Week 13, 1975

played in New England, MA

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	3	0	0	-	3
New England Patriots	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:27 NED - Ray Wersching 50 field goal
2Q: 11:38 HOU - John Smith 29 field goal
2Q: 01:18 NED - Van Harmon 5 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 08:18 NED - Ray Wersching 18 field goal
4Q: 13:43 NED - Reggie Rucker 26 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:27 NED - Ray Wersching 50 field goal
2Q: 11:38 HOU - John Smith 29 field goal
2Q: 01:18 NED - Van Harmon 5 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 08:18 NED - Ray Wersching 18 field goal
4Q: 13:43 NED - Reggie Rucker 26 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 6-6 6-6
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 240 351
- Offensive Plays 56 71
- Yards per Play 4.29 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 101 149
- Rushing Attempts 26 38
- Yards per Rush 3.88 3.92
Net Passing Yards 139 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 1 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 151 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 1/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:01 33:59

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	6-6	6-6
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	240	351
- Offensive Plays	56	71
- Yards per Play	4.29	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	101	149
- Rushing Attempts	26	38
- Yards per Rush	3.88	3.92
Net Passing Yards	139	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 1	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	151	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	1/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:01	33:59

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	3:30	OWN 17	7	34	Punt
1	3:19	6:46	OWN 39	10	49	Field Goal
2	9:13	3:51	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 27	5	39	Fumble
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	8:13	4:37	OWN 17	7	28	Punt
4	13:26	2:36	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	9:06	1:37	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
4	5:55	1:23	OWN 31	6	23	Downs
4	1:45	0:58	OWN 45	5	28	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
1	7:29	4:10	OWN 11	11	56	Field Goal
2	11:33	2:20	50	3	1	Punt
2	5:22	4:12	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
3	13:56	5:43	OWN 36	12	63	Field Goal
3	3:36	5:10	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	10:50	1:44	OWN 16	5	16	Punt
4	7:29	1:34	OPP 45	3	14	Fumble
4	4:32	2:47	OWN 46	6	16	Missed FG
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 17	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Jim Plunkett, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Williams	14	74	5.29	12	1	0
Roland Hooks	12	27	2.25	6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dave Osborn	24	69	2.88	14	3
Louis Carter	9	46	5.11	9	0
Jim Plunkett	4	6	1.50	5	0
Larry Smith	1	28	28.00	28	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	28	18	151	2/12	0	17	1	63.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	31	20	220	2/18	2	26	0	106.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Paul Seymour	4	6	33	8.25	7	11
WR Irving Royer	4	4	28	7.00	0	17
WR Mike Thomas	3	5	29	9.67	1	14
WR Butch Stark	2	6	19	9.50	0	10
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	2	22	11.00	3	12
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	6	6.00	2	6
RB Roland Hooks	1	1	11	11.00	2	11
WR Mercury Duncan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB John Brockington	5	5	33	6.60	12	15	0
WR Reggie Rucker	5	8	78	15.60	4	26	1
WR Vincent Slatus	3	5	32	10.67	3	15	0
RB Dave Osborn	2	4	16	8.00	10	10	0
WR Van Harmon	2	4	24	12.00	1	19	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Louis Carter	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
TE Walter White	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Larry Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

