NFL game summary for 11/27/1977:

Steve Grogan threw his 14th and 15th touchdown passes of the season, the New England defense sacked Ron Jaworski eight times, and the Patriots boosted their record to 7-4 to remain in contention for a playoff berth. Grogan's touchdown passes came in the first and second periods and the New England defense did the rest. Besides eight sacks, the Patriots also intercepted two passes. The Eagles averted a shutout when Jaworski hit Charlie Smith for a touchdown with 52 seconds remaining in the game.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	129.0  (21)	143.5  (14)	272.5  (18)	30
	DEFENSE	130.1  (12)	141.0  (14)	271.1  (12)	21
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	175.4  (3)	145.4  (13)	320.8  (7)	25
	DEFENSE	126.3  (7)	130.3  (9)	256.6  (7)	20

Line: Patriots by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Eagles (3-8-0)	0	0	0	6	6
New England Patriots (7-4-0)	7	7	0	0	14

( 0- 7) NE  Stanley Morgan 64 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
( 0-14) NE  Darryl Stingley 16 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
( 6-14) PHI Charlie Smith 12 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (kick failed)

                     PHI             NE
First Downs:         17              11
Rushes-yards:        35-78           37-109
Yards/rush:          2.2             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-33-190-2     10-20-173-1
Sacked-yards:        8-51            0-0
Net pass yards:      139             173
Net yards/pass:      3.4             8.7
Total net yards:     217             282
Total plays:         76 (46% run)    57 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             4-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     5-30            8-74

Attendance: 57,893

Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 15 of 33 for 190 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
NE: Steve Grogan, 10 of 20 for 173 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
PHI: Mike Hogan, 13 for 34 yards; Tom Sullivan, 13 for 12 yards; Ron Jaworski, 8 for 30 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 1 for 2 yards
NE: Sam Cunningham, 16 for 56 yards; Don Calhoun, 11 for 24 yards; Steve Grogan, 9 for 29 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Keith Krepfle, 4 for 64 yards; Tom Sullivan, 4 for 15 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 72 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Mike Hogan, 2 for 14 yards
NE: Sam Cunningham, 3 for 29 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Don Hasselbeck, 2 for 28 yards; Don Calhoun, 2 for 22 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 64 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 2 for 53 yards; Larry Marshall, 1 for 25 yards
NE: Raymond Clayborn, 1 for 9 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 1 for 22 yards
NE: Mike Haynes, 3 for 25 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for -8 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Herman Edwards, 1 for 0 yards
NE: Tim Fox, 1 for 27 yards; Bob Howard, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 5 for 183 yards
NE: Mike Patrick, 6 for 188 yards

Field Goals:
PHI: Ove Johansson, 0/2

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