All NFL game summaries for 12/08/1974:

The Dolphins wrapped up their fourth straight AFC Eastern Division title and kept alive their hopes for a third straight Super Bowl despite a late surge by the Colts who closed to within one point with 62 seconds to go. Bob Griese threw one touchdown pass and rookie Benny Malone had his third 100-yard day with 104 on 17 carries. Lydell Mitchell rushed for 44 yards and caught seven passes to take the AFC lead in pass receptions.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	162.7 (4)	146.5 (17)	309.2 (11)	25
Miami Dolphins	DEFENSE	115.6 (6)	151.5 (14)	267.1 (8)	29
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	134.4 (15)	125.6 (22)	260.0 (19)	32
Baltimore Colts	DEFENSE	137.8 (15)	151.8 (15)	289.5 (13)	22

Line: Dolphins by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (10-3-0)	7	7	3	0	17
Baltimore Colts (2-11-0)	0	3	3	10	16

( 7- 0) MIA Howard Twilley 4 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 3) BAL Toni Linhart 26 yard field goal
(17- 3) MIA Garo Yepremian 27 yard field goal
(17- 6) BAL Toni Linhart 40 yard field goal
(17- 9) BAL Toni Linhart 20 yard field goal
(17-16) BAL Bill Olds 2 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)

                     MIA             BAL
First Downs:         18              13
Rushes-yards:        44-178          23-123
Yards/rush:          4.0             5.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-15-94-2       14-26-180-0
Sacked-yards:        1-10            3-35
Net pass yards:      84              145
Net yards/pass:      5.2             5.0
Total net yards:     262             268
Total plays:         60 (73% run)    52 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-45            4-25

Attendance: 33,320

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 9 of 15 for 94 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
BAL: Bert Jones, 14 of 26 for 180 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 21 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Benny Malone, 17 for 104 yards; Jim Kiick, 4 for 13 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 3 yards
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 10 for 44 yards; Bill Olds, 7 for 60 yards; Bert Jones, 5 for 20 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Jim Mandich, 3 for 37 yards; Howard Twilley, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Benny Malone, 1 for 13 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 8 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 3 yards
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 7 for 55 yards; Roger Carr, 4 for 99 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 17 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 7 yards; Bill Olds, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
MIA: Hubert Ginn, 2 for 40 yards; Benny Malone, 2 for 24 yards; Charlie Babb, 1 for 0 yards
BAL: Bruce Laird, 3 for 64 yards; Joe Orduna, 1 for 24 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 14 yards
BAL: Tim Berra, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Stan White, 1 for 40 yards; Mike Curtis, 1 for 8 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 4 for 141 yards
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 170 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1
BAL: Toni Linhart, 3/3

The Lions eliminated the Bengals from any chance at the AFC playoffs with a scoring pass from Greg Landry to Charlie Sanders with 29 seconds to play. Ken Anderson, the Cincinnati quarterback, suffered a back injury in the third quarter and gave way to Wayne Clark, who almost became a hero by leading a fourth-quarter drive resulting in Ed Williams' two-yard scoring run. Horst Muhlmann kicked four field goals for the Bengals and Doug Dressler led the rushers with 62 yards while making six catches.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	97.2 (25)	165.0 (10)	262.2 (18)	20
Detroit Lions	DEFENSE	155.7 (23)	163.4 (18)	319.1 (22)	26
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	138.4 (12)	198.6 (1)	337.0 (3)	26
Cincinnati Bengals	DEFENSE	149.3 (20)	128.1 (4)	277.4 (10)	16

Line: Bengals by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Detroit Lions (7-6-0)	0	9	7	7	23
Cincinnati Bengals (7-6-0)	6	3	3	7	19

( 0- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 34 yard field goal
( 0- 6) CIN Horst Muhlmann 40 yard field goal
( 6- 6) DET Ron Jessie 18 yard rush (kick failed)
( 6- 9) CIN Horst Muhlmann 47 yard field goal
( 9- 9) DET Errol Mann 42 yard field goal
(16- 9) DET Altie Taylor 3 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
(16-12) CIN Horst Muhlmann 42 yard field goal
(16-19) CIN Ed Williams 2 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(23-19) DET Charlie Sanders 8 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)

