| New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: September 15, 1974 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 73959 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 14 pass from Joe Namath (grim00200 kick blocked) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Eddie Bell 7 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 2 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 25 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Marvin Upshaw 52 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 27 FG | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Emmitt Thomas 38 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 16 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 53 | C | Warren Koegel |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ed Galigher |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 70 | RDT | Larry Woods |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 54 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 55 | RLB | John Ebersole |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 21 | RS | Steve Tannen |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Charlie Getty |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 22 | 116 | 5.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 19 | 54 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Willie Ellison | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Len Dawson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brunson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 4 | 210 | 7.0 | 2 | 52.8 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 2 | 119 | 5.7 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Jerome Barkum | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| David Knight | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Larry Brunson | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Ellison | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve Tannen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Marvin Upshaw | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kerry Reardon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Roscoe Word | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Roscoe Word | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Bill Thomas | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Brunson | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 1.0 |
| Ed Galigher | 1.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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