| Detroit Lions at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1971 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 61057 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 64 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 3 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mike Lucci 26 interception return (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 27 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 61 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 74 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 2 run (Errol Mann kick) | 34 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Evey |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 34 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Roland Moss |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 88 | LDT | Ron Berger |
| 76/65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 39 | LCB | Perry Pruett |
| 25 | LS | Rickie Harris |
| 21 | RS | Tommy Janik |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| New England Patriots | |
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