Sunday October 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/31/1971:



After the Patriots pulled to within three points in the final period, the 49ers erupted for two touchdowns on a 71-yard pass from John Brodie to Gene Washington and center Forrest Blue's 25-yard dash with a recovered fumble of a punt. The victory lifted San Francisco into first place in the NFC West.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE114.3  (16)114.2  (25)228.5  (23)15
DEFENSE166.8  (20)164.5  (16)331.3  (23)8
OFFENSE163.8  (6)201.7  (3)365.5  (1)20
DEFENSE111.5  (10)137.7  (8)249.2  (6)16

Line: 49ers by 21

Team1234F
New England Patriots (2-5-0)007310
San Francisco 49ers (5-2-0)7601427

( 0- 7) SF Ken Willard 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 0-10) SF Bruce Gossett 35 yard field goal ( 0-13) SF Bruce Gossett 41 yard field goal ( 7-13) NE Randy Vataha 23 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) (10-13) NE Charlie Gogolak 32 yard field goal (10-20) SF Gene Washington 71 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) (10-27) SF Forrest Blue 25 yard fumble return (Bruce Gossett kick)
                     NE              SF
First Downs:         11              13
Rushes-yards:        31-177          36-71
Yards/rush:          5.7             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-20-102-0      10-21-200-3
Sacked-yards:        4-33            2-24
Net pass yards:      69              176
Net yards/pass:      2.9             7.7
Total net yards:     246             247
Total plays:         55 (56% run)    59 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             2-2
Turnovers:           3               5
Penalties-yards:     5-40            6-60

Attendance: 45,092

Passing:
NE: Jim Plunkett, 7 of 19 for 102 yards and 1 TD; Bob Gladieux, 0 of 1 for 0 yards SF: John Brodie, 10 of 20 for 200 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Steve Spurrier, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NE: Carl Garrett, 13 for 96 yards; Jim Nance, 7 for 20 yards; Bob Gladieux, 5 for 38 yards; Jim Plunkett, 4 for 22 yards; Jack Maitland, 1 for 2 yards; Hubie Bryant, 1 for -1 yards SF: Ken Willard, 16 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Vic Washington, 15 for 59 yards; John Brodie, 2 for 0 yards; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 2 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 2 yards; Jim McCann, 1 for -6 yards
Receiving:
NE: Hubie Bryant, 2 for 44 yards; Randy Vataha, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Tom Beer, 2 for 24 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 6 yards SF: Gene Washington, 5 for 160 yards and 1 TD; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 20 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 14 yards; Dick Witcher, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Carl Garrett, 3 for 52 yards; Ron Gardin, 2 for 39 yards; Halvor Hagen, 1 for 7 yards SF: Vic Washington, 2 for 99 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Ron Gardin, 2 for 5 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 2 yards SF: Bruce Taylor, 2 for 4 yards; Johnny Fuller, 1 for 13 yards; Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
NE: Randy Beverly, 1 for 19 yards; Steve Kiner, 1 for 14 yards; Larry Carwell, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NE: Tom Janik, 7 for 233 yards SF: Jim McCann, 4 for 150 yards
Field Goals:
NE: Charlie Gogolak, 1/3 SF: Bruce Gossett, 2/3


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