| New England Patriots at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: December 12, 1971 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 63175 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 51 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 16 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 34 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 42 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 47 FG | 6 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 10 | WR | Eric Crabtree |
| 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 |
| 82 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 71 | RDE | Art May |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 25 | LS | Rickie Harris |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 43 | LCB | John Dockery |
| 27 | LS | Phil Wise |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jim Plunkett | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Jim Nance | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 1 | 176 | 5.7 | 0 | 60.7 | |||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 2 | 95 | 7.9 | 0 | 44.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Crabtree | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| W.K. Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 6 | 166 | 27.7 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Wise | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| New York Jets | |
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