| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1975 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 53989 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 36 F Humidty: 25% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 27 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Carl Garrett 4 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 20 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 37 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 38 run (John Smith kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 6 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 44 FG | 30 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 10 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 30 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 1 run (John Smith kick) | 30 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 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 |
| 26 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 76 | RDE | Jim Bailey |
| 56 | LLB | Godwin Turk |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RS | Ed Taylor |
| 49 | RCB | George Hoey |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Doug Dumler |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 63 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | RB | Don Calhoun |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Marty Imhof |
| 52 | LOLB | Steve King |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 59 | RILB | Bob Geddes |
| 54 | ROLB | Steve Zabel |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 25 | FS | John Sanders |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 20 | 152 | 7.6 | 42 | 2 |
| Carl Garrett | 14 | 20 | 1.4 | 1 | |
| Steve Davis | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| J.J. Jones | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| Andy Johnson | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 0 | 160 | 8.9 | 0 | 103.7 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 4 | 273 | 9.1 | 2 | 64.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Rich Caster | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| John Riggins | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Randy Vataha | 6 | 149 | 24.8 | 2 | |
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Burks | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Ebersole | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Burgess Owens | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Roscoe Word | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allen Carter | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Leon McQuay | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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| New England Patriots | |
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