Week 5
Final
NYJ
NE1Q
7 - 0
J. Riggins 6-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 3
C. Gogolak 36-yard field goal.
2Q
7 - 6
C. Gogolak 25-yard field goal.
2Q
14 - 6
E. Boozer 37-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
21 - 6
R. Caster 27-yard TD catch from J. Namath.
Made XP
3Q
21 - 13
C. Garrett 41-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
24 - 13
B. Howfield 37-yard field goal.
4Q
31 - 13
E. Boozer 23-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
38 - 13
E. Boozer 8-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
41 - 13
B. Howfield 37-yard field goal.
Top Performers
Pass Yds
148
Plunkett
NE
Rush Yds
168
Riggins
NYJ
Rec Yds
51
Ashton
NE
Scrim TD
3
Boozer
NYJ
Matchup
1972 AFC East
Dolphins 
Jets 
Colts 
Bills 
Patriots Game Summary
The New England Patriots were easily defeated by the New York Jets, 41 to 13, on October 15, 1972.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Namath #12 | 5/8 | 63 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 87.0 |
B. Davis #15 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plunkett #16 | 14/26 | 148 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 38.6 |
B. Dowling #14 | 4/5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 99.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Riggins #44 | 32 | 168 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
E. Boozer #32 | 18 | 150 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 |
S. Harkey #36 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McClain #42 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Caster #88 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Garrett #30 | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 |
J. Plunkett #16 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ashton #31 | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gladieux #24 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Dowling #14 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Maitland #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Caster #88 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Bell #7 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Maynard #13 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ashton #31 | 0/0 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rucker #33 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gladieux #24 | 0/0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
C. Garrett #30 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Vataha #18 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Tannen #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Crane #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harris #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howfield #3 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 11 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gogolak #3 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. O'Neal #20 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Studstill #25 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Kirksey #65 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Farasopoulos #19 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ashton #31 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Garrett #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Namath #12 | 5/8 | 63 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 87.0 |
B. Davis #15 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Riggins #44 | 32 | 168 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
E. Boozer #32 | 18 | 150 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 |
S. Harkey #36 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McClain #42 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Caster #88 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Caster #88 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Bell #7 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Maynard #13 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Tannen #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Crane #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howfield #3 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. O'Neal #20 | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Kirksey #65 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Farasopoulos #19 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plunkett #16 | 14/26 | 148 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 38.6 |
B. Dowling #14 | 4/5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 99.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Garrett #30 | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 |
J. Plunkett #16 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ashton #31 | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gladieux #24 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Dowling #14 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Maitland #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ashton #31 | 0/0 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rucker #33 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gladieux #24 | 0/0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
C. Garrett #30 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Vataha #18 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harris #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gogolak #3 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Studstill #25 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ashton #31 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Garrett #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
396
Total Yds
311
63
Pass Yds
175
333
Rush Yds
136
0
Total Drives
0
63
Total Plays
55
6.3
Yards Per Play
5.7
7
Yards Per Pass
5.5
6.2
Yards Per Rush
5.9
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
24
1st Downs
18
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st Downs from Penalties
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
3
Punts
3
1
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
6
1.0
Sacks
0.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
