| 1974 - Week 3 |
| Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Scoring Plays | Rams | Patriots | ||
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| Patriots | 14:53 | J.Smith 31 yd. Field Goal ( 6-3, 2:41 ) | 0 | 3 |
| Patriots | 4:56 | J.Plunkett 3 yd. run ( J.Smith Kick ) ( 11-73, 5:32 ) | 0 | 10 |
| Patriots | 0:42 | J.Smith 27 yd. Field Goal ( 10-49, 1:38 ) | 0 | 13 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| Patriots | 7:02 | J.Smith 37 yd. Field Goal ( 8-37, 4:06 ) | 0 | 16 |
| Patriots | 1:17 | J.Smith 18 yd. Field Goal ( 8-53, 4:03 ) | 0 | 19 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| Patriots | 0:19 | S.Cunningham 2 yd. run ( J.Smith Kick ) ( 5-82, 2:58 ) | 0 | 26 |
| Drive Charts | |||||||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | New England Patriots | ||||||||||
| Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | ||
| Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result | Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result |
| 15:00 | 4:07 | LARm 17 | 7 | 38 | Punt | 10:53 | 2:14 | NE 14 | 6 | 15 | Punt |
| 8:39 | 1:34 | LARm 24 | 3 | 5 | Interception | 7:05 | 1:00 | LARm 19 | 3 | 1 | Interception |
| 6:05 | 3:35 | LARm 3 | 8 | 42 | Punt | 2:30 | 2:41 | LARm 17 | 6 | 3 | Field Goal |
| 14:49 | 4:21 | LARm 20 | 11 | 53 | Missed FG | 10:28 | 5:32 | NE 27 | 11 | 73 | Touchdown |
| 4:56 | 2:40 | LARm 38 | 6 | 8 | Punt | 2:16 | 1:38 | NE 41 | 10 | 49 | Field Goal |
| 0:38 | 0:34 | LARm 43 | 3 | -9 | Punt | 0:04 | 0:08 | NE 34 | 1 | 0 | End of Half |
| 13:14 | 2:10 | LARm 41 | 4 | 16 | Fumble | 14:56 | 1:42 | NE 35 | 3 | 0 | Punt |
| 6:58 | 1:42 | LARm 20 | 3 | 2 | Punt | 11:04 | 4:06 | NE 43 | 8 | 37 | Field Goal |
| 1:13 | 2:05 | LARm 20 | 3 | 5 | Punt | 5:16 | 4:03 | NE 46 | 8 | 53 | Field Goal |
| 12:30 | 0:40 | LARm 44 | 3 | -2 | Punt | 14:08 | 1:38 | NE 41 | 3 | 2 | Punt |
| 10:02 | 0:06 | LARm 37 | 1 | 25 | Fumble | 11:50 | 1:48 | NE 48 | 3 | 5 | Punt |
| 8:52 | 1:37 | LARm 1 | 3 | 0 | Interception | 9:56 | 1:04 | NE 40 | 3 | 2 | Punt |
| 4:54 | 1:37 | LARm 28 | 4 | 20 | Punt | 7:15 | 2:21 | LARm 31 | 3 | 3 | Missed FG |
| 0:19 | 0:19 | LARm 42 | 1 | -2 | End of Reg. | 3:17 | 2:58 | NE 18 | 5 | 82 | Touchdown |
| 27:07 | LARm 27 | 60 | 201 | 32:53 | NE 44 | 73 | 325 | ||||
| Time of Possession by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9:16 | 7:35 | 5:05 | 5:11 | 27:07 | |
| New England Patriots | 5:44 | 7:25 | 9:55 | 9:49 | 32:53 |
| Team Statistics | Rams | Patriots |
| Total Points | 0 | 26 |
| 1st Downs | 11 | 17 |
| Rushing | 4 | 9 |
| Passing | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd-Down Conversions | 5-14 | 8-19 |
| 4th-Down Conversions | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 11-82 | 4-40 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Time Of Pos. | 27:07 | 32:53 |
| Total Net Yards | 221 | 318 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 73 |
| Average Gain | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 79 | 190 |
| Rushes | 29 | 36 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 2.7 | 5.3 |
| Net Yards Passing | 142 | 128 |
| Completions | 14 | 12 |
| Attempts | 28 | 34 |
| Completion % | 50.0 | 35.3 |
| Yards Per Completion | 11.5 | 13.0 |
| Sacks | 3 | 3 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Los Angeles Rams | New England Patriots | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT | Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT |
| John Hadl | 28 | 14 | 161 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 38 | Jim Plunkett | 34 | 12 | 156 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 38 |
| Totals | 28 | 14 | 161 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 38 | Totals | 34 | 12 | 156 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 38 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 21 | 0 | Sam The Bam Cunningham | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 69 | 1 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | Mack Herron | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | John Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Josh Ashton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | John Tarver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Plunkett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| John Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 29 | 79 | 2.7 | 21 | 0 | Totals | 37 | 206 | 5.6 | 69 | 2 |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 23 | 0 | Sam The Bam Cunningham | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | Mack Herron | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | Reggie Rucker | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 | Randy Vataha | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Darryl Stingley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 25 | 0 | Totals | 12 | 156 | 13.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG | Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG |
| Dave Chapple | 8 | 271 | 33.9 | 0 | 2 | 40 | Bruce Barnes | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Totals | 8 | 271 | 33.9 | 0 | 2 | 40 | Totals | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM | Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM |
| David Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Smith | 5 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Totals | 5 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD | Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | Mack Herron | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | Totals | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Willie McGee | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 32 | 0 | Mack Herron | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 32 | 0 | Totals | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Sam Hunt | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Sanders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Sacks | No | Yds | Avg | Sacks | No | Yds | Avg |
| Cody Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | Tony E. McGee | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Charles Stukes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | Mel Lunsford | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | Arthur Moore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Totals | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 |
| Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD | Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Mildren | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony E. McGee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |