| Houston Oilers at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: November 7, 1971 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 53155 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 50 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Hubie Bryant 10 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 25 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jack Maitland 2 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 41 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Joiner 28 pass from Dan Pastorini (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Dan Pastorini 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Jim Nance 4 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Carl Garrett 2 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 20 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Ferguson |
| 56 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 76 | C | Walt Suggs |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 39 | RB | Robert Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 73 | RDT | Leo Brooks |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Hubie Bryant |
| 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 |
| 82 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 27 | LCB | Randy Beverly |
| 42 | LS | Don Webb |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Robert Holmes | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Woody Campbell | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Mike Richardson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Carl Garrett | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 3 | 260 | 7.2 | 1 | 48.4 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 0 | 157 | 5.2 | 1 | 73.9 | |||
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Beirne | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| Alvin Reed | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | |
| Robert Holmes | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Randy Vataha | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Hubie Bryant | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | |
| Tom Beer | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Crabtree | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jim Cheyunski | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Randy Beverly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 161 | 32.2 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 7 | 222 | 31.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ron Gardin | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | ||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| New England Patriots | |
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