| The Patriots run of success in the early AFL came to a crashing halt in 1967. The normally reliable defense which had always kept the Patriots competitive, started showing holes. Even with the league leading rushing of Jim Nance, the Patriots offense struggled mightily as Babe Parilli and company threw 32 interceptions, 7 of which were returned for TDs. The lone bright spot on the season was an 18-7 victory over the division winniing Oilers. The Patriots would not be a contender for the playoffs for another nine years, as the Patriots franchise entered one of their darkest eras. The 1967 squad was the first to lose 10 games, a feat that would be accomplished six more times in the ensuing years. |
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| Passing Cmp Att Pct. Yards TDs INTs QBRtg Babe Parilli 161 344 46.8 2317 19 24 58.4 Don Trull 27 81 33.3 442 1 7 20.7 John Huarte 3 9 33.3 25 0 1 2.7 |
| Rushing Att. Yards AVG TDs Jim Nance 269 1216 4.5 7 Larry Garron 46 163 3.5 0 Bob Cappadonna 28 100 3.6 0 Babe Parilli 14 61 4.4 0 Don Trull 22 30 1.4 3 Joe Bellino 6 15 2.5 0 J.D. Garrett 5 7 1.4 0 Bobby Leo 1 7 7.0 0 John Huarte 2 5 2.5 0 Art Graham 1 -5 -5.0 0 |
| Receiving Rec Yards AVG TDs Art Graham 41 606 14.8 4 Jim Whalen 39 651 16.6 5 Gino Cappelletti 35 397 11.3 3 Larry Garron 30 507 16.9 5 Jim Nance 22 196 8.9 1 Jim Colclough 14 263 18.8 0 Bob Cappadonna 6 104 17.3 1 Bobby Leo 1 25 25.0 1 Bobby Bichols 1 19 19.0 0 J.D. Garrett 1 12 12.0 0 Tony Romeo 1 4 4.0 0 |
| Kicking XP XPA FG FGA PTS Gino Cappelletti 29 30 16 31 77 Justin Cananle 1 1 0 0 1 |
| Interceptions
Nick Buoniconti 4; Don Webb 4; Chuck Shonta 3; Leroy Mitchell 3; Ron Hall 1; John Charles 1; Jay Cunningham 1 |
| AFL East W L T .Pct PF PA Oilers 9 4 1 .679 258 199 Jets 8 5 1 .607 371 329 Bills 4 10 0 .286 237 285 Dolphins 4 10 0 .286 219 407 Patriots 3 10 1 .250 280 389 AFL West W L T .Pct PF PA Raiders 13 1 0 .929 468 233 Chiefs 9 5 0 .643 408 254 Chargers 8 5 1 .643 360 352 Broncos 3 11 0 .214 256 409 AFL Championship Oakland 40 Houston 7 Superbowl II Green Bay 33 Oakaland 14 |
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| @Denver 21-26 0-1 @San Diego 14-28 0-2 @Oakland 7-35 0-3 @Buffalo 23-0 1-3 San Diego 31-31 1-3-1 Miami 41-10 2-3-1 Oakland 14-48 2-4-1 @New York 23-30 2-5-1 Houston 18-7 3-5-1 Kansas City 10-33 3-6-1 New York 24-29 3-7-1 @Houston 6-27 3-8-1 Buffalo 16-44 3-9-1 @Miami 32-41 3-10-1 |
| Roster QB - John Huarte QB - Babe Parilli QB - Don Trull RB - Joe Bellino RB - J. D. Garrett RB - Larry Garron RB - Bobby Leo FB - Bob Cappadonna FB - Jim Nance WR/K - Gino Cappellettii TE - Bobby Nichols TE - Tony Romeo TE - Jim Whalen WR - Jim Colclough WR - Art Graham T - Jim Bourdeaux T - Tom Neville T - Don Oakes T - Karl Singer G - Justin Canale G - Charley Long G - Len St. Jean C - Jon Morris DE - Bob Dee DE - Larry Eisenhauer DE - Tom Fussell DT - Houston Antwine DT - Jim Hunt DT - John Mangum DT - Mel Witt DT/LB - Ed Toner LB - Tom Addison LB - Nick Buoniconti LB - Ray Ilg LB - Ed Philpott LB - Dough Satcher Db - John Charles DB - Jay Cunningham DB - White Graves DB - Ron Hall DB - Billy Johnson DB - Leroy Mitchell DB - Vic Purvis DB - Chuck Shonta DB - Don Webb P - Terry Swanson |
| Offense Ranking Points: 280 (5 of 9) Run: 391-1604 (5 of 9) Pass: 2784 (4 of 9) Defense Ranking Points: 389 (7 of 9) Run: 417-1350 (2 of 9) Pass: 3123 (7 of 9) |
| Pro Bowlers: LB - Houston Antwine LB - Nick Buoniconti RB - Larry Garron DT - Jim Hunt C - Jon Morris RB - Jim Nance T - Don Oakes |
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| Coach: Mike Holovak |