All NFL game summaries for 11/11/1973:
Horst Muhlmann's third field goal, a 33-yarder at the final gun, broke a 13-13 tie after a short punt had given Cincinnati possession on Buffalo's 45-yard line. The Bengals led at the half 13-6 but the Bills tied the game in the third quarter on a 32-yard run by O. J. Simpson. Boobie Clark gained 98 yards for the Bengals while Simpson rushed 20 times for 99 yards, bringing his season total to 1,203 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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OFFENSE | 155.4 (9) | 165.8 (8) | 321.1 (5) | 18 | |
DEFENSE | 127.5 (6) | 132.9 (12) | 260.4 (8) | 18 | |
OFFENSE | 206.1 (1) | 66.4 (25) | 272.5 (15) | 19 | |
DEFENSE | 133.5 (9) | 147.9 (18) | 281.4 (15) | 20 |
Line: Bengals by 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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Cincinnati Bengals (5-4-0) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Buffalo Bills (5-4-0) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
CIN BUF First Downs: 18 10 Rushes-yards: 46-161 34-150 Yards/rush: 3.5 4.4 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 9-22-141-2 5-16-50-2 Sacked-yards: 3-21 3-20 Net pass yards: 120 30 Net yards/pass: 4.8 1.6 Total net yards: 281 180 Total plays: 71 (64% run) 53 (64% run) Yards/play: 4.0 3.4 Fumbles-lost: 3-2 1-0 Turnovers: 4 2 Penalties-yards: 9-85 7-54 Attendance: 76,927
CIN: Ken Anderson, 9 of 22 for 141 yards (2 int) BUF: Dennis Shaw, 5 of 13 for 50 yards (1 int); Joe Ferguson, 0 of 3 for 0 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 24 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Essex Johnson, 15 for 49 yards; Ken Anderson, 6 for 26 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for -12 yards BUF: O.J. Simpson, 20 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 11 for 44 yards; Dennis Shaw, 2 for 1 yard; Larry Watkins, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Isaac Curtis, 5 for 94 yards; Bob Trumpy, 2 for 23 yards; Bruce Coslet, 1 for 15 yards; Essex Johnson, 1 for 9 yards BUF: Bob Chandler, 3 for 24 yards; J.D. Hill, 1 for 23 yards; Larry Watkins, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Bernard Jackson, 3 for 79 yards; Dave Lewis, 1 for 27 yards BUF: Wallace Francis, 2 for 63 yards; Steve Jones, 1 for 22 yards; Bo Cornell, 1 for 2 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 10 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 2 for 6 yards; Dave Lewis, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Neal Craig, 1 for 22 yards; Al Beauchamp, 1 for 4 yards BUF: Dwight Harrison, 2 for 46 yards
Punting:
CIN: Dave Lewis, 4 for 160 yards BUF: Spike Jones, 9 for 326 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 3/5 BUF: John Leypoldt, 2/2
Two Charley Johnson touchdown passes in the second half to Gene Washington and Riley Odoms featured a late Denver rally. The Chargers, under new head coach Ron Waller, scored their first TD on an 80-yard interception return by DE Coy Bacon. Floyd Little carried 22 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns, his 10th and 11th of the season.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Broncos by 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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San Diego Chargers (1-7-1) | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Denver Broncos (4-3-2) | 10 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
SD DEN First Downs: 14 21 Rushes-yards: 30-120 39-179 Yards/rush: 4.0 4.6 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 12-22-122-1 16-30-234-2 Sacked-yards: 2-21 0-0 Net pass yards: 101 234 Net yards/pass: 4.2 7.8 Total net yards: 221 413 Total plays: 54 (55% run) 69 (56% run) Yards/play: 4.1 6.0 Fumbles-lost: 2-1 2-1 Turnovers: 2 3 Penalties-yards: 3-24 4-48 Attendance: 50,134
SD: Wayne Clark, 12 of 21 for 122 yards; Ron Holliday, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) DEN: Charley Johnson, 16 of 29 for 234 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Jim Turner, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
SD: Mike Garrett, 12 for 47 yards; Cid Edwards, 10 for 30 yards; Robert Holmes, 5 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Clark, 2 for 11 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for 11 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 22 for 109 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Dawkins, 11 for 27 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 31 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 9 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 2 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 1 yard; Charley Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
