Week 2, 1975

played in Washington, DC

60 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	9	3	0	0	-	12
Washington Redskins	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NED - Reggie Rucker 9 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point failed)
1Q: 01:19 NED - Ray Wersching 37 field goal
2Q: 12:17 WAS - Moe Dixon 1 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 03:11 NED - Ray Wersching 35 field goal
2Q: 00:50 WAS - Jessie Becker 34 field goal
3Q: 05:34 WAS - Jessie Becker 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NED - Reggie Rucker 9 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point failed)
1Q: 01:19 NED - Ray Wersching 37 field goal
2Q: 12:17 WAS - Moe Dixon 1 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 03:11 NED - Ray Wersching 35 field goal
2Q: 00:50 WAS - Jessie Becker 34 field goal
3Q: 05:34 WAS - Jessie Becker 40 field goal

Team Statistics NED WAS
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 269 271
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 4.41 4.04
Net Rushing Yards 62 114
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 2.82 3.26
Net Passing Yards 207 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 32 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 231 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/52 6/26
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/116 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 2/23 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:18 30:42

Team Statistics	NED	WAS
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	269	271
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	4.41	4.04
Net Rushing Yards	62	114
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	2.82	3.26
Net Passing Yards	207	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	32 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	231	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/52	6/26
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/116	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	2/23	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:18	30:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	3:46	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
1	6:59	5:48	OWN 41	11	39	Field Goal
2	12:09	3:17	OWN 49	5	12	Punt
2	5:15	2:11	OWN 46	6	36	Field Goal
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 26	2	16	Half
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
3	5:29	3:17	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
3	1:04	1:12	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	13:20	0:47	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	10:09	2:26	OWN 30	4	48	Missed FG
4	5:59	2:19	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	2:32	1:15	OWN 20	7	32	Interception

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
1	9:19	2:20	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
1	1:11	4:02	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	8:52	3:37	OWN 20	8	46	Interception
2	3:04	2:20	OWN 40	9	43	Field Goal
3	13:09	7:40	OWN 8	16	69	Field Goal
3	2:12	1:08	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	14:52	1:32	OWN 48	3	1	Interception
4	12:33	2:24	OWN 20	4	32	Punt
4	7:43	1:44	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	3:40	1:08	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	1:17	1:17	OPP 43	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Tody Smith, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dave Osborn	16	47	2.94	10	1	0
Jumbo Asher	6	15	2.50	5	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Larry Brown	22	82	3.73	31	5	0
Moe Dixon	11	27	2.45	6	0	1
Bert Jones	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	35	21	231	4/24	1	45	1	77.2

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	32	16	157	0/0	0	23	2	38.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Rucker	5	11	70	14.00	18	30	1
WR Frank Grant	3	6	49	16.33	0	45	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	3	15	5.00	0	6	0
WR Van Harmon	3	5	35	11.67	3	15	0
WR Vincent Slatus	3	3	38	12.67	0	21	0
TE Bob Adams	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Dave Osborn	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
WR Larry Smith	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Jumbo Asher	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charley Taylor	6	9	62	10.33	14	15
RB Larry Brown	4	6	32	8.00	5	23
TE Tom Mitchell	4	4	46	11.50	8	18
WR Jerry LeVias	2	4	17	8.50	3	13
WR Ben Hawkins	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lou Piccone	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Paul Naumoff	1	0	0.00	0
CB Graham Spreen	1	23	23.00	0

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Van Green	1	31	31.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Graham Spreen	0	0	1	0
R.J. Reese	0	0	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov
Charley Taylor	1	0
Moe Dixon	1	0
Jerry LeVias	0	1
Nick McWilliams	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	6	281	46.8	37.0	68	2

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hal Roberts	6	268	44.7	39.2	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	2/3	0/0	0/0	37	0/1

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	3	33	11.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry LeVias	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	4	116	29.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bill Stanfill	10	3	0.0	35	32
S Chris Farasopoulos	9	1	0.0	24	27
CB Mike Williams	7	0	0.0	34	31
CB Graham Spreen	6	0	0.0	34	30
CB Maurice Spencer	4	3	0.0	24	26
OLB Sam Hunt	3	3	0.0	35	32
OLB Steve Nelson	3	1	0.0	14	8
DE Manny Sistrunk	2	1	0.0	33	30
OLB Charlie Hall	2	0	0.0	29	26
DT R.J. Reese	1	3	0.0	28	31
S Sandy Durko	1	2	0.0	31	31
OLB Paul Naumoff	1	2	0.0	34	32
WR Van Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
S Autry Beamon	1	0	0.0	10	8
DT Elex Price	0	1	0.0	13	6
OLB Danny Rhodes	0	1	0.0	3	1

