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Week 17
1978
1978 gms
Falcons 14
Eagles 13		 Oilers 17
@Dolphins 9		 Sat:Cowboys 27
Falcons 20		 Sat:Steelers 33
Broncos 10		 Oilers 31
@Patriots 14		 Rams 34
Vikings 10

Houston Oilers 31 at New England Patriots 14

Sunday, December 31, 1978
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Houston Oilers (12-6-0)0213731
New England Patriots (11-6-0)007714

Game Info
Stadium Schaefer Stadium
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 36 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 8 mph, wind chill 30
Vegas Line New England Patriots -6.0
Over/Under 0.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Earl Campbell HOU 27 118 1 35 1 10 0 10
Dan Pastorini HOU 12 15 200 3 1 71
Ken Burrough HOU 3 91 1 71
Mike Barber HOU 5 83 2 22
Tim Wilson HOU 14 26 0 8
Ronnie Coleman HOU 7 19 0 12
Rich Caster HOU 2 12 0 7
Brian Duncan HOU 2 7 0 5
Larry Poole HOU 3 7 0 4
Robert Woods HOU 1 4 0 4
Gifford Nielsen HOU 1 -3 0 -3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Russ Francis NWE 8 101 1 24
Tom Owen NWE 12 22 144 1 1 18
Sam Cunningham NWE 10 42 0 8 3 28 0 15
Andy Johnson NWE 1 1 24 1 0 24 6 14 0 4 2 16 0 11
Stanley Morgan NWE 2 37 0 19
Steve Grogan NWE 3 12 38 0 2 24 1 16 0 16
Harold Jackson NWE 1 24 1 24
Horace Ivory NWE 3 11 0 6

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
Gregg Bingham HOU 1 19 0 19
Johnnie Dirden HOU 0 0 0 0 2 37 18.5 0 22
Kurt Knoff HOU 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Dan Pastorini HOU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Reinfeldt HOU 2 27 0 27
Robert Woods HOU 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 16 2 7 3.5 0 7
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 0 0 0 0 2 68 34.0 0 47
Tim Fox NWE 1 0 0 0
Leon Gray NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Haynes NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
James McAlister NWE 0 0 0 0 3 68 22.7 0 28
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 2 6 3.0 0 6
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Toni Fritsch HOU 4 4 1 1 0 0 0
Cliff Parsley HOU 5 174 34.8 47
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
David Posey NWE 2 2 1 0 0 0
Jerrel Wilson NWE 4 173 43.3 55

Starting Lineups

Houston Oilers
Pos
Dan Pastorini QB
Earl Campbell RB
Tim Wilson FB
Ken Burrough WR
Rich Caster WR
Mike Barber TE
Greg Sampson LT
George Reihner LG
Carl Mauck C
Ed Fisher RG
Conway Hayman RT
Jim Young LDE
Curley Culp NT
Elvin Bethea RDE
Robert Brazile LOLB
Ted Washington LOLB
Steve Kiner LILB
Gregg Bingham RILB
Willie Alexander LCB
Greg Stemrick RCB
Bill Currier SS
Mike Reinfeldt FS
New England Patriots
Pos
Steve Grogan QB
Andy Johnson RB
Sam Cunningham FB
Harold Jackson WR
Stanley Morgan WR
Russ Francis TE
Leon Gray LT
John Hannah LG
Bill Lenkaitis C
Sam Adams RG
Shelby Jordan RT
Mel Lunsford LDE
Ray Hamilton NT
Richard Bishop RDE
Steve Zabel LOLB
Steve Nelson LILB
Sam Hunt RILB
Rod Shoate ROLB
Raymond Clayborn LCB
Mike Haynes RCB
Doug Beaudoin SS
Tim Fox FS