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Week 1
1972
1972 gms
Jets 41
@Bills 24		 Falcons 37
@Bears 21		 Packers 26
@Browns 10		 Cardinals 10
@Colts 3		 Cowboys 28
Eagles 6		 Broncos 30
Oilers 17		 Lions 30
Giants 16		 Dolphins 20
@Chiefs 10
Bengals 31
@Patriots 7		 Steelers 34
Raiders 28		 Rams 34
Saints 14		 49ers 34
Chargers 3		 Mon:Redskins 24
@Vikings 21

New York Jets 41 at Buffalo Bills 24

Sunday, September 17, 1972
Stadium: War Memorial Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 73 degrees, relative humidity 71%, wind 25 mph
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New York Jets (1-0-0)141431041
Buffalo Bills (0-1-0)0771024

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
John Riggins NYJ 26 125 1 0
Emerson Boozer NYJ 13 50 2 0 1 12 1 0
Joe Namath NYJ 5 14 113 1 1 0
Eddie Bell NYJ 2 43 0 0
Rich Caster NYJ 1 36 0 0
Wayne Stewart NYJ 1 22 0 0
Steve Harkey NYJ 7 16 0 0
Cliff McClain NYJ 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0
Bob Davis NYJ 1 2 7 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dennis Shaw BUF 14 24 190 2 4 0 3 16 0 0
J.D. Hill BUF 6 95 2 0
O.J. Simpson BUF 2 2 46 1 0 0 14 41 0 0 2 10 0 0
Jim Braxton BUF 5 20 0 0 3 40 0 0
Haven Moses BUF 2 43 1 0
Jan White BUF 2 33 0 0
Bob Chandler BUF 1 15 0 0
Wayne Patrick BUF 3 3 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Al Atkinson NYJ 1 7 0 0
Ralph Baker NYJ 1 0 0 0
Chris Farasopoulos NYJ 0 0 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0
Steve Tannen NYJ 2 59 0 0
Phil Wise NYJ 0 0 0 0 2 55 27.5 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jim Braxton BUF 0 0 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 0
O.J. Simpson BUF 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0
Alvin Wyatt BUF 1 3 0 0 3 98 32.7 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Bobby Howfield NYJ 5 5 2 2 0 0 0
Steve O'Neal NYJ 3 107 35.7 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Spike Jones BUF 4 168 42.0 0
John Leypoldt BUF 3 3 1 1 0 0 0