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

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Thomas	1	0	0
Jeris White	0	1	0
Bob Stein	0	0	1
Ron Brandon	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Osborn	1	0	0
Louis Carter	1	0	0
Reggie Rucker	0	1	0
Mike Williams	0	1	0
Chris Farasopoulos	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Blanchard	6	274	45.7	41.7	55	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	3	140	46.7	38.3	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	1	5	5.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	3	81	27.0	0
Vernon McAlister	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	40	40.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	9	2	1.0	38	32
DE Elvin Bethea	8	3	0.5	37	31
S Prentice McCray	5	2	0.0	28	27
S Ron Brandon	5	2	0.0	37	29
CB Nelson Munsey	5	0	0.0	32	30
CB Tommie Burns	4	1	0.0	22	22
OLB Ike Delgado	3	2	0.0	32	28
DE Steve Baumgartner	3	0	0.0	34	30
ILB Bob Stein	3	0	0.0	15	10
DT Curley Culp	2	4	0.0	36	31
ILB Steve Neils	2	2	0.0	36	25
DT Leo Brooks	2	0	0.0	10	7
CB Jackie Wallace	2	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Vincent Boutte	1	0	0.5	2	8
WR Butch Stark	1	0	---	---	---
DT R.J. Crozier	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Robert Braziel	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Jeris White	0	3	0.0	34	29
ILB Jimmy Bernard	0	1	0.0	5	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	9	1	1.0	25	29
OLB Sam Hunt	7	2	0.0	26	30
S Chris Farasopoulos	5	1	0.0	24	30
CB Mike Williams	5	0	0.0	23	30
CB Graham Spreen	4	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Charlie Hall	4	0	0.0	11	20
DE Tommy Hart	3	1	0.0	24	28
DE Olin Rogers	2	1	1.0	21	30
ILB Rick Kay	2	0	0.0	14	11
DE Manny Sistrunk	2	0	0.0	24	28
CB Martin Lance	2	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Steve Nelson	0	2	0.0	20	12
CB Maurice Spencer	0	1	0.0	26	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jim Cheyunski	1.0	1	0	32
DE Elvin Bethea	0.5	1	1	31
OLB Vincent Boutte	0.5	0	0	8
ILB Steve Neils	0.0	2	0	25
S Ron Brandon	0.0	1	0	29

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Olin Rogers	1.0	0	0	1	30
S Sandy Durko	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Tommy Hart	0.0	1	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Prentice McCray	5	0	27
CB Tommie Burns	4	0	22
OLB Jim Cheyunski	3	0	32
CB Nelson Munsey	2	1	30
DT Leo Brooks	2	0	7
S Ron Brandon	2	0	29
ILB Bob Stein	1	0	10
CB Jackie Wallace	1	0	3

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	5	0	0	30
OLB Charlie Hall	4	0	0	20
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	3	0	30
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	30
ILB Rick Kay	1	0	0	11
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	0	30
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0	28
CB Martin Lance	1	0	0	17
S Sandy Durko	0	1	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Hill	5	6	22	0	26
Ron Saul	2	8	25	1	28
Desmond Cribbs	1	5	25	0	28
Tom Banks	1	3	7	0	11
Robert Jackson	0	2	20	0	19
Dan Peiffer	0	1	13	0	10
Paul Seymour	0	1	16	0	21
Larry Jarvis	0	0	1	1	4

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	4	12	0	34	0	28
Doug Van Horn	2	6	0	32	0	27
Babe Morgan	2	3	0	33	2	27
Dan Stonebarger	2	2	0	29	0	22
Jim Langer	1	7	1	31	0	29
Jean Barrett	1	1	0	14	0	13
Jerome Moriarty	1	1	0	13	0	17
Skip Lewis	0	2	0	13	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon McAlister	2	13

