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1974 New England Patriots

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 348 points (24.9/g), 2nd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 289 points (20.6/g), 20th.
 Differential of 59 points (4.2/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.

Coached by Chuck Fairbanks (7-7-0)

1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 15 box W 1-0 Miami Dolphins 34 24 22 373 177 196 1 18 310 221 89 2
2 Sun September 22 box W 2-0 @ New York Giants 28 20 18 318 145 173 20 308 254 54 1
3 Sun September 29 box W 3-0 Los Angeles Rams 20 14 13 249 151 98 2 20 305 196 109 5
4 Sun October 6 box W 4-0 Baltimore Colts 42 3 23 384 198 186 3 15 265 180 85 3
5 Sun October 13 box W 5-0 @ New York Jets 24 0 18 321 115 206 2 11 173 34 139 4
6 Sun October 20 box L 5-1 @ Buffalo Bills 28 30 19 320 131 189 2 19 315 135 180
7 Sun October 27 box W 6-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 17 14 18 394 218 176 4 20 371 257 114 3
8 Sun November 3 box L 6-2 Buffalo Bills 28 29 20 355 200 155 3 22 327 224 103 4
9 Sun November 10 box L 6-3 Cleveland Browns 14 21 17 287 123 164 6 10 183 83 100 2
10 Sun November 17 box L 6-4 New York Jets 16 21 18 283 120 163 4 15 222 99 123 2
11 Sun November 24 box W 7-4 @ Baltimore Colts 27 17 19 302 172 130 1 15 322 205 117 3
12 Sun December 1 box L 7-5 @ Oakland Raiders 26 41 20 371 266 105 4 21 380 251 129 3
13 Sun December 8 box L 7-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 21 12 184 105 79 3 16 253 69 184 2
14 Sun December 15 box L 7-7 @ Miami Dolphins 27 34 18 333 219 114 3 18 333 272 61 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 348 4474 900 5.0 255 177 359 2340 19 23 6.2 113 520 2134 21 4.1 123 38 15 19
Team Defense 289 4067 879 4.6 380 210 374 2480 17 24 6.0 129 467 1587 16 3.4 240 38 14 11
Lg Rank Offense 2 6 8 18 8 6 19 7 7 6 3 10 21 19
Lg Rank Defense 20 13 16 15 22 20 5 20 11 4 15 3 7 10

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 27 QB 14 14 173 352 49.1 2457 19 5.4 22 6.3 69 7.0 4.7 14.2 175.5 64.1 21 174 6.1 4.0 5.6
Dick Shiner 32 1 0 3 6 50.0 37 0 0.0 1 16.7 18 6.2 -1.3 12.3 37.0 29.9 0 0 6.2 -1.3 0.0
Neil Graff 24 14 0 1 1 100.0 20 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 20.0 20.0 20.0 1.4 118.7 0 0 20.0 20.0 0.0
Team Total 25.1 14 177 359 49.3 2514 19 5.3 23 6.4 69 7.0 4.6 14.2 179.6 63.3 21 174 6.2 3.9 5.5
Opp Total 14 210 374 56.1 2480 17 4.5 24 6.4 6.6 4.2 11.8 177.1 64.9 38 294 6.0 3.1

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
Mack Herron 26 RB 14 14 231 824 7 28 3.6 58.9 16.5 38 474 12.5 5 48 2.7 33.9 1298 12 12
Sam Cunningham 24 FB 10 10 166 811 9 75 4.9 81.1 16.6 22 214 9.7 2 37 2.2 21.4 1025 11 2
John Tarver 25 14 4 41 101 2 18 2.5 7.2 2.9 9 37 4.1 0 12 0.6 2.6 138 2 2
Jim Plunkett 27 QB 14 14 30 161 2 37 5.4 11.5 2.1 161 2 4
Josh Ashton 25 12 0 26 99 0 22 3.8 8.3 2.2 99 0 0
Joe Wilson 24 12 0 15 57 0 12 3.8 4.8 1.3 3 38 12.7 0 23 0.3 3.2 95 0 1
Darryl Stingley 23 5 2 5 63 1 23 12.6 12.6 1.0 10 139 13.9 1 20 2.0 27.8 202 2 0
Randy Vataha 26 WR 12 9 3 21 0 24 7.0 1.8 0.3 25 561 22.4 3 59 2.1 46.8 582 3 1
Andy Johnson 22 14 3 2 -4 0 -2 -2.0 -0.3 0.1 8 147 18.4 0 34 0.6 10.5 143 0 1
Eddie Hinton 27 9 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 2 36 18.0 0 20 0.2 4.0 37 0 1
Reggie Rucker 27 WR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 436 16.1 4 69 2.7 43.6 436 4 1
Bob Adams 28 te 13 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 244 14.4 0 29 1.3 18.8 244 0 0
Bob Windsor 32 TE 7 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 127 10.6 1 20 1.7 18.1 127 1 0
John Tanner 29 13 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 23 11.5 1 21 0.2 1.8 23 1 1
Al Marshall 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 17 17.0 1 17 0.3 4.3 17 1 0
Steve Schubert 23 8 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 21 21.0 1 21 0.1 2.6 21 1 0
Team Total 25.1 14 520 2134 21 75 4.1 152.4 37.1 177 2514 14.2 19 69 12.6 179.6 4648 40 26
Opp Total 14 467 1587 16 3.4 113.4 33.4 210 2480 11.8 17 15.0 177.1 4067 33 29

