| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1972 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60999 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 49 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 26 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 41 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 6 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 36 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 25 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 37 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 27 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Carl Garrett 41 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 37 FG | 24 | 13 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 23 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 31 | 13 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 8 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 38 | 13 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 37 FG | 41 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 56 | LLB | Paul Crane |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 21 | LCB | Steve Tannen |
| 48 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| 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 |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 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 |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 32 | 168 | 5.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 18 | 150 | 8.3 | 37 | 3 |
| Steve Harkey | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Dowling | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 63 | 7.9 | 1 | 87.0 | |||
| Bob Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 148 | 5.7 | 0 | 38.6 | |||
| Brian Dowling | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 99.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Rich Caster | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Ashton | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Crane | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rickie Harris | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | ||
| Roy Kirksey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| New England Patriots | |
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