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New York Jets 41 at New England Patriots 13

Sunday, October 15, 1972

New York Jets 41, New England Patriots 13

1234Final
New York Jets (3-2-0)71402041
New England Patriots (2-3-0)067013

Scoring

NYJNWE
1stNYJJohn Riggins 6 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)70
2ndNWECharlie Gogolak 36 yard field goal73
NWECharlie Gogolak 25 yard field goal76
NYJEmerson Boozer 37 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)146
NYJRich Caster 27 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)216
3rdNWECarl Garrett 41 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)2113
4thNYJBobby Howfield 37 yard field goal2413
NYJEmerson Boozer 23 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)3113
NYJEmerson Boozer 8 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)3813
NYJBobby Howfield 37 yard field goal4113

Team Stats

NYJNWE
First downs2418
Rush-yards-TDs54-333-423-136-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT5-9-63-1-118-31-187-0-2
Sacked-yards0-01-12
Net pass yards63175
Total yards396311
Fumbles-lost1-01-0
Turnovers12
Penalties-yards5-696-89

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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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