1-61-7
Net pass yards172289
Total yards276529
Fumbles-lost1-01-1
Turnovers21
Penalties-yards6-609-125

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Tom Newton NYJ 5 23 2 7 5 48 0 14
Bruce Harper NYJ 4 32 1 15 3 36 0 14
Pat Ryan NYJ 9 13 106 0 2 18
Matt Robinson NYJ 8 20 72 0 0 20
Scott Dierking NYJ 10 31 0 7
Jerome Barkum NYJ 2 31 0 20
Mickey Shuler NYJ 2 24 0 15
Kevin Long NYJ 7 10 0 4 1 11 0 11
Bobby Jones NYJ 1 18 0 18
Clark Gaines NYJ 1 8 0 8
Wesley Walker NYJ 1 7 0 7
Derrick Gaffney NYJ 1 5 0 5
John Roman NYJ 1 -2 0 -2
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 15 19 281 4 0 46 3 32 0 12
Harold Jackson NWE 1 7 0 7 5 118 2 46
Sam Cunningham NWE 10 45 0 11 2 61 0 31
Don Calhoun NWE 10 89 0 44
Stanley Morgan NWE 3 66 1 30
Russ Francis NWE 4 33 1 15
James McAlister NWE 7 28 2 16
Horace Ivory NWE 7 19 2 9 1 9 0 9
Andy Johnson NWE 3 15 0 6 1 9 0 9
Tom Owen NWE 1 2 15 0 0 15
Mosi Tatupu NWE 2 5 0 3

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
Kevin Bell NYJ 0 0 0 0 1 50 50.0 0 0
Bruce Harper NYJ 0 0 0 0 8 180 22.5 0 0 1 17 17.0 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
Raymond Clayborn NWE 1 0 0 0
Mike Haynes NWE 1 50 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 0
James McAlister NWE 0 0 0 0 2 58 29.0 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 2 59 29.5 0 0