The New England Patriots barely put up a fight against the Houston Oilers, 31 to 14, in the 1978 AFC divisional game on December 31, 1978.
2nd quarter
HOU
NE
Ken Burrough 71-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
7
0
Mike Barber 19-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
14
0
Mike Barber 13-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
21
0
3rd quarter
HOU
NE
Toni Fritsch 30-yard field goal
24
0
Harold Jackson 24-yard pass from Andy Johnson (David Posey kick)
24
7
4th quarter
HOU
NE
Russ Francis 24-yard pass from Tom Owen (David Posey kick)
24
14
Earl Campbell 2-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)
31
14
Oilers
Patriots
1st Downs
21
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
72
59
Total Yards
344
263
Yards per play
4.8
4.5
Passing
170
180
Comp - Att
12 - 15
16 - 35
Yards per pass
9.4
4.6
Interceptions thrown
1
3
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 30
4 - 26
Rushing
174
83
Rushing Attempts
54
20
Yards per rush
3.2
4.2
Penalties
2
8
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
3
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | 12 | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 130.6 |
| Team | 12 | 15 | 170 | 13.3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 130.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 27 | 118 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Larry Poole | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 54 | 174 | 3.2 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | |
| Mike Barber | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 2 | |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 12 | 200 | 13.3 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 47 |
| Team | 5 | 174 | 34.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Dirden | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Team | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Knoff | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Robert Woods | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Team | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Owen | 12 | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 71.0 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team | 16 | 35 | 180 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 48.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cunningham | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Francis | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 1 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 206 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Posey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 55 |
| Team | 4 | 173 | 43.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Clayborn | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | 47 |
| James McAlister | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 28 |
| Team | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
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