All NFL game summaries for 12/20/1970:
Minnesota's Fred Cox kicked three field goals and added four extra points to win his second scoring title with 125 points, and quarterback Gary Cuozzo returned to complete 13 of 20 passes after missing two games because of a sprained ankle. Minnesota won the Central Division with a 12-2 record.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
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MIN ATL First Downs: 21 12 Rushes-yards: 38-136 19-46 Yards/rush: 3.6 2.4 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 19-30-278-2 19-33-162-3 Sacked-yards: 2-16 9-77 Net pass yards: 262 85 Net yards/pass: 8.2 2.0 Total net yards: 398 131 Total plays: 70 (54% run) 61 (31% run) Yards/play: 5.7 2.1 Fumbles-lost: 1-1 1-1 Turnovers: 3 4 Penalties-yards: 3-45 3-25 Attendance: 57,992
MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 13 of 20 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Bob Lee, 6 of 10 for 103 yards and 1 TD (1 int) ATL: Randy Johnson, 19 of 33 for 162 yards (3 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Clint Jones, 14 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 10 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Bill Brown, 6 for 41 yards; Jim Lindsey, 6 for 18 yards; Bob Lee, 2 for 8 yards ATL: Paul Gipson, 8 for 4 yards; Harmon Wages, 4 for 10 yards; Cannonball Butler, 3 for 6 yards; Randy Johnson, 2 for 16 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 8 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
MIN: John Henderson, 7 for 129 yards; Dave Osborn, 4 for 37 yards and 1 TD; John Beasley, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Gene Washington, 3 for 36 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 31 yards ATL: Jim Mitchell, 5 for 77 yards; Paul Flatley, 5 for 41 yards; Paul Gipson, 4 for 19 yards; Art Malone, 2 for 16 yards; Harmon Wages, 2 for 4 yards; Todd Snyder, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 66 yards ATL: Grady Cavness, 3 for 61 yards; Paul Gipson, 2 for 41 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 24 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 4 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 6 yards ATL: John Mallory, 2 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Tom McCauley, 2 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Paul Krause, 1 for 21 yards; Karl Kassulke, 1 for 11 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards ATL: Tom McCauley, 1 for 32 yards; Ken Reaves, 1 for 28 yards
Punting:
MIN: Tom McNeill, 4 for 153 yards ATL: Billy Lothridge, 6 for 193 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/4 ATL: Ken Vinyard, 0/1
Sam Wyche replaced an injured Virgil Carter to pace the Bengals to a seventh-straight victory which wrapped up the AFC's Central Division title. A record Cincinnati crowd watched the Bengals run up their highest score ever. Wyche threw TD passes to Paul Robinson and Speedy Thomas and one of his half-dozen carries for 63 yards included a TD effort. Cincinnati's victory total ? eight ? doubled that of the previous year.
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BOS CIN First Downs: 8 23 Rushes-yards: 21-67 45-237 Yards/rush: 3.2 5.3 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-24-101-2 10-17-187-0 Sacked-yards: 2-19 0-0 Net pass yards: 82 187 Net yards/pass: 3.2 11.0 Total net yards: 149 424 Total plays: 47 (44% run) 62 (72% run) Yards/play: 3.2 6.8 Fumbles-lost: 0-0 1-0 Turnovers: 2 0 Penalties-yards: 5-50 6-40 Attendance: 60,157
BOS: Joe Kapp, 7 of 21 for 101 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Mike Taliaferro, 0 of 3 for 0 yards CIN: Sam Wyche, 7 of 14 for 91 yards and 2 TDs; Virgil Carter, 3 of 3 for 96 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BOS: Jim Nance, 9 for 39 yards; Carl Garrett, 5 for 8 yards; Bob Gladieux, 3 for 10 yards; Joe Kapp, 2 for -1 yards; Mike Taliaferro, 1 for 6 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 5 yards CIN: Paul Robinson, 14 for 36 yards and 2 TDs; Essex Johnson, 11 for 71 yards; Doug Dressler, 7 for 30 yards; Sam Wyche, 6 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 6 for 29 yards; Virgil Carter, 1 for 8 yards
Receiving:
BOS: Tom Beer, 3 for 54 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 18 yards; Ron Sellers, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Gayle Knief, 1 for 11 yards; Jim Nance, 1 for 6 yards CIN: Chip Myers, 3 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 2 for -3 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 26 yards; Paul Robinson, 1 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Eric Crabtree, 1 for 17 yards; Essex Johnson, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 3 for 75 yards; Odell Lawson, 3 for 44 yards CIN: Essex Johnson, 1 for 15 yards; Doug Dressler, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 2 for 19 yards CIN: Essex Johnson, 2 for 7 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 10 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Ken Riley, 2 for 3 yards
Punting:
BOS: Tom Janik, 7 for 251 yards CIN: Dave Lewis, 4 for 197 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/1
Bob Hayes set a team record by catching four touchdown passes and Craig Morton completed 13 of 17 attempts for 349 yards and club-record-tying five TDs as the Cowboys won their fifth straight game to capture the NFC's Eastern Division title.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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![]() | OFFENSE | 113.1 (17) | 187.8 (5) | 300.8 (6) | 33 |
DEFENSE | 121.9 (15) | 174.2 (22) | 296.1 (19) | 23 | |
![]() | OFFENSE | 160.9 (1) | 139.1 (19) | 300.0 (7) | 25 |
DEFENSE | 120.8 (13) | 142.2 (4) | 262.9 (6) | 34 |
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HOU DAL First Downs: 12 22 Rushes-yards: 27-86 41-208 Yards/rush: 3.2 5.1 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 8-27-110-4 15-22-365-1 Sacked-yards: 7-45 3-24 Net pass yards: 65 341 Net yards/pass: 1.9 13.6 Total net yards: 151 549 Total plays: 61 (44% run) 66 (62% run) Yards/play: 2.5 8.3 Fumbles-lost: 2-1 2-2 Turnovers: 5 3 Penalties-yards: 3-25 6-66 Attendance: 50,504
HOU: Bob Naponic, 6 of 19 for 85 yards (2 int); Jerry Rhome, 2 of 7 for 25 yards (1 int); Jerry LeVias, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) DAL: Craig Morton, 13 of 17 for 349 yards and 5 TDs (1 int); Roger Staubach, 2 of 5 for 16 yards
Rushing:
HOU: Joe Dawkins, 16 for 50 yards; Mike Richardson, 7 for 20 yards; Bob Naponic, 3 for 12 yards; Roy Hopkins, 1 for 4 yards DAL: Duane Thomas, 17 for 115 yards; Calvin Hill, 11 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 5 for 8 yards; Roger Staubach, 4 for 33 yards; Claxton Welch, 2 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Bob Hayes, 1 for 3 yards; Craig Morton, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Charlie Joiner, 3 for 46 yards; Joe Dawkins, 2 for 19 yards; Mike Richardson, 1 for 15 yards; Mac Haik, 1 for 15 yards; Jim Beirne, 1 for 15 yards DAL: Bob Hayes, 6 for 187 yards and 4 TDs; Reggie Rucker, 3 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 3 for 69 yards; Pettis Norman, 1 for 16 yards; Dan Reeves, 1 for 16 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Zeke Moore, 5 for 112 yards; Benny Johnson, 3 for 34 yards; Jess Lewis, 1 for 15 yards DAL: Duane Thomas, 1 for 29 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 2 for 1 yard DAL: Mel Renfro, 2 for 1 yard; Bob Hayes, 1 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Leroy Mitchell, 1 for 35 yards DAL: Charlie Waters, 2 for 17 yards; Steve Kiner, 1 for 28 yards; Lee Roy Jordan, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
HOU: Spike Jones, 8 for 325 yards DAL: Ron Widby, 5 for 214 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Roy Gerela, 1/1 DAL: Mike Clark, 1/1
Cleveland converted a pair of interceptions into TDs and Bill Nelsen connected with Homer Jones and Bo Scott with payoff passes. Erich Barnes' interception was his 45th lifetime. Floyd Little rushed for 44 yards for the Broncos to clinch the AFC's running title with 901 yards.