                     DET             CIN
First Downs:         17              15
Rushes-yards:        37-189          31-147
Yards/rush:          5.1             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-18-115-2      14-24-113-2
Sacked-yards:        5-45            2-8
Net pass yards:      70              105
Net yards/pass:      3.0             4.0
Total net yards:     259             252
Total plays:         60 (61% run)    57 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     7-47            5-45

Attendance: 45,159

Passing:
DET: Greg Landry, 8 of 18 for 115 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
CIN: Ken Anderson, 12 of 16 for 87 yards; Wayne Clark, 2 of 8 for 26 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
DET: Jimmie Jones, 16 for 72 yards; Altie Taylor, 11 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Greg Landry, 9 for 60 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD
CIN: Doug Dressler, 12 for 62 yards; Ed Williams, 9 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Davis, 6 for 13 yards; Ken Anderson, 3 for 25 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 7 yards

Receiving:
DET: Ron Jessie, 5 for 87 yards; Charlie Sanders, 2 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Jimmie Jones, 1 for 15 yards
CIN: Doug Dressler, 6 for 21 yards; Ed Williams, 2 for 12 yards; Charlie Davis, 2 for 12 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 24 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 19 yards; Charlie Joiner, 1 for 14 yards; Chip Myers, 1 for 11 yards

Kick returns:
DET: Jimmie Jones, 3 for 110 yards; Dexter Bussey, 2 for 32 yards
CIN: Bernard Jackson, 2 for 39 yards; John McDaniel, 1 for 24 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
DET: Dick Jauron, 1 for 15 yards; Ray Jarvis, 1 for 3 yards
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 54 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
DET: Paul Naumoff, 1 for 8 yards; Charlie Weaver, 1 for 3 yards
CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 26 yards; Ken Riley, 1 for 14 yards

Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 6 for 228 yards
CIN: Dave Green, 4 for 152 yards

Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 1/1
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 4/4

Otis Armstrong rushed 31 times for 183 yards, a season high in the NFL, and broke Floyd Little's club record of 166 as the Broncos piled up 411 yards in defeating the Oilers. Armstrong also scored three touchdowns for a season total of 12, and rookie Jon Keyworth gained 55 yards and scored his 10th TD. Dan Pastorini completed 20 of 38 for the Oilers, who sacked Denver QB Charley Johnson six times.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	90.9 (26)	141.3 (19)	232.2 (25)	28
Houston Oilers	DEFENSE	138.8 (16)	168.2 (19)	306.9 (19)	31
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	145.1 (9)	170.5 (6)	315.6 (7)	24
Denver Broncos	DEFENSE	129.8 (13)	184.4 (24)	314.2 (20)	29

Line: Broncos by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (6-7-0)	0	7	0	7	14
Denver Broncos (7-5-1)	7	10	6	14	37

( 0- 7) DEN Jon Keyworth 4 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 0-10) DEN Jim Turner 43 yard field goal
( 0-17) DEN Otis Armstrong 10 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 7-17) HOU Fred Willis 1 yard rush (Skip Butler kick)
( 7-23) DEN Otis Armstrong 12 yard rush (kick failed)
(14-23) HOU Jeff Queen 4 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick)
(14-30) DEN Haven Moses 12 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)
(14-37) DEN Otis Armstrong 15 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)

                     HOU             DEN
First Downs:         16              27
Rushes-yards:        19-88           45-243
Yards/rush:          4.6             5.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-38-195-1     15-21-219-1
Sacked-yards:        2-15            6-51
Net pass yards:      180             168
Net yards/pass:      4.5             6.2
Total net yards:     268             411
Total plays:         59 (32% run)    72 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     6-28            6-60

Attendance: 46,942

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 20 of 38 for 195 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
DEN: Charley Johnson, 15 of 21 for 219 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
HOU: George Amundson, 6 for 36 yards; Fred Willis, 6 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Willie Rodgers, 5 for 15 yards; Billy Johnson, 1 for 25 yards; Vic Washington, 1 for 2 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 31 for 183 yards and 3 TDs; Jon Keyworth, 13 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 6 for 97 yards; Mack Alston, 4 for 41 yards; George Amundson, 3 for 11 yards; Vic Washington, 2 for 15 yards; Fred Willis, 2 for 7 yards; Willie Rodgers, 1 for 11 yards; Terry Wells, 1 for 9 yards; Jeff Queen, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD
DEN: Haven Moses, 6 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 5 for 86 yards; Otis Armstrong, 2 for 19 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 15 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 11 yards

Kick returns:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 3 for 81 yards; Jeff Severson, 2 for 42 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 39 yards; Al Johnson, 1 for 14 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 2 for 50 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Floyd Little, 1 for 17 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Willie Alexander, 1 for 27 yards
DEN: John Rowser, 1 for 33 yards

Punting:
HOU: David Beverly, 4 for 173 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 4 for 115 yards

Field Goals:
HOU: Skip Butler, 0/1
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/2

Oakland, the AFC Western Division champs, rested Ken Stabler and started Larry Lawrence against the Chiefs. Lawrence twisted a knee early in the game and Daryle Lamonica came off the bench to throw a 10-yard scoring pass to Cliff Branch, his 12th touchdown. Jimmy Warren intercepted a Len Dawson pass and returned the ball 34 yards to set up the winner. Jan Stenerud's field goals of 50 and 27 yards accounted for the Chiefs' scoring.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	168.9 (3)	185.9 (3)	354.8 (1)	23
Oakland Raiders	DEFENSE	150.0 (21)	146.1 (12)	296.1 (15)	34
Kansas City Chiefs	OFFENSE	122.8 (17)	150.7 (15)	273.4 (15)	30
Kansas City Chiefs	DEFENSE	125.5 (10)	200.6 (25)	326.1 (25)	38

Line: Raiders by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (11-2-0)	0	0	0	7	7
Kansas City Chiefs (5-8-0)	3	3	0	0	6

( 0- 3) KC  Jan Stenerud 50 yard field goal
( 0- 6) KC  Jan Stenerud 27 yard field goal
( 7- 6) OAK Cliff Branch 10 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             KC
First Downs:         13              14
Rushes-yards:        41-181          32-164
Yards/rush:          4.4             5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     3-9-26-3        12-23-126-2
Sacked-yards:        3-14            2-24
Net pass yards:      12              102
Net yards/pass:      1.0             4.1
Total net yards:     193             266
Total plays:         53 (77% run)    57 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             4-3
Turnovers:           4               5
Penalties-yards:     2-10            0-0

Attendance: 60,577

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 2 of 7 for 22 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Larry Lawrence, 1 of 2 for 4 yards
KC: Len Dawson, 12 of 23 for 126 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 17 for 87 yards; Harold Hart, 11 for 33 yards; Clarence Davis, 4 for 29 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 4 for 14 yards; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 12 yards; Larry Lawrence, 1 for 6 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 0 yards
KC: Jeff Kinney, 21 for 124 yards; Cleo Miller, 10 for 40 yards; Len Dawson, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 12 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 4 yards
KC: Cleo Miller, 6 for 59 yards; Otis Taylor, 4 for 60 yards; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Ron Smith, 1 for 35 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 31 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 11 yards
KC: Bill Thomas, 2 for 46 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Ron Smith, 1 for 21 yards
KC: Larry Brunson, 2 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Jimmy Warren, 1 for 34 yards; Nemiah Wilson, 1 for 0 yards
KC: Nate Allen, 1 for 52 yards; Mike Sensibaugh, 1 for 33 yards; Emmitt Thomas, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 186 yards
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 3 for 120 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 0/1
KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/4

Franco Harris led the Steelers to the AFC Central Division championship with 136 yards on 29 carries while the Pittsburgh defense held the Patriots to 184 yards. The defeat eliminated New England from contention for a wild card berth in the playoffs. Pittsburgh had three more sacks for a league-leading total of 52, including a safety when L. C. Greenwood tackled Jim Plunkett in the end zone.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	171.8 (2)	142.2 (18)	314.0 (9)	36
Pittsburgh Steelers	DEFENSE	113.2 (5)	111.5 (3)	224.8 (1)	42
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	161.8 (5)	168.0 (9)	329.8 (4)	32
New England Patriots	DEFENSE	111.8 (4)	178.2 (21)	290.1 (14)	32

Line: Steelers by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3-1)	0	12	7	2	21
New England Patriots (7-6-0)	7	3	0	7	17

