| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1973 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 57781 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 68 F Humidty: 25% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 39 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Will Foster EZ own fumble recovery (Jeff White kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 22 FG | 9 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 6 | QB | Bill Demory |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Richard Neal |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 50 | RLB | Mike Taylor |
| 20 | LCB | Delles Howell |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 28 | 132 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 26 | 73 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Julian Fagan | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Demory | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Ashton | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Bill Demory | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 11 | 1.6 | 11 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 2 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 17.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| David Knight | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Earlie Thomas | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ralph Baker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Rocky Turner | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Margene Adkins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Hank Bjorklund | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Rick Cash | 1.0 |
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