Week 14, 1974

played in Portland (OR), OR

54 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	10	6	-	23
Portland (OR) Shockers	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:36 NED - Larry Smith 10 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 06:42 POR - Willie Baxter 39 field goal
3Q: 02:32 NED - Gloster Richardson 12 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 00:42 NED - Ray Wersching 20 field goal
4Q: 13:04 POR - John Gilliam 8 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
4Q: 07:25 NED - Ray Wersching 29 field goal
4Q: 00:05 NED - Ray Wersching 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:36 NED - Larry Smith 10 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 06:42 POR - Willie Baxter 39 field goal
3Q: 02:32 NED - Gloster Richardson 12 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 00:42 NED - Ray Wersching 20 field goal
4Q: 13:04 POR - John Gilliam 8 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
4Q: 07:25 NED - Ray Wersching 29 field goal
4Q: 00:05 NED - Ray Wersching 31 field goal

Team Statistics NED POR
Record 8-5 9-4
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 346 247
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 5.09 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 105 68
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 3.18 3.40
Net Passing Yards 241 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 2 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 256 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 6/35
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 3.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/5
Penalties/Yards 9/60 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 5/176
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:56 27:04

Team Statistics	NED	POR
Record	8-5	9-4
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	346	247
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	5.09	3.80
Net Rushing Yards	105	68
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	3.18	3.40
Net Passing Yards	241	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 2	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	256	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	6/35
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	3.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/5
Penalties/Yards	9/60	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	5/176
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:56	27:04

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 32	5	44	Interception
1	10:12	2:20	OWN 39	6	4	Punt
1	5:46	4:09	OWN 27	7	24	Punt
1	0:21	1:09	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
2	9:58	1:44	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:59	3:30	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	12:03	1:47	OWN 39	5	14	Interception
3	8:32	0:58	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
3	6:36	4:09	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
3	1:42	1:05	OPP 12	3	9	Field Goal
4	12:57	5:40	OWN 35	8	53	Field Goal
4	4:01	1:52	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 14	3	0	Field Goal

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	1:44	OWN 23	3	-7	Punt
1	7:52	2:06	OWN 21	5	17	Punt
1	1:37	1:16	OWN 8	3	5	Punt
2	14:12	4:14	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
2	8:14	4:15	OWN 30	8	64	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OPP 45	3	15	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 40	5	35	Missed FG
3	10:16	1:44	50	3	0	Punt
3	7:34	0:58	OPP 46	4	24	Field Goal
3	2:27	0:45	OWN 18	1	-6	Fumble
3	0:37	2:40	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	7:17	3:16	OWN 42	12	24	Downs
4	2:09	1:02	OWN 21	4	-7	Downs

Game MVP: Coy Bacon, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Essex Johnson	19	48	2.53	11	1	0
Jumbo Asher	9	34	3.78	9	0	0
John Brockington	2	4	2.00	6	0	0
Jim Plunkett	2	9	4.50	10	1	0
Larry Smith	1	10	10.00	10	1	1

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duane Thomas	14	39	2.79	9	0
Ron Johnson	5	27	5.40	13	1
Mike Phipps	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	33	22	256	2/15	1	22	2	74.8

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	39	20	214	6/35	1	40	1	65.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Rucker	9	11	124	13.78	14	22	0
FB John Brockington	3	3	33	11.00	1	12	0
RB Essex Johnson	3	3	28	9.33	4	13	0
TE Bob Adams	2	4	12	6.00	0	10	0
WR Gloster Richardson	2	3	29	14.50	2	17	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	3	21	10.50	0	12	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Frank Grant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Van Harmon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jumbo Asher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jon Staggers	5	8	56	11.20	2	34	0
TE Bob Tucker	4	7	24	6.00	3	10	0
WR John Gilliam	3	6	70	23.33	9	40	1
WR Mike Goff	3	9	17	5.67	1	7	0
WR Gary Garrison	2	4	18	9.00	2	9	0
RB Duane Thomas	2	2	5	2.50	1	4	0
FB Fran Lynch	1	2	24	24.00	10	24	0
TE John Andrews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sandy Durko	1	0	0.00	0

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ken Reaves	1	11	11.00	0
CB Walt Sumner	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reggie Rucker	1	0	0
Bob Adams	0	1	0
Olin Rogers	0	1	0
John Brockington	0	0	1
Bill Stanfill	0	0	1

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Marshall	1	1	0
Mike Phipps	1	0	0
Walt Sumner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	6	262	43.7	39.2	51	4

