Today In Patriots History Oct 22, 1961: Patriots destroy Buffalo, 52-21

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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 1961: Babe Parilli throws 3 TDs Billy Lott
Pats jump out to 38-0 halftime lead, cruise to 52-21 victory
Dee, Robotti lead dominant defense over Bills; Webb with pick-6​

Sunday October 22, 1961 at 2:00
Week 7, Game 7 at Boston University Field, now known as Nickerson Field
Boston Patriots 52, Buffalo Bills 21
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Buster Ramsey
QBs: Babe Parilli, Butch Songin; Warren Rabb, M.C. Reynolds
Odds: Boston favored by 1½
TV: Not Televised
Patriots improve to 3-3-1, Bills drop to 3-4


Mike Holovak got his first win as the Patriots' head coach in an impressive fashion. The Pats scored on six of their first seven possessions, leading 45-0 in a game that was supposed to be a tossup. To this day the 52 points scored ranks as the 8th most in franchise history.

Fullback Billy Lott set personal career highs in receptions (6), yards receiving (108), touchdown receptions (3) and yards from scrimmage (159). Babe Parilli threw for three touchdowns, Jim Colclough had a beatiful 58-yard touchdown catch and run, Larry Garron ran for an 85-yard TD, and Don Webb had a 26-yard pick six.

The domination was far more than the final score would indicate, with Buffalo scoring three fourth-quarter garbage time touchdowns. At halftime the Patriots held an advantage in total yards of 280 to 46, and the lead could have been higher than 38-0 if not for two Butch Songin interceptions.

The victory, combined with a Titans loss to lowly Denver, put the Patriots into a first place tie with New York in the tight AFL East - a half game ahead of both the Oilers and the Bills.

The Patriots normally played their home games on Friday or Saturday night, but this was a rare Sunday afternoon game. Billy Sullivan did not want home games competing with New York Giants games being televised on Sunday afternoons, but he had to make an exception here. The game was originally scheduled to be played at 8:00 on Friday, October 20, but was moved to Sunday due to the threat of Hurricane Gerda. That resulted in windy (24 mph), rainy conditions that blew some debris on the edges of the field, in front of 9,398 wet and chilly fans.

Tom Landry is famously known for his innovations - including the concept of alternating quarterbacks on every down, with a call that hem the coach made and explained to the QB. In reality Mike Holovak was the original coach to devise such a strategy, in 1961 with Babe Parilli and Butch Songin.

The Patriots first head coach, Lou Saban, had played football for the Cleveland Browns. While there, Paul Brown utilized the concept of having messengers alternate at a position with the coach's play call; in his case it was done with two guards. Saban continued that concept with the Patriots, except with running backs; then when Holovak took over he took that idea to the next level - alternating his two quarterbacks, Parilli and Songin.

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What Landry discovered was that if he alternated his quarterbacks on every play he was not only using the best offensive brain available—his—but he was also giving his quarterbacks, Eddie LeBaron and Don Meredith, some very subtle and unexpected tactical advantages. This shuttle has worked so well that the NFL's highest-scoring offense now belongs to the Cowboys.

Tom Landry's new system came about simply because the poverty-stricken Cowboys did not have enough depth at any other position to risk using a second-stringer as a messenger boy.

"We didn't have two of anything but quarterbacks," Landry says, "so we had to alternate LeBaron and Meredith. If we had had an extra guard or end, I probably would have used the same system as Paul Brown. But all we could spare was an extra quarterback."

Landry first tried rotating his quarterbacks in the Minnesota game last season, which the Cowboys won 28-0. To his own surprise, he found that what was a practical necessity had led him to a much more useful way to send information into a game.

The principal defect in sending in every offensive play via a guard or tackle is that the recipient of the play—the quarterback—has no time to consider it, nor does he have any way to relay whatever tidbits of information he has picked, up on the field of play back to the resident genius on the sideline.

Landry's system of messenger quarterbacks remedies both defects: the quarterback coming off the field can tell Landry the nuances of what he has discovered in action and the quarterback trotting from the sideline to the huddle to call the new play has time to reflect on it and decide what audible he should use if the defense has crossed him up and what warnings he should issue to his teammates to insure the success of the play. This moment of introspection, according to both Meredith and LeBaron, is invaluable.

Back to this game.

Safety Ron Hall ended Buffalo's first possession with an interception, returning it 13 yards to the Buffalo 45. A pass interference penalty and Billy Lott's 17-yard run on the draw play gave the Pats first down on the 17. Babe Parilli rolled to his right, passed to Lott on the 7, and he ran it in for the first score. The Patriot defense forced a quick three-and-out, with DT **** Klein and LB Harry Jacobs combining for a sack and a loss of 8, followed by DE Bob Dee tackling QB Warren Rabb for a loss of 7 more yards. Klein got his hand on the punt, with the partial block giving the Patriots the ball on Buffalo's 31. Parilli found Lott for an 18-yard gain but the drive stalled at 5-yard line. Gino Cappelletti made the kick, and with 8:11 to go in the first quarter the Patriots were up 10-0.

LB Frank Robotti snuffed out a draw play for a loss of nine on the next possession, forcing the Bills to punt again. On a 3rd-and-8 everybody was covered, so Parilli took off and ran for 17. On the next play Songin completed a pass to flanker Jim Colclough on the left side, grabbing it over his shoulder and running it 40 yards down the sideline for a 58-yard TD - and a 17-0 lead.

The Patriot defense forced another three-and-out, and the Pats took over on their 22 just before the end of the first quarter. The Pats moved downfield quickly, with the Italiano connection of Parilli to Cappelletti good for 15, and a pair of nine-yard Songin to Colclough completions. On a 3rd-and-6 from the 43, Parilli pump faked and then lofted a pass to Lott at the 20 - and he ran it in the rest of the way. That made the score 24-0 with 12:47 still left to play in the half.

Boston got the ball back after another Buffalo three-and-out, but gave the ball right back on a Songin interception. On the very next play the Bills returned the favor as Don Webb intercepted a ball off a Buffalo receiver's fingertips - and returned it 26 yards for a pick-six, making the score 31-0.

The carnage was not over yet. DE Bob Dee forced a QB Warren Rabb fumble, and ran it 30 yards down to the Buffalo 23. Eventually Songin completed a 5-yard pass to Cappelletti in the end zone, and the first half annihilation was complete: Patriots 38, Bills 0. Buffalo's first half possessions had gone interception - blocked punt - punt - punt - pick six - fumble - punt.

FIRST HALF STATS Buffalo Boston First Downs 5 14 Rush-Yds-TDs 15-30-0 21-109-0 Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 3-12-39-0-2 8-14-171-4-1 Sack Yds Lost 23 0 Net Pass Yards 16 171 Total Yards 46 280 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Turnovers 3 1 Penalties-Yards 3-44 5-35

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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 1978: Pats 33, Dolphins 24
Doug Beaudoin interceptions set up two TDs
Horace Ivory rushes for 113 yards, two touchdowns
Pats win fifth straight, take over first place in AFC East​

Sunday October 22, 1978 at 4:00
Week 8, Game 8 at Schaefer Stadium
New England Patriots 33, Miami Dolphins 24
Head Coaches: Chuck Fairbanks, Don Shula
QBs: Steve Grogan, Bob Griese
Odds: New England favored by 4½
TV: NBC; **** Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Patriots improve to 6-2, Dolphins drop to 5-3


Miami was riding a three-game winning streak when they visited Foxborough, with first place in the AFC East on the line. The Patriots were on a four-game winning streak of their own, resulting in NBC promoting the game heavily in the late afternoon window. This game lived up to the hype, with nine lead changes and the outcome not being determined until the final minute.


The Patriots didn't get anything going on their first two possessions, going three-and-out and then turning the ball over at the Miami 31 when a Steve Grogan pass to Russ Francis was too high and intercepted. The Dolphins had been unable to generate any offense on their first two drives as well, but this time they moved the ball 69 yards in seven plays, picking up five first downs before scoring on a 1-yard run.

