| Washington Redskins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1972 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60999 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charley Taylor 30 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charley Taylor 4 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Josh Ashton 2 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Reggie Rucker 11 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 42 FG | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jerry Smith 9 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Josh Ashton 24 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Safety, Pat Studstill punt blocked out of end zone by Bill Malinchak | 23 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 42 | WR | Charley Taylor |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 73 | LOG | Paul Laaveg |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 76 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 87 | TE | Jerry Smith |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 43 | RB | Larry Brown |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 64 | LDT | Manny Sistrunk |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 89 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 16 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 22 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Montler |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 24 | RB | Bob Gladieux |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Julius Adams |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 26 | LS | Clarence Scott |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Larry Brown | 20 | 113 | 5.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Ashton | 23 | 108 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 213 | 7.1 | 3 | 90.0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 0 | 255 | 7.7 | 2 | 97.4 | |||
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charley Taylor | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 2 | |
| Larry Brown | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Windsor | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 1 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bass | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Rickie Harris | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Bob Brunet | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Mike Bass | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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