| New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders Game Statistics |
| Date: December 1, 1974 Location: Oakland, CA |
| Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 50120 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | OAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 22 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Cliff Branch 67 pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 35 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Fred Biletnikoff 12 pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick failed) | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Tarver 6 run (John Smith kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Bob Moore 5 pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 59 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick blocked) | 19 | 20 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Cliff Branch 19 pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) | 19 | 27 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Skip Thomas 22 interception return (George Blanda kick) | 19 | 34 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Al Marshall 17 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 26 | 34 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Harold Hart 5 run (George Blanda kick) | 26 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 32 | WR | Andy Johnson |
| 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 |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Fred Biletnikoff |
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 00 | C | Jim Otto |
| 64 | ROG | George Buehler |
| 75 | ROT | John Vella |
| 88 | TE | Bob Moore |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 44 | RB | Marv Hubbard |
| 23 | RB | Charlie Smith |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 60 | LDT | Otis Sistrunk |
| 80 | RDT | Art Thoms |
| 82 | RDE | Horace Jones |
| 41 | LLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 55 | MLB | Dan Conners |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 26 | LCB | Skip Thomas |
| 43 | LS | George Atkinson |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Warren |
| 48 | RCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Marv Hubbard | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Mark van Eeghen | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Harold Hart | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Charlie Smith | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Larry Lawrence | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 3 | 281 | 8.3 | 2 | 61.0 | |||
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 2 | 251 | 12.0 | 4 | 115.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 1 | |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Al Marshall | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| John Tarver | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Cliff Branch | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 2 | |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | |
| Bob Moore | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Clarence Davis | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Mark van Eeghen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Bolton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Skip Thomas | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 4 | 141 | 35.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Donnell Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | ||
| Harold Hart | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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