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CLE DEN First Downs: 15 16 Rushes-yards: 33-82 37-179 Yards/rush: 2.5 4.8 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 12-25-232-2 10-26-116-3 Sacked-yards: 2-31 2-15 Net pass yards: 201 101 Net yards/pass: 7.4 3.6 Total net yards: 283 280 Total plays: 60 (55% run) 65 (56% run) Yards/play: 4.7 4.3 Fumbles-lost: 2-1 2-1 Turnovers: 3 4 Penalties-yards: 9-66 8-74 Attendance: 51,001
CLE: Bill Nelsen, 11 of 22 for 215 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Phipps, 1 of 3 for 17 yards (2 int) DEN: Chuck Pastrana, 10 of 26 for 116 yards (3 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 13 for 43 yards; Bo Scott, 13 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Reece Morrison, 5 for 1 yard; Mike Phipps, 2 for 3 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 13 for 44 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 9 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Pastrana, 7 for 42 yards; Clem Turner, 4 for 34 yards; Bobby Anderson, 4 for 24 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Bo Scott, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Chip Glass, 3 for 46 yards; Fair Hooker, 3 for 42 yards; Homer Jones, 1 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Milt Morin, 1 for 30 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 19 yards DEN: Al Denson, 4 for 48 yards; Billy Masters, 4 for 41 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 17 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Reece Morrison, 1 for 23 yards DEN: Jerry Hendren, 2 for 40 yards; Clem Turner, 1 for 31 yards; Ken Criter, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Reece Morrison, 2 for 30 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 12 yards DEN: Charlie Greer, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Erich Barnes, 1 for 22 yards; Dale Lindsey, 1 for 9 yards; Ben Davis, 1 for 0 yards DEN: Cornell Gordon, 1 for 24 yards; Bob Wade, 1 for 10 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 168 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 3 for 150 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 2/3 DEN: Bobby Howfield, 2/3
Cornerback Lem Barney set up 10 points with kick returns totaling 139 yards and tapped his performance with a 49-yard pass interception for Detroit's final touchdown as the Lions scored their second shutout of the season over the Packers and gained the NFC playoffs as the second-place team with the best record, 10-4.
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GB DET First Downs: 9 9 Rushes-yards: 24-46 32-91 Yards/rush: 1.9 2.8 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-27-122-3 7-19-95-1 Sacked-yards: 5-44 2-24 Net pass yards: 78 71 Net yards/pass: 2.4 3.4 Total net yards: 124 162 Total plays: 56 (42% run) 53 (60% run) Yards/play: 2.2 3.1 Fumbles-lost: 4-2 4-3 Turnovers: 5 4 Penalties-yards: 8-70 0-0 Attendance: 57,387
GB: Bart Starr, 15 of 27 for 122 yards (3 int) DET: Greg Landry, 7 of 19 for 95 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: Donny Anderson, 13 for 17 yards; Dave Hampton, 7 for 12 yards; Jim Grabowski, 4 for 17 yards DET: Steve Owens, 12 for 32 yards; Altie Taylor, 11 for 20 yards; Bill Triplett, 5 for 8 yards; Greg Landry, 3 for 22 yards; Bruce Maxwell, 1 for 9 yards
Receiving:
GB: Carroll Dale, 5 for 66 yards; John Spilis, 3 for 34 yards; Donny Anderson, 3 for 14 yards; Dave Hampton, 2 for 4 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Grabowski, 1 for -1 yards DET: Larry Walton, 4 for 40 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 40 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Steve Owens, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Larry Krause, 3 for 54 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 20 yards DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 74 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Lee Harden, 2 for -7 yards; Willie Wood, 1 for 7 yards DET: Lem Barney, 5 for 100 yards; Tom Vaughn, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Willie Wood, 1 for 20 yards DET: Dick LeBeau, 2 for 15 yards; Lem Barney, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
GB: Donny Anderson, 9 for 349 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 4 for 178 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Dale Livingston, 0/1 DET: Errol Mann, 2/4
Jim Kiick scored three TDs rushing, a Miami record, and Larry Csonka carried 14 times for 89 yards to finish runner-up for AFC rushing honors with 874 yards in Miami's sixth straight victory. The Dolphins thus gained an AFC playoff spot as the second place team with the best record. Bob Griese completed seven of ten pass attempts and finished as the conference percentage leader.
