NFL game summary for 09/22/1974:

Joe Namath completed 16 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown of 30 yards to Rich Caster, but the Jets had to hold on after building a 20-0 halftime lead. Chicago's Gary Huff, who hit 18 of 37 for 267 yards, sparked the Bears' second-half rally with two TD passes.

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	138.0  (13)	210.0  (3)	348.0  (6)	6
	DEFENSE	180.0  (21)	110.0  (13)	290.0  (16)	2
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	98.0  (20)	175.0  (10)	273.0  (14)	3
	DEFENSE	89.0  (3)	67.0  (6)	156.0  (2)	3

Line: Jets by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (1-1-0)	6	14	0	3	23
Chicago Bears (1-1-0)	0	0	14	7	21

( 6- 0) NYJ Rich Caster 30 yard pass from Joe Namath (kick failed)
(13- 0) NYJ Jazz Jackson 24 yard fumble return (Bobby Howfield kick)
(20- 0) NYJ Emerson Boozer 3 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(20- 7) CHI Carl Garrett 11 yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick)
(20-14) CHI Bob Parsons 4 yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick)
(23-14) NYJ Bobby Howfield 39 yard field goal
(23-21) CHI Jim Harrison 1 yard rush (Mirro Roder kick)

                     NYJ             CHI
First Downs:         22              20
Rushes-yards:        46-146          22-67
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-23-257-0     18-38-267-0
Sacked-yards:        2-22            2-19
Net pass yards:      235             248
Net yards/pass:      9.4             6.2
Total net yards:     381             315
Total plays:         71 (64% run)    62 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     7-37            6-63

Attendance: 50,213

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 16 of 23 for 257 yards and 1 TD
CHI: Gary Huff, 18 of 37 for 267 yards and 2 TDs; Ike Hill, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
NYJ: Emerson Boozer, 21 for 78 yards and 1 TD; John Riggins, 20 for 63 yards; Mike Adamle, 3 for 0 yards; Jazz Jackson, 1 for 5 yards; Joe Namath, 1 for 0 yards
CHI: Carl Garrett, 10 for 35 yards; Jim Harrison, 10 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Gary Huff, 2 for 13 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Jerome Barkum, 5 for 90 yards; Rich Caster, 3 for 66 yards and 1 TD; David Knight, 3 for 42 yards; Emerson Boozer, 3 for 18 yards; John Riggins, 2 for 41 yards
CHI: Carl Garrett, 5 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Wade, 4 for 87 yards; Ike Hill, 4 for 75 yards; Ken Grandberry, 2 for 9 yards; George Farmer, 1 for 17 yards; Bo Rather, 1 for 13 yards; Bob Parsons, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
NYJ: Hank Bjorklund, 1 for 28 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 25 yards; Roscoe Word, 1 for 7 yards
CHI: Ken Grandberry, 3 for 113 yards; Cliff Taylor, 1 for 9 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 4 for 32 yards; Jazz Jackson, 2 for 17 yards
CHI: Bill Knox, 1 for 11 yards; Ike Hill, 1 for 7 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 5 for 168 yards
CHI: Bob Parsons, 6 for 234 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 1/2
CHI: Mirro Roder, 0/1

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