| New York Jets at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1968 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 51710 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Safety, Jim Norton punt blocked out of end zone by Paul Crane | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Joe Namath 1 run (Bill Mathis pass from Babe Parilli) | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 12 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Alvin Reed 9 pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Jim Beirne 19 pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Matt Snell 2 run (Bake Turner kick) | 20 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | George Sauer |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Talamini |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 71 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | HB | Emerson Boozer |
| 13 | FL | Don Maynard |
| 41 | FB | Matt Snell |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 72 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 86 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 22 | LS | Jim Hudson |
| 48 | RS | Cornell Gordon |
| 42 | RCB | Randy Beverly |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Jim Beirne |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 12 | QB | Bob Davis |
| 42 | HB | Sid Blanks |
| 86 | FL | Mac Haik |
| 36 | FB | Roy Hopkins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 74 | LDT | Willie Parker |
| 72 | RDT | George Rice |
| 80 | RDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 56 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 41 | RCB | Larry Carwell |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 15 | / | / | 6 | 46 | 0 | |||||
| HOU | 16 | / | / | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Bill Mathis | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 94 | 2.5 | 15 | 2 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Roy Hopkins | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 79 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 0 | 145 | 5.4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 61.5 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 0 | 145 | 5.4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 61.5 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Bob Davis | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 83 | 3.5 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 26.9 |
| Don Trull | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 52 | 7.4 | 19t | 2 | 1 | 8 | 120.2 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 1 | 135 | 4.4 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 60.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| George Sauer | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Alvin Reed | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Roy Hopkins | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mac Haik | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 26 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Randy Beverly | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 8 | 376 | 47.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 376 | 47.0 | 62 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 9 | 359 | 39.9 | 49 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 359 | 39.9 | 49 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Earl Christy | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Sid Blanks | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Earl Christy | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Zeke Moore | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 37 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||