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New York Jets 31 at Buffalo Bills 34
Sunday, October 4, 1970
Stadium: War Memorial Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 50 degrees, relative humidity 58%, wind 14 mph
Weather: 50 degrees, relative humidity 58%, wind 14 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (1-2-0) | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Buffalo Bills (1-2-0) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
Scoring
| NYJ | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jets | Steve Tannen 41 yard blocked punt return (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Bills | O.J. Simpson 95 yard kickoff return (Grant Guthrie kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Jets | Rich Caster 72 yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| Jets | Jim Turner 22 yard field goal | 17 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Bills | Grant Guthrie 10 yard field goal | 17 | 10 |
| Jets | George Sauer 25 yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 24 | 10 | |
| Bills | Grant Guthrie 40 yard field goal | 24 | 13 | |
| 3rd | Bills | Marlin Briscoe 19 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) | 24 | 20 |
| Jets | Emerson Boozer 6 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) | 31 | 20 | |
| 4th | Bills | O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick) | 31 | 27 |
| Bills | Marlin Briscoe 25 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) | 31 | 34 |
Team Stats
| NYJ | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-109-1 | 36-149-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-26-228-2-0 | 12-21-317-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 5-65 |
| Net pass yards | 228 | 252 |
| Total yards | 337 | 401 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-97 | 7-46 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 4 | 138 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 12 | 26 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Matt Snell | NYJ | 22 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Emerson Boozer | NYJ | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pete Lammons | NYJ | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| George Sauer | NYJ | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lee White | NYJ | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dennis Shaw | BUF | 12 | 21 | 317 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 21 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | BUF | 4 | 120 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Haven Moses | BUF | 4 | 118 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wayne Patrick | BUF | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Austin Denney | BUF | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Enyart | BUF | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mike Battle | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie Bell | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| W.K. Hicks | NYJ | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Tannen | NYJ | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Glenn Alexander | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jackie Allen | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike McCaffrey | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Wayne Patrick | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 70.5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Steve O'Neal | NYJ | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Turner | NYJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Grant Guthrie | BUF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Maguire | BUF | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 0 | ||||