The New York Jets beat the New Orleans Saints, 18 to 17, on December 3, 1972.

Final

Saints

2-9-1

17

Jets

7-5-0

18

Team

NO

NYJ

1

3

2

7

3

0

3

4

7

9

Total

17

18

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NO

NYJ

Bobby Howfield 30-yard field goal

0

3

Happy Feller 31-yard field goal

3

2nd quarter

NO

NYJ

Bob Gresham 3-yard run (Happy Feller kick)

10

3

Bobby Howfield 39-yard field goal

10

6

3rd quarter

NO

NYJ

Bobby Howfield 31-yard field goal

10

9

4th quarter

NO

NYJ

Bill Butler 8-yard pass from Archie Manning (Happy Feller kick)

17

9

Bobby Howfield 23-yard field goal

17

12

Bobby Howfield 33-yard field goal

17

15

Bobby Howfield 42-yard field goal

17

18

Saints

Jets

1st Downs

22

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

66

60

Total Yards

333

323

Yards per play

5.0

5.4

Passing

194

259

Comp - Att

20 - 31

21 - 40

Yards per pass

5.9

6.5

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 10

0 - 0

Rushing

139

64

Rushing Attempts

33

20

Yards per rush

4.2

3.2

Penalties

9

6

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Saints

Jets

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	20	31	204	6.6	1	1		80.6
Team	20	31	194	6.6	1	1	2	80.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Bob Gresham	14	59	4.2	1
Jim Strong	9	33	3.7	0
Bill Butler	4	29	7.3	0
Archie Manning	6	18	3.0	0
Team	33	139	4.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bob Newland	7	67	9.6	0
Bill Butler	5	55	11.0	1
Dave Parks	3	49	16.3	0
Bob Gresham	3	15	5.0	0
Jim Strong	1	10	10.0	0
Danny Abramowicz	1	8	8.0	0
Team	20	204	6.6	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Happy Feller	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Julian Fagan	5	208	41.6
Team	5	208	41.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Margene Adkins	2	46	23.0	0
Team	2	46	23.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tom Myers	1	10	10.0	0
Team	1	10	10.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Namath	21	40	259	6.5	0	2		52.0
Team	21	40	259	6.5	0	2	0	52.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Cliff McClain	9	38	4.2
John Riggins	9	20	2.2
Steve Harkey	2	6	3.0
Team	20	64	3.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Rich Caster	5	83	16.6
Don Maynard	5	66	13.2
Eddie Bell	6	61	10.2
John Riggins	4	40	10.0
Cliff McClain	1	9	9.0
Team	21	259	6.5	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bobby Howfield	6	7		0	18
Team	6	7		0	18

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Steve O'Neal	2	92	46.0
Team	2	92	46.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Chris Farasopoulos	3	87	29.0
Hank Bjorklund	1	21	21.0
Team	4	108	27.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Rocky Turner	1	1	1.0
Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0.0
Team	2	1	0.5

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,271

Wilson

RUSH

994

Hall

REC

1,042

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

15.8

29th

OPP PPG

20.9

12th

RUSH YDS/G

96.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

198.4

30th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New York Jets beat the New Orleans Saints, 18 to 17, on December 3, 1972.

Final

Saints

17

Jets

18

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,271

994

1,042

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule