Sunday November 10, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 11/10/1974:



Otis Armstrong romped for 110 yards and Barney Chavous led a Denver defensive unit that sacked Marty Domres five times. Bill Thompson contributed two interceptions and a 60-yard punt return to the Broncos' victory. Domres, playing with a painfully injured breastbone, completed 19 of 43 passes. Lydell Mitchell caught 11 of the passes for 90 yards, only one short of the Colts' record of 12 catches by Raymond Berry in 1957.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE125.4  (17)163.8  (10)289.1  (12)15
DEFENSE120.9  (9)189.5  (24)310.4  (16)18
OFFENSE131.4  (15)119.2  (25)250.6  (23)23
DEFENSE141.0  (15)181.6  (21)322.6  (22)17

Line: Broncos by 7

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (4-4-1)773017
Baltimore Colts (1-8-0)03306

( 7- 0) DEN Riley Odoms 1 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) ( 7- 3) BAL Toni Linhart 21 yard field goal (14- 3) DEN Otis Armstrong 37 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) (14- 6) BAL Toni Linhart 26 yard field goal (17- 6) DEN Jim Turner 37 yard field goal
                     DEN             BAL
First Downs:         12              24
Rushes-yards:        30-133          39-147
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-16-60-0       19-43-211-4
Sacked-yards:        3-22            5-35
Net pass yards:      38              176
Net yards/pass:      2.0             3.7
Total net yards:     171             323
Total plays:         49 (61% run)    87 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-0
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     6-35            4-30

Attendance: 32,244

Passing:
DEN: Charley Johnson, 9 of 16 for 60 yards and 1 TD BAL: Marty Domres, 19 of 43 for 211 yards (4 int)
Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 19 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Floyd Little, 9 for 25 yards; Fran Lynch, 2 for -2 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 19 for 38 yards; Bill Olds, 14 for 56 yards; Marty Domres, 4 for 32 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 12 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 9 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 3 for 10 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 23 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Floyd Little, 2 for 9 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 11 for 90 yards; Bill Olds, 3 for 25 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 22 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 44 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 16 yards; Cotton Speyrer, 1 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 25 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 20 yards; Ken Criter, 1 for 20 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 2 for 38 yards; Cotton Speyrer, 1 for 17 yards; Ron Mayo, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 60 yards; Charlie Greer, 1 for 5 yards BAL: Freddie Scott, 3 for 31 yards; Tim Berra, 3 for 26 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Bill Thompson, 2 for 5 yards; Ed Smith, 1 for 2 yards; Maurice Tyler, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 6 for 227 yards BAL: David Lee, 3 for 122 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/1 BAL: Toni Linhart, 2/2


Houston won its third straight for the first time since 1971 and dropped Buffalo into a tie with Miami for the AFC East lead by intercepting six of Joe Ferguson's passes. Ferguson had only four passes picked off in eight previous games. Dan Pastorini passed for one score and directed a ground attack for two more while the Oilers held the Bills to three field goals by John Leypoldt. O. J. Simpson reinjured an ankle and left the game in the second half.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE91.1  (25)178.9  (6)270.0  (15)22
DEFENSE144.2  (17)216.4  (26)360.6  (26)19
OFFENSE158.5  (9)125.5  (22)284.0  (13)14
DEFENSE142.2  (16)103.4  (1)245.6  (5)19

Line: Bills by 12

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (4-5-0)1407021
Buffalo Bills (7-2-0)06309

( 7- 0) HOU Willie Rodgers 13 yard rush (Skip Butler kick) (14- 0) HOU Mack Alston 25 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) (14- 3) BUF John Leypoldt 32 yard field goal (14- 6) BUF John Leypoldt 28 yard field goal (14- 9) BUF John Leypoldt 22 yard field goal (21- 9) HOU Vic Washington 9 yard rush (Skip Butler kick)
                     HOU             BUF
First Downs:         10              16
Rushes-yards:        37-115          40-133
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-11-59-2       10-28-110-6
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-19
Net pass yards:      59              91
Net yards/pass:      5.4             2.9
Total net yards:     174             224
Total plays:         48 (77% run)    71 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-0
Turnovers:           4               6
Penalties-yards:     8-64            8-98

