1974 New England Patriots

The New England Patriots were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21 to 17, on December 8, 1974.

Final

PIT

21

NE

17

1

0

7

2

12

3

3

7

0

4

2

7

Total

21

17

1st quarter

PIT

NE

Patriots

Mack Herron 17-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

PIT

NE

Steelers

Roy Gerela 40-yard field goal

3

7

Steelers

Franco Harris 2-yard run (kick failed)

9

7

Steelers

Roy Gerela 27-yard field goal

12

7

Patriots

John Smith 20-yard field goal

12

10

3rd quarter

PIT

NE

Steelers

Lynn Swann 7-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

19

10

4th quarter

PIT

NE

Steelers

Safety by L.C. Greenwood

21

10

Patriots

Mack Herron 5-yard run (John Smith kick)

21

17

Steelers

Patriots

1st Downs

16

12

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

53

Total Yards

253

184

Yards per play

3.8

3.5

Passing

69

105

Comp - Att

10 - 18

8 - 18

Yards per pass

3.5

5

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 17

3 - 22

Rushing

184

79

Rushing Attempts

46

32

Yards per rush

4.0

2.5

Penalties

7

5

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
T. Bradshaw
10
16
86
5.4
1
1
71.4
J. Gilliam
0
2
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
Team
10
18
69
4.8
1
1
2
63.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
F. Harris
29
136
4.7
1
R. Bleier
12
42
3.5
0
T. Bradshaw
1
6
6.0
0
S. Davis
3
4
1.3
0
J. Gilliam
1
-4
-4.0
0
Team
46
184
4.0
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
F. Lewis
3
39
13.0
0
L. Brown
4
28
7.0
0
R. Bleier
1
8
8.0
0
L. Swann
1
7
7.0
1
F. Harris
1
4
4.0
0
Team
10
86
4.8
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Gerela
2
3
1
7
Team
2
3
1
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Walden
6
207
34.5
Team
6
207
34.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Swann
2
11
5.5
0
R. Harrison
1
2
2.0
0
Team
3
13
4.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Swann
2
32
16.0
0
Team
2
32
16.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Plunkett
8
18
127
7.1
1
1
63.9
Team
8
18
105
7.1
1
1
3
63.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
M. Herron
19
55
2.9
1
J. Tarver
11
18
1.6
0
J. Plunkett
1
4
4.0
0
J. Wilson
1
2
2.0
0
Team
32
79
2.5
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
M. Herron
3
69
23.0
1
R. Vataha
2
35
17.5
0
B. Adams
2
23
11.5
0
J. Tarver
1
0
0.0
0
Team
8
127
7.1
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
2
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Smith
1
2
2
5
Team
1
2
2
5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Chapple
5
179
35.8
Team
5
179
35.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
M. Herron
1
21
21.0
0
A. Johnson
1
17
17.0
0
Team
2
38
19.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Hinton
1
0
0.0
0
Team
1
0
0.0
0

More Patriots Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

15.7

30th

OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

111.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

177.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
Dolphins Dolphins
2
6
0
.250
Patriots Patriots
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
NE NE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
LAR LAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
IND IND
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
NE NE
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

2-6-0

20

Final

17

NE Patriots

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM