| Houston Oilers at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 21, 1975 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 51934 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 80 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Willie Germany 48 opponents fumble recovery (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 84 | WR | Billy Johnson |
| 75 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 36 | RB | Robert Holmes |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Kiner |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 29 | LS | Willie Germany |
| 38 | RS | C.L. Whittington |
| 22 | RCB | Zeke Moore |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 63 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 15 | QB | Neil Graff |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 74 | RDE | Craig Hanneman |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 25 | RS | John Sanders |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/12 | / | 7 | 37 | 2 | 1 | |
| NE | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 9/20 | / | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Don Hardeman | 18 | 96 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 116 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Allen Carter | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Neil Graff | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 179 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 53 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Neil Graff | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 95 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 70.4 | |
| Steve Grogan | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 116 | 4.8 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 46.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 20 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 116 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Bob Atkins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| David Beverly | 9 | 348 | 38.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 348 | 38.7 | 45 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 7 | 321 | 45.9 | 62 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 321 | 45.9 | 62 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 42 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mark Cotney | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |