The New England Patriots were defeated by the Houston Oilers, 26 to 23, on November 12, 1978.

Final

Oilers

7-4-0

26

Patriots

8-3-0

23

Team

HOU

NE

1

0

6

2

7

17

3

7

0

4

12

0

Total

26

23

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

HOU

NE

David Posey 32-yard field goal

0

3

David Posey 34-yard field goal

0

6

2nd quarter

HOU

NE

Horace Ivory 3-yard run (David Posey kick)

0

13

David Posey 37-yard field goal

0

16

Steve Grogan 7-yard run (David Posey kick)

0

23

Rob Carpenter 8-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

7

23

3rd quarter

HOU

NE

Rob Carpenter 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

14

23

4th quarter

HOU

NE

Earl Campbell 1-yard run (kick failed)

20

23

Rich Caster 10-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (kick failed)

26

23

Oilers

Patriots

1st Downs

24

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

75

53

Total Yards

322

274

Yards per play

4.3

5.2

Passing

194

130

Comp - Att

15 - 28

9 - 18

Yards per pass

6.7

7.2

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 6

0 - 0

Rushing

128

144

Rushing Attempts

46

35

Yards per rush

2.8

4.1

Penalties

5

2

Turnovers

4

Fumbles lost

3

2

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Oilers

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Pastorini	15	28	200	7.1	1	1		73.5
Team	15	28	194	7.1	1	1	1	73.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Earl Campbell	24	74	3.1	1
Rob Carpenter	11	33	3.0	2
Tim Wilson	7	25	3.6	0
Rich Caster	1	2	2.0	0
Dan Pastorini	3	-6	-2.0	0
Team	46	128	2.8	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ken Burrough	3	62	20.7	0
Mike Barber	4	54	13.5	0
Rob Carpenter	4	39	9.8	0
Rich Caster	2	17	8.5	1
Earl Campbell	1	14	14.0	0
Mike Renfro	1	14	14.0	0
Team	15	200	7.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Toni Fritsch	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Cliff Parsley	3	104	34.7
Team	3	104	34.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Johnnie Dirden	5	89	17.8	0
Team	5	89	17.8	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Grogan	9	18	130	7.2	0	2		34.3
Team	9	18	130	7.2	0	2	0	34.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sam Cunningham	16	87	5.4	0
Steve Grogan	5	22	4.4	1
Andy Johnson	6	19	3.2	0
Horace Ivory	8	16	2.0	1
Team	35	144	4.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Stanley Morgan	2	49	24.5
Sam Cunningham	3	45	15.0
Andy Johnson	3	23	7.7
Russ Francis	1	13	13.0
Team	9	130	7.2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
David Posey	3	5		2	11
Team	3	5		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	0	0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Raymond Clayborn	4	101	25.3
James McAlister	1	17	17.0
Team	5	118	23.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

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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 were defeated by the Houston Oilers, 26 to 23, on November 12, 1978.

Final

Oilers

26

Patriots

23

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Patriots Stats

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

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