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Houston Oilers 31 at New England Patriots 14
Sunday, December 31, 1978
Houston Oilers 31, New England Patriots 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (12-6-0) | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| New England Patriots (11-6-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| HOU | NWE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Ken Burrough 71 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 |
| HOU | Mike Barber 19 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 0 |
| HOU | Mike Barber 13 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 21 | 0 |
| HOU | Toni Fritsch 30 yard field goal | 24 | 0 |
| NWE | Harold Jackson 24 yard pass from Andy Johnson (David Posey kick) | 24 | 7 |
| NWE | Russ Francis 24 yard pass from Tom Owen (David Posey kick) | 24 | 14 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 14 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 27 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 12 | 15 | 200 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 3 | 91 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 5 | 83 | 2 | ||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 14 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 7 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| Brian Duncan | HOU | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Poole | HOU | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | HOU | 1 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Russ Francis | NWE | 8 | 101 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tom Owen | NWE | 12 | 22 | 144 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 10 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 3 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||