Jim Plunkett had a passer rating of 68.6 with 2,158 yards, 19 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in 14 games in his rookie season in 1971.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Plunkett | 1971 |  NE | 14 | 158 | 328 | 48.2 | 2,158 | 6.6 | 154.1 | 19 | 16 | 68.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 36 | 319 |
Games
| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | J. Plunkett | 12/19/1971 | 1971 | NE | @ |  BAL | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 170 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 132.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | | J. Plunkett | 12/12/1971 | 1971 | NE | @ |  NYJ | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 176 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ||
| 3 | | J. Plunkett | 12/5/1971 | 1971 | NE | vs |  MIA | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 223 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 129.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | | J. Plunkett | 11/28/1971 | 1971 | NE | @ |  BUF | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 138 | 6.3 | 1 | 3 | 41.7 | 4.5 | 13.6 | ||
| 5 | | J. Plunkett | 11/21/1971 | 1971 | NE | @ |  CLE | 13 | 32 | 40.6 | 169 | 5.3 | 1 | 4 | 28.8 | 3.1 | 12.5 | ||
| 6 | | J. Plunkett | 11/14/1971 | 1971 | NE | vs | BUF | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 218 | 13.6 | 4 | 1 | 114.6 | 25.0 | 6.3 | ||
| 7 | | J. Plunkett | 11/7/1971 | 1971 | NE | vs |  HOU | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 157 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 73.9 | 3.3 | 0.0 | ||
| 8 | | J. Plunkett | 10/31/1971 | 1971 | NE | @ |  SF | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 102 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 72.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Plunkett | 10/24/1971 | 1971 | NE | @ |  DAL | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 228 | 7.9 | 2 | 1 | 89.4 | 6.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 10 | | J. Plunkett | 10/17/1971 | 1971 | NE | @ | MIA | 14 | 35 | 40.0 | 134 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 27.6 | 0.0 | 5.7 | ||
| 11 | | J. Plunkett | 10/10/1971 | 1971 | NE | vs | NYJ | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 141 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 97.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | ||
| 12 | | J. Plunkett | 10/3/1971 | 1971 | NE | vs | BAL | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 62 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 31.7 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 13 | | J. Plunkett | 9/26/1971 | 1971 | NE | vs |  DET | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 113 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 39.2 | 5.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 14 | | J. Plunkett | 9/19/1971 | 1971 | NE | vs |  OAK | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 127 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 82.5 | 13.3 | 6.7 | ||
| Average | 11.3 | 23.4 | 48.2 | 154.1 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 68.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | |||||||||
| Total | 158 | 328 | 48.2 | 2,158 | 6.6 | 19 | 16 | 68.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 36 | 319 |
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