All NFL game summaries for 11/10/1974:

Otis Armstrong romped for 110 yards and Barney Chavous led a Denver defensive unit that sacked Marty Domres five times. Bill Thompson contributed two interceptions and a 60-yard punt return to the Broncos' victory. Domres, playing with a painfully injured breastbone, completed 19 of 43 passes. Lydell Mitchell caught 11 of the passes for 90 yards, only one short of the Colts' record of 12 catches by Raymond Berry in 1957.

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

Line: Broncos by 7

( 7- 0) DEN Riley Odoms 1 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
( 7- 3) BAL Toni Linhart 21 yard field goal
(14- 3) DEN Otis Armstrong 37 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(14- 6) BAL Toni Linhart 26 yard field goal
(17- 6) DEN Jim Turner 37 yard field goal

                     DEN             BAL
First Downs:         12              24
Rushes-yards:        30-133          39-147
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-16-60-0       19-43-211-4
Sacked-yards:        3-22            5-35
Net pass yards:      38              176
Net yards/pass:      2.0             3.7
Total net yards:     171             323
Total plays:         49 (61% run)    87 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-0
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     6-35            4-30

Attendance: 32,244

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Houston won its third straight for the first time since 1971 and dropped Buffalo into a tie with Miami for the AFC East lead by intercepting six of Joe Ferguson's passes. Ferguson had only four passes picked off in eight previous games. Dan Pastorini passed for one score and directed a ground attack for two more while the Oilers held the Bills to three field goals by John Leypoldt. O. J. Simpson reinjured an ankle and left the game in the second half.

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

Line: Bills by 12

( 7- 0) HOU Willie Rodgers 13 yard rush (Skip Butler kick)
(14- 0) HOU Mack Alston 25 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick)
(14- 3) BUF John Leypoldt 32 yard field goal
(14- 6) BUF John Leypoldt 28 yard field goal
(14- 9) BUF John Leypoldt 22 yard field goal
(21- 9) HOU Vic Washington 9 yard rush (Skip Butler kick)

                     HOU             BUF
First Downs:         10              16
Rushes-yards:        37-115          40-133
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-11-59-2       10-28-110-6
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-19
Net pass yards:      59              91
Net yards/pass:      5.4             2.9
Total net yards:     174             224
Total plays:         48 (77% run)    71 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-0
Turnovers:           4               6
Penalties-yards:     8-64            8-98

Attendance: 79,144

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Ken Anderson completed 20 of 22 passes and broke two NFL records and then made a game-saving tackle to move the Bengals within a half game of the leading Steelers in the AFC Central Division. Anderson went into the game with a string of eight consecutive completions and increased the total to 16, topping the league record set by Len Dawson in 1967 and equaled by Joe Namath the same year. Anderson's 90.9 percentage for his 20-of-22 topped the record of 86.21 set by Ken Stabler last year with 25-of-29. Doug Dressler caught nine passes and backup RB Ed Williams scored two touchdowns.

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

Line: Steelers by 2

( 0- 7) CIN Ed Williams 2 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-10) CIN Horst Muhlmann 30 yard field goal
( 3-10) PIT Roy Gerela 24 yard field goal
( 3-17) CIN Ed Williams 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10-17) PIT Preston Pearson 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)

                     PIT             CIN
First Downs:         20              22
Rushes-yards:        39-161          35-136
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-35-140-1     20-22-227-0
Sacked-yards:        1-12            4-34
Net pass yards:      128             193
Net yards/pass:      3.6             7.4
Total net yards:     289             329
Total plays:         75 (52% run)    61 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     7-42            5-43

Attendance: 57,532

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After the 49ers took a 14-13 lead in the fourth period, the Cowboys marched 70 yards in seven plays for the winning touchdown, a six-yard run by Calvin Hill, for their fourth straight victory. It was San Francisco's seventh loss in a row. Hill set Dallas club records for most rushing attempts, 32, and most rushing yards, 153, in posting the best 1974 single-game rushing performance in the NFC. He also scored a one-yard touchdown in the first period. Drew Pearson's four receptions for 100 yards marked the fourth game in which he gained at least 100 yards.

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

Line: Cowboys by 13

( 0- 7) DAL Calvin Hill 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
( 0-10) DAL Efren Herrera 30 yard field goal
( 7-10) SF  Ted Kwalick 4 yard pass from Norm Snead (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 7-13) DAL Efren Herrera 27 yard field goal
(14-13) SF  Gene Washington 12 yard pass from Tom Owen (Bruce Gossett kick)
(14-20) DAL Calvin Hill 6 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)

                     SF              DAL
First Downs:         20              21
Rushes-yards:        29-64           46-221
Yards/rush:          2.2             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-35-277-0     9-14-177-0
Sacked-yards:        2-15            3-19
Net pass yards:      262             158
Net yards/pass:      7.1             9.3
Total net yards:     326             379
Total plays:         66 (43% run)    63 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     5-50            5-55

Attendance: 50,018

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Packers' rookie Steve Odom fumbled a Chicago punt, picked it up at his 5 yard line and raced 95 yards for a touchdown -- and a Green Bay record -- to break a 3-3 tie three seconds before halftime. John Hadl, starting his first game for Green Bay, completed 9 of 20 passes for 119 yards.

