Week 5, 1974

played in San Francisco, CA

74 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots3377-20
San Francisco 49ers31000-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 NED - Ray Wersching 52 field goal
1Q: 06:19 SFO - John Smith 35 field goal
2Q: 07:05 SFO - John Smith 34 field goal
2Q: 02:00 SFO - Blake Gaylor 46 interception return (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 00:33 NED - Ray Wersching 53 field goal
3Q: 00:26 NED - Larry Smith 7 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 11:59 NED - Jumbo Asher 4 run (Ray Wersching extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDSFO
Record3-10-5
First Downs1614
- by Rushing33
- by Passing1110
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards244276
- Offensive Plays6472
- Yards per Play3.813.83
Net Rushing Yards7153
- Rushing Attempts2523
- Yards per Rush2.842.30
Net Passing Yards173223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 18 - 246 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards208242
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/353/19
- Yards per Pass Play4.444.55
Fumbles/Lost2/24/1
3rd Down Conversions3/144/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.77.4
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards5/406/30
Punt Returns/Yards4/434/15
Kick Returns/Yards4/1043/91
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/58
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/00/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 36
Time of Possession30:0129:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:33OWN 19646Field Goal
16:132:58OWN 3843Punt
10:390:21OWN 1222Fumble
214:201:27OWN 203-6Punt
211:541:04OWN 736Punt
27:001:04OWN 3622Interception
22:120:23OWN 3623Interception
21:491:23OWN 40624Field Goal
312:551:55OWN 3436Punt
37:341:12OWN 335Punt
35:522:43OWN 10419Punt
32:141:57OPP 42642Touchdown
30:073:14OPP 34634Touchdown
410:542:59OWN 34725Punt
47:031:50OWN 443-1Fumble
43:562:02OWN 20419Punt
San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:275:14OWN 35947Field Goal
13:152:36OWN 20541Punt
10:180:58OPP 1433Interception
212:530:59OPP 4433Punt
210:503:50OWN 36747Field Goal
25:563:44OWN 45726Missed FG
20:260:26OWN 201-2Half
315:002:05OWN 373-6Punt
311:003:26OWN 28821Punt
36:220:30OPP 4030Punt
33:090:55OWN 631Punt
411:530:59OWN 203-1Punt
47:550:52OWN 2031Punt
45:131:17OPP 4336Punt
41:541:54OWN 151184Game

Game MVP: Roy Hilton, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Essex Johnson13393.00700
Jumbo Asher10222.201011
Jim Plunkett100.00000
Dana Devine11010.001010
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Delvin Williams12383.171010
Donny Anderson7101.43600
Alfred Collins451.25500

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Plunkett33182086/35127258.6
San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alfred Collins46212423/19030153.0

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Essex Johnson465012.5015190
WR Van Harmon4114411.003250
FB John Brockington22157.507120
WR Larry Smith22126.00071
WR Vincent Slatus244221.002270
TE Bob Adams1166.00160
WR Frank Grant1133.00030
WR Gloster Richardson141919.009190
TE Jerome Moriarty121717.000170
San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gene Washington6127312.179200
WR Danny Abramowicz515448.802200
TE Ted Kwalick354414.6727300
RB Delvin Williams35217.0013140
WR Wayne Givens222412.007170
WR Reuben Gant152828.0015280
FB Bill Saleaumula1188.00080

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Graham Spreen100.000
San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Joe Lavender11212.000
CB Blake Gaylor14646.001

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Plunkett2000
Shawn McCulley0100
Chris Farasopoulos0010
Frank Grant0010
Paul Naumoff0010
Olin Rogers0010
San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Alfred Collins2000
Gene Washington1000
Delvin Williams1000
Keith Fahnhorst0100
Dominic Winstead0100
Dale Lucas0100
A.J. Pritchett0100
Sam Farrell0100
Cesar Belser0010
Roy Hilton0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman837146.439.5653
San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Green937141.234.2594

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ray Wersching2/22/22/2532/2
San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Smith2/30/10/0351/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Farasopoulos44310.80
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Abramowicz4153.80

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Farasopoulos23819.00
Essex Johnson26633.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Gene Washington25527.50
Danny Abramowicz13636.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Sam Hunt900.02347
OLB Paul Naumoff811.02049
CB Graham Spreen530.02148
S Sandy Durko440.02346
CB Mike Bass310.02246
DE Tommy Hart300.02146
CB Maurice Spencer300.01443
DE Olin Rogers231.02246
OLB Charlie Hall201.01631
DE Bill Stanfill200.0116
S Vince Castillo120.0619
DE Coy Bacon110.01243
S Chris Farasopoulos100.01646
OLB Steve Nelson100.01111
WR Van Harmon10---------
DT R.J. Reese100.096
San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Cesar Belser1011.02539
OLB Bill Laskey611.02439
OLB Fred Forsberg640.02336
DE Roy Hilton523.52437
CB Blake Gaylor410.01935
DT Jethro Pugh400.02135
S Bobby Clay400.01930
DE Ian Lyons110.52035
DT Mike Raines120.0710
CB Dale Lucas110.01629
S Joe Blahak100.028
CB Joe Lavender100.02437
OLB Louie Walker100.01213
DT Dominic Winstead100.02230
DE Jimmy Nakis100.054
QB Alfred Collins10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Olin Rogers1.011046
OLB Charlie Hall1.001031
OLB Paul Naumoff1.001049
DE Coy Bacon0.013243
DE Tommy Hart0.005046
OLB Steve Nelson0.001011
San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Roy Hilton3.501237
S Cesar Belser1.000039
OLB Bill Laskey1.000039
DE Ian Lyons0.510035
DT Jethro Pugh0.001035
S Bobby Clay0.001030

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Sam Hunt41047
CB Graham Spreen40148
OLB Paul Naumoff30049
CB Maurice Spencer30043
CB Mike Bass22046
S Sandy Durko20046
S Chris Farasopoulos11046
OLB Charlie Hall10031
DE Tommy Hart10046
San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Cesar Belser61039
OLB Bill Laskey21039
CB Blake Gaylor20135
S Bobby Clay20030
CB Joe Lavender11137
S Joe Blahak1108
OLB Fred Forsberg11036
CB Dale Lucas11029
DT Dominic Winstead10030
DE Ian Lyons10035

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Doug Van Horn15023132
Babe Morgan14018131
John Hannah14021039
Jim Langer13025136
Dan Stonebarger13012022
Jean Barrett02021328
John Brockington01015019
Jerome Moriarty01012015
Kyle Delaroche010101
San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bill Saleaumula2409014
Larry McCarren13021148
Jack Cornell13020135
Keith Fahnhorst03022137
Amos Montgomery03018035
Andrew Sellers0207018
Ted Kwalick01021045

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Troy Gerhardt322
Frank Grant319
Larry Smith118
San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Reuben Gant419
John Koontz218
Burt Kobeski118
A.J. Pritchett112

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Bass------22461280
Chris Farasopoulos------16461577
Maurice Spencer------14432077
Sandy Durko------2346574
Sam Hunt------2347474
Paul Naumoff------2049372
Graham Spreen------2148372
Tommy Hart------2146370
Olin Rogers------2246270
Coy Bacon------12431166
Jim Plunkett2539---------64
Jim Langer2536---------61
John Hannah2139---------60
Gloster Richardson1624------1858
Babe Morgan1831------857
Van Harmon2032------456
Doug Van Horn2332---------55
John Brockington1519------1953
Charlie Hall------1631552
Bob Adams1319------1850
Jean Barrett2128------150
Dan Stonebarger1222------1044
Essex Johnson1326------443
Vincent Slatus1428---------42
Vince Castillo------6191641
Frank Grant511------1935
Steve Nelson------1111931
Jerome Moriarty1215------128
Larry Smith34------1825
R.J. Reese------961025
Troy Gerhardt00------2222
Terry Meyer------301821
Jumbo Asher1010---------20
Shawn McCulley00------1919
Bill Stanfill------116118
Tom Mullen43------1017
Skip Lewis03------1013
Reggie Rucker37------111
Marv Bateman00------88
Jims Sims------2338
Ray Wersching00------77
Elex Price------1315
Kyle Delaroche11------13
Jared Kuszewski00------22
Dana Devine10---------1
Isaac Daniels00---------0
San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ted Kwalick2145------1177
Danny Abramowicz1938------1875
Alfred Collins2349---------72
Larry McCarren2148---------69
Gene Washington2042------668
Cesar Belser------2539367
Jack Cornell2035------1267
Blake Gaylor------19351266
Bill Laskey------2439265
Joe Lavender------2437364
Roy Hilton------2437263
Fred Forsberg------2336362
Donny Anderson923------2961
Reuben Gant1131------1961
Keith Fahnhorst2237---------59
Jethro Pugh------2135258
Ian Lyons------2035257
Dominic Winstead------2230355
Bobby Clay------1930453
Amos Montgomery1835---------53
Dale Lucas------1629348
Sam Farrell1631---------47
Delvin Williams1425---------39
Andrew Sellers718------1237
Louie Walker------1213833
Bill Saleaumula914------932
Peter Bernstein515------1232
Wayne Givens410------1731
A.J. Pritchett514------1231
John Koontz48------1830
Burt Kobeski46------1828
Marcus Degley112------1225
Joe Blahak------281424
Terry Hopper------102122
Mike Raines------710---17
Glenn Gordon------56617
Jimmy Nakis------54615
Stanley Doebert------12811
Rod Rhodes------23611
Marcus Jenkins------31610
Dave Green00------99
John Smith00------77
Wilbur Jackson03------36
Tommy Delgado00------33
Unknown00---------0
Emmanuel Hearron------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6264.3
Middle14372.6
Right581.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left263.0
Middle16432.7
Right461.5
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Plunkett33182216322
San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alfred Collins462142341221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22157.5
Short (0-8 Yds)117454.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)156795.3
Long (19+ Yds)536913.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3272.3
Short (0-8 Yds)139614.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1691549.6
Long (19+ Yds)131201.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Van Harmon114044132
RB Essex Johnson64050026
WR Gloster Richardson41019024
WR Vincent Slatus42142128
FB John Brockington22015019
WR Larry Smith2201204
TE Jerome Moriarty21017015
TE Bob Adams1106019
WR Frank Grant1103011
San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz155144138
WR Gene Washington126073142
WR Reuben Gant51128131
TE Ted Kwalick53144145
RB Delvin Williams53021025
WR Wayne Givens22024010
FB Bill Saleaumula1108014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jumbo Asher351.672.20
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alfred Collins221.001.25
Delvin Williams122.003.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Plunkett32124.006.30
San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alfred Collins2110.505.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Essex Johnson1000.008.33
WR Larry Smith1177.006.00
WR Van Harmon1155.004.00
San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ted Kwalick1000.008.80
RB Delvin Williams1111.004.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Jumbo Asher31
Jim Plunkett10
Dana Devine11
San FranciscoRushesConversions
Delvin Williams21
Alfred Collins10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Jim Plunkett831
San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Alfred Collins1543

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Larry Smith221
WR Van Harmon200
WR Vincent Slatus200
FB John Brockington110
WR Gloster Richardson100
San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Danny Abramowicz922
WR Reuben Gant200
TE Ted Kwalick211
WR Gene Washington100
WR Wayne Givens110

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,600 (21,400)
End Zone12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,400 (3,300)