Week 15, 1975

played in New England, MA

25 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New York (A) Titans	7	3	0	17	-	27
New England Patriots	0	21	3	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:00 NYT - O.J. Simpson 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Vincent Slatus 47 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 11:11 NED - Dave Osborn 1 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 04:16 NED - Reggie Rucker 38 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:31 NYT - Pat Leahy 24 field goal
3Q: 05:48 NED - Ray Wersching 39 field goal
4Q: 12:37 NYT - Bob Pickard 9 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 10:03 NYT - Pat Leahy 45 field goal
4Q: 08:58 NYT - Tim George 13 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:00 NYT - O.J. Simpson 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Vincent Slatus 47 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 11:11 NED - Dave Osborn 1 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 04:16 NED - Reggie Rucker 38 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:31 NYT - Pat Leahy 24 field goal
3Q: 05:48 NED - Ray Wersching 39 field goal
4Q: 12:37 NYT - Bob Pickard 9 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 10:03 NYT - Pat Leahy 45 field goal
4Q: 08:58 NYT - Tim George 13 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics NYT NED
Record 7-7 7-7
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 381 342
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 5.52 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 131 115
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 4.68 3.59
Net Passing Yards 250 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 3 29 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 259 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/64 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 3/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:00 32:00

Team Statistics	NYT	NED
Record	7-7	7-7
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	381	342
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	5.52	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	131	115
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	4.68	3.59
Net Passing Yards	250	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 3	29 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	259	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/64	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	3/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:00	32:00

Drive Charts

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:27	0:37	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
1	11:02	2:33	OWN 4	5	18	Punt
1	6:33	1:53	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
2	14:40	1:40	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
2	11:04	3:01	OWN 20	9	56	Interception
2	4:02	3:37	OWN 20	13	73	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 28	2	17	Interception
3	13:04	1:30	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	7:54	0:36	OWN 20	2	4	Fumble
3	5:41	1:18	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	1:21	3:50	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
4	10:56	0:59	OPP 32	3	4	Field Goal
4	9:44	0:56	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
4	4:59	3:11	OWN 20	8	43	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 48	1	-1	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:33	OWN 23	1	1	Fumble
1	13:50	2:48	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
1	8:29	1:56	OPP 49	3	-2	Punt
1	4:40	5:00	OWN 4	9	96	Touchdown
2	13:00	1:56	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
2	8:03	4:01	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:56	0:52	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
3	11:34	3:40	OWN 45	6	18	Punt
3	7:18	1:37	OPP 24	3	2	Field Goal
3	4:23	3:02	OWN 38	6	19	Fumble
4	12:31	1:35	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
4	9:57	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	8:48	3:49	OWN 35	7	25	Punt
4	1:48	1:28	OWN 20	7	39	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jim LeClair, New York (A) Titans

Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Simpson	20	108	5.40	16	3	1
Rod Phillips	6	18	3.00	7	0	0
Joe Namath	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dave Osborn	20	42	2.10	10	1	1
Louis Carter	9	71	7.89	39	2	0
Jim Plunkett	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0
John Brockington	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	39	24	259	2/9	2	21	3	66.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	29	19	252	4/25	2	47	2	87.1

Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Pickard	7	11	87	12.43	10	21	1
WR Tim George	6	7	70	11.67	8	17	1
WR Everett Conley	3	6	32	10.67	0	17	0
WR Bo Rather	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
FB John Riggins	2	4	25	12.50	0	14	0
RB O.J. Simpson	2	5	24	12.00	9	13	0
TE Eric Sanderson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Irv Newton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Rucker	8	10	109	13.63	12	38	1
WR Vincent Slatus	4	6	90	22.50	34	47	1
TE Bob Adams	2	4	18	9.00	1	12	0
RB Dave Osborn	2	2	12	6.00	5	7	0
WR Larry Smith	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Walter White	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Van Harmon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jim LeClair	1	0	0.00	0
S Ron Smith	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Rick Kay	1	0	0.00
OLB Danny Rhodes	1	8	8.00
S Autry Beamon	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Namath	1	0	0
Mike Kolen	0	1	0
Jim LeClair	0	1	0
John Ebersole	0	0	1
Rickey McBeal	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Osborn	2	0	0
R.J. Reese	0	1	0
Charlie Hall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	5	211	42.2	33.0	52	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	5	209	41.8	25.6	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim George	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim George	1	31	31.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	2	67	33.5	0
Reggie Rucker	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Smith	9	1	0.0	29	33
OLB Greg Brezina	7	1	1.0	31	32
ILB Jim LeClair	6	1	1.0	32	33
ILB John Ebersole	6	1	0.0	15	6
OLB Mike Kolen	5	1	1.0	25	19
CB Kennedy McCargo	3	1	0.0	16	26
CB Earlie Thomas	2	2	0.0	28	31
S Daniel Reiner	2	2	0.0	17	25
DE Ron Acks	2	0	0.0	23	32
DE Richard Neal	1	3	1.0	29	31
S Roderick Vance	1	2	0.0	18	29
DT Rickey McBeal	1	1	0.0	28	30
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	1	0.0	7	4
S Ed Jones	1	1	0.0	6	11
FB John Riggins	1	0	---	---	---
RB O.J. Simpson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0.0	9	1
WR Everett Conley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deron DeLorraine	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Antonio Dodge	0	1	0.0	20	9
DT Pete Cusick	0	1	0.0	9	3