On the second play of the second quarter Doug Beaudoin picked off a Bob Griese pass. For the first time the Patriot offense started clicking, churning out four first downs as part of a 9-play, 52 yard drive that finished with an Andy Johnson 1-yard touchdown run. After a pair of punts, Beaudoin picked Griese off again, setting up a Sam Cunningham TD.

Miami came back to score on a Griese to Nat Moore touchdown pass to tie the score with 1:02 left in the half. Grogan swiftly moved the Pats down the field to the Miami 12, but the Patriots had to settle for a field goal with five seconds to go, making it 17-14 at the half.

Sam Cunningham's first half touchdown put the Patriots up 14-7​

Sam Cunningham fumbled on the first play of the second half, but the Patriots lucked out when Miami was unable to advance the ball and Garo Yepremian's 45-yard field goal attempt went wide left. New England returned the favor on the next drive when David Posey's 37-yard attempt went wide right.

The two teams kept trading punches, with Miami going 80 yards on the next drive to score and take a 21-17 lead, then the Patriots responding with an 8-play touchdown drive of their own. The big plays were completions down the middle to Harold Jackson for 28 and 14 yards, finished off by Horace Ivory bulling his way over for a 3-yard touchdown.


New England forced a Miami punt on the opening drive of the fourth quarter, but the Patriots were deep in their own territory. A three and out that included a sack resulted in New England punting from their own seven, and Miami starting out on the 50 yard line. The good field position led to a 29-yard field goal, and with 6:34 left to play the score was tied at 24.

Raymond Clayborn had a nice kickoff return, giving the Patriots the ball at the 36. Horace Ivory went around the right side for a gain of 10, then Russ Francis took a short pass and turned it into a gain of 29 yards. Two plays later Ivory broke through the line, shed multiple tackles and stumbled into the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown. With 3:10 left to play the Pats were up by seven.


Miami took over but went three-and-out, thanks to Tony McGee's sack for a loss of eight. The Patriots went three-and-out themselves after three conservative running plays, but Jerrel Wilson's punt going out of bounds on the Miami 2-yard line with 1:23 left to play left he Dolphins in a predicament.

After a completion for 13 yards, McGee sacked Griese again, for another loss of eight yards. Two plays later it was Richard Bishop's turn, sacking the quarterback in the end zone for a safety. The onside attempt on the ensuing free kick failed, and the Patriots had themselves a hard fought, well deserved 33-24 victory - and first place in the AFC East.


Horace Ivory was the offensive star of the game, with 113 yards on 15 carries (7.53 ypc) and two touchdowns. Harold Jackson had four receptions for 70 yards, and Andy Johnson added 82 combined yards rushing and receiving, with one TD.

Even though they allowed 24 points, there were plenty of great plays by the defense. Doug Beaudoin had two interceptions, both of which led to New England touchdowns. Tony McGee's two late sacks were clutch, and Richard Bishop's safety was the play of the game.

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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 2006: Pats beat Bills 7th straight time
Samuel, Vrabel, Seau lead the way on defense
Corey Dillon rushes for two touchdowns in 28-6 win​

Sunday October 22, 2006 at 1:00
Week 7, Game 6 at Ralph Wilson Stadium
New England Patriots 33, Miami Dolphins 24
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, **** Jauron
QBs: Tom Brady, JP Losman
Odds: New England favored by 5½
TV: CBS; Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
Patriots improve to 5-1, Bills drop to 2-5


The Patriot offense looked a bit rusty after a bye week, but it didn't matter. The defense limited Buffalo to a pair of field goals and forced four turnovers, while the New England offense did just enought to defeat the Bills for the 12th time in their last 13 meetings.

Chad Jackson had a 35-yard touchdown reception and a nice 14-yard end around for the Patriots, and Laurence Maroney had a 74-yard kickoff return (after breaking a tackle at the 20) that set up one of Corey Dillon's two touchdown runs.

Asante Samuel had his third interception in two games, and Mike Vrabel's strip sack on JP Losman thwarted a Buffalo drive. Tom Brady (18-27, 195 yards, 2 TD, 0 Int) spread the ball around, with Ben Watson and Reche Caldwell each hauling in five passes.

