Game Recap
In a week 6 contest, the Patriots authored a dominant 41-7 victory against the Jets. The Jets were held scoreless going into halftime as the Patriots dominated building a 20-0 lead.
The Patriots were led by Steve Grogan who tossed in 182 yards in the air, 1 touchdown, was 14 of 23 passing. Steve Grogan ran for 103 rushing yards, 1 TD. Andy Johnson caught 1 TD.
For the Jets, Joe Namath finished with 1 TD, was 16 of 27 passing.
The Patriots finished with 475 total yards, 29 first downs, 1 turnovers and 10 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Jets ended with 309 total yards, 20 first downs, 2 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were of on third downs.
Notes
- Score: New England PatriotsNWE defeat New York JetsNYJ 41-7
- Date: Monday, October 18, 1976
- Game Time Kickoff: 9:00PM
- New England Patriots Stats - Yards: 475, Turnovers: 1
- New York Jets Stats - Yards: 309, Turnovers: 2
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| NYJ |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| NWE |
7 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
41 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 14-23 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 16-27 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| Richard Todd | NYJ | 9-19 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Tom Owen | NWE | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 7 | 103 | 1 | 41 | |
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 16 | 83 | 1 | 14 | |
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 3 | 69 | 0 | 46 | |
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 11 | 54 | 1 | 9 | |
| Steve Davis | NYJ | 8 | 45 | 0 | 14 | |
| Greg Buttle | NYJ | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | |
| Ed Marinaro | NYJ | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Louie Giammona | NYJ | 4 | 52 | 0 | 21 | |
| Clark Gaines | NYJ | 6 | 44 | 1 | 12 | |
| Russ Francis | NWE | 2 | 41 | 0 | 23 | |
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 4 | 41 | 1 | 15 | |
| Bob Gresham | NYJ | 5 | 36 | 0 | 13 | |
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 2 | 34 | 0 | 21 | |
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 2 | 28 | 0 | 18 | |
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| NWE | 47 | 330 | 4 | | |
| NYJ | 25 | 116 | 0 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| NWE | 14-25 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| NYJ | 25-46 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
More Game Information On The New York Jets at New England Patriots
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- Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 44%, wind 17 mph
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