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

Line: Packers by 6

( 3- 0) CHI Mirro Roder 44 yard field goal
( 3- 3) GB  Chester Marcol 45 yard field goal
( 3-10) GB  Steve Odom 95 yard punt return (Chester Marcol kick)
( 3-13) GB  Chester Marcol 24 yard field goal
( 3-20) GB  John Brockington 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)

                     CHI             GB
First Downs:         16              9
Rushes-yards:        23-86           39-96
Yards/rush:          3.7             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-34-209-1     9-20-119-1
Sacked-yards:        4-60            0-0
Net pass yards:      149             119
Net yards/pass:      3.9             6.0
Total net yards:     235             215
Total plays:         61 (37% run)    59 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             2-2
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     4-21            6-53

Attendance: 46,567

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San Diego won its second straight and split the season series with Kansas City on a 71-yard touchdown pass to Gary Garrison by rookie Jesse Freitas, making his first appearance in a league game after Dan Fouts was injured. The winning score came two plays after the Chiefs had tied the score on an 84-yard pass from Len Dawson to Larry Brunson, who caught eight for 193 yards. Dawson set a club record with 26 completions in 44 attempts, topping his own mark of 25 in 1963 and 1966.

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

Line: Chiefs by 5

( 7- 0) SD  Bo Matthews 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
( 7- 7) KC  Larry Brunson 84 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(14- 7) SD  Gary Garrison 71 yard pass from Jesse Freitas (Dennis Partee kick)

                     SD              KC
First Downs:         13              17
Rushes-yards:        47-143          30-81
Yards/rush:          3.0             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-21-122-2      26-45-381-1
Sacked-yards:        2-11            5-34
Net pass yards:      111             347
Net yards/pass:      4.8             6.9
Total net yards:     254             428
Total plays:         70 (67% run)    80 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     8-59            7-69

Attendance: 48,551

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James Harris completed only five passes but two of them traveled 40 and 25 yards to Harold Jackson for touchdowns and Lawrence McCutcheon rushed for 140 yards -- his fifth trip over 100 this season -- as the Rams increased their Western Division lead to four games. The shutout was Los Angeles' second of the year. Atlanta was coached by Marion Campbell, who was elevated from defensive coordinator to replace Norm Van Brocklin five days before the game.

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

Line: Rams by 13

( 0- 7) LA  Harold Jackson 40 yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick)
( 0-14) LA  Tony Baker 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
( 0-21) LA  Harold Jackson 25 yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick)

                     ATL             LA
First Downs:         11              19
Rushes-yards:        32-119          46-189
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-24-99-0      5-13-130-1
Sacked-yards:        5-54            1-7
Net pass yards:      45              123
Net yards/pass:      1.6             8.8
Total net yards:     164             312
Total plays:         61 (52% run)    60 (76% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     6-71            3-23

Attendance: 62,133

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Greg Pruitt returned the opening kickoff 88 yards, the longest of the season in the AFC, and Thom Darden went 29 yards after recovering a fumble to give the Browns a running start against the Patriots in the first two minutes. After New England fought back to tie on two touchdowns by Sam Cunningham, a 25-yard punt return by Pruitt set up a winning four-yard run by Ken Brown. Cleveland had kicked an apparent tie-breaking field goal before Brown scored, but New England was offside and the Browns took the first down and went for the touchdown. Pruitt accounted for 196 yards overall and Darden had two interceptions.

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

Line: Patriots by 11

( 7- 0) CLE Greg Pruitt 88 yard kickoff return (Don Cockroft kick)
(14- 0) CLE Thom Darden 29 yard fumble return (Don Cockroft kick)
(14- 7) NE  Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(14-14) NE  Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(21-14) CLE Ken Brown 4 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)

                     CLE             NE
First Downs:         10              17
Rushes-yards:        34-100          45-164
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-18-116-0     9-21-134-4
Sacked-yards:        3-33            2-11
Net pass yards:      83              123
Net yards/pass:      4.0             5.3
Total net yards:     183             287
Total plays:         55 (61% run)    68 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             5-2
Turnovers:           2               6
Penalties-yards:     6-67            8-70

Attendance: 57,263

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Bob Griese threw three first-half touchdown passes and the Dolphin defense contained the Saints' attack throughout as Miami won its fourth straight game and gained a tie for first place in the AFC East as a result of Buffalo's loss to Houston. Rookie Benny Malone ran for 76 yards.