Attendance: 79,144

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 6 of 10 for 59 yards and 1 TD (1 int); George Amundson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) BUF: Joe Ferguson, 10 of 28 for 110 yards (6 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Vic Washington, 18 for 58 yards and 1 TD; George Amundson, 7 for 32 yards; Willie Rodgers, 7 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Dan Pastorini, 5 for -6 yards BUF: Jim Braxton, 19 for 71 yards; O.J. Simpson, 17 for 57 yards; Joe Ferguson, 4 for 5 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Mack Alston, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Vic Washington, 2 for 16 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 13 yards; Willie Rodgers, 1 for 2 yards BUF: Bob Chandler, 5 for 62 yards; Jim Braxton, 2 for 22 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 14 yards; Ed Jenkins, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 4 for 108 yards BUF: Wallace Francis, 4 for 98 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Billy Johnson, 1 for 13 yards; Jeff Severson, 1 for 2 yards BUF: Donnie Walker, 6 for 76 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Gregg Bingham, 2 for 5 yards; Duane Benson, 2 for 0 yards; Zeke Moore, 1 for 16 yards; Bob Atkins, 1 for 2 yards BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 15 yards; Jim Cheyunski, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
HOU: David Beverly, 6 for 258 yards BUF: Spike Jones, 3 for 85 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 3/4


Ken Anderson completed 20 of 22 passes and broke two NFL records and then made a game-saving tackle to move the Bengals within a half game of the leading Steelers in the AFC Central Division. Anderson went into the game with a string of eight consecutive completions and increased the total to 16, topping the league record set by Len Dawson in 1967 and equaled by Joe Namath the same year. Anderson's 90.9 percentage for his 20-of-22 topped the record of 86.21 set by Ken Stabler last year with 25-of-29. Doug Dressler caught nine passes and backup RB Ed Williams scored two touchdowns.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE165.1  (5)178.2  (7)343.4  (4)22
DEFENSE117.1  (7)109.6  (2)226.8  (3)28
OFFENSE150.0  (11)209.6  (1)359.6  (1)17
DEFENSE159.6  (23)133.1  (9)292.8  (12)13

Line: Steelers by 2

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2-1)030710
Cincinnati Bengals (6-3-0)0107017

( 0- 7) CIN Ed Williams 2 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 0-10) CIN Horst Muhlmann 30 yard field goal ( 3-10) PIT Roy Gerela 24 yard field goal ( 3-17) CIN Ed Williams 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) (10-17) PIT Preston Pearson 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
                     PIT             CIN
First Downs:         20              22
Rushes-yards:        39-161          35-136
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-35-140-1     20-22-227-0
Sacked-yards:        1-12            4-34
Net pass yards:      128             193
Net yards/pass:      3.6             7.4
Total net yards:     289             329
Total plays:         75 (52% run)    61 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     7-42            5-43

Attendance: 57,532

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 13 of 35 for 140 yards (1 int) CIN: Ken Anderson, 20 of 22 for 227 yards
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 17 for 75 yards; Rocky Bleier, 8 for 31 yards; Preston Pearson, 7 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Terry Bradshaw, 6 for 31 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for 6 yards CIN: Doug Dressler, 14 for 45 yards; Charlie Davis, 13 for 63 yards; Ken Anderson, 3 for 15 yards; Ed Williams, 3 for 5 yards and 2 TDs; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 5 yards; Charlie Joiner, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Frank Lewis, 3 for 29 yards; Ron Shanklin, 2 for 39 yards; Randy Grossman, 2 for 29 yards; Rocky Bleier, 2 for 14 yards; Franco Harris, 2 for 10 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for 16 yards; Preston Pearson, 1 for 3 yards CIN: Doug Dressler, 9 for 84 yards; Charlie Davis, 4 for 45 yards; Chip Myers, 3 for 39 yards; Charlie Joiner, 2 for 43 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 11 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 4 for 92 yards CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 21 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Glen Edwards, 2 for 12 yards; Dick Conn, 1 for 0 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for -3 yards CIN: Tommy Casanova, 2 for 81 yards; Lemar Parrish, 2 for 6 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Ken Riley, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 7 for 255 yards CIN: Dave Green, 5 for 229 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/1 CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/1


