NFL game summary for 10/16/1977:

Steve Grogan passed to Don Hasselbeck for two touchdowns and Sam Cunningham rushed for 141 yards to lead the Patriots to a comeback victory over the Chargers. One-yard runs by Clarence Williams and Rickey Young staked the Chargers to a 13-7 lead until the Patriots rallied late in the third quarter. New England took the lead on a seven-yard touchdown run by Ike Forte, which came at the end of a 64-yard, 12-play drive. The Patriots increased their margin in the fourth quarter to 24-13 on John Smith's 28-yard field goal and a four-yard Grogan-to-Hasselbeck touchdown pass.

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	175.8  (6)	157.5  (10)	333.2  (6)	14
	DEFENSE	145.0  (17)	136.0  (11)	281.0  (13)	13
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	142.5  (11)	123.0  (23)	265.5  (18)	10
	DEFENSE	125.5  (11)	95.8  (3)	221.2  (4)	10

Line: Chargers by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (3-2-0)	7	0	7	10	24
San Diego Chargers (3-2-0)	6	0	7	7	20

( 7- 0) NE  Don Hasselbeck 1 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
( 7- 6) SD  Clarence Williams 1 yard rush (kick failed)
( 7-13) SD  Rickey Young 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(14-13) NE  Ike Forte 7 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(17-13) NE  John Smith 28 yard field goal
(24-13) NE  Don Hasselbeck 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(24-20) SD  Charlie Joiner 16 yard pass from Bill Munson (Rolf Benirschke kick)

                     NE              SD
First Downs:         22              16
Rushes-yards:        51-256          19-53
Yards/rush:          5.0             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-22-83-1      18-26-249-1
Sacked-yards:        1-14            2-19
Net pass yards:      69              230
Net yards/pass:      3.0             8.2
Total net yards:     325             283
Total plays:         74 (68% run)    47 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     9-101           6-53

Attendance: 50,327

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 12 of 22 for 83 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
SD: James Harris, 10 of 15 for 152 yards (1 int); Bill Munson, 8 of 11 for 97 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 25 for 141 yards; Don Calhoun, 16 for 72 yards; Ike Forte, 6 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Steve Grogan, 2 for 11 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for 3 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for -1 yards
SD: Rickey Young, 8 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Don Woods, 7 for 30 yards; Clarence Williams, 2 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Bo Matthews, 1 for -1 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 5 for 41 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 20 yards; Don Hasselbeck, 2 for 5 yards and 2 TDs; Don Calhoun, 1 for 7 yards; Russ Francis, 1 for 6 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 4 yards
SD: Don Woods, 8 for 111 yards; Dwight McDonald, 3 for 37 yards; Charlie Joiner, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Rickey Young, 2 for 33 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 1 for 19 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 8 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for -2 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Raymond Clayborn, 3 for 66 yards
SD: Artie Owens, 2 for 33 yards; Clarence Williams, 2 for 31 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 1 for 16 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 4 for 26 yards
SD: Mike Fuller, 3 for 23 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Prentice McCray, 1 for 0 yards
SD: Mike Fuller, 1 for 22 yards

Punting:
NE: Mike Patrick, 6 for 240 yards
SD: Jeff West, 7 for 262 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1

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