NFL game summary for 10/26/1975:

Jim Plunkett reinjured his left shoulder while running the ball in the first quarter and rookie Steve Grogan came in to direct the Patriots to their second win with a pair of touchdown passes to Andy Johnson and Randy Vataha. Johnson, playing for the injured Mack Herron, had his second consecutive 100-yard day with 103 yards on 21 carries. The three Patriots' scores were set up by an interception, a blocked punt, and a fumbled punt return. Trailing 17-0 at the half, Norm Snead rallied the 49ers by completing 22 of 41 passes for 224 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	106.4  (23)	153.8  (12)	260.2  (20)	17
	DEFENSE	119.4  (7)	133.6  (8)	253.0  (7)	13
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	155.6  (8)	108.0  (23)	263.6  (18)	17
	DEFENSE	158.0  (19)	118.4  (5)	276.4  (13)	9

Line: Even

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (2-4-0)	0	0	10	6	16
New England Patriots (2-4-0)	3	14	0	7	24

( 0- 3) NE  John Smith 44 yard field goal
( 0-10) NE  Sam Cunningham 11 yard rush (John Smith kick)
( 0-17) NE  Andy Johnson 11 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
( 7-17) SF  Ralph McGill 14 yard fumble return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
(10-17) SF  Steve Mike-Mayer 28 yard field goal
(10-24) NE  Randy Vataha 7 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(16-24) SF  Mike Holmes 24 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed)

                     SF              NE
First Downs:         14              20
Rushes-yards:        17-31           42-155
Yards/rush:          1.8             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-42-224-2     16-27-162-0
Sacked-yards:        1-12            1-11
Net pass yards:      212             151
Net yards/pass:      4.9             5.4
Total net yards:     243             306
Total plays:         60 (28% run)    70 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     5-33            6-51

Attendance: 60,358

Passing:
SF: Norm Snead, 22 of 41 for 224 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Sammy Johnson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
NE: Steve Grogan, 12 of 20 for 128 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Plunkett, 4 of 7 for 34 yards

Rushing:
SF: Larry Schreiber, 7 for 12 yards; Delvin Williams, 6 for 9 yards; Norm Snead, 2 for 10 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 1 for 1 yard; Sammy Johnson, 1 for -1 yards
NE: Andy Johnson, 21 for 103 yards; Sam Cunningham, 10 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Leon McQuay, 6 for 0 yards; Steve Grogan, 4 for 13 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
SF: Tom Mitchell, 8 for 91 yards; Sammy Johnson, 5 for 22 yards; Mike Holmes, 3 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Larry Schreiber, 3 for 29 yards; Gene Washington, 3 for 25 yards
NE: Randy Vataha, 7 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Russ Francis, 3 for 36 yards; Andy Johnson, 3 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 19 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
SF: Manfred Moore, 3 for 65 yards; Sammy Johnson, 1 for 11 yards
NE: Allen Carter, 3 for 80 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Ralph McGill, 3 for 27 yards; Manfred Moore, 1 for 0 yards
NE: Darryl Stingley, 3 for 32 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Ron Bolton, 1 for 1 yard; Bob Howard, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 5 for 171 yards
NE: Mike Patrick, 6 for 181 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Steve Mike-Mayer, 1/2
NE: John Smith, 1/2

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