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Autry Beamon	1	9
Charlie Hall	1	8
Maurice Spencer	1	7
Chuck Wingle	1	7
Jean Barrett	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	38	32	4	74
Ike Delgado	---	---	32	28	13	73
Elvin Bethea	---	---	37	31	3	71
Curley Culp	---	---	36	31	3	70
Ron Brandon	---	---	37	29	2	68
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	34	30	1	65
Jeris White	---	---	34	29	1	64
Nelson Munsey	---	---	32	30	1	63
Steve Neils	---	---	36	25	2	63
Prentice McCray	---	---	28	27	4	59
Ron Saul	25	28	---	---	6	59
Lynn Dickey	26	30	---	---	---	56
Desmond Cribbs	25	28	---	---	3	56
Winston Hill	22	26	---	---	5	53
Jon Keyworth	18	20	---	---	13	51
Tommie Burns	---	---	22	22	3	47
Ed Williams	14	11	---	---	17	42
Craig Hertwig	17	24	---	---	---	41
Paul Seymour	16	21	---	---	2	39
Irving Royer	18	16	---	---	5	39
Robert Jackson	20	19	---	---	---	39
Mike Thomas	16	21	---	---	---	37
Butch Stark	11	20	---	---	4	35
Tom Gallimore	14	7	---	---	14	35
Orlando Whiteman	10	13	---	---	9	32
Roland Hooks	12	18	---	---	2	32
Dan Peiffer	13	10	---	---	7	30
Bob Stein	---	---	15	10	5	30
Tom Banks	7	11	---	---	7	25
Jackie Wallace	---	---	6	3	12	21
Leo Brooks	---	---	10	7	---	17
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	5	6	6	17
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	1	1	13	15
Steve Foley	---	---	3	7	5	15
Vernon McAlister	---	---	0	0	13	13
R.J. Crozier	---	---	4	3	5	12
Larry Jarvis	1	4	---	---	7	12
Vincent Boutte	---	---	2	8	2	12
Benny Malone	0	1	---	---	8	9
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	2	2	3	7
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robert Braziel	---	---	4	2	---	6
John Smith	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mercury Duncan	1	2	---	---	---	3
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Plunkett	38	33	---	---	---	71
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	24	30	9	63
John Hannah	34	28	---	---	1	63
Maurice Spencer	---	---	26	30	7	63
Graham Spreen	---	---	21	28	13	62
Jim Langer	31	29	---	---	---	60
Babe Morgan	33	27	---	---	---	60
Doug Van Horn	32	27	---	---	---	59
Sam Hunt	---	---	26	30	2	58
Olin Rogers	---	---	21	30	7	58
Sandy Durko	---	---	25	29	2	56
Reggie Rucker	25	24	---	---	7	56
Dan Stonebarger	29	22	---	---	3	54
Mike Williams	---	---	23	30	1	54
Tommy Hart	---	---	24	28	1	53
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	24	28	1	53
Vincent Slatus	20	17	---	---	12	49
Bob Adams	23	16	---	---	9	48
John Brockington	23	18	---	---	7	48
Walter White	18	19	---	---	10	47
Dave Osborn	27	15	---	---	1	43
Charlie Hall	---	---	11	20	8	39
Jerome Moriarty	13	17	---	---	8	38
Rick Kay	---	---	14	11	12	37
Martin Lance	---	---	7	17	13	37
Van Harmon	20	14	---	---	1	35
Jean Barrett	14	13	---	---	6	33
Steve Nelson	---	---	20	12	---	32
Skip Lewis	13	13	---	---	5	31
Louis Carter	9	15	---	---	---	24
Chuck Wingle	7	6	---	---	7	20
Larry Smith	2	3	---	---	14	19
Frank Grant	3	1	---	---	13	17
Lynn Boden	4	5	---	---	4	13
Autry Beamon	---	---	1	1	9	11
R.J. Reese	---	---	4	0	6	10
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kyle Delaroche	0	1	---	---	6	7
Steve George	---	---	4	2	---	6
Danny Rhodes	---	---	4	1	1	6
Terry Meyer	---	---	5	1	---	6
Elex Price	---	---	2	2	---	4
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jumbo Asher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	19	75	3.9
Right	9	36	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	28	18	0	1	2	4	1	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	31	20	1	2	3	1	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	44	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	104	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	41	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	122	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Paul Seymour	6	4	2	33	21
WR Butch Stark	6	2	0	19	20
WR Mike Thomas	5	3	0	29	21
WR Irving Royer	4	4	0	28	16
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	2	0	22	13
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0	0	2
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	3	20
TE Tom Gallimore	1	1	0	6	7
RB Roland Hooks	1	1	0	11	18

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	8	5	0	78	1	24
FB John Brockington	5	5	0	33	0	18
WR Vincent Slatus	5	3	0	32	0	17
RB Dave Osborn	4	2	2	16	0	15
WR Van Harmon	4	2	0	24	0	14
TE Walter White	2	1	1	15	0	19
WR Larry Smith	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	0	15	0	17
WR Louis Carter	1	1	0	7	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Williams	1	3	3.00	5.29
Roland Hooks	1	4	4.00	2.25

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Osborn	4	10	2.50	2.88
Jim Plunkett	1	4	4.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.39

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	3	3	20	6.67	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Royer	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB John Brockington	1	1	5	5.00	6.60
RB Dave Osborn	1	1	10	10.00	4.00
WR Van Harmon	1	1	5	5.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Louis Carter	3	1
Dave Osborn	1	0
Jim Plunkett	1	0
Larry Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	9	5	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	2	0	0
WR Irving Royer	2	2	1
WR Mike Thomas	2	1	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	1
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	2	1	1
WR Van Harmon	2	2	2
FB John Brockington	1	1	1
RB Dave Osborn	1	1	1
WR Larry Smith	1	0	0
WR Louis Carter	1	1	0

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)