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Bruce	5	216	43.2	38.4	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	2	2.0	0
Essex Johnson	1	2	2.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	3	74	24.7	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	3	110	36.7	0
John Gilliam	2	66	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	7	1	1.5	19	45
CB Mike Bass	6	1	0.0	19	43
S Chris Farasopoulos	5	1	0.0	18	42
DE Olin Rogers	4	1	1.5	16	43
OLB Charlie Hall	4	1	1.0	16	24
DE Bill Stanfill	4	0	1.0	7	7
S Sandy Durko	3	1	0.0	15	45
S Vince Castillo	3	1	0.0	8	21
OLB Sam Hunt	2	3	0.0	18	45
OLB Steve Nelson	2	0	0.0	10	9
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	0.0	19	43
DE Tommy Hart	1	0	1.0	16	41
TE Bob Adams	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Paul Naumoff	1	0	0.0	20	45
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	0.0	7	25
WR Van Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Elex Price	0	1	0.0	4	2

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Anderson	9	4	0.0	30	34
DT Bill Brundige	7	1	1.0	31	33
ILB Harold McLinton	7	3	0.0	30	35
OLB Doug Swift	6	2	0.0	31	33
S John Charles	4	1	0.0	26	28
CB Walt Sumner	4	0	0.0	26	32
DE Pat Toomay	3	0	1.0	31	34
DE Pete Duranko	3	1	0.0	28	32
DT Diron Talbert	3	1	0.0	26	24
CB Larry Marshall	2	2	0.0	14	21
CB Ken Reaves	2	2	0.0	29	34
OLB Ted Choma	1	1	0.0	14	12
DT Ron East	1	0	0.0	14	11
CB Curtis Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	3
DE Mark Lomas	1	0	0.0	5	7
QB Mike Phipps	1	0	---	---	---
S William Semple	1	0	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	1.5	2	2	45
DE Olin Rogers	1.5	1	0	43
OLB Charlie Hall	1.0	1	0	24
DE Tommy Hart	1.0	1	0	41
DE Bill Stanfill	1.0	0	0	7
OLB Sam Hunt	0.0	1	0	45
OLB Paul Naumoff	0.0	1	0	45

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Brundige	1.0	0	1	1	33
DE Pat Toomay	1.0	0	0	2	34
DE Pete Duranko	0.0	1	1	1	32
ILB Harold McLinton	0.0	1	0	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chris Farasopoulos	6	3	0	42
CB Mike Bass	4	0	0	43
S Vince Castillo	3	0	0	21
OLB Sam Hunt	2	1	0	45
OLB Steve Nelson	2	0	0	9
CB Graham Spreen	1	1	0	43
S Sandy Durko	1	0	1	45
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	0	25
OLB Paul Naumoff	0	1	0	45
CB Martin Lance	0	1	0	15

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Harold McLinton	5	0	0	35
CB Walt Sumner	3	1	1	32
OLB Doug Swift	3	0	0	33
S Dick Anderson	2	1	0	34
S John Charles	2	0	0	28
CB Larry Marshall	2	0	0	21
CB Ken Reaves	1	1	1	34
CB Curtis Johnson	1	0	0	3
DE Pat Toomay	1	0	0	34
OLB Ted Choma	1	0	0	12
S William Semple	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Langer	2	8	32	0	35
Babe Morgan	2	6	29	0	31
Doug Van Horn	2	5	30	0	29
Dan Stonebarger	1	3	15	2	22
John Hannah	1	2	30	0	31
John Brockington	0	3	24	0	17
Bob Adams	0	1	16	0	17
Jean Barrett	0	1	25	0	23
Tom Mullen	0	1	3	0	4
Jerome Moriarty	0	1	18	0	19

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Moore	3	5	18	2	42
Tom Mack	2	7	19	1	39
Burgess Robinson	1	2	14	0	39
Fran Lynch	1	1	11	0	21
Ken Mendenhall	1	1	6	0	6
Chris Morris	0	2	16	1	34
Doug Wilkerson	0	1	3	0	9
George Buehler	0	0	18	2	37

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Moriarty	2	15
Troy Gerhardt	2	15
Frank Grant	1	17
Maurice Spencer	1	17
John Brockington	1	8
Steve Nelson	1	7

