| Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1973 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 57918 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 75 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Willie Ellison 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 33 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (Bill Bell kick) | 10 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 75 | ROT | Francis Peay |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 24 | RB | Willie Ellison |
| 31 | RB | Jeff Kinney |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 67 | LDT | George Seals |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 48 | LCB | Nate Allen |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 61 | LOT | Sam Adams |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 80 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Ray Hamilton |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 63 | RDE | Rick Cash |
| 57 | LLB | Steve Kiner |
| 50 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 23 | LCB | George Hoey |
| 22 | LS | Sandy Durko |
| 49 | RS | Ralph Anderson |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Ed Podolak | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Warren McVea | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 15 | 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 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 0 | 180 | 12.9 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 118.8 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 1 | 203 | 7.0 | 0 | 62.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Ellison | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Kerry Reardon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 0 | 19 | 19L | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sandy Durko | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Robert West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Wilbur Young | 2.0 |
| Bobby Bell | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
| Dave Rowe | 1.0 |
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