NFL game summary for 11/24/1974:

Joe Namath led the Jets to their third straight victory with two touchdown passes to Rich Caster, the second a 45-yard strike that proved decisive. Roscoe Word, rookie cornerback, made a key interception for the second straight week, picking off a Bob Griese pass in the final minutes. John Riggins returned after missing four games due to a shoulder injury and gained 93 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	164.0  (5)	152.4  (18)	316.4  (9)	20
	DEFENSE	119.0  (9)	158.3  (13)	277.3  (10)	23
New York Jets	OFFENSE	115.5  (19)	164.5  (9)	280.0  (15)	26
	DEFENSE	176.3  (25)	135.0  (8)	311.3  (18)	12

Line: Dolphins by 9

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (8-3-0)	0	0	7	7	14
New York Jets (4-7-0)	0	7	0	10	17

( 0- 7) NYJ Rich Caster 2 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)
( 7- 7) MIA Bob Griese 6 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 34 yard field goal
(14-10) MIA Jim Kiick 8 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14-17) NYJ Rich Caster 45 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)

                     MIA             NYJ
First Downs:         13              17
Rushes-yards:        27-116          43-131
Yards/rush:          4.3             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-20-147-1      13-22-182-3
Sacked-yards:        4-27            4-43
Net pass yards:      120             139
Net yards/pass:      5.0             5.3
Total net yards:     236             270
Total plays:         51 (52% run)    69 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-0
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     7-60            5-35

Attendance: 57,162

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 8 of 19 for 116 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Nat Moore, 1 of 1 for 31 yards
NYJ: Joe Namath, 13 of 22 for 182 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 11 for 39 yards; Mercury Morris, 11 for 39 yards; Jim Kiick, 3 for 10 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD
NYJ: John Riggins, 22 for 93 yards; Emerson Boozer, 18 for 41 yards; Joe Namath, 2 for -3 yards; Hank Bjorklund, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Paul Warfield, 3 for 68 yards; Nat Moore, 3 for 35 yards; Jim Mandich, 2 for 38 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD
NYJ: Rich Caster, 6 for 100 yards and 2 TDs; Eddie Bell, 3 for 44 yards; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 33 yards; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 7 yards; John Riggins, 1 for -2 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 96 yards
NYJ: Lou Piccone, 3 for 42 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 3 for 27 yards
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 3 for 19 yards; Lou Piccone, 2 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 59 yards; Nick Buoniconti, 1 for 16 yards
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 231 yards
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 7 for 320 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/1

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