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New England Patriots 6 at New York Jets 13

Sunday, December 12, 1971

New England Patriots 6, New York Jets 13

1234Final
New England Patriots (5-8-0)03036
New York Jets (5-8-0)3010013

Scoring

NWENYJ
1stNYJBobby Howfield 16 yard field goal03
2ndNWECharlie Gogolak 34 yard field goal33
3rdNYJJohn Riggins 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)310
NYJBobby Howfield 42 yard field goal313
4thNWECharlie Gogolak 47 yard field goal613

Team Stats

NWENYJ
First downs1617
Rush-yards-TDs27-100-044-166-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-31-176-0-17-12-95-0-2
Sacked-yards4-260-0
Net pass yards15095
Total yards250261
Fumbles-lost2-13-2
Turnovers24
Penalties-yards8-753-35

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Plunkett NWE 18 31 176 0 1 0 7 52 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 15 33 0 0 3 24 0 0
Randy Vataha NWE 4 56 0 0
Jim Nance NWE 4 14 0 0 5 35 0 0
Eric Crabtree NWE 4 39 0 0
Hubie Bryant NWE 1 1 0 0 1 16 0 0
Jack Maitland NWE 1 6 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
John Riggins NYJ 24 91 1 0 3 21 0 0
Emerson Boozer NYJ 18 77 0 0
Joe Namath NYJ 7 12 95 0 2 0 2 -2 0 0
Rich Caster NYJ 2 37 0 0
Eddie Bell NYJ 1 29 0 0
Don Maynard NYJ 1 8 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Hubie Bryant NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Larry Carwell NWE 1 0 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 0 0 0 0 1 37 37.0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0
Bob Gladieux NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Steve Kiner NWE 1 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Chris Farasopoulos NYJ 0 0 0 0 2 44 22.0 0 0 2 17 8.5 0 0
W.K. Hicks NYJ 1 0 0 0
Phil Wise NYJ 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0