| New England Patriots at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1973 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 47643 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 64 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Jeff White 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Earl Thomas 3 pass from Bobby Douglass (Mirro Roder kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jeff White 11 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mirro Roder 30 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Jim Plunkett 5 run (Jeff White kick) | 13 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 61 | ROT | Sam Adams |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 80 | TE | Craig Cotton |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 26 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Harrison |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Willie Holman |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | RDE | Tony McGee |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 58 | RLB | Bob Pifferini |
| 32 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 25 | LS | Craig Clemons |
| 44 | RS | Garry Lyle |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| John Tarver | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Harrison | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 86 | 5.4 | 0 | 60.9 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 2 | 58 | 4.5 | 1 | 45.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Windsor | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Reynolds | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Craig Cotton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honor Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 0 | ||
| Ike Hill | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Art Moore | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
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