After the 49ers took a 14-13 lead in the fourth period, the Cowboys marched 70 yards in seven plays for the winning touchdown, a six-yard run by Calvin Hill, for their fourth straight victory. It was San Francisco's seventh loss in a row. Hill set Dallas club records for most rushing attempts, 32, and most rushing yards, 153, in posting the best 1974 single-game rushing performance in the NFC. He also scored a one-yard touchdown in the first period. Drew Pearson's four receptions for 100 yards marked the fourth game in which he gained at least 100 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE147.4  (12)120.8  (24)268.1  (17)24
DEFENSE153.4  (20)158.4  (14)311.8  (19)19
OFFENSE167.1  (4)184.6  (4)351.8  (2)18
DEFENSE104.5  (3)154.6  (13)259.1  (8)16

Line: Cowboys by 13

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (2-7-0)070714
Dallas Cowboys (5-4-0)1003720

( 0- 7) DAL Calvin Hill 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) ( 0-10) DAL Efren Herrera 30 yard field goal ( 7-10) SF Ted Kwalick 4 yard pass from Norm Snead (Bruce Gossett kick) ( 7-13) DAL Efren Herrera 27 yard field goal (14-13) SF Gene Washington 12 yard pass from Tom Owen (Bruce Gossett kick) (14-20) DAL Calvin Hill 6 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
                     SF              DAL
First Downs:         20              21
Rushes-yards:        29-64           46-221
Yards/rush:          2.2             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-35-277-0     9-14-177-0
Sacked-yards:        2-15            3-19
Net pass yards:      262             158
Net yards/pass:      7.1             9.3
Total net yards:     326             379
Total plays:         66 (43% run)    63 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     5-50            5-55

Attendance: 50,018

Passing:
SF: Tom Owen, 10 of 18 for 159 yards and 1 TD; Norm Snead, 11 of 17 for 118 yards and 1 TD DAL: Roger Staubach, 9 of 14 for 177 yards
Rushing:
SF: Larry Schreiber, 14 for 33 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 13 for 29 yards; Tom Owen, 2 for 2 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 32 for 153 yards and 2 TDs; Walt Garrison, 7 for 32 yards; Roger Staubach, 4 for 36 yards; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 3 yards; Les Strayhorn, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
SF: Gene Washington, 7 for 121 yards and 1 TD; Larry Schreiber, 4 for 30 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 3 for 13 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 2 for 45 yards; Tom Mitchell, 2 for 38 yards; Terry Beasley, 2 for 26 yards; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD DAL: Drew Pearson, 4 for 100 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 30 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 15 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 32 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Mike Holmes, 4 for 88 yards; Manfred Moore, 1 for 21 yards DAL: Dennis Morgan, 3 for 78 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Ralph McGill, 1 for 4 yards; Bruce Taylor, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Cliff Harris, 2 for 24 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 11 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 4 for 173 yards DAL: Duane Carrell, 3 for 131 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 0/1 DAL: Efren Herrera, 2/2


Packers' rookie Steve Odom fumbled a Chicago punt, picked it up at his 5 yard line and raced 95 yards for a touchdown -- and a Green Bay record -- to break a 3-3 tie three seconds before halftime. John Hadl, starting his first game for Green Bay, completed 9 of 20 passes for 119 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE102.1  (23)146.2  (17)248.4  (24)17
DEFENSE121.4  (10)122.1  (5)243.5  (4)16
OFFENSE107.6  (20)131.0  (20)238.6  (25)20
DEFENSE131.0  (13)148.4  (12)279.4  (11)18

Line: Packers by 6

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (3-6-0)30003
Green Bay Packers (4-5-0)01001020

( 3- 0) CHI Mirro Roder 44 yard field goal ( 3- 3) GB Chester Marcol 45 yard field goal ( 3-10) GB Steve Odom 95 yard punt return (Chester Marcol kick) ( 3-13) GB Chester Marcol 24 yard field goal ( 3-20) GB John Brockington 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
                     CHI             GB
First Downs:         16              9
Rushes-yards:        23-86           39-96
Yards/rush:          3.7             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-34-209-1     9-20-119-1
Sacked-yards:        4-60            0-0
Net pass yards:      149             119
Net yards/pass:      3.9             6.0
Total net yards:     235             215
Total plays:         61 (37% run)    59 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             2-2
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     4-21            6-53

