NFL game summary for 09/15/1974:

Marvin Upshaw and Emmitt Thomas ran for TDs after intercepting Joe Namath passes in the Chiefs' first opening day victory since 1969. Namath's passes to Rich Caster and Eddie Bell gave the Jets an early lead, but Upshaw's steal of a screen pass out of the hands of John Riggins enabled the Chiefs to go off at halftime trailing only 16-14. Jan Stenerud's 27-yard FG and Thomas' interception nullified the work of Namath who completed 14 of 30 for 210 yards and two TDs. Riggins was the top rusher with 116 yards on 22 carries.

Line: Chiefs by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (0-1-0)	6	10	0	0	16
Kansas City Chiefs (1-0-0)	0	14	3	7	24

( 6- 0) NYJ Rich Caster 14 yard pass from Joe Namath (kick failed)
(13- 0) NYJ Eddie Bell 7 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
(13- 7) KC  Ed Podolak 2 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(16- 7) NYJ Bobby Howfield 25 yard field goal
(16-14) KC  Marvin Upshaw 52 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)
(16-17) KC  Jan Stenerud 27 yard field goal
(16-24) KC  Emmitt Thomas 38 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)

                     NYJ             KC
First Downs:         17              16
Rushes-yards:        33-138          44-180
Yards/rush:          4.2             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-30-210-4     9-21-119-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-9
Net pass yards:      210             110
Net yards/pass:      7.0             4.8
Total net yards:     348             290
Total plays:         63 (52% run)    67 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             0-0
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     5-40            6-44

Attendance: 73,959

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 14 of 30 for 210 yards and 2 TDs (4 int)
KC: Len Dawson, 9 of 21 for 119 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: John Riggins, 22 for 116 yards; Emerson Boozer, 11 for 22 yards
KC: Ed Podolak, 19 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Hayes, 8 for 58 yards; Willie Ellison, 6 for 22 yards; Len Dawson, 3 for 16 yards; Jeff Kinney, 3 for 12 yards; Elmo Wright, 2 for 14 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 4 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Jerome Barkum, 4 for 58 yards; Rich Caster, 3 for 72 yards and 1 TD; David Knight, 3 for 53 yards; Eddie Bell, 2 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 8 yards; John Riggins, 1 for 5 yards
KC: Larry Brunson, 3 for 43 yards; Elmo Wright, 2 for 20 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 18 yards; Willie Ellison, 1 for 15 yards; Jeff Kinney, 1 for 14 yards; Wendell Hayes, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Lou Piccone, 4 for 86 yards; Roscoe Word, 1 for 20 yards
KC: Bill Thomas, 2 for 44 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for 57 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 2 for 33 yards; Lou Piccone, 2 for 22 yards
KC: Larry Brunson, 1 for 29 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Steve Tannen, 1 for 14 yards; Rich Sowells, 1 for 0 yards
KC: Marvin Upshaw, 1 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Emmitt Thomas, 1 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Mike Sensibaugh, 1 for 6 yards; Kerry Reardon, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 6 for 213 yards
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 245 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 1/1
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/2

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