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Sunday October 25, 1970
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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):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Boston PatriotsOFFENSE96.6  (21)105.6  (26)202.2  (25)15
DEFENSE154.8  (23)105.8  (2)260.6  (9)11
Baltimore ColtsOFFENSE86.4  (24)194.2  (5)280.6  (13)17
DEFENSE85.4  (2)231.8  (25)317.2  (22)13

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Boston Patriots (1-5-0)03003
Baltimore Colts (5-1-0)3143727

( 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




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