| New England Patriots at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1973 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 51034 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 43 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Bob Windsor 22 pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 17 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 44 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 22 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 28 FG | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 31 pass from Bill Demory (Bobby Howfield kick) | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Bob Windsor 21 pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick) | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 39 FG | 13 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 61 | LOT | Sam Adams |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 70 | ROT | Leon Gray |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Ray Hamilton |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 63 | RDE | Rick Cash |
| 57 | LLB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | MLB | Brian Stenger |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 23 | LCB | George Hoey |
| 22 | LS | Sandy Durko |
| 49 | RS | Ralph Anderson |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 26 | WR | Margene Adkins |
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 18 | QB | Al Woodall |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ed Galigher |
| 81 | LDT | Richard Neal |
| 57 | RDT | John Little |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 59 | RLB | Rob Spicer |
| 20 | LCB | Delles Howell |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bob McCall | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claxton Welch | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 19 | 96 | 5.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 18 | 79 | 4.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Mike Adamle | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Jim Nance | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Woodall | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 40 | 17 | 42.5 | 3 | 150 | 3.8 | 2 | 38.5 | |||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Bill Demory | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 50 | 6.3 | 1 | 59.4 | |||
| Al Woodall | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 58.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Claxton Welch | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 2 | |
| Bob McCall | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | |
| John Riggins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sandy Durko | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Delles Howell | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| John Ebersole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 8 | 287 | 35.9 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Rocky Turner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| Bob McCall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Margene Adkins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 2.0 |
| Art Moore | 1.0 |
| Rick Cash | 0.5 |
| Dave Rowe | 0.5 |
| New York Jets | |
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