1978 Houston (6-5) 0 21 7 3 31 1978 New England (7-4) 14 0 0 0 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 12:30 New England TD Johnson 5 run (Posey) (5-54-2:10) 0-7 1 7:03 New England TD Grogan 13 pass to Francis (Posey) (8-57-3:28) 0-14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 13:59 Houston TD Carpenter 1 run (Fritsch,T) (14-74-7:54) 7-14 2 2:57 Houston TD Coleman 1 run (Fritsch,T) (12-78-6:24) 14-14 2 0:19 Houston TD Campbell 3 run (Fritsch,T) (3-71-0:33) 21-14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 4:28 Houston TD Pastorini 12 pass to Barber (Fritsch,T) (8-58-4:36) 28-14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 14:08 Houston FG Fritsch 32 (8-34-4:41) 31-14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hou NE First Downs 27 16 Rushes 48-212 24-117 Passes 24-15-213 30-14-189 Sacked 0-0 3-22 Fumble 3 0 Penalties 6-35 4-20 Turnovers 4 1 Time 39:57 20:03 Third Down 6-12 2-11 Fourth Down 0-0 1-2 Net Offense 425 284 Injuries: Caster(Hou-0) < Houston > < New England > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Pastorini 24 15 213 0 1 2 1 70.3 Grogan 27 13 181 2 1 1 1 67.1 Owen 3 1 8 1 0 0 0 42.4 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Campbell,E 22 130 5.9 6 4 23 1 Johnson,A 11 65 5.9 5 2 13 1 Wilson,T 11 45 4.1 2 0 9 0 Grogan 8 40 5.0 2 1 16 0 Carpenter 12 42 3.5 4 0 7 1 Cunningham 5 12 2.4 0 0 4 0 Coleman,R 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 1 24 117 4.9 7 3 16 1 Pastorini 2 -6 -3.0 0 0 0 0 48 212 4.4 13 4 23 3 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Carpenter 3 0 20 6.7 1 0 10 0 Jackson,H 5 0 105 21.0 4 1 45 0 Renfro 3 0 90 30.0 3 1 62 0 Francis 2 0 25 12.5 2 0 13 1 Caster 2 0 33 16.5 2 0 23 0 Morgan,S 2 1 21 10.5 1 0 13 0 Barber,M 2 0 22 11.0 2 0 12 1 Hasselbeck 1 0 14 14.0 1 0 14 0 Campbell,E 1 0 2 2.0 0 0 2 0 Cunningham 1 0 5 5.0 1 0 5 0 Burrough 1 0 11 11.0 1 0 11 0 Johnson,A 1 0 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 Rucker 1 0 15 15.0 1 0 15 0 Calhoun 1 0 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 Wilson,T 1 0 11 11.0 1 0 11 0 Pennywell 1 0 9 9.0 0 0 9 0 Woods,R 1 0 9 9.0 1 0 9 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Pastorini 2 0 0 Lunsford 0 1 0 Campbell,E 1 0 0 Nelson 0 1 0 Mauck 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Dirden 2 40 20.0 23 0 Clayborn 4 60 15.0 21 0 Johnson,B 1 10 10.0 10 0 Westbrook 1 19 19.0 19 0 McAlister 1 13 13.0 13 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Coleman,R 5 0 23 4.6 7 0 Morgan,S 2 0 16 8.0 9 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Fritsch 1-1 32 4-4 7 Posey 0-0 0 2-2 2 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Parsley 3 115 38.3 0 1 0 41 Wilson,J 7 243 34.7 1 1 0 45 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Culp 9 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 Hamilton,R 9 0 0 3 0 1 0-0 Bethea 7 2 0 1 1 0 0-0 Shoate 9 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Alexander,W 5 0 0 0 0 0 1-22 Haynes 8 0 1 0 0 0 1-9 Reinfeldt 5 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Beaudoin 7 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Currier 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Clayborn 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Stemrick 3 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 Fox 5 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 Dirden 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Bishop 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Washington, 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Nelson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Brazile 2 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 Lunsford 3 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Bingham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McGee 3 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 Wilson,J 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Zabel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Carter,D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hunt 2 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Johnson,A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McCray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Knoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Merkens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Conn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hawkins,M 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Adams,J 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:53 Hou Johnson ret of 10 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 14:40 Hou Pastori-INT-Fox Bas B-Post 4-3 tM Basic 1 10 own46 14:03 NE Grogan-Jackson 24 Bas S-Cross 4-3 dZ Basic 1 10 opp30 13:57 NE Grogan-Jackson X Bas B-Fly 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 opp30 13:15 NE Grogan 16 Bas S-Cross 3-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp14 12:37 NE Johnson 9 Bas Draw 4-3 Z Basic 2 1 opp5 12:30 NE Johnson 5/TD 2T2 Sweep-L 5-3 sZ Basic 0-7 KO 12:22 Hou Dirden ret of 17 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own21 11:28 Hou Campbell 3 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 tM Basic 2 7 own24 10:41 Hou Campbell 4 Bas Dive 4-3 M Key-Campbell 3 3 own28 10:35 Hou Wilson 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run-Campbell 4 1 own30 10:31 Hou Parsley 36,Morgan 9 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own43 9:53 NE Grogan-Morgan 13 Bas S-Slant 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp44 9:16 NE Cunningham 3 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 tM Run 2 7 opp41 8:36 NE Johnson 5 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic 3 2 opp36 8:05 NE Grogan-Cunningh 5 Bas L-Cross/sec 4-3 sZ Basic 1 10 opp31 7:59 Hou Pen5(Kennard) Bas Screen 4-3 tM Key-Johnson 1 5 opp26 7:20 NE Johnson 13 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp13 7:16 NE Grogan-Johnson X Bas M-Slant/sec 4-3 tM Basic 2 10 opp13 7:03 NE Grogan-Francis 13/TD Bas S-Hitch 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 0-14 KO 6:53 Hou Dirden ret of 23 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own26 6:05 Hou Wilson 1 Bas Draw 4-3 Z Run 2 9 own27 5:16 Hou Pastori-Barber 10 Bas M-Cross 3-3 Z Pass/Li 1 10 own37 5:08 Hou Pastori-Renfro X Bas M-Out 4-3 M Key-Campbell 2 10 own37 5:04 Hou Pen10(Reihner) Bas Screen 3-3 M Pass Dbl-Burrough/Li 2 20 own27 4:14 Hou Pastori-Caster 23 3W1 S-Slant 3-2 lM Pass/Bz1 1 10 50 3:28 Hou Campbell 6 Bas Trap-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 4 opp44 3:18 Hou Wilson 4 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Run-Campbell 1 10 opp40 3:14 Hou Pastori-Wilson X Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic/Li 2 10 opp40 2:25 Hou Wilson 4 Bas Trap-L 3-3 Z Basic 3 6 opp36 1:41 Hou Pastori-Carpente 10 3W1 S-Cross 3-3 M Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp26 0:53 Hou Wilson 7 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 tM Dbl-Burrough 2 3 opp19 0:00 Hou Campbell 16 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 tM Key-Campbell 2nd Quarter 1 3 opp3 14:09 Hou Wilson 2 Bas Dive 4-3 M Pass 2 1 opp1 13:59 Hou Carpenter 1/TD 2T2 Pitch-R 5-3 sZ Run-Campbell 7-14 KO 13:51 NE Westbrook ret of 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own27 13:15 NE Johnson 5 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 5 own32 13:06 NE Cunningham 0 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 tM Run-Cunningham 3 5 own32 12:52 NE Grogan-Jackson 13 3W1 S-Flat 3-3 M Pass/Bz2 1 10 own45 12:11 NE Johnson 12 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 tM Basic/Lr 1 10 opp43 12:04 NE Grogan-Francis 12 Bas S-Out 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp31 11:31 NE Sk-Bethea -5 Bas S-Out 4-3 tM Basic 2 15 opp36 10:52 NE Sk-Brazile -10 3W1 M-Cross/sec 3-2 Z Pass/Bz1 3 25 opp46 10:19 NE Grogan-Pennywel 9 3W1 M-Cross/sec 3-2 Z Pass/Bz1 4 16 opp37 10:14 NE Wilson 37,Coleman 0 --- Pt-side --- LetRoll 1 10 own20 10:06 Hou Pastorini -5/F Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Run-Campbell 1 10 opp15 9:31 NE Cunningham 3 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Run-Cunningham 2 7 opp12 9:21 NE Grogan-INT-Alexander Bas S-Slant/sec 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own22 