Week 5
Final
NYJ
NE1Q
3 - 0
B. Howfield 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
6 - 0
B. Howfield 39-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
6 - 7
W. Foster 0-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
9 - 7
B. Howfield 22-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
79
Plunkett
NE
Rush Yds
132
Riggins
NYJ
Rec Yds
38
Rucker
NE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1973 AFC East
Dolphins 
Bills 
Patriots 
Jets 
Colts Game Summary
The New England Patriots couldn't pull it off against the New York Jets, 9 to 7, on October 14, 1973.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Demory #6 | 1/7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plunkett #16 | 8/18 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 17.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Riggins #44 | 28 | 132 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
E. Boozer #32 | 26 | 73 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fagan #10 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bjorklund #40 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Demory #6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ashton #31 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Tarver #36 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Plunkett #16 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Vataha #18 | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Knight #82 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rucker #33 | 0/0 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Tarver #36 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Windsor #89 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Thomas #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Baker #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howfield #3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. White #2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fagan #10 | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Barnes #3 | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Adkins #26 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bjorklund #40 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rucker #33 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Farasopoulos #19 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Turner #29 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Herron #42 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Demory #6 | 1/7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Riggins #44 | 28 | 132 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
E. Boozer #32 | 26 | 73 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fagan #10 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bjorklund #40 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Demory #6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Knight #82 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Thomas #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Baker #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howfield #3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fagan #10 | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Adkins #26 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bjorklund #40 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Farasopoulos #19 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Turner #29 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plunkett #16 | 8/18 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 17.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ashton #31 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Tarver #36 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Plunkett #16 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Vataha #18 | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rucker #33 | 0/0 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Tarver #36 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Windsor #89 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. White #2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Barnes #3 | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rucker #33 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Herron #42 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
232
Total Yds
172
0
Pass Yds
58
232
Rush Yds
114
66
Total Plays
47
3.5
Yards Per Play
3.7
0
Yards Per Pass
2.8
4
Yards Per Rush
4.4
13
1st Downs
9
6
Punts
7
1
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
7
3.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
