All NFL game summaries for 12/03/1972:

The Falcons intercepted five passes, including two by Ray Brown, and Dave Hampton and Art Malone again powered the attack with 88 and 62 rushing yards, respectively. Hampton scored twice. This victory, coupled with San Francisco's loss the following night, advanced Atlanta into first place in the NFC West.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	111.5 (21)	115.3 (23)	226.7 (25)	21
Houston Oilers	DEFENSE	195.2 (25)	156.6 (14)	351.8 (25)	20
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	154.3 (8)	133.6 (20)	287.9 (17)	24
Atlanta Falcons	DEFENSE	143.9 (18)	134.2 (5)	278.1 (10)	26

Line: Falcons by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (1-11-0)	0	0	10	0	10
Atlanta Falcons (7-5-0)	10	3	7	0	20

( 0- 7) ATL Dave Hampton 3 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)
( 0-10) ATL Bill Bell 27 yard field goal
( 0-13) ATL Bill Bell 16 yard field goal
( 3-13) HOU Skip Butler 37 yard field goal
( 3-20) ATL Dave Hampton 4 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)
(10-20) HOU Dan Pastorini 9 yard rush (Skip Butler kick)

                     HOU             ATL
First Downs:         13              17
Rushes-yards:        30-88           42-161
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-30-189-5     13-24-183-1
Sacked-yards:        3-35            3-16
Net pass yards:      154             167
Net yards/pass:      4.7             6.2
Total net yards:     242             328
Total plays:         63 (47% run)    69 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-2
Turnovers:           6               3
Penalties-yards:     4-36            9-85

Attendance: 58,850

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 12 of 21 for 182 yards (1 int); Kent Nix, 2 of 8 for 7 yards (3 int); Fred Willis, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)
ATL: Bob Berry, 13 of 24 for 183 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
HOU: Paul Robinson, 10 for 41 yards; Fred Willis, 10 for 8 yards; Willie Rodgers, 8 for 23 yards; Dan Pastorini, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Al Johnson, 1 for 7 yards
ATL: Dave Hampton, 25 for 88 yards and 2 TDs; Art Malone, 14 for 62 yards; Bob Berry, 2 for 9 yards; Joe Profit, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
HOU: Ken Burrough, 4 for 106 yards; Paul Robinson, 4 for 50 yards; Dave Smith, 3 for 40 yards; Fred Willis, 3 for -7 yards
ATL: Art Malone, 4 for 80 yards; Dave Hampton, 4 for 26 yards; Jim Mitchell, 2 for 35 yards; Wes Chesson, 2 for 27 yards; Ken Burrow, 1 for 15 yards

Kick returns:
HOU: Lewis Jolley, 2 for 62 yards; Willie Rodgers, 2 for 29 yards
ATL: Willie Belton, 1 for 24 yards

Punt returns:
HOU: Ken Houston, 1 for -3 yards
ATL: Ray Brown, 1 for 29 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Bob Atkins, 1 for 34 yards
ATL: Ray Brown, 2 for 46 yards; Tommy Nobis, 1 for 37 yards; Don Hansen, 1 for 0 yards; Tom Hayes, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 5 for 205 yards
ATL: John James, 5 for 230 yards

Field Goals:
HOU: Skip Butler, 1/1
ATL: Bill Bell, 2/3

Marty Domres threw three TD passes and ran for another, but suffered a muscle pull so veteran QB John Unitas replaced him and registered with a fourth TD pass to give the Colts a third straight victory. Although Buffalo's O. J. Simpson was limited to 26 yards on 14 carries he remained the AFC's leading rusher.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	151.0 (9)	104.2 (25)	255.2 (23)	31
Buffalo Bills	DEFENSE	163.9 (23)	142.5 (8)	306.4 (18)	28
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	133.5 (16)	165.2 (9)	298.6 (15)	25
Baltimore Colts	DEFENSE	139.5 (15)	175.3 (23)	314.7 (20)	30

Line: Colts by 10½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (3-9-0)	0	0	0	7	7
Baltimore Colts (5-7-0)	14	0	7	14	35

( 0- 7) BAL Don McCauley 29 yard pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 0-14) BAL Lydell Mitchell 17 yard pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 0-21) BAL Don McCauley 9 yard pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 0-28) BAL Marty Domres 15 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 0-35) BAL Eddie Hinton 63 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 7-35) BUF O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)