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BUF MIA First Downs: 10 19 Rushes-yards: 16-46 44-159 Yards/rush: 2.9 3.6 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 17-33-180-3 8-17-179-0 Sacked-yards: 4-29 1-13 Net pass yards: 151 166 Net yards/pass: 4.1 9.2 Total net yards: 197 325 Total plays: 53 (30% run) 62 (70% run) Yards/play: 3.7 5.2 Fumbles-lost: 1-1 3-1 Turnovers: 4 1 Penalties-yards: 7-78 5-96 Attendance: 70,990
BUF: James Harris, 9 of 17 for 109 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Dennis Shaw, 8 of 16 for 71 yards (2 int) MIA: Bob Griese, 7 of 10 for 143 yards and 1 TD; John Stofa, 1 of 7 for 36 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BUF: Lloyd Pate, 8 for 19 yards; Dennis Shaw, 4 for 28 yards; Bill Enyart, 4 for -1 yards MIA: Larry Csonka, 14 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 11 for 24 yards and 3 TDs; Mercury Morris, 7 for 19 yards; Stan Mitchell, 5 for 19 yards; Hubert Ginn, 3 for 7 yards; John Stofa, 2 for 5 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for -4 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Lloyd Pate, 4 for 25 yards; Bill Enyart, 3 for 24 yards; Willie Grate, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Roland Moss, 2 for 31 yards; Austin Denney, 2 for 31 yards; Glenn Alexander, 1 for 8 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 8 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 8 yards; Clyde Glosson, 1 for 2 yards MIA: Howard Twilley, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 2 for 25 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 54 yards; Stan Mitchell, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Marv Fleming, 1 for 36 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Roland Moss, 3 for 39 yards; Jerald Collins, 2 for 17 yards; Mike McBath, 1 for 7 yards MIA: Mercury Morris, 1 for 49 yards; Larry Seiple, 1 for 3 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Ike Hill, 2 for 7 yards MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Dick Anderson, 1 for 86 yards; Dean Brown, 1 for 32 yards; Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
BUF: Paul Maguire, 8 for 295 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 5 for 205 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1
Jack Concannon threw three touchdown passes and Chicago receiver Dick Gordon caught nine passes for 119 yards to win the NFC receiving title, with a total of 71 receptions for 1,026 yards and 13 touchdowns.
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CHI NO First Downs: 19 9 Rushes-yards: 20-104 23-48 Yards/rush: 5.2 2.1 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 26-51-280-4 14-31-176-4 Sacked-yards: 1-8 4-33 Net pass yards: 272 143 Net yards/pass: 5.2 4.1 Total net yards: 376 191 Total plays: 72 (27% run) 58 (39% run) Yards/play: 5.2 3.3 Fumbles-lost: 0-0 1-0 Turnovers: 4 4 Penalties-yards: 6-70 2-29 Attendance: 63,518
CHI: Jack Concannon, 26 of 50 for 280 yards and 3 TDs (3 int); Ronnie Bull, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) NO: Edd Hargett, 7 of 18 for 112 yards (1 int); Billy Kilmer, 7 of 11 for 64 yards (3 int); Steve Ramsey, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
Rushing:
CHI: Ross Montgomery, 9 for 65 yards; Craig Baynham, 6 for 17 yards; Cecil Turner, 2 for 0 yards; Jack Concannon, 1 for 13 yards; Ronnie Bull, 1 for 5 yards; Don Shy, 1 for 4 yards NO: Don McCall, 15 for 37 yards; Tom Barrington, 7 for 17 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for -6 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Dick Gordon, 9 for 119 yards and 1 TD; Craig Baynham, 5 for 27 yards; George Farmer, 4 for 38 yards; Ross Montgomery, 4 for 31 yards; Jim Seymour, 3 for 46 yards and 2 TDs; Cecil Turner, 1 for 19 yards NO: Danny Abramowicz, 4 for 67 yards; Tom Barrington, 4 for 21 yards; Don McCall, 3 for 19 yards; Dave Parks, 2 for 42 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 27 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 1 for 23 yards NO: Al Dodd, 2 for 40 yards; Bill Dusenbery, 1 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 5 for 24 yards; Garry Lyle, 1 for 13 yards NO: Al Dodd, 2 for 47 yards; Hugo Hollas, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Phil Clark, 1 for 32 yards; Ross Brupbacher, 1 for 10 yards; Butch Davis, 1 for 0 yards; Joe Taylor, 1 for 0 yards NO: Hugo Hollas, 2 for 41 yards; Doug Wyatt, 1 for 11 yards; Delles Howell, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 6 for 239 yards NO: Julian Fagan, 8 for 303 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2 NO: Tom Dempsey, 1/3
