Monday December 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 12/11/1972:



The New York Jets were eliminated from AFC playoff contention as a possible No. 4 qualifier but Don Maynard, who caught seven of Joe Namath's passes for 131 yards, displaced ex-Colts' receiver Raymond Berry as the all-time NFL reception leader. Maynard topped the previous mark of 631 catches by one. Namath completed 25 of 46 attempts for 403 yards and went over the 400-yard mark for the second time this season, moving into a tie in this category with Sonny Jurgensen of Philadelphia and George Blanda of Houston, who both accomplished the feat in 1961. Marv Hubbard carried 28 times for 118 yards for a new personal high.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE149.3  (11)199.0  (1)348.3  (2)27
DEFENSE142.5  (17)190.9  (26)333.4  (22)25
OFFENSE168.0  (4)167.0  (10)335.0  (3)25
DEFENSE130.5  (12)154.5  (14)285.0  (13)34

Line: Raiders by 5

Team1234F
New York Jets (7-6-0)760316
Oakland Raiders (9-3-1)377724

( 0- 3) OAK George Blanda 48 yard field goal ( 7- 3) NYJ Rich Caster 49 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) ( 7-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 39 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) (10-10) NYJ Bobby Howfield 25 yard field goal (13-10) NYJ Bobby Howfield 30 yard field goal (13-17) OAK Charlie Smith 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick) (16-17) NYJ Bobby Howfield 42 yard field goal (16-24) OAK Raymond Chester 68 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
                     NYJ             OAK
First Downs:         20              19
Rushes-yards:        15-36           44-169
Yards/rush:          2.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-48-403-2     10-17-202-2
Sacked-yards:        4-38            1-5
Net pass yards:      365             197
Net yards/pass:      7.0             10.9
Total net yards:     401             366
Total plays:         67 (22% run)    62 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-57            6-44

Attendance: 54,843

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 25 of 46 for 403 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bob Davis, 0 of 2 for 0 yards OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 10 of 17 for 202 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
NYJ: Steve Harkey, 11 for 24 yards; Emerson Boozer, 4 for 12 yards OAK: Marv Hubbard, 28 for 118 yards; Charlie Smith, 12 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 4 for 10 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Don Maynard, 7 for 131 yards; Eddie Bell, 6 for 88 yards; Rich Caster, 4 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Steve Harkey, 3 for 29 yards; Emerson Boozer, 3 for 15 yards; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 59 yards OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 5 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 22 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 84 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 2 for 49 yards; Hank Bjorklund, 2 for 48 yards OAK: Clarence Davis, 3 for 80 yards; Paul Seiler, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Rocky Turner, 1 for 7 yards; Chris Farasopoulos, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Steve Tannen, 1 for 31 yards; Rich Sowells, 1 for 14 yards OAK: Jack Tatum, 1 for 56 yards; Willie Brown, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Steve O'Neal, 4 for 130 yards OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 3 for 117 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 3/4 OAK: George Blanda, 1/2


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