Week 9, 1974

played in Baltimore, MD

66 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	0	0	-	3
Baltimore Colts	0	13	0	9	-	22

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:52 NED - Ray Wersching 42 field goal
2Q: 07:35 BAL - Fred Cox 41 field goal
2Q: 01:00 BAL - Fred Cox 18 field goal
2Q: 00:02 BAL - Bruce Taylor 58 interception return (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 12:44 BAL - Fred Cox 38 field goal
4Q: 02:46 BAL - Fred Cox 26 field goal
4Q: 01:46 BAL - Fred Cox 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:52 NED - Ray Wersching 42 field goal
2Q: 07:35 BAL - Fred Cox 41 field goal
2Q: 01:00 BAL - Fred Cox 18 field goal
2Q: 00:02 BAL - Bruce Taylor 58 interception return (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 12:44 BAL - Fred Cox 38 field goal
4Q: 02:46 BAL - Fred Cox 26 field goal
4Q: 01:46 BAL - Fred Cox 37 field goal

Team Statistics NED BAL
Record 5-3 3-5
First Downs 8 21
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 155 366
- Offensive Plays 49 76
- Yards per Play 3.16 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 78 193
- Rushing Attempts 13 44
- Yards per Rush 6.00 4.39
Net Passing Yards 77 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 15 - 1 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 82 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 2.14 5.41
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/55 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/58
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 20:54 39:06

Team Statistics	NED	BAL
Record	5-3	3-5
First Downs	8	21
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	155	366
- Offensive Plays	49	76
- Yards per Play	3.16	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	78	193
- Rushing Attempts	13	44
- Yards per Rush	6.00	4.39
Net Passing Yards	77	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 15 - 1	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	82	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	2.14	5.41
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/55	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/58
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	20:54	39:06

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
1	8:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:49	5:03	OWN 36	10	39	Field Goal
2	7:30	2:44	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 20	3	26	Interception
3	11:33	0:47	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	8:27	2:15	OWN 43	4	12	Punt
3	3:43	1:13	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
4	12:37	2:14	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	2:38	0:30	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 27	7	23	Game

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	5:03	OWN 20	11	45	Punt
1	6:05	3:16	OWN 34	6	18	Punt
2	12:46	5:16	OWN 26	8	50	Field Goal
2	4:46	3:51	OWN 29	12	70	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 31	6	29	Punt
3	10:46	2:19	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
3	6:12	2:29	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	2:30	4:53	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
4	10:23	7:45	OWN 20	13	71	Field Goal
4	2:08	0:27	OPP 20	3	0	Field Goal

Game MVP: Fred Cox, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Essex Johnson	7	70	10.00	26	2
Jumbo Asher	3	2	0.67	3	0
John Brockington	1	0	0.00	0	0
Jim Plunkett	1	5	5.00	5	0
Isaac Daniels	1	1	1.00	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	24	105	4.38	35	2
Calvin Hill	10	36	3.60	10	2
Bill Brown	5	18	3.60	6	0
Les Goodman	3	11	3.67	5	0
Steve Spurrier	2	23	11.50	14	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	30	12	60	1/5	0	13	1	34.0
Isaac Daniels	5	3	22	0/0	0	10	0	70.4

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	30	20	183	2/10	0	31	0	83.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB John Brockington	4	6	12	3.00	1	4
RB Essex Johnson	2	4	18	9.00	4	10
WR Gloster Richardson	2	5	14	7.00	2	9
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	4	12	6.00	1	9
RB Jumbo Asher	2	2	6	3.00	0	7
WR Reggie Rucker	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Larry Smith	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Van Harmon	1	4	13	13.00	0	13
TE Bob Adams	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Vincent Slatus	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Bill Brown	6	6	44	7.33	19	12
RB Calvin Hill	3	3	12	4.00	4	8
WR Juan Jamison	3	4	29	9.67	1	11
TE Jim Mandich	2	4	19	9.50	1	14
WR Steve Odom	2	2	38	19.00	0	31
TE Len Garrett	1	2	8	8.00	3	8
RB Les Goodman	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Gary Parris	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Brad Kimberly	1	4	23	23.00	9	23
RB Tommy Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Carlos Stevens	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bruce Taylor	1	58	58.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Plunkett	1	1	0
Isaac Daniels	1	1	0
John Brockington	1	0	0
Vincent Slatus	0	1	0
Tom Mullen	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bruce Taylor	1	0	0
Chip Myrtle	0	1	0
Benny Barnes	0	0	1
Wayne Colman	0	0	1
Kyle Hendon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	342	48.9	35.6	64	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Long	5	184	36.8	17.8	40	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	5/5	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	3	55	18.3	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	2	62	31.0	0
Essex Johnson	1	26	26.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	1	26	26.0	0
Bruce Laird	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	13	1	0.5	40	30
S Chris Farasopoulos	10	1	0.0	40	31
OLB Paul Naumoff	8	4	0.5	41	31
DE Olin Rogers	6	0	1.0	32	29
OLB Sam Hunt	6	3	0.0	41	32
CB Mike Bass	5	2	0.0	40	31
OLB Charlie Hall	5	1	0.0	38	29
CB Graham Spreen	3	2	0.0	38	29
CB Martin Lance	3	0	0.0	16	21
DE Bill Stanfill	2	0	0.0	13	5
DE Coy Bacon	1	2	0.0	38	30
DE Tommy Hart	1	2	0.0	37	29
CB Maurice Spencer	1	1	0.0	14	6
DT Elex Price	1	0	0.0	12	3
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Steve Nelson	0	2	0.0	20	7

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Benny Barnes	3	1	0.0	9	31
CB Bobby Bryant	3	1	0.0	12	31
S Bruce Laird	3	1	0.0	13	34
OLB Ken Geddes	3	0	0.0	6	22
CB Rick Volk	2	2	0.0	8	28
ILB Mike Curtis	2	1	0.0	4	7
DT John Dutton	2	1	0.0	13	35
CB Bruce Taylor	2	1	0.0	11	32
ILB Rusty Tillman	2	0	0.0	8	25
CB Ken Gannon	2	0	0.0	3	8
DT Kyle Hendon	1	0	1.0	13	33
S Ray Brown	1	0	0.0	4	19
OLB Wayne Colman	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	0.0	7	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Olin Rogers	1.0	0	0	0	29
S Sandy Durko	0.5	0	0	0	30
OLB Paul Naumoff	0.5	0	0	0	31
DE Coy Bacon	0.0	1	1	1	30
DE Tommy Hart	0.0	1	1	1	29
DE Bill Stanfill	0.0	0	2	0	5

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kyle Hendon	1.0	1	0	33
DE Fred Cook	0.0	0	1	34
DT John Dutton	0.0	0	1	35
ILB Rusty Tillman	0.0	0	1	25
CB Rick Volk	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chris Farasopoulos	4	2	31
CB Mike Bass	4	0	31
OLB Paul Naumoff	4	0	31
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	29
S Sandy Durko	1	1	30
OLB Sam Hunt	1	1	32
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	29
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	6
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	29
CB Martin Lance	1	0	21

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Bryant	2	0	0	31
OLB Ken Geddes	2	0	0	22
CB Rick Volk	2	0	0	28
CB Benny Barnes	1	1	0	31
S Ray Brown	1	1	0	19
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	1	0	15
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	1	32
ILB Mike Curtis	1	0	0	7
DT John Dutton	1	0	0	35
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0	4
S Bruce Laird	1	0	0	34
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	0	8
ILB Rusty Tillman	0	1	0	25
S Rick Fontenot	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Langer	2	4	12	1	33
Bob Adams	1	1	9	0	18
Tom Mullen	1	1	3	0	2
Babe Morgan	0	2	13	0	33
John Brockington	0	1	8	0	21
Doug Van Horn	0	1	13	0	34
Dan Stonebarger	0	1	6	0	15

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fitzgerald	2	10	2	30	0	16
Tim Stokes	2	6	0	29	2	25
Conrad Dobler	1	4	0	40	0	24
Elbert Drungo	1	4	0	38	0	19
Cornell Forte	1	4	0	31	0	23
George Daney	1	3	0	17	0	17
Kendall Blair	1	3	0	14	0	16
Donnie Green	1	2	1	21	0	20
Jim Mandich	1	1	0	25	0	22
Bill Brown	0	4	0	26	0	16
Len Garrett	0	1	0	23	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Mullen	2	8
Maurice Spencer	1	18
Vince Castillo	1	13

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Chip Myrtle	1	28
Conrad Dobler	1	10
Donnie Green	1	10
Benny Barnes	1	9
Ray Brown	1	8
Calvin Hill	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	40	31	14	85
Sam Hunt	---	---	41	32	6	79
Mike Bass	---	---	40	31	6	77
Paul Naumoff	---	---	41	31	5	77
Sandy Durko	---	---	40	30	5	75
Charlie Hall	---	---	38	29	5	72
Graham Spreen	---	---	38	29	5	72
Coy Bacon	---	---	38	30	3	71
Tommy Hart	---	---	37	29	4	70
Olin Rogers	---	---	32	29	4	65
Babe Morgan	13	33	---	---	3	49
Doug Van Horn	13	34	---	---	---	47
Jim Langer	12	33	---	---	---	45
John Hannah	10	34	---	---	---	44
Jim Plunkett	12	31	---	---	---	43
Van Harmon	6	26	---	---	11	43
Maurice Spencer	---	---	14	6	18	38
Martin Lance	---	---	16	21	1	38
John Brockington	8	21	---	---	7	36
Gloster Richardson	9	23	---	---	2	34
Jean Barrett	7	26	---	---	---	33
Bob Adams	9	18	---	---	5	32
Vincent Slatus	8	22	---	---	2	32
Essex Johnson	9	15	---	---	6	30
Steve Nelson	---	---	20	7	3	30
Vince Castillo	---	---	11	6	13	30
Dan Stonebarger	6	15	---	---	8	29
Jerome Moriarty	5	10	---	---	13	28
Larry Smith	2	8	---	---	16	26
Bill Stanfill	---	---	13	5	8	26
Reggie Rucker	6	17	---	---	1	24
Frank Grant	0	6	---	---	16	22
Terry Meyer	---	---	4	1	15	20
Jumbo Asher	3	14	---	---	2	19
Elex Price	---	---	12	3	3	18
Jims Sims	---	---	6	1	9	16
Shawn McCulley	0	0	---	---	16	16
Troy Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	14	14
Tom Mullen	3	2	---	---	8	13
Skip Lewis	1	3	---	---	5	9
R.J. Reese	---	---	3	1	5	9
John Hicks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Isaac Daniels	1	5	---	---	---	6
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	1	1

