NFL game summary for 10/24/1976:

Bert Jones and Roger Carr combined on five passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns while the Baltimore defense picked up six sacks and their first shutout to stay one game ahead of New England in the AFC East. Jones hit Carr on a 41-yard scoring play in the first quarter and the duo picked up the final TD on a 79-yard play in the fourth quarter.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	175.8  (7)	203.5  (5)	379.3  (6)	12
	DEFENSE	112.7  (3)	183.7  (22)	296.3  (11)	16
New York Jets	OFFENSE	126.8  (21)	122.7  (22)	249.5  (25)	17
	DEFENSE	208.3  (27)	157.3  (11)	365.7  (25)	11

Line: Colts by 15

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (6-1-0)	7	6	0	7	20
New York Jets (1-6-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) BAL Roger Carr 41 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(10- 0) BAL Toni Linhart 24 yard field goal
(13- 0) BAL Toni Linhart 35 yard field goal
(20- 0) BAL Roger Carr 79 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)

                     BAL             NYJ
First Downs:         18              15
Rushes-yards:        42-136          19-123
Yards/rush:          3.2             6.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-27-297-1     17-37-206-2
Sacked-yards:        1-16            6-52
Net pass yards:      281             154
Net yards/pass:      10.0            3.6
Total net yards:     417             277
Total plays:         70 (60% run)    62 (30% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     6-42            2-18

Attendance: 49,768

Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 16 of 27 for 297 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
NYJ: Joe Namath, 15 of 29 for 154 yards (2 int); Richard Todd, 2 of 8 for 52 yards

Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 22 for 82 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 12 for 28 yards; Don McCauley, 6 for 15 yards; Bert Jones, 2 for 11 yards
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 12 for 102 yards; Bob Gresham, 6 for 11 yards; Richard Todd, 1 for 10 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Roger Carr, 5 for 210 yards and 2 TDs; Lydell Mitchell, 4 for 28 yards; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 31 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 12 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 9 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 7 yards
NYJ: David Knight, 5 for 79 yards; Clark Gaines, 5 for 40 yards; Bob Gresham, 3 for 9 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for 66 yards; Lou Piccone, 2 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 1 for 24 yards
NYJ: Louie Giammona, 3 for 65 yards; Mike Hennigan, 1 for 22 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 22 yards
NYJ: Louie Giammona, 2 for 11 yards; Jazz Jackson, 1 for 3 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Jackie Wallace, 1 for 32 yards; Derrel Luce, 1 for 7 yards
NYJ: Bob Martin, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 6 for 250 yards
NYJ: Duane Carrell, 8 for 328 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 2/2

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