Attendance: 46,567

Passing:
CHI: Gary Huff, 18 of 34 for 209 yards (1 int) GB: John Hadl, 9 of 20 for 119 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
CHI: Ken Grandberry, 19 for 84 yards; Perry Williams, 3 for 6 yards; Bo Rather, 1 for -4 yards GB: John Brockington, 26 for 60 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 10 for 18 yards; John Hadl, 2 for 0 yards; Randy Walker, 1 for 18 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Charlie Wade, 5 for 73 yards; Perry Williams, 5 for 39 yards; Ken Grandberry, 3 for 11 yards; Bo Rather, 2 for 54 yards; Fred Pagac, 2 for 24 yards; Jim Kelly, 1 for 8 yards GB: Jon Staggers, 2 for 72 yards; Barry Smith, 2 for 19 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 9 yards; Mike Donohoe, 1 for 8 yards; John Brockington, 1 for 7 yards; Rich McGeorge, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Cliff Taylor, 2 for 45 yards; Pete Van Valkenberg, 1 for 20 yards; Dave Gagnon, 1 for 16 yards; Ken Grandberry, 1 for 12 yards GB: Steve Odom, 1 for 16 yards; Les Goodman, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Ike Hill, 6 for 3 yards GB: Steve Odom, 1 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Jon Staggers, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Craig Clemons, 1 for 0 yards GB: Mike McCoy, 1 for 5 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 295 yards GB: Randy Walker, 7 for 252 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Mirro Roder, 1/3 GB: Chester Marcol, 2/2


San Diego won its second straight and split the season series with Kansas City on a 71-yard touchdown pass to Gary Garrison by rookie Jesse Freitas, making his first appearance in a league game after Dan Fouts was injured. The winning score came two plays after the Chiefs had tied the score on an 84-yard pass from Len Dawson to Larry Brunson, who caught eight for 193 yards. Dawson set a club record with 26 completions in 44 attempts, topping his own mark of 25 in 1963 and 1966.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE159.1  (8)184.5  (5)343.6  (3)22
DEFENSE180.4  (24)168.5  (16)348.9  (25)12
OFFENSE126.0  (16)133.4  (19)259.4  (20)23
DEFENSE129.8  (12)174.9  (19)304.6  (15)26

Line: Chiefs by 5

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (3-6-0)070714
Kansas City Chiefs (3-6-0)00077

( 7- 0) SD Bo Matthews 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) ( 7- 7) KC Larry Brunson 84 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) (14- 7) SD Gary Garrison 71 yard pass from Jesse Freitas (Dennis Partee kick)
                     SD              KC
First Downs:         13              17
Rushes-yards:        47-143          30-81
Yards/rush:          3.0             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-21-122-2      26-45-381-1
Sacked-yards:        2-11            5-34
Net pass yards:      111             347
Net yards/pass:      4.8             6.9
Total net yards:     254             428
Total plays:         70 (67% run)    80 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     8-59            7-69

Attendance: 48,551

Passing:
SD: Jesse Freitas, 6 of 15 for 120 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Dan Fouts, 1 of 6 for 2 yards KC: Len Dawson, 26 of 44 for 381 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Jerrel Wilson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
SD: Bo Matthews, 21 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Glen Bonner, 21 for 59 yards; Cid Edwards, 3 for 9 yards; Jesse Freitas, 1 for 3 yards; Dan Fouts, 1 for -1 yards KC: Woody Green, 19 for 54 yards; Ed Podolak, 8 for 27 yards; Len Dawson, 2 for 2 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
SD: Gary Garrison, 2 for 84 yards and 1 TD; Harrison Davis, 2 for 26 yards; Bo Matthews, 1 for 6 yards; Cid Edwards, 1 for 4 yards; Glen Bonner, 1 for 2 yards KC: Larry Brunson, 8 for 193 yards and 1 TD; Ed Podolak, 8 for 75 yards; Barry Pearson, 4 for 56 yards; Woody Green, 3 for 27 yards; Morris Stroud, 1 for 16 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 8 yards; Andy Hamilton, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
SD: Tom Thompson, 2 for 54 yards KC: Cleo Miller, 3 for 80 yards
Punt returns:
SD: Danny Colbert, 3 for 26 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 8 for 56 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Sam Williams, 1 for 25 yards KC: Clyde Werner, 1 for 7 yards; Kerry Reardon, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SD: Dennis Partee, 11 for 492 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 8 for 319 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Ray Wersching, 0/1 KC: Jan Stenerud, 0/1