                     BUF             BAL
First Downs:         13              22
Rushes-yards:        29-100          44-189
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-24-181-3     14-26-202-0
Sacked-yards:        4-37            0-0
Net pass yards:      144             202
Net yards/pass:      5.1             7.8
Total net yards:     244             391
Total plays:         57 (50% run)    70 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-0
Turnovers:           4               0
Penalties-yards:     6-82            5-57

Attendance: 55,390

Passing:
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 10 of 15 for 150 yards (1 int); Leo Hart, 4 of 9 for 31 yards (2 int)
BAL: Marty Domres, 12 of 24 for 138 yards and 3 TDs; Johnny Unitas, 2 of 2 for 64 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 14 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Randy Jackson, 9 for 37 yards; Jim Braxton, 4 for 19 yards; Leo Hart, 2 for 18 yards
BAL: Don McCauley, 17 for 68 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 10 for 45 yards; Marty Domres, 7 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Don Nottingham, 6 for 25 yards; Jack Mildren, 3 for 8 yards; Sam Havrilak, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 6 for 62 yards; J.D. Hill, 4 for 78 yards; Jim Braxton, 2 for 16 yards; Bob Chandler, 1 for 17 yards; Randy Jackson, 1 for 8 yards
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 7 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 5 for 61 yards and 2 TDs; Eddie Hinton, 1 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Tom Mitchell, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Linzy Cole, 5 for 126 yards
BAL: Jack Mildren, 1 for 1 yard

Punt returns:
BUF: Linzy Cole, 3 for 24 yards
BAL: Bruce Laird, 6 for 53 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Jerry Logan, 1 for 14 yards; Rick Volk, 1 for 9 yards; Charlie Stukes, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
BUF: Spike Jones, 8 for 366 yards
BAL: David Lee, 6 for 267 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 0/1
BAL: Boris Shlapak, 0/2

Ken Anderson returned as the Bengals starting QB and passed Cincinnati to a 13-10 victory over the Giants, keeping his club's hope alive for a playoff berth. Ron Johnson of the Giants gained 119 yards in 19 carries to top 1,000 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Giants	OFFENSE	142.9 (13)	177.5 (6)	320.4 (6)	18
New York Giants	DEFENSE	136.3 (14)	170.8 (21)	307.1 (19)	31
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	140.4 (14)	161.7 (12)	302.1 (13)	22
Cincinnati Bengals	DEFENSE	129.0 (10)	119.2 (2)	248.2 (2)	18

Line: Bengals by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Giants (7-5-0)	0	3	0	7	10
Cincinnati Bengals (7-5-0)	3	3	7	0	13

( 0- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 27 yard field goal
( 0- 6) CIN Horst Muhlmann 18 yard field goal
( 3- 6) NYG Pete Gogolak 15 yard field goal
( 3-13) CIN Bruce Coslet 3 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10-13) NYG Don Herrmann 8 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     NYG             CIN
First Downs:         16              15
Rushes-yards:        29-155          29-105
Yards/rush:          5.3             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-25-130-3     17-34-217-1
Sacked-yards:        3-18            1-5
Net pass yards:      112             212
Net yards/pass:      4.0             6.1
Total net yards:     267             317
Total plays:         57 (50% run)    64 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             1-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     2-20            6-71

Attendance: 59,523

Passing:
NYG: Norm Snead, 7 of 16 for 60 yards (1 int); Randy Johnson, 5 of 9 for 70 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
CIN: Ken Anderson, 17 of 34 for 217 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
NYG: Ron Johnson, 19 for 119 yards; Vince Clements, 4 for 16 yards; Joe Orduna, 3 for 13 yards; Randy Johnson, 2 for 9 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for -2 yards
CIN: Essex Johnson, 16 for 51 yards; Doug Dressler, 7 for 13 yards; Jess Phillips, 5 for 36 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Bob Tucker, 4 for 54 yards; Ron Johnson, 3 for 28 yards; Don Herrmann, 2 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Joe Morrison, 1 for 13 yards; Vince Clements, 1 for 6 yards; Rich Houston, 1 for 4 yards
CIN: Chip Myers, 5 for 73 yards; Charlie Joiner, 4 for 67 yards; Bob Trumpy, 4 for 39 yards; Doug Dressler, 3 for 35 yards; Bruce Coslet, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 3 for 68 yards
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 17 yards; Guy Dennis, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Pete Athas, 2 for 7 yards
CIN: Tommy Casanova, 4 for 22 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 28 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Otto Brown, 1 for 2 yards
CIN: Doug Adams, 2 for 25 yards; Tommy Casanova, 1 for 18 yards