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	8	1	0.0	19	34
OLB Charlie Hall	7	2	1.5	24	33
CB Mike Williams	5	2	0.0	27	40
ILB Rick Kay	5	1	0.0	9	24
CB Maurice Spencer	5	1	0.0	27	41
DT Elex Price	4	1	0.0	19	19
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	1	0.0	27	41
OLB Danny Rhodes	3	0	0.0	19	18
CB Graham Spreen	3	0	0.0	9	11
CB Martin Lance	3	0	0.0	10	22
DE Tommy Hart	2	2	0.5	26	39
OLB Steve Nelson	1	5	0.0	27	41
T Jim Langer	1	0	---	---	---
WR Reggie Rucker	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	0	---	---	---
DT R.J. Reese	1	0	0.0	21	29
DE Olin Rogers	0	3	0.0	22	39
OLB Paul Naumoff	0	1	0.0	14	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mike Kolen	1.0	2	1	19
OLB Greg Brezina	1.0	0	1	32
ILB Jim LeClair	1.0	0	0	33
DE Richard Neal	1.0	0	0	31
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	1	30

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Charlie Hall	1.5	1	3	0	33
DE Tommy Hart	0.5	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kennedy McCargo	5	0	0	26
S Ron Smith	3	1	1	33
CB Earlie Thomas	3	1	0	31
ILB Jim LeClair	2	0	1	33
DE Ron Acks	1	0	0	32
OLB Greg Brezina	1	0	0	32
ILB John Ebersole	1	0	0	6
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	0	25
DE Deron DeLorraine	1	0	0	2
S Ed Jones	1	0	0	11

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Maurice Spencer	5	1	0	41
S Sandy Durko	4	2	0	34
S Chris Farasopoulos	4	1	0	41
CB Mike Williams	3	0	0	40
ILB Rick Kay	2	0	1	24
OLB Danny Rhodes	1	0	1	18
DE Tommy Hart	1	0	0	39
OLB Paul Naumoff	1	0	0	11
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	41
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0	11
CB Martin Lance	1	0	0	22
S Autry Beamon	0	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Schumacher	4	9	0	26	0	34
Wayne Mulligan	2	4	1	24	1	36
Randal Farley	2	4	0	24	0	28
Michael Crespo	1	4	0	22	0	34
Irv Newton	1	1	1	16	0	11
Karl Chandler	1	1	0	6	0	10
David Shiancoe	1	1	0	6	0	14
Todd Watkins	0	1	0	22	1	37
John Riggins	0	1	0	14	0	26

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Langer	5	12	32	1	33
John Hannah	1	4	32	1	33
Doug Van Horn	1	4	28	1	29
John Brockington	1	2	23	0	17
Skip Lewis	1	2	13	0	12
Babe Morgan	0	2	26	1	28
Jean Barrett	0	2	10	0	9
Bob Adams	0	1	20	0	19
Dan Stonebarger	0	1	19	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Irv Newton	2	15
Marvin Warfield	2	11
Daniel Reiner	1	24
Bob Johnson	1	4

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Grant	1	18
Maurice Spencer	1	6

