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Sunday November 15, 1970
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NFL game summary for 11/15/1970:



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):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New York JetsOFFENSE104.0  (21)188.1  (3)292.1  (8)24
DEFENSE104.1  (8)159.2  (16)263.4  (6)17
Los Angeles RamsOFFENSE135.8  (6)156.4  (12)292.1  (8)22
DEFENSE86.2  (1)137.6  (4)223.9  (2)23

Line: n/a

Team1234F
New York Jets (2-7-0)0177731
Los Angeles Rams (5-3-1)076720

( 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




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