NFL game summary for 09/21/1975:

O. J. Simpson got off to a fast start by rushing for 173 yards on 32 carries and scoring two touchdowns in a crushing victory. He also had 68 yards nullified by penalties that kept him from passing the 200 yard mark. Joe Ferguson threw only 13 passes but he completed seven, two for scores to Paul Seymour and Jim Braxton. Ferguson also ran for a touchdown and defensive end Pat Toomay picked off a Joe Namath pass and ran 44 yards for a score. Namath was intercepted four times and sacked twice by the Bills' defense that included rookies Ed Jones and Steve Freeman at the safety posts. John Riggins carried 10 times for 61 yards for the Jets who trailed only 21-14 at the half. Buffalo punter Marv Bateman had a 74-yard boot in game, the longest punt in 1975 in the AFC.

Line: Even

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (0-1-0)	7	7	0	0	14
Buffalo Bills (1-0-0)	14	7	14	7	42

( 0- 7) BUF O.J. Simpson 2 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) ( 0-14) BUF Jim Braxton 3 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) ( 7-14) NYJ Rich Caster 28 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7-21) BUF O.J. Simpson 5 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) (14-21) NYJ Eddie Bell 12 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) (14-28) BUF Paul Seymour 2 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) (14-35) BUF Joe Ferguson 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) (14-42) BUF Pat Toomay 44 yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick)

                     NYJ             BUF
First Downs:         17              26
Rushes-yards:        21-111          64-309
Yards/rush:          5.3             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-36-173-4     7-13-67-0
Sacked-yards:        2-23            2-15
Net pass yards:      150             52
Net yards/pass:      3.9             3.5
Total net yards:     261             361
Total plays:         59 (35% run)    79 (81% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           5               0
Penalties-yards:     7-58            9-89

Attendance: 77,837

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 14 of 36 for 173 yards and 2 TDs (4 int) BUF: Joe Ferguson, 7 of 13 for 67 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
NYJ: John Riggins, 10 for 61 yards; Carl Garrett, 5 for 38 yards; Bob Gresham, 5 for 13 yards; Joe Namath, 1 for -1 yards BUF: O.J. Simpson, 32 for 173 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Braxton, 15 for 61 yards; Don Calhoun, 11 for 58 yards; Clint Haslerig, 2 for 9 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Bob Chandler, 1 for 5 yards; Gary Hayman, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
NYJ: Rich Caster, 6 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 21 yards; Carl Garrett, 2 for 24 yards; John Riggins, 2 for 13 yards; Eddie Bell, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD BUF: Bob Chandler, 3 for 34 yards; John Holland, 1 for 23 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Braxton, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Paul Seymour, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
NYJ: Carl Garrett, 3 for 77 yards; Phil Wise, 1 for 20 yards; Richard Wood, 1 for 14 yards BUF: Gary Hayman, 2 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: John Holland, 2 for 8 yards; Gary Hayman, 1 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Pat Toomay, 1 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Ford, 1 for 19 yards; Dwight Harrison, 1 for 0 yards; Ed Jones, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 6 for 242 yards BUF: Marv Bateman, 7 for 262 yards
Field Goals: