NFL game summary for 11/12/1978:

Dan Pastorini completed 15 of 28 passes for 200 yards to spark the Oilers' comeback from a 23-0 deficit. Pastorini hit Richard Caster with a 10-yard touchdown pass with 2:29 to play to climax the Oilers' dramatic rally. The Patriots opened their 23-0 advantage on David Posey's field goals of 32, 34 and 37 yards and touchdown runs by Horace Ivory and Steve Grogan. After yielding 231 first half yards, the Oilers' defense clamped down and held the Patriots to 43 total yards in the second half.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	160.7 (4)	150.0 (17)	310.7 (11)	22
DEFENSE	127.7 (9)	160.7 (18)	288.4 (11)	22
OFFENSE	202.9 (1)	181.6 (8)	384.5 (1)	28
DEFENSE	111.3 (3)	175.1 (23)	286.4 (8)	29

Line: Patriots by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (7-4-0)	0	7	7	12	26
New England Patriots (8-3-0)	6	17	0	0	23

( 0- 3) NE David Posey 32 yard field goal ( 0- 6) NE David Posey 34 yard field goal ( 0-13) NE Horace Ivory 3 yard rush (David Posey kick) ( 0-16) NE David Posey 37 yard field goal ( 0-23) NE Steve Grogan 7 yard rush (David Posey kick) ( 7-23) HOU Rob Carpenter 8 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (14-23) HOU Rob Carpenter 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (20-23) HOU Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (kick failed) (26-23) HOU Rich Caster 10 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (kick failed)

                     HOU             NE
First Downs:         24              16
Rushes-yards:        46-128          35-144
Yards/rush:          2.8             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-200-1     9-18-130-2
Sacked-yards:        1-6             0-0
Net pass yards:      194             130
Net yards/pass:      6.7             7.2
Total net yards:     322             274
Total plays:         75 (61% run)    53 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             3-2
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     5-30            2-10

Attendance: 60,356

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 15 of 28 for 200 yards and 1 TD (1 int) NE: Steve Grogan, 9 of 18 for 130 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 24 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Rob Carpenter, 11 for 33 yards and 2 TDs; Tim Wilson, 7 for 25 yards; Dan Pastorini, 3 for -6 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 2 yards NE: Sam Cunningham, 16 for 87 yards; Horace Ivory, 8 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 6 for 19 yards; Steve Grogan, 5 for 22 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
HOU: Mike Barber, 4 for 54 yards; Rob Carpenter, 4 for 39 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 62 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Earl Campbell, 1 for 14 yards; Mike Renfro, 1 for 14 yards NE: Sam Cunningham, 3 for 45 yards; Andy Johnson, 3 for 23 yards; Stanley Morgan, 2 for 49 yards; Russ Francis, 1 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Johnnie Dirden, 5 for 89 yards NE: Raymond Clayborn, 4 for 101 yards; James McAlister, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Stanley Morgan, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: J.C. Wilson, 1 for 10 yards; Willie Alexander, 1 for 0 yards NE: Steve Nelson, 1 for 17 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 3 for 104 yards
Field Goals:
NE: David Posey, 3/5