All NFL game summaries for 11/19/1972:

Steve Spurrier tied a San Francisco club record by throwing five touchdown passes, including a pair to tight end Ted Kwalick, as the 49ers pushed their record above .500. Since taking over for injured John Brodie, Spurrier has led the 49ers to three victories and one tie in five games. He completed 17 of 27 passes for 275 yards vs. the Bears. Gene Washington caught four for 114 yards and one TD.

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

Line: 49ers by 4

( 7- 0) SF  Ted Kwalick 2 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)
(14- 0) SF  Ted Kwalick 16 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)
(21- 0) SF  Gene Washington 43 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)
(21- 7) CHI Bobby Douglass 2 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)
(27- 7) SF  Vic Washington 9 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (kick failed)
(27-14) CHI George Farmer 85 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)
(27-21) CHI Jim Seymour 35 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)
(34-21) SF  Larry Schreiber 64 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick)

                     SF              CHI
First Downs:         20              15
Rushes-yards:        38-110          30-133
Yards/rush:          2.9             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-27-275-0     10-21-236-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             3-13
Net pass yards:      266             223
Net yards/pass:      9.5             9.3
Total net yards:     376             356
Total plays:         66 (57% run)    54 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             6.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-0             3-3
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     7-65            7-50

Attendance: 65,201

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Jim O'Brien kicked a winning 26-yard FG on the last play of the game for a Baltimore victory. The winning margin was made possible by Ted Hendricks blocking an extra point attempt on the final Cincinnati TD by Doug Dressler. Rookie RB Lydell Mitchell scored his first TD for the Colts on the first play which he handled the ball as a runner.

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

Line: Bengals by 4

( 0- 7) CIN Ken Anderson 9 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 3- 7) BAL Jim O'Brien 31 yard field goal
(10- 7) BAL Jim O'Brien 40 yard pass from Marty Domres (Boris Shlapak kick)
(10-10) CIN Horst Muhlmann 40 yard field goal
(10-13) CIN Horst Muhlmann 25 yard field goal
(17-13) BAL Lydell Mitchell 11 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(17-19) CIN Doug Dressler 1 yard rush (kick failed)
(20-19) BAL Jim O'Brien 26 yard field goal

                     BAL             CIN
First Downs:         17              17
Rushes-yards:        33-143          33-81
Yards/rush:          4.3             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-20-169-0     16-28-200-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             2-14
Net pass yards:      163             186
Net yards/pass:      7.8             6.2
Total net yards:     306             267
Total plays:         54 (61% run)    63 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             3-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     6-57            5-35

Attendance: 49,512

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Cleveland won its fifth straight and moved into a first-place tie with Pittsburgh in the AFC's Central Division competition. Don Cockroft kicked a 26-yard FG with eight seconds remaining to give the Browns their edge. Steeler rookie Franco Harris carried 12 times for 136 yards, including a 75-yard TD, for his fourth straight 100-yard game, and his fifth in six outings.

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

Line: Steelers by 8

( 3- 0) PIT Roy Gerela 39 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 26 yard field goal
( 3-10) CLE Mike Phipps 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
( 3-13) CLE Don Cockroft 38 yard field goal
( 3-20) CLE Frank Pitts 17 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick)
(10-20) PIT Gerry Mullins 3 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(10-23) CLE Don Cockroft 12 yard field goal
(17-23) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(24-23) PIT Franco Harris 75 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(24-26) CLE Don Cockroft 26 yard field goal

                     PIT             CLE
First Downs:         15              24
Rushes-yards:        29-211          38-217
Yards/rush:          7.3             5.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-21-136-1     14-25-194-2
Sacked-yards:        4-33            3-22
Net pass yards:      103             172
Net yards/pass:      4.1             6.1
Total net yards:     314             389
Total plays:         54 (53% run)    66 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     6-49            2-20

Attendance: 83,009

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Daryle Lamonica connected with a pair of TD passes to Fred Biletnikoff, and George Blanda kicked three FGs as Oakland built up its AFC Western Division lead to 1½ games. Floyd Little, the NFL's rushing leader in 1971, suffered a knee injury and didn't play in the second half, winding up with a mark of 10 carries for 14 yards.

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

Line: Raiders by 6½

( 7- 0) OAK Marv Hubbard 3 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 3) DEN Jim Turner 49 yard field goal
( 7-10) DEN Rod Sherman 23 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
(14-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 27 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(17-10) OAK George Blanda 38 yard field goal
(20-10) OAK George Blanda 23 yard field goal
(20-13) DEN Jim Turner 45 yard field goal
(23-13) OAK George Blanda 44 yard field goal
(30-13) OAK Charlie Smith 5 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(37-13) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 7 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(37-20) DEN Billy Masters 3 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         25              13
Rushes-yards:        47-197          19-38
Yards/rush:          4.2             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-24-148-0     16-31-178-1
Sacked-yards:        1-8             1-8
Net pass yards:      140             170
Net yards/pass:      5.6             5.3
Total net yards:     337             208
Total plays:         72 (65% run)    51 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             2-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     4-32            6-56

Attendance: 51,656

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Greg Landry picked apart the New Orleans secondary for 11 completions in 15 pass attempts in the first half, including a pair of touchdowns, and Errol Mann booted field goals from the 35 and 33-yard lines as the Lions fired into a 20-0 lead and went on to victory. Cornerback Lem Barney had two interceptions for Detroit. Archie Manning and Danny Abramowicz combined for both of New Orleans' touchdowns.

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

Line: Lions by 18

( 0- 7) DET Altie Taylor 13 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-14) DET Larry Walton 14 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-17) DET Errol Mann 35 yard field goal
( 0-20) DET Errol Mann 33 yard field goal
( 7-20) NO  Danny Abramowicz 13 yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)
( 7-27) DET Mel Farr 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
(14-27) NO  Danny Abramowicz 48 yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)

                     NO              DET
First Downs:         17              21
Rushes-yards:        22-77           34-123
Yards/rush:          3.5             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-30-250-2     17-26-207-0
Sacked-yards:        2-8             0-0
Net pass yards:      242             207
Net yards/pass:      7.6             8.0
Total net yards:     319             330
Total plays:         54 (40% run)    60 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     5-35            7-45

Attendance: 53,752

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Jon Staggers returned a punt 85 yards for a TD and punter Ron Widby threw a 68-yard TD pass to Dave Davis out of punt formation as Green Bay continued in first place in the NFC Central Division. MacArthur Lane carried 16 times for the Packers for 126 yards.

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

Line: Packers by 9

( 7- 0) GB  Jon Staggers 85 yard punt return (Chester Marcol kick)
( 7- 7) HOU Paul Robinson 1 yard rush (Skip Butler kick)
(14- 7) GB  Dave Davis 68 yard pass from Ron Widby (Chester Marcol kick)
(14-10) HOU Skip Butler 13 yard field goal
(21-10) GB  MacArthur Lane 36 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(23-10) GB  Safety, Dan Pastorini tackled in end zone by Bob Brown

                     GB              HOU
First Downs:         14              16
Rushes-yards:        40-210          32-114
Yards/rush:          5.2             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-13-109-0      13-27-161-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             3-35
Net pass yards:      100             126
Net yards/pass:      7.1             4.2
Total net yards:     310             240
Total plays:         54 (74% run)    62 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               0
Penalties-yards:     5-63            3-15

Attendance: 41,752

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The Chargers scored 17 points in the second quarter behind the running of Cid Edwards and the passing of John Hadl. Mike Livingston replaced veteran Kansas City QB Len Dawson in the second half and threw a 36-yard TD pass to rookie WR Bob West. Hadl ran for one TD and passed to Gary Garrison for another.

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

Line: Chiefs by 7½

( 7- 0) SD  Mike Garrett 3 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
( 7- 7) KC  Wendell Hayes 4 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(10- 7) SD  Dennis Partee 46 yard field goal
(17- 7) SD  John Hadl 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(24- 7) SD  Gary Garrison 20 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
(27- 7) SD  Dennis Partee 24 yard field goal
(27-10) KC  Jan Stenerud 28 yard field goal
(27-17) KC  Robert West 36 yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick)

                     SD              KC
First Downs:         17              22
Rushes-yards:        34-108          22-99
Yards/rush:          3.2             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-28-216-0     25-41-280-4
Sacked-yards:        2-30            2-16
Net pass yards:      186             264
Net yards/pass:      6.2             6.1
Total net yards:     294             363
Total plays:         64 (53% run)    65 (33% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             3-2
Turnovers:           0               6
Penalties-yards:     7-55            5-38

Attendance: 79,011

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In the highest-scoring game during the first 10 weeks of the NFL season, Viking veterans Fran Tarkenton and Bill Brown enjoyed their most productive days of the current campaign. Tarkenton passed for four touchdowns and totaled 319 yards with 14 completions. Brown caught five passes for 116 yards, including scoring tosses of five and 76 yards. John Gilliam caught four passes for 105 and a TD for the Vikings. Roman Gabriel's 25 pass completions were the second highest game total for the Los Angeles quarterback.

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

Line: Vikings by 3½

( 0- 7) LA  Jim Bertelsen 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
( 3- 7) MIN Fred Cox 37 yard field goal
( 3-10) LA  David Ray 33 yard field goal
( 3-17) LA  Roman Gabriel 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(10-17) MIN Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(10-20) LA  David Ray 34 yard field goal
(17-20) MIN Paul Krause 30 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
(24-20) MIN Bill Brown 76 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(24-27) LA  Jim Bertelsen 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(31-27) MIN John Henderson 70 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(38-27) MIN Bill Brown 5 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(38-34) LA  Willie Ellison 7 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(45-34) MIN John Gilliam 66 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(45-41) LA  Joe Sweet 17 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)

                     MIN             LA
First Downs:         14              25
Rushes-yards:        22-56           39-191
Yards/rush:          2.5             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-28-319-0     25-33-240-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-5
Net pass yards:      319             235
Net yards/pass:      11.4            6.9
Total net yards:     375             426
Total plays:         50 (44% run)    73 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          7.5             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     0-0             3-38

Attendance: 77,982

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Miami won its 10th straight and clinched AFC Eastern Division honors, winning on a fourth-period TD run of 14 yards by Mercury Morris, his second of the game. Morris rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries, while Earl Morrall passed to Howard Twilley for one TD and carried 31 yards for another.

