Samuel Lewis Cunningham Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 226 lbs.
Born: August 15, 1950 in Santa Barbara, CA
College: USC (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 60 (1001st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1940 to 2012.
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | 1 | 1973-09-16 | NWE | BUF | L 13-31 | 1 | Rushing | 7 | Tied 0-0 | Lead 6-0* | ||
| 2 | 1973 | 2 | 1973-09-23 | NWE | KAN | L 7-10 | 4 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 0-10 | Trail 7-10 | ||
| 3 | 1973 | 7 | 1973-10-28 | NWE | MIA | L 14-30 | 1 | Receiving | 34 | Jim Plunkett | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 4 | 1973 | 7 | 1973-10-28 | NWE | MIA | L 14-30 | 2 | Rushing | 6 | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* | ||
| 5 | 1973 | 8 | 1973-11-04 | NWE | @ | PHI | L 23-24 | 4 | Rushing | 4 | Trail 17-21 | Lead 23-21* | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 6 | 1974 | 1 | 1974-09-15 | NWE | MIA | W 34-24 | 3 | Rushing | 13 | Lead 24-10 | Lead 31-10 | ||
| 7 | 1974 | 2 | 1974-09-22 | NWE | @ | NYG | W 28-20 | 3 | Receiving | 14 | Jim Plunkett | Tied 14-14 | Lead 21-14* |
| 8 | 1974 | 4 | 1974-10-06 | NWE | BAL | W 42-3 | 3 | Receiving | 4 | Jim Plunkett | Lead 21-3 | Lead 28-3 | |
| 9 | 1974 | 5 | 1974-10-13 | NWE | @ | NYJ | W 24-0 | 1 | Rushing | 6 | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 10 | 1974 | 5 | 1974-10-13 | NWE | @ | NYJ | W 24-0 | 4 | Rushing | 1 | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 | |
| 11 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | NWE | @ | BUF | L 28-30 | 1 | Rushing | 75 | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 12 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | NWE | @ | BUF | L 28-30 | 2 | Rushing | 12 | Trail 7-20 | Trail 14-20 | |
| 13 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | NWE | @ | BUF | L 28-30 | 3 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 14-27 | Trail 21-27 | |
| 14 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | NWE | BUF | L 28-29 | 2 | Rushing | 31 | Lead 14-12 | Lead 21-12 | ||
| 15 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | NWE | CLE | L 14-21 | 2 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 0-14 | Trail 7-14 | ||
| 16 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | NWE | CLE | L 14-21 | 2 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 7-14 | Tied 14-14 | ||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 17 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | NWE | @ | CIN | L 10-27 | 2 | Rushing | 2 | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 18 | 1975 | 5 | 1975-10-19 | NWE | BAL | W 21-10 | 2 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | ||
| 19 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | NWE | SFO | W 24-16 | 2 | Rushing | 11 | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 | ||
| 20 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | NWE | @ | SDG | W 33-19 | 2 | Rushing | 4 | Lead 13-6 | Lead 20-6 | |
| 21 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | NWE | @ | BUF | L 31-45 | 1 | Rushing | 10 | Trail 0-14 | Trail 7-14 | |
| 22 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | NWE | @ | BUF | L 31-45 | 2 | Receiving | 11 | Steve Grogan | Trail 7-14 | Tied 14-14 |
| 23 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | NWE | @ | BUF | L 31-45 | 3 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 21-24 | Lead 28-24* | |
| 24 | 1975 | 14 | 1975-12-21 | NWE | @ | BAL | L 21-34 | 2 | Receiving | 7 | Steve Grogan | Trail 7-10 | Lead 14-10* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 25 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-18 | NWE | NYJ | W 41-7 | 3 | Rushing | 14 | Lead 27-7 | Lead 34-7 | ||
| 26 | 1976 | 7 | 1976-10-24 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 26-22 | 3 | Rushing | 1 | Lead 12-3 | Lead 19-3 | |
| 27 | 1976 | 9 | 1976-11-07 | NWE | BUF | W 20-10 | 3 | Rushing | 8 | Lead 13-3 | Lead 20-3 | ||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 28 | 1977 | 2 | 1977-09-26 | NWE | @ | CLE | L 27-30 | 2 | Receiving | 8 | Steve Grogan | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 29 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-11-06 | NWE | BUF | L 14-24 | 4 | Rushing | 10 | Trail 7-24 | Trail 14-24 | ||
| 30 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-11-20 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 20-7 | 4 | Rushing | 31 | Trail 6-7 | Lead 13-7* | |
| 31 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-11-20 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 20-7 | 4 | Rushing | 1 | Lead 13-7 | Lead 20-7 | |
| 32 | 1977 | 13 | 1977-12-11 | NWE | MIA | W 14-10 | 1 | Rushing | 1 | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | ||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 33 | 1978 | 3 | 1978-09-18 | NWE | BAL | L 27-34 | 4 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 20-27 | Tied 27-27 | ||
| 34 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | NWE | @ | OAK | W 21-14 | 4 | Rushing | 1 | Tied 14-14 | Lead 21-14* | |
| 35 | 1978 | 6 | 1978-10-08 | NWE | PHI | W 24-14 | 2 | Rushing | 1 | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 | ||
| 36 | 1978 | 7 | 1978-10-15 | NWE | @ | CIN | W 10-3 | 4 | Rushing | 3 | Tied 3-3 | Lead 10-3* | |
| 37 | 1978 | 8 | 1978-10-22 | NWE | MIA | W 33-24 | 2 | Rushing | 1 | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* | ||
| 38 | 1978 | 13 | 1978-11-26 | NWE | @ | BAL | W 35-14 | 4 | Rushing | 4 | Lead 28-14 | Lead 35-14 | |
| 39 | 1978 | 14 | 1978-12-03 | NWE | @ | DAL | L 10-17 | 1 | Rushing | 52 | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* | |
| 40 | 1978 | 15 | 1978-12-10 | NWE | BUF | W 26-24 | 2 | Rushing | 4 | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | ||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 41 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | NWE | SDG | W 27-21 | 1 | Rushing | 1 | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | ||
| 42 | 1979 | 6 | 1979-10-07 | NWE | DET | W 24-17 | 2 | Rushing | 1 | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | ||
| 43 | 1979 | 8 | 1979-10-21 | NWE | MIA | W 28-13 | 3 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 7-13 | Lead 14-13* | ||
| 44 | 1979 | 11 | 1979-11-11 | NWE | @ | DEN | L 10-45 | 2 | Rushing | 2 | Trail 0-24 | Trail 7-24 | |
| 45 | 1979 | 15 | 1979-12-09 | NWE | @ | NYJ | L 26-27 | 3 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 12-17 | Lead 19-17* | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 46 | 1981 | 8 | 1981-10-25 | NWE | @ | WAS | L 22-24 | 4 | Rushing | 4 | Trail 15-24 | Trail 22-24 | |
| 47 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | NWE | @ | OAK | L 17-27 | 3 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 10-13 | Lead 17-13* | |
| 48 | 1981 | 13 | 1981-11-29 | NWE | STL | L 20-27 | 1 | Rushing | 1 | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* | ||
| 49 | 1981 | 16 | 1981-12-20 | NWE | @ | BAL | L 21-23 | 1 | Rushing | 4 | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* |