| New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: December 19, 1971 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 57942 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 39 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 1 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim O'Brien 12 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Johnny Outlaw 60 interception return (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Eddie Hinton 31 pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 88 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Eddie Hinton 13 pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 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 | ||
| 71 | LDE | Art May |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 76 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 88 | RDE | Ron Berger |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 42 | LS | Don Webb |
| 44 | RS | Johnny Outlaw |
| 25 | RCB | Rickie Harris |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Eddie Hinton |
| 27 | WR | Ray Perkins |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 75 | ROG | John Williams |
| 68 | ROT | Dennis Nelson |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 41 | RB | Tom Matte |
| 48 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 81 | LDT | Billy Newsome |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 56 | LLB | Ray May |
| 32 | MLB | Mike Curtis |
| 82 | RLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 44 | RCB | Rex Kern |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 18 | 43 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hinton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Perkins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 170 | 10.0 | 2 | 132.0 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 165 | 5.2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 60.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Randy Vataha | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 2 | |
| Hubie Bryant | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Nance | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hinton | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 2 | |
| Tom Mitchell | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Perkins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Johnny Outlaw | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 7 | 267 | 38.1 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Hubie Bryant | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 | ||
| Rickie Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| Tom Curtis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Hubie Bryant | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Don Webb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Don McCauley | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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