| Buffalo Bills at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1973 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 47790 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 29 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 48 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 13 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bill Cahill 51 punt return (John Leypoldt kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 12 FG | 31 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 11 FG | 34 | 7 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 16 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 34 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 77 | LDT | Jerry Patton |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 56 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 1 | RB | Mike Adamle |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LDE | John Elliott |
| 81 | LDT | Richard Neal |
| 57 | RDT | John Little |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 58 | RLB | Bill Ferguson |
| 20 | LCB | Delles Howell |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 27 | RS | Phil Wise |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 34 | 200 | 5.9 | 30 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 24 | 98 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| Larry Watkins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Hank Bjorklund | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | 104.2 | |||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 0 | 206 | 6.9 | 2 | 89.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Jerome Barkum | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 1 | |
| David Knight | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Emerson Boozer | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| New York Jets | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 7 | 228 | 32.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
| Bill Cahill | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | ||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Rocky Turner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Margene Adkins | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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