NFL game summary for 10/02/1977:

Pat Leahy's 32-yard field goal with 23 seconds left in the game broke a 27-27 tie, giving the Jets their initial win and rookie coach Walt Michaels his first NFL victory. Trailing 20-14 after three quarters, the Jets scored 13 points in the first 4:30 of the fourth period on Greg Buttle's 44-yard interception return and a 25-yard pass from Richard Todd to Wesley Walker. Steve Grogan's 22-yard pass to Daryl Stingley concluded a 75-yard drive by the Patriots that tied the score 27-27. Raymond Clayborn set a Patriots' record with a 100-yard kickoff return.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	191.0  (2)	131.0  (14)	322.0  (6)	6
	DEFENSE	189.0  (24)	175.0  (25)	364.0  (27)	5
New York Jets	OFFENSE	91.0  (26)	104.5  (23)	195.5  (26)	4
	DEFENSE	130.5  (16)	96.0  (6)	226.5  (8)	1

Line: Patriots by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (1-2-0)	14	3	3	7	27
New York Jets (1-2-0)	14	0	0	16	30

( 0- 7) NYJ Charlie White 3 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
( 7- 7) NE  Don Calhoun 8 yard rush (John Smith kick)
( 7-14) NYJ Richard Todd 7 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(14-14) NE  Raymond Clayborn 100 yard kickoff return (John Smith kick)
(17-14) NE  John Smith 44 yard field goal
(20-14) NE  John Smith 24 yard field goal
(20-21) NYJ Greg Buttle 44 yard interception return (Pat Leahy kick)
(20-27) NYJ Wesley Walker 25 yard pass from Richard Todd (kick failed)
(27-27) NE  Darryl Stingley 22 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(27-30) NYJ Pat Leahy 32 yard field goal

                     NE              NYJ
First Downs:         20              10
Rushes-yards:        38-125          37-107
Yards/rush:          3.3             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-34-231-3     12-21-154-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-10
Net pass yards:      231             144
Net yards/pass:      6.8             6.5
Total net yards:     356             251
Total plays:         72 (52% run)    59 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             0-0
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     10-100          3-25

Attendance: 38,277

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 16 of 34 for 231 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
NYJ: Richard Todd, 12 of 21 for 154 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)

Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 16 for 65 yards; Don Calhoun, 14 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Ike Forte, 7 for 8 yards; Steve Grogan, 1 for 0 yards
NYJ: Charlie White, 10 for 31 yards; Bruce Harper, 8 for 33 yards; Kevin Long, 7 for 18 yards; Richard Todd, 7 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Clark Gaines, 5 for 9 yards

Receiving:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 4 for 42 yards; Stanley Morgan, 3 for 26 yards; Don Calhoun, 2 for 58 yards; Russ Francis, 2 for 45 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Steve Burks, 2 for 22 yards; Ike Forte, 1 for 2 yards
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 4 for 19 yards; Wesley Walker, 2 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 2 for 12 yards; Charlie White, 2 for 5 yards and 1 TD; David Knight, 1 for 49 yards; Jerome Barkum, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Raymond Clayborn, 4 for 156 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 1 for 22 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 4 for 103 yards; Scott Dierking, 1 for 14 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 5 for 31 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 45 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Mike Haynes, 1 for 22 yards; Pete Barnes, 1 for 13 yards; Prentice McCray, 1 for 13 yards
NYJ: Artimus Parker, 1 for 45 yards; Greg Buttle, 1 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Bob Martin, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NE: Mike Patrick, 7 for 250 yards
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 7 for 264 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 2/2
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/2

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