Week 1
Final2Q
6 - 0
P. Banaszak 4-yard TD run.
Missed XP
3Q
6 - 7
R. Sellers 33-yard TD catch from J. Plunkett.
Made XP
3Q
6 - 14
R. Moss 20-yard TD catch from J. Plunkett.
Made XP
4Q
6 - 17
C. Gogolak 46-yard field goal.
4Q
6 - 20
C. Gogolak 22-yard field goal.
Pass Yds
127
Plunkett
NE

Rush Yds
78
Garrett
NE

Rec Yds
54
Sellers
NE

Scrim TD
1
Banaszak
OAK

The New England Patriots decisively defeated the Oakland Raiders, 20 to 6, on September 19, 1971.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lamonica #3 | 9/23 | 105 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 53.7 |
K. Stabler #12 | 1/3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 43.8 |
G. Blanda #16 | 1/5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plunkett #16 | 6/15 | 127 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 82.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Banaszak #40 | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
M. Hubbard #44 | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #28 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Highsmith #32 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lamonica #3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Garrett #30 | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gladieux #24 | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
O. Lawson #39 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Plunkett #16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bryant #32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Banaszak #40 | 0/0 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
F. Biletnikoff #25 | 0/0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Chester #88 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Sherman #13 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Highsmith #32 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hubbard #44 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sellers #34 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Vataha #18 | 0/0 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Moss #86 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Wilson #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carwell #41 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Blanda #16 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gogolak #3 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Janik #27 | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Davis #28 | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gladieux #24 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Atkinson #43 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Bryant #32 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harris #46 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lamonica #3 | 9/23 | 105 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 53.7 |
K. Stabler #12 | 1/3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 43.8 |
G. Blanda #16 | 1/5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Banaszak #40 | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
M. Hubbard #44 | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #28 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Highsmith #32 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
D. Lamonica #3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Banaszak #40 | 0/0 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
F. Biletnikoff #25 | 0/0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Chester #88 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Sherman #13 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Highsmith #32 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hubbard #44 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Wilson #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Blanda #16 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Davis #28 | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Atkinson #43 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plunkett #16 | 6/15 | 127 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 82.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Garrett #30 | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gladieux #24 | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
O. Lawson #39 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Plunkett #16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bryant #32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sellers #34 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Vataha #18 | 0/0 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Moss #86 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carwell #41 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gogolak #3 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Janik #27 | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gladieux #24 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Bryant #32 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harris #46 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
304
Total Yds
261
99
Pass Yds
127
205
Rush Yds
134
69
Total Plays
52
4.4
Yards Per Play
5.0
3.0
Yards Per Pass
8.5
5.7
Yards Per Rush
3.6
20
1st Downs
12
6
Punts
5
4
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
3
Fumbles Lost
2
7
Penalties
4
80
Penalty Yards
37
0
Sacks
2
0
Sack Yards
23
0
D/ST TD
0