| Buffalo Bills at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1972 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 62853 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 49 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 9 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 4 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 26 FG | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 26 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 25 FG | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 9 pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick) | 3 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 68 | C | Remi Prudhomme |
| 79 | ROG | Paul Costa |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 63 | MLB | Dick Cunningham |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Maurice Tyler |
| 47 | RS | Leon Garror |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 50 | LLB | Mike Taylor |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 21 | LCB | Steve Tannen |
| 48 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 20 | 89 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Dennis Shaw | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Randy Jackson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Davis | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 2 | 113 | 7.1 | 0 | 28.4 | |||
| Mike Taliaferro | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 36.5 | |||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 106 | 8.8 | 2 | 85.4 | |||
| Bob Davis | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 | 1 | 155.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Jan White | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Jerome Barkum | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | |
| Hank Bjorklund | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ken Lee | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Taylor | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tony Greene | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Wyatt | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Andy Selfridge | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| New York Jets | |
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