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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New York Jets at Baltimore Colts - September 24th, 1972
New York Jets 44 at Baltimore Colts 34
Sunday, September 24, 1972
New York Jets 44, Baltimore Colts 34| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (2-0-0) | 6 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
| Baltimore Colts (0-2-0) | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
Scoring
| NYJ | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NYJ | Eddie Bell 65 yard pass from Joe Namath (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| BAL | Sam Havrilak 40 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) | 6 | 7 | |
| 2nd | BAL | Jim O'Brien 14 yard field goal | 6 | 10 |
| BAL | Jim O'Brien 32 yard field goal | 6 | 13 | |
| NYJ | John Riggins 67 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 13 | 13 | |
| BAL | Don McCauley 93 yard kickoff return (Jim O'Brien kick) | 13 | 20 | |
| NYJ | Don Maynard 28 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 20 | 20 | |
| NYJ | Rich Caster 10 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 27 | 20 | |
| 3rd | NYJ | Bobby Howfield 14 yard field goal | 30 | 20 |
| 4th | BAL | Don McCauley 1 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) | 30 | 27 |
| NYJ | Rich Caster 79 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 37 | 27 | |
| BAL | Tom Matte 21 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) | 37 | 34 | |
| NYJ | Rich Caster 80 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 44 | 34 |
Team Stats
| NYJ | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 28 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-83-0 | 27-80-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-28-496-6-1 | 26-45-376-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-6 | 6-44 |
| Net pass yards | 490 | 332 |
| Total yards | 573 | 412 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-78 | 5-55 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 15 | 28 | 496 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 6 | 204 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Eddie Bell | NYJ | 7 | 197 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Riggins | NYJ | 21 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Maynard | NYJ | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cliff McClain | NYJ | 3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Johnny Unitas | BAL | 26 | 45 | 376 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Havrilak | BAL | 4 | 115 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Mitchell | BAL | 8 | 114 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Matte | BAL | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 69 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Cotton Speyrer | BAL | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Nottingham | BAL | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Chris Farasopoulos | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| W.K. Hicks | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cliff McClain | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Matt Snell | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 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 | |||
| Bruce Laird | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 181 | 30.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Logan | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Don McCauley | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 93.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||