SD: Jerry LeVias, 6 for 89 yards; Willie McGee, 2 for 17 yards; Cid Edwards, 2 for 8 yards; Robert Holmes, 1 for 13 yards; Mike Garrett, 1 for -5 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 5 for 76 yards; Riley Odoms, 4 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Joe Dawkins, 4 for 58 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 1 for 14 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Ron Smith, 3 for 108 yards; Willie McGee, 1 for 23 yards DEN: Mike Simone, 1 for 3 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Ron Smith, 1 for 7 yards DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Coy Bacon, 1 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Mike Stratton, 1 for 1 yard DEN: Calvin Jones, 1 for 31 yards
Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 3 for 137 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 118 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Ray Wersching, 2/3 DEN: Jim Turner, 1/2
Jerry Tagge made his first start as Green Bay quarterback and John Brockington (137 yards on 28 carries) and rookie Les Goodman (56 yards on 11 carries) led a 243-yard ground attack in the Packers' win over St. Louis. Goodman replaced the injured MacArthur Lane in the second quarter. Jim Hart sparked a fourth-quarter Cardinals' rally with touchdown passes to Donny Anderson and Ahmad Rashad. Bart Starr's No. 15 was officially retired at halftime.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Packers by 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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St. Louis Cardinals (3-5-1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Green Bay Packers (3-4-2) | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
STL GB First Downs: 19 21 Rushes-yards: 19-71 52-243 Yards/rush: 3.7 4.7 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 19-30-198-0 7-14-67-0 Sacked-yards: 1-11 1-5 Net pass yards: 187 62 Net yards/pass: 6.0 4.1 Total net yards: 258 305 Total plays: 50 (38% run) 67 (77% run) Yards/play: 5.2 4.6 Fumbles-lost: 2-1 3-1 Turnovers: 1 1 Penalties-yards: 3-34 5-58 Attendance: 52,922
STL: Jim Hart, 19 of 30 for 198 yards and 2 TDs GB: Jerry Tagge, 7 of 14 for 67 yards
Rushing:
STL: Terry Metcalf, 10 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Donny Anderson, 6 for 39 yards; Don Shy, 2 for 3 yards; Jim Otis, 1 for 0 yards GB: John Brockington, 28 for 137 yards and 1 TD; Les Goodman, 11 for 56 yards; Jerry Tagge, 6 for 1 yard and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 5 for 36 yards; Larry Krause, 1 for 8 yards; Barry Smith, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
STL: Ahmad Rashad, 6 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Terry Metcalf, 6 for 23 yards; Walker Gillette, 4 for 42 yards; Donny Anderson, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Jackie Smith, 1 for 19 yards GB: Jon Staggers, 3 for 30 yards; Les Goodman, 2 for 19 yards; John Brockington, 1 for 10 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Gary Hammond, 2 for 53 yards; Don Shy, 1 for 27 yards; Dave Butz, 1 for 23 yards; Chuck Detwiler, 1 for 16 yards GB: Ken Ellis, 2 for 38 yards; Larry Krause, 1 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Gary Hammond, 2 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
STL: Gary Keithley, 3 for 61 yards GB: Ron Widby, 2 for 72 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 4/4
Cleveland gained 195 yards and scored 17 points in the first quarter on a Don Cockroft field goal, a one-yard plunge by Mike Phipps and a 53-yard run by rookie Greg Pruitt. Cockroft kicked three FGs and raised his season total to 18.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Browns by 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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Cleveland Browns (5-3-1) | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Houston Oilers (1-8-0) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
CLE HOU First Downs: 13 16 Rushes-yards: 37-180 27-106 Yards/rush: 4.9 3.9 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 8-17-132-1 20-38-223-1 Sacked-yards: 1-13 2-20 Net pass yards: 119 203 Net yards/pass: 6.6 5.1 Total net yards: 299 309 Total plays: 55 (67% run) 67 (40% run) Yards/play: 5.4 4.6 Fumbles-lost: 0-0 0-0 Turnovers: 1 1 Penalties-yards: 6-47 8-58 Attendance: 37,230
