NFL game summary for 12/11/1972:

The New York Jets were eliminated from AFC playoff contention as a possible No. 4 qualifier but Don Maynard, who caught seven of Joe Namath's passes for 131 yards, displaced ex-Colts' receiver Raymond Berry as the all-time NFL reception leader. Maynard topped the previous mark of 631 catches by one. Namath completed 25 of 46 attempts for 403 yards and went over the 400-yard mark for the second time this season, moving into a tie in this category with Sonny Jurgensen of Philadelphia and George Blanda of Houston, who both accomplished the feat in 1961. Marv Hubbard carried 28 times for 118 yards for a new personal high.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Jets	OFFENSE	149.3  (11)	199.0  (1)	348.3  (2)	27
	DEFENSE	142.5  (17)	190.9  (26)	333.4  (22)	25
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	168.0  (4)	167.0  (10)	335.0  (3)	25
	DEFENSE	130.5  (12)	154.5  (14)	285.0  (13)	34

Line: Raiders by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (7-6-0)	7	6	0	3	16
Oakland Raiders (9-3-1)	3	7	7	7	24

( 0- 3) OAK George Blanda 48 yard field goal
( 7- 3) NYJ Rich Caster 49 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 39 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(10-10) NYJ Bobby Howfield 25 yard field goal
(13-10) NYJ Bobby Howfield 30 yard field goal
(13-17) OAK Charlie Smith 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(16-17) NYJ Bobby Howfield 42 yard field goal
(16-24) OAK Raymond Chester 68 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)

                     NYJ             OAK
First Downs:         20              19
Rushes-yards:        15-36           44-169
Yards/rush:          2.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-48-403-2     10-17-202-2
Sacked-yards:        4-38            1-5
Net pass yards:      365             197
Net yards/pass:      7.0             10.9
Total net yards:     401             366
Total plays:         67 (22% run)    62 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-57            6-44

Attendance: 54,843

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 25 of 46 for 403 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bob Davis, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 10 of 17 for 202 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: Steve Harkey, 11 for 24 yards; Emerson Boozer, 4 for 12 yards
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 28 for 118 yards; Charlie Smith, 12 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 4 for 10 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Don Maynard, 7 for 131 yards; Eddie Bell, 6 for 88 yards; Rich Caster, 4 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Steve Harkey, 3 for 29 yards; Emerson Boozer, 3 for 15 yards; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 59 yards
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 5 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 22 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 84 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 2 for 49 yards; Hank Bjorklund, 2 for 48 yards
OAK: Clarence Davis, 3 for 80 yards; Paul Seiler, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Rocky Turner, 1 for 7 yards; Chris Farasopoulos, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Steve Tannen, 1 for 31 yards; Rich Sowells, 1 for 14 yards
OAK: Jack Tatum, 1 for 56 yards; Willie Brown, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 4 for 130 yards
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 3 for 117 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 3/4
OAK: George Blanda, 1/2

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