The New England Patriots handily defeated the San Diego Chargers, 30 to 14, on December 2, 1973.

Final

Chargers

2-9-1

14

Patriots

5-7-0

30

Team

SD

NE

1

0

3

2

14

13

3

0

7

4

0

7

Total

14

30

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SD

NE

Jeff White 11-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

SD

NE

Floyd Rice 51-yard fumble return (Dennis Partee kick)

7

3

Robert Holmes 1-yard run (Dennis Partee kick)

14

3

Mack Herron 92-yard kickoff return (kick failed)

14

9

Randy Vataha 14-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick)

14

16

3rd quarter

SD

NE

Jim Plunkett 1-yard run (Jeff White kick)

14

23

4th quarter

SD

NE

Jim Plunkett 3-yard run (Jeff White kick)

14

30

Chargers

Patriots

1st Downs

11

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

49

68

Total Yards

231

359

Yards per play

4.7

5.3

Passing

44

175

Comp - Att

10 - 15

13 - 27

Yards per pass

2.4

6.3

Interceptions thrown

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 32

1 - 11

Rushing

187

184

Rushing Attempts

31

40

Yards per rush

6.0

4.6

Penalties

8

2

Turnovers

3

5

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

2

Possession

Chargers

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Wayne Clark	5	8	46	5.8	1		38.5
Dan Fouts	5	7	30	4.3	1		39.9
Team	10	15	44	5.1	2	3	39.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Cid Edwards	11	56	5.1	0
Wayne Clark	5	46	9.2	0
Mike Garrett	11	37	3.4	0
Jerry LeVias	1	22	22.0	0
Ron Holliday	1	20	20.0	0
Robert Holmes	2	6	3.0	1
Team	31	187	6.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Cid Edwards	3	24	8.0
Jerry LeVias	2	20	10.0
Gary Garrison	1	12	12.0
Mike Garrett	3	11	3.7
Pettis Norman	1	9	9.0
Team	10	76	5.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGA	XPM	PTS
Dennis Partee	0	2	2
Ray Wersching	1	0	0
Team	1	2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dennis Partee	4	185	46.3
Team	4	185	46.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Clint Jones	4	110	27.5	0
Team	4	110	27.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ron Smith	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Plunkett	13	27	186	6.9	1	2		52.4
Team	13	27	175	6.9	1	2	1	52.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
John Tarver	14	76	5.4	0
Sam Cunningham	17	64	3.8	0
Mack Herron	4	24	6.0	0
Jim Plunkett	3	16	5.3	2
Bob Adams	1	3	3.0	0
Josh Ashton	1	1	1.0	0
Team	40	184	4.6	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Reggie Rucker	4	55	13.8	0
Bob Adams	2	44	22.0	0
Randy Vataha	3	42	14.0	1
Darryl Stingley	2	25	12.5	0
Sam Cunningham	1	12	12.0	0
John Tarver	1	8	8.0	0
Team	13	186	6.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jeff White	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bruce Barnes	2	76	38.0
Team	2	76	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mack Herron	3	138	46.0	1
Team	3	138	46.0	1

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mack Herron	1	14	14.0	0
Team	1	14	14.0	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 handily defeated the San Diego Chargers, 30 to 14, on December 2, 1973.

Final

Chargers

14

Patriots

30

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Patriots Stats

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

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule