Sunday November 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/26/1978:



Stanley Morgan scored on a 75-yard touchdown pass and Mike Haynes returned an interception 36 yards for a score to lead the Patriots to victory. Morgan caught five passes for 170 yards, a club record, and his 37-yard punt return set up Andy Johnson's 11-yard touchdown run. His 38-yard reception preceded Steve Grogan's 23-yard scoring pass to Harold Jackson. The Patriots' defense sacked Baltimore quarterbacks eight times.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New England PatriotsOFFENSE199.8  (1)170.4  (10)370.2  (2)34
DEFENSE109.2  (3)173.7  (24)282.8  (7)36
Baltimore ColtsOFFENSE125.4  (22)146.4  (18)271.8  (23)35
DEFENSE187.3  (27)183.9  (26)371.2  (28)27

Line: Patriots by 7

Team1234F
New England Patriots (10-3-0)1477735
Baltimore Colts (5-8-0)707014

( 7- 0) NE  Mike Haynes 36 yard interception return (David Posey kick)
( 7- 7) BAL Lyle Blackwood 21 yard interception return (Toni Linhart kick)
(14- 7) NE  Harold Jackson 23 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)
(21- 7) NE  Andy Johnson 11 yard rush (David Posey kick)
(28- 7) NE  Stanley Morgan 75 yard pass from Steve Grogan (David Posey kick)
(28-14) BAL Ron Lee 19 yard pass from Bill Troup (Toni Linhart kick)
(35-14) NE  Sam Cunningham 4 yard rush (David Posey kick)
                     NE              BAL
First Downs:         15              18
Rushes-yards:        36-228          34-145
Yards/rush:          6.3             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-20-247-1      15-28-246-2
Sacked-yards:        2-15            8-91
Net pass yards:      232             155
Net yards/pass:      10.5            4.3
Total net yards:     460             300
Total plays:         58 (62% run)    70 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          7.9             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     1-15            3-19

Attendance: 42,828
Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 9 of 20 for 247 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
BAL: Bill Troup, 15 of 28 for 246 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
NE: Horace Ivory, 10 for 41 yards; Sam Cunningham, 9 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 8 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Steve Grogan, 5 for 52 yards; Don Calhoun, 3 for 17 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 5 yards
BAL: Joe Washington, 21 for 54 yards; Ron Lee, 13 for 91 yards

Receiving:
NE: Stanley Morgan, 5 for 170 yards and 1 TD; Harold Jackson, 2 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 1 for 31 yards; Russ Francis, 1 for 5 yards
BAL: Joe Washington, 4 for 22 yards; Mike Siani, 3 for 97 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 47 yards; Roger Carr, 2 for 33 yards; Ron Lee, 2 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Mack Alston, 1 for 20 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Don Westbrook, 1 for 17 yards; Raymond Clayborn, 1 for 7 yards
BAL: Marshall Johnson, 5 for 101 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 31 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 3 for 28 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 37 yards
BAL: Marshall Johnson, 1 for 4 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Mike Haynes, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Raymond Clayborn, 1 for 28 yards
BAL: Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 21 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
NE: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 170 yards
BAL: David Lee, 6 for 233 yards

Field Goals:
NE: David Posey, 0/1
BAL: Toni Linhart, 0/1




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