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New England Patriots 17 at New Orleans Saints 10

Sunday, December 10, 1972

New England Patriots 17, New Orleans Saints 10

1234Final
New England Patriots (3-10-0)0143017
New Orleans Saints (2-10-1)307010

Scoring

NWENOR
1stNORHappy Feller 30 yard field goal03
2ndNWEReggie Rucker 31 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)73
NWEReggie Rucker 25 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)143
3rdNORDanny Abramowicz 26 yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)1410
NWEMike Walker 36 yard field goal1710

Team Stats

NWENOR
First downs1820
Rush-yards-TDs36-109-020-94-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT16-24-209-2-124-52-254-1-3
Sacked-yards3-292-11
Net pass yards180243
Total yards289337
Fumbles-lost2-12-1
Turnovers24
Penalties-yards5-623-40

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Plunkett NWE 16 24 209 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 5 98 2 0
Josh Ashton NWE 9 51 0 0 3 21 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 16 30 0 0 3 41 0 0
John Tarver NWE 10 26 0 0 1 14 0 0
Randy Vataha NWE 3 21 0 0
Bob Windsor NWE 1 14 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 24 52 254 1 3 0 2 10 0 0
Bill Butler NOR 4 30 0 0 4 40 0 0
Bob Gresham NOR 14 54 0 0 4 14 0 0
Bob Newland NOR 7 67 0 0
Danny Abramowicz NOR 4 67 1 0
Dave Parks NOR 3 36 0 0
Jim Strong NOR 1 16 0 0
Robert Brown NOR 1 14 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
Dick Blanchard NWE 1 20 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 0 0 0 0 2 45 22.5 0 0 1 27 27.0 0 0
Rickie Harris NWE 1 13 0 0
Honor Jackson NWE 1 55 0 0
Henry Matthews NWE 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 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
Hugo Hollas NOR 1 14 0 0
Tom Myers NOR 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0