James Harris completed only five passes but two of them traveled 40 and 25 yards to Harold Jackson for touchdowns and Lawrence McCutcheon rushed for 140 yards -- his fifth trip over 100 this season -- as the Rams increased their Western Division lead to four games. The shutout was Los Angeles' second of the year. Atlanta was coached by Marion Campbell, who was elevated from defensive coordinator to replace Norm Van Brocklin five days before the game.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE113.9  (18)84.0  (26)197.9  (26)35
DEFENSE187.2  (26)110.6  (3)297.9  (14)21
OFFENSE164.9  (6)144.5  (18)309.4  (9)18
DEFENSE91.9  (1)134.8  (10)226.6  (2)14

Line: Rams by 13

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (2-7-0)00000
Los Angeles Rams (7-2-0)707721

( 0- 7) LA Harold Jackson 40 yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick) ( 0-14) LA Tony Baker 1 yard rush (David Ray kick) ( 0-21) LA Harold Jackson 25 yard pass from James Harris (David Ray kick)
                     ATL             LA
First Downs:         11              19
Rushes-yards:        32-119          46-189
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-24-99-0      5-13-130-1
Sacked-yards:        5-54            1-7
Net pass yards:      45              123
Net yards/pass:      1.6             8.8
Total net yards:     164             312
Total plays:         61 (52% run)    60 (76% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     6-71            3-23

Attendance: 62,133

Passing:
ATL: Bob Lee, 10 of 21 for 89 yards; Kim McQuilken, 1 of 3 for 10 yards LA: James Harris, 5 of 13 for 130 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
ATL: Art Malone, 13 for 49 yards; Dave Hampton, 12 for 43 yards; Bob Lee, 3 for 13 yards; Eddie Ray, 3 for 11 yards; Haskel Stanback, 1 for 3 yards LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 22 for 140 yards; John Cappelletti, 7 for 27 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 5 for 15 yards; Tony Baker, 5 for 12 yards and 1 TD; James Harris, 4 for 8 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 0 yards; Steve Preece, 1 for -4 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for -9 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Art Malone, 6 for 33 yards; Ken Burrow, 2 for 32 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 14 yards; Eddie Ray, 1 for 10 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 10 yards LA: Harold Jackson, 3 for 79 yards and 2 TDs; Lawrence McCutcheon, 1 for 42 yards; John Cappelletti, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Gerald Tinker, 4 for 80 yards LA: Cullen Bryant, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Gerald Tinker, 2 for 18 yards; Ray Brown, 1 for 19 yards LA: Cullen Bryant, 3 for 24 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Ray Brown, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 9 for 348 yards LA: Mike Burke, 4 for 162 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/1


Greg Pruitt returned the opening kickoff 88 yards, the longest of the season in the AFC, and Thom Darden went 29 yards after recovering a fumble to give the Browns a running start against the Patriots in the first two minutes. After New England fought back to tie on two touchdowns by Sam Cunningham, a 25-yard punt return by Pruitt set up a winning four-yard run by Ken Brown. Cleveland had kicked an apparent tie-breaking field goal before Brown scored, but New England was offside and the Browns took the first down and went for the touchdown. Pruitt accounted for 196 yards overall and Darden had two interceptions.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE151.4  (10)123.9  (23)275.2  (14)16
DEFENSE154.6  (21)182.6  (22)337.2  (24)18
OFFENSE172.4  (1)166.9  (9)339.2  (5)17
DEFENSE109.1  (5)187.6  (23)296.8  (13)22

Line: Patriots by 11

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (3-6-0)1400721
New England Patriots (6-3-0)0140014

( 7- 0) CLE Greg Pruitt 88 yard kickoff return (Don Cockroft kick) (14- 0) CLE Thom Darden 29 yard fumble return (Don Cockroft kick) (14- 7) NE Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) (14-14) NE Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) (21-14) CLE Ken Brown 4 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
                     CLE             NE
First Downs:         10              17
Rushes-yards:        34-100          45-164
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-18-116-0     9-21-134-4
Sacked-yards:        3-33            2-11
Net pass yards:      83              123
Net yards/pass:      4.0             5.3
Total net yards:     183             287
Total plays:         55 (61% run)    68 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             5-2
Turnovers:           2               6
Penalties-yards:     6-67            8-70