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
Mack Herron 26 RB 14 14 35 517 0 66 14.8 28 629 0 62 22.5 2444
Andy Johnson 22 14 3 15 303 0 41 20.2 446
Steve Schubert 23 8 3 3 15 0 11 5.0 5 112 0 32 22.4 148
Eddie Hinton 27 9 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 83 0 53 27.7 120
Sandy Durko 26 11 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1
John Tanner 29 13 2 2 17 0 17 8.5 40
Joe Wilson 24 12 0 2 33 0 18 16.5 128
Sam Hunt 23 RILB 14 14 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Donnell Smith 25 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.1 14 40 533 0 66 13.3 58 1198 0 62 20.7 6379
Opp Total 14 41 0 64 1678 1 26.2

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
John Smith 25 K 14 0 7 6 10 8 5 2 22 16 72.7% 43 42 97.7%
Bruce Barnes 23 P 9 0 45 1604 50 0 35.6
Dave Chapple 27 5 0 26 967 57 0 37.2
Team Total 25.1 14 7 6 10 8 5 2 22 16 72.7% 43 42 97.7% 71 2571 57 0 36.2
Opp Total 14 18 11 61.1% 37 32 86.5% 75 2880 38.4

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
Josh Ashton 25 12 0 0 1 0 0
Rodrigo Barnes 24 5 0 0 1 0 0
Ron Bolton 24 RCB 14 14 7 18 0 10
Sam Cunningham 24 FB 10 10 2 0 0 0
Bob Geddes 28 lilb 9 5 2 32 1 29
Ray Hamilton 23 NT 14 14 0 2 0 0
John Hannah 23 LG 14 14 0 1 0 1
Craig Hanneman 25 9 0 0 1 0 0
Mack Herron 26 RB 14 14 12 3 0 0
Eddie Hinton 27 9 1 1 1 0 0
Sam Hunt 23 RILB 14 14 3 66 0 27
Ed Jenkins 24 4 0 0 1 0 0
Andy Johnson 22 14 3 1 1 0 0
Steve King 23 ROLB 14 14 1 9 0 9
Mel Lunsford 24 LDE 13 13 0 1 0 0
Prentice McCray 23 FS 14 14 3 61 0 33 0 1 2 0
Jack Mildren 25 SS 14 10 3 51 0 41 0 2 5 0
Steve Nelson 23 LILB 11 9 0 1 0 0
Jim Plunkett 27 QB 14 14 4 1 0 0
Reggie Rucker 27 WR 10 10 1 0 0 0
John Sanders 24 LCB 14 10 5 57 1 23 0 1 0 0
Steve Schubert 23 8 3 0 1 13 0
Donnell Smith 25 9 0 0 1 0 0
John Tanner 29 13 2 1 0 0 0
John Tarver 25 14 4 2 0 0 0
Randy Vataha 26 WR 12 9 1 1 0 0
George Webster 29 LOLB 14 12 0 1 0 0
Joe Wilson 24 12 0 1 1 0 0
Team Total 25.1 14 24 294 2 41 26 24 20 1
Opp Total 14 21 29 15 1

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
John Smith 25 K 14 0 42 16 90
Mack Herron 26 RB 14 14 7 5 72
Sam Cunningham 24 FB 10 10 9 2 66
Reggie Rucker 27 WR 10 10 4 24
Randy Vataha 26 WR 12 9 3 18
Jim Plunkett 27 QB 14 14 2 12
Darryl Stingley 23 5 2 1 1 12
John Tarver 25 14 4 2 12
Bob Geddes 28 lilb 9 5 1 6
John Hannah 23 LG 14 14 1 6
Al Marshall 23 4 0 1 6
John Sanders 24 LCB 14 10 1 6
Steve Schubert 23 8 3 1 6
John Tanner 29 13 2 1 6
Bob Windsor 32 TE 7 7 1 6
Team Total 25.1 14 21 19 1 2 42 16 348
Opp Total 14 16 17 1 32 11 1 289