( 0- 7) NE  Mack Herron 17 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
( 3- 7) PIT Roy Gerela 40 yard field goal
( 9- 7) PIT Franco Harris 2 yard rush (kick failed)
(12- 7) PIT Roy Gerela 27 yard field goal
(12-10) NE  John Smith 20 yard field goal
(19-10) PIT Lynn Swann 7 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(21-10) PIT Safety, Jim Plunkett tackled in end zone by L.C. Greenwood
(21-17) NE  Mack Herron 5 yard rush (John Smith kick)

                     PIT             NE
First Downs:         16              12
Rushes-yards:        46-184          32-79
Yards/rush:          4.0             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-18-86-1      8-18-127-1
Sacked-yards:        2-17            3-22
Net pass yards:      69              105
Net yards/pass:      3.5             5.0
Total net yards:     253             184
Total plays:         66 (69% run)    53 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     7-44            5-25

Attendance: 52,107

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 10 of 16 for 86 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Joe Gilliam, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
NE: Jim Plunkett, 8 of 18 for 127 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 29 for 136 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 12 for 42 yards; Steve Davis, 3 for 4 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 6 yards; Joe Gilliam, 1 for -4 yards
NE: Mack Herron, 19 for 55 yards and 1 TD; John Tarver, 11 for 18 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 4 yards; Joe Wilson, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Larry Brown, 4 for 28 yards; Frank Lewis, 3 for 39 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 8 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 1 for 4 yards
NE: Mack Herron, 3 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Randy Vataha, 2 for 35 yards; Bob Adams, 2 for 23 yards; John Tarver, 1 for 0 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 2 for 11 yards; Reggie Harrison, 1 for 2 yards
NE: Mack Herron, 1 for 21 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Lynn Swann, 2 for 32 yards
NE: Eddie Hinton, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Jack Ham, 1 for 0 yards
NE: Prentice McCray, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 207 yards
NE: Dave Chapple, 5 for 179 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 2/3
NE: John Smith, 1/2

Saints' rookie running back Alvin Maxson set club records with a 66-yard touchdown gallop and a rushing total of 148 yards, and the defense produced the second shutout victory in New Orleans history as the playoff-bound Cardinals lost their second in a row. New Orleans' Tom Blanchard, with eight punts for 338 yards, moved into the NFC punting lead.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	145.0 (10)	170.3 (8)	315.3 (8)	15
St. Louis Cardinals	DEFENSE	126.0 (11)	178.7 (22)	304.7 (18)	20
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	136.2 (14)	123.1 (23)	259.2 (21)	28
New Orleans Saints	DEFENSE	127.8 (12)	142.6 (9)	270.4 (9)	31

Line: Cardinals by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (9-4-0)	0	0	0	0	0
New Orleans Saints (5-8-0)	7	0	0	7	14

( 0- 7) NO  Alvin Maxson 66 yard rush (Bill McClard kick)
( 0-14) NO  Paul Seal 6 yard rush (Bill McClard kick)

                     STL             NO
First Downs:         12              17
Rushes-yards:        23-64           48-228
Yards/rush:          2.8             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-39-181-0     7-17-93-0
Sacked-yards:        4-31            1-6
Net pass yards:      150             87
Net yards/pass:      3.5             4.8
Total net yards:     214             315
Total plays:         66 (34% run)    66 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     3-15            4-30

Attendance: 47,172

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 16 of 39 for 181 yards
NO: Larry Cipa, 7 of 17 for 93 yards

Rushing:
STL: Donny Anderson, 10 for 29 yards; Jim Otis, 5 for 21 yards; Terry Metcalf, 5 for 9 yards; Ken Willard, 3 for 5 yards
NO: Alvin Maxson, 22 for 148 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 9 for 32 yards; Rod McNeill, 7 for 22 yards; Larry Cipa, 7 for 11 yards; Howard Stevens, 2 for 9 yards; Paul Seal, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
STL: Earl Thomas, 4 for 80 yards; Terry Metcalf, 4 for 41 yards; Jim Otis, 3 for 8 yards; Donny Anderson, 2 for 5 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 24 yards; Ken Willard, 1 for 17 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 6 yards
NO: Alvin Maxson, 4 for 36 yards; Paul Seal, 2 for 27 yards; Rod McNeill, 1 for 30 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Eddie Moss, 3 for 49 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Gary Hammond, 3 for 45 yards; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 22 yards
NO: Howard Stevens, 1 for 12 yards; Chris Farasopoulos, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
STL: Hal Roberts, 8 for 325 yards
NO: Tom Blanchard, 8 for 338 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 0/1

