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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New York Jets at New England Patriots - October 15th, 1972
New York Jets 41 at New England Patriots 13
Sunday, October 15, 1972
New York Jets 41, New England Patriots 13| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (3-2-0) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 41 |
| New England Patriots (2-3-0) | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Scoring
| NYJ | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NYJ | John Riggins 6 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | NWE | Charlie Gogolak 36 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| NWE | Charlie Gogolak 25 yard field goal | 7 | 6 | |
| NYJ | Emerson Boozer 37 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 6 | |
| NYJ | Rich Caster 27 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 21 | 6 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Carl Garrett 41 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 4th | NYJ | Bobby Howfield 37 yard field goal | 24 | 13 |
| NYJ | Emerson Boozer 23 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) | 31 | 13 | |
| NYJ | Emerson Boozer 8 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) | 38 | 13 | |
| NYJ | Bobby Howfield 37 yard field goal | 41 | 13 |
Team Stats
| NYJ | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 54-333-4 | 23-136-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 5-9-63-1-1 | 18-31-187-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-12 |
| Net pass yards | 63 | 175 |
| Total yards | 396 | 311 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-69 | 6-89 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Riggins | NYJ | 32 | 168 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Emerson Boozer | NYJ | 18 | 150 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 5 | 8 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eddie Bell | NYJ | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Maynard | NYJ | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Steve Harkey | NYJ | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cliff McClain | NYJ | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Davis | NYJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 14 | 26 | 148 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Carl Garrett | NWE | 9 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Gladieux | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Brian Dowling | NWE | 4 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jack Maitland | NWE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Paul Crane | NYJ | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roy Kirksey | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Tannen | NYJ | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Carl Garrett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rickie Harris | NWE | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||