| New England Patriots at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 25, 1973 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 27344 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Bob Windsor 5 pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Jeff White 48 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 1 run (Jeff White kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Reggie Rucker 8 pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Jeff White 36 FG | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Safety, Dan Pastorini tackled in end zone by Steve Kiner | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Jeff White 46 FG | 32 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 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 |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| 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 |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 20 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 68 | LOG | Solomon Freelon |
| 57 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 63 | ROG | Levert Carr |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 10 | QB | Lynn Dickey |
| 36 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 76 | LDT | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | RDT | John Matuszak |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 58 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 54 | MLB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RLB | Guy Roberts |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 37 | SS | Jeff Severson |
| 27 | FS | Joe Blahak |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7/17 | / | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |
| HOU | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2/12 | / | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob McCall | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 141 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| George Amundson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 175 | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 81.7 | |
| Dick Shiner | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 1 | 206 | 6.4 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 81.0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 1 | 80 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 38.3 | |
| Lynn Dickey | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 28.5 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 115 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 30.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 1 | |
| Randy Vataha | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 206 | 12.1 | 2 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Billy Parks | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| George Amundson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 115 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ralph Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Joe Blahak | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Skip Butler | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Jeff Severson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Bob Gresham | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Ron Bolton | 1.0 |
| Steve Kiner | 1.0 |
| Dave Rowe | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |