NFL game summary for 11/18/1973:

Jim Plunkett had his best passing day as a pro, rallying the Patriots from a 24-9 deficit to win 33-24. Plunkett completed 18 of 32 passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns. It was the first 300-yard day by a Patriots' passer since Babe Parilli did it in 1966. Four field goals by Jeff White provided the winning margin for the Patriots, who broke a three-game losing slump.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Green Bay Packers	OFFENSE	129.2  (17)	63.4  (25)	192.7  (26)	15
	DEFENSE	149.6  (16)	120.1  (6)	269.7  (11)	22
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	113.7  (22)	122.3  (18)	236.0  (24)	27
	DEFENSE	220.3  (26)	88.8  (1)	309.1  (19)	21

Line: Packers by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Green Bay Packers (3-5-2)	14	3	7	0	24
New England Patriots (3-7-0)	0	9	10	14	33

( 7- 0) GB  John Brockington 4 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(14- 0) GB  Perry Williams 6 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(14- 3) NE  Jeff White 19 yard field goal
(14- 6) NE  Jeff White 21 yard field goal
(14- 9) NE  Jeff White 26 yard field goal
(17- 9) GB  Chester Marcol 33 yard field goal
(24- 9) GB  Ken Ellis 47 yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick)
(24-16) NE  Bob Windsor 28 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick)
(24-19) NE  Jeff White 18 yard field goal
(24-26) NE  Reggie Rucker 63 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Jeff White kick)
(24-33) NE  Jim Plunkett 1 yard rush (Jeff White kick)

                     GB              NE
First Downs:         15              23
Rushes-yards:        30-75           33-116
Yards/rush:          2.5             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-23-267-1     18-32-348-1
Sacked-yards:        1-4             1-8
Net pass yards:      263             340
Net yards/pass:      11.0            10.3
Total net yards:     338             456
Total plays:         54 (55% run)    66 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             6.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     5-36            1-15

Attendance: 60,525

Passing:
GB: Jerry Tagge, 17 of 23 for 267 yards (1 int)
NE: Jim Plunkett, 18 of 32 for 348 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 16 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Perry Williams, 11 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Jon Staggers, 1 for 7 yards; Jerry Tagge, 1 for 2 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for -4 yards
NE: Mack Herron, 14 for 43 yards; Sam Cunningham, 9 for 30 yards; Bob McCall, 6 for 17 yards; Jim Plunkett, 3 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Darryl Stingley, 1 for 18 yards

Receiving:
GB: Jon Staggers, 4 for 87 yards; Rich McGeorge, 4 for 54 yards; Leland Glass, 3 for 39 yards; John Brockington, 2 for 45 yards; Barry Smith, 2 for 28 yards; Perry Williams, 2 for 14 yards
NE: Reggie Rucker, 5 for 108 yards and 1 TD; Bob Windsor, 5 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Mack Herron, 3 for 69 yards; Darryl Stingley, 3 for 50 yards; Randy Vataha, 1 for 32 yards; Bob McCall, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Ike Thomas, 4 for 107 yards; Ken Ellis, 2 for 52 yards; Larry Krause, 1 for 30 yards; Aaron Brown, 1 for 7 yards
NE: Darryl Stingley, 2 for 55 yards; Mack Herron, 1 for 29 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 3 for 31 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Ken Ellis, 1 for 47 yards and 1 TD
NE: Ron Bolton, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
GB: Ron Widby, 4 for 150 yards
NE: Bruce Barnes, 2 for 71 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 1/2
NE: Jeff White, 4/4

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