After Buffalo scored a field goal on their first drive, their ten other possessions consisted of five punts that gained 28 yards, three fumbles, an interception, and a fourth quarter field goal.

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Patriots cruise past Bills, 28-6

Patriots rumble past Bills - The Boston Globe

Corey Dillon scored two rushing touchdowns and Tom Brady finally connected with Chad Jackson on a long passing touchdown as the Patriots scored a 28-6 win in Buffalo.

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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 2017: Pats leave Falcons in a fog
NE breezes past Atlanta in Super Bowl rematch, 23-7
Dion Lewis, Pats gash Falcons with 162 yards rushing​

Sunday October 22, 2017 at 8:30
Week 7, Game 7 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 23, Atlanta Falcons 7
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Dan Quinn
QBs: Tom Brady, Matt Ryan
Odds: New England favored by 3
TV: NBC; Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth; Michele Tafoya
Patriots improve to 5-2, Falcons drop to 3-3

Dominant Effort in All Phases Pushes Patriots Past the Falcons 23-7

Dion Lewis rushed 12 times for 76 yards and was the workhorse for the team, as the Patriots gashed the Falcons for 162 yards on the ground.

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The Patriots put together their best defensive effort by far this season, against one of the most explosive offenses in football in Matt Ryan and the Falcons - and shut them down and out for 56 minutes before what was essentially a garbage-time touchdown with four minutes to go. Missing two out of their top three cornerbacks wasn’t an issue on Sunday night as the team finally put a 60-minute effort together and yes, they were impressive.

The Patriots running game was not only able to take the heat off of Tom Brady, but was also able to control the clock and finish the game. Dion Lewis rushed 12 times for 76 yards and was the workhorse for the team, as the Patriots gashed the Falcons for 162 yards on the ground.

With the win, the Patriots improve to 5-2 and remain alone atop the AFC East. Speaking of which, your trivia question for the night is: 'which division has the most wins in the National Football League'? You guessed it, “that weak AFC East”.​

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Super Mismatch: Patriots keep on keeping on against Falcons with 23-7 victory, extending their consecutive points streak vs. Atlanta to 54 before allowing a TD

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While Atlanta looked tentative, if not intimidated, Tom Brady and his offense clinically tore apart the Falcons. Mixing runs and passes, New England controlled the clock and field position. And its defense, ranked at the bottom of the entire league through six weeks, stymied the NFL’s fifth-ranked offense.

Brady threw a shovel pass to Brandin Cooks that traveled perhaps a foot, and the receiver used his speed to get into the left corner of the end zone. The other TD was a 2-yarder to James White, who had three touchdowns, including the winner, in the Super Bowl.

It got so bad for Atlanta that the usually reliable Matt Bryant had a field goal blocked and then put a 36-yarder off the left upright. That Super Bowl losers’ malaise folks talk about might have found a home in the ATL this year.

Stephen Gostkowski had no trouble sending field goals of 29, 21 and 38 yards through the fog for New England.​

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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 2023: Pats shock Bills in upset win
Mac Jones' late TD pass lifts Patriots over Bills
Bill Belichick is 3rd coach with 300 wins​

Sunday October 22, 2023 at 1:00
Week 7, Game 7 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 25
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Sean McDermott
QBs: Mac Jones, Josh Allen
Odds: Buffalo favored by 7½
TV: CBS; Ian Eagle, Charles Davis; Evan Washburn
Patriots improve to 2-5, Bills drop to 4-3


While it is nice to reminisce about a victory, this game is also sadly a reminder that the Patriots have not won a home game in 365 days and counting. Since this win the Pats have lost seven consecutive home games - the longest such streak in thirty years.

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It was the highest point total of the season for the Patriots, who entered the game ranked 31st in the NFL in scoring at 12.0 points per game.

