Week 4, 1975

played in Kansas City, MO

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New York (A) Titans37100-20
Kansas City Chiefs0307-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:58 NYT - Pat Leahy 41 field goal
2Q: 12:12 KCY - Tom Dempsey 44 field goal
2Q: 01:41 NYT - O.J. Simpson 15 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 11:10 NYT - Pat Leahy 35 field goal
3Q: 10:35 NYT - Rickey McBeal 12 fumble return (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 13:54 KCY - Gary Hammond 1 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)

Team StatisticsNYTKCY
Record2-21-3
First Downs2117
- by Rushing97
- by Passing1210
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards340255
- Offensive Plays6352
- Yards per Play5.404.90
Net Rushing Yards163136
- Rushing Attempts3126
- Yards per Rush5.265.23
Net Passing Yards177119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 22 - 022 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards191147
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/144/28
- Yards per Pass Play5.534.58
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions8/145/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.15.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/554/34
Punt Returns/Yards1/21/-2
Kick Returns/Yards2/572/55
Interception Ret./Yards2/80/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 22
Time of Possession32:5627:04

Drive Charts

New York (A) Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:297:39OWN 131463Field Goal
212:052:48OWN 42418Punt
25:303:55OWN 24976Touchdown
20:250:25OWN 221-5Half
315:003:57OWN 38844Field Goal
39:112:54OWN 3157Punt
413:474:23OWN 20835Punt
49:100:59OPP 3331Missed FG
45:565:56OWN 201156Game
Kansas City Chiefs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:31OWN 4465Punt
13:506:45OWN 201453Field Goal
29:173:47OWN 20624Punt
21:351:10OWN 2035Punt
311:030:40OWN 202-8Fumble
310:231:12OWN 2921Interception
36:177:30OWN 81492Touchdown
49:240:14OWN 1132Fumble
48:112:15OWN 39527Interception

Game MVP: O.J. Simpson, New York (A) Titans

Rushing Statistics

New York (A)AttYardsAvgLG10+TD
O.J. Simpson231335.781551
Rod Phillips7324.571110
Joe Namath1-2-2.00-200
Kansas CityAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Hammond12564.671011
Marco King12705.833220
Steve Hunter2105.00600

Passing Statistics

New York (A)AttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Namath30221912/14023089.7
Kansas CityAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Hunter22171474/28026256.4

Receiving Statistics

New York (A)CatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB O.J. Simpson67518.5015150
WR Bo Rather45369.000140
WR Everett Conley474611.501230
WR Bob Pickard242010.008160
FB John Riggins22115.50080
WR Tim George111111.001110
RB Ricky Baker1144.00440
TE Eric Sanderson1155.00050
RB Rod Phillips1177.00070
TE Irv Newton0100.00000
Kansas CityCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gloster Richardson565310.606170
WR Bob Chandler44297.252130
WR Willie Miller24199.500110
WR Jubilee Dunbar1155.00050
RB Gary Hammond112626.0021260
TE Bob Klein1199.00090
FB Sean Rolle1155.00050
RB Marco King1100.00000
TE Lorenzo Jasso1211.00010
WR John Holland0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New York (A)IntsYardsAvgTD
CB Earlie Thomas284.000
Kansas CityIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New York (A)FumbRecovForceTD
Rickey McBeal0101
Lawrence Wiggins0100
Ron Acks0010
John Ebersole0010
Kansas CityFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Hunter1000
Marco King1000

Punting Statistics

New York (A)PuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marvin Tuupo313645.339.3522
Kansas CityPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Jennings312541.741.0551

Kicking Statistics

New York (A)FGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Pat Leahy2/31/20/0412/2
Kansas CityFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tom Dempsey1/11/10/0441/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York (A)RetYardsAvgTD
Tim George122.00
Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill1-2-2.00

Kick Return Statistics

New York (A)RetYardsAvgTD
O.J. Simpson25728.50
Kansas CityRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill12424.00
Gary Hammond13131.00

Defensive Statistics

New York (A)TackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jim LeClair720.02626
OLB Greg Brezina610.02625
CB Lawrence Wiggins610.02525
S Ron Smith520.02325
OLB Mike Kolen422.51820
DE Ron Acks401.01926
CB Kennedy McCargo220.51922
DE Richard Neal240.02224
CB Earlie Thomas210.02125
DT Rickey McBeal200.02324
S Roderick Vance200.02423
S Ed Jones110.066
ILB John Ebersole100.082
CB Antonio Dodge100.011
Kansas CityTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Willie Lanier930.03132
DT Bob Briggs510.52624
S Dick Jauron550.02425
OLB Jim Lynch520.02326
ILB Ross Brupbacher500.01416
DT Buck Buchanan500.02930
CB Fabian Damkroger310.02824
S Bruce Halford310.01415
CB Jim Marsalis300.02931
S Mike Sensibaugh300.02725
DE Marvin Upshaw201.52831
CB Emmitt Thomas200.02228
DE Wilbur Young110.02830
OLB Dan Buffone100.042
DT Frank Byrne100.049
QB Steve Hunter10---------
WR Willie Miller10---------
DE Cory Joyner010.032

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (A)SackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Mike Kolen2.500020
DE Ron Acks1.000026
CB Kennedy McCargo0.500022
OLB Greg Brezina0.000125
Kansas CitySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Marvin Upshaw1.502231
DT Bob Briggs0.500024
DE Wilbur Young0.011130
DT Buck Buchanan0.010030

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (A)CaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Earlie Thomas30225
ILB Jim LeClair30026
CB Lawrence Wiggins30025
OLB Greg Brezina21025
CB Kennedy McCargo20022
DE Ron Acks10026
S Ron Smith10025
CB Antonio Dodge1001
S Roderick Vance10023
ILB Tyrus Heskew0103
Kansas CityCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jim Marsalis31031
S Dick Jauron30025
ILB Ross Brupbacher20016
ILB Willie Lanier20032
OLB Jim Lynch20026
S Mike Sensibaugh20025
CB Emmitt Thomas20028
CB Fabian Damkroger20024
DT Bob Briggs10024
OLB Dan Buffone1002
DT Frank Byrne1009
S Bruce Halford10015

Blocking Statistics

New York (A)KeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Michael Crespo35020130
Wayne Mulligan25025125
Kurt Schumacher25024027
Todd Watkins23025025
Randal Farley14022022
John Riggins13019016
Bob Johnson120607
Irv Newton11010014
Eric Sanderson02020015
Kansas CityKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jack Rudnay46122124
Mike Montler36125024
Gerry Mullins27122121
Vern Holland12022022
Harris Lehan110603
Sean Rolle020903
Dennis Nelson0006112
Herbert Scott000517

Special Teams Tackles

New York (A)TacklesSTPlays
Daniel Reiner116
Ed Jones17
Bob Pickard12
Kansas CityTacklesSTPlays
Jubilee Dunbar212
Lorenzo Jasso17

