Week 5
Final
SD
NE1Q
0 - 7
H. Jackson 30-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.
Made XP
2Q
6 - 7
P. Curran 3-yard TD catch from D. Fouts.
Missed XP
2Q
13 - 7
J. Jefferson 21-yard TD catch from D. Fouts.
Made XP
3Q
20 - 7
J. Jefferson 40-yard TD catch from D. Fouts.
Made XP
3Q
20 - 14
H. Jackson 14-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.
Made XP
4Q
20 - 21
R. Francis 6-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.
Made XP
4Q
23 - 21
R. Benirschke 41-yard field goal.
4Q
23 - 28
S. Grogan 4-yard TD run.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
231
Grogan
NE
Rush Yds
60
Bauer
SD
Rec Yds
106
Jackson
NE
Scrim TD
2
Jefferson
SD
Matchup
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Colts Game Summary
The New England Patriots emerged victorious over the San Diego Chargers, 28 to 23, on October 1, 1978.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Fouts #14 | 14/18 | 173 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 123.1 |
J. Harris #12 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 17/29 | 231 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 104.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Bauer #37 | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
D. Woods #33 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 27 |
L. Mitchell #26 | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
B. Matthews #41 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Fouts #14 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 |
J. Rodgers #20 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
H. Ivory #23 | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
S. Grogan #14 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 14 |
A. Johnson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
D. Westbrook #83 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jefferson #83 | 0/0 | 74 | 24.7 | 2 | 40 |
C. Joiner #18 | 0/0 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
B. Klein #80 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
L. Mitchell #26 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
B. Matthews #41 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Rodgers #20 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
P. Curran #88 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Jackson #29 | 0/0 | 106 | 26.5 | 2 | 57 |
R. Francis #81 | 0/0 | 64 | 12.8 | 1 | 25 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Johnson | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Goode #50 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Nelson #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Benirschke #6 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Lowery #8 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. West #8 | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wilson #44 | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Owens #24 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Rodgers #20 | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McAlister #43 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Clayborn #26 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rodgers #20 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
M. Fuller #42 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Haynes #40 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Fouts #14 | 14/18 | 173 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 123.1 |
J. Harris #12 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Bauer #37 | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
D. Woods #33 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 27 |
L. Mitchell #26 | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
B. Matthews #41 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Fouts #14 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 |
J. Rodgers #20 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jefferson #83 | 0/0 | 74 | 24.7 | 2 | 40 |
C. Joiner #18 | 0/0 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
B. Klein #80 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
L. Mitchell #26 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
B. Matthews #41 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Rodgers #20 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
P. Curran #88 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Goode #50 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Benirschke #6 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. West #8 | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Owens #24 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Rodgers #20 | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rodgers #20 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
M. Fuller #42 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 17/29 | 231 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 104.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
H. Ivory #23 | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
S. Grogan #14 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 14 |
A. Johnson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
D. Westbrook #83 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Jackson #29 | 0/0 | 106 | 26.5 | 2 | 57 |
R. Francis #81 | 0/0 | 64 | 12.8 | 1 | 25 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Johnson | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Nelson #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Lowery #8 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wilson #44 | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McAlister #43 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Clayborn #26 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Haynes #40 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
322
Total Yds
299
162
Pass Yds
198
160
Rush Yds
101
0
Total Drives
0
61
Total Plays
64
5.3
Yards Per Play
4.7
7
Yards Per Pass
6.2
4.2
Yards Per Rush
3.2
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
18
1st Downs
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st Downs from Penalties
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
5
Punts
6
3
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
5
3.0
Sacks
3.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
