All NFL game summaries for 11/15/1970:

The Colts and Bills exchanged fourth-period field goals for the first tie these teams played in the 1970 season. Rookie passer Dennis Shaw connected with TD passes in the first half to provide the Bills with a 14-0 lead. Norm Bulaich's running in the second half established Baltimore's passing game. He finished up with 86 yards on 22 attempts.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	104.9 (20)	187.1 (5)	292.0 (11)	34
Buffalo Bills	DEFENSE	134.2 (19)	138.6 (5)	272.9 (11)	14
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	92.8 (23)	182.8 (7)	275.5 (14)	21
Baltimore Colts	DEFENSE	100.4 (5)	194.2 (23)	294.6 (18)	25

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (3-5-1)	7	7	0	3	17
Baltimore Colts (7-1-1)	0	7	7	3	17

( 7- 0) BUF Haven Moses 4 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)
(14- 0) BUF Marlin Briscoe 20 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)
(14- 7) BAL John Mackey 25 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14-14) BAL Eddie Hinton 16 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14-17) BAL Jim O'Brien 18 yard field goal
(17-17) BUF Grant Guthrie 36 yard field goal

                     BUF             BAL
First Downs:         16              21
Rushes-yards:        35-181          30-136
Yards/rush:          5.2             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-20-94-2      15-29-221-1
Sacked-yards:        1-4             2-12
Net pass yards:      90              209
Net yards/pass:      4.3             6.7
Total net yards:     271             345
Total plays:         56 (62% run)    61 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-43            3-26

Attendance: 60,240

Passing:
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 10 of 20 for 94 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
BAL: Johnny Unitas, 15 of 29 for 221 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: Wayne Patrick, 15 for 84 yards; Greg Jones, 14 for 46 yards; Dennis Shaw, 4 for 36 yards; Bill Enyart, 1 for 10 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 5 yards
BAL: Norm Bulaich, 22 for 86 yards; Jerry Hill, 3 for 7 yards; Tom Nowatzke, 2 for 6 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 19 yards; Eddie Hinton, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Ray Perkins, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Marlin Briscoe, 4 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Greg Jones, 2 for 11 yards; Glenn Alexander, 1 for 14 yards; Wayne Patrick, 1 for 7 yards
BAL: Tom Mitchell, 5 for 69 yards; John Mackey, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Hinton, 3 for 44 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 22 yards; Ray Perkins, 1 for 14 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 9 yards; Jerry Hill, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Bill Enyart, 1 for 21 yards; Greg Jones, 1 for 19 yards; Glenn Alexander, 1 for 18 yards
BAL: Jim Duncan, 2 for 50 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Tommy Pharr, 2 for 12 yards
BAL: Ron Gardin, 1 for 15 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Pete Richardson, 1 for 20 yards
BAL: Mike Curtis, 1 for 0 yards; Rick Volk, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
BUF: Paul Maguire, 4 for 172 yards
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 189 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Grant Guthrie, 1/2
BAL: Jim O'Brien, 1/3

John Hadl rallied San Diego with second-half TD passes to Lance Alworth and Gary Garrison for a close victory over the Patriots. The margin was provided by a safety when Joe Kapp was tackled by Joe Owens in the end zone. Odell Lawson's return of the opening kickoff set up Boston's first score from two yards out.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	108.5 (19)	164.2 (11)	272.8 (16)	15
San Diego Chargers	DEFENSE	153.4 (25)	176.8 (20)	330.1 (25)	16
Boston Patriots	OFFENSE	83.0 (25)	120.4 (26)	203.4 (25)	28
Boston Patriots	DEFENSE	155.1 (26)	122.6 (2)	277.8 (16)	15

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Diego Chargers (4-3-2)	0	0	7	9	16
Boston Patriots (1-8-0)	7	0	0	7	14

( 0- 7) BOS Jim Nance 2 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)
( 7- 7) SD  Lance Alworth 6 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
( 9- 7) SD  Safety, Joe Kapp tackled in end zone by Joe Owens
(16- 7) SD  Gary Garrison 60 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(16-14) BOS Bake Turner 14 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Charlie Gogolak kick)

                     SD              BOS
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        28-29           33-95
Yards/rush:          1.0             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-36-238-0     9-17-110-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-26
Net pass yards:      238             84
Net yards/pass:      6.6             4.2
Total net yards:     267             179
Total plays:         64 (43% run)    53 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     10-80           8-80

Attendance: 30,597

Passing:
SD: John Hadl, 16 of 36 for 238 yards and 2 TDs
BOS: Joe Kapp, 9 of 17 for 110 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
SD: Mike Garrett, 14 for 13 yards; Brad Hubbert, 6 for 18 yards; Jeff Queen, 3 for 12 yards; Dickie Post, 3 for 0 yards; John Hadl, 1 for -2 yards; Gary Garrison, 1 for -12 yards
BOS: Odell Lawson, 18 for 45 yards; Jim Nance, 12 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Joe Kapp, 3 for 10 yards

Receiving:
SD: Mike Garrett, 4 for 53 yards; Lance Alworth, 4 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Gary Garrison, 3 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Willie Frazier, 2 for 29 yards; Jeff Queen, 1 for 5 yards; Gene Foster, 1 for 5 yards; Dickie Post, 1 for -3 yards
BOS: Bake Turner, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Bill Rademacher, 2 for 28 yards; Jim Nance, 2 for 20 yards; Barry Brown, 2 for 19 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 37 yards; Jim Hill, 1 for 0 yards; Terry Owens, 1 for 0 yards
BOS: Odell Lawson, 1 for 52 yards; Fred Whittingham, 1 for 24 yards; Randy Beverly, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Russ Smith, 2 for 0 yards
BOS: Sid Blanks, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 4 for 164 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 30 yards
BOS: Tom Janik, 6 for 225 yards

Field Goals:
SD: Mike Mercer, 0/3

Virgil Carter's running and passing carried the Bengals to a victory over their Ohio rivals before the largest crowd ever to see a sports event in Cincinnati. Carter rushed 9 times for 110 yards and passed for 123 more. It was the first time a quarterback had topped 100 yards rushing in four years. Mike Phipps, Cleveland rookie quarterback, made his first start and got the Browns off to a 10-0 lead.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	114.9 (17)	187.6 (4)	302.5 (5)	25
Cleveland Browns	DEFENSE	129.9 (18)	180.5 (21)	310.4 (23)	16
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	118.1 (13)	140.2 (19)	258.4 (19)	16
Cincinnati Bengals	DEFENSE	119.9 (15)	182.2 (22)	302.1 (21)	17

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland Browns (4-5-0)	7	3	0	0	10
Cincinnati Bengals (3-6-0)	0	7	7	0	14

( 7- 0) CLE Leroy Kelly 9 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(10- 0) CLE Don Cockroft 15 yard field goal
(10- 7) CIN Jess Phillips 13 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10-14) CIN Paul Robinson 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)

                     CLE             CIN
First Downs:         15              14
Rushes-yards:        35-153          33-210
Yards/rush:          4.4             6.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-25-170-1     10-17-123-0
Sacked-yards:        2-27            0-0
Net pass yards:      143             123
Net yards/pass:      5.3             7.2
Total net yards:     296             333
Total plays:         62 (56% run)    50 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     8-64            3-35

Attendance: 60,007

Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 11 of 25 for 170 yards (1 int)
CIN: Virgil Carter, 10 of 17 for 123 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 21 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Bo Scott, 9 for 35 yards; Mike Phipps, 4 for 57 yards; Reece Morrison, 1 for 1 yard
CIN: Paul Robinson, 14 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Virgil Carter, 9 for 110 yards; Jess Phillips, 9 for 34 yards; Eric Crabtree, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
CLE: Milt Morin, 3 for 78 yards; Gary Collins, 2 for 30 yards; Chip Glass, 2 for 28 yards; Bo Scott, 2 for 16 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 10 yards; Fair Hooker, 1 for 8 yards
CIN: Chip Myers, 3 for 67 yards; Jess Phillips, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Bob Trumpy, 2 for 16 yards; Paul Robinson, 2 for 13 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
CLE: Homer Jones, 1 for 28 yards; Reece Morrison, 1 for 18 yards; Joe Righetti, 1 for 17 yards
CIN: Paul Robinson, 1 for 26 yards

Punt returns:
CLE: Walt Sumner, 1 for 7 yards
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for -1 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 6 for 260 yards
CIN: Dave Lewis, 6 for 292 yards

Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/2

George Blanda moved in for a late save for the Raiders for the third straight game. Trailing with less than four minutes remaining, Blanda directed an attack climaxed by his TD pass to Fred Biletnikoff with 2:28 remaining. Daryle Lamonica earlier had thrown TD passes to Warren Wells and Hewritt Dixon to extend his streak to 25 games. Pete Liske passed to Jim Whalen for a Denver TD and carried one himself for another.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	156.4 (3)	209.6 (2)	366.0 (1)	12
Oakland Raiders	DEFENSE	141.0 (22)	159.0 (14)	300.0 (20)	16
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	135.8 (6)	130.0 (22)	265.8 (17)	19
Denver Broncos	DEFENSE	95.6 (2)	160.5 (17)	256.1 (3)	20

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (5-2-2)	7	3	7	7	24
Denver Broncos (4-5-0)	0	3	3	13	19

( 7- 0) OAK Warren Wells 36 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 3) DEN Bobby Howfield 47 yard field goal
(10- 3) OAK George Blanda 32 yard field goal
(10- 6) DEN Bobby Howfield 44 yard field goal
(17- 6) OAK Hewritt Dixon 46 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(17-12) DEN Jim Whalen 10 yard pass from Pete Liske (kick failed)
(17-19) DEN Pete Liske 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(24-19) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 20 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        28-67           33-116
Yards/rush:          2.4             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-29-268-1     14-39-218-3
Sacked-yards:        1-10            3-22
Net pass yards:      258             196
Net yards/pass:      8.6             4.7
Total net yards:     325             312
Total plays:         58 (48% run)    75 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-43            5-84

Attendance: 50,959

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 11 of 23 for 188 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); George Blanda, 4 of 6 for 80 yards and 1 TD
DEN: Pete Liske, 10 of 25 for 152 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Steve Tensi, 4 of 13 for 66 yards (2 int); Billy Van Heusen, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 19 for 61 yards; Charlie Smith, 7 for 6 yards; Larry Todd, 1 for 12 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 1 yard
DEN: Floyd Little, 12 for 43 yards; Bobby Anderson, 7 for 28 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 7 for 17 yards; Pete Liske, 3 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Clem Turner, 3 for 13 yards; Steve Tensi, 1 for -5 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Warren Wells, 4 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Rod Sherman, 3 for 55 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Hewritt Dixon, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 1 for 17 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 4 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 4 for 84 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 3 for 16 yards; Floyd Little, 2 for 43 yards; Jim Whalen, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Anderson, 2 for 21 yards; Mike Haffner, 1 for 19 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 3 for 68 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Alvin Wyatt, 3 for 16 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for -1 yards
DEN: Charlie Greer, 4 for 23 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 8 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Jimmy Warren, 2 for 26 yards; Duane Benson, 1 for 14 yards
DEN: Paul Martha, 1 for 34 yards

Punting:
OAK: Mike Eischeid, 6 for 284 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 6 for 265 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 1/2
DEN: Bobby Howfield, 2/3

Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr circled right end for three yards and a touchdown and Dale Livingston added the winning extra point with three seconds remaining. Starr had five of his 23 completions during the decisive drive, netting 75 of the 80 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	73.8 (26)	127.5 (23)	201.2 (26)	23
Chicago Bears	DEFENSE	102.0 (6)	214.9 (26)	316.9 (24)	13
Green Bay Packers	OFFENSE	130.5 (9)	126.8 (24)	257.2 (20)	26
Green Bay Packers	DEFENSE	149.4 (24)	149.5 (9)	298.9 (19)	24

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (3-6-0)	0	0	10	9	19
Green Bay Packers (5-4-0)	10	0	3	7	20

( 0- 3) GB  Dale Livingston 17 yard field goal
( 0-10) GB  Donny Anderson 14 yard rush (Dale Livingston kick)
( 3-10) CHI Mac Percival 23 yard field goal
(10-10) CHI Dick Gordon 69 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
(10-13) GB  Dale Livingston 49 yard field goal
(13-13) CHI Mac Percival 38 yard field goal
(16-13) CHI Mac Percival 13 yard field goal
(19-13) CHI Mac Percival 31 yard field goal
(19-20) GB  Bart Starr 3 yard rush (Dale Livingston kick)

                     CHI             GB
First Downs:         12              18
Rushes-yards:        28-110          33-123
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-26-201-0      23-35-220-1
Sacked-yards:        2-29            4-24
Net pass yards:      172             196
Net yards/pass:      6.1             5.0
Total net yards:     282             319
Total plays:         56 (50% run)    72 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     3-18            5-55