Roman Gabriel threw a pair of touchdown passes to Pat Studstill as Los Angeles spotted New York a 3-0 lead then scored on four straight series for its 31-3 victory, which left them one-game behind San Francisco in the final NFC Western Division standings.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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![]() | OFFENSE | 120.8 (11) | 181.5 (7) | 302.3 (5) | 30 |
DEFENSE | 100.7 (4) | 155.6 (11) | 256.3 (4) | 33 | |
![]() | OFFENSE | 134.5 (9) | 189.8 (4) | 324.4 (3) | 24 |
DEFENSE | 115.4 (10) | 171.0 (20) | 286.4 (15) | 30 |
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LA NYG First Downs: 18 13 Rushes-yards: 43-192 20-50 Yards/rush: 4.5 2.5 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-21-158-0 21-44-184-1 Sacked-yards: 1-9 2-18 Net pass yards: 149 166 Net yards/pass: 6.8 3.6 Total net yards: 341 216 Total plays: 65 (66% run) 66 (30% run) Yards/play: 5.2 3.3 Fumbles-lost: 3-0 5-1 Turnovers: 0 2 Penalties-yards: 4-33 1-15 Attendance: 62,870
LA: Roman Gabriel, 13 of 21 for 158 yards and 2 TDs NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 13 of 33 for 103 yards (1 int); Dick Shiner, 8 of 11 for 81 yards
Rushing:
LA: Les Josephson, 20 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Larry Smith, 14 for 49 yards; Willie Ellison, 8 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Jeff Jordan, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 14 for 43 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 4 for 4 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 2 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
LA: Pat Studstill, 6 for 77 yards and 2 TDs; Billy Truax, 3 for 24 yards; Jack Snow, 2 for 48 yards; Les Josephson, 1 for 5 yards; Larry Smith, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Don Herrmann, 7 for 56 yards; Clifton McNeil, 5 for 69 yards; Ron Johnson, 4 for 17 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 19 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 10 yards; Joe Morrison, 1 for 10 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
LA: Alvin Haymond, 2 for 38 yards NYG: Les Shy, 5 for 147 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
LA: Alvin Haymond, 4 for 27 yards NYG: Bobby Duhon, 1 for 0 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for -4 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Myron Pottios, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
LA: Pat Studstill, 6 for 236 yards NYG: Bill Johnson, 6 for 233 yards
Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 1/2 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/3
The 49ers clinched their first divisional title in 25 years with a victory in which John Brodie completed only seven passes, with three going for touchdowns. San Francisco scored three times within a six-minute span in the second period. Brodie finished the season with 24 TD passes, and was trapped only eight times, a NFL record low. The vcictory by the 49ers gave NFC teams a 27-12-1 record over the AFC in the first series of regular season interconference games.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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![]() | OFFENSE | 111.9 (19) | 211.7 (1) | 323.6 (4) | 24 |
DEFENSE | 131.6 (18) | 146.4 (6) | 278.0 (14) | 33 | |
![]() | OFFENSE | 144.3 (6) | 199.6 (3) | 343.9 (1) | 21 |
DEFENSE | 146.3 (25) | 147.5 (7) | 293.8 (17) | 27 |
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SF OAK First Downs: 16 17 Rushes-yards: 43-125 28-88 Yards/rush: 2.9 3.1 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-22-171-0 16-33-288-5 Sacked-yards: 0-0 2-18 Net pass yards: 171 270 Net yards/pass: 7.8 7.7 Total net yards: 296 358 Total plays: 65 (66% run) 63 (44% run) Yards/play: 4.6 5.7 Fumbles-lost: 0-0 6-4 Turnovers: 0 9 Penalties-yards: 3-22 7-54 Attendance: 54,535
SF: John Brodie, 7 of 21 for 171 yards and 3 TDs; Steve Spurrier, 0 of 1 for 0 yards OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 11 of 19 for 185 yards and 1 TD (2 int); George Blanda, 3 of 7 for 51 yards (2 int); Ken Stabler, 2 of 7 for 52 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
SF: Ken Willard, 27 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Bill Tucker, 8 for 30 yards; John Isenbarger, 4 for 1 yard; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 17 yards; Jim Strong, 1 for 0 yards; John Brodie, 1 for -2 yards OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 11 for 44 yards; Pete Banaszak, 9 for 27 yards; Charlie Smith, 6 for 16 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 5 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for -4 yards
Receiving:
SF: Gene Washington, 2 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Bill Tucker, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Ken Willard, 1 for 18 yards; Bob Windsor, 1 for 13 yards OAK: Warren Wells, 4 for 99 yards; Rod Sherman, 3 for 49 yards; Drew Buie, 2 for 52 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Fred Biletnikoff, 2 for 32 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 6 yards; Hewritt Dixon, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 1 for 25 yards; Bill Tucker, 1 for 24 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 83 yards; Jimmy Warren, 1 for 22 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for 20 yards; Art Thoms, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 3 for 13 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Dave Wilcox, 1 for 35 yards; Mel Phillips, 1 for 3 yards; Bruce Taylor, 1 for 0 yards; Rosey Taylor, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Steve Spurrier, 7 for 250 yards OAK: Mike Eischeid, 5 for 178 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/2 OAK: George Blanda, 0/1
Pittsburgh's John Fuqua scored on scrimmage runs of 72 and 85 yards in the first half and rushed for 218 yards, matching the eighth highest one-game total in NFL history, but Philadelphia rallied for 10 points in the final period to snap a 20-20 deadlock and win its final game in Franklin Field.
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PIT PHI First Downs: 10 23 Rushes-yards: 34-259 35-107 Yards/rush: 7.6 3.1 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-15-105-0 21-29-276-2 Sacked-yards: 2-23 0-0 Net pass yards: 82 276 Net yards/pass: 4.8 9.5 Total net yards: 341 383 Total plays: 51 (66% run) 64 (54% run) Yards/play: 6.7 6.0 Fumbles-lost: 2-2 2-2 Turnovers: 2 4 Penalties-yards: 8-72 3-37 Attendance: 55,252
PIT: Terry Hanratty, 7 of 15 for 105 yards PHI: Norm Snead, 21 of 29 for 276 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Frenchy Fuqua, 20 for 218 yards and 2 TDs; Preston Pearson, 12 for 34 yards; Terry Cole, 2 for 7 yards PHI: Cyril Pinder, 13 for 53 yards; Larry Watkins, 9 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Lee Bouggess, 9 for 20 yards; Norm Snead, 3 for 7 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Frenchy Fuqua, 3 for 38 yards; Dave Smith, 2 for 50 yards; J.R. Wilburn, 1 for 14 yards; Ron Shanklin, 1 for 3 yards PHI: Harold Jackson, 6 for 92 yards; Ben Hawkins, 5 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Gary Ballman, 4 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Lee Bouggess, 4 for 22 yards; Cyril Pinder, 1 for 9 yards; Steve Zabel, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Mel Blount, 2 for 47 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 19 yards; Ralph Wenzel, 1 for 6 yards PHI: Billy Walik, 3 for 79 yards; Al Nelson, 1 for 22 yards; Tim Rossovich, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 52 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Lee Calland, 2 for 21 yards
Punting:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 52 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 2 for 64 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Allan Watson, 2/4 PHI: Mark Moseley, 1/3
John Hadl threw three TD passes to boost his season total to 22, which enabled him to finish in a tie with Daryle Lamonica for AFC honors. Two were to Willie Frazier, the other to Mike Garrett who also contributed one rushing. Jan Stenerud kicked two field goals and an extra point and finished as the AFC's scoring champion with 116 points.
