NFL game summary for 11/17/1974:

Joe Namath threw two touchdown passes and the Jets were saved on an interception by rookie Roscoe Word in the final minutes as the Patriots suffered their third straight defeat. In winning their second in a row, the Jets picked off four passes by Jim Plunkett. Emerson Boozer ran for 90 yards for New York and Sam Cunningham rushed for 113 for the Patriots before suffering a broken leg.

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	114.7  (18)	171.8  (7)	286.4  (12)	24
	DEFENSE	177.8  (25)	136.7  (10)	314.4  (18)	8
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	171.4  (3)	162.0  (12)	333.4  (7)	23
	DEFENSE	108.1  (5)	176.0  (18)	284.1  (12)	24

Line: Patriots by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (3-7-0)	7	7	7	0	21
New England Patriots (6-4-0)	0	3	10	3	16

( 7- 0) NYJ Robert Burns 11 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)
( 7- 3) NE  John Smith 32 yard field goal
(14- 3) NYJ Emerson Boozer 4 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(14-10) NE  Mack Herron 5 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(14-13) NE  John Smith 44 yard field goal
(21-13) NYJ David Knight 34 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)
(21-16) NE  John Smith 35 yard field goal

                     NYJ             NE
First Downs:         15              18
Rushes-yards:        34-123          37-163
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-20-112-2      11-32-121-4
Sacked-yards:        1-13            1-1
Net pass yards:      99              120
Net yards/pass:      4.7             3.6
Total net yards:     222             283
Total plays:         55 (61% run)    70 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     8-78            9-85

Attendance: 57,115

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 8 of 20 for 112 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
NE: Jim Plunkett, 11 of 32 for 121 yards (4 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: Emerson Boozer, 25 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Robert Burns, 8 for 26 yards; Jazz Jackson, 1 for 7 yards
NE: Sam Cunningham, 21 for 113 yards; Mack Herron, 15 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Hinton, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
NYJ: Robert Burns, 3 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 34 yards; David Knight, 1 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 1 for 11 yards; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 9 yards
NE: Bob Adams, 5 for 52 yards; Randy Vataha, 2 for 28 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 24 yards; Sam Cunningham, 2 for 17 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Lou Piccone, 3 for 88 yards; Roscoe Word, 1 for 18 yards; Burgess Owens, 1 for 9 yards
NE: Andy Johnson, 2 for 58 yards; Sam Hunt, 1 for 21 yards; Mack Herron, 1 for 19 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 3 for 13 yards
NE: Mack Herron, 5 for 54 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Delles Howell, 2 for 23 yards; Roscoe Word, 1 for 19 yards; Rich Sowells, 1 for 0 yards
NE: Ron Bolton, 1 for 0 yards; Jack Mildren, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 7 for 256 yards
NE: Dave Chapple, 3 for 113 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 3/4

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