Attendance: 56,263

Passing:
CHI: Jack Concannon, 9 of 26 for 201 yards and 1 TD
GB: Bart Starr, 23 of 35 for 220 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Ross Montgomery, 19 for 70 yards; Ronnie Bull, 8 for 35 yards; Jack Concannon, 1 for 5 yards
GB: Donny Anderson, 15 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Jim Grabowski, 14 for 44 yards; Bart Starr, 2 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Perry Williams, 1 for 3 yards; Carroll Dale, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
CHI: Dick Gordon, 5 for 158 yards and 1 TD; Ross Montgomery, 1 for 17 yards; George Farmer, 1 for 12 yards; Rich Coady, 1 for 11 yards; Ronnie Bull, 1 for 3 yards
GB: Jim Grabowski, 9 for 42 yards; Donny Anderson, 4 for 24 yards; Carroll Dale, 3 for 42 yards; John Hilton, 2 for 46 yards; Jack Clancy, 2 for 38 yards; Larry Krause, 2 for 22 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 3 for 45 yards; Cecil Turner, 1 for 14 yards
GB: Ken Ellis, 3 for 61 yards; Larry Krause, 3 for 51 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 4 for 14 yards; Garry Lyle, 1 for 0 yards
GB: Ken Ellis, 2 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Joe Taylor, 1 for 18 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 8 for 321 yards
GB: Donny Anderson, 8 for 320 yards; Dale Livingston, 1 for 33 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 4/5
GB: Dale Livingston, 2/2

The 49ers ran their streak to four victories, best since 1965, and maintained their position in first in the NFC West on the TD passing of John Brodie. He connected three times and Ken Willard contributed a fourth TD on a short run. Roy Hopkins scored both Oiler TDs and Roy Gerela kicked two FGs of identical 26-yard distances.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	111.9 (18)	222.1 (1)	334.0 (3)	13
San Francisco 49ers	DEFENSE	126.0 (17)	157.8 (13)	283.8 (17)	27
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	117.2 (15)	183.9 (6)	301.1 (7)	21
Houston Oilers	DEFENSE	102.1 (7)	172.4 (19)	274.5 (13)	12

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (7-1-1)	7	0	9	14	30
Houston Oilers (2-6-1)	7	3	3	7	20

( 7- 0) SF  Jimmy Thomas 54 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 7- 7) HOU Roy Hopkins 4 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 7-10) HOU Roy Gerela 26 yard field goal
( 9-10) SF  Safety, Al Randolph blocked punt in end zone
(16-10) SF  Dick Witcher 9 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(16-13) HOU Roy Gerela 26 yard field goal
(23-13) SF  Ken Willard 3 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
(30-13) SF  Gene Washington 15 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(30-20) HOU Roy Hopkins 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)

                     SF              HOU
First Downs:         17              16
Rushes-yards:        35-171          28-103
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-26-205-1     18-35-174-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-9
Net pass yards:      205             165
Net yards/pass:      7.9             4.6
Total net yards:     376             268
Total plays:         61 (57% run)    64 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     8-127           6-35

Attendance: 43,040

Passing:
SF: John Brodie, 15 of 26 for 205 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
HOU: Charley Johnson, 18 of 35 for 174 yards

Rushing:
SF: Doug Cunningham, 18 for 92 yards; Ken Willard, 12 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Jimmy Thomas, 3 for 20 yards; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 15 yards; Bill Tucker, 1 for 5 yards
HOU: Roy Hopkins, 16 for 78 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Richardson, 10 for 35 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 6 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for -16 yards

Receiving:
SF: Doug Cunningham, 5 for 39 yards; Gene Washington, 4 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Dick Witcher, 3 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 5 yards
HOU: Mike Richardson, 6 for 74 yards; Alvin Reed, 5 for 42 yards; Charlie Joiner, 3 for 24 yards; Roy Hopkins, 3 for 12 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for 22 yards

Kick returns:
SF: Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 60 yards; Bill Tucker, 1 for 26 yards; Preston Riley, 1 for 0 yards
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 3 for 82 yards; Benny Johnson, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 6 for 133 yards
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 2 for 10 yards; Mike Richardson, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Leroy Mitchell, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
SF: Steve Spurrier, 4 for 171 yards
HOU: Spike Jones, 7 for 293 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 0/2
HOU: Roy Gerela, 2/2