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Spurrier	44	32	---	---	---	76
Conrad Dobler	40	24	---	---	10	74
Bruce Taylor	---	---	11	32	17	60
Elbert Drungo	38	19	---	---	---	57
John Fitzgerald	30	16	---	---	10	56
Tim Stokes	29	25	---	---	---	54
Cornell Forte	31	23	---	---	---	54
Jim Mandich	25	22	---	---	6	53
Donnie Green	21	20	---	---	10	51
Bruce Laird	---	---	13	34	4	51
Brad Kimberly	19	19	---	---	13	51
Chip Myrtle	---	---	7	15	28	50
Benny Barnes	---	---	9	31	9	49
John Dutton	---	---	13	35	1	49
Juan Jamison	19	13	---	---	16	48
Bill Brown	26	16	---	---	5	47
Fred Cook	---	---	12	34	1	47
Kyle Hendon	---	---	13	33	1	47
Carlos Stevens	30	15	---	---	---	45
Bobby Bryant	---	---	12	31	1	44
George Daney	17	17	---	---	10	44
Steve Odom	21	20	---	---	2	43
Len Garrett	23	12	---	---	7	42
Tommy Thompson	24	16	---	---	---	40
Kendall Blair	14	16	---	---	10	40
Rick Volk	---	---	8	28	2	38
Rusty Tillman	---	---	8	25	1	34
Ken Geddes	---	---	6	22	4	32
Ray Brown	---	---	4	19	8	31
Po James	11	12	---	---	7	30
Calvin Hill	12	9	---	---	8	29
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	9	18	1	28
Les Goodman	4	4	---	---	18	26
Gary Parris	6	2	---	---	18	26
Mike Curtis	---	---	4	7	6	17
Zack Lang	---	---	5	5	7	17
Mike Hennigan	---	---	1	4	7	12
Ken Gannon	---	---	3	8	1	12
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	0	4	7	11
Wayne Colman	---	---	4	5	1	10
David Merlo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Fontenot	---	---	1	6	---	7
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phillip Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	35	17.5
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	25	2.1
Middle	23	157	6.8
Right	9	11	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	30	12	0	5	4	3	4	0	1
Isaac Daniels	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	30	20	2	0	0	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	2	22	1.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
FB John Brockington	6	4	0	12	21
WR Gloster Richardson	5	2	0	14	23
TE Bob Adams	4	0	0	0	18
RB Essex Johnson	4	2	0	18	15
TE Jerome Moriarty	4	2	1	12	10
WR Van Harmon	4	1	1	13	26
WR Reggie Rucker	3	1	0	4	17
RB Jumbo Asher	2	2	0	6	14
WR Vincent Slatus	2	0	2	0	22
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0	3	8

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Bill Brown	6	6	44	0	16
TE Jim Mandich	4	2	19	0	22
WR Juan Jamison	4	3	29	0	13
WR Brad Kimberly	4	1	23	1	19
RB Calvin Hill	3	3	12	0	9
TE Len Garrett	2	1	8	0	12
WR Steve Odom	2	2	38	1	20
WR Carlos Stevens	2	0	0	0	15
RB Les Goodman	1	1	6	0	4
TE Gary Parris	1	1	4	0	2
RB Tommy Thompson	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Thompson	4	5	1.25	4.38
Bill Brown	1	5	5.00	3.60
Les Goodman	1	4	4.00	3.67
Calvin Hill	1	0	0.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Spurrier	1	1	6	6.00	6.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Bill Brown	1	1	6	6.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
John Brockington	1	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Brown	5	2
Les Goodman	1	1
Calvin Hill	1	0
Steve Spurrier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	10	5	2
Isaac Daniels	1	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Van Harmon	3	1	1
FB John Brockington	2	1	0
WR Gloster Richardson	2	1	1
TE Bob Adams	1	0	0
WR Reggie Rucker	1	1	0
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Bill Brown	4	4	1
RB Calvin Hill	2	2	1
WR Juan Jamison	2	2	2
RB Les Goodman	1	1	1
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (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	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (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)