NFL game summary for 09/29/1974:

Jim Plunkett took the unbeaten Patriots to their third straight win, throwing two more touchdown passes for a total of six in the season. The Patriot defense shut off the Rams' running game with 109 yards, recovered three fumbles, blocked a field goal attempt and intercepted two of John Hadl's passes. John Smith added two FGs and Mack Herron contributed 152 yards on rushing (62), kickoff returns (52), and punt returns (38). Safety Prentice McCray snuffed out a late Rams' threat with an interception.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	151.0  (9)	138.5  (14)	289.5  (8)	3
	DEFENSE	80.5  (2)	117.0  (10)	197.5  (4)	3
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	184.5  (4)	161.0  (8)	345.5  (6)	1
	DEFENSE	71.5  (1)	237.5  (26)	309.0  (18)	3

Line: Rams by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (2-1-0)	7	0	0	7	14
New England Patriots (3-0-0)	0	7	6	7	20

( 7- 0) LA  Tony Baker 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
( 7- 7) NE  Darryl Stingley 20 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
( 7-10) NE  John Smith 39 yard field goal
( 7-13) NE  John Smith 23 yard field goal
( 7-20) NE  Randy Vataha 21 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
(14-20) LA  Lance Rentzel 36 yard pass from John Hadl (David Ray kick)

                     LA              NE
First Downs:         20              13
Rushes-yards:        31-109          35-98
Yards/rush:          3.5             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-32-209-2     14-25-189-1
Sacked-yards:        2-13            4-38
Net pass yards:      196             151
Net yards/pass:      5.8             5.2
Total net yards:     305             249
Total plays:         65 (47% run)    64 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-1
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     2-10            8-95

Attendance: 59,712

Passing:
LA: John Hadl, 13 of 32 for 209 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
NE: Jim Plunkett, 14 of 25 for 189 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 14 for 51 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 13 for 44 yards; Tony Baker, 2 for 1 yard and 1 TD; John Hadl, 1 for 7 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 6 yards
NE: Mack Herron, 16 for 62 yards; Sam Cunningham, 13 for 16 yards; Jim Plunkett, 3 for 14 yards; Josh Ashton, 3 for 6 yards

Receiving:
LA: Harold Jackson, 6 for 102 yards; Jack Snow, 3 for 29 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 27 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 15 yards
NE: Reggie Rucker, 5 for 57 yards; Darryl Stingley, 3 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Mack Herron, 3 for 15 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 37 yards; Randy Vataha, 1 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Bob Windsor, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 1 for 31 yards; John Cappelletti, 1 for 5 yards
NE: Mack Herron, 2 for 52 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 24 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Rob Scribner, 2 for 13 yards
NE: Mack Herron, 1 for 38 yards; Sandy Durko, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
LA: Steve Preece, 1 for 6 yards
NE: Prentice McCray, 1 for 33 yards; Ron Bolton, 1 for 10 yards

Punting:
LA: Dave Chapple, 5 for 158 yards
NE: Bruce Barnes, 8 for 289 yards

Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 0/1
NE: John Smith, 2/2

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