NFL game summary for 10/03/1971:

The Colts limited the Patriots to fewer than a hundred combined yards on offense in taking over the lead in the AFC East. Jim O'Brien contributed three long field goals and rookie running back Don Nottingham scored his first TD rushing.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	195.0  (2)	53.5  (26)	248.5  (21)	9
	DEFENSE	80.5  (5)	112.0  (3)	192.5  (1)	4
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	139.5  (10)	114.0  (24)	253.5  (19)	6
	DEFENSE	184.5  (23)	151.5  (13)	336.0  (21)	4

Line: Colts by 10½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (2-1-0)	14	3	0	6	23
New England Patriots (1-2-0)	0	3	0	0	3

( 7- 0) BAL Tom Matte 2 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14- 0) BAL Don Nottingham 1 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14- 3) NE  Charlie Gogolak 34 yard field goal
(17- 3) BAL Jim O'Brien 42 yard field goal
(20- 3) BAL Jim O'Brien 41 yard field goal
(23- 3) BAL Jim O'Brien 50 yard field goal

                     BAL             NE
First Downs:         24              9
Rushes-yards:        36-136          24-89
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-24-235-2     9-20-62-1
Sacked-yards:        1-13            0-0
Net pass yards:      222             62
Net yards/pass:      8.9             3.1
Total net yards:     358             151
Total plays:         61 (59% run)    44 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     2-10            4-50

Attendance: 61,232

Passing:
BAL: Earl Morrall, 13 of 17 for 162 yards (2 int); Johnny Unitas, 6 of 7 for 73 yards
NE: Jim Plunkett, 9 of 20 for 62 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
BAL: Don Nottingham, 16 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Tom Matte, 14 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 5 for 22 yards; Ray Perkins, 1 for 18 yards
NE: Carl Garrett, 10 for 39 yards; Jim Plunkett, 6 for 36 yards; Jim Nance, 5 for 15 yards; Bob Gladieux, 3 for 7 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Tom Mitchell, 5 for 56 yards; Eddie Hinton, 4 for 81 yards; Tom Matte, 4 for 38 yards; Don Nottingham, 3 for 34 yards; John Mackey, 2 for 18 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 8 yards
NE: Carl Garrett, 4 for 13 yards; Randy Vataha, 2 for 28 yards; Roland Moss, 1 for 9 yards; Tom Beer, 1 for 7 yards; Bob Gladieux, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Jim Duncan, 1 for 54 yards; Lenny Dunlap, 1 for 28 yards
NE: Ron Gardin, 2 for 45 yards; Hubie Bryant, 1 for 45 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Hubie Bryant, 1 for 16 yards; Bob Gladieux, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Charlie Stukes, 1 for 0 yards
NE: Larry Carwell, 1 for 19 yards; John Outlaw, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 2 for 94 yards
NE: Tom Janik, 6 for 212 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Jim O'Brien, 3/3
NE: Charlie Gogolak, 1/3

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