Sunday November 25, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/25/1973:



Jim Plunkett completed touchdown passes to Bob Windsor and Reggie Rucker while leading New England to a 24-0 halftime lead and a shutout victory. Jeff White kicked field goals of 48, 36 and 46 yards and Steve Kiner tackled QB Dan Pastorini in the end zone for a safety.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE113.9  (22)144.1  (13)258.0  (20)29
DEFENSE205.8  (26)106.2  (2)312.0  (20)23
OFFENSE94.5  (25)142.9  (14)237.4  (25)37
DEFENSE174.5  (25)150.8  (18)325.3  (22)17

Line: Patriots by 3

Team1234F
New England Patriots (4-7-0)10143532
Houston Oilers (1-10-0)00000

( 7- 0) NE Bob Windsor 5 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick) (10- 0) NE Jeff White 48 yard field goal (17- 0) NE Mack Herron 1 yard rush (Jeff White kick) (24- 0) NE Reggie Rucker 8 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick) (27- 0) NE Jeff White 36 yard field goal (29- 0) NE Safety, Dan Pastorini tackled in end zone by Steve Kiner (32- 0) NE Jeff White 46 yard field goal
                     NE              HOU
First Downs:         22              11
Rushes-yards:        42-141          22-101
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-32-206-1     14-29-115-2
Sacked-yards:        3-30            4-32
Net pass yards:      176             83
Net yards/pass:      5.0             2.5
Total net yards:     317             184
Total plays:         77 (54% run)    55 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     3-41            1-11

Attendance: 27,344

Passing:
NE: Jim Plunkett, 15 of 28 for 175 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Dick Shiner, 2 of 4 for 31 yards HOU: Dan Pastorini, 11 of 23 for 80 yards (1 int); Lynn Dickey, 3 of 6 for 35 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 15 for 62 yards; Mack Herron, 15 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Josh Ashton, 7 for 14 yards; Jim Plunkett, 3 for 8 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for 19 yards; Bob McCall, 1 for -5 yards HOU: Fred Willis, 8 for 36 yards; Bob Gresham, 8 for 10 yards; Dan Pastorini, 3 for 20 yards; George Amundson, 2 for 1 yard; Ken Burrough, 1 for 34 yards
Receiving:
NE: Reggie Rucker, 7 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Randy Vataha, 5 for 77 yards; Bob Windsor, 2 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Mack Herron, 1 for 14 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for 13 yards; Josh Ashton, 1 for -2 yards HOU: Fred Willis, 5 for 24 yards; Billy Parks, 3 for 41 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 28 yards; Mack Alston, 2 for 16 yards; George Amundson, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 1 for 11 yards HOU: Bob Gresham, 5 for 114 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 3 for 28 yards HOU: Jeff Severson, 3 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
NE: Ron Bolton, 1 for 9 yards; Ralph Anderson, 1 for 0 yards HOU: Joe Blahak, 1 for 33 yards
Punting:
NE: Bruce Barnes, 4 for 178 yards HOU: Skip Butler, 8 for 330 yards
Field Goals:
NE: Jeff White, 3/5 HOU: Skip Butler, 0/1


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