1974 Game by Game
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| 1974 - Regular Season Record: 7-7 | ||
| 09/15/74 | at Kansas City | 24-16 |
| 09/22/74 | at Chicago | 23-21 |
| 09/29/74 | at Buffalo | 16-12 |
| 10/07/74 | at Miami | 21-17 |
| 10/13/74 | New England | 24-0 |
| 10/20/74 | Baltimore | 35-20 |
| 10/27/74 | Los Angeles | 20-13 |
| 11/03/74 | Houston | 27-22 |
| 11/10/74 | at New York | 26-20 |
| 11/17/74 | at New England | 21-16 |
| 11/24/74 | Miami | 17-14 |
| 12/01/74 | San Diego | 27-14 |
| 12/08/74 | Buffalo | 20-10 |
| 12/15/74 | at Baltimore | 45-38 |
The 1974 regular season.
Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
- Game attendance: 73,959
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Caster 16 pass from Namath (kick failed)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Bell 7 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
- KC - Podolak 2 run (Stenerud kick)
- NYJ - FG Howfield 25
- KC - Upshaw 52 interception return (Stenerud kick)
3rd Quarter
- KC - FG Stenerud 27
4th Quarter
- KC - E.Thomas 38 interception return (Stenerud kick)
Week 2: at Chicago Bears
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 | |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
- Game attendance: 50,213
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Caster 16 pass from Namath (kick failed)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Jackson 24 fumble recovery return (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - Boozer 3 run (Howfield kick)
3rd Quarter
- CHI - Garrett 11 pass from Huff (Roder kick)
- CHI - Parsons 4 pass from Huff (Roder kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Howfield 39
- CHI - Harrison 1 run (Roder kick)
Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park
- Game attendance: 76,866
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BUF - Ferguson 1 run (Leypoldt kick)
2nd Quarter
- BUF - FG Leypoldt 21
- NYJ - Riggins 13 run (kick failed)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Howfield 31
- NYJ - FG Howfield 40
4th Quarter
- BUF - Braxton 21 run (Leypoldt kick)
Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Game attendance: 61,527
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- MIA - Mandich 2 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick)
2nd Quarter
- MIA - Csonka 1 run (Yepremian kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Riggins 9 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
- NYJ - FG Howfield 43
4th Quarter
- MIA - Ginn 41 run (Yepremian kick)
- NYJ - Caster 89 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
Week 5: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 57,828
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NE - Cunningham 6 run (Smith kick)
2nd Quarter
- NE - FG Smith 37
4th Quarter
- NE - Cunningham 1 run (Smith kick)
- NE - Geddes 29 interception return (Smith kick)
Week 6: vs Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 51,745
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BAL - Jones 9 run (Linhart kick)
2nd Quarter
- BAL - Speyrer 15 pass from Jones (Linhart kick)
- NYJ - Owens fumble recovery in end zone (Howfield kick)
- BAL - Orduna 2 run (Linhart kick)
4th Quarter
- BAL - Mitchell 1 run (Linhart kick)
- NYJ - Knight 13 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
- BAL - Jones 32 run (Linhart kick)
- NYJ - Barkum 7 pass from Namath (kick failed)
Week 7: vs Los Angeles Rams
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 56,110
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- LA - Harris 12 run (kick blocked)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Adamle 2 run (Gantt kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Boozer 14 run (kick failed)
4th Quarter
- LA - McCutcheon 23 run (Ray kick)
- LA - McCutcheon 1 run (Ray kick)
Week 8: vs Houston Oilers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Houston Oilers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | |
| New York Jets | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 47,218
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- HOU - Moore 22 interception return (Butler kick)
- NYJ - Jackson 20 pass from Namath (kick failed)
- HOU - B.Johnson 29 pass from pastorini (Butler kick)
- NYJ - Boozer 12 run (Howfield kick)
2nd Quarter
- HOU - FG Butler 45
- NYJ - Knight 42 pass from Namath (Howfield kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Butler 46
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Howfield 35
- HOU - Rodgers 1 run (Butler kick)
Week 9: at New York Giants
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | |
| New York Giants | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
at Yale Bowl, New Haven
- Game attendance: 64,327
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Knight 19 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
- NYG - FG Gogolak 26
2nd Quarter
- NYG - Tucker 2 pass from Morton (Gogolak kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 34
- NYG - FG Gogolak 22
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 22
- NYG - Grim 12 pass from Morton (Gogolak kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Namath 3 run (Leahy kick)
Overtime
- NYJ - Boozer 5 pass from Namath
Week 10: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Boston
- Game attendance: 57,165
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Burns 11 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NE - FG Smith 32
- NYJ - Boozer 4 run (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NE - Herron 5 run (Smith kick)
- NE - FG Smith 44
- NYJ - Knight 34 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NE - FG Smith 35
Week 11: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 57,162
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Caster 2 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Griese 6 run (Yepremian kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 34
- MIA - Kiick 8 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick)
- NYJ - Caster 45 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
Week 12: vs San Diego Chargers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
| New York Jets | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 44,888
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Riggins 4 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 20
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Riggins 3 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Riggins 2 run (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 45
4th Quarter
- SD - Garrison 28 pass from D.Woods (Partee kick)
- SD - D.Woods 4 run (Partee kick)
Week 13: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 31,982
Scoring Summary
3rd Quarter
- BUF - Hill 41 pass from Ferguson (Leypoldt kick)
- NYJ - Caster 9 pass from Namath (kick blocked)
4th Quarter
- BUF - FG Leypoldt 36
- NYJ - Barkum 36 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Baker 67 interception return (Leahy kick)
Week 14: at Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 34 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
- Game attendance: 31,651
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Barkum 25 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- BAL - Mitchell 5 pass from Jones (Linhart kick)
- NYJ - Riggins 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Riggins 2 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Owens 29 interception return (Leahy kick)
- BAL - FG Linhart 26
3rd Quarter
- BAL - Chester 9 pass from Jones (Linhart kick)
- NYJ - Caster 39 pass from Namath (Leahy kick)
- BAL - Mitchell 16 pass from Jones (Linhart kick)
4th Quarter
- BUF - FG Leypoldt 12
- NYJ - FG Leahy 25
- NYJ - Adamle 3 run (Linhart kick)
- BAL - Jones 1 run (Linhart kick)
- BAL - McCauley 10 pass from Jones (Linhart kick)