Punting:
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 280 yards
CIN: Dave Lewis, 4 for 157 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/2
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 2/5

Cornerback Ken Ellis intercepted two passes to set up a pair of John Brockington touchdowns as the Packers forced six turnovers by the Lions in the first half and converted four of them into scores while building a 23-0 halftime lead. Detroit was unable to advance beyond its own 32-yard line in the first two periods.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	156.5 (7)	146.8 (16)	303.3 (12)	18
Detroit Lions	DEFENSE	151.4 (19)	134.8 (6)	286.2 (13)	21
Green Bay Packers	OFFENSE	136.5 (15)	110.4 (24)	246.9 (24)	16
Green Bay Packers	DEFENSE	126.0 (8)	145.7 (10)	271.7 (8)	24

Line: Lions by 2½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Detroit Lions (7-5-0)	0	0	0	7	7
Green Bay Packers (8-4-0)	9	14	7	3	33

( 0- 3) GB  Chester Marcol 24 yard field goal
( 0- 6) GB  Chester Marcol 42 yard field goal
( 0- 9) GB  Chester Marcol 26 yard field goal
( 0-16) GB  John Brockington 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
( 0-23) GB  Scott Hunter 9 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
( 0-30) GB  John Brockington 8 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
( 0-33) GB  Chester Marcol 36 yard field goal
( 7-33) DET Ron Jessie 29 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)

                     DET             GB
First Downs:         6               19
Rushes-yards:        11-27           55-233
Yards/rush:          2.5             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-22-173-3     8-15-90-0
Sacked-yards:        1-11            2-14
Net pass yards:      162             76
Net yards/pass:      7.0             4.5
Total net yards:     189             309
Total plays:         34 (32% run)    72 (76% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             2-1
Turnovers:           6               1
Penalties-yards:     2-20            6-50

Attendance: 56,263

Passing:
DET: Greg Landry, 5 of 11 for 68 yards (3 int); Bill Munson, 6 of 10 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
GB: Scott Hunter, 6 of 13 for 67 yards; Jerry Tagge, 2 of 2 for 23 yards

Rushing:
DET: Mel Farr, 5 for 6 yards; Altie Taylor, 4 for 12 yards; Mickey Zofko, 1 for 7 yards; Greg Landry, 1 for 2 yards
GB: John Brockington, 25 for 86 yards and 2 TDs; Perry Williams, 11 for 57 yards; MacArthur Lane, 11 for 48 yards; Dave Kopay, 5 for 30 yards; Scott Hunter, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Tagge, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
DET: Ron Jessie, 2 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Altie Taylor, 2 for 21 yards; Mickey Zofko, 2 for 14 yards; Mel Farr, 2 for 9 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 47 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 29 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 20 yards
GB: John Brockington, 2 for 12 yards; Dave Kopay, 2 for 10 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 23 yards; Pete Lammons, 1 for 19 yards; Carroll Dale, 1 for 16 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
DET: Mickey Zofko, 4 for 90 yards; Ron Jessie, 2 for 30 yards; Herb Orvis, 1 for 5 yards
GB: Bob Kroll, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Jon Staggers, 2 for 27 yards; Leland Glass, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
GB: Ken Ellis, 2 for 48 yards; Dave Robinson, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 5 for 201 yards
GB: Ron Widby, 1 for 35 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 4/6

The Chiefs came up with a couple of TD interceptions, one by linebacker Bobby Bell, the other by safety Jim Kearney in beating Denver. Kearney's, his fourth interception return TD this season, tied an NFL record held by Houston's Ken Houston.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	126.2 (20)	183.4 (5)	309.5 (9)	26
Denver Broncos	DEFENSE	121.0 (5)	157.8 (15)	278.8 (11)	16
Kansas City Chiefs	OFFENSE	130.5 (17)	165.2 (9)	295.6 (16)	30
Kansas City Chiefs	DEFENSE	134.3 (12)	156.1 (13)	290.4 (16)	32

Line: Chiefs by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Denver Broncos (3-9-0)	7	7	0	7	21
Kansas City Chiefs (6-6-0)	0	10	14	0	24

