Week 7, 1974

played in New England, MA

67 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	17	7	14	-	41
New England Patriots	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 DEN - David Ray 42 field goal
1Q: 05:56 NED - Ray Wersching 43 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DEN - David Ray 42 field goal
2Q: 07:30 NED - Dana Devine 7 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 02:41 DEN - Jack Snow 16 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 01:29 DEN - Ron Shanklin 21 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 04:21 DEN - Dick Drake 28 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Floyd Little 1 run (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 11:06 DEN - Floyd Little 5 run (David Ray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 DEN - David Ray 42 field goal
1Q: 05:56 NED - Ray Wersching 43 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DEN - David Ray 42 field goal
2Q: 07:30 NED - Dana Devine 7 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 02:41 DEN - Jack Snow 16 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
2Q: 01:29 DEN - Ron Shanklin 21 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 04:21 DEN - Dick Drake 28 pass from Billy Kilmer (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Floyd Little 1 run (David Ray extra point)
4Q: 11:06 DEN - Floyd Little 5 run (David Ray extra point)

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 7-0 4-2
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 353 299
- Offensive Plays 53 62
- Yards per Play 6.66 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 87 90
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 2.81 3.91
Net Passing Yards 266 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 17 - 0 38 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 274 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 12.09 5.36
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/72 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/43 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/95 6/122
Interception Ret./Yards 3/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:01 28:59

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	7-0	4-2
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	353	299
- Offensive Plays	53	62
- Yards per Play	6.66	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	87	90
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	2.81	3.91
Net Passing Yards	266	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 17 - 0	38 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	274	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	12.09	5.36
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/72	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/43	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/95	6/122
Interception Ret./Yards	3/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:01	28:59

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 25	6	50	Field Goal
1	5:51	1:55	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
1	3:06	3:11	OWN 49	6	26	Field Goal
2	7:25	4:51	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	1:51	0:34	OPP 31	2	31	Touchdown
3	10:28	3:02	OWN 14	5	17	Punt
3	6:20	2:14	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
3	2:42	2:49	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
4	13:54	2:11	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
4	11:43	0:47	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
4	9:20	1:57	OPP 38	3	5	Punt
4	5:59	2:26	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 5	1	-1	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	5:37	OWN 31	10	43	Field Goal
1	3:56	0:50	OWN 17	2	18	Interception
2	14:55	7:30	OWN 34	13	66	Touchdown
2	2:34	0:43	OWN 20	2	11	Fumble
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	3	2	Half
3	15:00	4:32	OWN 20	8	66	Fumble
3	7:26	1:06	OWN 31	3	24	Interception
3	4:06	1:24	OWN 28	2	10	Interception
4	14:53	0:59	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	10:56	1:36	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
4	7:23	1:24	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
4	3:33	3:26	OWN 28	9	25	Punt

Game MVP: Billy Kilmer, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Floyd Little	21	62	2.95	14	2	2
Ed Podolak	8	21	2.63	5	0	0
Billy Kilmer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Jack Snow	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Essex Johnson	14	69	4.93	13	2
Jim Plunkett	4	15	3.75	5	0
Jumbo Asher	4	5	1.25	5	0
Dana Devine	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	21	17	274	1/8	3	28	0	158.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	38	21	215	1/6	1	44	3	47.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Twilley	4	4	67	16.75	3	20	0
WR Ron Shanklin	3	3	39	13.00	12	21	1
RB Floyd Little	2	2	22	11.00	16	14	0
RB Ed Podolak	2	2	28	14.00	11	26	0
WR Jack Snow	2	4	35	17.50	3	19	1
WR Dick Drake	2	2	55	27.50	12	28	1
TE Marv Fleming	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Ken Willard	1	2	19	19.00	14	19	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bob Adams	4	5	27	6.75	7	10	0
FB John Brockington	4	4	75	18.75	53	44	0
RB Essex Johnson	4	6	34	8.50	23	19	0
WR Gloster Richardson	3	8	35	11.67	5	24	0
RB Dana Devine	3	5	12	4.00	5	7	1
WR Van Harmon	1	3	13	13.00	1	13	0
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	5	11	11.00	6	11	0
WR Frank Grant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Johnson	2	31	15.50	0
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	1	1.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Floyd Little	2	0	0
Howard Twilley	1	0	0
Francis Peay	0	2	0
Randy Gradishar	0	1	1
Craig Hanneman	0	1	0
Jack Snow	0	1	0
Milt Sunde	0	1	0
Jim Marshall	0	0	1
Dave Schrader	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Force
Chris Farasopoulos	1	0
Jim Plunkett	1	0
Gloster Richardson	1	0
Mike Bass	0	1
Bill Stanfill	0	1
Olin Rogers	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	5	204	40.8	34.8	49	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	172	43.0	32.3	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	2/2	2/2	0/0	42	5/5

