| New England Patriots at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1974 Location: New Haven, CT Venue: Yale Bowl Attendance: 44082 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 67 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ron Johnson 21 pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 12 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Dawkins 1 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 38 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 14 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 4 run (John Smith kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ron Johnson 9 pass from Norm Snead (Bob Grim run failed) | 28 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Julius Adams |
| 71 | MG | Ray Hamilton |
| 72 | RDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 53 | LOLB | John Tanner |
| 59 | LILB | Bob Geddes |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 37 | LCB | Willie Osley |
| 22 | LS | Sandy Durko |
| 34 | RS | Prentice McCray |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Bob Grim |
| 85 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 69 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 73 | LOG | Tom Mullen |
| 52 | C | John Hill |
| 74 | ROG | John Hicks |
| 63 | ROT | Doug Van Horn |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 16 | QB | Norm Snead |
| 26 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| 30 | RB | Ron Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Roy Hilton |
| 75 | LDT | Larry Jacobson |
| 64 | RDT | John Mendenhall |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 67 | MLB | Ron Hornsby |
| 56 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 56 | LCB | Pete Athas |
| 24 | LS | Chuck Crist |
| 43 | RS | Carl Lockhart |
| 18 | RCB | Eldridge Small |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6/12 | / | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| NYG | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 9/16 | / | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 173 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ron Johnson | 17 | 27 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Doug Kotar | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 54 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 0 | 152 | 8.9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 132.8 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 0 | 152 | 8.9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 132.8 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Norm Snead | 35 | 28 | 80.0 | 1 | 272 | 7.8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 106.2 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 28 | 80.0 | 1 | 272 | 7.8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 106.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 3 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ron Johnson | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 21t | 2 |
| Bob Tucker | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Don Herrmann | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Rhodes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 272 | 9.7 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Geddes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Ray Rhodes | 2 | 0 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Athas | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 62 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon McQuay | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 72 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |