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1973-Dec-16 • NFL Game • Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets - OJ Going for 2000 Yards - Classic Football Radio Broadcast · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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  The Buffalo Bills faced the New York Jets at Shea Stadium for Week 14 of the 1973 NFL season on Sunday, December 16th, 1973.
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  The Jets were coached again by Wee Bubank in his 11th season.
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  The team had steadily declined since winning the Super Bowl in 1969, in part to drone Namath's repeated issues and missed games due to injuries.
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  The Bills had won the AFL Championship in back-to-back years in the mid-1960s under coach Lou Saban.
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  He then left the Bills and Buffalo spiraled into the cellar, only winning a total of nine games in four years from 1968 to 71.
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  There was one bright side to this failure, however, and that was getting the number one draft pick in 1969 and selecting running back OJ Simpson.
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  In 1972, the Bills hired Lou Saban back as their coach, and he decided to center the offense around OJ, giving him 20-25 carries a game, nearly double what he was getting previously.
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  He led the league with 1,251 yards in 1972, and in 1973 he had his eyes on history.
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  He broke the 1,000 yard mark during Week 7 and entered the final game of the season with 1,803 yards, just 60 yards shy of Jim Brown's record and a big game away from taking a shot at 2,000 yards.
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  This audio recording is from the radio broadcast featuring announcers Marty Glickman and Larry Grantham.
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  The first time the two teams played, OJ ran for 123 yards. It's the only time he surpassed 100 yards in his nine previous games against the New York Jets.
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  Well, I think that the New York Jets have a history of playing against the great backs. They play good football games against the better backs. Jim Nance, when he was having his great years up at the New England Patriots, never gained 100 yards against the New York Jets football team.
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  I think Al Atkinson was one of the reasons that Jim Nance never gained that yardage. Al Atkinson, he had to pull back, keep him from getting that yardage, and as you know, Al Atkinson was injured in the Buffalo game up in Buffalo earlier this year and missed a greater part of the ball game.
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  So OJ sent him to the restaurant and 23 yards. We'll have the answers to many of the situations posed by the ball game today. This is Marty Glickman with Larry Grantham, and after station identification and a 90-second message, we'll be back for the Jets-Buffalo Bills football game.
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  From J Stadium in New York City, it's NFL football as the New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills.
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  Good afternoon, everyone. This is Marty Gluckman with Larry Grantham welcoming you to the New York Jets Radio Network.
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  The Buffalo Bills starting lineup has just been introduced.
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  And along with it, the Raw from the crowd welcoming OJ Simpson back into J Stadium.
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  The New York Jets defensive unit will be introduced now. And to give you the starting lineup, here's Larry.
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  Thank you, Marty. Hello, everybody.
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  First, the defensive starting lineup of the New York Jets, since they did lose the toss and will be kicking the football off.
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  At left end, number 80, John Elliott. At left tackle, number 57, John Little.
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  At right tackle, number 81, Dick Neal. Number 84, right end, Mark Lomas.
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  The linebackers from left to right, Ralph Baker, number 51 to left.
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  John Ebersole, 55, in the middle. And Bill Ferguson, number 58, to right side.
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  The defensive backs, Dennis Howell, left corner, number 20, Berkett Lowen, number 22, at strong safety.
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  27, field wise, free safety.
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  Early Thomas, number 45, will be at right cornerback.
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  And now the starting off is the team of the Buffalo Bills.
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  At the split end position, number 40, JD Heal. Left tackle, 78, Dave Foley. Right tackle, 74, Donny Green.
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  At the left side, number 67, Joe Jeloman-Lurin, at right guard, number 68.
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  And the center, Mike Montler, number 53.
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  The flagger back today will be number 81, Bob Chandler.
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  Running backs will be layer-wide, number 38.
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  And of course, the man who is most likely to care the football in the first play from scrimmage, number 32,
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  61 yards to break Jimmy Brown's all-time rushing record, OJ Sub.
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  The quarterback will be Joe Ferguson.
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  That's Ricky, a quarterback, Larry.
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  It's been announced double the public address system, and you can tell by the reaction of the crowd
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  that your name will start a quarterback the first time the New York Jets have possession of the football.
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  There will be a brief ceremony now here in the snow and the cold,
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  where the New York Jets as a team will present a gift to their departing coach, Wee Bubank.
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  You know, Larry, they talk about Wee being head coach for 20 years, as he has been, nine with Baltimore,
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  11 with the New York Jets, and three world championships.
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  But actually, he's been coaching 46 years in high school, college, in the service,
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  and in both of the major professional football leagues.
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  They're going through the ceremony now around second base of simulating the thoughts,
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  and we want to stay on instead of breaking for the commercial at this juncture
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  so that we can properly hear the comments by the captain of the New York Jets
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  and by the coach of the New York Jets coaching his last ballgame.
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  Larry, this is the most emotional day I believe we could ever be in the life of a head football coach.
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  As you said, 20 years coaching pro football, but many more years just coaching football altogether.
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  But this is, I was in the locker room prior to the game, and Wee Bubank is really emotional.
