Sunday October 16, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/16/1977:



Steve Grogan passed to Don Hasselbeck for two touchdowns and Sam Cunningham rushed for 141 yards to lead the Patriots to a comeback victory over the Chargers. One-yard runs by Clarence Williams and Rickey Young staked the Chargers to a 13-7 lead until the Patriots rallied late in the third quarter. New England took the lead on a seven-yard touchdown run by Ike Forte, which came at the end of a 64-yard, 12-play drive. The Patriots increased their margin in the fourth quarter to 24-13 on John Smith's 28-yard field goal and a four-yard Grogan-to-Hasselbeck touchdown pass.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE175.8  (6)157.5  (10)333.2  (6)14
DEFENSE145.0  (17)136.0  (11)281.0  (13)13
OFFENSE142.5  (11)123.0  (23)265.5  (18)10
DEFENSE125.5  (11)95.8  (3)221.2  (4)10

Line: Chargers by 1

Team1234F
New England Patriots (3-2-0)7071024
San Diego Chargers (3-2-0)607720

( 7- 0) NE Don Hasselbeck 1 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) ( 7- 6) SD Clarence Williams 1 yard rush (kick failed) ( 7-13) SD Rickey Young 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (14-13) NE Ike Forte 7 yard rush (John Smith kick) (17-13) NE John Smith 28 yard field goal (24-13) NE Don Hasselbeck 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) (24-20) SD Charlie Joiner 16 yard pass from Bill Munson (Rolf Benirschke kick)
                     NE              SD
First Downs:         22              16
Rushes-yards:        51-256          19-53
Yards/rush:          5.0             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-22-83-1      18-26-249-1
Sacked-yards:        1-14            2-19
Net pass yards:      69              230
Net yards/pass:      3.0             8.2
Total net yards:     325             283
Total plays:         74 (68% run)    47 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     9-101           6-53

Attendance: 50,327

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 12 of 22 for 83 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) SD: James Harris, 10 of 15 for 152 yards (1 int); Bill Munson, 8 of 11 for 97 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 25 for 141 yards; Don Calhoun, 16 for 72 yards; Ike Forte, 6 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Steve Grogan, 2 for 11 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for 3 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for -1 yards SD: Rickey Young, 8 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Don Woods, 7 for 30 yards; Clarence Williams, 2 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Bo Matthews, 1 for -1 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 5 for 41 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 20 yards; Don Hasselbeck, 2 for 5 yards and 2 TDs; Don Calhoun, 1 for 7 yards; Russ Francis, 1 for 6 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 4 yards SD: Don Woods, 8 for 111 yards; Dwight McDonald, 3 for 37 yards; Charlie Joiner, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Rickey Young, 2 for 33 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 1 for 19 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 8 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for -2 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Raymond Clayborn, 3 for 66 yards SD: Artie Owens, 2 for 33 yards; Clarence Williams, 2 for 31 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 4 for 26 yards SD: Mike Fuller, 3 for 23 yards; Johnny Rodgers, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
NE: Prentice McCray, 1 for 0 yards SD: Mike Fuller, 1 for 22 yards
Punting:
NE: Mike Patrick, 6 for 240 yards SD: Jeff West, 7 for 262 yards
Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1


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