1971 New England Patriots

The New England Patriots were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 34 to 7, on September 26, 1971.

Final

DET

Lions

1-1-0

34

1

3

0

2

14

0

3

3

7

4

14

0

Total

34

7

1st quarter

DET

NE

Lions

Errol Mann 23-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

DET

NE

Lions

Altie Taylor 3-yard run (Wayne Walker kick)

10

0

Lions

Mike Lucci 26-yard interception return (Wayne Walker kick)

17

0

3rd quarter

DET

NE

Lions

Errol Mann 27-yard field goal

20

0

Patriots

Randy Vataha 61-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

20

7

4th quarter

DET

NE

Lions

Steve Owens 74-yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)

27

7

Lions

Steve Owens 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

34

7

Lions

Patriots

1st Downs

19

10

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

61

47

Total Yards

368

246

Yards per play

6.0

5.2

Passing

204

101

Comp - Att

13 - 21

6 - 17

Yards per pass

8.5

5.6

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 23

1 - 12

Rushing

164

145

Rushing Attempts

37

29

Yards per rush

4.4

5.0

Penalties

2

5

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
G. Landry
11
18
198
11.0
1
0
117.4
B. Munson
2
3
29
9.7
0
0
97.9
Team
13
21
204
10.8
1
0
3
114.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
S. Owens
17
80
4.7
1
A. Taylor
11
52
4.7
1
G. Landry
3
22
7.3
0
P. Gipson
4
12
3.0
0
B. Triplett
2
-2
-1.0
0
Team
37
164
4.4
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
S. Owens
3
83
27.7
1
E. McCullouch
3
60
20.0
0
C. Sanders
4
51
12.8
0
P. Gipson
1
21
21.0
0
L. Walton
2
12
6.0
0
Team
13
227
10.8
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
0
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
E. Mann
2
2
2
8
W. Walker
0
0
2
2
Team
2
2
4
10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
H. Weaver
3
145
48.3
Team
3
145
48.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Triplett
1
38
38.0
0
P. Gipson
1
17
17.0
0
Team
2
55
27.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Vaughn
1
19
19.0
0
L. Barney
1
5
5.0
0
Team
2
24
12.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Plunkett
6
17
113
6.6
1
2
39.2
Team
6
17
101
6.6
1
2
1
39.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. Nance
11
65
5.9
0
C. Garrett
9
58
6.4
0
B. Gladieux
4
11
2.8
0
J. Plunkett
4
10
2.5
0
J. Maitland
1
1
1.0
0
Team
29
145
5.0
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
R. Vataha
3
91
30.3
1
R. Sellers
1
9
9.0
0
R. Moss
1
8
8.0
0
B. Gladieux
1
5
5.0
0
Team
6
113
6.6
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
C. Gogolak
0
0
1
1
Team
0
0
1
1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Janik
6
274
45.7
Team
6
274
45.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
O. Lawson
2
47
23.5
0
B. Gladieux
2
34
17.0
0
C. Garrett
1
27
27.0
0
I. Mallory
1
19
19.0
0
Team
6
127
21.2
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
H. Bryant
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