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Beauchamp	2	28	14.0	0
Floyd Little	1	15	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	1	1.0	0
Essex Johnson	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	3	95	31.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	6	122	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jim Marshall	7	1	0.5	21	37
S Garry Lyle	6	2	0.0	18	36
S Billy Thompson	6	2	0.0	23	39
ILB Randy Gradishar	4	1	0.0	23	34
OLB George Webster	3	2	0.0	13	25
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	0	0.0	17	30
CB Jimmy Johnson	3	0	0.0	21	39
CB Jimmy Warren	3	0	0.0	21	35
DT John Little	2	2	0.5	21	37
S Al Randolph	2	0	0.0	7	16
DT Paul Smith	2	0	0.0	14	19
S Reggie Berry	1	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Tom Jackson	0	1	0.0	16	21
DT Josh Lane	0	1	0.0	8	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	7	0	0.0	28	18
S Sandy Durko	6	3	0.0	30	22
OLB Paul Naumoff	5	4	1.0	30	21
DE Olin Rogers	5	2	0.0	25	19
DE Bill Stanfill	4	0	0.0	18	9
CB Graham Spreen	4	0	0.0	27	15
CB Mike Bass	3	1	0.0	27	21
DE Tommy Hart	3	0	0.0	25	20
DE Coy Bacon	2	0	0.0	13	13
CB Maurice Spencer	2	0	0.0	15	14
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	1	0.0	22	21
OLB Charlie Hall	1	1	0.0	27	18
OLB Steve Nelson	1	1	0.0	19	10
TE Bob Adams	1	0	---	---	---
RB Dana Devine	1	0	---	---	---
WR Vincent Slatus	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jims Sims	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jim Marshall	0.5	1	1	37
DT John Little	0.5	0	0	37
DE Craig Hanneman	0.0	2	3	38
ILB Randy Gradishar	0.0	0	1	34
DT Paul Smith	0.0	0	1	19

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Paul Naumoff	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Coy Bacon	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	4	0	0	34
S Billy Thompson	3	1	0	39
S Garry Lyle	3	0	0	36
CB Jimmy Johnson	2	1	2	39
CB Joe Beauchamp	2	1	1	30
CB Jimmy Warren	2	1	0	35
DE Jim Marshall	2	0	0	37
OLB George Webster	2	0	0	25
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0	2

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Graham Spreen	5	1	15
OLB Paul Naumoff	4	0	21
CB Mike Bass	2	0	21
S Sandy Durko	2	0	22
OLB Sam Hunt	1	1	18
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	10
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	14
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	19
S Chris Farasopoulos	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harry Schuh	2	7	27	0	19
Bruce Van Dyke	2	6	29	0	22
Glenn Resslet	2	4	26	0	20
Milt Sunde	2	2	10	0	6
John Schmitt	1	6	31	1	22
Francis Peay	1	3	27	0	17
Marv Fleming	0	2	25	0	14

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Van Horn	2	6	22	1	38
Jim Langer	2	5	22	0	39
John Hannah	1	2	20	0	35
Babe Morgan	1	2	20	0	35
Dan Stonebarger	1	2	12	0	17
Bob Adams	1	1	11	0	27
John Brockington	1	1	12	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Beauchamp	4	27
Dave Schrader	2	14
Garry Lyle	1	8
Jimmy Johnson	1	2

