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New England Patriots 21 at Denver Broncos 45

Sunday, December 17, 1972

New England Patriots 21, Denver Broncos 45

1234Final
New England Patriots (3-11-0)0701421
Denver Broncos (5-9-0)32171445

Scoring

NWEDEN
1stDENJim Turner 35 yard field goal03
2ndDENFloyd Little 3 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)010
NWECarl Garrett 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)710
DENRod Sherman 20 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)717
DENHaven Moses 19 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)724
3rdDENHaven Moses 22 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)731
4thNWECarl Garrett 5 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)1431
DENFloyd Little 5 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)1438
DENFran Lynch 15 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)1445
NWETom Reynolds 28 yard pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick)2145

Team Stats

NWEDEN
First downs2226
Rush-yards-TDs27-125-231-141-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-35-210-1-021-31-341-3-0
Sacked-yards7-750-0
Net pass yards135341
Total yards260482
Fumbles-lost3-00-0
Turnovers00
Penalties-yards7-487-90

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Plunkett NWE 15 26 140 0 0 0
John Tarver NWE 8 30 0 0 5 38 0 0
Josh Ashton NWE 7 44 0 0 1 22 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 11 40 2 0 3 19 0 0
Tom Reynolds NWE 2 51 1 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 4 46 0 0
Brian Dowling NWE 3 9 70 1 0 0 1 11 0 0
Bob Windsor NWE 3 34 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Charley Johnson DEN 13 17 218 3 0 0
Floyd Little DEN 11 45 2 0 4 55 0 0
Rod Sherman DEN 2 71 1 0
Haven Moses DEN 3 63 2 0
Joe Dawkins DEN 5 26 0 0 2 35 0 0
Steve Ramsey DEN 7 10 113 0 0 0
Fran Lynch DEN 8 49 1 0 1 6 0 0
Billy Van Heusen DEN 1 0 0 0 3 34 0 0
Riley Odoms DEN 3 30 0 0
Clem Turner DEN 4 17 0 0 1 10 0 0
Billy Masters DEN 1 0 0 0 1 19 0 0
Jim Krieg DEN 1 18 0 0
Mike Ernst DEN 1 4 10 0 0 0 1 4 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
Carl Garrett NWE 0 0 0 0 3 51 17.0 0 0
Rickie Harris NWE 0 0 0 0 2 10 5.0 0 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 0 0 0 0 3 109 36.3 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
Charlie Greer DEN 0 0 0 0 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
Randy Montgomery DEN 0 0 0 0 2 52 26.0 0 0
Bill Thompson DEN 0 0 0 0 3 84 28.0 0 0
Clem Turner DEN 0 0 0 0 1 25 25.0 0 0