| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 21, 1971 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 41577 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 37 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Marlin Briscoe 41 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 33 pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 37 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | George Nock 19 pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 31 FG | 20 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 15 | QB | Bob Davis |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 43 | LCB | John Dockery |
| 27 | LS | Phil Wise |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 68 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 62 | ROG | Levert Carr |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 76 | LDT | Mike McBath |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 56 | RLB | Al Andrews |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 21 | RS | Jackie Allen |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 20 | 61 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| George Nock | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| James Harris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Bob Davis | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 81 | 5.8 | 2 | 71.7 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 4 | 109 | 6.1 | 1 | 38.7 | |||
| James Harris | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | 20.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | |
| George Nock | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wayne Patrick | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Ike Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| W.K. Hicks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| John Dockery | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Al Atkinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gus Hollomon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Grantham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Pitts | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Vern Studdard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | ||
| Tim Beamer | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| Ike Hill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | ||
| Tim Beamer | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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