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New York Jets 21 at New England Patriots 55
Sunday, October 29, 1978
Stadium: Schaefer Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 51 degrees, relative humidity 62%, wind 12 mph
Weather: 51 degrees, relative humidity 62%, wind 12 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (5-4-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New England Patriots (7-2-0) | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
Scoring
| NYJ | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patriots | Harold Jackson 11 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Patriots | Stanley Morgan 30 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Patriots | Horace Ivory 7 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| Jets | Bruce Harper 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 2nd | Patriots | Horace Ivory 9 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 7 | 28 |
| Patriots | Harold Jackson 28 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed) | 7 | 34 | |
| Patriots | Russ Francis 11 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 7 | 41 | |
| 3rd | Patriots | James McAlister 1 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 7 | 48 |
| 4th | Jets | Tom Newton 2 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 48 |
| Patriots | James McAlister 1 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 14 | 55 | |
| Jets | Tom Newton 3 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 55 |
Team Stats
| NYJ | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-104-3 | 43-240-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-33-178-0-2 | 16-21-296-4-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-6 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 172 | 289 |
| Total yards | 276 | 529 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-60 | 9-125 |
Passing, 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 | ||||||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 7 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| James McAlister | NWE | 7 | 28 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Chuck Ramsey | NYJ | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jerrel Wilson | NWE | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | ||||