The New England Patriots lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 10 to 7, on September 23, 1973.

Final

Chiefs

1-1-0

10

Patriots

0-2-0

7

Team

KC

NE

1

0

2

10

0

3

0

4

0

7

Total

10

7

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

KC

NE

Willie Ellison 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick)

7

0

Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal

10

0

4th quarter

KC

NE

Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

10

7

Chiefs

Patriots

1st Downs

16

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

57

Total Yards

305

202

Yards per play

5.2

3.5

Passing

156

162

Comp - Att

11 - 14

16 - 29

Yards per pass

9.2

5.1

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 24

3 - 41

Rushing

149

40

Rushing Attempts

42

25

Yards per rush

3.5

1.6

Penalties

7

5

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Chiefs

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Len Dawson	11	14	180	12.9	0	0		118.8
Team	11	14	156	12.9	0	0	3	118.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Willie Ellison	20	90	4.5	1
Ed Podolak	13	40	3.1	0
Elmo Wright	1	9	9.0	0
Jeff Kinney	4	7	1.8	0
Warren McVea	3	3	1.0	0
Otis Taylor	1	0	0.0	0
Team	42	149	3.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Otis Taylor	5	115	23.0
Ed Podolak	2	31	15.5
Jeff Kinney	2	30	15.0
Morris Stroud	1	6	6.0
Willie Ellison	1	-2	-2.0
Team	11	180	12.9	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jan Stenerud	1	3		1	4
Team	1	3		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jerrel Wilson	4	178	44.5
Team	4	178	44.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Larry Marshall	1	33	33.0
Bob West	1	0	0.0
Team	2	33	16.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Larry Marshall	2	12	6.0
Ed Podolak	1	0	0.0
Team	3	12	4.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Plunkett	16	29	203	7.0	0	1		62.9
Team	16	29	162	7.0	0	1	3	62.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sam Cunningham	9	22	2.4	1
Josh Ashton	6	14	2.3	0
Mack Herron	2	5	2.5	0
Jim Plunkett	2	4	2.0	0
Paul Gipson	5	-1	-0.2	0
Randy Vataha	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	25	40	1.6	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Reggie Rucker	5	97	19.4
Randy Vataha	4	50	12.5
Darryl Stingley	2	22	11.0
Sam Cunningham	2	18	9.0
Josh Ashton	2	9	4.5
Mack Herron	1	7	7.0
Team	16	203	7.0	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Bell	0	1		1	1
Team	0	1		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bruce Barnes	6	263	43.8
Team	6	263	43.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Reggie Rucker	1	25	25.0
Mack Herron	1	21	21.0
Team	2	46	23.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Sandy Durko	1	1	1.0
Darryl Stingley	1	1	1.0
Team	2	2	1.0

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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 lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 10 to 7, on September 23, 1973.

Final

Chiefs

10

Patriots

7

Passing

Rushing

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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NFL 2023 Division Standings

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