| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 10, 1971 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 61357 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 62 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 15 pass from Jim Plunkett (run failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Ron Sellers 6 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Jim Nance 50 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 0 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 18 | QB | Al Woodall |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 61 | LDT | Roger Finnie |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 56 | LLB | Paul Crane |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 48 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 34 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Roland Moss |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 88 | LDT | Ron Berger |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 26 | LS | Clarence Scott |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Al Woodall | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Emerson Boozer | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| George Nock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Jim Nance | 20 | 93 | 4.7 | 50 | 1 |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Al Woodall | 24 | 4 | 16.7 | 0 | 20 | 0.8 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Steve O'Neal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 0 | 141 | 6.4 | 2 | 97.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Pete Lammons | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Sellers | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | |
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Nance | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 10 | 378 | 37.8 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 8 | 328 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| Rickie Harris | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| Ron Gardin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Steve Harkey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| New England Patriots | |
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