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jeff Severson	9	0	0.0	19	35
DE Tody Smith	5	1	3.0	16	34
CB Kerry Reardon	5	2	0.0	16	32
DT Garry Pettigrew	4	1	0.0	18	23
CB Tommy Maxwell	3	3	0.0	19	33
OLB Al Beauchamp	3	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Jim Carter	2	3	0.0	19	32
CB Tim Foley	2	1	0.0	17	33
OLB Stan White	2	1	0.0	14	21
DT Andy Buffone	2	1	0.0	15	32
S Van Green	2	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Harold Kayton	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Lem Burnham	1	1	1.0	20	35
DT Earl Edwards	1	1	0.0	9	11
WR Ben Hawkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jerry LeVias	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Jeff Merrow	1	0	0.0	8	11
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Spencer Thomas	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Manny Sistrunk	0.0	0	2	0	30

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tody Smith	3.0	0	2	0	34
DE Lem Burnham	1.0	0	1	0	35
ILB Jim Carter	0.0	1	0	0	32
DT Garry Pettigrew	0.0	0	3	1	23
OLB Al Beauchamp	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	5	1	0	31
S Chris Farasopoulos	4	3	0	27
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	1	30
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	32
DE Bill Stanfill	2	0	0	32
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	0	26
OLB Paul Naumoff	0	1	1	32
S Sandy Durko	0	1	0	31
OLB Steve Nelson	0	1	0	8

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jeff Severson	4	1	0	35
CB Tommy Maxwell	4	0	0	33
CB Kerry Reardon	3	0	0	32
ILB Jim Carter	2	0	0	32
CB Tim Foley	1	1	0	33
S Van Green	1	0	1	31
OLB Al Beauchamp	1	0	0	23
OLB Stan White	1	0	0	21
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	0	3
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0	5
DE Jeff Merrow	1	0	0	11
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Stonebarger	2	7	15	1	27
Jim Langer	2	4	19	0	29
John Brockington	1	3	10	0	9
Babe Morgan	1	3	11	0	16
John Hannah	0	2	10	1	29
Kyle Delaroche	0	2	9	0	12
Skip Lewis	0	1	10	0	22
Jean Barrett	0	0	13	1	27
Doug Van Horn	0	0	11	1	23

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Doug Dumler	3	8	24	18
Burton Lawless	2	5	16	11
Dean Lang	1	6	25	23
Pete Herndon	1	3	23	19
Keith Shelton	0	5	26	22
Korey Benoot	0	2	19	21
Jay Douglas	0	1	11	14
Tom Mitchell	0	1	20	16
Jon Bridges	0	1	12	13
Doug France	0	1	10	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Autry Beamon	2	14
Maurice Spencer	1	22
Frank Grant	1	16
Chuck Wingle	1	12
John McKay	1	11

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Ortega	2	16
Ben Hawkins	1	19
Tom Mitchell	1	15
Al Beauchamp	1	9
Jorge Van Wagner	1	9
Lou Piccone	1	4

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sandy Durko	---	---	31	31	14	76
Bill Stanfill	---	---	35	32	8	75
Mike Williams	---	---	34	31	8	73
Maurice Spencer	---	---	24	26	22	72
Sam Hunt	---	---	35	32	2	69
Paul Naumoff	---	---	34	32	2	68
Graham Spreen	---	---	34	30	2	66
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	33	30	2	65
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	24	27	11	62
Jim Plunkett	22	39	---	---	---	61
R.J. Reese	---	---	28	31	2	61
Charlie Hall	---	---	29	26	3	58
Frank Grant	9	30	---	---	16	55
Jim Langer	19	29	---	---	3	51
Dan Stonebarger	15	27	---	---	6	48
Vincent Slatus	15	29	---	---	3	47
Jerome Moriarty	9	19	---	---	13	41
Jean Barrett	13	27	---	---	---	40
John Hannah	10	29	---	---	---	39
Bob Adams	14	16	---	---	7	37
Babe Morgan	11	16	---	---	9	36
Skip Lewis	10	22	---	---	3	35
Doug Van Horn	11	23	---	---	---	34
Dave Osborn	16	16	---	---	1	33
Reggie Rucker	12	20	---	---	1	33
Autry Beamon	---	---	10	8	14	32
Kyle Delaroche	9	12	---	---	9	30
Steve Nelson	---	---	14	8	7	29
Chuck Wingle	5	11	---	---	12	28
Lynn Boden	12	10	---	---	6	28
Van Harmon	12	15	---	---	---	27
John Brockington	10	9	---	---	6	25
Jumbo Asher	6	17	---	---	1	24
Larry Smith	0	6	---	---	16	22
Walter White	1	2	---	---	17	20
Elex Price	---	---	13	6	---	19
John McKay	1	5	---	---	11	17
Terry Meyer	---	---	2	0	12	14
Olin Rogers	---	---	2	1	6	9
Danny Rhodes	---	---	3	1	4	8
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Louis Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bert Jones	35	32	---	---	---	67
Jeff Severson	---	---	19	35	7	61
Lem Burnham	---	---	20	35	3	58
Jim Carter	---	---	19	32	4	55
Tommy Maxwell	---	---	19	33	3	55
Kerry Reardon	---	---	16	32	7	55
Tim Foley	---	---	17	33	4	54
Garry Pettigrew	---	---	18	23	12	53
Tody Smith	---	---	16	34	3	53
Van Green	---	---	17	31	4	52
Lou Piccone	23	25	---	---	4	52
Ben Hawkins	16	16	---	---	19	51
Tom Mitchell	20	16	---	---	15	51
Andy Buffone	---	---	15	32	3	50
Henry Hynoski	15	19	---	---	16	50
Larry Brown	24	24	---	---	1	49
Charley Taylor	24	24	---	---	---	48
Keith Shelton	26	22	---	---	---	48
Dean Lang	25	23	---	---	---	48
Al Beauchamp	---	---	13	23	9	45
Pete Herndon	23	19	---	---	3	45
Jerry LeVias	22	16	---	---	6	44
Doug Dumler	24	18	---	---	---	42
Fred Taylor	17	12	---	---	13	42
Korey Benoot	19	21	---	---	---	40
Stan White	---	---	14	21	2	37
Jorge Van Wagner	---	---	7	18	9	34
Moe Dixon	11	8	---	---	15	34
Jay Douglas	11	14	---	---	8	33
Jon Bridges	12	13	---	---	8	33
Burton Lawless	16	11	---	---	5	32
Nick McWilliams	9	10	---	---	8	27
Doug France	10	9	---	---	8	27
Ralph Ortega	---	---	3	7	16	26
Harold Kayton	---	---	4	5	14	23
Jim Massey	---	---	3	6	13	22
Earl Edwards	---	---	9	11	---	20
Jeff Merrow	---	---	8	11	---	19
Levi Tyson	3	0	---	---	10	13
Bo Conway	---	---	2	3	3	8
Spencer Thomas	---	---	3	4	---	7
Hal Roberts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Al Brister	---	---	0	0	6	6
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	9	36	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	41	3.7
Middle	18	51	2.8
Right	5	23	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	35	21	3	1	2	2	7	1	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	32	16	1	3	2	7	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	22	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	136	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	66	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	63	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	66	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	11	5	1	70	1	20
WR Frank Grant	6	3	1	49	1	30
WR Van Harmon	5	3	0	35	0	15
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	3	0	15	0	19
WR Vincent Slatus	3	3	0	38	1	29
TE Bob Adams	2	1	0	5	0	16
RB Dave Osborn	2	1	0	14	0	16
RB Jumbo Asher	2	1	0	8	0	17
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0	-3	0	6

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charley Taylor	9	6	0	62	0	24
RB Larry Brown	6	4	1	32	1	24
WR Lou Piccone	5	0	0	0	0	25
WR Ben Hawkins	4	0	1	0	0	16
WR Jerry LeVias	4	2	0	17	0	16
TE Tom Mitchell	4	4	0	46	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Brown	4	5	1.25	3.73
Moe Dixon	1	1	1.00	2.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	3	1	9	3.00	6.60

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	3	1	1	0.33	4.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Rucker	3	1	9	3.00	6.36

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry LeVias	2	0	0	0.00	4.25
RB Larry Brown	1	1	1	1.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Osborn	2	2
Jumbo Asher	1	0

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Brown	3	1
Moe Dixon	3	1
Bert Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	13	8	4

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	9	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	4	2	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	0
WR Van Harmon	2	1	1
RB Jumbo Asher	2	1	1
WR Frank Grant	1	0	0
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Larry Brown	3	1	1
WR Lou Piccone	2	0	0
WR Charley Taylor	2	1	1
WR Ben Hawkins	1	0	0
WR Jerry LeVias	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)