Week 15, 1974

played in Oakland, CA

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	3	0	-	6
Oakland Raiders	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 OAK - Corey Leonhardt 30 field goal
2Q: 02:26 NED - Ray Wersching 40 field goal
3Q: 11:34 NED - Ray Wersching 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 OAK - Corey Leonhardt 30 field goal
2Q: 02:26 NED - Ray Wersching 40 field goal
3Q: 11:34 NED - Ray Wersching 53 field goal

Team Statistics NED OAK
Record 9-5 8-6
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 229 251
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 3.75 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 143 77
- Rushing Attempts 32 16
- Yards per Rush 4.47 4.81
Net Passing Yards 86 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 18 - 0 45 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 119 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 2.97 3.55
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/28 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 5/44 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 21
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17

Team Statistics	NED	OAK
Record	9-5	8-6
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	229	251
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	3.75	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	143	77
- Rushing Attempts	32	16
- Yards per Rush	4.47	4.81
Net Passing Yards	86	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 18 - 0	45 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	119	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	2.97	3.55
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/28	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	5/44	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 21
Time of Possession	32:43	27:17

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:12	2:05	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
1	5:20	5:02	OWN 32	8	28	Punt
2	12:55	6:25	OWN 8	11	53	Punt
2	3:20	1:00	OPP 41	4	18	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 20	2	-8	Half
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 13	6	51	Field Goal
3	8:13	4:57	OWN 15	9	25	Punt
3	1:40	1:47	OWN 24	3	14	Punt
4	13:43	3:09	OWN 13	6	28	Fumble
4	9:34	1:24	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	6:40	2:09	OWN 42	3	-7	Punt
4	2:23	0:33	OWN 28	3	7	Punt

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:48	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	12:07	6:47	OWN 2	12	85	Field Goal
1	0:18	2:23	OWN 19	6	19	Punt
2	6:30	3:10	OWN 20	8	21	Fumble
2	2:20	1:21	OWN 41	4	11	Punt
3	11:29	3:16	OWN 23	6	20	Punt
3	3:16	1:36	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	14:53	1:10	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	10:34	1:00	OPP 41	3	5	Interception
4	8:10	1:30	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	4:31	2:08	OWN 19	4	12	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 5	10	41	Downs

Game MVP: Tommy Hart, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Essex Johnson	15	71	4.73	10	1
Jumbo Asher	13	57	4.38	26	2
John Brockington	2	6	3.00	6	0
Jim Plunkett	1	6	6.00	6	0
Larry Smith	1	3	3.00	3	0

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Bertelsen	8	41	5.13	13	1
Walter Pupunu	5	33	6.60	9	0
Ronnie Coleman	2	2	1.00	2	0
Ken Stabler	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	23	18	119	6/33	0	16	0	88.2

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Stabler	45	22	203	4/29	0	24	1	52.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gloster Richardson	5	6	48	9.60	1	16
RB Jumbo Asher	4	4	7	1.75	0	5
RB Essex Johnson	3	3	28	9.33	15	16
WR Reggie Rucker	2	3	26	13.00	3	16
WR Larry Smith	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
WR Frank Grant	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Van Harmon	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Vincent Slatus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jim Bertelsen	4	5	7	1.75	7	5
WR Tommie Towns	4	9	67	16.75	2	24
WR Cliff Branch	3	7	32	10.67	3	17
TE Dave Casper	3	3	28	9.33	6	14
FB Bobby Anderson	2	3	13	6.50	5	11
WR Bobby Polk	2	8	16	8.00	0	10
RB Ronnie Coleman	1	1	13	13.00	13	13
WR Ike Hill	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
WR Mark Kellar	1	2	13	13.00	14	13
TE Stu Voigt	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Graham Spreen	1	13	13.00	0

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Essex Johnson	2	0	0
John Brockington	1	0	0
Jumbo Asher	1	0	0
Paul Naumoff	0	1	1
Jim Langer	0	1	0
Terry Meyer	0	1	0
Vincent Slatus	0	1	0

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ken Stabler	1	0	0
Ben Hernandez	0	1	0
Ralph Baker	0	0	1
Dan Conners	0	0	1
Marc Forbes	0	0	1
Bo McConnell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	8	371	46.4	41.6	60	6

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Eischeid	8	419	52.4	44.4	63	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	2/2	2/2	1/1	53	0/0

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Leonhardt	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	5	44	8.8	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Bertelsen	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	2	45	22.5	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Hill	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	6	0	0.0	15	46
CB Graham Spreen	5	3	0.0	16	48
S Vince Castillo	5	0	0.0	9	41
OLB Sam Hunt	4	1	0.0	16	47
DE Tommy Hart	3	1	2.5	14	47
OLB Paul Naumoff	3	0	1.0	15	49
DE Bill Stanfill	3	0	0.0	8	7
CB Martin Lance	3	0	0.0	7	37
DE Coy Bacon	2	0	0.5	13	48
CB Mike Bass	2	0	0.0	13	48
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Charlie Hall	1	2	0.0	14	27
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	0.0	14	47
ILB Terry Meyer	1	0	0.0	1	0

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Conners	9	2	0.0	32	29
OLB Ralph Baker	8	0	1.0	31	29
DT Joe Ehrmann	6	3	0.5	24	20
S Brig Owens	6	2	0.0	31	28
DE Henry Reed	5	1	2.5	28	28
S Jack Tatum	5	1	0.0	29	27
CB Teddy Schroeder	4	0	0.0	19	22
CB Bo McConnell	3	2	0.0	27	28
CB Bill Frohbose	3	1	0.0	28	28
DE Trent Stephens	2	1	1.0	8	7
DE Gary Hrivnak	2	0	1.0	28	27
S Doug Jones	2	0	0.0	11	9
DT Ben Hernandez	1	2	0.0	27	24
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jerry Schroeder	0	1	0.0	8	5
OLB J.R. Bronson	0	1	0.0	11	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tommy Hart	2.5	0	2	1	47
OLB Paul Naumoff	1.0	1	1	0	49
DE Coy Bacon	0.5	0	0	2	48
DE Olin Rogers	0.0	2	1	0	47
OLB Charlie Hall	0.0	0	0	1	27

Oakland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Henry Reed	2.5	0	3	28
DE Gary Hrivnak	1.0	1	1	27
OLB Ralph Baker	1.0	0	0	29
DE Trent Stephens	1.0	0	0	7
DT Joe Ehrmann	0.5	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Graham Spreen	4	1	1	48
CB Martin Lance	3	2	0	37
S Vince Castillo	3	1	0	41
S Sandy Durko	3	0	0	46
OLB Sam Hunt	2	2	0	47
CB Mike Bass	2	1	0	48
OLB Paul Naumoff	2	0	0	49
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0	6
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	0	27
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	9

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Teddy Schroeder	4	0	22
ILB Dan Conners	2	1	29
OLB Ralph Baker	2	0	29
CB Bill Frohbose	2	0	28
S Jack Tatum	2	0	27
CB Bo McConnell	2	0	28
DT Joe Ehrmann	1	0	20
S Doug Jones	1	0	9
S Brig Owens	1	0	28
DE Trent Stephens	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Stonebarger	4	6	0	19	0	9
Jim Langer	3	7	0	31	1	27
Babe Morgan	3	6	1	26	4	25
John Brockington	1	1	0	21	0	15
Doug Van Horn	0	5	0	27	1	27
John Hannah	0	4	0	28	0	22
Bob Adams	0	1	0	21	0	14
Jean Barrett	0	1	0	24	0	26

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don McFarland	3	4	16	1	49
Thomas Brahaney	2	4	13	0	37
Burt Prince	1	2	16	1	49
Gene Upshaw	1	2	16	0	47
Greg Campo	1	1	6	1	14
Bobby Anderson	0	1	10	0	20
Don Johnson	0	1	3	0	12
Andy Maurer	0	0	10	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Gerhardt	1	16
Jerome Moriarty	1	15
Vince Castillo	1	14
Bob Adams	1	12
John Brockington	1	7

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Coleman	2	22
Bobby Polk	2	13
Jerry Schroeder	1	19
Doug Jones	1	14
Marc Forbes	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Naumoff	---	---	15	49	1	65
Graham Spreen	---	---	16	48	1	65
Sam Hunt	---	---	16	47	1	64
Vince Castillo	---	---	9	41	14	64
Mike Bass	---	---	13	48	2	63
Sandy Durko	---	---	15	46	2	63
Coy Bacon	---	---	13	48	1	62
Tommy Hart	---	---	14	47	1	62
Jim Langer	31	27	---	---	4	62
Olin Rogers	---	---	14	47	1	62
Jim Plunkett	32	29	---	---	---	61
Babe Morgan	26	25	---	---	4	55
Doug Van Horn	27	27	---	---	---	54
Maurice Spencer	---	---	6	27	20	53
Jean Barrett	24	26	---	---	---	50
John Hannah	28	22	---	---	---	50
Bob Adams	21	14	---	---	12	47
Martin Lance	---	---	7	37	1	45
John Brockington	21	15	---	---	7	43
Charlie Hall	---	---	14	27	2	43
Larry Smith	9	12	---	---	21	42
Gloster Richardson	18	20	---	---	2	40
Vincent Slatus	18	17	---	---	4	39
Reggie Rucker	18	19	---	---	1	38
Jerome Moriarty	11	11	---	---	15	37
Van Harmon	12	11	---	---	11	34
Dan Stonebarger	19	9	---	---	6	34
Essex Johnson	15	8	---	---	10	33
Jumbo Asher	14	13	---	---	5	32
Bill Stanfill	---	---	8	7	15	30
Frank Grant	3	4	---	---	15	22
Tom Mullen	4	7	---	---	10	21
Terry Meyer	---	---	1	0	18	19
Troy Gerhardt	0	1	---	---	16	17
Steve Nelson	---	---	7	9	---	16
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	4	6	1	11
John Hicks	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jims Sims	---	---	2	3	4	9
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Elex Price	---	---	2	2	1	5
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	5	5
Skip Lewis	1	2	---	---	---	3
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
R.J. Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gene Upshaw	16	47	---	---	9	72
Don McFarland	16	49	---	---	1	66
Ken Stabler	16	49	---	---	---	65
Burt Prince	16	49	---	---	---	65
Dan Conners	---	---	32	29	3	64
Brig Owens	---	---	31	28	5	64
Ralph Baker	---	---	31	29	3	63
Bill Frohbose	---	---	28	28	7	63
Thomas Brahaney	13	37	---	---	9	59
Teddy Schroeder	---	---	19	22	18	59
Henry Reed	---	---	28	28	2	58
Jack Tatum	---	---	29	27	2	58
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	28	27	2	57
Bo McConnell	---	---	27	28	2	57
Andy Maurer	10	37	---	---	9	56
Dave Casper	14	31	---	---	9	54
Tommie Towns	9	33	---	---	12	54
Ben Hernandez	---	---	27	24	2	53
Bobby Polk	8	30	---	---	13	51
Cliff Branch	10	36	---	---	3	49
Jim Bertelsen	9	28	---	---	9	46
Joe Ehrmann	---	---	24	20	1	45
Bobby Anderson	10	20	---	---	6	36
Doug Jones	---	---	11	9	14	34
Ike Hill	6	23	---	---	3	32
Jerry Schroeder	---	---	8	5	19	32
Greg Campo	6	14	---	---	9	29
Ronnie Coleman	2	4	---	---	22	28
Stu Voigt	4	6	---	---	13	23
Don Johnson	3	12	---	---	8	23
Walter Pupunu	5	15	---	---	---	20
Marc Forbes	2	8	---	---	8	18
Trent Stephens	---	---	8	7	1	16
Mark Kellar	1	11	---	---	2	14
Hugh O'Neill	---	---	4	2	8	14
J.R. Bronson	---	---	11	3	---	14
Kennedy Cook	---	---	4	1	8	13
Ken Pope	---	---	2	2	8	12
Mike Eischeid	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corey Leonhardt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kennedy Mayes	---	---	0	0	2	2
Thomas Graham	0	0	---	---	1	1
James Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	16	92	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	11	62	5.6
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	23	18	0	2	0	1	2	4	0

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Stabler	45	22	2	3	4	7	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	68	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	6	59	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Gloster Richardson	6	5	48	20
RB Jumbo Asher	4	4	7	13
RB Essex Johnson	3	3	28	8
WR Reggie Rucker	3	2	26	19
WR Van Harmon	3	1	4	11
WR Larry Smith	2	2	-1	12
WR Frank Grant	1	1	7	4
WR Vincent Slatus	1	0	0	17

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommie Towns	9	4	0	67	2	33
WR Bobby Polk	8	2	2	16	0	30
WR Cliff Branch	7	3	1	32	0	36
RB Jim Bertelsen	5	4	0	7	0	28
WR Ike Hill	5	1	1	11	0	23
FB Bobby Anderson	3	2	0	13	0	20
TE Dave Casper	3	3	0	28	0	31
WR Mark Kellar	2	1	0	13	0	11
RB Ronnie Coleman	1	1	0	13	0	4
TE Stu Voigt	1	1	0	3	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Pupunu	1	3	3.00	6.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	2	1	-1	-0.50	5.17

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Stabler	1	0	0	0.00	4.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gloster Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Larry Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Hill	1	0	0	0.00	2.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
John Brockington	2	1
Larry Smith	1	0

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Ronnie Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	10	9	5

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Stabler	14	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gloster Richardson	2	2	1
WR Reggie Rucker	2	2	2
WR Larry Smith	2	2	0
WR Van Harmon	2	1	1
WR Frank Grant	1	1	1
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	0

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommie Towns	4	3	3
WR Bobby Polk	3	1	0
WR Cliff Branch	2	1	1
WR Mark Kellar	2	1	1
FB Bobby Anderson	1	1	1
WR Ike Hill	1	0	0
TE Stu Voigt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)