The New England Patriots shamed the Baltimore Colts, 42 to 3, on October 6, 1974.

1974 New England Patriots

Final

BAL

Colts

0-4-0

3

NE

42

1

0

14

2

3

7

3

0

14

4

0

7

Total

3

42

1st quarter

BAL

NE

Patriots

Reggie Rucker 69-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

0

7

Patriots

Darryl Stingley 23-yard run (John Smith kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

BAL

NE

Patriots

Mack Herron 5-yard run (John Smith kick)

0

21

Colts

Toni Linhart 27-yard field goal

3

21

3rd quarter

BAL

NE

Patriots

Sam Cunningham 4-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

3

28

Patriots

Reggie Rucker 16-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

3

35

4th quarter

BAL

NE

Patriots

John Tarver 7-yard run (John Smith kick)

3

42

Colts

Patriots

1st Downs

15

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

70

61

Total Yards

265

384

Yards per play

3.8

6.3

Passing

180

198

Comp - Att

22 - 41

12 - 23

Yards per pass

3.9

8.6

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 35

0 - 0

Rushing

85

186

Rushing Attempts

24

38

Yards per rush

3.5

4.9

Penalties

5

5

Turnovers

3

3

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bert Jones 22 41 215 5.2 0 1 58.5
Team 22 41 180 5.2 0 1 5 58.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Bill Olds 13 50 3.8 0
Bert Jones 6 21 3.5 0
Lydell Mitchell 3 7 2.3 0
John Andrews 1 4 4.0 0
Don McCauley 1 3 3.0 0
Team 24 85 3.5 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Freddie Scott 3 68 22.7 0
Cotton Speyrer 3 42 14.0 0
Lydell Mitchell 6 32 5.3 0
Raymond Chester 3 26 8.7 0
Don McCauley 5 22 4.4 0
Glenn Doughty 1 16 16.0 0
Roger Carr 1 9 9.0 0
Team 22 215 5.2 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Toni Linhart 1 2 0 3
Team 1 2 0 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
David Lee 5 186 37.2
Team 5 186 37.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bruce Laird 4 120 30.0 0
Tim Berra 1 26 26.0 0
Don McCauley 1 17 17.0 0
Cotton Speyrer 1 16 16.0 0
Team 7 179 25.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bruce Laird 2 2 1.0 0
Team 2 2 1.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim Plunkett 8 16 141 8.8 3 1 94.0
Dick Shiner 3 6 37 6.2 0 1 29.9
Neil Graff 1 1 20 20.0 0 0 118.8
Team 12 23 198 8.6 3 2 0 84.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mack Herron 13 59 4.5 1
Sam Cunningham 9 41 4.6 0
Josh Ashton 6 40 6.7 0
Darryl Stingley 2 22 11.0 1
John Tarver 5 15 3.0 1
Jim Plunkett 2 11 5.5 0
Andy Johnson 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 38 186 4.9 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Reggie Rucker 3 92 30.7 2
Randy Vataha 3 57 19.0 0
Darryl Stingley 1 19 19.0 0
Bob Windsor 1 13 13.0 0
Sam Cunningham 3 11 3.7 1
John Tarver 1 6 6.0 0
Team 12 198 8.6 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Smith 0 0 6 6
Team 0 0 6 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bruce Barnes 3 111 37.0
Team 3 111 37.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mack Herron 1 29 29.0 0
Steve Schubert 1 21 21.0 0
Team 2 50 25.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mack Herron 2 79 39.5 0
Steve Schubert 1 0 0.0 0
Team 3 79 26.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

DeMario Douglas

Team Rankings

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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