NFL game summary for 11/19/1978:

David Posey's 24-yard field goal with 2:30 left in the game propelled New England to its ninth victory as the Patriots maintained a one-game lead over Miami in the AFC East. Posey's kick came after Matt Robinson staked New York to a 17-16 advantage with a 56-yard touchdown pass to Wesley Walker early in the fourth period. Sam Cunningham (21 carries for 81 yards) paced a 225-yard Patriots' rushing attack while Horace Ivory scored both of New England's touchdowns on runs of 1 and 11 yards.

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	197.5  (1)	176.9  (8)	374.5  (2)	32
	DEFENSE	112.8  (3)	176.8  (25)	289.6  (9)	33
New York Jets	OFFENSE	156.6  (7)	157.8  (13)	314.5  (8)	20
	DEFENSE	161.4  (25)	187.3  (28)	348.6  (27)	26

Line: Patriots by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (9-3-0)	0	10	0	9	19
New York Jets (6-6-0)	7	0	3	7	17

( 0- 7) NYJ Kevin Long 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
( 3- 7) NE  David Posey 47 yard field goal
(10- 7) NE  Horace Ivory 1 yard rush (David Posey kick)
(10-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 45 yard field goal
(16-10) NE  Horace Ivory 11 yard rush (kick failed)
(16-17) NYJ Wesley Walker 56 yard pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick)
(19-17) NE  David Posey 24 yard field goal

                     NE              NYJ
First Downs:         18              12
Rushes-yards:        52-225          24-69
Yards/rush:          4.3             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-18-99-1      14-23-173-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-34
Net pass yards:      99              139
Net yards/pass:      5.5             5.1
Total net yards:     324             208
Total plays:         70 (74% run)    51 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-50            5-55

Attendance: 55,568

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 10 of 18 for 99 yards (1 int)
NYJ: Richard Todd, 7 of 13 for 52 yards (3 int); Matt Robinson, 7 of 10 for 121 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 21 for 81 yards; Andy Johnson, 15 for 76 yards; Horace Ivory, 9 for 45 yards and 2 TDs; Steve Grogan, 7 for 23 yards
NYJ: Kevin Long, 15 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Darnell Powell, 4 for 12 yards; Richard Todd, 2 for 17 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 5 yards; Matt Robinson, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
NE: Stanley Morgan, 3 for 39 yards; Horace Ivory, 3 for 23 yards; Andy Johnson, 2 for 10 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 19 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 8 yards
NYJ: Kevin Long, 6 for 45 yards; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 28 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 2 for 28 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Scott Dierking, 1 for 10 yards; Mickey Shuler, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Horace Ivory, 1 for 30 yards; James McAlister, 1 for 19 yards; Don Westbrook, 1 for 15 yards; Raymond Clayborn, 1 for 11 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 106 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Stanley Morgan, 3 for 54 yards; Mike Haynes, 1 for 35 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 2 for 44 yards; Ken Schroy, 1 for 30 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Mike Haynes, 2 for 15 yards; Raymond Clayborn, 1 for 44 yards
NYJ: Burgess Owens, 1 for 49 yards

Punting:
NE: Jerrel Wilson, 4 for 141 yards
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 4 for 160 yards

Field Goals:
NE: David Posey, 2/3
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/2

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