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New England Patriots 13 at Chicago Bears 10
Sunday, October 21, 1973
Stadium: Soldier Field (I), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 51 degrees, relative humidity 76%, wind 7 mph
Weather: 51 degrees, relative humidity 76%, wind 7 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-4-0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Chicago Bears (1-5-0) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Scoring
| NWE | CHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patriots | Jeff White 32 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Bears | Earl Thomas 3 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mirro Roder kick) | 3 | 7 |
| Patriots | Jeff White 11 yard field goal | 6 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Bears | Mirro Roder 30 yard field goal | 6 | 10 |
| 4th | Patriots | Jim Plunkett 5 yard rush (Jeff White kick) | 13 | 10 |
Team Stats
| NWE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 44-177-1 | 38-193-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 7-16-86-0-0 | 6-13-58-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-32 | 2-14 |
| Net pass yards | 54 | 44 |
| Total yards | 231 | 237 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-40 | 6-69 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 7 | 16 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 18 | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Windsor | NWE | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Tarver | NWE | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mack Herron | NWE | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Carl Garrett | CHI | 19 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bobby Douglass | CHI | 6 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Harrison | CHI | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Reynolds | CHI | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Earl Thomas | CHI | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Craig Cotton | CHI | 1 | 7 | 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 | |||
| Ron Bolton | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mack Herron | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Honor Jackson | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 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 | |||
| Carl Garrett | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ike Hill | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bruce Barnes | NWE | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff White | NWE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bobby Joe Green | CHI | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 0 | ||||
| Mirro Roder | CHI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |