Sunday December 16, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/16/1973:



Lydell Mitchell rushed for 142 yards on 34 carries for a season total of 963 yards, two more than the old Baltimore club record set by Alan Ameche in 1955. In a driving snowstorm, Marty Domres passed for two touchdowns, hitting Tom Mitchell with the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter after linebacker Stan White had intercepted a Jim Plunkett pass.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE120.2  (22)160.3  (8)280.5  (17)39
DEFENSE203.0  (26)93.8  (2)296.8  (18)29
OFFENSE140.0  (14)104.4  (22)244.4  (22)36
DEFENSE156.8  (20)173.2  (23)330.1  (24)34

Line: Colts by 3

Team1234F
New England Patriots (5-9-0)076013
Baltimore Colts (4-10-0)900918

( 0- 6) BAL Cotton Speyrer 17 yard pass from Marty Domres (kick failed) ( 0- 9) BAL George Hunt 16 yard field goal ( 7- 9) NE Randy Vataha 25 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick) (13- 9) NE Mack Herron 15 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (kick failed) (13-15) BAL Tom Mitchell 18 yard pass from Marty Domres (pass failed) (13-18) BAL George Hunt 32 yard field goal
                     NE              BAL
First Downs:         10              19
Rushes-yards:        19-50           50-211
Yards/rush:          2.6             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-27-164-2     11-20-131-1
Sacked-yards:        2-17            1-13
Net pass yards:      147             118
Net yards/pass:      5.1             5.6
Total net yards:     197             329
Total plays:         48 (39% run)    71 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     1-5             3-25

Attendance: 52,065

Passing:
NE: Jim Plunkett, 13 of 27 for 164 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) BAL: Marty Domres, 11 of 20 for 131 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 9 for 17 yards; Mack Herron, 8 for 25 yards; John Tarver, 1 for 4 yards; Bob Adams, 1 for 4 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 34 for 142 yards; Marty Domres, 7 for 32 yards; Bill Olds, 6 for 30 yards; Sam Havrilak, 1 for 8 yards; Cotton Speyrer, 1 for 1 yard; Glenn Doughty, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
NE: Mack Herron, 8 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Randy Vataha, 2 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 31 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 5 yards BAL: Tom Mitchell, 5 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 39 yards; Cotton Speyrer, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Sam Havrilak, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 4 for 90 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 1 for 17 yards; Nelson Munsey, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 1 for 0 yards BAL: Rick Volk, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
NE: Sandy Durko, 1 for 0 yards BAL: Stan White, 1 for 13 yards; Ray Oldham, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
NE: Bruce Barnes, 3 for 96 yards BAL: David Lee, 2 for 61 yards
Field Goals:
NE: Jeff White, 0/2 BAL: George Hunt, 2/2


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