Week 2, 1974

played in New York (A), NJ

73 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	17	17	0	7	-	41
New York (A) Titans	14	7	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:22 NYT - John Riggins 3 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 05:58 NED - Ray Wersching 33 field goal
1Q: 05:26 NED - Martin Lance 20 interception return (Ray Wersching extra point)
1Q: 00:59 NYT - Daryl Bernstein 11 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 00:51 NED - Chris Farasopoulos 92 kickoff return (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 12:57 NYT - Jerald Bennett 3 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 07:15 NED - Essex Johnson 1 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 04:01 NED - Ray Wersching 24 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Jumbo Asher 11 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 10:02 NED - Essex Johnson 12 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 07:29 NYT - Everett Conley 13 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:22 NYT - John Riggins 3 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 05:58 NED - Ray Wersching 33 field goal
1Q: 05:26 NED - Martin Lance 20 interception return (Ray Wersching extra point)
1Q: 00:59 NYT - Daryl Bernstein 11 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 00:51 NED - Chris Farasopoulos 92 kickoff return (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 12:57 NYT - Jerald Bennett 3 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 07:15 NED - Essex Johnson 1 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 04:01 NED - Ray Wersching 24 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Jumbo Asher 11 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 10:02 NED - Essex Johnson 12 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 07:29 NYT - Everett Conley 13 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics NED NYT
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 325 400
- Offensive Plays 64 68
- Yards per Play 5.08 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 121 127
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards per Rush 3.46 5.77
Net Passing Yards 204 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 0 44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/22 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/143 6/173
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:50 26:10

Team Statistics	NED	NYT
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	325	400
- Offensive Plays	64	68
- Yards per Play	5.08	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	121	127
- Rushing Attempts	35	22
- Yards per Rush	3.46	5.77
Net Passing Yards	204	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 0	44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/22	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/143	6/173
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:50	26:10

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:13	4:22	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
2	12:49	5:39	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	6:08	2:12	OPP 28	5	21	Field Goal
2	2:58	1:05	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	10:23	4:32	OWN 22	10	35	Punt
3	4:44	4:01	OWN 34	8	29	Punt
4	13:45	3:49	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
4	7:21	4:42	OWN 31	6	9	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 40	3	-3	Game

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:47	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
1	5:51	0:33	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
1	5:18	4:27	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
1	0:34	2:45	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	7:10	1:02	OWN 30	2	-2	Fumble
2	3:56	0:58	OWN 44	3	21	Fumble
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	8	47	Missed FG
3	13:19	2:56	OWN 34	6	19	Punt
3	5:51	1:07	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	0:43	1:58	OWN 1	4	18	Punt
4	9:56	2:35	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
4	2:39	2:02	OWN 20	10	40	Downs

Game MVP: Jim Plunkett, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Essex Johnson	18	76	4.22	12	2	1
Jumbo Asher	10	27	2.70	11	1	1
Jim Plunkett	5	13	2.60	9	0	0
Larry Smith	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Riggins	12	76	6.33	21	3	1
Pete Banaszak	9	45	5.00	11	1	0
Joe Namath	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	28	20	209	1/5	1	38	0	104.6

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	44	27	284	2/11	3	24	1	93.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Van Harmon	5	5	77	15.40	25	38	0
FB John Brockington	3	4	20	6.67	5	9	0
RB Essex Johnson	3	4	0	0.00	0	1	1
WR Gloster Richardson	3	5	50	16.67	1	21	0
WR Larry Smith	3	3	18	6.00	6	10	0
WR Vincent Slatus	2	3	33	16.50	5	17	0
TE Bob Adams	1	3	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Reggie Rucker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerald Bennett	5	9	52	10.40	6	16	1
WR Daryl Bernstein	5	8	65	13.00	14	16	1
TE Eric Sanderson	4	7	32	8.00	0	19	0
WR Everett Conley	4	5	60	15.00	3	24	1
RB Pete Banaszak	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
FB John Riggins	2	2	7	3.50	1	4	0
WR Randy Vataha	2	7	20	10.00	0	14	0
TE John Beasley	1	1	22	22.00	0	22	0
RB Robert Holmes	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	0
RB Ricky Baker	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Martin Lance	1	20	20.00	1

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Plunkett	1	0	0
Jean Barrett	0	1	0
Mike Bass	0	1	0
Olin Rogers	0	1	0
Coy Bacon	0	0	1
Sam Hunt	0	0	1
Paul Naumoff	0	0	1
Maurice Spencer	0	0	1

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Namath	2	0	0
Robert Holmes	1	0	0
Randy Vataha	1	0	0
Pete Banaszak	0	1	0
Chuck Hutchison	0	1	0
Richard Neal	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	175	43.8	33.8	60	1

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	3	125	41.7	38.7	46	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	5/5

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	9	9.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	3	143	47.7	1