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

Line: Dolphins by 12

( 7- 0) MIA Jim Mandich 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) MIA Nat Moore 12 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(21- 0) MIA Jim Mandich 2 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     MIA             NO
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        37-141          30-157
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-18-97-0      17-32-137-1
Sacked-yards:        2-16            4-21
Net pass yards:      81              116
Net yards/pass:      4.0             3.2
Total net yards:     222             273
Total plays:         57 (64% run)    66 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     7-45            3-35

Attendance: 68,339

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Joe Namath completed a five-yard touchdown pass to Emerson Boozer after 6:53 of the overtime period to give the Jets the first extra period victory in an NFL regular season game. The Giants won the toss at the outset of the overtime and drove to the Jets' 25 but, on fourth down, Pete Gogolak missed a 42-yard field goal attempt. Namath's touchdown pass climaxed a 75-yard drive. The Jets tied the game in regulation on a three-yard run by Namath in the fourth period.

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

Line: Giants by 6

( 7- 0) NYJ David Knight 19 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)
( 7- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 26 yard field goal
( 7-10) NYG Bob Tucker 2 yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(10-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 34 yard field goal
(10-13) NYG Pete Gogolak 22 yard field goal
(13-13) NYJ Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal
(13-20) NYG Bob Grim 12 yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(20-20) NYJ Joe Namath 3 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(26-20) NYJ Emerson Boozer 5 yard pass from Joe Namath 

                     NYJ             NYG
First Downs:         27              22
Rushes-yards:        45-189          33-124
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-31-236-0     21-32-237-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-21
Net pass yards:      236             216
Net yards/pass:      7.6             6.2
Total net yards:     425             340
Total plays:         76 (59% run)    68 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               0
Penalties-yards:     2-15            1-5

Attendance: 64,327

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Ken Stabler put on a fine passing show, completing 20 of 24 for 248 yards and two touchdowns as Oakland ran its winning streak to eight games and snapped the Lions' string at four. Cliff Branch caught both TD passes and had five for 102 yards while Marv Hubbard ran for 111 yards on 16 carries, his third straight 100-plus day. Dan Conners' two interceptions boosted the Raiders' AFC-leading total to 21. Greg Landry, who suffered a fractured left shoulder in the preseason, returned to action in relief of Bill Munson late in the game.

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

Line: Raiders by 11

( 0- 7) OAK Marv Hubbard 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 0-14) OAK Harold Hart 25 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
( 0-21) OAK Cliff Branch 15 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
( 3-21) DET Errol Mann 32 yard field goal
( 3-28) OAK Cliff Branch 36 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)
(10-28) DET Altie Taylor 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
(10-35) OAK Marv Hubbard 20 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(13-35) DET Errol Mann 35 yard field goal

                     DET             OAK
First Downs:         14              31
Rushes-yards:        21-63           41-284
Yards/rush:          3.0             6.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-35-206-2     20-27-248-0
Sacked-yards:        2-21            2-20
Net pass yards:      185             228
Net yards/pass:      5.0             7.9
Total net yards:     248             512
Total plays:         58 (36% run)    70 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             7.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     2-10            10-72

Attendance: 51,973

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The Redskins fell behind 20-7 before linebacker Chris Hanburger fell on a fumble to reduce the deficit to 20-14, then Sonny Jurgensen entered in the third period and directed scoring drives for a pair of field goals and threw a winning touchdown pass of 30 yards to Charley Taylor with 2:13 remaining. Taylor had nine receptions for 155 yards and boosted his career total to 568 for third place on the NFL all-time receiving list. A late Philadelphia march for a possible tie was halted when Ken Stone intercepted a Roman Gabriel pass on the Washington 3.

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

Line: Redskins by 6

( 0- 7) PHI Harold Carmichael 6 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7- 7) WAS Duane Thomas 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
( 7-14) PHI Harold Carmichael 13 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-20) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (run failed)
(14-20) WAS Chris Hanburger 0 yard fumble return (Mark Moseley kick)
(17-20) WAS Mark Moseley 40 yard field goal
(20-20) WAS Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal
(27-20) WAS Charley Taylor 30 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Mark Moseley kick)

                     WAS             PHI
First Downs:         15              23
Rushes-yards:        23-46           31-84
Yards/rush:          2.0             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-42-258-1     24-48-211-2
Sacked-yards:        4-33            2-28
Net pass yards:      225             183
Net yards/pass:      4.9             3.7
Total net yards:     271             267
Total plays:         69 (33% run)    81 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     9-67            6-47

Attendance: 65,947

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