The New England Patriots barely put up a fight against the New York Jets, 41 to 13, on October 15, 1972.
1st quarter
NYJ
NE
John Riggins 6-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
NYJ
NE
Charlie Gogolak 36-yard field goal
7
3
Charlie Gogolak 25-yard field goal
7
6
Emerson Boozer 37-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
14
6
Rich Caster 27-yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
21
6
3rd quarter
NYJ
NE
Carl Garrett 41-yard run (Charlie Gogolak kick)
21
13
4th quarter
NYJ
NE
Bobby Howfield 37-yard field goal
24
13
Emerson Boozer 23-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
31
13
Emerson Boozer 8-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
38
13
Bobby Howfield 37-yard field goal
41
13
Jets
Patriots
1st Downs
24
18
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
63
55
Total Yards
396
311
Yards per play
6.3
5.7
Passing
63
175
Comp - Att
5 - 9
18 - 31
Yards per pass
7
5.5
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
1 - 12
Rushing
333
136
Rushing Attempts
54
23
Yards per rush
6.2
5.9
Penalties
5
6
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Namath | 5 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 87.0 | |
| Bob Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 5 | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 32 | 168 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 18 | 150 | 8.3 | 3 |
| Steve Harkey | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 54 | 333 | 6.2 | 4 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Caster | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 63 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Howfield | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve O'Neal | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | |
| Team | 3 | 75 | 25.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Farasopoulos | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | |
| Roy Kirksey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Plunkett | 14 | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 38.6 | |
| Brian Dowling | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 99.2 | |
| Team | 18 | 31 | 175 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Garrett | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 1 |
| Jim Plunkett | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Brian Dowling | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 23 | 136 | 5.9 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Ashton | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 187 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gogolak | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | |
| Team | 3 | 77 | 25.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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