Attendance: 57,263

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 10 of 18 for 116 yards NE: Jim Plunkett, 9 of 21 for 134 yards (4 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Hugh McKinnis, 15 for 59 yards; Ken Brown, 10 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Greg Pruitt, 6 for 10 yards; Brian Sipe, 3 for 8 yards NE: Sam Cunningham, 20 for 75 yards and 2 TDs; Mack Herron, 18 for 61 yards; Jim Plunkett, 7 for 28 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 4 for 46 yards; Dave Sullivan, 2 for 26 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 2 for 16 yards; Milt Morin, 1 for 19 yards; Ken Brown, 1 for 9 yards NE: Mack Herron, 4 for 42 yards; Randy Vataha, 2 for 40 yards; Reggie Rucker, 1 for 28 yards; Bob Adams, 1 for 18 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 1 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Billy Lefear, 1 for 32 yards NE: Mack Herron, 3 for 33 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Thom Darden, 3 for 14 yards; Greg Pruitt, 2 for 52 yards NE: Mack Herron, 6 for 80 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Thom Darden, 2 for 14 yards; Charlie Hall, 1 for 25 yards; Van Green, 1 for 20 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 8 for 338 yards NE: Bruce Barnes, 7 for 251 yards
Field Goals:


Bob Griese threw three first-half touchdown passes and the Dolphin defense contained the Saints' attack throughout as Miami won its fourth straight game and gained a tie for first place in the AFC East as a result of Buffalo's loss to Houston. Rookie Benny Malone ran for 76 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE167.4  (3)152.6  (14)320.0  (8)18
DEFENSE112.6  (6)166.0  (15)278.6  (10)20
OFFENSE134.6  (14)129.5  (21)264.1  (19)22
DEFENSE120.4  (8)132.5  (8)252.9  (7)22

Line: Dolphins by 12

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (7-2-0)1470021
New Orleans Saints (3-6-0)00000

( 7- 0) MIA Jim Mandich 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (14- 0) MIA Nat Moore 12 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (21- 0) MIA Jim Mandich 2 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     MIA             NO
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        37-141          30-157
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-18-97-0      17-32-137-1
Sacked-yards:        2-16            4-21
Net pass yards:      81              116
Net yards/pass:      4.0             3.2
Total net yards:     222             273
Total plays:         57 (64% run)    66 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     7-45            3-35

Attendance: 68,339

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 10 of 15 for 93 yards and 3 TDs; Earl Morrall, 1 of 3 for 4 yards NO: Archie Manning, 15 of 24 for 115 yards (1 int); Larry Cipa, 2 of 8 for 22 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Benny Malone, 16 for 76 yards; Larry Csonka, 8 for 25 yards; Jim Kiick, 7 for 12 yards; Hubert Ginn, 4 for 13 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 15 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 0 yards NO: Jess Phillips, 15 for 48 yards; Howard Stevens, 5 for 24 yards; Alvin Maxson, 4 for 22 yards; Archie Manning, 3 for 37 yards; Larry Cipa, 2 for 24 yards; Bill Butler, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Jim Mandich, 3 for 10 yards and 2 TDs; Paul Warfield, 2 for 27 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 4 yards NO: Paul Seal, 4 for 53 yards; Howard Stevens, 3 for 36 yards; Jess Phillips, 3 for 8 yards; Alvin Maxson, 3 for 7 yards; Joel Parker, 2 for 3 yards; Bob Newland, 1 for 23 yards; Jack DeGrenier, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 1 for 26 yards NO: Howard Stevens, 3 for 56 yards; Don Coleman, 1 for 4 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 6 for 99 yards NO: Howard Stevens, 4 for 29 yards; Chris Farasopoulos, 1 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Bob Matheson, 1 for 10 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 8 for 366 yards NO: Tom Blanchard, 7 for 309 yards
Field Goals:


Joe Namath completed a five-yard touchdown pass to Emerson Boozer after 6:53 of the overtime period to give the Jets the first extra period victory in an NFL regular season game. The Giants won the toss at the outset of the overtime and drove to the Jets' 25 but, on fourth down, Pete Gogolak missed a 42-yard field goal attempt. Namath's touchdown pass climaxed a 75-yard drive. The Jets tied the game in regulation on a three-yard run by Namath in the fourth period.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE105.4  (21)163.8  (10)269.1  (16)24
DEFENSE184.5  (25)126.8  (6)311.2  (18)8
OFFENSE104.5  (22)148.1  (15)252.6  (22)23
DEFENSE144.9  (18)174.2  (17)319.1  (21)18

