| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1974 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 57165 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Bob Burns 11 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 32 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 4 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 5 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 44 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | David Knight 34 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 35 FG | 21 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 33 | RB | Bob Burns |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ed Galigher |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 74 | RDT | Joe Schmiesing |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 54 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 55 | RLB | John Ebersole |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 27 | RS | Phil Wise |
| 47 | RCB | Roscoe Word |
| 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 |
| 80 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | MG | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 25 | LCB | John Sanders |
| 45 | LS | Jack Mildren |
| 34 | RS | Prentice McCray |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Bob Burns | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Eddie Hinton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 2 | 112 | 5.6 | 2 | 52.5 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | 4 | 121 | 3.8 | 0 | 6.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bob Burns | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| David Knight | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Adams | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Delles Howell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Roscoe Word | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Mildren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 7 | 256 | 36.6 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Roscoe Word | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 | ||
| Roscoe Word | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Hunt | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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