| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 21, 1975 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 77837 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 57 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 2 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 3 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 28 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 5 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Eddie Bell 12 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Paul Seymour 2 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Ferguson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pat Toomay 44 interception return (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 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 |
| 36 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 76 | RDT | Jim Bailey |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 56 | LLB | Godwin Turk |
| 54 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 27 | RS | Phil Wise |
| 47 | RCB | Roscoe Word |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 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 |
| 65 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 30 | RLB | Bo Cornell |
| 45 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 26 | LS | Ed Jones |
| 22 | RS | Steve Freeman |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Joe Namath | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 32 | 173 | 5.4 | 20 | 2 |
| Jim Braxton | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Clint Haslerig | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Gary Hayman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 4 | 173 | 4.8 | 2 | 33.4 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 67 | 5.2 | 2 | 108.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Rich Caster | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| John Riggins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| John Holland | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Pat Toomay | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Charlie Ford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 7 | 262 | 37.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| John Holland | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Hayman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | ||
| Phil Wise | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Richard Wood | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Gary Hayman | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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