NFL game summary for 12/12/1971:

The Jets limited New England to a pair of FGs and John Riggins carried for a TD which provided the winning New York margin. Jim Plunkett was dumped 4 times but also carried 7 times for 52 yards to wind up as the Patriots' leading rusher.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	123.2  (15)	132.1  (22)	255.2  (20)	28
	DEFENSE	137.7  (17)	159.4  (17)	297.1  (16)	23
New York Jets	OFFENSE	126.0  (14)	93.3  (26)	219.3  (26)	21
	DEFENSE	172.0  (25)	145.8  (8)	317.8  (21)	25

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (5-8-0)	0	3	0	3	6
New York Jets (5-8-0)	3	0	10	0	13

( 0- 3) NYJ Bobby Howfield 16 yard field goal
( 3- 3) NE  Charlie Gogolak 34 yard field goal
( 3-10) NYJ John Riggins 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 3-13) NYJ Bobby Howfield 42 yard field goal
( 6-13) NE  Charlie Gogolak 47 yard field goal

                     NE              NYJ
First Downs:         16              17
Rushes-yards:        27-100          44-166
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-31-176-1     7-12-95-2
Sacked-yards:        4-26            0-0
Net pass yards:      150             95
Net yards/pass:      4.3             7.9
Total net yards:     250             261
Total plays:         62 (43% run)    56 (78% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-2
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     8-75            3-35

Attendance: 63,175

Passing:
NE: Jim Plunkett, 18 of 31 for 176 yards (1 int)
NYJ: Joe Namath, 7 of 12 for 95 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
NE: Carl Garrett, 15 for 33 yards; Jim Plunkett, 7 for 52 yards; Jim Nance, 4 for 14 yards; Hubie Bryant, 1 for 1 yard
NYJ: John Riggins, 24 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Emerson Boozer, 18 for 77 yards; Joe Namath, 2 for -2 yards

Receiving:
NE: Jim Nance, 5 for 35 yards; Randy Vataha, 4 for 56 yards; Eric Crabtree, 4 for 39 yards; Carl Garrett, 3 for 24 yards; Hubie Bryant, 1 for 16 yards; Jack Maitland, 1 for 6 yards
NYJ: John Riggins, 3 for 21 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for 37 yards; Eddie Bell, 1 for 29 yards; Don Maynard, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Carl Garrett, 1 for 37 yards
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 2 for 44 yards; Phil Wise, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Carl Garrett, 1 for 11 yards; Hubie Bryant, 1 for 0 yards; Bob Gladieux, 1 for 0 yards
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 2 for 17 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Larry Carwell, 1 for 0 yards; Steve Kiner, 1 for 0 yards
NYJ: W.K. Hicks, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NE: Tom Janik, 6 for 166 yards
NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 2 for 90 yards

Field Goals:
NE: Charlie Gogolak, 2/2
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 2/3

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