NFL game summary for 10/08/1978:

The Patriots rolled to their third consecutive victory with a balanced offensive performance and a club record three fumble recoveries by Steve Nelson. Sam Cunningham's 25 carries for 76 yards paced a 205-yard ground attack against the NFC's top rushing defense. Steve Grogan passed for 189 yards and one touchdown. Eagles wide receiver Harold Carmichael extended his pass-catching streak to 86 games. The Eagles were held under 300 yards for the first time in five games.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	186.0  (4)	132.6  (20)	318.6  (8)	10
	DEFENSE	95.8  (1)	148.4  (13)	244.2  (4)	12
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	188.8  (2)	191.0  (6)	379.8  (2)	16
	DEFENSE	109.0  (5)	178.2  (24)	287.2  (14)	15

Line: Patriots by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Eagles (3-3-0)	0	7	7	0	14
New England Patriots (4-2-0)	10	7	7	0	24

( 0- 7) NE  Don Calhoun 4 yard rush (David Posey kick)
( 0-10) NE  David Posey 42 yard field goal
( 0-17) NE  Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (David Posey kick)
( 7-17) PHI Harold Carmichael 28 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7-24) NE  Stanley Morgan 58 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)
(14-24) PHI John Sciarra 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

                     PHI             NE
First Downs:         17              22
Rushes-yards:        24-107          50-205
Yards/rush:          4.5             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-39-189-0     12-24-189-1
Sacked-yards:        1-3             0-0
Net pass yards:      186             189
Net yards/pass:      4.7             7.9
Total net yards:     293             394
Total plays:         64 (37% run)    74 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             3-3
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     7-42            7-54

Attendance: 61,016

Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 18 of 39 for 189 yards and 1 TD
NE: Steve Grogan, 12 of 23 for 189 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Andy Johnson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 13 for 70 yards; Mike Hogan, 6 for 21 yards; Ron Jaworski, 2 for 7 yards; Frank LeMaster, 1 for 6 yards; Cleveland Franklin, 1 for 2 yards; John Sciarra, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
NE: Sam Cunningham, 25 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 11 for 51 yards; Horace Ivory, 7 for 42 yards; Steve Grogan, 4 for 28 yards; Don Calhoun, 3 for 8 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
PHI: Mike Hogan, 7 for 47 yards; Keith Krepfle, 5 for 57 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Wilbert Montgomery, 2 for 17 yards; Ken Payne, 1 for 14 yards
NE: Andy Johnson, 5 for 58 yards; Stanley Morgan, 3 for 104 yards and 1 TD; Russ Francis, 2 for 11 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 10 yards; Horace Ivory, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
PHI: Billy Campfield, 3 for 69 yards; James Betterson, 2 for 58 yards
NE: Raymond Clayborn, 2 for 46 yards; James McAlister, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: John Sciarra, 2 for 16 yards
NE: Mike Haynes, 2 for 13 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Herman Edwards, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
PHI: Rick Engles, 5 for 194 yards
NE: Jerrel Wilson, 3 for 90 yards

Field Goals:
NE: David Posey, 1/2

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