Week 12, 1975

played in New England, MA

27 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York (N) Giants	0	10	0	13	-	23
New England Patriots	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 NED - Walter White 7 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 12:14 NED - Reggie Rucker 6 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 07:12 NYG - Pete Gogolak 38 field goal
2Q: 04:09 NED - Ray Wersching 37 field goal
2Q: 01:20 NYG - Lydell Mitchell 5 run (Pete Gogolak extra point)
3Q: 04:04 NED - Ray Wersching 31 field goal
4Q: 13:57 NYG - Spider Lockhart 78 punt return (Pete Gogolak extra point)
4Q: 01:11 NYG - Pete Gogolak 35 field goal
4Q: 00:14 NYG - Pete Gogolak 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 NED - Walter White 7 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 12:14 NED - Reggie Rucker 6 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 07:12 NYG - Pete Gogolak 38 field goal
2Q: 04:09 NED - Ray Wersching 37 field goal
2Q: 01:20 NYG - Lydell Mitchell 5 run (Pete Gogolak extra point)
3Q: 04:04 NED - Ray Wersching 31 field goal
4Q: 13:57 NYG - Spider Lockhart 78 punt return (Pete Gogolak extra point)
4Q: 01:11 NYG - Pete Gogolak 35 field goal
4Q: 00:14 NYG - Pete Gogolak 45 field goal

Team Statistics NYG NED
Record 5-6 5-6
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 324 337
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 4.84 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 133 119
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 6.05 4.25
Net Passing Yards 191 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/43 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/99 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 5/110
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	NYG	NED
Record	5-6	5-6
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	324	337
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	4.84	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	133	119
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	6.05	4.25
Net Passing Yards	191	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/43	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/99	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	5/110
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

New York (N) Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:38	5:45	OWN 20	12	32	Punt
2	12:09	5:05	OWN 35	9	44	Field Goal
2	4:03	2:51	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
3	9:04	1:18	OWN 8	3	21	Interception
3	3:59	3:41	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	11:30	3:05	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
4	4:44	3:39	OWN 34	8	48	Field Goal
4	0:52	0:46	OPP 35	3	7	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:22	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
1	3:53	6:44	OWN 2	13	98	Touchdown
2	7:04	3:01	OWN 24	7	56	Field Goal
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 22	5	33	Half
3	12:04	3:00	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	7:46	3:47	OPP 38	8	24	Field Goal
3	0:18	1:28	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	13:50	2:20	OWN 43	5	15	Punt
4	8:25	3:41	OWN 14	5	10	Punt
4	1:05	0:13	OWN 20	1	20	Fumble

Game MVP: Brian Kelley, New York (N) Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lydell Mitchell	16	80	5.00	12	3	1
Emerson Boozer	6	53	8.83	19	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dave Osborn	16	77	4.81	16	3
Louis Carter	11	40	3.64	13	1
Larry Smith	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brandon Hermeling	42	25	206	3/15	0	23	1	62.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	33	24	236	2/18	2	32	0	112.7

Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Pat Curran	5	6	45	9.00	3	13
WR Percy Jordan	5	6	44	8.80	2	13
WR Haven Moses	4	9	44	11.00	0	23
RB Lydell Mitchell	3	3	18	6.00	2	11
RB Emerson Boozer	2	3	14	7.00	4	8
WR Andy Sawyer	2	3	17	8.50	1	11
TE Adrian McConnell	2	3	15	7.50	0	9
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Ted Newton	1	8	8	8.00	0	8

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dave Osborn	5	6	41	8.20	28	11	0
FB John Brockington	4	6	22	5.50	3	11	0
WR Reggie Rucker	4	6	40	10.00	6	14	1
WR Van Harmon	4	5	77	19.25	26	32	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	3	18	9.00	9	9	0
TE Walter White	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	1
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Louis Carter	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Bob Adams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sandy Durko	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York (N)	Recov	Force
Brian Kelley	1	1
Walter Johnson	0	1
John Small	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov
Louis Carter	1	1
Jim Plunkett	1	0
Van Harmon	1	0
Dan Stonebarger	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	4	169	42.3	37.3	49	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	219	54.8	29.8	63	2

Kicking Statistics

New York (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Gogolak	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

New York (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spider Lockhart	2	99	49.5	1

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New York (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emerson Boozer	1	26	26.0	0
George Hoey	1	31	31.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	3	76	25.3	0
Frank Grant	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Johnny Fuller	9	2	0.0	26	32
ILB Brian Kelley	7	4	1.5	28	34
ILB Jamie Rivers	7	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Terry Miller	6	2	0.0	26	32
CB Pete Athas	6	1	0.0	25	32
DT John Small	4	1	0.5	22	30
DE Royce Berry	3	2	0.0	25	32
S Rich Sowells	3	0	0.0	9	10
CB George Hoey	2	0	0.0	23	33
S Spider Lockhart	1	2	0.0	21	24
DE Louis Ross	1	2	0.0	24	32
OLB Randy Wheaton	1	1	0.0	10	19
DT Walter Johnson	1	0	0.0	8	14
WR Percy Jordan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roy Hilton	0	1	0.0	4	4
OLB Monte Johnson	0	1	0.0	4	5
CB Nemiah Wilson	0	1	0.0	20	16