( 7- 0) DEN Floyd Little 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 7- 7) KC  Jim Kearney 29 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7-10) KC  Jan Stenerud 41 yard field goal
(14-10) DEN Haven Moses 1 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
(14-17) KC  Ed Podolak 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(14-24) KC  Bobby Bell 61 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)
(21-24) DEN Fran Lynch 8 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)

                     DEN             KC
First Downs:         22              12
Rushes-yards:        32-137          30-113
Yards/rush:          4.3             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-36-219-2     7-20-77-1
Sacked-yards:        4-28            1-1
Net pass yards:      191             76
Net yards/pass:      4.8             3.6
Total net yards:     328             189
Total plays:         72 (44% run)    51 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-0
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     8-104           6-90

Attendance: 66,725

Passing:
DEN: Charley Johnson, 18 of 35 for 211 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Floyd Little, 1 of 1 for 8 yards
KC: Len Dawson, 7 of 20 for 77 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Floyd Little, 22 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Joe Dawkins, 8 for 40 yards; Fran Lynch, 2 for 11 yards and 1 TD
KC: Ed Podolak, 14 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Jim Otis, 9 for 23 yards; Jeff Kinney, 5 for 28 yards; Wendell Hayes, 2 for 8 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Joe Dawkins, 5 for 38 yards; Haven Moses, 4 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Floyd Little, 3 for 35 yards; Riley Odoms, 3 for 30 yards; Rod Sherman, 2 for 27 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 25 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 7 yards
KC: Ed Podolak, 3 for 34 yards; Otis Taylor, 2 for 34 yards; Bruce Jankowski, 1 for 6 yards; Jim Otis, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Joe Dawkins, 2 for 46 yards; Randy Montgomery, 2 for 39 yards; Jim Krieg, 1 for 18 yards
KC: Mike Adamle, 2 for 49 yards; Jeff Kinney, 1 for 23 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rod Sherman, 1 for 3 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for -2 yards
KC: Ed Podolak, 1 for -8 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Tom Graham, 1 for 3 yards
KC: Bobby Bell, 1 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kearney, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 4 for 151 yards
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 226 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 0/1
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/4

In sub-zero temperature with a wind-chill factor of 26-below, the Vikings' defense limited the Bears to 91 yards total offense -- including a Minnesota club record low yield of one yard net passing -- and cornerback Bobby Bryant ran 24 yards for a touchdown with a recovered fumble and intercepted a pass in the end zone. John Gilliam caught five passes for 111 yards -- his fifth 100-yard day of the season -- and set a Minnesota receiving yardage record of 930 for the season.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	172.2 (4)	94.4 (26)	266.5 (19)	27
Chicago Bears	DEFENSE	127.0 (9)	145.1 (9)	272.1 (9)	24
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	129.9 (18)	188.7 (3)	318.6 (7)	23
Minnesota Vikings	DEFENSE	140.4 (16)	128.5 (3)	268.8 (5)	28

Line: Vikings by 13

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (3-8-1)	0	3	0	7	10
Minnesota Vikings (7-5-0)	3	10	7	3	23

( 0- 3) MIN Fred Cox 19 yard field goal
( 0- 6) MIN Fred Cox 24 yard field goal
( 0-13) MIN John Henderson 15 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
( 3-13) CHI Mac Percival 27 yard field goal
( 3-20) MIN Bobby Bryant 24 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
( 3-23) MIN Fred Cox 14 yard field goal
(10-23) CHI Gary Kosins 7 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)

                     CHI             MIN
First Downs:         5               19
Rushes-yards:        27-90           35-80
Yards/rush:          3.3             2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     2-13-8-1        21-39-261-1
Sacked-yards:        3-7             0-0
Net pass yards:      1               261
Net yards/pass:      0.1             6.7
Total net yards:     91              341
Total plays:         43 (62% run)    74 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          2.1             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             5-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     2-20            0-0

