| Detroit Lions at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1971 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 61057 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 64 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 3 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mike Lucci 26 interception return (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 27 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 61 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 74 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 2 run (Errol Mann kick) | 34 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Evey |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 34 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Roland Moss |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 88 | LDT | Ron Berger |
| 76/65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 39 | LCB | Perry Pruett |
| 25 | LS | Rickie Harris |
| 21 | RS | Tommy Janik |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Altie Taylor | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Greg Landry | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Paul Gipson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Triplett | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 198 | 11.0 | 1 | 117.4 | |||
| Bill Munson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 97.9 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 2 | 113 | 6.6 | 1 | 39.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Charlie Sanders | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 1 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | |
| Ron Sellers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Roland Moss | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Lucci | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Odell Lawson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Bob Gladieux | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Irvin Mallory | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| New England Patriots | |
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