NFL game summary for 09/10/1978:

Steve Grogan connected on 13 of 21 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown, and Don Calhoun rushed for 143 yards to lead the Patriots to their first win of 1978. New England finished with 441 yards total offense, including 269 yards on the ground. The Cardinals had trouble moving the ball against a tough Patriots defense that yielded only 57 yards on the ground.

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	161.0  (6)	165.0  (12)	326.0  (9)	3
	DEFENSE	149.0  (17)	175.0  (18)	324.0  (19)	2
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	99.0  (24)	137.0  (16)	236.0  (19)	2
	DEFENSE	194.0  (25)	49.0  (4)	243.0  (11)	0

Line: Patriots by 6½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (1-1-0)	3	13	0	0	16
St. Louis Cardinals (0-2-0)	0	0	6	0	6

( 3- 0) NE  John Smith 24 yard field goal
(10- 0) NE  Steve Grogan 5 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(16- 0) NE  Russ Francis 24 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed)
(16- 6) STL Jimmy Childs 8 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)

                     NE              STL
First Downs:         21              9
Rushes-yards:        52-269          20-57
Yards/rush:          5.2             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-21-172-2     12-28-150-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-14
Net pass yards:      172             136
Net yards/pass:      8.2             4.5
Total net yards:     441             193
Total plays:         73 (71% run)    50 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-2
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     7-71            7-48

Attendance: 48,233

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 13 of 21 for 172 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
STL: Jim Hart, 12 of 28 for 150 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
NE: Don Calhoun, 17 for 143 yards; Andy Johnson, 8 for 28 yards; Sam Cunningham, 8 for 23 yards; Horace Ivory, 7 for 15 yards; James McAlister, 6 for 34 yards; Steve Grogan, 4 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 6 yards; Mosi Tatupu, 1 for 1 yard
STL: Steve Jones, 9 for 35 yards; Jim Otis, 4 for 20 yards; Jerry Latin, 4 for 2 yards; Jim Hart, 2 for 1 yard; Wayne Morris, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
NE: Russ Francis, 6 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Harold Jackson, 2 for 59 yards; Andy Johnson, 2 for 16 yards; Stanley Morgan, 2 for 15 yards; Don Westbrook, 1 for 8 yards
STL: Eason Ramson, 4 for 42 yards; Pat Tilley, 2 for 37 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 20 yards; Jim Thaxton, 1 for 16 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 12 yards; Steve Jones, 1 for 10 yards; Jimmy Childs, 1 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Jim Otis, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Raymond Clayborn, 2 for 49 yards
STL: Tom Southard, 2 for 47 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 26 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Stanley Morgan, 4 for 21 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Steve Nelson, 1 for 37 yards
STL: Roger Wehrli, 1 for 3 yards; Carl Allen, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NE: Jerrel Wilson, 2 for 71 yards
STL: Steve Little, 7 for 270 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1

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