CLE: Mike Phipps, 8 of 17 for 132 yards (1 int) HOU: Lynn Dickey, 12 of 22 for 139 yards and 1 TD; Dan Pastorini, 8 of 15 for 84 yards (1 int); Fred Willis, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Ken Brown, 17 for 59 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 6 for 33 yards; Greg Pruitt, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Kelly, 5 for 12 yards; Mike Phipps, 2 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Billy Lefear, 2 for 2 yards HOU: Fred Willis, 14 for 38 yards; Bill Thomas, 7 for 42 yards; Bob Gresham, 6 for 26 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Milt Morin, 3 for 46 yards; Chip Glass, 1 for 47 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 23 yards; Frank Pitts, 1 for 10 yards; Ken Brown, 1 for 4 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 2 yards HOU: Eddie Hinton, 4 for 69 yards; Billy Parks, 4 for 51 yards; Fred Willis, 4 for -3 yards; Mack Alston, 3 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Ken Burrough, 3 for 34 yards; Bob Gresham, 2 for 24 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Billy Lefear, 1 for 25 yards; Mel Long, 1 for 0 yards HOU: Alvin Haymond, 6 for 130 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 1 for 46 yards HOU: Alvin Haymond, 2 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Clarence Scott, 1 for 0 yards HOU: Jeff Severson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 3 for 105 yards HOU: Dave Green, 5 for 190 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 3/5 HOU: Skip Butler, 2/4
The Rams rebounded from a two-game losing streak to remain a full game ahead of Atlanta in the NFC West. Lawrence McCutcheon caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from John Hadl after the Saints had taken an early 7-0 lead on Archie Manning's TD pass to Jubilee Dunbar. Hadl completed 13 of 25 passes for 221 yards and McCutcheon picked up 115 yards on 21 carries.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Rams by 14
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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New Orleans Saints (4-5-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Los Angeles Rams (7-2-0) | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
NO LA First Downs: 9 25 Rushes-yards: 29-124 53-212 Yards/rush: 4.3 4.0 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 9-15-123-0 13-25-221-1 Sacked-yards: 3-27 1-9 Net pass yards: 96 212 Net yards/pass: 5.3 8.2 Total net yards: 220 424 Total plays: 47 (61% run) 79 (67% run) Yards/play: 4.7 5.4 Fumbles-lost: 5-3 1-0 Turnovers: 3 1 Penalties-yards: 1-5 2-30 Attendance: 70,358
NO: Archie Manning, 9 of 15 for 123 yards and 1 TD LA: John Hadl, 13 of 25 for 221 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Jess Phillips, 8 for 36 yards; Bill Butler, 6 for 10 yards; Archie Manning, 5 for 38 yards; Howard Stevens, 5 for 33 yards; Joe Profit, 4 for 1 yard; Steve O'Neal, 1 for 6 yards LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 21 for 115 yards; Tony Baker, 12 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Jim Bertelsen, 8 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Les Josephson, 5 for 26 yards; Larry Smith, 5 for 21 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 6 yards; Rob Scribner, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
NO: Joe Profit, 3 for 11 yards; Jubilee Dunbar, 2 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Bob Newland, 1 for 19 yards; Bill Butler, 1 for 4 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for 2 yards; John Beasley, 1 for 2 yards LA: Harold Jackson, 3 for 75 yards; Jack Snow, 3 for 60 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 3 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Jim Bertelsen, 2 for 38 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 8 yards; Rob Scribner, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 3 for 34 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 21 yards; Joe Profit, 1 for 20 yards LA: Rob Scribner, 2 for 58 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 3 for 34 yards LA: Jim Bertelsen, 3 for 77 yards; Dave Elmendorf, 2 for 28 yards; Rob Scribner, 1 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Jim Merlo, 1 for 16 yards
Punting:
NO: Steve O'Neal, 7 for 311 yards LA: Dave Chapple, 3 for 156 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Bill McClard, 0/1 LA: David Ray, 3/4
Tim Foley set a NFL record by scoring two touchdowns on two blocked punts in Miami's first shutout victory of the season. Mercury Morris rushed for 144 yards and scored two touchdowns while the Miami defense held Baltimore to four first downs.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Dolphins by 21
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Colts (2-7-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins (8-1-0) | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
