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1971 New England Patriots

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 238 points (17.0/g), 19th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 325 points (23.2/g), 21st.
 Differential of -87 points (-6.2/g), 22nd.
 Expected W-L: 4.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 17th.

Coached by John Mazur (6-8-0)

1971 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 19 box W 1-0 Oakland Raiders 20 6 12 261 127 134 3 20 304 99 205 4
2 Sun September 26 box L 1-1 Detroit Lions 7 34 10 246 101 145 3 19 368 204 164
3 Sun October 3 box L 1-2 Baltimore Colts 3 23 9 151 62 89 1 24 358 222 136 2
4 Sun October 10 box W 2-2 New York Jets 20 0 15 337 130 207 2 11 121 8 113 2
5 Sun October 17 box L 2-3 @ Miami Dolphins 3 41 11 117 82 35 3 19 431 216 215
6 Sun October 24 box L 2-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 21 44 17 259 183 76 3 20 406 238 168
7 Sun October 31 box L 2-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 10 27 11 246 69 177 3 13 247 176 71 5
8 Sun November 7 box W 3-5 Houston Oilers 28 20 21 253 154 99 16 331 260 71 3
9 Sun November 14 box W 4-5 Buffalo Bills 38 33 9 299 180 119 3 15 217 128 89 1
10 Sun November 21 box L 4-6 @ Cleveland Browns 7 27 19 292 169 123 4 19 321 146 175
11 Sun November 28 box L 4-7 @ Buffalo Bills 20 27 15 294 105 189 3 15 264 117 147 1
12 Sun December 5 box W 5-7 Miami Dolphins 34 13 14 308 223 85 12 197 99 98 5
13 Sun December 12 box L 5-8 @ New York Jets 6 13 16 250 150 100 2 17 261 95 166 4
14 Sun December 19 box W 6-8 @ Baltimore Colts 21 17 11 243 152 91 2 17 246 146 100 2

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 238 3556 785 4.5 190 159 330 1887 19 16 5.2 94 419 1669 7 4.0 85 32 16 11
Team Defense 325 4072 856 4.8 368 170 350 2154 16 15 5.7 111 481 1918 14 4.0 237 29 14 20
Lg Rank Offense 19 21 24 21 23 5 9 20 18 18 23 14 8 14
Lg Rank Defense 21 15 17 11 14 15 22 14 17 16 15 12 24 15

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Jim Plunkett 24 QB 14 14 158 328 48.2 2158 19 5.8 16 4.9 88 6.6 5.0 13.7 154.1 68.6 36 319 5.1 3.6 9.9
Bob Gladieux 24 14 0 1 2 50.0 48 0 0.0 0 0.0 48 24.0 24.0 48.0 3.4 95.8 0 0 24.0 24.0 0.0
Team Total 25.8 14 159 330 48.2 2206 19 5.8 16 4.8 88 6.7 5.1 13.9 157.6 69.1 36 319 5.2 3.7 9.8
Opp Total 14 170 350 48.6 2154 16 4.6 15 4.3 6.2 4.7 12.7 153.9 65.6 25 249 5.7 3.7

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
Carl Garrett 24 RB 14 14 181 784 1 38 4.3 56.0 12.9 22 265 12.0 1 80 1.6 18.9 1049 2 8
Jim Nance 29 FB 13 13 129 463 5 50 3.6 35.6 9.9 18 95 5.3 0 12 1.4 7.3 558 5 2
Jim Plunkett 24 QB 14 14 45 210 0 16 4.7 15.0 3.2 210 0 6
Bob Gladieux 24 14 0 37 175 0 31 4.7 12.5 2.6 6 60 10.0 0 25 0.4 4.3 235 0 3
Jack Maitland 23 14 0 13 25 1 6 1.9 1.8 0.9 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.4 31 1 0
Odell Lawson 23 2 1 8 8 0 6 1.0 4.0 4.0 8 0 0
Hubie Bryant 25 RET 11 2 4 1 0 1 0.3 0.1 0.4 14 212 15.1 1 48 1.3 19.3 213 1 1
Eric Crabtree 27 6 4 2 11 0 18 5.5 1.8 0.3 9 120 13.3 1 31 1.5 20.0 131 1 0
Randy Vataha 23 WR 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 51 872 17.1 9 88 3.6 62.3 872 9 0
Ron Sellers 24 WR 10 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 222 15.9 3 49 1.4 22.2 222 3 0
Tom Beer 27 TE 14 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 191 15.9 3 31 0.9 13.6 191 3 0
Roland Moss 25 te 14 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 124 13.8 1 20 0.6 8.9 124 1 0
Reggie Rucker 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 24 12.0 0 19 0.4 4.8 24 0 0
Alfred Sykes 24 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.3 3.8 15 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 419 1669 7 50 4.0 119.2 29.9 159 2206 13.9 19 88 11.4 157.6 3875 26 26
Opp Total 14 481 1918 14 4.0 137.0 34.4 170 2154 12.7 16 12.1 153.9 4072 30 35

