NFL game summary for 10/07/1974:

Bob Griese hit with nine straight passes and Miami built up a 14-0 halftime lead but had to fight off a closing surge by Joe Namath that included an 89-yard scoring pass to Rich Caster, the longest of the season in the NFL. Jake Scott had two of the three interceptions against Namath, the last coming on a deflected ball with 19 seconds to go. Tim Foley also broke up a Namath pass to Jerome Barkum in a vital defensive play in the closing minute. The Dolphins played without injured Paul Warfield and Mercury Morris.

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	130.0  (14)	159.3  (11)	289.3  (12)	10
	DEFENSE	156.7  (21)	119.3  (9)	276.0  (12)	4
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	146.0  (11)	170.3  (6)	316.3  (6)	7
	DEFENSE	168.7  (23)	174.3  (22)	343.0  (26)	5

Line: Dolphins by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (1-3-0)	0	0	10	7	17
Miami Dolphins (3-1-0)	7	7	0	7	21

( 0- 7) MIA Jim Mandich 2 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-14) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7-14) NYJ John Riggins 9 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
(10-14) NYJ Bobby Howfield 43 yard field goal
(10-21) MIA Hubert Ginn 41 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17-21) NYJ Rich Caster 89 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)

                     NYJ             MIA
First Downs:         14              23
Rushes-yards:        16-41           49-159
Yards/rush:          2.6             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-39-290-3     17-23-199-0
Sacked-yards:        1-10            3-2
Net pass yards:      280             197
Net yards/pass:      7.0             7.6
Total net yards:     321             356
Total plays:         56 (28% run)    75 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     6-30            8-80

Attendance: 61,527

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 17 of 39 for 290 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 17 of 23 for 199 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NYJ: John Riggins, 13 for 39 yards; Jazz Jackson, 2 for 2 yards; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 0 yards
MIA: Larry Csonka, 25 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 18 for 47 yards; Hubert Ginn, 4 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Bob Griese, 2 for 4 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: John Riggins, 6 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 3 for 117 yards and 1 TD; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 46 yards; David Knight, 3 for 19 yards; Eddie Bell, 1 for 20 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 14 yards
MIA: Howard Twilley, 6 for 65 yards; Jim Mandich, 6 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Nat Moore, 3 for 45 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 18 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Robert Burns, 2 for 42 yards; Lou Piccone, 2 for 42 yards
MIA: Hubert Ginn, 3 for 72 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 26 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 6 for 36 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 6 yards; Henry Stuckey, 1 for 21 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 3 for 86 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 227 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 1/1
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/1

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