| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1973 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 77425 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 60 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 42 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 20 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 42 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 34 pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 18 | QB | Al Woodall |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Richard Neal |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 55 | RLB | John Ebersole |
| 20 | LCB | Delles Howell |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 46 | RCB | Rich Sowells |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| 38 | RB | Larry Watkins |
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Halvor Hagen |
| 77 | LDT | Jerry Patton |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Okoniewski |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 86 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 24 | LS | Ken Stone |
| 26 | RS | Donnie Walker |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Al Woodall | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 24 | 123 | 5.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Watkins | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bo Cornell | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Al Woodall | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 0 | 186 | 6.0 | 1 | 70.1 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 1 | 74 | 4.4 | 0 | 30.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Rich Caster | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Cliff McClain | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Watkins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ralph Baker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 8 | 301 | 37.6 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Margene Adkins | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
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