Oilers 31-14 Patriots (Dec 31, 1978)

HOU

NE

1

0

2

21

0

3

7

4

7

31

14

2Q

7 - 0

K. Burrough 71-yard TD catch from D. Pastorini.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 0

M. Barber 19-yard TD catch from D. Pastorini.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

21 - 0

M. Barber 13-yard TD catch from D. Pastorini.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

24 - 0

T. Fritsch 30-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

24 - 7

H. Jackson 24-yard TD catch from A. Johnson.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

24 - 14

R. Francis 24-yard TD catch from T. Owen.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

31 - 14

E. Campbell 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

200

Pastorini

HOU

Rush Yds

118

Campbell

HOU

Rec Yds

101

Francis

NE

Scrim TD

2

Barber

HOU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Dan Pastorini

HOU QB #7

Tom Owen

NE QB #14

200

Pass Yds

144

3

Pass TD

1

Int

1

HOU

Team Stats

NE

344

Total Yds

263

21

1st Downs

15

1

Turnovers

3

1978 AFC Central

HOU NE

Team	W	L	PCT
Steelers	14	2	.875
Oilers	10	6	.625
Browns	8	8	.500
Bengals	4	12	.250

Team	W	L	PCT
Patriots	11	5	.688
Dolphins	11	5	.688
Jets	8	8	.500
Bills	5	11	.313
Colts	5	11	.313

Game Summary

The New England Patriots were easily defeated by the Houston Oilers, 31 to 14, in the 1978 AFC divisional game on December 31, 1978.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	12/15	200	13.3	3	1	3-30	130.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tom Owen T. Owen #14	12/22	144	6.5	1	1	3-23	71.0
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	3/12	38	3.2	0	2	1-3	0.7
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	1/1	24	24.0	1	0	0-0	158.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	27	118	4.4	1	35
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #89	14	26	1.9	0	8
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	7	19	2.7	0	12
Larry Poole L. Poole #38	3	7	2.3	0	4
Brian Duncan B. Duncan #35	2	7	3.5	0	5
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	10	42	4.2	8
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	1	16	16.0	16
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	6	14	2.3	4
Horace Ivory H. Ivory #23	3	11	3.7	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ken Burrough K. Burrough #00	0/0	91	30.3	1	71
Mike Barber M. Barber #86	0/0	83	16.6	2	22
Rich Caster R. Caster #88	0/0	12	6.0	0	7
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Russ Francis R. Francis #81	0/0	101	12.6	1	24
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	0/0	37	18.5	0	19
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	0/0	28	9.3	0	15
Harold Jackson H. Jackson #29	0/0	24	24.0	1	24
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	0/0	16	8.0	0	11

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Gregg Bingham G. Bingham #54	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Reinfeldt M. Reinfeldt #37	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tim Fox T. Fox #48	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	1/1	4/4	7	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
David Posey D. Posey #9	0/1	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cliff Parsley C. Parsley #18	5	174	34.8	47

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jerrel Wilson J. Wilson #44	4	173	43.3	55

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	1	16	16.0	0	0
Johnnie Dirden J. Dirden #81	2	37	18.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
James McAlister J. McAlister #43	3	68	22.7	0	0
Raymond Clayborn R. Clayborn #26	2	68	34.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kurt Knoff K. Knoff #25	1	7	7.0	7	0
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	2	-1	-0.5	-1	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	2	6	3.0	6	0
Mike Haynes M. Haynes #40	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	12/15	200	13.3	3	1	3-30	130.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	27	118	4.4	1	35
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #89	14	26	1.9	0	8
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	7	19	2.7	0	12
Larry Poole L. Poole #38	3	7	2.3	0	4
Brian Duncan B. Duncan #35	2	7	3.5	0	5
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ken Burrough K. Burrough #00	0/0	91	30.3	1	71
Mike Barber M. Barber #86	0/0	83	16.6	2	22
Rich Caster R. Caster #88	0/0	12	6.0	0	7
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Gregg Bingham G. Bingham #54	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Reinfeldt M. Reinfeldt #37	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cliff Parsley C. Parsley #18	5	174	34.8	47

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	1	16	16.0	0	0
Johnnie Dirden J. Dirden #81	2	37	18.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kurt Knoff K. Knoff #25	1	7	7.0	7	0
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	2	-1	-0.5	-1	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tom Owen T. Owen #14	12/22	144	6.5	1	1	3-23	71.0
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	3/12	38	3.2	0	2	1-3	0.7
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	1/1	24	24.0	1	0	0-0	158.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	10	42	4.2	8
Steve Grogan S. Grogan #14	1	16	16.0	16
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	6	14	2.3	4
Horace Ivory H. Ivory #23	3	11	3.7	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Russ Francis R. Francis #81	0/0	101	12.6	1	24
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	0/0	37	18.5	0	19
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham #39	0/0	28	9.3	0	15
Harold Jackson H. Jackson #29	0/0	24	24.0	1	24
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	0/0	16	8.0	0	11

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tim Fox T. Fox #48	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
David Posey D. Posey #9	0/1	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jerrel Wilson J. Wilson #44	4	173	43.3	55

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
James McAlister J. McAlister #43	3	68	22.7	0	0
Raymond Clayborn R. Clayborn #26	2	68	34.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan #86	2	6	3.0	6	0
Mike Haynes M. Haynes #40	1	0	0.0	0	0

HOU

NE

1

0

2

21

0

3

7

4

7

31

14

HOU

Team Stats

NE

344

Total Yds

263

170

Pass Yds

180

174

Rush Yds

83

72

Total Plays

59

4.8

Yards Per Play

4.5

9.4

Yards Per Pass

4.6

3.2

Yards Per Rush

4.2

21

1st Downs

15

5

Punts

4

1

Turnovers

3

1

Interceptions Thrown

3

0

Fumbles Lost

0

2

Penalties

8

4.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-0 HOU

NE 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1978 AFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats