NFL game summary for 12/19/1971:

Joe Namath threw a pair of TD passes, and Emerson Boozer registered twice on runs as the Jets scored their highest point total in two seasons. Cliff McClain's 63-yard TD run from scrimmage was the longest of the year for the Jets.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	154.2  (7)	151.5  (14)	305.6  (7)	23
	DEFENSE	120.6  (11)	151.1  (11)	271.7  (11)	37
New York Jets	OFFENSE	129.1  (12)	93.5  (26)	222.5  (26)	25
	DEFENSE	166.5  (25)	146.2  (8)	312.6  (21)	27

Line: Jets by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinnati Bengals (4-10-0)	7	0	7	7	21
New York Jets (6-8-0)	7	21	7	0	35

( 7- 0) CIN Chip Myers 5 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 7- 7) NYJ Emerson Boozer 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7-14) NYJ Rich Caster 11 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7-21) NYJ Don Maynard 74 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7-28) NYJ Emerson Boozer 7 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(14-28) CIN Fred Willis 6 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(14-35) NYJ Cliff McClain 63 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(21-35) CIN Bruce Coslet 9 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Virgil Carter kick)

                     CIN             NYJ
First Downs:         23              18
Rushes-yards:        27-138          35-210
Yards/rush:          5.1             6.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-30-176-0     9-15-164-1
Sacked-yards:        3-21            0-0
Net pass yards:      155             164
Net yards/pass:      4.7             10.9
Total net yards:     293             374
Total plays:         60 (45% run)    50 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             7.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     9-79            7-63

Attendance: 63,151

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 13 of 21 for 140 yards and 1 TD; Virgil Carter, 6 of 9 for 36 yards and 1 TD
NYJ: Joe Namath, 9 of 15 for 164 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
CIN: Fred Willis, 9 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dressler, 5 for 26 yards; Paul Robinson, 5 for 17 yards; Jess Phillips, 2 for 24 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 17 yards; Ken Anderson, 2 for 15 yards; Virgil Carter, 1 for 7 yards; Dave Lewis, 1 for -17 yards
NYJ: John Riggins, 17 for 99 yards; Emerson Boozer, 13 for 34 yards and 2 TDs; Cliff McClain, 4 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Joe Namath, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
CIN: Bob Trumpy, 5 for 56 yards; Doug Dressler, 5 for 48 yards; Chip Myers, 3 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Coslet, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 2 for 11 yards; Fred Willis, 1 for 13 yards; Paul Robinson, 1 for -2 yards
NYJ: Don Maynard, 3 for 114 yards and 1 TD; John Riggins, 3 for 0 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 24 yards

Kick returns:
CIN: Paul Robinson, 3 for 62 yards; Jess Phillips, 2 for 49 yards
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 2 for 50 yards; Vern Studdard, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:

Interceptions:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CIN: Doug Dressler, 1 for 34 yards; Dave Lewis, 1 for 38 yards
NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 1 for 48 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 0/3
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 0/1

---