BAL MIA First Downs: 4 17 Rushes-yards: 28-112 41-315 Yards/rush: 4.0 7.7 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-22-59-2 9-20-104-2 Sacked-yards: 5-39 1-7 Net pass yards: 20 97 Net yards/pass: 0.7 4.6 Total net yards: 132 412 Total plays: 55 (50% run) 62 (66% run) Yards/play: 2.4 6.6 Fumbles-lost: 1-1 1-1 Turnovers: 3 3 Penalties-yards: 1-5 1-5 Attendance: 60,332
BAL: Bert Jones, 3 of 11 for 36 yards (1 int); Marty Domres, 4 of 11 for 23 yards (1 int) MIA: Bob Griese, 6 of 14 for 66 yards (1 int); Earl Morrall, 3 of 6 for 38 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 8 for 31 yards; Hubert Ginn, 8 for 25 yards; Bill Olds, 6 for 9 yards; Bert Jones, 2 for 22 yards; Don McCauley, 2 for 11 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 13 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 1 yard MIA: Mercury Morris, 12 for 144 yards and 2 TDs; Don Nottingham, 10 for 56 yards; Charlie Leigh, 9 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Larry Csonka, 6 for 33 yards; Jim Kiick, 4 for 15 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Don McCauley, 2 for 16 yards; Hubert Ginn, 2 for -1 yards; Ollie Smith, 1 for 37 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 8 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 1 for -1 yards MIA: Marlin Briscoe, 3 for 48 yards; Jim Kiick, 3 for 21 yards; Howard Twilley, 1 for 19 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 8 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Bruce Laird, 5 for 124 yards; Cotton Speyrer, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 6 for 94 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Ted Hendricks, 1 for 24 yards; Rex Kern, 1 for 22 yards MIA: Curtis Johnson, 1 for 17 yards; Dick Anderson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 11 for 386 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 94 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 3/4
Bill Brown gained 101 yards on 19 carries and Fran Tarkenton completed 11 of 15 passes in Minnesota's ninth straight victory, which clinched the NFC Central title. Detroit took an early lead but the Vikings came back to tie and then go ahead when Wally Hilgenberg scored after recovering a Detroit fumble. Dave Osborn gained 79 yards and Ed Marinaro 52 in Minnesota's 248-yard ground attack.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Vikings by 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit Lions (3-5-1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Minnesota Vikings (9-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
DET MIN First Downs: 17 23 Rushes-yards: 24-127 48-248 Yards/rush: 5.3 5.2 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 16-34-152-1 11-16-177-1 Sacked-yards: 4-33 3-22 Net pass yards: 119 155 Net yards/pass: 3.1 8.2 Total net yards: 246 403 Total plays: 62 (38% run) 67 (71% run) Yards/play: 4.0 6.0 Fumbles-lost: 2-1 3-0 Turnovers: 2 1 Penalties-yards: 3-40 3-45 Attendance: 47,911
DET: Bill Munson, 16 of 34 for 152 yards and 1 TD (1 int) MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 11 of 15 for 177 yards and 1 TD; Bob Berry, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
DET: Altie Taylor, 9 for 49 yards; Mel Farr, 6 for 20 yards; Jim Hooks, 4 for 32 yards; Steve Owens, 4 for 27 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for -1 yards MIN: Bill Brown, 19 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 14 for 79 yards; Ed Marinaro, 10 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Brent McClanahan, 3 for 16 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 1 yard; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
DET: Ron Jessie, 5 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Mel Farr, 4 for 17 yards; Larry Walton, 3 for 41 yards; Altie Taylor, 2 for 8 yards; Steve Owens, 1 for 8 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 7 yards MIN: John Gilliam, 5 for 129 yards and 1 TD; Ed Marinaro, 2 for 17 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 12 yards; Doug Kingsriter, 1 for 13 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Altie Taylor, 1 for 26 yards; Jim Thrower, 1 for 23 yards; Dick Jauron, 1 for 19 yards MIN: John Gilliam, 2 for 46 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Larry Walton, 1 for 9 yards MIN: Bobby Bryant, 4 for 24 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Miller Farr, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Nate Wright, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 6 for 303 yards MIN: Mike Eischeid, 4 for 141 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 0/1
