NFL game summary for 10/25/1970:
Johnny Unitas threw TD passes to Jack Maitland, Roy Jefferson and Jimmy Orr while the Colts defense smothered Joe Kapp for a second victory over the Patriots. The Colts came up with 4 interceptions, to register a total of 10 in successive games. The Patriots were held to 45 yards rushing.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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![]() | OFFENSE | 96.6 (21) | 105.6 (26) | 202.2 (25) | 15 |
DEFENSE | 154.8 (23) | 105.8 (2) | 260.6 (9) | 11 | |
![]() | OFFENSE | 86.4 (24) | 194.2 (5) | 280.6 (13) | 17 |
DEFENSE | 85.4 (2) | 231.8 (25) | 317.2 (22) | 13 |
Line: n/a
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
( 0- 3) BAL Jim O'Brien 12 yard field goal
( 3- 3) BOS Charlie Gogolak 15 yard field goal
( 3-10) BAL Jack Maitland 5 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 3-17) BAL Roy Jefferson 15 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 3-20) BAL Jim O'Brien 48 yard field goal
( 3-27) BAL Jimmy Orr 26 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
BOS BAL First Downs: 12 14 Rushes-yards: 17-45 27-101 Yards/rush: 2.6 3.7 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 17-32-190-4 14-25-192-0 Sacked-yards: 8-65 3-21 Net pass yards: 125 171 Net yards/pass: 3.1 6.1 Total net yards: 170 272 Total plays: 57 (29% run) 55 (49% run) Yards/play: 3.0 4.9 Fumbles-lost: 0-0 2-1 Turnovers: 4 1 Penalties-yards: 9-97 10-119 Attendance: 60,240
Passing:
BOS: Joe Kapp, 16 of 30 for 178 yards (3 int); Mike Taliaferro, 1 of 2 for 12 yards (1 int) BAL: Johnny Unitas, 12 of 21 for 155 yards and 3 TDs; Earl Morrall, 2 of 4 for 37 yards
Rushing:
BOS: Jim Nance, 8 for 28 yards; Carl Garrett, 7 for 9 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 4 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 4 yards BAL: Tom Nowatzke, 9 for 43 yards; Jack Maitland, 7 for 10 yards; Jerry Hill, 6 for 29 yards; Sam Havrilak, 4 for 14 yards; Johnny Unitas, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
BOS: Ron Sellers, 5 for 101 yards; Carl Garrett, 5 for 48 yards; Bake Turner, 2 for 20 yards; Barry Brown, 2 for 8 yards; Jim Nance, 2 for 1 yard; Bill Rademacher, 1 for 12 yards BAL: Tom Nowatzke, 3 for 14 yards; Jimmy Orr, 2 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Hinton, 2 for 26 yards; Tom Mitchell, 2 for 23 yards; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 19 yards and 1 TD; John Mackey, 1 for 42 yards; Jerry Hill, 1 for 9 yards; Jack Maitland, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 3 for 68 yards; Odell Lawson, 2 for 39 yards; Marty Schottenheimer, 1 for 8 yards BAL: Jim Duncan, 2 for 81 yards
Punt returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 2 for 13 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 6 yards BAL: Ron Gardin, 4 for 8 yards; Tom Curtis, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Jim Duncan, 1 for 26 yards; Ray May, 1 for 18 yards; Bob Grant, 1 for 12 yards; Tom Curtis, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BOS: Tom Janik, 5 for 204 yards BAL: David Lee, 5 for 218 yards
Field Goals:
BOS: Charlie Gogolak, 1/3 BAL: Jim O'Brien, 2/2
BOS: Joe Kapp, 16 of 30 for 178 yards (3 int); Mike Taliaferro, 1 of 2 for 12 yards (1 int) BAL: Johnny Unitas, 12 of 21 for 155 yards and 3 TDs; Earl Morrall, 2 of 4 for 37 yards
Rushing:
BOS: Jim Nance, 8 for 28 yards; Carl Garrett, 7 for 9 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 4 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 4 yards BAL: Tom Nowatzke, 9 for 43 yards; Jack Maitland, 7 for 10 yards; Jerry Hill, 6 for 29 yards; Sam Havrilak, 4 for 14 yards; Johnny Unitas, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
BOS: Ron Sellers, 5 for 101 yards; Carl Garrett, 5 for 48 yards; Bake Turner, 2 for 20 yards; Barry Brown, 2 for 8 yards; Jim Nance, 2 for 1 yard; Bill Rademacher, 1 for 12 yards BAL: Tom Nowatzke, 3 for 14 yards; Jimmy Orr, 2 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Hinton, 2 for 26 yards; Tom Mitchell, 2 for 23 yards; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 19 yards and 1 TD; John Mackey, 1 for 42 yards; Jerry Hill, 1 for 9 yards; Jack Maitland, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 3 for 68 yards; Odell Lawson, 2 for 39 yards; Marty Schottenheimer, 1 for 8 yards BAL: Jim Duncan, 2 for 81 yards
Punt returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 2 for 13 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 6 yards BAL: Ron Gardin, 4 for 8 yards; Tom Curtis, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Jim Duncan, 1 for 26 yards; Ray May, 1 for 18 yards; Bob Grant, 1 for 12 yards; Tom Curtis, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BOS: Tom Janik, 5 for 204 yards BAL: David Lee, 5 for 218 yards
Field Goals:
BOS: Charlie Gogolak, 1/3 BAL: Jim O'Brien, 2/2