Al Woodall, injured quarterback Joe Namath's replacement, threw three touchdown passes in directing his first victory in the NFL as the Jets scored the most points on the Rams since 1966. The Jets' defense limited Los Angeles to 51 yards rushing.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Jets	OFFENSE	104.0 (21)	188.1 (3)	292.1 (8)	24
New York Jets	DEFENSE	104.1 (8)	159.2 (16)	263.4 (6)	17
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	135.8 (6)	156.4 (12)	292.1 (8)	22
Los Angeles Rams	DEFENSE	86.2 (1)	137.6 (4)	223.9 (2)	23

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (2-7-0)	0	17	7	7	31
Los Angeles Rams (5-3-1)	0	7	6	7	20

( 0- 7) LA  Jack Snow 10 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
( 7- 7) NYJ Rich Caster 29 yard pass from Al Woodall (Jim Turner kick)
(14- 7) NYJ George Nock 3 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(17- 7) NYJ Jim Turner 23 yard field goal
(17-10) LA  David Ray 19 yard field goal
(24-10) NYJ Lee White 11 yard pass from Al Woodall (Jim Turner kick)
(24-13) LA  David Ray 15 yard field goal
(31-13) NYJ George Sauer 11 yard pass from Al Woodall (Jim Turner kick)
(31-20) LA  Tommy Mason 28 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)

                     NYJ             LA
First Downs:         15              12
Rushes-yards:        44-153          20-51
Yards/rush:          3.5             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-261-0     16-48-274-3
Sacked-yards:        4-28            0-0
Net pass yards:      233             274
Net yards/pass:      11.1            5.7
Total net yards:     386             325
Total plays:         65 (67% run)    68 (29% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     7-70            4-44

Attendance: 76,378

Passing:
NYJ: Al Woodall, 10 of 17 for 261 yards and 3 TDs
LA: Roman Gabriel, 16 of 48 for 274 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: Lee White, 22 for 75 yards; George Nock, 12 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Al Woodall, 5 for 2 yards; Chuck Mercein, 4 for 7 yards; Steve O'Neal, 1 for 16 yards
LA: Willie Ellison, 9 for 19 yards; Les Josephson, 7 for 17 yards; Roman Gabriel, 2 for 9 yards; Tommy Mason, 2 for 6 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Don Maynard, 3 for 102 yards; Lee White, 3 for 31 yards and 1 TD; George Sauer, 2 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD; George Nock, 1 for 21 yards
LA: Les Josephson, 5 for 58 yards; Jack Snow, 4 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Billy Truax, 3 for 53 yards; Wendell Tucker, 2 for 62 yards; Tommy Mason, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
NYJ: Mike Battle, 3 for 52 yards; Cliff McClain, 1 for 2 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 0 yards
LA: Kermit Alexander, 3 for 42 yards; Alvin Haymond, 2 for 28 yards; Pat Curran, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Mike Battle, 2 for 7 yards; Eddie Bell, 1 for 1 yard
LA: Alvin Haymond, 4 for 38 yards; Jim Nettles, 2 for 4 yards; Kermit Alexander, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
NYJ: Al Atkinson, 2 for 18 yards; Ralph Baker, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 7 for 250 yards
LA: Pat Studstill, 6 for 234 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Jim Turner, 1/2
LA: David Ray, 2/3

Miami overcame a fumble-ridden first half and moved to a victory which ended a three-game losing streak. Bob Griese set the pace with a passing attack in which he connected 8 for 8 in the second half, and Lloyd Mumphord returned an interception 32 yards for a TD.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	92.5 (24)	148.8 (14)	241.2 (24)	21
New Orleans Saints	DEFENSE	135.6 (21)	195.1 (24)	330.8 (26)	27
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	132.1 (8)	140.8 (18)	272.9 (15)	18
Miami Dolphins	DEFENSE	108.0 (9)	200.0 (25)	308.0 (22)	23

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (2-6-1)	10	0	0	0	10
Miami Dolphins (5-4-0)	7	0	7	7	21

( 0- 7) MIA Lloyd Mumphord 32 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) NO  Tom Barrington 11 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(10- 7) NO  Tom Dempsey 10 yard field goal
(10-14) MIA Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(10-21) MIA Larry Csonka 6 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     NO              MIA
First Downs:         18              20
Rushes-yards:        36-128          35-181
Yards/rush:          3.6             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-23-197-2     15-19-225-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             0-0
Net pass yards:      191             225
Net yards/pass:      8.0             11.8
Total net yards:     319             406
Total plays:         60 (60% run)    54 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             7.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             5-4
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     4-55            2-43

Attendance: 42,866

Passing:
NO: Billy Kilmer, 13 of 23 for 197 yards (2 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 15 of 19 for 225 yards

Rushing:
NO: Jim Otis, 14 for 30 yards; Tom Barrington, 11 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Tony Baker, 4 for 20 yards; Billy Kilmer, 3 for 34 yards; Elijah Pitts, 3 for 4 yards; Ray Poage, 1 for 13 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 12 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 11 for 67 yards; Larry Csonka, 10 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Bob Griese, 2 for 3 yards

Receiving:
NO: Al Dodd, 3 for 58 yards; Dave Parks, 3 for 49 yards; Ray Poage, 2 for 34 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for 13 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 21 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 13 yards; Elijah Pitts, 1 for 9 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 4 for 78 yards; Paul Warfield, 4 for 73 yards; Marv Fleming, 3 for 39 yards; Mercury Morris, 3 for 30 yards; Willie Richardson, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Ray Poage, 1 for 6 yards
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 60 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Al Dodd, 1 for 1 yard
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 16 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Dick Anderson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 5 for 248 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 100 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Tom Dempsey, 1/1
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/1

Clint Jones scored his third touchdown of the game on a five-yard bolt with 1:23 remaining, to climax an 80-yard drive that began with 4:19 to play. A 49-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo to Jim Lindsey (playing tight end) on a third-and-10 situation from the Minnesota 46 preceded Jones' TD.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	140.2 (4)	149.5 (13)	289.8 (12)	15
Detroit Lions	DEFENSE	97.5 (4)	161.2 (18)	258.8 (5)	25
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	117.8 (14)	138.4 (20)	256.1 (21)	17
Minnesota Vikings	DEFENSE	96.9 (3)	107.2 (1)	204.1 (1)	29

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Detroit Lions (5-4-0)	10	0	10	0	20
Minnesota Vikings (8-1-0)	3	7	0	14	24

( 3- 0) DET Errol Mann 28 yard field goal
( 3- 3) MIN Fred Cox 19 yard field goal
(10- 3) DET Bobby Williams 85 yard kickoff return (Errol Mann kick)
(10-10) MIN Clint Jones 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(17-10) DET Mel Farr 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
(20-10) DET Errol Mann 17 yard field goal
(20-17) MIN Clint Jones 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(20-24) MIN Clint Jones 5 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)

                     DET             MIN
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        34-126          28-85
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-102-2     13-30-228-1
Sacked-yards:        6-43            4-24
Net pass yards:      59              204
Net yards/pass:      2.6             6.0
Total net yards:     185             289
Total plays:         57 (59% run)    62 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     2-15            2-20

Attendance: 47,900

Passing:
DET: Greg Landry, 10 of 17 for 102 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 13 of 30 for 228 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DET: Altie Taylor, 19 for 66 yards; Mel Farr, 10 for 32 yards; Greg Landry, 4 for 25 yards; Bill Triplett, 1 for 3 yards
MIN: Dave Osborn, 13 for 32 yards; Clint Jones, 10 for 39 yards and 3 TDs; Bill Brown, 4 for 9 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
DET: Larry Walton, 4 for 44 yards; Charlie Sanders, 2 for 17 yards; Mel Farr, 2 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Bill Triplett, 1 for 15 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 15 yards
MIN: John Henderson, 3 for 57 yards; Gene Washington, 3 for 52 yards; Bill Brown, 3 for 37 yards; John Beasley, 2 for 24 yards; Jim Lindsey, 1 for 49 yards; Dave Osborn, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
DET: Bobby Williams, 4 for 155 yards and 1 TD
MIN: Clint Jones, 3 for 40 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 16 yards

Punt returns:
DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 24 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
DET: Mike Weger, 1 for 8 yards
MIN: Paul Krause, 1 for 14 yards; Karl Kassulke, 1 for 6 yards

Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 3 for 84 yards
MIN: Tom McNeill, 3 for 110 yards

Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 2/4
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/3

Trailing 33-14 with 10 minutes remaining, the Giants exploded for 21 points to record their sixth straight victory. Quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who completed 23 passes for 320 yards, drove the Giants 73 yards for their winning touchdown, a nine yard end sweep by Ron Johnson, who gained 106 yards in the game. Running back Tucker Frederickson caught 10 passes for 165 yards and scored twice.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	139.5 (5)	146.6 (16)	286.1 (13)	11
Washington Redskins	DEFENSE	144.4 (23)	130.2 (3)	274.6 (14)	19
New York Giants	OFFENSE	126.1 (11)	175.5 (10)	301.6 (6)	15
New York Giants	DEFENSE	113.1 (10)	155.8 (12)	268.9 (9)	21

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (4-5-0)	0	12	21	0	33
New York Giants (6-3-0)	7	7	0	21	35

( 0- 7) NYG Tucker Frederickson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 3- 7) WAS Curt Knight 15 yard field goal
( 6- 7) WAS Curt Knight 27 yard field goal
( 6-14) NYG Clifton McNeil 0 yard fumble return (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 9-14) WAS Curt Knight 27 yard field goal
(12-14) WAS Curt Knight 40 yard field goal
(19-14) WAS Charlie Harraway 57 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
(26-14) WAS Charlie Harraway 10 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
(33-14) WAS Charley Taylor 28 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick)
(33-21) NYG Ron Johnson 5 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(33-28) NYG Tucker Frederickson 57 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(33-35) NYG Ron Johnson 9 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     WAS             NYG
First Downs:         17              29
Rushes-yards:        28-167          38-186
Yards/rush:          6.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-27-249-1     23-34-320-2
Sacked-yards:        1-5             3-21
Net pass yards:      244             299
Net yards/pass:      8.7             8.1
Total net yards:     411             485
Total plays:         56 (50% run)    75 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          7.3             6.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     5-35            4-37

Attendance: 62,915

Passing:
WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 14 of 27 for 249 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 23 of 34 for 320 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 15 for 62 yards; Charlie Harraway, 12 for 88 yards and 2 TDs; Charley Taylor, 1 for 17 yards
NYG: Ron Johnson, 18 for 106 yards and 2 TDs; Tucker Frederickson, 13 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Fran Tarkenton, 7 for 47 yards

Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 5 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Larry Brown, 3 for 76 yards; Charlie Harraway, 3 for 21 yards; Walter Roberts, 2 for 25 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 27 yards
NYG: Tucker Frederickson, 10 for 165 yards and 1 TD; Ron Johnson, 6 for 49 yards; Don Herrmann, 3 for 41 yards; Clifton McNeil, 2 for 20 yards; Aaron Thomas, 1 for 25 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 20 yards

Kick returns:
WAS: Ted Vactor, 3 for 77 yards; Henry Dyer, 2 for 51 yards
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 2 for 38 yards; Les Shy, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 2 for 34 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Brig Owens, 1 for 15 yards; Pat Fischer, 1 for 10 yards
NYG: Jim Files, 1 for 8 yards

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 3 for 127 yards
NYG: Bill Johnson, 4 for 86 yards

Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 4/4

Philadelphia free safety Steve Preece picked up a ball fumbled by Atlanta's Harmon Wages and raced 21 yards for a touchdown and Mark Moseley added the tying extra point midway through the final period. Atlanta escaped with its second straight tie when Moseley missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with eight seconds remaining.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	116.5 (16)	145.4 (17)	261.9 (18)	23
Atlanta Falcons	DEFENSE	121.6 (16)	150.2 (11)	271.9 (10)	19
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	122.9 (12)	180.6 (9)	303.5 (4)	27
Philadelphia Eagles	DEFENSE	134.2 (19)	139.1 (6)	273.4 (12)	17

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (3-4-2)	7	3	3	0	13
Philadelphia Eagles (1-7-1)	3	3	0	7	13

( 0- 3) PHI Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal
( 7- 3) ATL Jim Mitchell 2 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick)
( 7- 6) PHI Mark Moseley 17 yard field goal
(10- 6) ATL Ken Vinyard 15 yard field goal
(13- 6) ATL Ken Vinyard 32 yard field goal
(13-13) PHI Steve Preece 21 yard fumble return (Mark Moseley kick)

                     ATL             PHI
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        32-124          26-78
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-16-143-1     17-28-170-0
Sacked-yards:        5-31            2-18
Net pass yards:      112             152
Net yards/pass:      5.3             5.1
Total net yards:     236             230
Total plays:         53 (60% run)    56 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     9-143           6-97

Attendance: 55,425

Passing:
ATL: Bob Berry, 10 of 16 for 143 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
PHI: Norm Snead, 17 of 28 for 170 yards

