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Buffalo Bills 3 at New York Jets 41
Sunday, November 12, 1972
Stadium: Shea Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 48 degrees, relative humidity 87%, wind 9 mph
Weather: 48 degrees, relative humidity 87%, wind 9 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (2-7-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New York Jets (6-3-0) | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
Scoring
| BUF | NYJ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jets | John Riggins 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Bills | John Leypoldt 9 yard field goal | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Jets | Emerson Boozer 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 14 |
| Jets | Emerson Boozer 4 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 21 | |
| Jets | Bobby Howfield 26 yard field goal | 3 | 24 | |
| 3rd | Jets | Rich Caster 26 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 4th | Jets | Bobby Howfield 25 yard field goal | 3 | 34 |
| Jets | Jerome Barkum 9 yard pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 41 |
Team Stats
| BUF | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-143-0 | 41-148-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-20-144-0-3 | 9-16-155-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 7-77 | 2-14 |
| Net pass yards | 67 | 141 |
| Total yards | 210 | 289 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-69 | 5-45 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 20 | 89 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | BUF | 7 | 16 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 4 | 78 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| J.D. Hill | BUF | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jan White | BUF | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | BUF | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Randy Jackson | BUF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Riggins | NYJ | 14 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jerome Barkum | NYJ | 4 | 67 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Emerson Boozer | NYJ | 16 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 6 | 12 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hank Bjorklund | NYJ | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Davis | NYJ | 3 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Maynard | NYJ | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cliff McClain | NYJ | 3 | 9 | 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 | |||
| Tony Greene | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Lee | BUF | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Selfridge | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 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 | |||
| Chris Farasopoulos | NYJ | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Tannen | NYJ | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Taylor | NYJ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Spike Jones | BUF | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | ||||
| John Leypoldt | BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bobby Howfield | NYJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve O'Neal | NYJ | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 | ||||