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
Carl Garrett 24 RB 14 14 8 124 0 50 15.5 24 538 0 37 22.4 1711
Hubie Bryant 25 RET 11 2 10 24 0 16 2.4 10 252 0 45 25.2 489
Ron Gardin 27 8 0 4 14 0 5 3.5 14 321 0 34 22.9 335
Bob Gladieux 24 14 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 6 85 0 20 14.2 320
Rickie Harris 28 SS 14 10 5 19 0 9 3.8 19
Odell Lawson 23 2 1 2 47 0 25 23.5 55
Jack Maitland 23 14 0 2 40 0 21 20.0 71
Reggie Rucker 24 5 0 2 45 0 21 22.5 69
Halvor Hagen 24 LG 14 14 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Tom Janik 31 P 14 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Irvin Mallory 22 2 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 19
Don Webb 32 FS 12 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 31 181 0 50 5.8 64 1354 0 45 21.2 5410
Opp Total 14 36 1 49 1427 1 29.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Tom Janik 31 P 14 2 87 3249 58 0 37.3
Charlie Gogolak 27 K 14 0 1 1 3 1 7 6 7 3 3 1 21 12 57.1% 28 28 100.0%
Team Total 25.8 14 1 1 3 1 7 6 7 3 3 1 21 12 57.1% 28 28 100.0% 87 3249 58 0 37.3
Opp Total 14 36 27 75.0% 35 34 97.1% 66 2561 38.8

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
Tom Beer 27 TE 14 8 0 1 0 0
Ron Berger 28 ldt 14 6 0 1 0 0
Randy Beverly 27 8 2 2 19 0 19
Hubie Bryant 25 RET 11 2 1 1 0 0
Larry Carwell 27 LCB 14 11 5 72 1 53
Jim Cheyunski 26 MLB 14 14 1 24 0 24
Randy Edmunds 25 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ron Gardin 27 8 0 2 0 0 0
Carl Garrett 24 RB 14 14 8 1 0 0
Bob Gladieux 24 14 0 3 1 0 0
Rickie Harris 28 SS 14 10 1 2 0 0
Tom Janik 31 P 14 2 1 1 0 0
Steve Kiner 24 RLB 14 14 4 25 0 14 1 1 2 0
Jack Maitland 23 14 0 0 3 0 0
Mike Montler 27 LT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Jon Morris 29 C 14 13 1 0 -28 0
Jim Nance 29 FB 13 13 2 1 0 0
Tom Neville 28 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
John Outlaw 26 RCB 14 14 3 89 1 60 0 1 0 0
Ed Philpott 26 13 4 0 1 0 0
Jim Plunkett 24 QB 14 14 6 0 0 0
Alfred Sykes 24 4 1 0 1 0 0
Don Webb 32 FS 12 12 0 1 0 0
Dennis Wirgowski 24 RDE 9 8 0 2 0 0
Team Total 25.8 14 15 229 2 60 26 22 -26 0
Opp Total 14 36 35 21

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Charlie Gogolak 27 K 14 0 28 12 64
Randy Vataha 23 WR 14 13 9 54
Jim Nance 29 FB 13 13 5 30
Tom Beer 27 TE 14 8 3 18
Ron Sellers 24 WR 10 8 3 18
Carl Garrett 24 RB 14 14 1 1 12
Roland Moss 25 te 14 6 1 1 12
Hubie Bryant 25 RET 11 2 1 6
Larry Carwell 27 LCB 14 11 1 6
Eric Crabtree 27 6 4 1 6
Jack Maitland 23 14 0 1 6
John Outlaw 26 RCB 14 14 1 6
Team Total 25.8 14 7 19 2 1 28 12 238
Opp Total 14 14 16 1 1 34 27 325