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Holmes	4	122	30.5	0
Daryl Bernstein	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	8	2	0.0	21	46
S Sandy Durko	7	1	0.0	21	46
OLB Paul Naumoff	6	4	0.0	22	46
CB Maurice Spencer	6	1	0.0	20	38
CB Mike Bass	6	0	0.0	22	45
DE Coy Bacon	3	1	1.5	20	39
OLB Charlie Hall	3	1	0.5	18	28
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	2	0.0	22	38
S Vince Castillo	2	0	0.0	7	21
CB Martin Lance	1	2	0.0	20	44
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	0.0	22	44
DE Tommy Hart	0	1	0.0	21	45

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Daniel Reiner	10	4	0.0	33	27
S Roderick Vance	6	0	0.0	26	20
DT Rickey McBeal	5	1	0.0	26	27
DE Richard Neal	4	1	1.0	32	27
ILB John Ebersole	4	1	0.0	22	12
OLB Ken Hutcherson	4	1	0.0	28	20
OLB Mike Kolen	4	1	0.0	32	27
CB Lawrence Wiggins	4	0	0.0	26	27
CB Earlie Thomas	3	1	0.0	29	28
ILB Jim LeClair	1	5	0.0	35	29
DT Hardy Tucker	1	1	0.0	7	4
CB Kennedy McCargo	1	1	0.0	18	18
DE Deron DeLorraine	1	1	0.0	29	24
S Warren Burroughs	1	1	0.0	5	11
DE Ron Acks	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Jerald Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Roosevelt Winters	0	2	0.0	15	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	1.5	0	4	4	39
OLB Charlie Hall	0.5	0	1	0	28
DE Olin Rogers	0.0	1	0	0	44
DE Tommy Hart	0.0	0	3	1	45

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Richard Neal	1.0	0	0	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	7	0	0	46
CB Mike Bass	6	0	0	45
OLB Sam Hunt	5	1	0	46
OLB Paul Naumoff	3	2	0	46
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	1	0	38
CB Martin Lance	1	0	1	44
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	0	28
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	9
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	0	38
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0	21

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Daniel Reiner	6	1	27
CB Lawrence Wiggins	4	0	27
CB Earlie Thomas	3	0	28
S Roderick Vance	2	0	20
ILB Jim LeClair	1	2	29
ILB John Ebersole	1	0	12
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	20
CB Kennedy McCargo	1	0	18
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Langer	3	10	1	35	0	29
John Hannah	1	4	0	34	0	25
John Hicks	1	3	0	30	1	26
Bob Adams	1	2	0	23	0	11
Jean Barrett	0	5	0	31	0	24
John Brockington	0	2	0	25	0	14
Doug Van Horn	0	2	0	31	0	29
Tom Mullen	0	1	0	1	0	4
Babe Morgan	0	1	0	8	0	5

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Shiancoe	3	5	1	21	0	39
Chuck Hutchison	3	5	0	18	0	39
Jesse Burgess	3	5	0	21	0	40
Todd Watkins	1	3	0	19	0	39
Rich Druschel	1	1	0	15	2	36
John Beasley	1	1	0	11	0	15
Bob Johnson	1	1	0	5	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn McCulley	2	19
Larry Smith	2	18
Frank Grant	1	19
Troy Gerhardt	1	16

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Vataha	2	17
Vernon McAlister	1	15

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Bass	---	---	22	45	14	81
Sandy Durko	---	---	21	46	2	69
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	22	38	9	69
Paul Naumoff	---	---	22	46	1	69
Sam Hunt	---	---	21	46	1	68
Tommy Hart	---	---	21	45	1	67
Olin Rogers	---	---	22	44	1	67
Maurice Spencer	---	---	20	38	7	65
Martin Lance	---	---	20	44	1	65
Jim Langer	35	29	---	---	---	64
Jim Plunkett	35	29	---	---	---	64
Coy Bacon	---	---	20	39	4	63
John Hicks	30	26	---	---	6	62
Doug Van Horn	31	29	---	---	---	60
John Hannah	34	25	---	---	---	59
Jean Barrett	31	24	---	---	---	55
John Brockington	25	14	---	---	8	47
Charlie Hall	---	---	18	28	1	47
Gloster Richardson	22	21	---	---	2	45
Vince Castillo	---	---	7	21	16	44
Essex Johnson	21	16	---	---	5	42
Van Harmon	14	14	---	---	14	42
Vincent Slatus	18	15	---	---	8	41
Reggie Rucker	21	18	---	---	1	40
Bob Adams	23	11	---	---	4	38
Jerome Moriarty	10	12	---	---	15	37
Larry Smith	7	9	---	---	18	34
Frank Grant	3	5	---	---	19	27
Steve Nelson	---	---	2	9	12	23
Shawn McCulley	0	1	---	---	19	20
Babe Morgan	8	5	---	---	6	19
Jumbo Asher	11	8	---	---	---	19
Troy Gerhardt	0	1	---	---	16	17
Dan Stonebarger	5	3	---	---	6	14
R.J. Reese	---	---	1	8	3	12
Tom Mullen	1	4	---	---	6	11
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bill Stanfill	---	---	2	7	---	9
Terry Meyer	---	---	1	0	6	7
Jims Sims	---	---	0	0	5	5
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Elex Price	---	---	0	2	---	2
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dana Devine	0	0	---	---	---	0
Skip Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Namath	22	46	---	---	---	68
Jim LeClair	---	---	35	29	2	66
Earlie Thomas	---	---	29	28	8	65
Daniel Reiner	---	---	33	27	4	64
David Shiancoe	21	39	---	---	3	63
Daryl Bernstein	11	35	---	---	17	63
Richard Neal	---	---	32	27	3	62
Mike Kolen	---	---	32	27	2	61
Jesse Burgess	21	40	---	---	---	61
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	28	20	10	58
Chuck Hutchison	18	39	---	---	1	58
Todd Watkins	19	39	---	---	---	58
Everett Conley	10	30	---	---	16	56
Rich Druschel	15	36	---	---	4	55
Rickey McBeal	---	---	26	27	2	55
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	26	27	2	55
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	29	24	2	55
Pete Banaszak	9	22	---	---	21	52
Roderick Vance	---	---	26	20	3	49
John Ebersole	---	---	22	12	14	48
Randy Vataha	7	22	---	---	17	46
Eric Sanderson	16	23	---	---	4	43
Jerald Bennett	16	25	---	---	2	43
Robert Holmes	11	22	---	---	8	41
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	18	18	5	41
John Riggins	13	26	---	---	1	40
John Beasley	11	15	---	---	7	33
Karl Chandler	10	17	---	---	4	31
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	15	10	2	27
Vernon McAlister	---	---	9	2	15	26
Bob Johnson	5	13	---	---	4	22
Irv Newton	0	2	---	---	17	19
Warren Burroughs	---	---	5	11	3	19
Ricky Baker	6	8	---	---	3	17
Christian Howe	---	---	3	2	12	17
Hardy Tucker	---	---	7	4	4	15
Marvin Warfield	---	---	2	2	11	15
Randal Farley	1	7	---	---	4	12
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jack DeGrenier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rob Maloney	---	---	4	1	---	5
Ron Acks	---	---	3	1	---	4
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	1	0	1	2
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	1	1
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	18	2.3
Middle	22	99	4.5
Right	2	7	3.5
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	6	51	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	28	20	3	2	3	3	0	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	44	27	2	0	3	4	8	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	21	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	131	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	97	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	115	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	65	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gloster Richardson	5	3	1	50	1	21
WR Van Harmon	5	5	0	77	2	14
FB John Brockington	4	3	0	20	0	14
RB Essex Johnson	4	3	0	0	0	16
TE Bob Adams	3	1	1	11	0	11
WR Larry Smith	3	3	0	18	0	9
WR Vincent Slatus	3	2	1	33	0	15
WR Reggie Rucker	1	0	0	0	0	18

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerald Bennett	9	5	1	52	0	25
WR Daryl Bernstein	8	5	0	65	0	35
WR Randy Vataha	7	2	1	20	0	22
TE Eric Sanderson	7	4	0	32	0	23
WR Everett Conley	5	4	1	60	1	30
RB Pete Banaszak	3	2	0	6	0	22
FB John Riggins	2	2	0	7	0	26
TE John Beasley	1	1	0	22	1	15
RB Robert Holmes	1	1	0	12	0	22
RB Ricky Baker	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	4	19	4.75	4.22
Jumbo Asher	2	15	7.50	2.70
Larry Smith	1	1	1.00	2.50

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Riggins	2	5	2.50	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	4	4	11	2.75	7.46

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	8	5	56	7.00	6.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB John Brockington	2	2	11	5.50	5.00
RB Essex Johnson	2	2	0	0.00	0.00

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerald Bennett	3	3	32	10.67	5.78
RB Pete Banaszak	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Randy Vataha	1	0	0	0.00	2.86
TE Eric Sanderson	1	0	0	0.00	4.57
WR Everett Conley	1	1	13	13.00	12.00
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	11	11.00	8.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	2	1
Larry Smith	2	0
Jumbo Asher	2	2

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Banaszak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	10	8	6

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB John Brockington	4	3	2
WR Larry Smith	2	2	2
WR Van Harmon	2	2	2
RB Essex Johnson	1	1	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	0	0

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randy Vataha	2	0	0
WR Everett Conley	2	1	1
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	2	1
RB Pete Banaszak	1	1	0
RB Robert Holmes	1	1	0
WR Jerald Bennett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)