Sunday, November 26, 1978
New England Patriots 35, Baltimore Colts 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (10-3-0) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Baltimore Colts (5-8-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| NWE | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Mike Haynes 36 yard interception return (David Posey kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BAL | Lyle Blackwood 21 yard interception return (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| NWE | Harold Jackson 23 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Andy Johnson 11 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3rd | NWE | Stanley Morgan 75 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick) | 28 | 7 |
| BAL | Ron Lee 19 yard pass from Bill Troup (Toni Linhart kick) | 28 | 14 | |
| 4th | NWE | Sam Cunningham 4 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 35 | 14 |
| NWE | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-228-2 | 34-145-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-20-247-2-1 | 15-28-246-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-15 | 8-91 |
| Net pass yards | 232 | 155 |
| Total yards | 460 | 300 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 1-15 | 3-19 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 9 | 20 | 247 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 170 | 1 | 75 | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 8 | 88 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 10 | 41 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 2 | 41 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 9 | 25 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bill Troup | BAL | 15 | 28 | 246 | 1 | 2 | 49 | ||||||||
| Ron Lee | BAL | 13 | 91 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
| Mike Siani | BAL | 3 | 97 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||||
| Joe Washington | BAL | 21 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 3 | 47 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Roger Carr | BAL | 2 | 33 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Mack Alston | BAL | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Westbrook | NWE | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Lyle Blackwood | BAL | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall Johnson | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||