| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1965 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45056 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 57 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jack Kemp 4 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 33 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 22 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 24 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bill Mathis 3 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Elbert Dubenion 11 pass from Jack Kemp (Pete Gogolak kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 27 FG | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Gogolak 9 FG | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Dee Mackey 9 pass from Joe Namath (Dee Mackey pass from Joe Namath) | 18 | 26 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 23 FG | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wray Carlton 1 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 21 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | SE | Jimmy Evans |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 65 | LOG | Sam DeLuca |
| 52 | C | Mike Hudock |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 79 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 83 | TE | George Sauer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 31 | HB | Bill Mathis |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 41 | FB | Matt Snell |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Harris |
| 87 | RDE | Laverne Torczon |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 22 | LCB | Willie West |
| 40 | LS | Dainard Paulson |
| 46 | RS | Billy Baird |
| 48 | RCB | Cornell Gordon |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Glenn Bass |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 60 | C | Dave Behrman |
| 50 | ROG | Al Bemiller |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Hudson |
| 84 | TE | Ernie Warlick |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 30 | HB | Wray Carlton |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 33 | FB | Billy Joe |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 88 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 51 | LLB | John Tracey |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 22 | LCB | Charley Warner |
| 45 | LS | Hagood Clarke |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Joe | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 |
| Jack Kemp | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 2 | 287 | 7.2 | 32 | 2 | 67.4 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 0 | 292 | 7.9 | 27 | 1 | 93.5 | ||
| Daryle Lamonica | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | 77.1 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bake Turner | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 32 | 1 |
| Matt Snell | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Dee Mackey | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Glenn Bass | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ernie Warlick | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| George Saimes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Day | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Willie West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Butch Byrd | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bake Turner | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jerry Robinson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| George Sauer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Charley Warner | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 | |
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