| New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 16, 1973 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 52065 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 28 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Cotton Speyrer 17 pass from Marty Domres (George Hunt kick blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | George Hunt 16 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 25 pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 15 pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick blocked) | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Mitchell 18 pass from Marty Domres (Jack Mildren pass failed) | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | George Hunt 32 FG | 13 | 18 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 78 | LOG | Willie Banks |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 80 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 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 |
| 38 | LCB | Don Martin |
| 22 | LS | Sandy Durko |
| 29 | RS | Dave Mason |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 28 | WR | Cotton Speyrer |
| 74 | LOT | Tom Drougas |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 66 | ROG | Elmer Collett |
| 68 | ROT | Dennis Nelson |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 14 | QB | Marty Domres |
| 88 | RB | John Andrews |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| Offense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Mike Barnes |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 75 | RDT | Joe Schmiesing |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 83 | LLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 32 | MLB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 44 | LCB | Rex Kern |
| 25 | LS | Ray Oldham |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 31 | RCB | Nelson Munsey |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3/11 | / | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| BAL | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8/15 | / | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Adams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Tarver | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 50 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 34 | 142 | 4.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Marty Domres | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Bill Olds | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Havrilak | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cotton Speyrer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 211 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 2 | 164 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 61.3 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 2 | 164 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 61.3 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Marty Domres | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 1 | 131 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 87.7 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 1 | 131 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 87.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Mitchell | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Glenn Doughty | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Cotton Speyrer | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Sam Havrilak | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sandy Durko | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Stan White | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 0 | 3 | 3L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 32 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Nelson Munsey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Art Moore | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |