| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1974 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76866 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 64 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 30 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Ferguson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 21 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 13 run (bad snap) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 31 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 40 FG | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 21 run (bad snap) | 12 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ed Galigher |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 74 | RDT | Joe Schmiesing |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 54 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 55 | RLB | John Ebersole |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 21 | RS | Steve Tannen |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 27 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 64 | RDE | Dave Costa |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 56 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 31 | 117 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 17 | 84 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 1 | |
| Larry Watkins | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 18 | 2 | 11.1 | 3 | 33 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Willie Brister | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| David Knight | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rich Lewis | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert James | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 7 | 234 | 33.4 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 7 | 220 | 31.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jazz Jackson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | ||
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jazz Jackson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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