| New York Jets at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1972 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 56626 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 69 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 6 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Eddie Bell 65 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Sam Havrilak 40 pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim O'Brien 14 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim O'Brien 32 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 67 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 93 kickoff return (Jim O'Brien kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Don Maynard 28 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 10 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 27 | 20 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 14 FG | 30 | 20 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 1 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 30 | 27 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 79 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 37 | 27 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 21 pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) | 37 | 34 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 80 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 44 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 21 | LCB | Steve Tannen |
| 48 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Sam Havrilak |
| 28 | WR | Cotton Speyrer |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 61 | LOG | Cornelius Johnson |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 68 | ROT | Dennis Nelson |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 41 | RB | Tom Matte |
| 48 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 76 | LDT | Fred Miller |
| 79 | RDT | Jim Bailey |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 83 | LLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 32 | MLB | Mike Curtis |
| 56 | RLB | Ray May |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lonnie Hepburn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Unitas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 496 | 17.7 | 6 | 123.5 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 45 | 26 | 57.8 | 0 | 376 | 8.4 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 99.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Eddie Bell | 7 | 197 | 28.1 | 1 | |
| Rich Caster | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 3 | |
| John Riggins | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67t | 1 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| Tom Mitchell | 8 | 11 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Sam Havrilak | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 1 | |
| Cotton Speyrer | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | ||
| Cliff McClain | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| W.K. Hicks | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Matt Snell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 6 | 181 | 30.2 | 0 | ||
| Don McCauley | 1 | 93 | 93.0 | 93t | 1 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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