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Washington Commanders
Washington Redskins
@
New York Jets
New York Jets
Date
November 5, 1972
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
WAS 35 — NYJ 17 F

Stadium

Capacity: 82,500

Inaugurated: 01/01/1964

Broadcast

not televised

Announcers

Strike - cables cut at Shea Stadium

Summary

WAS and NYJ combined for 370 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Larry Brown led WAS with 48 rushing yards while John Riggins paced NYJ with 85. Through the air, Larry Brown topped WAS with 96 receiving yards while Rich Caster led NYJ with 70.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat WAS NYJ
First Downs 7 19
Rush-Yds-TDs 28-89-0 29-106-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 7-16-222-3-1 15-28-148-1-3
Sacked-Yards 0-0 3-32
Net Pass Yards 222 116
Total Yards 311 222
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 2 4
Penalties-Yards 11-121 2-30

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat WAS NYJ
First Downs 7 19
Rush-Yds-TDs 28-89-0 29-106-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 7-16-222-3-1 15-28-148-1-3
Sacked-Yards 0-0 3-32
Net Pass Yards 222 116
Total Yards 311 222
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 2 4
Penalties-Yards 11-121 2-30

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Redskins Roy Jefferson 45 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) 7-0
Jets John Riggins 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) 7-7
2 Jets Bobby Howfield 13 yard field goal 7-10
Redskins Charley Taylor 70 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) 14-10
Redskins Chris Hanburger 41 yard interception return (Curt Knight kick) 21-10
3 Redskins Larry Brown 89 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) 28-10
4 Jets Don Maynard 15 yard pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) 28-17
Redskins Verlon Biggs 16 yard defensive fumble return (Curt Knight kick) 35-17

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