NFL game summary for 10/13/1974:

Undefeated New England rolled to its fifth consecutive victory, ruining the home debut of the Jets who were shut out at home for the first time. The Patriots hadn't won in New York since 1965 and were 1-12-1 against Joe Namath, who was able to complete only 7 of 21 passes and was intercepted twice. Sam Cunningham gained 64 yards and scored twice and Mack Herron rushed for 59 and wound up with 173 yards of total offense holding onto his dual leadership in both return categories. John Riggins' 100-yard rushing was some solace to the Jets, who gained only 34 net yards passing.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	163.2 (7)	167.8 (8)	331.0 (4)	6
DEFENSE	84.2 (2)	212.8 (26)	297.0 (17)	11
OFFENSE	107.8 (20)	189.5 (4)	297.2 (12)	13
DEFENSE	157.2 (22)	138.8 (10)	296.0 (16)	4

Line: Patriots by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (5-0-0)	7	3	0	14	24
New York Jets (1-4-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) NE Sam Cunningham 6 yard rush (John Smith kick) (10- 0) NE John Smith 37 yard field goal (17- 0) NE Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) (24- 0) NE Bob Geddes 29 yard interception return (John Smith kick)

                     NE              NYJ
First Downs:         18              11
Rushes-yards:        46-206          27-139
Yards/rush:          4.5             5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-115-1     8-26-71-4
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-37
Net pass yards:      115             34
Net yards/pass:      5.5             1.1
Total net yards:     321             173
Total plays:         67 (68% run)    57 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             3.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-0
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     3-40            4-35

Attendance: 57,828

Passing:
NE: Jim Plunkett, 11 of 21 for 115 yards (1 int) NYJ: Joe Namath, 7 of 21 for 63 yards (2 int); Al Woodall, 1 of 5 for 8 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
NE: Mack Herron, 16 for 59 yards; Sam Cunningham, 15 for 64 yards and 2 TDs; Josh Ashton, 11 for 44 yards; Jim Plunkett, 2 for 15 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for 21 yards; John Tarver, 1 for 3 yards NYJ: John Riggins, 16 for 100 yards; Emerson Boozer, 9 for 33 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 4 yards; Jerome Barkum, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 3 for 34 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 24 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 18 yards; Mack Herron, 2 for 17 yards; Bob Windsor, 1 for 20 yards; John Tarver, 1 for 2 yards NYJ: David Knight, 3 for 31 yards; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 11 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 23 yards; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 7 yards; John Riggins, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Steve Schubert, 1 for 18 yards NYJ: Lou Piccone, 5 for 157 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 3 for 54 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 4 yards NYJ: Roscoe Word, 3 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
NE: Bob Geddes, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD; John Sanders, 1 for 18 yards; Sam Hunt, 1 for 13 yards; Steve King, 1 for 9 yards NYJ: Burgess Owens, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NE: Bruce Barnes, 6 for 189 yards NYJ: Greg Gantt, 8 for 281 yards
Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1