Sunday October 25, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 10/25/1970:



Tom McCauley's 77-yard punt return touchdown, the longest return in Atlanta history and the first ever for a score, proved to be the decisive margin as the Falcons swept to their second victory of the season over the Saints.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE89.2  (23)145.6  (18)234.8  (23)15
DEFENSE135.0  (18)202.2  (22)337.2  (25)14
OFFENSE114.6  (14)155.2  (15)269.8  (17)17
DEFENSE128.6  (17)148.4  (9)277.0  (11)11

Line: n/a

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (1-4-1)007714
Atlanta Falcons (3-3-0)36101332

( 0- 3) ATL Ken Vinyard 16 yard field goal ( 0- 9) ATL Harmon Wages 1 yard rush (kick failed) ( 7- 9) NO Danny Abramowicz 30 yard pass from Edd Hargett (Tom Dempsey kick) ( 7-12) ATL Ken Vinyard 49 yard field goal ( 7-19) ATL Tom McCauley 77 yard punt return (Ken Vinyard kick) ( 7-25) ATL Todd Snyder 20 yard pass from Bob Berry (kick failed) (14-25) NO Ken Burrough 10 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick) (14-32) ATL Randy Marshall 0 yard fumble return (Ken Vinyard kick)
                     NO              ATL
First Downs:         12              20
Rushes-yards:        22-96           41-127
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-177-1     16-22-147-1
Sacked-yards:        1-1             0-0
Net pass yards:      176             147
Net yards/pass:      6.1             6.7
Total net yards:     272             274
Total plays:         51 (43% run)    63 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     11-89           5-46

Attendance: 58,850

Passing:
NO: Billy Kilmer, 9 of 14 for 90 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Edd Hargett, 6 of 14 for 87 yards and 1 TD ATL: Bob Berry, 16 of 22 for 147 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Tony Baker, 12 for 66 yards; Elijah Pitts, 8 for 26 yards; Tom Barrington, 1 for 3 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 1 yard ATL: Cannonball Butler, 16 for 40 yards; Harmon Wages, 14 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Paul Gipson, 5 for 28 yards; Bob Berry, 3 for 9 yards; Sonny Campbell, 2 for 2 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
NO: Tony Baker, 4 for 29 yards; Tom Barrington, 3 for 44 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Ken Burrough, 2 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Elijah Pitts, 2 for 14 yards; Dave Parks, 1 for 31 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 2 yards ATL: Todd Snyder, 6 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Jim Mitchell, 4 for 27 yards; Harmon Wages, 3 for 12 yards; Cannonball Butler, 2 for 13 yards; Paul Flatley, 1 for 35 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Ken Burrough, 2 for 56 yards; Bill Dusenbery, 2 for 18 yards; Dicky Lyons, 1 for 20 yards ATL: Cannonball Butler, 2 for 48 yards; Mike Freeman, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Dicky Lyons, 2 for 2 yards ATL: Tom McCauley, 1 for 77 yards and 1 TD; John Mallory, 1 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Jackie Burkett, 1 for 12 yards ATL: Al Lavan, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 4 for 169 yards ATL: Billy Lothridge, 3 for 113 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Tom Dempsey, 0/1 ATL: Ken Vinyard, 2/2


Johnny Unitas threw TD passes to Jack Maitland, Roy Jefferson and Jimmy Orr while the Colts defense smothered Joe Kapp for a second victory over the Patriots. The Colts came up with 4 interceptions, to register a total of 10 in successive games. The Patriots were held to 45 yards rushing.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE96.6  (21)105.6  (26)202.2  (25)15
DEFENSE154.8  (23)105.8  (2)260.6  (9)11
OFFENSE86.4  (24)194.2  (5)280.6  (13)17
DEFENSE85.4  (2)231.8  (25)317.2  (22)13

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Boston Patriots (1-5-0)03003
Baltimore Colts (5-1-0)3143727

( 0- 3) BAL Jim O'Brien 12 yard field goal ( 3- 3) BOS Charlie Gogolak 15 yard field goal ( 3-10) BAL Jack Maitland 5 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) ( 3-17) BAL Roy Jefferson 15 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) ( 3-20) BAL Jim O'Brien 48 yard field goal ( 3-27) BAL Jimmy Orr 26 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
                     BOS             BAL
First Downs:         12              14
Rushes-yards:        17-45           27-101
Yards/rush:          2.6             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-32-190-4     14-25-192-0
Sacked-yards:        8-65            3-21
Net pass yards:      125             171
Net yards/pass:      3.1             6.1
Total net yards:     170             272
Total plays:         57 (29% run)    55 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          3.0             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     9-97            10-119

Attendance: 60,240

Passing:
BOS: Joe Kapp, 16 of 30 for 178 yards (3 int); Mike Taliaferro, 1 of 2 for 12 yards (1 int) BAL: Johnny Unitas, 12 of 21 for 155 yards and 3 TDs; Earl Morrall, 2 of 4 for 37 yards
Rushing:
BOS: Jim Nance, 8 for 28 yards; Carl Garrett, 7 for 9 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 4 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 4 yards BAL: Tom Nowatzke, 9 for 43 yards; Jack Maitland, 7 for 10 yards; Jerry Hill, 6 for 29 yards; Sam Havrilak, 4 for 14 yards; Johnny Unitas, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
BOS: Ron Sellers, 5 for 101 yards; Carl Garrett, 5 for 48 yards; Bake Turner, 2 for 20 yards; Barry Brown, 2 for 8 yards; Jim Nance, 2 for 1 yard; Bill Rademacher, 1 for 12 yards BAL: Tom Nowatzke, 3 for 14 yards; Jimmy Orr, 2 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Hinton, 2 for 26 yards; Tom Mitchell, 2 for 23 yards; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 19 yards and 1 TD; John Mackey, 1 for 42 yards; Jerry Hill, 1 for 9 yards; Jack Maitland, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 3 for 68 yards; Odell Lawson, 2 for 39 yards; Marty Schottenheimer, 1 for 8 yards BAL: Jim Duncan, 2 for 81 yards
Punt returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 2 for 13 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 6 yards BAL: Ron Gardin, 4 for 8 yards; Tom Curtis, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Jim Duncan, 1 for 26 yards; Ray May, 1 for 18 yards; Bob Grant, 1 for 12 yards; Tom Curtis, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BOS: Tom Janik, 5 for 204 yards BAL: David Lee, 5 for 218 yards
Field Goals:
BOS: Charlie Gogolak, 1/3 BAL: Jim O'Brien, 2/2


Returning to the lineup for the first time since knee surgery, Detroit wide receiver Earl McCullough took a 17-yard touchdown pass from Bill Munson in the fourth period to erase a 7-6 Chicago lead and enable the Lions to sweep the season series.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE162.2  (3)157.6  (12)319.8  (5)5
DEFENSE87.6  (4)132.6  (6)220.2  (2)17
OFFENSE67.0  (26)126.6  (23)193.6  (26)15
DEFENSE102.8  (9)233.8  (26)336.6  (24)8

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (5-1-0)0331016
Chicago Bears (2-4-0)700310

( 0- 7) CHI Dick Gordon 53 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) ( 3- 7) DET Errol Mann 43 yard field goal ( 6- 7) DET Errol Mann 49 yard field goal (13- 7) DET Earl McCullouch 17 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick) (13-10) CHI Mac Percival 11 yard field goal (16-10) DET Errol Mann 31 yard field goal
                     DET             CHI
First Downs:         13              10
Rushes-yards:        43-108          24-75
Yards/rush:          2.5             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-23-87-0      14-32-254-3
Sacked-yards:        1-8             2-19
Net pass yards:      79              235
Net yards/pass:      3.3             6.9
Total net yards:     187             310
Total plays:         67 (64% run)    58 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          2.8             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-1
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     4-20            9-50

