| Buffalo Bills at New York Jets |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 3, 1968 Location: New York, NY Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 61452 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Haven Moses 55 pass from Kay Stephenson (Bruce Alford kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 32 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Johnny Sample 36 interception return (Bake Turner kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 9 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 32 FG | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 27 FG | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Paul Costa 10 pass from Kay Stephenson (Bruce Alford kick) | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Hagood Clarke 82 punt return (Bruce Alford kick) | 21 | 19 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 35 FG | 21 | 22 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 21 FG | 21 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Richard Trapp |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 63 | ROG | George Flint |
| 62 | ROT | Dick Cunningham |
| 82 | TE | Paul Costa |
| 18 | QB | Kay Stephenson |
| 22 | HB | Max Anderson |
| 25 | FL | Haven Moses |
| 36 | FB | Bob Cappadona |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 89 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 24 | LCB | Booker Edgerson |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | George Sauer |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 61 | ROG | Bob Talamini |
| 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 |
| 46 | RS | Billy Baird |
| 48 | RCB | Cornell Gordon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Max Anderson | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Cappadona | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Matt Snell | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Mathis | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Curley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Kay Stephenson | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 3 | 155 | 5.3 | 55t | 2 | 3 | 21 | 42.2 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 1 | 164 | 5.9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Richard Trapp | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Paul Costa | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Max Anderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Monte Ledbetter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Crockett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Cappadona | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Al Bemiller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| George Sauer | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Pete Lammons | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mike Stratton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Al Atkinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 8 | 306 | 38.3 | 55 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curley Johnson | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Hagood Clarke | 4 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 | 82t | 1 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Billy Baird | 5 | 0 | 33 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Max Anderson | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bake Turner | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Bill Rademacher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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