Sunday October 10, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/10/1976:



Pat Leahy's 38-yard field goal with 48 seconds remaining broke a 14-14 deadlock, giving the Jets their first win of the season. Buffalo rookie Keith Moody tied the game with four minutes left on a 67-yard punt return but the Jets came right back with an eight-play, 69-yard drive setting up Leahy for his third field goal of the season. Ed Marinaro had his second consecutive 100-yard performance, gaining 119 yards on 31 carries.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE143.0  (13)180.0  (11)323.0  (12)4
DEFENSE185.8  (24)189.5  (22)375.2  (24)12
OFFENSE109.5  (26)120.0  (23)229.5  (26)11
DEFENSE198.8  (25)179.8  (17)378.5  (25)5

Line: Bills by 10

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (2-3-0)007714
New York Jets (1-4-0)770317

( 0- 7) NYJ Ed Marinaro 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) ( 0-14) NYJ Richard Osborne 2 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7-14) BUF Gary Marangi 1 yard rush (George Jakowenko kick) (14-14) BUF Keith Moody 67 yard punt return (George Jakowenko kick) (14-17) NYJ Pat Leahy 38 yard field goal
                     BUF             NYJ
First Downs:         11              20
Rushes-yards:        33-125          51-207
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-24-104-1     7-22-79-1
Sacked-yards:        3-24            3-16
Net pass yards:      80              63
Net yards/pass:      3.0             2.5
Total net yards:     205             270
Total plays:         60 (55% run)    76 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        6-4             3-3
Turnovers:           5               4
Penalties-yards:     5-49            6-55

Attendance: 52,416

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 8 of 18 for 64 yards (1 int); Gary Marangi, 3 of 6 for 40 yards NYJ: Richard Todd, 4 of 11 for 58 yards; Joe Namath, 3 of 11 for 21 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 15 for 53 yards; Jeff Kinney, 11 for 49 yards; Gary Marangi, 4 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 4 yards; Emmett Edwards, 1 for 0 yards NYJ: Ed Marinaro, 31 for 119 yards and 1 TD; Steve Davis, 9 for 45 yards; Richard Todd, 5 for 1 yard; Louie Giammona, 4 for 44 yards; Rich Caster, 2 for -2 yards
Receiving:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 5 for 39 yards; Paul Seymour, 3 for 34 yards; Bob Chandler, 2 for 24 yards; Emmett Edwards, 1 for 7 yards NYJ: Rich Caster, 4 for 53 yards; David Knight, 1 for 21 yards; Steve Davis, 1 for 3 yards; Richard Osborne, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 3 for 52 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 25 yards NYJ: Jazz Jackson, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 2 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Roland Hooks, 1 for 1 yard NYJ: Louie Giammona, 1 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Dwight Harrison, 1 for 18 yards NYJ: John Ebersole, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BUF: Marv Bateman, 7 for 318 yards NYJ: Duane Carrell, 7 for 238 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: George Jakowenko, 0/1 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/1


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