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1968 Boston Patriots

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 229 points (16.4/g), 8th of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 406 points (29.0/g), 10th.
 Differential of -177 points (-12.6/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 2.9-11.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.9/g), 10th.

Coached by Mike Holovak (4-10-0)

1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 8 box W 1-0 @ Buffalo Bills 16 7 9 195 45 150 3 11 191 115 76 4
2 Sun September 22 box L 1-1 New York Jets 31 47 15 359 304 55 6 14 268 189 79 3
3 Sun September 29 box W 2-1 @ Denver Broncos 20 17 14 212 143 69 1 15 234 85 149 3
4 Sun October 6 box L 2-2 @ Oakland Raiders 10 41 13 146 98 48 2 28 451 254 197 2
5 Sun October 13 box L 2-3 Houston Oilers 0 16 12 114 54 60 5 15 280 119 161 1
6 Sun October 20 box W 3-3 Buffalo Bills 23 6 11 299 96 203 2 9 203 154 49 5
7 Sun October 27 box L 3-4 @ New York Jets 14 48 8 226 182 44 8 24 356 182 174 3
8 Sun November 3 box L 3-5 Denver Broncos 14 35 15 175 98 77 4 18 470 232 238 4
9 Sun November 10 box L 3-6 San Diego Chargers 17 27 11 228 107 121 4 11 319 175 144 4
10 Sun November 17 box L 3-7 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 31 15 262 184 78 4 12 339 312 27 6
11 Sun November 24 box L 3-8 Miami Dolphins 10 34 18 337 225 112 3 22 391 263 128
12 Sun December 1 box W 4-8 Cincinnati Bengals 33 14 20 271 142 129 2 14 212 106 106 1
13 Sun December 8 box L 4-9 @ Miami Dolphins 7 38 11 177 16 161 4 19 312 150 162
14 Sun December 15 box L 4-10 @ Houston Oilers 17 45 9 126 71 55 5 25 390 255 135 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 229 3127 868 3.6 181 160 409 1765 16 33 3.9 94 421 1362 8 3.2 69 53 20 18
Team Defense 406 4415 922 4.8 388 200 416 2590 20 23 5.8 123 479 1825 22 3.8 237 40 17 28
Lg Rank Offense 8 9 8 7 8 8 9 9 6 10 10 10 10 9
Lg Rank Defense 10 7 8 6 5 6 4 7 9 6 10 5 3 2

Passing

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Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Tom Sherman 23 qb 14 7 90 226 39.8 1199 12 5.3 16 7.1 87 5.3 2.7 13.3 85.6 45.6
Mike Taliaferro 27 QB 7 7 67 176 38.1 889 4 2.3 15 8.5 70 5.1 1.4 13.3 127.0 26.9
King Corcoran 25 2 0 3 7 42.9 33 0 0.0 2 28.6 14 4.7 -8.1 11.0 16.5 17.9
Team Total 25.4 14 160 409 39.1 2121 16 3.9 33 8.1 87 5.2 1.9 13.3 151.5 35.7
Opp Total 14 200 416 48.1 2590 20 4.8 23 5.5 6.2 4.2 13.0 185.0 61.1 27 236 5.8 3.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Jim Nance 26 FB/hb 12 12 177 593 4 30 3.4 49.4 14.8 14 51 3.6 0 13 1.2 4.3 644 4 2
Gene Thomas 26 9 3 88 215 2 25 2.4 23.9 9.8 10 85 8.5 0 32 1.1 9.4 300 2 2
R.C. Gamble 22 HB 14 8 78 311 1 45 4.0 22.2 5.6 11 55 5.0 1 16 0.8 3.9 366 2 3
Larry Garron 31 4 2 36 97 1 18 2.7 24.3 9.0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3 1.0 101 1 2
Tom Sherman 23 qb 14 7 25 80 0 17 3.2 5.7 1.8 80 0 8
Mike Taliaferro 27 QB 7 7 8 51 0 21 6.4 7.3 1.1 51 0 4
Aaron Marsh 23 WR 14 12 4 8 0 11 2.0 0.6 0.3 19 331 17.4 4 70 1.4 23.6 339 4 0
Preston Johnson 23 3 0 2 6 0 6 3.0 2.0 0.7 6 0 0
Jim Whalen+ 25 TE 14 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 47 718 15.3 7 87 3.4 51.3 718 7 0
Gino Cappelletti 34 K 14 2 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 13 182 14.0 2 30 0.9 13.0 184 2 0
King Corcoran 25 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -1 0 0
Bill Murphy 22 wr 6 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 268 14.9 0 26 3.0 44.7 268 0 0
Art Graham 27 WR 11 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 242 15.1 1 34 1.5 22.0 242 1 0
Jim Colclough 32 14 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 136 17.0 0 44 0.6 9.7 136 0 0
Bob Scarpitto 29 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 49 24.5 1 33 0.1 3.5 49 1 0
Justin Canale 25 LG 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 0.0 0 0 0
Team Total 25.4 14 421 1362 8 45 3.2 97.3 30.1 160 2121 13.3 16 87 11.4 151.5 3483 24 28
Opp Total 14 479 1825 22 3.8 130.4 34.2 200 2590 13.0 20 14.3 185.0 4415 42 37

