1978 New England Patriots

The New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills, 26 to 24, on December 10, 1978.

Final

BUF

Bills

4-11-0

24

NE

Patriots

11-4-0

26

1

0

0

2

10

7

3

7

7

4

7

12

Total

24

26

2nd quarter

BUF

NE

Bills

Roland Hooks 28-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick)

7

0

Patriots

Sam Cunningham 4-yard run (David Posey kick)

7

7

Bills

Tom Dempsey 26-yard field goal

10

7

3rd quarter

BUF

NE

Bills

Terry Miller 32-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick)

17

7

Patriots

Steve Grogan 4-yard run (David Posey kick)

17

14

4th quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Horace Ivory 20-yard run (David Posey kick)

17

21

Bills

Frank Lewis 21-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)

24

21

Patriots

Safety by Tim Fox

24

23

Patriots

David Posey 21-yard field goal

24

26

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

16

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

60

73

Total Yards

307

403

Yards per play

5.1

5.5

Passing

123

154

Comp - Att

9 - 24

13 - 21

Yards per pass

4.9

7

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

1 - 6

Rushing

184

249

Rushing Attempts

35

51

Yards per rush

5.3

4.9

Penalties

3

2

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Ferguson
9
24
133
5.5
1
1
53.0
Team
9
24
123
5.5
1
1
1
53.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. Miller
14
74
5.3
1
C. Brown
9
53
5.9
0
R. Hooks
7
49
7.0
1
D. Johnson
3
17
5.7
0
J. Ferguson
1
4
4.0
0
R. Jackson
1
-13
-13.0
0
Team
35
184
5.3
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
F. Lewis
4
40
10.0
1
C. Brown
2
29
14.5
0
D. Johnson
1
28
28.0
0
R. Gant
1
25
25.0
0
B. Chandler
1
11
11.0
0
Team
9
133
5.5
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
T. Dempsey
1
1
3
6
Team
1
1
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
R. Jackson
4
129
32.3
Team
4
129
32.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Moody
3
66
22.0
0
M. Franckowiak
1
19
19.0
0
D. Johnson
1
6
6.0
0
Team
5
91
18.2
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team
0
0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Grogan
13
21
160
7.6
0
0
85.4
Team
13
21
154
7.6
0
0
1
85.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
H. Ivory
16
91
5.7
1
S. Cunningham
19
76
4.0
1
S. Grogan
8
44
5.5
1
A. Johnson
8
38
4.8
0
Team
51
249
4.9
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
S. Morgan
1
52
52.0
0
R. Francis
3
38
12.7
0
D. Westbrook
2
30
15.0
0
S. Cunningham
3
16
5.3
0
H. Ivory
3
16
5.3
0
H. Jackson
1
8
8.0
0
Team
13
160
7.6
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
3
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
D. Posey
1
2
3
6
Team
1
2
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
J. Wilson
2
41
20.5
Team
2
41
20.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Clayborn
2
60
30.0
0
H. Ivory
2
43
21.5
0
S. Morgan
1
17
17.0
0
Team
5
120
24.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Morgan
3
23
7.7
0
Team
3
23
7.7
0

More Patriots Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

15.7

30th

OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

111.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

177.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
Dolphins Dolphins
2
6
0
.250
Patriots Patriots
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
NE NE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
LAR LAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
IND IND
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
NE NE
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

2-6-0

20

Final

17

NE Patriots

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM