NFL game summary for 12/15/1974:

The Jets closed out the season with a six-game winning streak as Joe Namath threw for two touchdowns and John Riggins ran for 107 yards on 21 carries and scored twice. Bert Jones staged a spectacular show, completing an NFL-record 17 consecutive passes and 36 of 53 for 385 yards and four touchdowns for the Colts while wiping a flock of John Unitas marks out of the Colts' record book. Lydell Mitchell caught 13 passes for an AFC-leading total of 72, the first running back to win since Shipwreck Kelly of Brooklyn in 1933. Mitchell's 13 also tied the most ever by a running back in a game.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	115.0 (18)	167.4 (8)	282.4 (13)	32
DEFENSE	166.0 (24)	131.8 (5)	297.8 (15)	22
OFFENSE	133.5 (15)	127.1 (22)	260.6 (19)	33
DEFENSE	140.8 (17)	146.5 (10)	287.4 (14)	24

Line: Jets by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (7-7-0)	7	21	7	10	45
Baltimore Colts (2-12-0)	0	10	14	14	38

( 7- 0) NYJ Jerome Barkum 25 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)
( 7- 7) BAL Lydell Mitchell 5 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(14- 7) NYJ John Riggins 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(21- 7) NYJ John Riggins 2 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(28- 7) NYJ Burgess Owens 29 yard interception return (Pat Leahy kick)
(28-10) BAL Toni Linhart 26 yard field goal
(28-17) BAL Raymond Chester 9 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(35-17) NYJ Rich Caster 39 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)
(35-24) BAL Lydell Mitchell 16 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(38-24) NYJ Pat Leahy 25 yard field goal
(45-24) NYJ Mike Adamle 3 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(45-31) BAL Bert Jones 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(45-38) BAL Don McCauley 10 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)

                     NYJ             BAL
First Downs:         24              33
Rushes-yards:        32-130          18-82
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-29-281-0     36-54-385-4
Sacked-yards:        2-21            1-12
Net pass yards:      260             373
Net yards/pass:      8.4             6.8
Total net yards:     390             455
Total plays:         63 (50% run)    73 (24% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     6-58            5-52

Attendance: 31,651

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 19 of 28 for 281 yards and 2 TDs; Al Woodall, 0 of 1 for 0 yards BAL: Bert Jones, 36 of 53 for 385 yards and 4 TDs (4 int); Marty Domres, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NYJ: John Riggins, 21 for 107 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Adamle, 7 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Jazz Jackson, 2 for 4 yards; Robert Burns, 1 for 0 yards; Al Woodall, 1 for -1 yards BAL: Bill Olds, 8 for 31 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 7 for 26 yards; Bert Jones, 3 for 25 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
NYJ: David Knight, 7 for 117 yards; Jerome Barkum, 6 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 3 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Mike Adamle, 1 for 13 yards; Eddie Bell, 1 for 4 yards; John Riggins, 1 for 0 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 13 for 82 yards and 2 TDs; Raymond Chester, 8 for 102 yards and 1 TD; Roger Carr, 6 for 91 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Bill Olds, 3 for 24 yards; Glenn Doughty, 2 for 22 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 39 yards
Kick returns:
NYJ: Lou Piccone, 4 for 97 yards; David Knight, 2 for 0 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 3 for 83 yards; Cotton Speyrer, 3 for 73 yards; Tim Berra, 2 for 42 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Burgess Owens, 2 for 68 yards and 1 TD; John Ebersole, 1 for 41 yards; Ralph Baker, 1 for 20 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 1 for 5 yards BAL: David Lee, 2 for 78 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/4 BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/1