| New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: November 26, 1972 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 54907 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 49 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Sam Havrilak 40 pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Sam Havrilak 3 pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim O'Brien 40 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Mitchell 3 pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mike Curtis 22 interception return (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Jim White |
| 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 |
| 29 | LS | Honor Jackson |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 23 | RCB | George Hoey |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Sam Havrilak |
| 80 | WR | Jim O'Brien |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 68 | ROT | Dennis Nelson |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 14 | QB | Marty Domres |
| 23 | RB | Don McCauley |
| 48 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 75 | LDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 79 | RDT | Jim Bailey |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 83 | LLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 32 | MLB | Mike Curtis |
| 56 | RLB | Ray May |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 11 | LS | Jack Mildren |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lonnie Hepburn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Ashton | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Tom Nowatzke | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Sam Havrilak | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Marty Domres | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 3 | 101 | 3.9 | 0 | 13.9 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Marty Domres | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 2 | 98 | 3.8 | 3 | 59.5 | |||
| Jack Mildren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don McCauley | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Sam Havrilak | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 2 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Eddie Hinton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Honor Jackson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| George Hoey | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rick Volk | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Ray May | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Larry Carwell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | ||
| Rick Volk | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | ||
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| George Hoey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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