Participation

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Namath	28	41	---	---	---	69
Jim LeClair	---	---	32	33	2	67
Wayne Mulligan	24	36	---	---	7	67
Greg Brezina	---	---	31	32	3	66
Daniel Reiner	---	---	17	25	24	66
Ron Smith	---	---	29	33	2	64
Richard Neal	---	---	29	31	3	63
Earlie Thomas	---	---	28	31	3	62
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	16	26	20	62
Rickey McBeal	---	---	28	30	3	61
Everett Conley	20	25	---	---	15	60
Kurt Schumacher	26	34	---	---	---	60
Todd Watkins	22	37	---	---	---	59
Michael Crespo	22	34	---	---	2	58
Ron Acks	---	---	23	32	2	57
Randal Farley	24	28	---	---	5	57
O.J. Simpson	22	29	---	---	5	56
John Riggins	14	26	---	---	12	52
Roderick Vance	---	---	18	29	4	51
Eric Sanderson	17	25	---	---	8	50
Tim George	11	24	---	---	11	46
Bo Rather	14	20	---	---	12	46
Mike Kolen	---	---	25	19	1	45
Irv Newton	16	11	---	---	15	42
Bob Pickard	11	26	---	---	1	38
Ricky Baker	6	3	---	---	23	32
Rod Phillips	9	16	---	---	6	31
Antonio Dodge	---	---	20	9	---	29
David Shiancoe	6	14	---	---	7	27
Karl Chandler	6	10	---	---	7	23
John Ebersole	---	---	15	6	2	23
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	7	4	10	21
Ed Jones	---	---	6	11	4	21
Christian Howe	---	---	3	3	14	20
Jesse Burgess	6	7	---	---	3	16
Pete Cusick	---	---	9	3	2	14
Bob Johnson	4	5	---	---	4	13
Greg Foggie	---	---	9	1	3	13
Marvin Warfield	---	---	0	0	11	11
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	4	3	4	11
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	3	2	---	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	27	41	11	79
Maurice Spencer	---	---	27	41	6	74
Olin Rogers	---	---	22	39	12	73
Jim Langer	32	33	---	---	5	70
Steve Nelson	---	---	27	41	2	70
Mike Williams	---	---	27	40	2	69
Tommy Hart	---	---	26	39	2	67
John Hannah	32	33	---	---	---	65
Jim Plunkett	32	33	---	---	---	65
Charlie Hall	---	---	24	33	3	60
Doug Van Horn	28	29	---	---	---	57
John Brockington	23	17	---	---	16	56
Sandy Durko	---	---	19	34	3	56
Rick Kay	---	---	9	24	22	55
Reggie Rucker	19	20	---	---	16	55
Babe Morgan	26	28	---	---	---	54
R.J. Reese	---	---	21	29	2	52
Martin Lance	---	---	10	22	16	48
Dan Stonebarger	19	21	---	---	6	46
Walter White	17	19	---	---	7	43
Bob Adams	20	19	---	---	3	42
Jerome Moriarty	12	14	---	---	15	41
Van Harmon	16	14	---	---	11	41
Elex Price	---	---	19	19	---	38
Dave Osborn	20	16	---	---	1	37
Danny Rhodes	---	---	19	18	---	37
Vincent Slatus	16	20	---	---	1	37
Graham Spreen	---	---	9	11	14	34
Skip Lewis	13	12	---	---	7	32
Jean Barrett	10	9	---	---	7	26
Paul Naumoff	---	---	14	11	1	26
Larry Smith	1	6	---	---	17	24
Frank Grant	1	4	---	---	18	23
Autry Beamon	---	---	4	4	15	23
Louis Carter	11	11	---	---	---	22
Chuck Wingle	4	5	---	---	7	16
Terry Meyer	---	---	2	2	5	9
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve George	---	---	2	2	---	4
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	0	1	---	1
Lynn Boden	0	0	---	---	1	1
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	9	55	6.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	59	6.6
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	8	31	3.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	39	24	1	0	3	4	4	0	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	29	19	3	0	0	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	68	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	174	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	53	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	153	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Pickard	11	7	2	87	1	26
WR Tim George	7	6	0	70	0	24
WR Everett Conley	6	3	0	32	0	25
RB O.J. Simpson	5	2	0	24	0	29
FB John Riggins	4	2	0	25	0	26
WR Bo Rather	3	2	0	10	0	20
TE Eric Sanderson	2	1	1	7	0	25
TE Irv Newton	1	1	0	4	0	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	10	8	109	2	20
WR Vincent Slatus	6	4	90	1	20
TE Bob Adams	4	2	18	0	19
RB Dave Osborn	2	2	12	0	16
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	0	0	0	14
WR Larry Smith	1	1	11	0	6
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	4	0	5
WR Van Harmon	1	0	0	0	14
TE Walter White	1	1	8	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Simpson	4	14	3.50	5.40
Rod Phillips	2	6	3.00	3.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Osborn	3	3	1.00	2.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	5	3	36	7.20	6.64

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Pickard	2	2	23	11.50	7.91
RB O.J. Simpson	2	0	0	0.00	4.80
WR Tim George	1	1	13	13.00	10.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Simpson	3	3
Joe Namath	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Louis Carter	2	0
Dave Osborn	1	1
Jim Plunkett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	8	5	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	8	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Pickard	3	2	1
WR Tim George	1	0	0
WR Bo Rather	1	1	1
RB O.J. Simpson	1	1	1
WR Everett Conley	1	0	0
TE Irv Newton	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	4	3	1
WR Vincent Slatus	3	3	2
WR Larry Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)