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![]() | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
![]() | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
KC SD First Downs: 14 22 Rushes-yards: 21-76 35-143 Yards/rush: 3.6 4.1 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 16-25-196-0 17-29-325-0 Sacked-yards: 5-35 1-2 Net pass yards: 161 323 Net yards/pass: 5.4 10.8 Total net yards: 237 466 Total plays: 51 (41% run) 65 (53% run) Yards/play: 4.6 7.2 Fumbles-lost: 1-0 2-1 Turnovers: 0 1 Penalties-yards: 4-47 6-60 Attendance: 41,379
KC: Len Dawson, 14 of 21 for 161 yards and 1 TD; Mike Livingston, 2 of 4 for 35 yards SD: John Hadl, 16 of 27 for 277 yards and 3 TDs; Wayne Clark, 1 of 2 for 48 yards
Rushing:
KC: Ed Podolak, 14 for 56 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 18 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 8 yards; Len Dawson, 1 for 1 yard; Frank Pitts, 1 for -7 yards SD: Jeff Queen, 15 for 51 yards; Mike Garrett, 10 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Gene Foster, 5 for 10 yards; Dickie Post, 3 for 10 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 9 yards; Dave Smith, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
KC: Ed Podolak, 6 for 52 yards; Otis Taylor, 3 for 49 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 22 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 16 yards; Gloster Richardson, 1 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Morris Stroud, 1 for -4 yards SD: Gary Garrison, 5 for 149 yards; Mike Garrett, 3 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Jeff Queen, 3 for 28 yards; Gene Foster, 2 for 54 yards; Walker Gillette, 2 for 21 yards; Willie Frazier, 2 for 8 yards and 2 TDs
Kick returns:
KC: Robert Holmes, 3 for 78 yards; Ed Podolak, 3 for 55 yards SD: Chris Fletcher, 3 for 56 yards; Joe Beauchamp, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Ed Podolak, 1 for 5 yards SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 11 yards; Chuck Detwiler, 1 for -5 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 261 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 2 for 93 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/2 SD: Mike Mercer, 1/1
Sonny Jurgensen threw a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Jerry Smith and Larry Brown rushed for 44 yards to close the season as the NFL's No. 1 rusher with 1,125 yards, a Washington record. St. Louis' Jim Bakken missed a 21-yard field goal attempt with 3:21 remaining.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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![]() | OFFENSE | 148.4 (3) | 176.3 (9) | 324.7 (2) | 30 |
DEFENSE | 124.7 (17) | 150.8 (9) | 275.5 (11) | 32 | |
![]() | OFFENSE | 144.6 (5) | 150.9 (14) | 295.5 (9) | 21 |
DEFENSE | 153.8 (26) | 160.3 (14) | 314.1 (25) | 25 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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![]() | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
![]() | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
STL WAS First Downs: 14 20 Rushes-yards: 25-69 43-141 Yards/rush: 2.8 3.3 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 16-31-199-2 9-14-146-1 Sacked-yards: 3-18 0-0 Net pass yards: 181 146 Net yards/pass: 5.3 10.4 Total net yards: 250 287 Total plays: 59 (42% run) 57 (75% run) Yards/play: 4.2 5.0 Fumbles-lost: 2-1 2-2 Turnovers: 3 3 Penalties-yards: 6-37 2-10 Attendance: 50,415
STL: Jim Hart, 16 of 31 for 199 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 9 of 14 for 146 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 17 for 55 yards; Cid Edwards, 4 for 8 yards; Roy Shivers, 2 for 6 yards; Jim Hart, 2 for 0 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 20 for 44 yards; Charlie Harraway, 18 for 74 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Kopay, 4 for 3 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 20 yards
Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 5 for 125 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 4 for 18 yards; Jackie Smith, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 10 yards; Jerry Daanen, 1 for 22 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for -5 yards WAS: Jerry Smith, 3 for 49 yards and 2 TDs; Larry Brown, 3 for 26 yards; Walter Roberts, 1 for 52 yards; Jon Henderson, 1 for 12 yards; Dave Kopay, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Paul White, 3 for 65 yards; Charlie Pittman, 2 for 48 yards WAS: Jim Harris, 4 for 90 yards; Ted Vactor, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Johnny Roland, 2 for 2 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 4 yards WAS: Ted Vactor, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 1 for 41 yards WAS: Brig Owens, 1 for 32 yards; Jon Jaqua, 1 for 25 yards
Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 3 for 137 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 177 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3