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Mac Jones threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Mike Gesicki with 12 seconds remaining to lift the New England Patriots to a 29-25 win over the Bills, making Belichick the third coach in NFL history with 300 regular-season victories.​

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Belichick trails only Pro Football Hall of Famers Don Shula (328) and George Halas (318). Including playoffs, Belichick has 331 victories, trailing Shula (347) and ahead of Halas (324).​

Patriots beat the Bills, 29-25: Quick observations from a wild comeback win for New England

The Patriots stormed back late in the fourth quarter to reel off a 29-25 win over the Bills on Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.

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Are reports of the Patriots’ demise in 2023 greatly exaggerated?​

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Despite relinquishing a 12-point lead midway through the fourth quarter, the Patriots delivered a signature win amid a season of misery.​

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Trailing 25-22 with 2:00 left on the clock, Mac Jones and the Patriots put together an eight-play, 75-yard drive to snatch a win away from Buffalo — with Mike Gesicki reeling in a 1-yard touchdown pass from Jones with 15 seconds left on the clock.​

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It was a much-needed victory for the Patriots, who showed signs of life on offense for the first time in over a month. With their season already teetering on the brink of disaster, Jones and the Patriots came through when all hope was seemingly lost.​

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Little has gone right for Jones this season, with questions surrounding his future in New England — and even his standing as the team’s QB1 — hovering over him for weeks now.​

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But the Patriots’ signal-caller was money in this one, completing 25 of his 30 pass attempts for 272 yards and two touchdowns with a 126.7 rating.​

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Rhamondre Stevenson gets tripped up just short of the goal line with just less than 30 seconds on the clock in the 4th quarter



Demario Douglas pulls in a pass that put New England just short of a goal in the final seconds of the 4th quarter


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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 2000: Colts 30, Pats 23
Pats can't close, Colts rally in 4th quarter
Manning throws two long TDs to Marvin Harrison​

Sunday October 22, 2000 at 1:00
Week 8, Game 8 at the RCA Dome
Indianapolis Colts 30, New England Patriots 23
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Jim Mora
QBs: Drew Bledsoe, Peyton Manning
Odds: Indianapolis favored by 8½
TV: CBS; Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
Patriots drop to 2-6, Colts improve to 5-2


Two weeks after their first meeting of the season, the Colts and Patriots met again, this time in Indianapolis. Edgerrin James ran for 124 yards and a touchdown, while Peyton Manning had 268 yards and 3 TD through the air. The Patriots held a 23-14 lead entering the final quarter, but after 16 unanswered Colt points, they fell to 2-6 on the season.

Drew Bledsoe was 23-34 for 231 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions for the Patriots. J.R. Redmond rushed for 97 yards and added 35 yards on five catches and a TD, while Troy Brown had six receptions for 78 yards.

Indy outscored the Patriots 16-0 in the fourth quarter.

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Edgerrin James scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns Sunday, one of them a three-yard run with 2:09 left, as the Indianapolis Colts rallied for a 30-23 victory over the New England Patriots.

Despite running 44 of the first 56 offensive plays, the Patriots only led 13-7 at halftime.​

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New England seemed to have every advantage against Indianapolis on Sunday.

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New England seemed to have every advantage against Indianapolis on Sunday. It ran nearly twice as many plays, held a decisive edge in time of possession and did everything right--except put the Colts away.

Somehow, Indianapolis stopped the Patriots’ ball-control offense just long enough to rally for a 30-23 victory.​

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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 1989: SF 37, NE 20
Pats knock out Joe Montana, but
49ers have this backup named Steve Young​

Sunday October 22, 1989 at 4:00
Week 7, Game 7 at Stanford Stadium
San Francisco 49ers 37, New England Patriots 20
Head Coaches: Raymond Berry, George Seifert
QBs: Steve Grogan; Joe Montana, Steve Young
Odds: San Francisco favored by 10½
TV: NBC; **** Enberg, Bill Walsh
Patriots drop to 2-5, 49ers improve to 6-1

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The best news to come out of the San Francisco 49ers' 37-21 victory over the New England Patriots Sunday was that the earth did not move....

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The best news to come out of the San Francisco 49ers' 37-21 victory over the New England Patriots Sunday was that the earth did not move.