8:32 Hou Carpenter 2 Bas Draw 4-3 M Basic 2 8 own24 8:18 Hou Campbell 19 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own43 7:34 Hou Pastori-Carpente 4 Bas Screen 4-3 Z Run-Campbell 2 6 own47 7:31 Hou Pastori-Woods 9 Bas S-Out 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp44 7:31 Hou Pen5(Bishop) Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic 1 5 opp39 7:23 Hou Carpenter 6 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 M Key-Campbell 1 10 opp33 6:30 Hou Carpenter 6 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Key-Campbell 2 4 opp27 5:44 Hou Campbell 6 Bas Dive 4-3 sZ Key-Campbell 1 10 opp21 4:54 Hou Campbell 2 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run-Campbell 2 8 opp19 4:46 Hou Pastori-Renfro X Bas M-Out 4-3 tM Basic 3 8 opp19 3:57 Hou Pastori-Rucker 15 3W1 S-Cross 3-3 sZ Pass/Bz1 1 4 opp4 3:05 Hou Carpenter 3 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 tM Run-Campbell 2 1 opp1 2:57 Hou Coleman 1/TD 2T2 Sweep-L 6-2 sZ Goalline 14-14 KO 2:46 NE Clayborn ret of 11 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own17 2:06 NE Grogan-Jackson 13 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own30 2:00 NE Grogan 5 Bas B-Post 4-3 M Basic 2 5 own35 1:23 NE Johnson 9 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own44 1:12 NE Grogan 2 Bas S-Out/HO/to 4-3 Z Basic 2 8 own46 1:03 NE Johnson -1 Bas OffTkl-R/to 4-3 tM Basic/Bz1 3 9 own45 0:55 NE Grogan-Hasselbe X 3W1 Screen/sec 3-3 Z Pass/Bz1 4 9 own45 0:52 NE Wilson 32,Coleman 6 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 0:34 Hou Pastori-Renfro 62 Bas S-Out/HO 4-3 M Run-Campbell/Li 1 9 opp9 0:26 Hou Campbell 6 Bas Sweep-R/to 4-3 M Basic/Ll 2 3 opp3 0:19 Hou Campbell 3/TD 2T2 Pitch-R 4-3 sZ Run-Campbell 21-14 KO 0:09 NE Clayborn ret of 18 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own24 0:09 NE Pen5(Kennard) Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Key-Johnson 1 5 own29 0:02 NE Johnson 8 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own37 0:00 NE Grogan-Hasselbe X Bas Hail 4-3 tM Run/Ll 3rd Quarter KO 14:51 NE Clayborn ret of 21 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own25 14:44 NE Johnson -4 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 14 own21 14:37 NE Grogan-Hasselbe X 3W1 M-Hitch 3-2 Z Pass 3 14 own21 14:33 NE Grogan-Jackson 10 3W1 L-Out/sec 3-2 dZ Pass 4 4 own31 14:28 NE Wilson 31,Coleman 7 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own45 14:23 Hou Pastori-Carpente 6 Bas S-Out/sec 4-3 tM Run-Campbell 2 4 opp49 13:34 Hou Carpenter 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic/Ll 1 10 opp45 12:45 Hou Campbell 4 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Key-Campbell 2 6 opp41 11:54 Hou Carpenter 2 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 3 4 opp39 11:46 NE Pen5(McGee) Bas Draw 4-3 Z Run 1 10 opp34 10:55 Hou Campbell 5 Bas Trap-L 4-3 tM Basic 2 5 opp29 10:46 Hou Carpenter 7 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Pass 1 10 opp22 10:34 Hou Pastori-INT-Haynes Bas L-Straight/sec 4-3 sZ Pass/A 1 10 own20 9:54 NE Grogan 3 Bas L-Slant 4-3 M Key-Cunningham 2 7 own23 9:16 NE Cunningham 2 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 3 5 own25 9:09 NE Grogan-Hasselbe X 3W1 S-Out/sec 3-3 M Pass Dbl-Jackson/Bz1 4 5 own25 9:04 NE Wilson 35,Coleman 2 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own42 8:15 Hou Pastori-Burrough 11 Bas B-Post/sec 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp47 7:26 Hou Campbell 3 Bas Draw 4-3 Z Basic 2 7 opp44 7:26 Hou Pen5(Burrough) Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Key-Campbell 2 12 opp49 7:21 Hou Pastori-Carpente X 3W1 L-Cross/sec 3-2 dZ Prevent 3 12 opp49 6:32 Hou Pastori-Renfro 14 3W1 M-Cross 3-2 lM Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp35 6:26 Hou Pastori-Renfro 14 Bas S-Out 4-3 M Key-Campbell 1 10 opp21 5:34 Hou Pastori-Wilson 11 Bas S-Cross/sec 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 1 10 opp10 4:41 Hou Campbell -2 Bas Draw 4-3 M Run-Campbell 2 12 opp12 4:28 Hou Pastori-Barber 12/TD 3W1 M-Straight 3-2 tM Pass 28-14 KO 4:24 NE Clayborn ret of 10 