Attendance: 49,784

Passing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 2 of 13 for 8 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 21 of 39 for 261 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Jim Harrison, 13 for 55 yards; Don Shy, 7 for 3 yards; Bobby Douglass, 5 for 23 yards; Cyril Pinder, 2 for 9 yards
MIN: Oscar Reed, 18 for 50 yards; Dave Osborn, 15 for 40 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 2 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for -12 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Gary Kosins, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Earl Thomas, 1 for 1 yard
MIN: Dave Osborn, 7 for 66 yards; John Gilliam, 5 for 111 yards; John Henderson, 4 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 4 for 24 yards; John Beasley, 1 for 15 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Cecil Turner, 3 for 90 yards; Glen Holloway, 1 for 28 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 25 yards; Cyril Pinder, 1 for 14 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 2 for 64 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 2 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 1 for 29 yards
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
CHI: Bob Jeter, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 7 for 239 yards
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 4 for 180 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/4

Larry Csonka topped the 1,000-yard mark rushing for the second straight year and the Dolphins boosted the NFL seasonal first-down-by-rushing record to 151, moving to their 12th straight victory. Mercury Morris topped 100 yards rushing (15 for 113) for the fourth time in 1972.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	207.5 (1)	145.6 (17)	353.1 (1)	22
Miami Dolphins	DEFENSE	107.8 (2)	117.6 (1)	225.5 (1)	33
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	108.0 (23)	155.0 (14)	263.0 (20)	34
New England Patriots	DEFENSE	198.0 (26)	159.3 (16)	357.3 (26)	17

Line: Dolphins by 16

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (12-0-0)	3	10	17	7	37
New England Patriots (2-10-0)	0	7	0	14	21

( 3- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 36 yard field goal
( 6- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 10 yard field goal
(13- 0) MIA Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(13- 7) NE  Tom Reynolds 36 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)
(20- 7) MIA Jim Mandich 3 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)
(23- 7) MIA Garo Yepremian 18 yard field goal
(30- 7) MIA Marlin Briscoe 14 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)
(37- 7) MIA Hubert Ginn 8 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(37-14) NE  John Tarver 8 yard pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick)
(37-21) NE  Brian Dowling 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)

                     MIA             NE
First Downs:         29              14
Rushes-yards:        51-304          15-110
Yards/rush:          6.0             7.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-201-2     15-29-155-2
Sacked-yards:        1-4             4-48
Net pass yards:      197             107
Net yards/pass:      9.0             3.2
Total net yards:     501             217
Total plays:         73 (69% run)    48 (31% run)  
Yards/play:          6.9             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     11-115          6-63

Attendance: 60,999

Passing:
MIA: Earl Morrall, 11 of 19 for 201 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Jim Del Gaizo, 0 of 2 for 0 yards (1 int)
NE: Jim Plunkett, 9 of 18 for 95 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Brian Dowling, 6 of 11 for 60 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 15 for 113 yards; Larry Csonka, 15 for 91 yards; Hubert Ginn, 8 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Leigh, 7 for 30 yards; Jim Kiick, 6 for 23 yards and 1 TD
NE: Josh Ashton, 7 for 60 yards; John Tarver, 5 for 26 yards; Jim Plunkett, 2 for 23 yards; Brian Dowling, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD

Receiving:
MIA: Paul Warfield, 3 for 89 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 2 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 1 for 25 yards; Howard Twilley, 1 for 21 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 14 yards; Marv Fleming, 1 for 11 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
NE: Bob Windsor, 6 for 54 yards; Josh Ashton, 4 for 21 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 28 yards; Tom Reynolds, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; John Tarver, 1 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Jack Maitland, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 0 yards
NE: Reggie Rucker, 2 for 59 yards; Henry Matthews, 2 for 51 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 20 yards
NE: Larry Carwell, 1 for -5 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Vern Den Herder, 1 for 24 yards; Doug Swift, 1 for 4 yards
NE: Honor Jackson, 2 for 40 yards

Punting:
MIA: Billy Lothridge, 1 for 40 yards
NE: Pat Studstill, 5 for 227 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 3/3
NE: Mike Walker, 0/2

Bobby Howfield's six successful FGs in seven tries, the last coming on a 42-yarder as time ran out, enabled the Jets to keep their playoff hopes alive. Howfield moved to the front as the NFL scoring leader and it marked the first time in their history that the Jets had won a game solely on kicking.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	86.1 (26)	172.3 (8)	258.4 (21)	30
New Orleans Saints	DEFENSE	158.0 (21)	172.5 (22)	330.5 (21)	23
New York Jets	OFFENSE	157.1 (6)	193.5 (2)	350.6 (2)	25
New York Jets	DEFENSE	142.8 (17)	190.6 (26)	333.5 (22)	24

