The New England Patriots beat the New York Jets, 55 to 21, on October 29, 1978.

Final

Jets

5-4-0

21

Patriots

7-2-0

55

Team

NYJ

NE

1

7

21

2

0

20

3

0

7

4

14

7

Total

21

55

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NYJ

NE

Harold Jackson 11-yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)

0

7

Stanley Morgan 30-yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)

0

14

Horace Ivory 7-yard run (David Posey kick)

0

21

Bruce Harper 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

7

21

2nd quarter

NYJ

NE

Horace Ivory 9-yard run (David Posey kick)

7

28

Harold Jackson 28-yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed)

7

34

Russ Francis 11-yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)

7

41

3rd quarter

NYJ

NE

James McAlister 1-yard run (David Posey kick)

7

48

4th quarter

NYJ

NE

Tom Newton 2-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

14

48

James McAlister 1-yard run (David Posey kick)

14

55

Tom Newton 3-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

21

55

Jets

Patriots

1st Downs

20

26

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

61

65

Total Yards

276

529

Yards per play

4.5

8.1

Passing

172

289

Comp - Att

17 - 33

16 - 21

Yards per pass

5.1

13.1

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 6

1 - 7

Rushing

104

240

Rushing Attempts

27

43

Yards per rush

3.9

5.6

Penalties

6

9

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Jets

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Pat Ryan	9	13	106	8.2	2		54.2
Matt Robinson	8	20	72	3.6	0		50.4
Team	17	33	172	5.4	2	1	42.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Bruce Harper	4	32	8.0	1
Scott Dierking	10	31	3.1	0
Tom Newton	5	23	4.6	2
Kevin Long	7	10	1.4	0
Clark Gaines	1	8	8.0	0
Team	27	104	3.9	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Tom Newton	5	48	9.6
Bruce Harper	3	36	12.0
Jerome Barkum	2	31	15.5
Mickey Shuler	2	24	12.0
Bobby Jones	1	18	18.0
Kevin Long	1	11	11.0
Wesley Walker	1	7	7.0
Derrick Gaffney	1	5	5.0
John Roman	1	-2	-2.0
Team	17	178	5.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Pat Leahy	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Chuck Ramsey	4	168	42.0
Team	4	168	42.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Bruce Harper	8	180	22.5
Kevin Bell	1	50	50.0
Team	9	230	25.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bruce Harper	1	17	17.0	0
Team	1	17	17.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Steve Grogan	15	19	281	14.8	4		158.3
Tom Owen	1	2	15	7.5	0		75.0
Team	16	21	289	14.1	4	1	157.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don Calhoun	10	89	8.9	0
Sam Cunningham	10	45	4.5	0
Steve Grogan	3	32	10.7	0
James McAlister	7	28	4.0	2
Horace Ivory	7	19	2.7	2
Andy Johnson	3	15	5.0	0
Harold Jackson	1	7	7.0	0
Mosi Tatupu	2	5	2.5	0
Team	43	240	5.6	4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Harold Jackson	5	118	23.6	2
Stanley Morgan	3	66	22.0	1
Sam Cunningham	2	61	30.5	0
Russ Francis	4	33	8.3	1
Horace Ivory	1	9	9.0	0
Andy Johnson	1	9	9.0	0
Team	16	296	14.1	4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
David Posey	0	0		7	7
Team	0	0		7	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jerrel Wilson	1	31	31.0
Team	1	31	31.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
James McAlister	2	58	29.0	0
Team	2	58	29.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Stanley Morgan	2	59	29.5
Mike Haynes	1	6	6.0
Team	3	65	21.7

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New England Patriots beat the New York Jets, 55 to 21, on October 29, 1978.

Final

Jets

21

Patriots

55

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,120

642

561

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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