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Willie Porter 22 RET 13 0 22 135 0 24 6.1 36 812 0 61 22.6 947
Billy Johnson 25 ls 14 5 10 34 0 9 3.4 22 442 0 36 20.1 476
Daryl Johnson 22 RCB 14 14 1 5 0 5 5.0 3 63 0 26 21.0 68
Aaron Marsh 23 WR 14 12 4 74 0 27 18.5 413
Art Graham 27 WR 11 6 2 11 0 6 5.5 1 9 0 9 9.0 262
Bobby Leo 23 1 0 2 12 0 8 6.0 12
Charley Long 30 13 0 2 20 0 11 10.0 20
Jim Cheyunski 23 13 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
R.C. Gamble 22 HB 14 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 366
Gene Thomas 26 9 3 1 22 0 22 22.0 322
Team Total 25.4 14 37 197 0 24 5.3 71 1442 0 61 20.3 5122
Opp Total 14 59 1 40 901 0 22.5

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Terry Swanson 24 P 10 0 62 2449 57 2 39.5
Gino Cappelletti 34 K 14 2 4 4 7 6 6 4 8 1 2 27 15 55.6% 26 26 100.0%
Bob Scarpitto 29 14 0 34 1382 87 2 40.6
Team Total 25.4 14 4 4 7 6 6 4 8 1 2 27 15 55.6% 26 26 100.0% 96 3831 87 4 39.9
Opp Total 14 31 21 67.7% 49 49 100.0% 81 3280 40.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Nick Buoniconti 28 MLB 8 8 3 22 0 14
Justin Canale 25 LG 14 13 0 1 0 0
John Charles 24 LS 12 11 1 29 0 29
Jim Cheyunski 23 13 4 1 21 0 21
R.C. Gamble 22 HB 14 8 3 1 0 0
Larry Garron 31 4 2 2 0 0 0
Jim Hunt 30 LDT 14 14 0 4 51 0
Billy Johnson 25 ls 14 5 2 33 0 19 3 2 2 0
Daryl Johnson 22 RCB 14 14 1 11 0 11 0 1 9 0
Aaron Marsh 23 WR 14 12 0 1 0 0
Art McMahon 22 rs 12 5 2 27 0 27
Leroy Mitchell* 24 LCB 14 14 7 41 0 20
Jon Morris* 26 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
Jim Nance 26 FB/hb 12 12 2 0 0 0
Ed Philpott 23 LLB 14 14 4 31 0 17 1 3 14 1
Willie Porter 22 RET 13 0 3 4 2 0
Doug Satcher 23 RLB 14 13 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1
Tom Sherman 23 qb 14 7 8 3 0 0
Mike Taliaferro 27 QB 7 7 4 0 0 0
Gene Thomas 26 9 3 2 0 0 0
J.R. Williamson 27 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mel Witt 23 rde 14 6 1 4 1 4
Team Total 25.4 14 23 220 1 29 28 25 78 1 1
Opp Total 14 38 37 20

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Gino Cappelletti 34 K 14 2 2 26 15 83
Jim Whalen+ 25 TE 14 13 7 42
Aaron Marsh 23 WR 14 12 4 24
Jim Nance 26 FB/hb 12 12 4 24
R.C. Gamble 22 HB 14 8 1 1 12
Gene Thomas 26 9 3 2 12
Larry Garron 31 4 2 1 6
Art Graham 27 WR 11 6 1 6
Ed Philpott 23 LLB 14 14 1 6
Bob Scarpitto 29 14 0 1 6
Mel Witt 23 rde 14 6 1 6
Doug Satcher 23 RLB 14 13 1 2
Team Total 25.4 14 8 16 1 1 26 15 1 229
Opp Total 14 22 20 1 49 21 406