Line: Giants by 6

Team1234OTF
New York Jets (2-7-0)7337626
New York Giants (2-7-0)31070020

( 7- 0) NYJ David Knight 19 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 26 yard field goal ( 7-10) NYG Bob Tucker 2 yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick) (10-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 34 yard field goal (10-13) NYG Pete Gogolak 22 yard field goal (13-13) NYJ Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal (13-20) NYG Bob Grim 12 yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick) (20-20) NYJ Joe Namath 3 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) (26-20) NYJ Emerson Boozer 5 yard pass from Joe Namath
                     NYJ             NYG
First Downs:         27              22
Rushes-yards:        45-189          33-124
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-31-236-0     21-32-237-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-21
Net pass yards:      236             216
Net yards/pass:      7.6             6.2
Total net yards:     425             340
Total plays:         76 (59% run)    68 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               0
Penalties-yards:     2-15            1-5

Attendance: 64,327

Passing:
NYJ: Joe Namath, 20 of 31 for 236 yards and 2 TDs NYG: Craig Morton, 21 of 32 for 237 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
NYJ: Robert Burns, 21 for 101 yards; Emerson Boozer, 13 for 58 yards; Hank Bjorklund, 7 for 22 yards; Joe Namath, 3 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Jazz Jackson, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Doug Kotar, 12 for 35 yards; Joe Dawkins, 11 for 49 yards; Leon McQuay, 10 for 40 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Jerome Barkum, 5 for 24 yards; David Knight, 4 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Emerson Boozer, 4 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Rich Caster, 3 for 68 yards; Robert Burns, 2 for 30 yards; Eddie Bell, 1 for 8 yards; Hank Bjorklund, 1 for 7 yards NYG: Joe Dawkins, 6 for 37 yards; Walker Gillette, 5 for 83 yards; Bob Grim, 5 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Bob Tucker, 5 for 55 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
NYJ: Lou Piccone, 5 for 115 yards NYG: Doug Kotar, 3 for 68 yards; Leon McQuay, 2 for 54 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 53 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Roscoe Word, 1 for 22 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 9 yards NYG: Leon McQuay, 1 for 12 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 11 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
NYJ: Greg Gantt, 3 for 105 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 3 for 119 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 2/3 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 2/4


Ken Stabler put on a fine passing show, completing 20 of 24 for 248 yards and two touchdowns as Oakland ran its winning streak to eight games and snapped the Lions' string at four. Cliff Branch caught both TD passes and had five for 102 yards while Marv Hubbard ran for 111 yards on 16 carries, his third straight 100-plus day. Dan Conners' two interceptions boosted the Raiders' AFC-leading total to 21. Greg Landry, who suffered a fractured left shoulder in the preseason, returned to action in relief of Bill Munson late in the game.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE87.8  (26)167.9  (8)255.6  (21)11
DEFENSE135.5  (14)175.5  (20)311.0  (17)21
OFFENSE169.2  (2)161.5  (12)330.8  (7)15
DEFENSE147.0  (19)130.0  (7)277.0  (9)27

Line: Raiders by 11

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (4-5-0)037313
Oakland Raiders (8-1-0)14714035

( 0- 7) OAK Marv Hubbard 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick) ( 0-14) OAK Harold Hart 25 yard rush (George Blanda kick) ( 0-21) OAK Cliff Branch 15 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) ( 3-21) DET Errol Mann 32 yard field goal ( 3-28) OAK Cliff Branch 36 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) (10-28) DET Altie Taylor 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) (10-35) OAK Marv Hubbard 20 yard rush (George Blanda kick) (13-35) DET Errol Mann 35 yard field goal
                     DET             OAK
First Downs:         14              31
Rushes-yards:        21-63           41-284
Yards/rush:          3.0             6.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-35-206-2     20-27-248-0
Sacked-yards:        2-21            2-20
Net pass yards:      185             228
Net yards/pass:      5.0             7.9
Total net yards:     248             512
Total plays:         58 (36% run)    70 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             7.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     2-10            10-72