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Grant	3	16
Troy Gerhardt	2	15
Shawn McCulley	1	16
Vince Castillo	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	17	30	27	74
Billy Thompson	---	---	23	39	7	69
Jim Marshall	---	---	21	37	5	63
Jimmy Johnson	---	---	21	39	2	62
Garry Lyle	---	---	18	36	8	62
Randy Gradishar	---	---	23	34	3	60
Craig Hanneman	---	---	21	38	1	60
John Little	---	---	21	37	1	59
Jimmy Warren	---	---	21	35	1	57
Bruce Van Dyke	29	22	---	---	5	56
Billy Kilmer	31	22	---	---	---	53
John Schmitt	31	22	---	---	---	53
Francis Peay	27	17	---	---	7	51
Glenn Resslet	26	20	---	---	2	48
Harry Schuh	27	19	---	---	---	46
Jack Snow	20	11	---	---	14	45
Ken Willard	16	12	---	---	17	45
Marv Fleming	25	14	---	---	3	42
Floyd Little	22	16	---	---	4	42
Tom Jackson	---	---	16	21	2	39
George Webster	---	---	13	25	1	39
Paul Smith	---	---	14	19	3	36
Howard Twilley	19	17	---	---	---	36
Dick Drake	18	12	---	---	---	30
Cullen Bryant	6	2	---	---	18	26
Reggie Berry	---	---	4	8	11	23
Al Randolph	---	---	7	16	---	23
Milt Sunde	10	6	---	---	7	23
Ron Shanklin	10	11	---	---	1	22
Riley Odoms	2	0	---	---	16	18
Dennis Rodgers	2	2	---	---	13	17
Ed Podolak	9	6	---	---	1	16
Dave Schrader	---	---	2	0	14	16
Ted Koy	5	7	---	---	3	15
Joel Blackwood	4	4	---	---	7	15
Josh Lane	---	---	8	6	1	15
Guy Roberts	---	---	0	2	10	12
Rick Kingrea	---	---	0	2	9	11
David Ray	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bill Dunstan	---	---	3	5	1	9
Jim Otto	1	0	---	---	7	8
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	5	5
Buddy Hudson	1	0	---	---	4	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rolf Krueger	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Plunkett	23	39	---	---	---	62
Jim Langer	22	39	---	---	---	61
Doug Van Horn	22	38	---	---	---	60
Babe Morgan	20	35	---	---	3	58
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	22	21	14	57
Sandy Durko	---	---	30	22	3	55
John Hannah	20	35	---	---	---	55
Paul Naumoff	---	---	30	21	2	53
Mike Bass	---	---	27	21	3	51
Maurice Spencer	---	---	15	14	22	51
Sam Hunt	---	---	28	18	2	48
Essex Johnson	18	21	---	---	9	48
Charlie Hall	---	---	27	18	2	47
Tommy Hart	---	---	25	20	2	47
Gloster Richardson	17	28	---	---	2	47
Olin Rogers	---	---	25	19	2	46
Van Harmon	9	21	---	---	15	45
Bob Adams	11	27	---	---	6	44
Jean Barrett	15	27	---	---	2	44
Graham Spreen	---	---	27	15	2	44
Vincent Slatus	15	24	---	---	3	42
Dana Devine	13	23	---	---	---	36
Dan Stonebarger	12	17	---	---	5	34
Coy Bacon	---	---	13	13	7	33
John Brockington	12	17	---	---	4	33
Bill Stanfill	---	---	18	9	5	32
Vince Castillo	---	---	7	8	16	31
Steve Nelson	---	---	19	10	---	29
Jerome Moriarty	12	6	---	---	11	29
Larry Smith	3	9	---	---	15	27
Terry Meyer	---	---	3	1	18	22
Jumbo Asher	4	16	---	---	2	22
Jims Sims	---	---	5	6	10	21
Frank Grant	1	3	---	---	16	20
R.J. Reese	---	---	14	3	---	17
Shawn McCulley	0	0	---	---	16	16
Troy Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tom Mullen	3	4	---	---	5	12
Elex Price	---	---	6	3	---	9
Skip Lewis	1	0	---	---	5	6
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	1	1
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	16	22	1.4
Right	12	52	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	14	68	4.9
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Kilmer	21	17	5	0	0	3	1	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	38	21	2	1	0	4	6	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	62	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	154	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	48	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	77	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	58	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	56	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	24	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jack Snow	4	2	35	0	11
WR Howard Twilley	4	4	67	1	17
WR Ron Shanklin	3	3	39	1	11
TE Marv Fleming	2	1	9	0	14
RB Floyd Little	2	2	22	0	16
RB Ed Podolak	2	2	28	1	6
FB Ken Willard	2	1	19	0	12
WR Dick Drake	2	2	55	2	12

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gloster Richardson	8	3	35	1	28
RB Essex Johnson	6	4	34	0	21
TE Bob Adams	5	4	27	0	27
RB Dana Devine	5	3	12	0	23
WR Vincent Slatus	5	1	11	0	24
FB John Brockington	4	4	75	1	17
WR Van Harmon	3	1	13	0	21
WR Frank Grant	1	0	0	0	3
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	8	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Little	5	21	4.20	2.95
Ed Podolak	1	5	5.00	2.63

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	1	2	2.00	3.75
Jumbo Asher	1	0	0.00	1.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Kilmer	2	1	16	8.00	13.05

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	2	2	15	7.50	5.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marv Fleming	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Jack Snow	1	1	16	16.00	8.75

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB Dana Devine	1	1	7	7.00	2.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	3	1
Ed Podolak	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	2	0
Essex Johnson	1	1
Dana Devine	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	5	4	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jack Snow	2	1	1
RB Ed Podolak	1	1	1
WR Ron Shanklin	1	1	0
WR Howard Twilley	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Van Harmon	2	1	1
WR Vincent Slatus	2	0	0
TE Bob Adams	1	1	1
FB John Brockington	1	1	1
WR Gloster Richardson	1	1	0
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	1
RB Dana Devine	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)