Attendance: 45,632

Passing:
DET: Bill Munson, 11 of 23 for 87 yards and 1 TD CHI: Jack Concannon, 13 of 27 for 243 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Bobby Douglass, 1 of 4 for 11 yards; Ronnie Bull, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
DET: Altie Taylor, 22 for 70 yards; Mel Farr, 13 for 20 yards; Bill Triplett, 3 for 9 yards; Bill Munson, 2 for 1 yard; Nick Eddy, 2 for 1 yard; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 7 yards CHI: Ronnie Bull, 9 for 52 yards; Don Shy, 8 for -3 yards; Jack Concannon, 3 for 9 yards; Ross Montgomery, 2 for 5 yards; Bobby Douglass, 1 for 7 yards; Mike Hull, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
DET: Altie Taylor, 4 for 13 yards; Charlie Sanders, 3 for 33 yards; Mel Farr, 2 for 17 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Larry Walton, 1 for 7 yards CHI: George Farmer, 6 for 147 yards; Dick Gordon, 4 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Jimmy Hester, 2 for 22 yards; Don Shy, 2 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Nick Eddy, 1 for 26 yards; Bobby Williams, 1 for 22 yards CHI: Cecil Turner, 3 for 83 yards; Ron Smith, 2 for 66 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Lem Barney, 2 for 0 yards; Nick Eddy, 1 for 1 yard CHI: Ron Smith, 4 for 4 yards; Linzy Cole, 2 for 29 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Dick LeBeau, 1 for 19 yards; Wayne Rasmussen, 1 for 14 yards; Lem Barney, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 8 for 333 yards CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 5 for 200 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 3/3 CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2


Strong safety Doug Hart ran 76 yards with an interception for one touchdown and set up another Green Bay TD with a 40-yard return of a blocked field goal attempt. Linebacker Fred Carr and cornerback Ken Ellis also intercepted Philadelphia passes.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE114.2  (15)171.8  (9)286.0  (12)16
DEFENSE156.8  (24)127.8  (5)284.6  (13)9
OFFENSE122.8  (9)135.4  (21)258.2  (19)13
DEFENSE158.8  (26)147.6  (8)306.4  (18)14

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (0-6-0)377017
Green Bay Packers (4-2-0)10143330

( 3- 0) PHI Mark Moseley 15 yard field goal ( 3- 7) GB Doug Hart 76 yard interception return (Dale Livingston kick) ( 3-10) GB Dale Livingston 22 yard field goal ( 3-17) GB Donny Anderson 3 yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) (10-17) PHI Ben Hawkins 65 yard pass from Norm Snead (Mark Moseley kick) (10-24) GB Rich McGeorge 16 yard pass from Bart Starr (Dale Livingston kick) (10-27) GB Dale Livingston 32 yard field goal (17-27) PHI Cyril Pinder 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) (17-30) GB Dale Livingston 25 yard field goal
                     PHI             GB
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        37-148          32-127
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-27-176-3     9-20-142-0
Sacked-yards:        1-13            3-28
Net pass yards:      163             114
Net yards/pass:      5.8             5.0
Total net yards:     311             241
Total plays:         65 (56% run)    55 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-3
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     4-35            6-46

Attendance: 48,022

Passing:
PHI: Norm Snead, 10 of 17 for 160 yards and 1 TD; Rick Arrington, 3 of 10 for 16 yards (3 int) GB: Bart Starr, 8 of 16 for 129 yards and 1 TD; Don Horn, 1 of 4 for 13 yards
Rushing:
PHI: Cyril Pinder, 16 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Lee Bouggess, 15 for 45 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 6 for 29 yards GB: Donny Anderson, 17 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Travis Williams, 8 for 32 yards; Don Horn, 4 for 1 yard; Jim Grabowski, 2 for -1 yards; Bart Starr, 1 for 15 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Lee Bouggess, 7 for 81 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 2 for 16 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Harold Jackson, 1 for 9 yards; Fred Hill, 1 for 0 yards; Billy Walik, 1 for 0 yards GB: Jack Clancy, 2 for 38 yards; Carroll Dale, 2 for 29 yards; John Spilis, 2 for 24 yards; Donny Anderson, 1 for 25 yards; Rich McGeorge, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD; John Hilton, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Al Nelson, 3 for 46 yards; Billy Walik, 2 for 107 yards GB: Ken Ellis, 2 for 54 yards; Travis Williams, 1 for 25 yards; Mike McCoy, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Billy Walik, 1 for 16 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Doug Hart, 1 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Ken Ellis, 1 for 60 yards; Fred Carr, 1 for 17 yards
Punting:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 4 for 149 yards GB: Donny Anderson, 4 for 154 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Mark Moseley, 1/2 GB: Dale Livingston, 3/4


Duane Thomas, rookie fullback, ran 47 yards for a TD on a trap play up the middle and Craig Morton flipped a little pass to Bob Hayes who sprinted to the end zone on an 89-yard scoring play for a Dallas victory over the Chiefs. Jethro Pugh reached the Chiefs' passer, Len Dawson, four times. Thomas registered a total of 134 yards.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE183.2  (1)110.6  (25)293.8  (8)14
DEFENSE109.0  (11)122.6  (3)231.6  (4)12
OFFENSE138.4  (6)112.4  (24)250.8  (21)18
DEFENSE102.2  (8)123.8  (4)226.0  (3)19

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (4-2-0)31014027
Kansas City Chiefs (3-3-0)730616

( 0- 7) KC Ed Podolak 5 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 3- 7) DAL Mike Clark 38 yard field goal ( 6- 7) DAL Mike Clark 34 yard field goal (13- 7) DAL Duane Thomas 1 yard rush (Mike Clark kick) (13-10) KC Jan Stenerud 25 yard field goal (20-10) DAL Duane Thomas 47 yard rush (Mike Clark kick) (27-10) DAL Bob Hayes 89 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) (27-13) KC Jan Stenerud 32 yard field goal (27-16) KC Jan Stenerud 22 yard field goal
                     DAL             KC
First Downs:         15              12
Rushes-yards:        39-195          18-53
Yards/rush:          5.0             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-15-160-0      17-38-219-2
Sacked-yards:        4-28            4-36
Net pass yards:      132             183
Net yards/pass:      6.9             4.4
Total net yards:     327             236
Total plays:         58 (67% run)    60 (30% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     12-119          7-67

Attendance: 51,158

Passing:
DAL: Craig Morton, 7 of 14 for 160 yards and 1 TD; Dan Reeves, 0 of 1 for 0 yards KC: Len Dawson, 17 of 38 for 219 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Duane Thomas, 20 for 134 yards and 2 TDs; Dan Reeves, 16 for 56 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 8 yards; Claxton Welch, 1 for -3 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 7 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Hayes, 5 for 18 yards; Warren McVea, 4 for 11 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Lance Rentzel, 3 for 44 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Dan Reeves, 2 for 16 yards KC: Wendell Hayes, 5 for 9 yards; Fred Arbanas, 4 for 53 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 74 yards; Otis Taylor, 2 for 23 yards; Gloster Richardson, 1 for 26 yards; Frank Pitts, 1 for 18 yards; Billy Cannon, 1 for 11 yards; Robert Holmes, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Margene Adkins, 1 for 21 yards KC: Robert Holmes, 4 for 111 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Margene Adkins, 2 for 20 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 13 yards; Mel Renfro, 1 for 7 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 2 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Mel Renfro, 2 for 0 yards
Punting:
DAL: Ron Widby, 7 for 321 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 282 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Mike Clark, 2/2 KC: Jan Stenerud, 3/3


The Browns scored their first shutout in three seasons, and limited the Dolphins to one first down in the second half before the largest regular season crowd in Miami history. Dale Lindsey intercepted a Bob Griese pass for a 56 yard TD, longest play of the game. Bill Nelsen hit Gary Collins and Bo Scott with TD passes and the Browns maintained a 1½-game edge in the AFC Central division race.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE108.8  (18)197.6  (4)306.4  (6)15
DEFENSE125.8  (16)214.8  (24)340.6  (26)11
OFFENSE124.0  (8)154.0  (16)278.0  (16)7
DEFENSE116.4  (14)202.6  (23)319.0  (23)17

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (4-2-0)0147728
Miami Dolphins (4-2-0)00000

( 7- 0) CLE Bo Scott 13 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) (14- 0) CLE Dale Lindsey 56 yard interception return (Don Cockroft kick) (21- 0) CLE Gary Collins 21 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) (28- 0) CLE Randy Minniear 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
                     CLE             MIA
First Downs:         21              8
Rushes-yards:        34-87           25-119
Yards/rush:          2.6             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-29-252-1     7-20-78-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-32
Net pass yards:      252             46
Net yards/pass:      8.7             1.9
Total net yards:     339             165
Total plays:         63 (53% run)    49 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-0
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     1-5             5-44

Attendance: 75,313

Passing:
CLE: Bill Nelsen, 20 of 26 for 229 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Mike Phipps, 3 of 3 for 23 yards MIA: Bob Griese, 5 of 12 for 67 yards (3 int); John Stofa, 2 of 8 for 11 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Bo Scott, 13 for 41 yards; Reece Morrison, 12 for 22 yards; Leroy Kelly, 6 for 16 yards; Randy Minniear, 3 for 8 yards and 1 TD MIA: Larry Csonka, 10 for 33 yards; Jim Kiick, 8 for 40 yards; Mercury Morris, 4 for 30 yards; Larry Seiple, 1 for 24 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 1 yard; Karl Noonan, 1 for -9 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Fair Hooker, 5 for 80 yards; Milt Morin, 4 for 40 yards; Bo Scott, 4 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Chip Glass, 2 for 28 yards; Gary Collins, 2 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Homer Jones, 2 for 22 yards; Leroy Kelly, 2 for 16 yards; Reece Morrison, 1 for 12 yards; Randy Minniear, 1 for -1 yards MIA: Paul Warfield, 3 for 69 yards; Marv Fleming, 2 for -2 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 19 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for -8 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Reece Morrison, 1 for 17 yards MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 56 yards; Dick Anderson, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Dale Lindsey, 1 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Walt Sumner, 1 for 19 yards; Erich Barnes, 1 for 3 yards MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for 17 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 166 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 7 for 318 yards
Field Goals:


Fran Tarkenton threw five touchdown passes, his one-game high, and completed 10 straight passes on his way to hitting 15 of 18 for 280 yards. Rookie tight end Bob Tucker caught six for 150 yards and 2 TDs, while Clifton McNeil grabbed five for 110 yards and a TD.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE162.4  (2)170.4  (10)332.8  (4)14
DEFENSE144.2  (21)152.8  (12)297.0  (15)11
OFFENSE120.8  (10)172.0  (8)292.8  (10)11
DEFENSE115.0  (13)149.4  (10)264.4  (10)15

Line: n/a

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (4-2-0)370717
New York Giants (3-3-0)14701435

( 0- 7) NYG Aaron Thomas 3 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) ( 3- 7) STL Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal ( 3-14) NYG Bob Tucker 41 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) ( 3-21) NYG Clifton McNeil 13 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) (10-21) STL MacArthur Lane 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) (10-28) NYG Bob Tucker 17 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) (17-28) STL Dave Williams 34 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (17-35) NYG Don Herrmann 6 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
                     STL             NYG
First Downs:         19              20
Rushes-yards:        27-126          32-103
Yards/rush:          4.7             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-40-209-2     16-19-286-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             3-18
Net pass yards:      203             268
Net yards/pass:      5.0             12.2
Total net yards:     329             371
Total plays:         68 (39% run)    54 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             6.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     2-7             2-20

Attendance: 62,984

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 15 of 40 for 209 yards and 1 TD (2 int) NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 15 of 18 for 280 yards and 5 TDs; Dick Shiner, 1 of 1 for 6 yards
Rushing:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 13 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 11 for 58 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 26 yards; Chuck Latourette, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 18 for 57 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 7 for 20 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 3 for 18 yards; Les Shy, 2 for 6 yards; Joe Morrison, 2 for 2 yards
Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 7 for 119 yards; Dave Williams, 5 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 2 for 4 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 3 yards NYG: Bob Tucker, 6 for 150 yards and 2 TDs; Clifton McNeil, 5 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Ron Johnson, 1 for 12 yards; Les Shy, 1 for 6 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Aaron Thomas, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Joe Morrison, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Nate Wright, 3 for 59 yards; Charlie Pittman, 2 for 41 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 1 for 69 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 22 yards; Les Shy, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 1 for 1 yard NYG: Bobby Duhon, 2 for 18 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Tom Longo, 1 for 33 yards; Ralph Heck, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 4 for 165 yards NYG: Ernie Koy, 3 for 101 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2


The Bills defeated the Jets a second time, a fourth period TD by Wayne Patrick providing the margin. Al Woodall made his first start in the absence of Joe Namath, sidelined with a fractured wrist. Woodall was limited to 63 yards passing. Don Maynard caught three passes to move into a second place tie with Lionel Taylor at 567 for most career receptions.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE86.4  (24)194.0  (6)280.4  (14)24
DEFENSE146.4  (22)152.2  (11)298.6  (16)7
OFFENSE108.0  (19)239.0  (2)347.0  (2)15
DEFENSE98.0  (7)181.4  (20)279.4  (12)13

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (2-4-0)030710
New York Jets (1-5-0)00606

