The Buffalo Bills were easily defeated by the New York Jets, 41 to 24, on September 17, 1972.
1st quarter
NYJ
BUF
John Riggins 16-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
7
0
Chris Farasopoulos 65-yard punt return (Bobby Howfield kick)
14
0
2nd quarter
NYJ
BUF
Emerson Boozer 12-yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick)
21
0
J.D. Hill 38-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)
21
7
Emerson Boozer 15-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
28
7
3rd quarter
NYJ
BUF
Bobby Howfield 35-yard field goal
31
7
J.D. Hill 21-yard pass from O.J. Simpson (John Leypoldt kick)
31
14
4th quarter
NYJ
BUF
Emerson Boozer 1-yard run (Bobby Howfield kick)
38
14
Bobby Howfield 11-yard field goal
41
14
John Leypoldt 48-yard field goal
41
17
Haven Moses 25-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)
41
24
Jets
Bills
1st Downs
19
16
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
64
55
Total Yards
293
287
Yards per play
4.6
5.2
Passing
102
207
Comp - Att
6 - 16
16 - 26
Yards per pass
6
6.9
Interceptions thrown
1
4
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 18
4 - 29
Rushing
191
80
Rushing Attempts
47
25
Yards per rush
4.1
3.2
Penalties
3
8
Turnovers
1
4
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
4
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Namath | 5 | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 59.5 | |
Bob Davis | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | |
Team | 6 | 16 | 102 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59.4 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Riggins | 26 | 125 | 4.8 | 1 |
Emerson Boozer | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 2 |
Steve Harkey | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 |
Cliff McClain | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 47 | 191 | 4.1 | 3 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Bell | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
Rich Caster | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | |
Wayne Stewart | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Emerson Boozer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | |
Cliff McClain | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 120 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Howfield | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Steve O'Neal | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | |
Team | 3 | 107 | 35.7 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil Wise | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 1 | |
Team | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 1 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Shaw | 14 | 24 | 190 | 7.9 | 2 | 4 | 71.9 | |
O.J. Simpson | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |
Team | 16 | 26 | 207 | 9.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 90.1 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. Simpson | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 |
Jim Braxton | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 |
Dennis Shaw | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
Wayne Patrick | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.D. Hill | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 2 | |
Haven Moses | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | |
Jim Braxton | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
Jan White | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
Bob Chandler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
O.J. Simpson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 236 | 9.1 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Leypoldt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spike Jones | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | |
Team | 4 | 168 | 42.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvin Wyatt | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 0 | |
O.J. Simpson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
Jim Braxton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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