In a heavy rain which turned the field into a quagmire, Eagles' rookie quarterback Mike Boryla completed 23 of 34 passes for 240 yards, including a seven-yard touchdown to Charle Young, to direct his second straight victory. Young caught nine passes for 103 yards to vault into second place among NFC receivers as Philadelphia swept the season series with the Giants. Eagle running back Tom Sullivan scored his 10th and 11th TDs of the season, both on one-yard runs.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	102.0 (23)	151.2 (14)	253.2 (23)	28
Philadelphia Eagles	DEFENSE	140.3 (17)	176.0 (20)	316.3 (21)	29
New York Giants	OFFENSE	109.4 (19)	155.8 (13)	265.2 (16)	30
New York Giants	DEFENSE	140.8 (18)	179.1 (23)	319.9 (24)	24

Line: Giants by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Eagles (6-7-0)	0	13	7	0	20
New York Giants (2-11-0)	0	0	7	0	7

( 6- 0) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (kick failed)
(13- 0) PHI Charle Young 7 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Tom Dempsey kick)
(20- 0) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(20- 7) NYG Joe Dawkins 4 yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     PHI             NYG
First Downs:         23              12
Rushes-yards:        32-74           12-35
Yards/rush:          2.3             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-34-240-0     18-33-208-2
Sacked-yards:        1-12            2-17
Net pass yards:      228             191
Net yards/pass:      6.5             5.5
Total net yards:     302             226
Total plays:         67 (47% run)    47 (25% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     9-89            7-87

Attendance: 21,170

Passing:
PHI: Mike Boryla, 23 of 34 for 240 yards and 1 TD
NYG: Craig Morton, 18 of 33 for 208 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 18 for 45 yards and 2 TDs; Norm Bulaich, 6 for 10 yards; Po James, 5 for 6 yards; Mike Boryla, 2 for 11 yards; Merritt Kersey, 1 for 2 yards
NYG: Joe Dawkins, 5 for 9 yards; Doug Kotar, 4 for 12 yards; Ron Johnson, 2 for 3 yards; Leon McQuay, 1 for 11 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Charle Young, 9 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 5 for 56 yards; Don Zimmerman, 3 for 35 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 28 yards; Po James, 2 for 6 yards; Harold Carmichael, 1 for 12 yards
NYG: Walker Gillette, 6 for 100 yards; Joe Dawkins, 6 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Bob Tucker, 2 for 28 yards; Ron Johnson, 2 for 25 yards; Doug Kotar, 2 for 14 yards

Kick returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 1 for 44 yards; Randy Jackson, 1 for 18 yards
NYG: Bobby Brooks, 3 for 56 yards; Mickey Zofko, 1 for 14 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 2 for 30 yards; Larry Marshall, 1 for 14 yards
NYG: Pete Athas, 1 for 12 yards; Bobby Brooks, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Bill Bergey, 1 for 12 yards; Bill Bradley, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
PHI: Merritt Kersey, 3 for 42 yards; Bill Bradley, 2 for 67 yards
NYG: Dave Jennings, 5 for 185 yards

Field Goals:

The Jets won their fifth straight and made the Bills settle for the wild card berth in the AFC playoffs. Joe Namath rallied the Jets, throwing a touchdown pass to Jerome Barkum with four minutes to play to erase a 10-6 Buffalo lead. Namath also hit Rich Caster for a score. Linebacker Ralph Baker ran 67 yards after picking off a Joe Ferguson pass to clinch the decision.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	154.9 (6)	107.4 (25)	262.3 (17)	23
Buffalo Bills	DEFENSE	133.8 (14)	111.3 (2)	245.2 (4)	29
New York Jets	OFFENSE	116.7 (18)	170.4 (7)	287.1 (12)	31
New York Jets	DEFENSE	169.3 (24)	135.0 (6)	304.3 (17)	19

Line: Bills by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (9-4-0)	0	0	7	3	10
New York Jets (6-7-0)	0	0	6	14	20

