NFL game summary for 10/22/1972:

A last-minute pass play from Joe Namath to Eddie Bell covered 83 yards and provided the winning margin which spoiled John Sandusky's debut as Baltimore head coach and Marty Domres' as Colts starting QB. Prior to this winning play Baltimore had gone ahead on a Domres pass to Jim O'Brien who had to double as a wide receiver and kicker because of injuries. The winning pass was tipped into Bell's hands by Charlie Stukes attempting an interception. On the last play of the game TE John Mosier caught a Domres pass from the Colts' 45 to the Jets' 2.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	121.2 (19)	189.8 (4)	311.0 (10)	15
DEFENSE	117.0 (8)	218.2 (25)	335.2 (19)	14
OFFENSE	165.4 (5)	220.6 (1)	386.0 (1)	10
DEFENSE	124.0 (11)	239.2 (26)	363.2 (25)	10

Line: Jets by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (1-5-0)	3	7	3	7	20
New York Jets (4-2-0)	14	3	0	7	24

( 0- 7) NYJ John Riggins 32 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) ( 3- 7) BAL Jim O'Brien 22 yard field goal ( 3-14) NYJ Emerson Boozer 49 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) (10-14) BAL Don Nottingham 1 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) (10-17) NYJ Bobby Howfield 29 yard field goal (13-17) BAL Jim O'Brien 28 yard field goal (20-17) BAL Jim O'Brien 13 yard pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick) (20-24) NYJ Eddie Bell 83 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)

                     BAL             NYJ
First Downs:         23              10
Rushes-yards:        46-179          30-119
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-34-253-0     5-16-228-3
Sacked-yards:        1-26            0-0
Net pass yards:      227             228
Net yards/pass:      6.5             14.2
Total net yards:     406             347
Total plays:         81 (56% run)    46 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             7.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     4-30            3-25

Attendance: 62,948

Passing:
BAL: Marty Domres, 19 of 34 for 253 yards and 1 TD NYJ: Joe Namath, 5 of 16 for 228 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)
Rushing:
BAL: Don McCauley, 26 for 112 yards; Don Nottingham, 13 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Marty Domres, 4 for 12 yards; Jim O'Brien, 1 for 7 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 2 yards; Sam Havrilak, 1 for -12 yards NYJ: John Riggins, 21 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Emerson Boozer, 9 for 29 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Jim O'Brien, 5 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Sam Havrilak, 4 for 43 yards; Tom Mitchell, 3 for 29 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 24 yards; Don Nottingham, 3 for 13 yards; John Mosier, 1 for 53 yards NYJ: Emerson Boozer, 2 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Bell, 1 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 1 for 49 yards; Don Maynard, 1 for 26 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Bruce Laird, 3 for 111 yards NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 3 for 72 yards; Rocky Turner, 2 for 43 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: Bruce Laird, 4 for 69 yards NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 1 for 15 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Mike Curtis, 1 for 19 yards; Lonnie Hepburn, 1 for 14 yards; Charlie Stukes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 3 for 125 yards NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 4 for 193 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Jim O'Brien, 2/5 NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 1/1