| New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1975 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 51926 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 33 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Allen Carter 99 kickoff return (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Jones 8 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 19 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 7 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raymond Chester 20 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 31 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 1 run (John Smith kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lydell Mitchell 11 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 21 | 27 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Nelson Munsey 30 interception return (Toni Linhart kick) | 21 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Doug Dumler |
| 68 | ROG | Bill DuLac |
| 63 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Marty Imhof |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 64 | LOT | David Taylor |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 66 | ROG | Elmer Collett |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| 38 | RB | Bill Olds |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 76 | RDT | Joe Ehrmann |
| 78 | RDE | John Dutton |
| 52 | LLB | Tom MacLeod |
| 59 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 42 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 40 | LS | Bruce Laird |
| 20 | RS | Jackie Wallace |
| 31 | RCB | Nelson Munsey |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Andy Johnson | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Allen Carter | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 34 | 98 | 2.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Bert Jones | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Bill Olds | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 5 | 201 | 5.7 | 1 | 34.0 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 1 | 181 | 5.8 | 1 | 72.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Andy Johnson | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Bob Windsor | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Burks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Roger Carr | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Glenn Doughty | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Bill Olds | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Stan White | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Nelson Munsey | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Fred Cook | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allen Carter | 6 | 206 | 34.3 | 1 | ||
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | ||
| Marshall Johnson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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