Line: Jets by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (2-9-1)	3	7	0	7	17
New York Jets (7-5-0)	3	3	3	9	18

( 0- 3) NYJ Bobby Howfield 30 yard field goal
( 3- 3) NO  Happy Feller 31 yard field goal
(10- 3) NO  Bob Gresham 3 yard rush (Happy Feller kick)
(10- 6) NYJ Bobby Howfield 39 yard field goal
(10- 9) NYJ Bobby Howfield 31 yard field goal
(17- 9) NO  Bill Butler 8 yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)
(17-12) NYJ Bobby Howfield 23 yard field goal
(17-15) NYJ Bobby Howfield 33 yard field goal
(17-18) NYJ Bobby Howfield 42 yard field goal

                     NO              NYJ
First Downs:         22              18
Rushes-yards:        33-139          20-64
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-31-204-1     21-40-259-2
Sacked-yards:        2-10            0-0
Net pass yards:      194             259
Net yards/pass:      5.9             6.5
Total net yards:     333             323
Total plays:         66 (50% run)    60 (33% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     9-90            6-62

Attendance: 62,496

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 20 of 31 for 204 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
NYJ: Joe Namath, 21 of 40 for 259 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
NO: Bob Gresham, 14 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Jim Strong, 9 for 33 yards; Archie Manning, 6 for 18 yards; Bill Butler, 4 for 29 yards
NYJ: Cliff McClain, 9 for 38 yards; John Riggins, 9 for 20 yards; Steve Harkey, 2 for 6 yards

Receiving:
NO: Bob Newland, 7 for 67 yards; Bill Butler, 5 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Dave Parks, 3 for 49 yards; Bob Gresham, 3 for 15 yards; Jim Strong, 1 for 10 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 8 yards
NYJ: Eddie Bell, 6 for 61 yards; Rich Caster, 5 for 83 yards; Don Maynard, 5 for 66 yards; John Riggins, 4 for 40 yards; Cliff McClain, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Margene Adkins, 2 for 46 yards
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 3 for 87 yards; Hank Bjorklund, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 10 yards
NYJ: Rocky Turner, 1 for 1 yard; Chris Farasopoulos, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Ernie Jackson, 1 for 0 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for 0 yards
NYJ: Earlie Thomas, 1 for 14 yards

Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 5 for 208 yards
NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 2 for 92 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Happy Feller, 1/2
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 6/7

The Redskins clinched the NFC Eastern Division title -- their first since 1945 -- and tied a club record with their ninth straight victory. This 11th win also was the most ever in one season by a Washington team. Charlie Harraway rushed for 77 yards and Larry Brown had 70, marking the first time in 15 games that Brown had been out-rushed by a teammate.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	148.7 (10)	175.5 (7)	324.3 (5)	19
Washington Redskins	DEFENSE	112.5 (3)	151.5 (12)	264.0 (3)	28
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	103.6 (24)	154.4 (15)	258.0 (22)	33
Philadelphia Eagles	DEFENSE	164.5 (24)	177.9 (24)	342.5 (24)	21

Line: Redskins by 15

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (11-1-0)	3	7	3	10	23
Philadelphia Eagles (2-9-1)	7	0	0	0	7

( 3- 0) WAS Curt Knight 9 yard field goal
( 3- 7) PHI Harold Carmichael 10 yard pass from John Reaves (Tom Dempsey kick)
(10- 7) WAS Charlie Harraway 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
(13- 7) WAS Curt Knight 14 yard field goal
(16- 7) WAS Curt Knight 46 yard field goal
(23- 7) WAS Charley Taylor 2 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)

                     WAS             PHI
First Downs:         19              9
Rushes-yards:        50-170          20-66
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-15-155-0     7-21-67-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-13
Net pass yards:      155             54
Net yards/pass:      10.3            2.3
Total net yards:     325             120
Total plays:         65 (76% run)    43 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             2.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     8-81            8-48

Attendance: 65,720

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 12 of 15 for 155 yards and 1 TD
PHI: John Reaves, 7 of 21 for 67 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 23 for 70 yards; Charlie Harraway, 20 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Bob Brunet, 4 for 10 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 9 yards; George Nock, 1 for 3 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 1 yard
PHI: Po James, 10 for 24 yards; Tony Baker, 6 for 18 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for -2 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 14 yards; John Reaves, 1 for 12 yards

Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 5 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Harraway, 4 for 22 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 32 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 13 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 13 yards
PHI: Harold Jackson, 2 for 21 yards; Tony Baker, 2 for 11 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 25 yards

Kick returns:
WAS: Bob Brunet, 1 for 35 yards; Alvin Haymond, 1 for 34 yards
PHI: Billy Walik, 3 for 51 yards; Al Nelson, 2 for 69 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: Ted Vactor, 1 for 1 yard; Alvin Haymond, 1 for -6 yards
PHI: Bill Bradley, 2 for 17 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 3 for 121 yards
PHI: Bill Bradley, 6 for 249 yards

Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 3/3
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 0/1

Franco Harris rushed for his sixth straight 100-yard game (20 carries, 102 yards) and tied Jim Brown's record in that category as the Steelers reversed an earlier decision by the Browns. Harris also tallied twice and another rookie, tight end John McMakin, caught his first TD pass.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	126.5 (19)	144.5 (18)	271.1 (18)	20
Cleveland Browns	DEFENSE	161.2 (22)	129.0 (4)	290.2 (15)	21
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	190.1 (2)	124.0 (22)	314.1 (8)	23
Pittsburgh Steelers	DEFENSE	135.3 (13)	166.0 (20)	301.3 (17)	37

Line: Steelers by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland Browns (8-4-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3-0)	3	7	7	13	30

( 0- 3) PIT Roy Gerela 36 yard field goal
( 0-10) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 0-17) PIT Franco Harris 11 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 0-24) PIT John McMakin 78 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
( 0-27) PIT Roy Gerela 44 yard field goal
( 0-30) PIT Roy Gerela 37 yard field goal

                     CLE             PIT
First Downs:         11              19
Rushes-yards:        29-99           43-184
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-20-59-1       9-17-162-0
Sacked-yards:        4-32            1-9
Net pass yards:      27              153
Net yards/pass:      1.1             8.5
Total net yards:     126             337
Total plays:         53 (54% run)    61 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          2.4             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     1-5             6-60

Attendance: 50,350

Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 20 for 59 yards (1 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 9 of 17 for 162 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 11 for 40 yards; Bo Scott, 10 for 31 yards; Mike Phipps, 7 for 29 yards; Billy Lefear, 1 for -1 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 20 for 102 yards and 2 TDs; Frenchy Fuqua, 12 for 31 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 5 for 27 yards; Preston Pearson, 3 for 7 yards; Steve Davis, 2 for 0 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 17 yards

Receiving:
CLE: Fair Hooker, 3 for 22 yards; Leroy Kelly, 3 for 12 yards; Milt Morin, 1 for 24 yards; Ken Brown, 1 for 6 yards; Bo Scott, 1 for -5 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 4 for 26 yards; John McMakin, 3 for 113 yards and 1 TD; Ron Shanklin, 2 for 23 yards

Kick returns:
CLE: Billy Lefear, 2 for 51 yards; Ken Brown, 1 for 16 yards
PIT: Steve Davis, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
CLE: Bobby Majors, 1 for 5 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 4 yards
PIT: Glen Edwards, 2 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Jack Ham, 1 for 18 yards

Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 6 for 251 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 3 for 120 yards

Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 0/1
PIT: Roy Gerela, 3/3

Oakland clinched its fifth AFC Western crown in six years on a final-minute TD by Charlie Smith. San Diego missed a final chance for victory when Dennis Partee's 51-yard FG attempt fell short. Mike Garrett rushed for 145 yards on 28 carries, his fourth 100-yard game of the season.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	174.5 (3)	163.8 (11)	338.4 (3)	22
Oakland Raiders	DEFENSE	121.2 (6)	149.7 (11)	270.9 (7)	32
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	146.1 (12)	158.6 (13)	304.7 (11)	34
San Diego Chargers	DEFENSE	117.3 (4)	162.7 (17)	280.0 (12)	27

Line: Raiders by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (8-3-1)	7	7	0	7	21
San Diego Chargers (4-7-1)	0	10	6	3	19

