NFL game summary for 12/08/1974:

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
	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
	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

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