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

Line: Dolphins by 8

( 0- 7) MIA Howard Twilley 9 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) NYJ John Riggins 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(14- 7) NYJ Rich Caster 29 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
(17- 7) NYJ Bobby Howfield 33 yard field goal
(17-14) MIA Mercury Morris 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17-21) MIA Earl Morrall 31 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(24-21) NYJ Wayne Stewart 4 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
(24-28) MIA Mercury Morris 14 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     NYJ             MIA
First Downs:         14              20
Rushes-yards:        32-108          45-214
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-23-175-2     8-17-132-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      175             132
Net yards/pass:      7.6             7.8
Total net yards:     283             346
Total plays:         55 (58% run)    62 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     6-47            3-30

Attendance: 78,166

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A last-minute interception by rookie safety Maurice Tyler set up a winning 45-yard FG by John Leypoldt in the final five seconds for a Buffalo victory over New England. O. J. Simpson carried 22 times for 103 yards for the Bills. The game marked the debut of Phil Bengtson as Patriots' head coach.

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

Line: Bills by 4

( 0- 7) NE  Randy Vataha 32 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)
( 7- 7) BUF O.J. Simpson 13 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(10- 7) BUF John Leypoldt 44 yard field goal
(17- 7) BUF Wayne Patrick 7 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)
(17-14) NE  Bob Windsor 2 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)
(17-21) NE  John Tarver 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)
(17-24) NE  Mike Walker 36 yard field goal
(24-24) BUF Bob Chandler 42 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)
(27-24) BUF John Leypoldt 45 yard field goal

                     BUF             NE
First Downs:         19              15
Rushes-yards:        35-179          39-115
Yards/rush:          5.1             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-26-143-0     9-23-208-3
Sacked-yards:        4-27            3-25
Net pass yards:      116             183
Net yards/pass:      3.9             7.0
Total net yards:     295             298
Total plays:         65 (53% run)    65 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             2-1
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     8-60            6-59

Attendance: 60,999

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The Cowboys defense, which had allowed 100 points in its previous four games, got together and permitted Philadelphia a single touchdown -- the Eagles' first in 15 periods -- and only 126 yards total offense. Dallas defenders sacked Philadelphia passers nine times for losses of 79 yards and left the Eagles with a net passing gain of six yards. Calvin Hill rushed for 100 yards for Dallas. The Cowboys were handed a pair of safeties when the Philadelphia center twice snapped the ball poorly into the end zone in punt formation.

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

Line: Cowboys by 15

( 2- 0) DAL Safety, Bill Bradley tackled in end zone by Mark Washington
( 2- 7) PHI Larry Watkins 15 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 9- 7) DAL Walt Garrison 3 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick)
(12- 7) DAL Toni Fritsch 42 yard field goal
(19- 7) DAL John Niland 0 yard fumble return (Toni Fritsch kick)
(21- 7) DAL Safety, ball snapped out of end zone
(28- 7) DAL Calvin Hill 6 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)

                     DAL             PHI
First Downs:         20              12
Rushes-yards:        35-163          27-120
Yards/rush:          4.7             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-24-183-2     10-17-85-1
Sacked-yards:        3-25            9-79
Net pass yards:      158             6
Net yards/pass:      5.9             0.2
Total net yards:     321             126
Total plays:         62 (56% run)    53 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             2.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             5-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     8-50            6-44

Attendance: 65,720

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Giants' quarterback Norm Snead connected twice with tight end Bob Tucker for passing gains of 22 and 20 yards to place the ball on the Cardinals' 1-yard line, and Ron Johnson ran over for the deciding score with 4:42 remaining. Johnson rushed for 134 yards. Pete Gogolak had a pair of field goals and an extra point to lift his career point total to 489, a new Giants' club record.

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

Line: Giants by 5

( 0- 7) STL Johnny Roland 13 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Jim Bakken kick)
( 3- 7) NYG Pete Gogolak 40 yard field goal
( 6- 7) NYG Pete Gogolak 21 yard field goal
(13- 7) NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     NYG             STL
First Downs:         16              12
Rushes-yards:        41-150          37-186
Yards/rush:          3.7             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-24-97-0      5-8-35-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-14
Net pass yards:      97              21
Net yards/pass:      4.0             1.9
Total net yards:     247             207
Total plays:         65 (63% run)    48 (77% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             4-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     5-35            4-50

Attendance: 48,014

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