| 1 2 3 4 F Nouston 0 21 3 7 - 31 New England 0 0 7 7 - 14 1st Quarter None 2nd Quarter Houston - Burrough 71 yard pass from Pastorini Houston 7-0 Houston - Barber 19 yard pass from Pastorini Houston 14-0 Houston - Barber 13 yard pass from Pastorini Houston 21-0 Third Quarter Houston - Frtisch 30 yard field goal Houston 24-0 New England - Jackson 24 yard pass from Johnson Houston 24-7 Fourth Quarter New England - Francis 24 yard pass from Owen Houston 24-14 Houston - Campbell 2 yard run Houston 31-14 |
| 1978 AFC Conference Playoffs - December 31st, 1978 |
| Houston 31 New England 14 |
| NE HST First Downs 15 21 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 Penalties 8-92 2-25 Net Yards 263 344 Rushes-Yards 20-83 54-174 Passing Yards 180 170 Att-Cmp-Int 35-16-3 15-12-0 Individual Statistics Rushing - New England: Cunningham 10-42; Grogan 1-16; Jonhson 6-14; Ivory 3-11, Houston: Campbell 27-118; Wilson 14-26; Coleman 7-19; Duncan 2-7; Poole 3-7; 1-(-3) Passing - New England: Grogan 3-12, 38 yards, 0-TD, 2-INTs; Owens 12-22, 144 yards 1-TD, 1-INT, Johnson 1-1, 24 yards 1-TD, Houston: Pastorini 12-15, 200 yards, 3-TDs, 1-INT Receiving - New England: Francis 8-101; Cunningham 3-28; Morgan 2-37; Johnson 2-16; Jackson 1-24, Houston: Barber 5-83; Burrough 3-91, Caster 2-12, Campbell 1-10, Woods 1-4 |
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