( 7- 0) BUF J.D. Hill 4 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
( 7- 6) NYJ Rich Caster 19 yard pass from Joe Namath (kick failed)
(10- 6) BUF John Leypoldt 36 yard field goal
(10-13) NYJ Jerome Barkum 36 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)
(10-20) NYJ Ralph Baker 67 yard interception return (Pat Leahy kick)

                     BUF             NYJ
First Downs:         12              12
Rushes-yards:        38-126          33-95
Yards/rush:          3.3             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-19-103-1      8-19-131-0
Sacked-yards:        2-9             0-0
Net pass yards:      94              131
Net yards/pass:      4.5             6.9
Total net yards:     220             226
Total plays:         59 (64% run)    52 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        5-2             5-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     6-35            5-25

Attendance: 31,982

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 5 of 16 for 76 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Gary Marangi, 2 of 3 for 27 yards
NYJ: Joe Namath, 8 of 19 for 131 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
BUF: Don Calhoun, 18 for 71 yards; O.J. Simpson, 15 for 48 yards; Joe Ferguson, 5 for 7 yards
NYJ: John Riggins, 14 for 41 yards; Hank Bjorklund, 14 for 41 yards; Mike Adamle, 2 for 9 yards; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 4 yards; Joe Namath, 1 for 0 yards; Jazz Jackson, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
BUF: J.D. Hill, 2 for 54 yards and 1 TD; O.J. Simpson, 2 for 19 yards; Don Calhoun, 2 for 10 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 20 yards
NYJ: Jerome Barkum, 2 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 2 for 32 yards and 1 TD; John Riggins, 2 for 13 yards; David Knight, 1 for 20 yards; Hank Bjorklund, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Wallace Francis, 3 for 89 yards; Bo Cornell, 1 for 13 yards
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 3 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Donnie Walker, 2 for 64 yards
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 4 for 28 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Ralph Baker, 1 for 67 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
BUF: Marv Bateman, 6 for 260 yards
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 6 for 216 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 1/3

Don Woods became the seventh rookie in NFL history to gain 1,000 yards, with 75 for the day and a 13-game total of 1,057 yards in the Chargers' victory over the Bears. Rookie Jesse Freitas, operating with an all-rookie backfield, threw two touchdown passes, and linebacker Carl Gersbach's interception in the last quarter set up the winning score by rookie RB Bo Matthews. Blenda Gay, in his first NFL game, recovered a Bears' fumble and ran 17 yards for a touchdown.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	105.2 (21)	127.6 (21)	232.8 (24)	30
Chicago Bears	DEFENSE	120.9 (9)	133.4 (5)	254.3 (6)	30
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	153.5 (7)	163.8 (11)	317.2 (6)	30
San Diego Chargers	DEFENSE	153.6 (22)	201.7 (26)	355.2 (26)	20

Line: Chargers by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (4-9-0)	7	0	14	0	21
San Diego Chargers (4-9-0)	0	7	7	14	28

( 7- 0) CHI Ken Grandberry 4 yard rush (Mirro Roder kick)
( 7- 7) SD  Don Woods 21 yard pass from Jesse Freitas (Dennis Partee kick)
( 7-14) SD  Blenda Gay 17 yard fumble return (Dennis Partee kick)
(14-14) CHI Perry Williams 3 yard rush (Mirro Roder kick)
(21-14) CHI Wayne Wheeler 19 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mirro Roder kick)
(21-21) SD  Harrison Davis 43 yard pass from Jesse Freitas (Dennis Partee kick)
(21-28) SD  Bo Matthews 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)

                     CHI             SD
First Downs:         18              16
Rushes-yards:        34-144          42-106
Yards/rush:          4.2             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-26-136-2     9-19-156-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-7
Net pass yards:      136             149
Net yards/pass:      5.2             7.5
Total net yards:     280             255
Total plays:         60 (56% run)    62 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     8-58            4-33