Charlie Waters intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble in Dallas' victory over the Giants as Walt Garrison scored twice for the Cowboys after blocked kicks. The Giants, trailing 13-10, threatened to take the lead until Waters picked off a Randy Johnson pass midway through the third quarter. New York lost four interceptions, two fumbles, and had a field goal blocked.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Cowboys by 13
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas Cowboys (6-3-0) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
New York Giants (1-7-1) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
DAL NYG First Downs: 14 18 Rushes-yards: 36-141 30-81 Yards/rush: 3.9 2.7 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-16-76-0 18-31-232-4 Sacked-yards: 3-22 5-46 Net pass yards: 54 186 Net yards/pass: 2.8 5.2 Total net yards: 195 267 Total plays: 55 (65% run) 66 (45% run) Yards/play: 3.5 4.0 Fumbles-lost: 4-2 4-2 Turnovers: 2 6 Penalties-yards: 7-42 7-75 Attendance: 70,128
DAL: Roger Staubach, 7 of 16 for 76 yards and 1 TD NYG: Randy Johnson, 18 of 31 for 232 yards (4 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 19 for 95 yards; Walt Garrison, 9 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Cyril Pinder, 4 for 2 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 23 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 19 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Johnny Roland, 10 for 37 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for -10 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Bob Hayes, 2 for 21 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 21 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 19 yards; Mike Montgomery, 1 for 9 yards NYG: Johnny Roland, 6 for 76 yards; Bob Grim, 5 for 79 yards; Ron Johnson, 4 for 47 yards; Don Herrmann, 2 for 23 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Rich Houston, 4 for 93 yards; Walt Love, 1 for 27 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 6 yards NYG: Pete Athas, 3 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 2 for 44 yards; Lee Roy Jordan, 1 for 4 yards; Benny Barnes, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
DAL: Marv Bateman, 5 for 213 yards NYG: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 121 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 3/3 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/2
The New York Jets rushed for 267 yards in their victory over New England with John Riggins gaining 96, Emerson Boozer 79, and Mike Adamle 55. Bobby Howfield kicked four field goals and Bill Demory threw a 31-yard TD pass to Jerome Barkum. Jim Plunkett hit Bob Windsor on two scoring plays but the Jets' defense intercepted three Plunkett passes, sacked him five times, and recovered five fumbles.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Jets by 6
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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New England Patriots (2-7-0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
New York Jets (3-6-0) | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
NE NYJ First Downs: 10 16 Rushes-yards: 18-41 51-267 Yards/rush: 2.3 5.2 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 17-40-150-3 6-15-85-1 Sacked-yards: 5-42 4-26 Net pass yards: 108 59 Net yards/pass: 2.4 3.1 Total net yards: 149 326 Total plays: 63 (28% run) 70 (72% run) Yards/play: 2.4 4.7 Fumbles-lost: 6-5 4-3 Turnovers: 8 4 Penalties-yards: 3-33 8-60 Attendance: 51,034
NE: Jim Plunkett, 17 of 40 for 150 yards and 2 TDs (3 int) NYJ: Bill Demory, 3 of 8 for 50 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Al Woodall, 3 of 7 for 35 yards
Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 7 for 14 yards; Bob McCall, 3 for 3 yards; Mack Herron, 2 for 12 yards; Jim Plunkett, 2 for 10 yards; Josh Ashton, 2 for 5 yards; Darryl Stingley, 1 for -1 yards; Claxton Welch, 1 for -2 yards NYJ: John Riggins, 19 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Emerson Boozer, 18 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Mike Adamle, 9 for 55 yards; Jim Nance, 4 for 20 yards; Al Woodall, 1 for 17 yards
Receiving:
NE: Claxton Welch, 6 for 22 yards; Reggie Rucker, 5 for 55 yards; Bob Windsor, 3 for 49 yards and 2 TDs; Bob McCall, 2 for 16 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 8 yards NYJ: Jerome Barkum, 2 for 49 yards and 1 TD; John Riggins, 2 for 20 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 12 yards; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 3 for 123 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 51 yards; Bob McCall, 1 for 0 yards NYJ: Margene Adkins, 1 for 25 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 4 for 64 yards NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 1 for 23 yards; Rocky Turner, 1 for 8 yards; Steve Tannen, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
NE: Sandy Durko, 1 for 10 yards NYJ: Delles Howell, 1 for 41 yards; Steve Tannen, 1 for 30 yards; John Ebersole, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NE: Bruce Barnes, 8 for 287 yards NYJ: Julian Fagan, 6 for 245 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 4/4
Dwight White stole two of Daryle Lamonica's passes and the Pittsburgh defense sacked the Oakland quarterback five times in a defensive battle on a soggy field. Lamonica took over after Ken Stabler suffered a strained knee in the second quarter. Terry Hanratty threw a 14-yard TD pass to Ron Shanklin after a Pittsburgh interception and Franco Harris scored after Oakland fumbled on its own 6.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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OFFENSE | 155.0 (10) | 132.5 (15) | 287.5 (14) | 24 | |
DEFENSE | 110.5 (4) | 128.4 (8) | 238.9 (5) | 29 | |
OFFENSE | 178.9 (4) | 179.0 (6) | 357.9 (1) | 21 | |
DEFENSE | 109.4 (3) | 128.8 (9) | 238.1 (4) | 18 |
Line: Raiders by 6
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Oakland Raiders (5-3-1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
PIT OAK First Downs: 8 26 Rushes-yards: 35-112 39-172 Yards/rush: 3.2 4.4 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 6-19-86-1 17-38-270-4 Sacked-yards: 1-4 5-47 Net pass yards: 82 223 Net yards/pass: 4.1 5.2 Total net yards: 194 395 Total plays: 55 (63% run) 82 (47% run) Yards/play: 3.5 4.8 Fumbles-lost: 2-0 5-1 Turnovers: 1 5 Penalties-yards: 9-111 12-93 Attendance: 47,535
PIT: Terry Hanratty, 6 of 19 for 86 yards and 1 TD (1 int) OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 13 of 31 for 236 yards and 1 TD (4 int); Ken Stabler, 4 of 7 for 34 yards
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 20 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 9 for 28 yards; Steve Davis, 6 for 7 yards OAK: Charlie Smith, 13 for 74 yards; Marv Hubbard, 13 for 41 yards; Clarence Davis, 4 for 15 yards; Ken Stabler, 3 for 11 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 3 for -4 yards; Pete Banaszak, 2 for 14 yards; Ray Guy, 1 for 21 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Ron Shanklin, 2 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Barry Pearson, 2 for 34 yards; John McMakin, 1 for 8 yards; Steve Davis, 1 for 3 yards OAK: Bob Moore, 5 for 81 yards; Charlie Smith, 5 for 47 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 4 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 2 for 18 yards; Mike Siani, 1 for 19 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: George Webster, 1 for 9 yards OAK: Bob Hudson, 2 for 46 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 26 yards; Clarence Davis, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Dennis Meyer, 1 for 14 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 9 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 5 for 27 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Dwight White, 2 for 10 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 50 yards; Mel Blount, 1 for 24 yards OAK: Phil Villapiano, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 5 for 250 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 2 for 98 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/5 OAK: George Blanda, 1/4
Atlanta, winning its fifth straight game behind quarterback Bob Lee, scored 24 points in the last quarter to break open a tie game. Roman Gabriel kept the Eagles in the running with three touchdown passes. A key interception turned the tide when a pass bounced off TE Charle Young to the Falcons' Chuck Walker. Eddie Ray led the Falcons with 71 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Line: Falcons by 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta Falcons (6-3-0) | 7 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 44 |
Philadelphia Eagles (3-5-1) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
ATL PHI First Downs: 22 20 Rushes-yards: 43-170 26-128 Yards/rush: 4.0 4.9 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-25-130-1 21-33-221-2 Sacked-yards: 1-8 3-16 Net pass yards: 122 205 Net yards/pass: 4.7 5.7 Total net yards: 292 333 Total plays: 69 (62% run) 62 (41% run) Yards/play: 4.2 5.4 Fumbles-lost: 4-0 3-0 Turnovers: 1 2 Penalties-yards: 9-77 5-35 Attendance: 63,114
ATL: Bob Lee, 12 of 23 for 109 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Pat Sullivan, 1 of 2 for 21 yards and 1 TD PHI: Roman Gabriel, 21 of 33 for 221 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