( 3- 0) BUF Grant Guthrie 9 yard field goal ( 3- 3) NYJ Jim Turner 29 yard field goal ( 3- 6) NYJ Jim Turner 33 yard field goal (10- 6) BUF Wayne Patrick 3 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick)
                     BUF             NYJ
First Downs:         15              10
Rushes-yards:        25-89           35-86
Yards/rush:          3.6             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-24-163-2     7-16-63-1
Sacked-yards:        6-59            3-30
Net pass yards:      104             33
Net yards/pass:      3.5             1.7
Total net yards:     193             119
Total plays:         55 (45% run)    54 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             2.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     9-97            7-68

Attendance: 62,712

Passing:
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 10 of 24 for 163 yards (2 int) NYJ: Al Woodall, 7 of 16 for 63 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 15 for 55 yards; Wayne Patrick, 6 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Dennis Shaw, 4 for 6 yards NYJ: Emerson Boozer, 13 for 65 yards; Lee White, 13 for 26 yards; George Nock, 4 for 10 yards; Al Woodall, 3 for -5 yards; Chuck Mercein, 1 for -3 yards; Eddie Bell, 1 for -7 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Marlin Briscoe, 5 for 100 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 60 yards; Bill Enyart, 1 for 4 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 3 yards; Wayne Patrick, 1 for -4 yards NYJ: Don Maynard, 3 for 29 yards; Eddie Bell, 2 for 19 yards; Pete Lammons, 1 for 8 yards; Lee White, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Glenn Alexander, 2 for 14 yards; Bill Enyart, 1 for 17 yards NYJ: Mike Battle, 2 for 37 yards; Cliff McClain, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Tommy Pharr, 8 for 67 yards NYJ: Mike Battle, 2 for 12 yards; Eddie Bell, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Pete Richardson, 1 for 22 yards NYJ: W.K. Hicks, 1 for 6 yards; Gus Hollomon, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
BUF: Paul Maguire, 6 for 245 yards NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 8 for 362 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Grant Guthrie, 1/3 NYJ: Jim Turner, 2/3


George Blanda, oldest player in the game, came off the bench when Daryle Lamonica hurt his back in the first period and paced the Raiders to a third straight victory. Blanda, 43, connected with a pair of TD passes to rookie tight end Ray Chester, and another to Warren Wells. Lamonica kept his TD streak going when he connected with a TD pass to Chester before departing.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE89.8  (22)144.6  (19)234.4  (24)12
DEFENSE108.6  (10)146.2  (7)254.8  (7)15
OFFENSE153.2  (4)248.8  (1)402.0  (1)8
DEFENSE141.2  (20)173.4  (18)314.6  (21)6

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Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4-0)077014
Oakland Raiders (3-2-1)7177031

( 0- 7) OAK Raymond Chester 37 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) ( 7- 7) PIT Preston Pearson 2 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick) ( 7-14) OAK Warren Wells 44 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) ( 7-17) OAK George Blanda 27 yard field goal ( 7-24) OAK Raymond Chester 19 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) (14-24) PIT Dennis Hughes 12 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gene Mingo kick) (14-31) OAK Raymond Chester 43 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
                     PIT             OAK
First Downs:         24              15
Rushes-yards:        29-128          38-162
Yards/rush:          4.4             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-37-182-4     10-17-194-1
Sacked-yards:        5-44            1-10
Net pass yards:      138             184
Net yards/pass:      3.3             10.2
Total net yards:     266             346
Total plays:         71 (40% run)    56 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-1
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     8-108           10-131

Attendance: 54,423

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 12 of 27 for 138 yards and 1 TD (4 int); Terry Hanratty, 3 of 10 for 44 yards OAK: George Blanda, 7 of 12 for 148 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); Daryle Lamonica, 3 of 5 for 46 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 11 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Frenchy Fuqua, 7 for 47 yards; Warren Bankston, 7 for 30 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for 19 yards; Dick Hoak, 2 for 9 yards OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 19 for 106 yards; Charlie Smith, 11 for 32 yards; Marv Hubbard, 4 for 20 yards; Don Highsmith, 2 for 2 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for 2 yards; George Blanda, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Dennis Hughes, 5 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Hubie Bryant, 3 for 53 yards; Ron Shanklin, 2 for 43 yards; Warren Bankston, 2 for 0 yards; Dave Smith, 1 for 20 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for 15 yards; Bob Adams, 1 for 8 yards OAK: Raymond Chester, 5 for 107 yards and 3 TDs; Warren Wells, 2 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Hewritt Dixon, 2 for 10 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 19 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 18 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 33 yards; Alvin Wyatt, 1 for 32 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Hubie Bryant, 3 for 18 yards OAK: Alvin Wyatt, 5 for 44 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Chuck Allen, 1 for 30 yards OAK: Kent McCloughan, 2 for 0 yards; Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 7 yards; George Atkinson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 284 yards OAK: Mike Eischeid, 5 for 199 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 1/3


