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Atlanta Falcons 28 at New York Jets 20
Sunday, November 25, 1973
Stadium: Shea Stadium, Start Time: 4:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 57 degrees, relative humidity 82%, wind 11 mph
Weather: 57 degrees, relative humidity 82%, wind 11 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (8-3-0) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| New York Jets (3-8-0) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Scoring
| ATL | NYJ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcons | Tom Geredine 38 yard pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Jets | Rich Caster 2 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Falcons | Eddie Ray 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 7 |
| Jets | Bobby Howfield 14 yard field goal | 14 | 10 | |
| Jets | Bobby Howfield 24 yard field goal | 14 | 13 | |
| Falcons | Louis Neal 47 yard pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 21 | 13 | |
| 3rd | Jets | Eddie Bell 38 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 4th | Falcons | Eddie Ray 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 28 | 20 |
Team Stats
| ATL | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 44-147-2 | 29-117-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-18-144-2-1 | 15-32-191-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-3 | 2-18 |
| Net pass yards | 141 | 173 |
| Total yards | 288 | 290 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 6 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-31 | 1-1 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Eddie Ray | ATL | 19 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Louis Neal | ATL | 3 | 77 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Lee | ATL | 8 | 18 | 144 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Hampton | ATL | 23 | 65 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Geredine | ATL | 3 | 61 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Emerson Boozer | NYJ | 18 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 15 | 32 | 191 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eddie Bell | NYJ | 4 | 75 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 4 | 55 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mike Adamle | NYJ | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jerome Barkum | NYJ | 3 | 30 | 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 | |||
| Ray Brown | ATL | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tom Geredine | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Plummer | ATL | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe W. Washington | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 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 | |||
| Margene Adkins | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ralph Baker | NYJ | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Tannen | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rocky Turner | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| John James | ATL | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 0 | ||||
| Nick Mike-Mayer | ATL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Julian Fagan | NYJ | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Howfield | NYJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |