La stagione dei Boston Patriots è stata la quinta della franchigia nell'American Football League e la quarta con Mike Holovak come capo-allenatore.. La squadra concluse con un bilancio di dieci vittorie, tre sconfitte e un pareggio, al secondo posto della AFL Eastern division.
Roster LB Tom Addison
DT Houston Antwine
LB Nick Buoniconti
HB Ron Burton
WR/K/DB Gino Cappelletti
DB Dave Cloutier
WR Jim Colclough
FB/HB Jim Crawford
DE/DT Bob Dee
T/DT Jerry DeLucca
LB Mike Dukes
DE Larry Eisenhauer
LB Lonnie Farmer
DB Dick Felt
HB J.D. Garrett
HB Larry Garron
WR Art Graham
DB Ron Hall
T Ray Lardani
DT/DE Jim Hunt
T/G Charley Long
LB/C Don McKinnon
C Jon Morris
G Billy Neighbors
T/DT Don Oakes
DB Ross O'Hanley
QB Babe Parilli
DT Jess Richardson
TE Tony Romeo
LB Jack Rudolph
C/T/G Bob Schmidt
DB Chuck Shonta
WR Al Snyder
TE/DB Thomas Stephens
G Len St. Jean
G Dave Watson
DB Don Webb
T/C Bob Yates
QB/P/HB Tom Yewcic
TE Nick Marchese
Calendario Turno Avversario Risultato Stadio Record Pubblico 1 at Oakland Raiders V: 17–14 Frank Youell Field 1–0–0 21,126 2 at San Diego Chargers V: 33–28 Balboa Stadium 2–0–0 20,568 3 New York Jets V: 26–10 Fenway Park 3–0–0 22,716 4 at Denver Broncos V: 39–10 Mile High Stadium 4–0–0 15,485 5 San Diego Chargers S: 26–17 Fenway Park 4–1–0 35,096 6 Oakland Raiders P: 43–43 Fenway Park 4–1–1 23,279 7 Kansas City Chiefs V: 24–7 Fenway Park 5–1–1 27,400 8 at New York Jets S: 35–14 Shea Stadium 5–2–1 45,003 9 Houston Oilers V: 25–24 Fenway Park 6–2–1 28,161 10 at Buffalo Bills V: 36–28 War Memorial Stadium 7–2–1 42,308 11 Denver Broncos V: 12–7 Fenway Park 8–2–1 24,979 12 at Houston Oilers V: 34–17 Jeppesen Stadium 9–2–1 17,560 13 at Kansas City Chiefs V: 31–24 Municipal Stadium 10–2–1 13,166 14 Settimana di pausa 15 Buffalo Bills L: 24–14 Fenway Park 10–3–1 38,021
Classifiche AFL Eastern DivisionVSP%DIVPFPSStr.Buffalo Bills1220.8575–1400242W2Boston Patriots1031.7694–2365297L1New York Jets581.3852–4278315L3Houston Oilers4100.2861–5310355W2 Nota: Le partite pareggiate non vennero conteggiate a fini delle classifiche fino al 1972.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297
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