The Denver Broncos dominated the New England Patriots, 45 to 21, on December 17, 1972.
1st quarter
NE
DEN
Jim Turner 35-yard field goal
0
3
2nd quarter
NE
DEN
Floyd Little 3-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
0
10
Carl Garrett 1-yard run (Mike Walker kick)
7
10
Rod Sherman 20-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
7
17
Haven Moses 19-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
7
24
3rd quarter
NE
DEN
Haven Moses 22-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
7
31
4th quarter
NE
DEN
Carl Garrett 5-yard run (Mike Walker kick)
14
31
Floyd Little 5-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
14
38
Fran Lynch 15-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
14
45
Tom Reynolds 28-yard pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick)
21
45
Patriots
Broncos
1st Downs
22
26
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
69
62
Total Yards
260
482
Yards per play
3.8
7.8
Passing
135
341
Comp - Att
18 - 35
21 - 31
Yards per pass
3.2
11
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
7 - 75
0 - 0
Rushing
125
141
Rushing Attempts
27
31
Yards per rush
4.6
4.5
Penalties
7
7
Turnovers
0
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Plunkett | 15 | 26 | 140 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 72.6 | |
Brian Dowling | 3 | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 99.3 | |
Team | 18 | 35 | 135 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 79.5 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Josh Ashton | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 |
Carl Garrett | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 2 |
John Tarver | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 |
Brian Dowling | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 125 | 4.6 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Reynolds | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
Reggie Rucker | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
John Tarver | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | |
Bob Windsor | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
Josh Ashton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Carl Garrett | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 210 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Walker | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Studstill | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | |
Team | 6 | 251 | 41.8 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reggie Rucker | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 0 | |
Carl Garrett | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 160 | 26.7 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rickie Harris | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charley Johnson | 13 | 17 | 218 | 12.8 | 3 | 0 | 157.5 | |
Steve Ramsey | 7 | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 107.5 | |
Mike Ernst | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 21 | 31 | 341 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136.6 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Lynch | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 1 |
Floyd Little | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 2 |
Joe Dawkins | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 |
Clem Turner | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
Mike Ernst | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Billy Masters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 31 | 141 | 4.5 | 3 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rod Sherman | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 1 | |
Haven Moses | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 2 | |
Floyd Little | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
Joe Dawkins | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
Billy Van Heusen | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
Riley Odoms | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Billy Masters | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
Jim Krieg | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Clem Turner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Fran Lynch | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 21 | 341 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 7.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Turner | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Van Heusen | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | |
Team | 2 | 74 | 37.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Randy Montgomery | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | |
Clem Turner | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Thompson | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | |
Charlie Greer | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 |
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