| New England Patriots at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1972 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 51656 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 35 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Carl Garrett 1 run (Mike Walker kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rod Sherman 20 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 19 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Haven Moses 22 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Carl Garrett 5 run (Mike Walker kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 5 run (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fran Lynch 15 run (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tom Reynolds 28 pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick) | 21 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 61 | LOG | Sam Adams |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Reynolds |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Defense | ||
| 62 | LDE | Halvor Hagen |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 55 | MLB | Ralph Cindrich |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 23 | LS | George Hoey |
| 29 | RS | Honor Jackson |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 84 | WR | Rod Sherman |
| 78 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 81 | TE | Billy Masters |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 33 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | John Hoffman |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 55 | RDT | Pete Duranko |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 57 | LLB | Bob Geddes |
| 83 | MLB | Tom Graham |
| 54 | RLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 20 | LS | Charlie Greer |
| 23 | RS | Steve Preece |
| 36 | RCB | Billy Thompson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Ashton | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 2 | |
| John Tarver | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Brian Dowling | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Fran Lynch | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| Floyd Little | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 8 | 2 |
| Joe Dawkins | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Clem Turner | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Mike Ernst | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Masters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | 140 | 5.4 | 0 | 72.6 | |||
| Brian Dowling | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | 99.3 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 17 | 13 | 76.5 | 0 | 218 | 12.8 | 3 | 157.5 | |||
| Steve Ramsey | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 113 | 11.3 | 0 | 107.5 | |||
| Mike Ernst | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Tarver | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Tom Reynolds | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 2 | |
| Billy Van Heusen | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rod Sherman | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 1 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Masters | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Krieg | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Clem Turner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Rickie Harris | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Greer | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 0 | ||
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Randy Montgomery | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| Clem Turner | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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