Participation

New York (A)RPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Joe Namath3132---------63
Wayne Mulligan2525------656
Greg Brezina------2625253
Jim LeClair------2626153
Everett Conley2122------952
O.J. Simpson2423------451
Michael Crespo2030------151
Lawrence Wiggins------2525151
Kurt Schumacher2427---------51
Ron Smith------2325250
Todd Watkins2525---------50
Bo Rather1720------1148
Earlie Thomas------2125248
Rickey McBeal------2324148
Kennedy McCargo------1922748
Roderick Vance------2423148
Richard Neal------2224147
Randal Farley2222------347
Ron Acks------1926146
Tim George1719------743
John Riggins1916------641
Eric Sanderson2015------540
Mike Kolen------1820139
Irv Newton1014------1337
Bob Pickard1418------234
David Shiancoe1412------632
Rod Phillips811------726
Karl Chandler810------624
Ricky Baker52------1522
Ed Jones------66719
Jesse Burgess112------518
Daniel Reiner------111618
Bob Johnson67------316
Tyrus Heskew------53715
Christian Howe------42915
John Ebersole------82313
Antonio Dodge------1179
Pat Leahy00------88
Roosevelt Winters------3238
Greg Foggie------70---7
Deron DeLorraine------42---6
Pete Cusick------1236
Tim Gray00------33
Marvin Tuupo00------33
Dusty Malinsky00---------0
Kansas CityRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jim Marsalis------29311171
Willie Lanier------3132366
Buck Buchanan------2930362
Marvin Upshaw------2831362
Wilbur Young------2830361
Fabian Damkroger------2824961
Jim Lynch------2326655
Mike Sensibaugh------2725355
Dick Jauron------2425453
Emmitt Thomas------2228353
Bob Briggs------2624252
Steve Hunter2626---------52
Gary Hammond1717------1549
Mike Montler2524---------49
Jack Rudnay2224------248
Gerry Mullins2221------447
Bob Chandler2222------145
Lorenzo Jasso1919------745
Vern Holland2222---------44
Charlie Getty2217---------39
Ross Brupbacher------1416232
Willie Miller1220---------32
Bruce Halford------1415130
Gloster Richardson1213------328
John Holland610------1026
Sean Rolle93------1224
Tony Chryplewicz76------1124
Marco King1211------124
Bob Klein136------322
Dennis Nelson612------422
Dan Buffone------421420
Bill Cahill------411419
Jubilee Dunbar13------1216
Herbert Scott57------416
Frank Byrne------49---13
Harris Lehan63------413
Cory Joyner------3238
Dale Tamburrino------3137
Mike Fuller------0077
Tom Dempsey00------44
Dave Jennings00------44
Arnold Ellis------0033
Mike Cofer------00---0
Webster Caldwell00---------0
Byron Amey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2136.5
Middle211105.2
Right7426.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4235.8
Middle211125.3
Right111.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (A)AttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Namath30221021330
Kansas CityAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Hunter22171012012

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65254.2
Short (0-8 Yds)1612895.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)64549.0
Long (19+ Yds)212311.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32268.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1210574.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)556412.8
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (A)TargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB O.J. Simpson76051023
WR Everett Conley74146122
WR Bo Rather54036020
WR Bob Pickard42120018
FB John Riggins22011016
WR Tim George11011019
RB Ricky Baker110402
TE Eric Sanderson1105015
TE Irv Newton1000014
RB Rod Phillips1107011
Kansas CityTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gloster Richardson65053013
WR Bob Chandler44029022
WR Willie Miller42119020
TE Lorenzo Jasso2101019
WR Jubilee Dunbar110503
RB Gary Hammond11026117
WR John Holland1000010
TE Bob Klein110906
FB Sean Rolle110503
RB Marco King1100011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (A)AttYardsAvgOverall Avg
O.J. Simpson2199.505.78
Kansas CityAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gary Hammond221.004.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (A)AttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Namath2142.006.37
Kansas CityAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Hunter22147.006.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (A)TargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bob Pickard2142.005.00
Kansas CityTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Gloster Richardson1133.008.83
WR Willie Miller111111.004.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (A)RushesConversions
O.J. Simpson22
Rod Phillips22
Kansas CityRushesConversions
Gary Hammond21
Steve Hunter11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (A)AttCompConversions
Joe Namath954
Kansas CityAttCompConversions
Steve Hunter443

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (A)TargCatchConversions
WR Bob Pickard211
WR Everett Conley200
WR Bo Rather111
FB John Riggins110
RB O.J. Simpson111
TE Irv Newton100
RB Rod Phillips111
Kansas CityTargCatchConversions
WR Bob Chandler111
RB Gary Hammond111
TE Bob Klein111
WR Gloster Richardson110

SectionAttendance
Stadium46,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,900 (21,400)
End Zone10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,000 (3,300)