ATL: Dave Hampton, 21 for 53 yards; Eddie Ray, 12 for 71 yards and 2 TDs; Harmon Wages, 5 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Joe Washington, 2 for 30 yards; Bob Lee, 2 for 2 yards; Tom Geredine, 1 for -3 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 12 for 57 yards; Norm Bulaich, 8 for 24 yards; Tom Bailey, 5 for 24 yards; Harold Carmichael, 1 for 23 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Ken Burrow, 5 for 51 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Hampton, 2 for 26 yards; Jim Mitchell, 2 for 20 yards; Eddie Ray, 2 for 0 yards; Larry Mialik, 1 for 17 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 16 yards PHI: Harold Carmichael, 6 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 6 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Tom Bailey, 4 for 36 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 16 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Don Zimmerman, 1 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Joe Washington, 3 for 58 yards; Tony Plummer, 1 for 25 yards; Tom Geredine, 1 for 17 yards; Harmon Wages, 1 for 0 yards PHI: Kermit Alexander, 6 for 135 yards; Stan Davis, 1 for 19 yards; Tom Bailey, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Ray Brown, 4 for 104 yards PHI: Stan Davis, 1 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Clarence Ellis, 1 for 48 yards; Chuck Walker, 1 for 0 yards PHI: John Outlaw, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 3 for 132 yards PHI: Tom McNeill, 5 for 207 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 3/3 PHI: Tom Dempsey, 2/2
Billy Kilmer threw two second half touchdowns and Brig Owens set up two of Curt Knight's four field goals with an interception and a fumble recovery. Joe Reed, starting his first game for San Francisco, was sacked seven times and intercepted twice but trailed only 10-9 at the half. RB Larry Brown gained 72 yards and Sonny Jurgensen came in to throw one pass -- a touchdown -- to Brown in the first quarter.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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OFFENSE | 119.9 (20) | 198.0 (4) | 317.9 (7) | 18 | |
DEFENSE | 147.1 (14) | 143.6 (15) | 290.8 (17) | 22 | |
OFFENSE | 87.9 (26) | 157.9 (9) | 245.8 (21) | 21 | |
DEFENSE | 115.2 (5) | 144.9 (17) | 260.1 (7) | 26 |
Line: Redskins by 8
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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San Francisco 49ers (3-6-0) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Washington Redskins (6-3-0) | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
SF WAS First Downs: 22 22 Rushes-yards: 29-123 28-86 Yards/rush: 4.2 3.1 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 20-36-233-2 23-40-285-0 Sacked-yards: 7-34 3-28 Net pass yards: 199 257 Net yards/pass: 4.6 6.0 Total net yards: 322 343 Total plays: 72 (40% run) 71 (39% run) Yards/play: 4.5 4.8 Fumbles-lost: 4-3 2-2 Turnovers: 5 2 Penalties-yards: 9-72 10-90 Attendance: 54,267
SF: Joe Reed, 20 of 36 for 233 yards (2 int) WAS: Billy Kilmer, 22 of 39 for 267 yards and 2 TDs; Sonny Jurgensen, 1 of 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
SF: Jimmy Thomas, 11 for 47 yards; Doug Cunningham, 9 for 35 yards; Joe Reed, 5 for 38 yards; Ken Willard, 4 for 3 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 19 for 72 yards; Charlie Harraway, 5 for 10 yards; Duane Thomas, 2 for 2 yards; Herb Mul-Key, 1 for 2 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
SF: Danny Abramowicz, 6 for 76 yards; Gene Washington, 5 for 78 yards; Ted Kwalick, 3 for 37 yards; Vic Washington, 2 for 15 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 12 yards; Ken Willard, 1 for 9 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 6 yards WAS: Charley Taylor, 7 for 72 yards; Charlie Harraway, 4 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Roy Jefferson, 4 for 61 yards; Larry Brown, 4 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Duane Thomas, 2 for 17 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 11 yards; Mike Hancock, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
SF: Vic Washington, 3 for 61 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 57 yards WAS: Herb Mul-Key, 3 for 80 yards; Rusty Tillman, 1 for 7 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 1 for 16 yards WAS: Speedy Duncan, 3 for 22 yards; Herb Mul-Key, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Brig Owens, 1 for 21 yards; Pat Fischer, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 4 for 155 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 3 for 121 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 3/3 WAS: Curt Knight, 4/5