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own18 4:21 NE Grogan-Hasselbe X Bas M-Cross 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own18 4:13 NE Grogan-Jackson X Bas S-Cross/sec 3-3 M Pass/Ll 3 10 own18 3:53 NE Grogan-Calhoun 5 3W1 L-Cross/sec 3-3 tM Pass/Bz1 4 5 own23 3:49 NE Wilson 31,Coleman 5 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 opp49 3:00 Hou Campbell 2 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 2 8 opp47 2:04 Hou Campbell 14 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 Z Basic/Lr 1 10 opp33 2:00 Hou Pastori-Barber X Bas M-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 2 10 opp33 1:55 Hou Pastori-Burrough X Bas S-Flat 3-3 Z Basic 3 10 opp33 1:04 Hou Pastori-Caster 10 3W1 M-Cross 3-3 Z Pass 1 10 opp23 0:09 Hou Wilson 6 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 M Key-Campbell 2 4 opp17 0:00 Hou Wilson 3 Bas Dive 4-3 sZ Key-Campbell 4th Quarter 3 1 opp14 14:08 Hou Campbell -1 2T2 Dive 4-3 tM Run 4 2 opp15 14:03 Hou FG Fritsch 32/G --- FG --- Block 31-14 KO 13:53 NE McAlister ret of 13 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own22 13:33 NE Grogan-Johnson 5 Bas M-Cross/sec 4-3 M Basic 2 5 own27 13:06 NE Cunningham 4 Bas Trap-L 4-3 sZ Basic 3 1 own31 13:02 NE Grogan-Hasselbe X 2T2 S-Cross 4-3 M Basic 4 1 own31 12:59 NE Wilson 45,Coleman 3 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own27 12:09 Hou Campbell 9 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 M Basic 2 1 own36 12:00 Hou Campbell -2 2T2 Sweep-L 5-3 sZ Stuff 3 3 own34 11:51 Hou Wilson 6 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 tM Basic 1 10 own40 11:43 Hou Pastori-Caster X Bas L-Cross 4-3 M Basic 2 10 own40 11:43 Hou Pen5(McGee) Bas S-Flat 3-3 tM Basic/Lr 2 5 own45 10:55 Hou Pastori-Campbell 2 Bas Screen 4-3 Z Basic 3 3 own47 10:46 Hou Pastorini -1/F Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic/Lo 1 10 opp46 10:19 NE Grogan 1 Bas Screen 4-3 M Basic 2 9 opp45 10:13 NE Grogan-Johnson X Bas L-Slant/sec 3-3 tM Pass 3 9 opp45 10:06 NE Grogan-Calhoun X 3W1 M-Slant/sec 3-3 M Pass/Li 4 9 opp45 10:01 NE Wilson 32,Coleman 0 --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own13 9:48 Hou Campbell 23 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 tM Basic 1 10 own36 8:57 Hou Campbell 5/F Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 5 own41 8:08 Hou Campbell 3 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 3 2 own44 7:17 Hou Carpenter 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run 1 10 own47 6:28 Hou Carpenter 6 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 tM Basic 2 4 opp47 5:35 Hou Carpenter 2 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Basic 3 2 opp45 4:43 Hou Carpenter 0 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run 4 2 opp45 4:40 Hou Parsley 38,Morgan 0 --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own7 4:16 NE Johnson 4 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Pass 2 6 own11 3:51 NE Grogan 8 Bas S-Cross 4-3 M Basic/Li 1 10 own19 3:44 NE Grogan-Hasselbe 14 Bas S-Out/HO 4-3 Z Pass 1 10 own33 3:44 NE Pen5(Jordan) Bas S-Out/HO 4-3 Z Pass 1 15 own28 3:39 NE Grogan-Westbroo X Bas L-Out/HO 3-3 M Pass/Bz1/C 2 15 own28 3:16 NE Grogan 3 3W1 Flicker 3-2 dZ Pass/Bz1 3 12 own31 3:10 NE Grogan-Jackson X 3W1 L-Cross 3-2 dZ Pass/Bz1 4 12 own31 2:52 NE Grogan-Jackson 45 4WR L-Out/HO 3-2 dZ Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp24 2:25 NE Sk-Bethea -7 Blo L-Out 4-3 M Pass 2 17 opp31 2:18 NE Owen-Morgan X Blo L-Out/HO 4-3 Z Pass/Bz2 3 17 opp31 2:12 NE Owen-Morgan 8 Blo M-Out/HO/sec 4-3 dZ Pass/Bz1/Lo 4 9 opp23 2:03 NE Grogan 2 Blo M-Out/HO/sec 4-3 dZ Pass/Bz1 1 10 own21 2:00 Hou Campbell 2 Blo OffTkl-L/SI 4-3 Z Run-Campbell/A 2 8 own23 1:52 Hou Pen5(Fisher) Blo Dive/SI 4-3 M Run-Campbell/A 2 13 own18 0:59 Hou Wilson 1 Blo Dive/SI 4-3 Z Run-Campbell/Bz3/A 3 12 own19 0:59 Hou Pen5(Carter) Blo Dive/SI 4-3 dZ Basic/Bz2 3 17 own14 0:07 Hou Wilson 9 Blo Dive/SI 4-3 Z Basic/Bz2/A 4 8 own23 0:01 Hou Parsley 41,Morgan 7 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own43 0:00 NE Owen-Hasselbe X Blo Hail/ND/NS 3-4 lZ Prevent/Lo/C Game