Attendance: 51,973

Passing:
DET: Bill Munson, 17 of 29 for 182 yards (1 int); Greg Landry, 2 of 6 for 24 yards (1 int) OAK: Ken Stabler, 20 of 24 for 248 yards and 2 TDs; Larry Lawrence, 0 of 3 for 0 yards
Rushing:
DET: Jim Hooks, 9 for 38 yards; Altie Taylor, 7 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Bill Munson, 2 for 10 yards; Greg Landry, 2 for 6 yards; Steve Owens, 1 for 4 yards OAK: Marv Hubbard, 16 for 111 yards and 2 TDs; Charlie Smith, 9 for 21 yards; Harold Hart, 8 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 3 for 24 yards; Pete Banaszak, 2 for 9 yards; Larry Lawrence, 1 for 19 yards; Bob Hudson, 1 for 12 yards; Warren Bankston, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
DET: Ron Jessie, 5 for 44 yards; Altie Taylor, 4 for 36 yards; Bob Pickard, 3 for 40 yards; Charlie Sanders, 2 for 48 yards; Larry Walton, 2 for 24 yards; Jim Hooks, 2 for 2 yards; Jimmie Jones, 1 for 12 yards OAK: Cliff Branch, 5 for 102 yards and 2 TDs; Fred Biletnikoff, 4 for 48 yards; Charlie Smith, 4 for 35 yards; Marv Hubbard, 3 for 32 yards; Bob Moore, 2 for 15 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 12 yards; Frank Pitts, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Jimmie Jones, 5 for 108 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 5 yards OAK: Harold Hart, 2 for 42 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 17 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Dick Jauron, 1 for -1 yards OAK: Ron Smith, 1 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Dan Conners, 2 for 1 yard
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 4 for 153 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 3 for 134 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 2/2


The Redskins fell behind 20-7 before linebacker Chris Hanburger fell on a fumble to reduce the deficit to 20-14, then Sonny Jurgensen entered in the third period and directed scoring drives for a pair of field goals and threw a winning touchdown pass of 30 yards to Charley Taylor with 2:13 remaining. Taylor had nine receptions for 155 yards and boosted his career total to 568 for third place on the NFL all-time receiving list. A late Philadelphia march for a possible tie was halted when Ken Stone intercepted a Roman Gabriel pass on the Washington 3.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE99.0  (24)194.9  (2)293.9  (11)15
DEFENSE100.0  (2)116.9  (4)216.9  (1)20
OFFENSE112.2  (19)155.0  (13)267.2  (18)16
DEFENSE154.8  (22)174.2  (17)329.0  (23)20

Line: Redskins by 6

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (6-3-0)70101027
Philadelphia Eagles (4-5-0)776020

( 0- 7) PHI Harold Carmichael 6 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick) ( 7- 7) WAS Duane Thomas 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) ( 7-14) PHI Harold Carmichael 13 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick) ( 7-20) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (run failed) (14-20) WAS Chris Hanburger 0 yard fumble return (Mark Moseley kick) (17-20) WAS Mark Moseley 40 yard field goal (20-20) WAS Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal (27-20) WAS Charley Taylor 30 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Mark Moseley kick)
                     WAS             PHI
First Downs:         15              23
Rushes-yards:        23-46           31-84
Yards/rush:          2.0             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-42-258-1     24-48-211-2
Sacked-yards:        4-33            2-28
Net pass yards:      225             183
Net yards/pass:      4.9             3.7
Total net yards:     271             267
Total plays:         69 (33% run)    81 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     9-67            6-47

Attendance: 65,947

Passing:
WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 14 of 23 for 172 yards and 1 TD; Billy Kilmer, 7 of 19 for 86 yards (1 int) PHI: Roman Gabriel, 24 of 47 for 211 yards and 3 TDs (2 int); Harold Carmichael, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 7 for 28 yards; Moses Denson, 7 for 21 yards; Duane Thomas, 7 for 0 yards and 1 TD; Sonny Jurgensen, 2 for -3 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 16 for 29 yards; Norm Bulaich, 8 for 27 yards; Roman Gabriel, 4 for 26 yards; Tom Bailey, 3 for 2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 9 for 155 yards and 1 TD; Moses Denson, 4 for 26 yards; Larry Brown, 3 for 36 yards; Roy Jefferson, 3 for 19 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 20 yards; Duane Thomas, 1 for 2 yards PHI: Don Zimmerman, 5 for 61 yards; Tom Sullivan, 5 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Charle Young, 5 for 45 yards; Norm Bulaich, 4 for 9 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 32 yards and 2 TDs; Tom Bailey, 2 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Larry Jones, 3 for 101 yards PHI: Randy Jackson, 4 for 73 yards; Larry Marshall, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Ken Houston, 2 for 1 yard; Larry Jones, 1 for 12 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 5 for 60 yards; Larry Marshall, 1 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Ken Stone, 1 for 31 yards; Brig Owens, 1 for 19 yards PHI: John Bunting, 1 for 12 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 7 for 289 yards PHI: Merritt Kersey, 9 for 297 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 2/4


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