The New England Patriots were defeated by the Baltimore Colts, 23 to 3, on October 3, 1971.

Final

Colts

2-1-0

23

Patriots

1-2-0

3

Team

BAL

NE

1

14

0

2

3

0

4

6

0

Total

23

3

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BAL

NE

Tom Matte 2-yard run (Jim O'Brien kick)

7

0

Don Nottingham 1-yard run (Jim O'Brien kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

BAL

NE

Charlie Gogolak 34-yard field goal

14

3

Jim O'Brien 42-yard field goal

17

3

4th quarter

BAL

NE

Jim O'Brien 41-yard field goal

20

3

Jim O'Brien 50-yard field goal

23

3

Colts

Patriots

1st Downs

24

9

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

61

44

Total Yards

358

151

Yards per play

5.9

3.4

Passing

222

62

Comp - Att

19 - 24

9 - 20

Yards per pass

8.9

3.1

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 13

0 - 0

Rushing

136

89

Rushing Attempts

36

24

Yards per rush

3.8

3.7

Penalties

2

4

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Colts

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Earl Morrall	13	17	162	9.5	2		65.9
Johnny Unitas	6	7	73	10.4	0		110.1
Team	19	24	222	9.8	2	1	72.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don Nottingham	16	49	3.1	1
Tom Matte	14	47	3.4	1
Don McCauley	5	22	4.4	0
Ray Perkins	1	18	18.0	0
Team	36	136	3.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Eddie Hinton	4	81	20.3
Tom Mitchell	5	56	11.2
Tom Matte	4	38	9.5
Don Nottingham	3	34	11.3
John Mackey	2	18	9.0
Don McCauley	1	8	8.0
Team	19	235	9.8	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim O'Brien	3	3		2	11
Team	3	3		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
David Lee	2	94	47.0
Team	2	94	47.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Jim Duncan	1	54	54.0
Lenny Dunlap	1	28	28.0
Team	2	82	41.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Plunkett	9	20	62	3.1	0	1		31.7
Team	9	20	62	3.1	0	1	0	31.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Carl Garrett	10	39	3.9
Jim Plunkett	6	36	6.0
Jim Nance	5	15	3.0
Bob Gladieux	3	7	2.3
Tom Neville	0	-8
Team	24	89	3.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Randy Vataha	2	28	14.0
Carl Garrett	4	13	3.3
Roland Moss	1	9	9.0
Tom Beer	1	7	7.0
Bob Gladieux	1	5	5.0
Team	9	62	3.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Charlie Gogolak	1	3		0	3
Team	1	3		0	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Janik	6	212	35.3
Team	6	212	35.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Hubie Bryant	1	45	45.0
Ron Gardin	2	45	22.5
Team	3	90	30.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Hubie Bryant	1	16	16.0
Bob Gladieux	1	0	0.0
Team	2	16	8.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New England Patriots were defeated by the Baltimore Colts, 23 to 3, on October 3, 1971.

Final

Colts

23

Patriots

3

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,120

642

561

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

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