| New England Patriots at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1972 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 62867 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 63 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 21 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 5 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 12 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 19 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 31 FG | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 14 pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Brian Dowling 1 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 10 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Montler |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Jim White |
| 85 | LDT | Julius Adams |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 25 | LS | Rickie Harris |
| 29 | RS | Honor Jackson |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| 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 |
| 36 | RB | Steve Harkey |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 48 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Ashton | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Brian Dowling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 19 | 3 |
| Cliff McClain | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Steve Harkey | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 28 | 7 | 25.0 | 3 | 120 | 4.3 | 0 | 5.4 | |||
| Brian Dowling | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 60.9 | |||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 203 | 8.5 | 0 | 61.6 | |||
| Bob Davis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Tom Reynolds | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Eddie Bell | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| Don Maynard | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| Steve Harkey | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rickie Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| W.K. Hicks | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | ||
| Tom Beer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | ||
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| New York Jets | |
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