| New York Jets at Boston Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 27, 1970 Location: Cambridge, MA |
| Venue: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 36040 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 71 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Matt Snell 2 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Jim Nance 11 run (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Emerson Boozer 5 run (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pete Lammons 4 pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Earlie Thomas 36 interception return (Jim Turner kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Ron Sellers 40 pass from Mike Taliaferro (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Carl Garrett 6 run (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 25 FG | 31 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 83 | WR | George Sauer |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 61 | ROT | Roger Finnie |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 41 | RB | Matt Snell |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Mark Lomas |
| 85 | LDT | Steve Thompson |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 86 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 21 | LCB | Steve Tannen |
| 45 | LS | Earlie Thomas |
| 48 | RS | Gus Hollomon |
| 33 | RCB | W.K. Hicks |
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | OE | Bake Turner |
| 73 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Montler |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Barry Brown |
| 17 | QB | Mike Taliaferro |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| 34 | FL | Ron Sellers |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Lee Hunt |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 88 | RDE | Ron Berger |
| 51 | LLB | Mike Ballou |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 26 | LDH | Clarence Scott |
| 28 | LS | Art McMahon |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 23 | RDH | Daryl Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Matt Snell | 26 | 85 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Lee White | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Carl Garrett | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 0 | 96 | 4.8 | 1 | 76.2 | |||
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 3 | 153 | 6.4 | 1 | 41.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Snell | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| George Sauer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lee White | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Lammons | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Ron Sellers | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 1 | |
| Jim Nance | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Bake Turner | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Barry Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Earlie Thomas | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Ralph Baker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gus Hollomon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 0 | |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Mike Battle | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | ||
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Mike Battle | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dennis Onkotz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | ||
| Odell Lawson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Boston Patriots | |
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