( 7- 0) OAK Raymond Chester 16 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 3) SD  Dennis Partee 15 yard field goal
( 7-10) SD  Cid Edwards 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(14-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 36 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(14-16) SD  Gary Garrison 52 yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed)
(14-19) SD  Dennis Partee 18 yard field goal
(21-19) OAK Charlie Smith 9 yard rush (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             SD
First Downs:         17              26
Rushes-yards:        27-96           53-233
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-23-223-2     15-26-221-2
Sacked-yards:        2-21            1-14
Net pass yards:      202             207
Net yards/pass:      8.1             7.7
Total net yards:     298             440
Total plays:         52 (51% run)    80 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-39            5-55

Attendance: 54,611

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 14 of 23 for 223 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
SD: John Hadl, 15 of 26 for 221 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 15 for 68 yards; Charlie Smith, 9 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 2 for 3 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 3 yards
SD: Mike Garrett, 28 for 145 yards; Cid Edwards, 20 for 55 yards and 1 TD; John Hadl, 3 for 29 yards; Jesse Taylor, 1 for 4 yards; Gary Garrison, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Mike Siani, 4 for 71 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 33 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 1 for 19 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 6 yards
SD: Cid Edwards, 5 for 78 yards; Gary Garrison, 4 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Dave Williams, 3 for 51 yards; Mike Garrett, 3 for 13 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 3 for 76 yards; Greg Slough, 1 for 0 yards
SD: Jesse Taylor, 4 for 76 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Lenny Dunlap, 2 for 29 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Gerald Irons, 1 for 11 yards; Dan Conners, 1 for 0 yards
SD: Bryant Salter, 1 for 14 yards; Lee Roy Caffey, 1 for 4 yards

Punting:
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 3 for 130 yards
SD: Dennis Partee, 1 for 44 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 0/1
SD: Dennis Partee, 2/5

Running back Walt Garrison scored three touchdowns and his backfield partner, Calvin Hill, rushed for 120 yards. Dallas recovered four of St. Louis' seven fumbles.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	147.5 (11)	186.9 (4)	334.4 (4)	27
Dallas Cowboys	DEFENSE	104.2 (1)	164.3 (19)	268.5 (4)	23
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	93.5 (25)	130.3 (21)	223.7 (26)	31
St. Louis Cardinals	DEFENSE	156.8 (20)	181.7 (25)	338.5 (23)	18

Line: Cowboys by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (9-3-0)	3	7	7	10	27
St. Louis Cardinals (2-9-1)	0	0	6	0	6

( 3- 0) DAL Toni Fritsch 29 yard field goal
(10- 0) DAL Walt Garrison 18 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick)
(17- 0) DAL Walt Garrison 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
(17- 6) STL Jackie Smith 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)
(24- 6) DAL Walt Garrison 26 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick)
(27- 6) DAL Toni Fritsch 42 yard field goal

                     DAL             STL
First Downs:         18              10
Rushes-yards:        48-209          19-52
Yards/rush:          4.4             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-23-152-2     14-36-104-1
Sacked-yards:        2-12            2-15
Net pass yards:      140             89
Net yards/pass:      5.6             2.3
Total net yards:     349             141
Total plays:         73 (65% run)    57 (33% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             2.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             7-4
Turnovers:           5               5
Penalties-yards:     8-68            4-81

Attendance: 49,797

Passing:
DAL: Craig Morton, 10 of 20 for 131 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Roger Staubach, 1 of 3 for 21 yards
STL: Jim Hart, 13 of 30 for 98 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Gary Cuozzo, 1 of 6 for 6 yards

Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 26 for 120 yards; Walt Garrison, 12 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 11 yards; Craig Morton, 3 for 6 yards; Roger Staubach, 2 for 20 yards; Ralph Neely, 1 for 10 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 9 yards
STL: Johnny Roland, 8 for 34 yards; Leo Hayden, 6 for 7 yards; Donny Anderson, 3 for 7 yards; Jim Hart, 2 for 4 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Lance Alworth, 3 for 41 yards; Calvin Hill, 3 for 23 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 44 yards and 2 TDs; Ron Sellers, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Ditka, 1 for 15 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 5 yards
STL: Johnny Roland, 6 for 24 yards; Walker Gillette, 4 for 46 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 22 yards; Jackie Smith, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 2 for 54 yards
STL: Ahmad Rashad, 3 for 76 yards; Mel Gray, 3 for 63 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 2 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 0 yards
STL: Miller Farr, 1 for 21 yards; Larry Wilson, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
DAL: Marv Bateman, 2 for 79 yards
STL: Donny Anderson, 8 for 255 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 2/4
STL: Jim Bakken, 0/1