| Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1974 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 59712 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 75 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tony Baker 1 run (David Ray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Darryl Stingley 20 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 39 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 23 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 21 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lance Rentzel 36 pass from John Hadl (David Ray kick) | 14 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 45 | RB | Jim Bertelsen |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 36 | LLB | Ken Geddes |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 20 | RS | Steve Preece |
| 41 | RCB | Eddie McMillan |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Julius Adams |
| 71 | MG | Ray Hamilton |
| 72 | RDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| John Hadl | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 13 | 16 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 2 | 209 | 6.5 | 1 | 47.5 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 189 | 7.6 | 2 | 90.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Snow | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | |
| Mack Herron | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Steve Preece | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 8 | 289 | 36.1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Rob Scribner | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Sandy Durko | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Larry Brooks | 2.0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
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