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New England Patriots
New England Patriots
@
Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
Date
December 17, 1972
Kickoff
04:00 PM ET
01:00 PM PT
Score
NE 21 — DEN 45 F

Stadium

Capacity: 76,125

Inaugurated: 01/01/1948

Broadcast

Announcers

Charlie Jones, George Ratterman

Summary

NE and DEN combined for 358 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Josh Ashton led NE with 44 rushing yards while Fran Lynch paced DEN with 49. Through the air, Tom Reynolds topped NE with 51 receiving yards while Rod Sherman led DEN with 71.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat NE DEN
First Downs 22 26
Rush-Yds-TDs 27-125-2 31-141-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18-35-210-1-0 21-31-341-3-0
Sacked-Yards 7-75 0-0
Net Pass Yards 135 341
Total Yards 260 482
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 0-0
Turnovers 0 0
Penalties-Yards 7-48 7-90

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat NE DEN
First Downs 22 26
Rush-Yds-TDs 27-125-2 31-141-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18-35-210-1-0 21-31-341-3-0
Sacked-Yards 7-75 0-0
Net Pass Yards 135 341
Total Yards 260 482
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 0-0
Turnovers 0 0
Penalties-Yards 7-48 7-90

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Broncos Jim Turner 35 yard field goal 0-3
2 Broncos Floyd Little 3 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) 0-10
Patriots Carl Garrett 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) 7-10
Broncos Rod Sherman 20 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) 7-17
Broncos Haven Moses 19 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) 7-24
3 Broncos Haven Moses 22 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) 7-31
4 Patriots Carl Garrett 5 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) 14-31
Broncos Floyd Little 5 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) 14-38
Broncos Fran Lynch 15 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) 14-45
Patriots Tom Reynolds 28 yard pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick) 21-45

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