New England Patriots 28 at New York Giants 20
Sunday, September 22, 1974
New England Patriots 28, New York Giants 20
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| New England Patriots (2-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| New York Giants (0-2-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Scoring
| | | NWE | NYG |
| 1st | NYG | Ron A. Johnson 21 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NWE | Mack Herron 12 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2nd | NYG | Joe Dawkins 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 14 |
| NWE | Randy Vataha 38 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3rd | NWE | Sam Cunningham 14 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4th | NWE | Mack Herron 4 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 28 | 14 |
| NYG | Ron A. Johnson 9 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed) | 28 | 20 |
Team Stats
| NWE | NYG |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-173-1 | 32-54-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-17-152-3-0 | 28-35-272-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 2-18 |
| Net pass yards | 145 | 254 |
| Total yards | 318 | 308 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-55 | 0-0 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Bob Geddes |
NWE |
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1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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| Mack Herron |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
79 |
39.5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Steve Schubert |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
49 |
24.5 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Pete Athas |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Doug Kotar |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Leon McQuay |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
150 |
37.5 |
0 |
0 |
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| Ray Rhodes |
NYG |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
-3 |
-1.5 |
0 |
0 |