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	13	1	0.0	21	41
DE Olin Rogers	5	2	1.0	20	39
S Chris Farasopoulos	5	5	0.0	18	43
OLB Steve Nelson	4	1	0.5	17	36
CB Graham Spreen	4	4	0.0	15	41
ILB Rick Kay	4	2	0.0	16	28
OLB Sam Hunt	3	2	0.0	22	45
CB Mike Williams	2	2	0.0	22	40
DE Manny Sistrunk	2	1	0.0	21	40
CB Maurice Spencer	2	1	0.0	22	41
OLB Charlie Hall	1	0	1.0	11	16
DE Tommy Hart	1	3	0.5	21	41
S Autry Beamon	1	1	0.0	1	4
ILB Terry Meyer	1	0	0.0	2	9
WR Van Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Martin Lance	1	0	0.0	4	9
DT Elex Price	0	1	0.0	1	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (N)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	1.5	0	0	34
DT John Small	0.5	0	0	30
DE Royce Berry	0.0	1	1	32
OLB Randy Wheaton	0.0	1	0	19

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Olin Rogers	1.0	2	1	39
OLB Charlie Hall	1.0	0	1	16
DE Tommy Hart	0.5	0	3	41
OLB Steve Nelson	0.5	0	0	36
DE Manny Sistrunk	0.0	0	2	40

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (N)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Johnny Fuller	6	0	32
CB Pete Athas	4	1	32
ILB Brian Kelley	3	0	34
OLB Terry Miller	3	0	32
CB George Hoey	2	1	33
DT Walter Johnson	2	0	14
ILB Jamie Rivers	2	0	28
S Spider Lockhart	1	1	24
S Rich Sowells	1	0	10

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	7	0	1	41
CB Graham Spreen	4	0	0	41
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	4	0	43
ILB Rick Kay	3	0	0	28
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	45
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	36
DE Manny Sistrunk	1	0	0	40
CB Maurice Spencer	1	0	0	41
ILB Terry Meyer	1	0	0	9
CB Martin Lance	1	0	0	9
S Autry Beamon	1	0	0	4
CB Mike Williams	0	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

New York (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glen Ray Goodman	3	5	0	17	0	36
Ed White	3	4	1	19	1	31
Bob Hyland	2	4	1	19	1	42
Mike Current	2	3	0	19	0	40
Halvor Hagen	1	2	0	21	1	39
Pat Curran	1	1	0	16	0	23
Andy Byrd	1	1	0	6	0	17
Alan Farrens	1	1	0	7	0	14
Adrian McConnell	0	1	1	6	0	13

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Babe Morgan	3	6	0	22	0	29
John Hannah	1	6	0	25	0	31
Doug Van Horn	1	4	0	24	1	28
John Brockington	1	3	0	20	0	23
Walter White	1	1	1	16	0	14
Jim Langer	0	4	0	25	1	33
Dan Stonebarger	0	2	0	18	0	25
Bob Adams	0	1	0	18	0	15
Skip Lewis	0	1	0	11	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New York (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Hill	5	21

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Autry Beamon	2	14
Frank Grant	1	17

Participation

New York (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Hermeling	22	45	---	---	---	67
Brian Kelley	---	---	28	34	2	64
Royce Berry	---	---	25	32	6	63
George Hoey	---	---	23	33	7	63
Bob Hyland	19	42	---	---	2	63
Johnny Fuller	---	---	26	32	3	61
Pete Athas	---	---	25	32	3	60
Halvor Hagen	21	39	---	---	---	60
Terry Miller	---	---	26	32	2	60
Mike Current	19	40	---	---	---	59
Haven Moses	17	39	---	---	2	58
Louis Ross	---	---	24	32	2	58
Ed White	19	31	---	---	7	57
Jim McFarland	17	26	---	---	11	54
John Small	---	---	22	30	2	54
Glen Ray Goodman	17	36	---	---	---	53
Jamie Rivers	---	---	21	28	3	52
Spider Lockhart	---	---	21	24	6	51
Percy Jordan	9	28	---	---	13	50
Emerson Boozer	6	20	---	---	22	48
Pat Curran	16	23	---	---	9	48
Nemiah Wilson	---	---	20	16	12	48
Andy Sawyer	9	21	---	---	12	42
Lydell Mitchell	16	22	---	---	---	38
Adrian McConnell	6	13	---	---	17	36
Randy Wheaton	---	---	10	19	4	33
Andy Byrd	6	17	---	---	7	30
Alan Farrens	7	14	---	---	8	29
Andy Maurer	6	15	---	---	7	28
Ted Newton	7	19	---	---	2	28
Windlan Hall	---	---	3	3	18	24
Walter Johnson	---	---	8	14	---	22
Calvin Hill	0	0	---	---	21	21
Monte Johnson	---	---	4	5	11	20
Rich Sowells	---	---	9	10	1	20
Don Ratliff	---	---	4	3	8	15
Billy Shields	3	5	---	---	7	15
Pete Gogolak	0	0	---	---	9	9
Roy Hilton	---	---	4	4	---	8
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ike Thomas	---	---	5	2	---	7
Bo Harris	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ronnie Moore	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Hammond	---	---	0	0	2	2
Bill Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenyon Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	18	43	12	73
Maurice Spencer	---	---	22	41	9	72
Sam Hunt	---	---	22	45	4	71
Sandy Durko	---	---	21	41	5	67
Graham Spreen	---	---	15	41	10	66
Tommy Hart	---	---	21	41	3	65
Olin Rogers	---	---	20	39	6	65
Mike Williams	---	---	22	40	3	65
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	21	40	3	64
Jim Plunkett	28	35	---	---	---	63
Jim Langer	25	33	---	---	4	62
John Hannah	25	31	---	---	---	56
Steve Nelson	---	---	17	36	3	56
Reggie Rucker	20	25	---	---	11	56
Rick Kay	---	---	16	28	10	54
Doug Van Horn	24	28	---	---	---	52
Babe Morgan	22	29	---	---	---	51
John Brockington	20	23	---	---	6	49
Dan Stonebarger	18	25	---	---	6	49
Jerome Moriarty	12	19	---	---	16	47
Vincent Slatus	12	18	---	---	14	44
Dave Osborn	16	24	---	---	1	41
Charlie Hall	---	---	11	16	12	39
Bob Adams	18	15	---	---	5	38
Walter White	16	14	---	---	6	36
Van Harmon	11	21	---	---	2	34
Jean Barrett	12	13	---	---	6	31
Skip Lewis	11	11	---	---	6	28
Martin Lance	---	---	4	9	13	26
Larry Smith	1	4	---	---	16	21
Frank Grant	1	1	---	---	17	19
R.J. Reese	---	---	6	8	5	19
Autry Beamon	---	---	1	4	14	19
Louis Carter	11	7	---	---	---	18
Chuck Wingle	2	4	---	---	11	17
Terry Meyer	---	---	2	9	1	12
Danny Rhodes	---	---	1	5	5	11
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kyle Delaroche	0	1	---	---	6	7
Lynn Boden	3	4	---	---	---	7
Elex Price	---	---	1	5	---	6
Steve George	---	---	1	4	---	5
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jumbo Asher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	5	49	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	16	79	4.9
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brandon Hermeling	42	25	1	1	1	5	7	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	33	24	2	3	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	116	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	23	2.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	52	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	35	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	132	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haven Moses	9	4	1	44	1	39
WR Ted Newton	8	1	0	8	0	19
TE Pat Curran	6	5	0	45	0	23
WR Percy Jordan	6	5	0	44	0	28
RB Emerson Boozer	3	2	0	14	0	20
RB Lydell Mitchell	3	3	0	18	0	22
WR Andy Sawyer	3	2	0	17	0	21
TE Adrian McConnell	3	2	0	15	0	13
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	0	1	0	26

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB John Brockington	6	4	22	0	23
RB Dave Osborn	6	5	41	0	24
WR Reggie Rucker	6	4	40	0	25
WR Van Harmon	5	4	77	2	21
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	2	18	0	19
WR Vincent Slatus	2	1	10	0	18
TE Walter White	2	2	11	0	14
TE Bob Adams	1	0	0	0	15
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	6	0	4
WR Louis Carter	1	1	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lydell Mitchell	2	7	3.50	5.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Osborn	3	5	1.67	4.81
Louis Carter	1	3	3.00	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brandon Hermeling	2	2	12	6.00	4.90

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	6	4	28	4.67	7.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pat Curran	1	1	11	11.00	7.50
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Rucker	2	1	6	3.00	6.67
TE Bob Adams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Dave Osborn	1	1	9	9.00	6.83
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Walter White	1	1	7	7.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Louis Carter	2	0
Larry Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brandon Hermeling	13	9	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haven Moses	5	2	2
RB Emerson Boozer	2	2	1
WR Ted Newton	2	1	1
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	1
RB Lydell Mitchell	1	1	1
TE Adrian McConnell	1	1	0
WR Percy Jordan	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	2	1	1
WR Van Harmon	2	1	1
RB Dave Osborn	1	1	1
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	1
WR Vincent Slatus	1	1	1
TE Walter White	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)