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New England Patriots 28 at New York Giants 20

Sunday, September 22, 1974

New England Patriots 28, New York Giants 20

1234Final
New England Patriots (2-0-0)777728
New York Giants (0-2-0)770620

Scoring

NWENYG
1stNYGRon A. Johnson 21 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)07
NWEMack Herron 12 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)77
2ndNYGJoe Dawkins 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)714
NWERandy Vataha 38 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)1414
3rdNWESam Cunningham 14 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)2114
4thNWEMack Herron 4 yard rush (John Smith kick)2814
NYGRon A. Johnson 9 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed)2820

Team Stats

NWENYG
First downs1820
Rush-yards-TDs35-173-132-54-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT11-17-152-3-028-35-272-2-1
Sacked-yards1-72-18
Net pass yards145254
Total yards318308
Fumbles-lost0-01-0
Turnovers01
Penalties-yards6-550-0

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Sam Cunningham NWE 16 76 0 0 4 42 1 0
Mack Herron NWE 13 74 1 0 1 12 1 0
Jim Plunkett NWE 11 17 152 3 0 0 1 3 0 0
Randy Vataha NWE 2 63 1 0
Darryl Stingley NWE 2 20 0 0 2 20 0 0
Bob Windsor NWE 1 11 0 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 1 4 0 0
Josh Ashton NWE 2 2 0 0
Andy Johnson NWE 1 -2 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Norm Snead NYG 28 35 272 2 1 0
Ron A. Johnson NYG 17 27 0 0 10 74 2 0
Bob Grim NYG 4 73 0 0
Bob Tucker NYG 6 57 0 0
Joe Dawkins NYG 10 20 1 0 4 34 0 0
Don Herrmann NYG 3 29 0 0
Doug Kotar NYG 5 7 0 0
Ray Rhodes NYG 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
Bob Geddes NWE 1 3 0 0
Mack Herron NWE 0 0 0 0 2 79 39.5 0 0 2 26 13.0 0 0
Steve Schubert NWE 0 0 0 0 2 49 24.5 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
Pete Athas NYG 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0
Doug Kotar NYG 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 0
Leon McQuay NYG 0 0 0 0 4 150 37.5 0 0
Ray Rhodes NYG 0 0 0 0 2 -3 -1.5 0 0