Rushing:
ATL: Cannonball Butler, 15 for 79 yards; Harmon Wages, 6 for 8 yards; Paul Gipson, 5 for 17 yards; Art Malone, 4 for 11 yards; Bob Berry, 1 for 5 yards; Sonny Campbell, 1 for 4 yards
PHI: Lee Bouggess, 15 for 33 yards; Cyril Pinder, 9 for 28 yards; Norm Snead, 2 for 17 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Todd Snyder, 3 for 89 yards; Jim Mitchell, 3 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Paul Flatley, 1 for 12 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 8 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 7 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 2 yards
PHI: Cyril Pinder, 8 for 79 yards; Lee Bouggess, 3 for 10 yards; Steve Zabel, 2 for 30 yards; Harold Jackson, 2 for 20 yards; Gary Ballman, 1 for 26 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Sonny Campbell, 1 for 25 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 22 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 19 yards
PHI: Billy Walik, 3 for 54 yards; Gary Pettigrew, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Tom McCauley, 2 for 11 yards; John Mallory, 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Billy Walik, 2 for 10 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Ray Jones, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
ATL: Billy Lothridge, 3 for 125 yards
PHI: Bill Bradley, 4 for 156 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Ken Vinyard, 2/2
PHI: Mark Moseley, 2/4

Johnny Robinson contributed two of five interceptions to help stifle the Pittsburgh passing game and the Kansas City cause got a big boost when Billy Cannon caught three passes from Len Dawson, two for TDs. Dawson completed 19 of 24 attempts for 257 yards and three TDs in what was the best game since he beat Baltimore with four TD tosses.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Kansas City Chiefs	OFFENSE	130.2 (10)	123.8 (25)	254.0 (22)	23
Kansas City Chiefs	DEFENSE	117.9 (12)	139.8 (7)	257.6 (4)	23
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	102.1 (22)	147.4 (15)	249.5 (23)	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	DEFENSE	118.5 (13)	150.0 (10)	268.5 (8)	23

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas City Chiefs (5-3-1)	3	7	7	14	31
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-5-0)	0	0	7	7	14

( 3- 0) KC  Jan Stenerud 32 yard field goal
(10- 0) KC  Billy Cannon 20 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(10- 7) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 2 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick)
(17- 7) KC  Billy Cannon 8 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(24- 7) KC  Otis Taylor 42 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(24-14) PIT Jon Staggers 7 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gene Mingo kick)
(31-14) KC  Robert Holmes 2 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)

                     KC              PIT
First Downs:         21              15
Rushes-yards:        45-167          21-103
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-24-257-1     11-31-109-5
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-10
Net pass yards:      257             99
Net yards/pass:      10.7            3.1
Total net yards:     424             202
Total plays:         69 (65% run)    53 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          6.1             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               6
Penalties-yards:     5-84            1-5

Attendance: 50,081

Passing:
KC: Len Dawson, 19 of 24 for 257 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 8 of 19 for 74 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Terry Hanratty, 3 of 12 for 35 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
KC: Ed Podolak, 17 for 42 yards; Wendell Hayes, 14 for 41 yards; Robert Holmes, 5 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Warren McVea, 5 for 10 yards; Lew Porter, 2 for 21 yards; Len Dawson, 1 for 21 yards; Otis Taylor, 1 for 7 yards
PIT: Preston Pearson, 9 for 45 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 9 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 30 yards

Receiving:
KC: Otis Taylor, 5 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Hayes, 4 for 54 yards; Billy Cannon, 3 for 46 yards and 2 TDs; Ed Podolak, 3 for 7 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 23 yards; Lew Porter, 1 for 29 yards; Gloster Richardson, 1 for 17 yards
PIT: Dave Smith, 4 for 36 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 3 for 28 yards; Jon Staggers, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Ron Shanklin, 2 for 16 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Robert Holmes, 2 for 43 yards; Bob Stein, 1 for 0 yards
PIT: Jon Staggers, 4 for 124 yards; Preston Pearson, 1 for 30 yards; Mel Blount, 1 for 26 yards

Punt returns:
KC: Willie Mitchell, 3 for 20 yards
PIT: Hubie Bryant, 2 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
KC: Johnny Robinson, 2 for 65 yards; Jim Marsalis, 1 for 26 yards; Bobby Bell, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Kearney, 1 for 4 yards
PIT: Lee Calland, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 3 for 131 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 4 for 193 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/3