Attendance: 33,662

Passing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 14 of 25 for 136 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bo Rather, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
SD: Jesse Freitas, 9 of 19 for 156 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Perry Williams, 12 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Ken Grandberry, 11 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Douglass, 8 for 42 yards; Bo Rather, 1 for 14 yards; Gary Kosins, 1 for 3 yards; Cliff Taylor, 1 for -2 yards
SD: Don Woods, 26 for 75 yards; Bo Matthews, 13 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Glen Bonner, 1 for 0 yards; Jesse Freitas, 1 for -2 yards; Tom Thompson, 1 for -6 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Perry Williams, 5 for 29 yards; Bo Rather, 4 for 23 yards; Charlie Wade, 3 for 48 yards; Wayne Wheeler, 2 for 36 yards and 1 TD
SD: Don Woods, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Harrison Davis, 3 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Bo Matthews, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Cliff Taylor, 3 for 66 yards; Ken Grandberry, 1 for 5 yards
SD: Danny Colbert, 1 for 25 yards; Lenny Dunlap, 1 for 19 yards; Bob Thomas, 1 for 18 yards; Tom Thompson, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Ike Hill, 2 for 15 yards; Pete Van Valkenberg, 2 for 8 yards
SD: Danny Colbert, 4 for 35 yards; Harrison Davis, 1 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Randy Montgomery, 1 for 33 yards
SD: Bob Howard, 1 for 8 yards; Carl Gersbach, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 6 for 273 yards
SD: Dennis Partee, 6 for 252 yards

Field Goals:

Veteran quarterback Norm Snead relieved rookie Tom Owen and directed the 49ers on a 71-yard drive which produced the game's only touchdown, a two-yard burst by Delvin Williams, and Bruce Gossett added the extra point to produce the victory. San Francisco's defense permitted only two Chester Marcol field goals, and over the last four games had allowed only 13 points and one touchdown. Marcol moved ahead of Minnesota's Chuck Foreman in the NFC scoring race.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Green Bay Packers	OFFENSE	109.4 (19)	150.2 (16)	259.7 (20)	31
Green Bay Packers	DEFENSE	117.4 (8)	146.0 (11)	263.4 (7)	29
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	143.2 (11)	137.4 (20)	280.6 (14)	37
San Francisco 49ers	DEFENSE	148.2 (19)	136.6 (8)	284.8 (12)	33

Line: Even

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Green Bay Packers (6-7-0)	3	0	3	0	6
San Francisco 49ers (5-8-0)	0	0	0	7	7

( 3- 0) GB  Chester Marcol 43 yard field goal
( 6- 0) GB  Chester Marcol 29 yard field goal
( 6- 7) SF  Delvin Williams 2 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)

                     GB              SF
First Downs:         14              17
Rushes-yards:        28-133          31-103
Yards/rush:          4.8             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-30-123-2     16-31-192-1
Sacked-yards:        3-28            1-12
Net pass yards:      95              180
Net yards/pass:      2.9             5.6
Total net yards:     228             283
Total plays:         61 (45% run)    63 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     6-75            4-43

Attendance: 47,475

Passing:
GB: John Hadl, 16 of 30 for 123 yards (2 int)
SF: Tom Owen, 8 of 17 for 91 yards (1 int); Norm Snead, 8 of 14 for 101 yards

Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 18 for 92 yards; MacArthur Lane, 9 for 13 yards; Steve Odom, 1 for 28 yards
SF: Larry Schreiber, 10 for 35 yards; Sammy Johnson, 9 for 17 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 7 for 23 yards; Delvin Williams, 4 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Tom Owen, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
GB: MacArthur Lane, 5 for 32 yards; Rich McGeorge, 4 for 55 yards; John Brockington, 4 for 14 yards; Steve Odom, 3 for 22 yards
SF: Ted Kwalick, 3 for 61 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 3 for 41 yards; Gene Washington, 3 for 23 yards; Sammy Johnson, 2 for 36 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 2 for 5 yards; Terry Beasley, 1 for 11 yards; Tom Mitchell, 1 for 10 yards; Larry Schreiber, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Charlie Leigh, 1 for 24 yards; Steve Odom, 1 for 11 yards
SF: Mike Holmes, 2 for 58 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 2 for 22 yards; Eric Torkelson, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Manfred Moore, 2 for 46 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Ken Ellis, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Ralph McGill, 1 for 45 yards; Frank Nunley, 1 for -3 yards

Punting:
GB: Randy Walker, 4 for 161 yards
SF: Tom Wittum, 5 for 133 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 2/3
SF: Bruce Gossett, 0/2