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New York Jets 44 at Baltimore Colts 34

Sunday, September 24, 1972

New York Jets 44, Baltimore Colts 34

1234Final
New York Jets (2-0-0)62131444
Baltimore Colts (0-2-0)71301434

Scoring

NYJBAL
1stNYJEddie Bell 65 yard pass from Joe Namath (kick failed)60
BALSam Havrilak 40 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)67
2ndBALJim O'Brien 14 yard field goal610
BALJim O'Brien 32 yard field goal613
NYJJohn Riggins 67 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)1313
BALDon McCauley 93 yard kickoff return (Jim O'Brien kick)1320
NYJDon Maynard 28 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)2020
NYJRich Caster 10 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)2720
3rdNYJBobby Howfield 14 yard field goal3020
4thBALDon McCauley 1 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)3027
NYJRich Caster 79 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)3727
BALTom Matte 21 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)3734
NYJRich Caster 80 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)4434

Team Stats

NYJBAL
First downs1928
Rush-yards-TDs25-83-027-80-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT15-28-496-6-126-45-376-2-0
Sacked-yards1-66-44
Net pass yards490332
Total yards573412
Fumbles-lost2-12-2
Turnovers22
Penalties-yards10-785-55

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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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