After an anxiety-ridden week of aftershocks from Tuesday's 6.9 killer earthquake, the 49ers game came off without a quiver.

The over-70,000 fans gathered at Stanford Stadium, a last-minute substitute for San Francisco's damaged Candlestick Park, cheered lustily throughout the contest and did not seem affected by the temblor that has disrupted baseball's World Series.

San Francisco also lost quarterback Joe Montana who went down in the closing seconds of the first half with a sprained knee. He had completed 16 of 22 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown.

Steve Young came on for San Francisco and ably filled in, completing 11 of 12 pass attempts for 188 yards and three touchdowns.​

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Steve Young, replacing injured Joe Montana, threw three touchdown passes and Jerry Rice caught scoring passes of 50 and 3 yards Sunday to lead the San...

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Steve Young, replacing injured Joe Montana, threw three touchdown passes and Jerry Rice caught scoring passes of 50 and 3 yards Sunday to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 37-20 triumph over the New England Patriots.

The 49ers led 17-10 at the half, but Steve Grogan threw a 19-yard TD pass to Stanley Morgan for a 17-17 tie early in the third quarter. Grogan, making his first start of the season, connected with Irving Fryar for 52 yards on the drive.

The Patriots scored first on a flea flicker pass from Grogan to Morgan early in the second quarter. On third-and-one from their 45, fullback Mosi Tatupu took a handoff from Grogran, then tossed back to the quarterback. Grogan fired downfield to Morgan to complete the 55-yard play.

San Francisco came back on its next possession, marching 80 yards to score on a 3-yard Montana to Rice pass. Rice was originally called out of bounds on the 1, but a replay showed that he had scored and the 49ers were awarded a touchdown.​

54:59 First Half



54:59 Second Half
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Box Score, Team and Individual Stats:

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New England Patriots 20 at San Francisco 49ers 37 on October 22nd, 1989 - Full team and player stats and box score

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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 1972: Steelers 33, Pats 3
First-ever meeting between New England and Pittsburgh
Chuck Noll vs John Mazur = Steeler blowout​

Sunday October 22, 1972 at 1:00
Week 6, Game 6 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers 33, New England Patriots 3
Head Coaches: Chuck Noll, John Mazur
QBs: Jim Plunkett, Terry Bradshaw
Odds: Pittsburgh favored by 13½
TV: WCVB-Boston; Jay Randolph, Alan Miller
Patriots drop to 2-4, Steelers improve to 4-2


The first ever meeting between these two AFC rivals was an absolute blowout as the Steelers trounced the Patriots, 33-3 in Pittsburgh. Jack Ham had a 32-yard first quarter pick-six, and it only got worse after that. Carl Garrett had 97 yards rushing and 92 yards on five receptions, but the Patriots were unable to translate that producyion into any touchdowns.

2:39 Highlight Video
1972 Patriots at Steelers week 6
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Box Score, Team and Individual Stats:

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New England Patriots 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers 33 on October 22nd, 1972 - Full team and player stats and box score

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Today in Patriots History
October 22, 1967: Pats lose 48-14
Raiders blow Patriots out at Fenway Park
Total Yards: Oakland 395, Boston 83​

Sunday October 22, 1967 at 2:00
Week 8, Game 7 at Fenway Park
Oakland Raiders 48, Boston Patriots 14
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, John Rauch
QBs: Babe Parilli, Daryle Lamonica
Odds: Boston favored by 2
TV: NBC; Jim Simpson, Kyle Rote
Patriots drop to 2-4-1, Raiders improve to 5-1


The Raiders were not a good team when the AFL began in 1960, but by this time they were a great team - on their way to a 13-1 season. Oakland led 20-0 at halftime and was up 41-7 at one point. I'd like to input some positive Pats stat here, but there were none to be found- other than the fact that the Patriots were for some unknown reason favored by two.


Box Score, Team & Individual Stats:

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Oakland Raiders 48 at Boston Patriots 14 on October 22nd, 1967 - Full team and player stats and box score

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October 22 Birthdays:

Otis Smith

Marcus Jones