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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts - December 21st, 1975
New England Patriots 21 at Baltimore Colts 34
Sunday, December 21, 1975
New England Patriots 21, Baltimore Colts 34| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (3-11-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Baltimore Colts (10-4-0) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
Scoring
| NWE | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Allen Carter 99 yard kickoff return (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BAL | Bert Jones 8 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | BAL | Toni Linhart 19 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| NWE | Sam Cunningham 7 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 10 | |
| 3rd | BAL | Raymond Chester 20 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 14 | 17 |
| BAL | Toni Linhart 31 yard field goal | 14 | 20 | |
| 4th | NWE | Steve Grogan 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 21 | 20 |
| BAL | Lydell Mitchell 11 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) | 21 | 27 | |
| BAL | Nelson Munsey 30 yard interception return (Toni Linhart kick) | 21 | 34 |
Team Stats
| NWE | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-112-1 | 39-128-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-35-201-1-5 | 18-31-181-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-33 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 168 | 171 |
| Total yards | 280 | 299 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-44 | 5-41 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 13 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 103 | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 16 | 35 | 201 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 4 | 54 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 9 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Bob Windsor | NWE | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Allen Carter | NWE | 3 | 21 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Steve Burks | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bert Jones | BAL | 18 | 31 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Lydell Mitchell | BAL | 34 | 98 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Roger Carr | BAL | 6 | 77 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Glenn Doughty | BAL | 3 | 45 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Raymond Chester | BAL | 3 | 39 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Bill Olds | BAL | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
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 | |||
| Allen Carter | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 206 | 34.3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Nelson | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | 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 | |||
| Fred Cook | BAL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall Johnson | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bruce Laird | BAL | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Nelson Munsey | BAL | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Howard Stevens | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stan White | BAL | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||