Lance Alworth's 80-yard TD run after a pass from Marty Domres enabled the Chargers to tie Houston. Following a missed Houston field goal, and with the Oilers leading 31-14, Domres hit Alworth 58 yards away despite double coverage. Jerry Rhome, making his first start in the absence of the injured Charley Johnson, threw 2 TD passes and ran for another.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE120.0  (11)175.0  (7)295.0  (7)12
DEFENSE85.6  (3)172.0  (17)257.6  (8)10
OFFENSE114.0  (16)164.6  (11)278.6  (15)13
DEFENSE138.8  (19)169.8  (16)308.6  (19)8

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Team1234F
Houston Oilers (2-3-1)01714031
San Diego Chargers (1-3-2)01471031

( 7- 0) HOU Mike Richardson 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) ( 7- 7) SD Russ Smith 4 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) (14- 7) HOU Jerry Rhome 8 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick) (14-14) SD Willie Frazier 3 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick) (17-14) HOU Roy Gerela 18 yard field goal (24-14) HOU Alvin Reed 17 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick) (31-14) HOU Charlie Joiner 10 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick) (31-21) SD Russ Smith 3 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) (31-24) SD Mike Mercer 45 yard field goal (31-31) SD Lance Alworth 80 yard pass from Marty Domres (Mike Mercer kick)
                     HOU             SD
First Downs:         25              16
Rushes-yards:        45-185          25-76
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-36-266-0     8-22-196-2
Sacked-yards:        1-3             5-39
Net pass yards:      263             157
Net yards/pass:      7.1             5.8
Total net yards:     448             233
Total plays:         82 (54% run)    52 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     6-94            3-63

Attendance: 41,427

Passing:
HOU: Jerry Rhome, 21 of 36 for 266 yards and 2 TDs SD: John Hadl, 4 of 15 for 55 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Marty Domres, 4 of 7 for 141 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Joe Dawkins, 25 for 90 yards; Mike Richardson, 12 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Rhome, 4 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Woody Campbell, 4 for 10 yards SD: Russ Smith, 10 for 24 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Garrett, 4 for 14 yards; Gene Foster, 3 for 11 yards; Dickie Post, 3 for 11 yards; Marty Domres, 2 for 10 yards; John Hadl, 2 for 4 yards; Dave Smith, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 6 for 80 yards; Charlie Joiner, 5 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Mike Richardson, 3 for 33 yards; Woody Campbell, 3 for 15 yards; Alvin Reed, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Jim Beirne, 1 for 12 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 0 yards SD: Willie Frazier, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Lance Alworth, 2 for 124 yards and 1 TD; Rick Eber, 1 for 31 yards; Russ Smith, 1 for 7 yards; Mike Garrett, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 2 for 69 yards; Benny Johnson, 2 for 50 yards SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 53 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 3 for 67 yards SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Zeke Moore, 1 for 22 yards; Ken Houston, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
HOU: Spike Jones, 3 for 132 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 7 for 310 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Roy Gerela, 1/5 SD: Mike Mercer, 1/1


Trailing 14-6 at halftime, the 49ers scored a touchdown on a 61-yard pass from John Brodie to rookie running back John Isenbarger and a 25-yard field goal by Bruce Gossett that was set up by Mel Phillips' interception in the third period.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE118.8  (12)132.4  (22)251.2  (20)10
DEFENSE89.8  (5)160.8  (14)250.6  (6)18
OFFENSE118.8  (12)214.2  (3)333.0  (3)9
DEFENSE116.4  (14)183.8  (21)300.2  (17)16

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Team1234F
Denver Broncos (4-2-0)770014
San Francisco 49ers (4-1-1)3310319

( 0- 3) SF Bruce Gossett 16 yard field goal ( 7- 3) DEN Floyd Little 80 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) ( 7- 6) SF Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal (14- 6) DEN Willis Crenshaw 10 yard pass from Pete Liske (Bobby Howfield kick) (14-13) SF John Isenbarger 61 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) (14-16) SF Bruce Gossett 25 yard field goal (14-19) SF Bruce Gossett 13 yard field goal
                     DEN             SF
First Downs:         15              16
Rushes-yards:        33-162          34-128
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-27-134-3     16-35-234-0
Sacked-yards:        2-13            0-0
Net pass yards:      121             234
Net yards/pass:      4.2             6.7
Total net yards:     283             362
Total plays:         62 (53% run)    69 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     5-50            9-87

Attendance: 39,515

Passing:
DEN: Pete Liske, 8 of 17 for 103 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Steve Tensi, 3 of 9 for 18 yards (1 int); Bobby Anderson, 1 of 1 for 13 yards SF: John Brodie, 16 of 35 for 234 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
DEN: Floyd Little, 16 for 140 yards and 1 TD; Willis Crenshaw, 10 for 7 yards; Bobby Anderson, 6 for 14 yards; Steve Tensi, 1 for 1 yard SF: Ken Willard, 22 for 94 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 5 for 30 yards; John Isenbarger, 5 for 2 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 2 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 3 for 49 yards; Al Denson, 3 for 38 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 3 for 25 yards and 1 TD; John Embree, 2 for 17 yards; Jim Whalen, 1 for 5 yards SF: Bob Windsor, 3 for 41 yards; Doug Cunningham, 3 for 18 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 76 yards; John Isenbarger, 2 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 31 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 10 yards; Ken Willard, 2 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 2 for 40 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 28 yards SF: Bill Tucker, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Floyd Little, 2 for 20 yards SF: Bruce Taylor, 5 for 36 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Mel Phillips, 1 for 11 yards; Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 0 yards; Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 8 for 325 yards SF: Steve Spurrier, 7 for 275 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Bobby Howfield, 0/1 SF: Bruce Gossett, 4/5


The Redskins registered their first shutout since 1964 as Sonny Jurgensen connected twice with Charley Taylor for touchdowns and Larry Brown rushed for 110 yards, his fourth century game of the season and seventh in two seasons. Curt Knight's two field goals extended his consecutive string to nine.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE106.0  (20)142.8  (20)248.8  (22)9
DEFENSE111.6  (12)175.4  (19)287.0  (14)9
OFFENSE130.4  (7)156.0  (13)286.4  (11)7
DEFENSE157.0  (25)156.4  (13)313.4  (20)10

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Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (1-5-0)00000
Washington Redskins (3-3-0)1007320

( 0- 7) WAS Charley Taylor 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick) ( 0-10) WAS Curt Knight 10 yard field goal ( 0-17) WAS Charley Taylor 31 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick) ( 0-20) WAS Curt Knight 30 yard field goal
                     CIN             WAS
First Downs:         14              20
Rushes-yards:        25-120          39-212
Yards/rush:          4.8             5.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-28-113-1     13-24-123-0
Sacked-yards:        2-12            1-11
Net pass yards:      101             112
Net yards/pass:      3.4             4.5
Total net yards:     221             324
Total plays:         55 (45% run)    64 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     4-64            6-47

Attendance: 50,415

Passing:
CIN: Virgil Carter, 11 of 28 for 113 yards (1 int) WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 13 of 24 for 123 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
CIN: Jess Phillips, 9 for 59 yards; Paul Robinson, 7 for 8 yards; Ron Lamb, 5 for 33 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 17 yards; Eric Crabtree, 1 for 4 yards; Virgil Carter, 1 for -1 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 22 for 110 yards; Charlie Harraway, 8 for 32 yards; Henry Dyer, 6 for 48 yards; Bob Brunet, 2 for 8 yards; Sonny Jurgensen, 1 for 14 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Eric Crabtree, 5 for 50 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 17 yards; Paul Robinson, 1 for 27 yards; Chip Myers, 1 for 12 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 8 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for -1 yards WAS: Charley Taylor, 5 for 70 yards and 2 TDs; Larry Brown, 3 for 15 yards; Jerry Smith, 3 for 14 yards; Charlie Harraway, 1 for 19 yards; Walter Roberts, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 24 yards; Paul Robinson, 1 for 17 yards WAS: Ted Vactor, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 7 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 11 yards; Paul Robinson, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Walter Roberts, 5 for 21 yards; Rickie Harris, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Rickie Harris, 1 for 25 yards
Punting:
CIN: Dave Lewis, 6 for 236 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 249 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 0/1 WAS: Curt Knight, 2/2


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