NFL game summary for 09/24/1972:

Joe Namath completed 15 of 28 attempts for six touchdowns and 496 yards, the third-best aerial yardage performance in NFL history. Three of his TD passes were caught by Rich Caster, who had six receptions for 204 yards, the first time since 1969 that an AFC receiver had topped 200. Eddie Bell caught seven for 197. John Unitas completed 26 of 45 for 376 yards and it marked the 27th time he had achieved 300-or-better figures. Don McCauley scored twice for the Colts, following a 93-yard kickoff return with a 1-yard run.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	191.0 (7)	102.0 (21)	293.0 (14)	1
DEFENSE	80.0 (7)	207.0 (20)	287.0 (10)	4
OFFENSE	117.0 (15)	247.0 (2)	364.0 (7)	3
DEFENSE	46.0 (1)	88.0 (4)	134.0 (1)	0

Line: Jets by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (2-0-0)	6	21	3	14	44
Baltimore Colts (0-2-0)	7	13	0	14	34

( 6- 0) NYJ Eddie Bell 65 yard pass from Joe Namath (kick failed) ( 6- 7) BAL Sam Havrilak 40 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) ( 6-10) BAL Jim O'Brien 14 yard field goal ( 6-13) BAL Jim O'Brien 32 yard field goal (13-13) NYJ John Riggins 67 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) (13-20) BAL Don McCauley 93 yard kickoff return (Jim O'Brien kick) (20-20) NYJ Don Maynard 28 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) (27-20) NYJ Rich Caster 10 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) (30-20) NYJ Bobby Howfield 14 yard field goal (30-27) BAL Don McCauley 1 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) (37-27) NYJ Rich Caster 79 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) (37-34) BAL Tom Matte 21 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) (44-34) NYJ Rich Caster 80 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)

                     NYJ             BAL
First Downs:         19              28
Rushes-yards:        25-83           27-80
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-496-1     26-45-376-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             6-44
Net pass yards:      490             332
Net yards/pass:      16.9            6.5
Total net yards:     573             412
Total plays:         54 (46% run)    78 (34% run)  
Yards/play:          10.6            5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     10-78           5-55

Attendance: 56,626

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 15 of 28 for 496 yards and 6 TDs (1 int) BAL: Johnny Unitas, 26 of 45 for 376 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
NYJ: John Riggins, 21 for 87 yards; Cliff McClain, 3 for -5 yards; Joe Namath, 1 for 1 yard BAL: Don Nottingham, 16 for 35 yards; Tom Matte, 9 for 42 yards; Johnny Unitas, 1 for 2 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Receiving:
NYJ: Eddie Bell, 7 for 197 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 6 for 204 yards and 3 TDs; John Riggins, 1 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Don Maynard, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD BAL: Tom Matte, 9 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Tom Mitchell, 8 for 114 yards; Sam Havrilak, 4 for 115 yards and 1 TD; Cotton Speyrer, 3 for 57 yards; Don Nottingham, 2 for 21 yards
Kick returns:
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 3 for 61 yards; Cliff McClain, 2 for 45 yards; W.K. Hicks, 1 for 20 yards; Matt Snell, 1 for 14 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 6 for 181 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 93 yards and 1 TD
Punt returns:
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 3 for 19 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 2 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Jerry Logan, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 3 for 130 yards BAL: David Lee, 5 for 225 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 1/3 BAL: Jim O'Brien, 2/3