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Goff	2	7
John Andrews	1	15
Larry Marshall	1	9
Fran Lynch	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	18	42	9	69
Jim Langer	32	35	---	---	2	69
Jim Plunkett	33	35	---	---	---	68
Paul Naumoff	---	---	20	45	2	67
Coy Bacon	---	---	19	45	2	66
Sam Hunt	---	---	18	45	3	66
Mike Bass	---	---	19	43	3	65
Graham Spreen	---	---	19	43	2	64
Sandy Durko	---	---	15	45	3	63
Babe Morgan	29	31	---	---	2	62
John Hannah	30	31	---	---	---	61
Olin Rogers	---	---	16	43	2	61
Tommy Hart	---	---	16	41	2	59
Doug Van Horn	30	29	---	---	---	59
Jerome Moriarty	18	19	---	---	15	52
John Brockington	24	17	---	---	8	49
Maurice Spencer	---	---	7	25	17	49
Jean Barrett	25	23	---	---	---	48
Gloster Richardson	22	24	---	---	1	47
Bob Adams	16	17	---	---	12	45
Reggie Rucker	20	24	---	---	---	44
Dan Stonebarger	15	22	---	---	7	44
Vincent Slatus	20	19	---	---	5	44
Charlie Hall	---	---	16	24	3	43
Essex Johnson	20	18	---	---	4	42
Vince Castillo	---	---	8	21	12	41
Larry Smith	4	12	---	---	22	38
Van Harmon	11	10	---	---	12	33
Steve Nelson	---	---	10	9	7	26
Jumbo Asher	9	10	---	---	7	26
Martin Lance	---	---	5	15	2	22
Frank Grant	1	3	---	---	17	21
Bill Stanfill	---	---	7	7	5	19
Troy Gerhardt	0	2	---	---	15	17
Tom Mullen	3	4	---	---	9	16
Terry Meyer	---	---	0	0	10	10
John Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Elex Price	---	---	4	2	---	6
Jims Sims	---	---	3	0	2	5
R.J. Reese	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Skip Lewis	1	0	---	---	---	1
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dick Anderson	---	---	30	34	4	68
Harold McLinton	---	---	30	35	3	68
Pat Toomay	---	---	31	34	3	68
Bill Brundige	---	---	31	33	3	67
Doug Swift	---	---	31	33	3	67
Ken Reaves	---	---	29	34	3	66
Mike Phipps	20	45	---	---	---	65
Pete Duranko	---	---	28	32	3	63
George Buehler	18	37	---	---	6	61
Walt Sumner	---	---	26	32	3	61
Wayne Moore	18	42	---	---	---	60
Burgess Robinson	14	39	---	---	7	60
Tom Mack	19	39	---	---	---	58
John Charles	---	---	26	28	1	55
Diron Talbert	---	---	26	24	4	54
John Gilliam	17	30	---	---	5	52
Bob Tucker	18	28	---	---	6	52
Chris Morris	16	34	---	---	---	50
Jon Staggers	11	29	---	---	5	45
Larry Marshall	---	---	14	21	9	44
Mike Goff	5	31	---	---	7	43
Duane Thomas	14	27	---	---	---	41
Gary Garrison	7	19	---	---	14	40
Fran Lynch	11	21	---	---	7	39
Ron Johnson	6	16	---	---	15	37
Ted Choma	---	---	14	12	7	33
Ron East	---	---	14	11	7	32
Jeff Kinney	8	9	---	---	14	31
Curtis Johnson	---	---	7	3	20	30
John Andrews	3	11	---	---	15	29
Corey Mamula	---	---	3	2	18	23
Doug Wilkerson	3	9	---	---	7	19
Montique Anderson	4	11	---	---	4	19
Mark Lomas	---	---	5	7	6	18
Jeff Staggs	---	---	9	3	6	18
Royce Smith	2	8	---	---	7	17
Ken Mendenhall	6	6	---	---	4	16
Robert Foug	0	4	---	---	11	15
Maurice Tyler	---	---	3	1	7	11
Bob Matheson	---	---	2	0	8	10
William Semple	---	---	4	6	---	10
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	2	2
John McMakin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	21	73	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	33	22	3	1	1	3	2	4	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	39	20	4	2	2	7	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	61	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	132	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	63	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	86	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	74	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	11	9	0	124	3	24
TE Bob Adams	4	2	0	12	0	17
FB John Brockington	3	3	0	33	0	17
RB Essex Johnson	3	3	0	28	0	18
WR Gloster Richardson	3	2	1	29	0	24
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	2	0	21	0	19
WR Vincent Slatus	3	1	0	9	0	19
WR Frank Grant	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Van Harmon	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Jumbo Asher	1	0	0	0	0	10

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Goff	9	3	0	17	0	31
WR Jon Staggers	8	5	0	56	1	29
TE Bob Tucker	7	4	0	24	0	28
WR John Gilliam	6	3	1	70	2	30
WR Gary Garrison	4	2	0	18	0	19
FB Fran Lynch	2	1	0	24	1	21
RB Duane Thomas	2	2	0	5	0	27
TE John Andrews	1	0	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	3	2	0.67	2.53
Jumbo Asher	3	0	0.00	3.78
Jim Plunkett	1	-1	-1.00	4.50
Larry Smith	1	10	10.00	10.00

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	3	7	2.33	2.79
Ron Johnson	1	7	7.00	5.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	3	2	19	6.33	7.76

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	2	1	8	4.00	5.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gloster Richardson	2	1	12	6.00	9.67
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	9.33

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Gilliam	1	1	8	8.00	11.67
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0	0.00	1.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
John Brockington	2	1
Essex Johnson	1	0
Jim Plunkett	1	0
Larry Smith	1	1

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	9	4	3

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	12	7	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	3	1	1
WR Gloster Richardson	2	1	1
TE Bob Adams	1	1	1
WR Frank Grant	1	0	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	0	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Goff	5	2	0
WR Gary Garrison	2	2	1
RB Duane Thomas	2	2	0
WR John Gilliam	1	0	0
WR Jon Staggers	1	1	0
TE Bob Tucker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)