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  Emerson Booza, number 32, is out at the 35-yard line in front of a pair of microphones,
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  along with Ralph Baker and Winston Hill, three of the old pro veterans of the New York Jets,
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  three of the best have it a play for Wee Bubank.
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  And Wee Bubank in a green great coat, his traditional white base ball cap on the New York Jets.
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  And out from the open end of the stadium comes a small tractor truck, a combination,
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  and as you know, it's all about Wee, and a whole bevy of photographers out at the 35-yard line
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  on the grass portion of the field.
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  And this little tractor truck is plundered out, rolled out.
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  It'll be used by Wee.
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  Trying to pick up his comments now.
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  That's Emerson Booza making the presentation.
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  Emerson Booza saying that his tractor is fully equipped with rotor blades,
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  shoveling facilities for the snow, snow clearing facilities,
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  as well as for the various uses of this tractor truck, which can be used at his home in Long Island.
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  Weeb taking the hands now of his three players out there,
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  and Weeb apparently will not say any words at all.
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  You were with him just a few moments ago before the ball game,
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  before the team came on the field, Larry, and I understand he was quite choked up.
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  He certainly was, Marty, and as we see Coach Eubank get into the riding lawn mower itself,
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  alongside Weston Hill, Ralph Baker, and Emerson Booza,
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  this crowd is really enjoying this whole moment.
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  So we'll be back with more about today's game right after this message.
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  Music playing.
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  Music playing.
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  Music playing.
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  The color guard in the center of the field now, out there alone,
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  as the national anthem was played and sung.
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  A good-sized crowd here, they're still pouring into Shea Stadium.
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  It could be close to capacity today.
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  We don't know how many no-shows will be present.
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  There are patches of open seats here and there at Shea.
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  But despite this 29-degree weather and this falling snow,
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  the place is almost filled as of now, and people are still coming into Shea Stadium.
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  Three men have been activated for the ballgame for the New York Jets, and three deactivated.
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  Jim Nance at fullback for John Riggins, Mike Taylor at linebacker in place of Bill Zapalak,
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  and Gary Petz in the line in place of Bob Cuius.
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  Those three, Nance, Taylor, and Petz, at the action today,
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  Riggins, Zapalak, and Cuius will not be in uniform today.
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  It's a far cry from a year ago for John Riggins when he had twice the total yardage that he has so far this year.
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  It's been a tough year for John Riggins.
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  He didn't come to camp early due to contract problems. He joined the team at the start of the season.
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  He just hadn't really performed as he did a year ago, Marty.
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  So he just hadn't attained the yardage that he had this time of the year.
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  And now ready to kick off is Bobby Houghfield kicking in towards the closed end of Shea Stadium.
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  Waiting at the goal line are Wallace Francis, a rookie, and Ray Jarvis, a third-year man.
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  Here's the kickoff. The kick is a low, twisting kick going over to the far sideline.
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  It might go out of bounds. It's rolling out snow.
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  It's been bounced by Francis along the far sideline up to the 20 to 25 along the far sideline.
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  From a loose ball, it goes out of bounds.
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  And it's still the Buffalo Bills in possession of the football.
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  And with the OJ Simpson's number 32, the same number won by Jimmy Brown as he goes out on the field.
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  We'll keep both track of his yardage during the course of the afternoon.
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  The ball is placed in bounds at the 29-yard line.
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  Well, Marty, do you really think you'd go care the ball in the first place in scrimmage?
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  A lot of points have been made that if he needs 64 carriers to gain 61 yards to set the record today,
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  he'll get those 64 carriers.
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  There's no better place to start than on the first place.
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  That's right. A lineup in the I-formation, a winged tee.
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  Braxton is playing fullback in front of OJ Simpson.
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  Signals are being called. Blanket on the right side of the rest of the ball club is tight.
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  Ferguson takes it. Gives it to OJ.
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  Drives it to the middle goal for five, four yards before he stops up to the 33-yard line.
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  From the 29 of the 33, so give him four yards on the play,
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  57 yards more to go for Jimmy Brown's record.
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  It'll be second and six, the ball at the 33-yard line on the Buffalo Bills.
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  And as we view back, they're in the course of the week.
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  Winning the ball game is primary. Records will come or not.
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  But winning the ball game is most important.
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  It's second and six at the 33-yard line.
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  Again, the I-formation, the sign-blanket on the left side.
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  Bob Chandler is on the flank. The rest of the team is tight.
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  Braxton in front of OJ.
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  Signals are being called by Joe Ferguson, the rookie quarterback.
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  Gives to OJ again. He drives up right tackle.
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  Picks down on the clear of the ball. Up to 40 to 45. He can go all the way.
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  He's doubled and forced, and he's down at the 40-yard line of the New York Jets.
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  A brilliant run again for OJ.
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  He's finally pinned at the 38-yard line of the New York Jets.
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  Big yardage on the play.
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  I believe he's 24 yards there, Marty.
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  On my calculation, kind of quickly, that would leave him with only his number to get,
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  32 yards, to go over the mark.
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  Well, it's first and 10, ball to Buffalo Bills.
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  The ball is at the New York Jets. 38-yard line.
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  The crowd responding to OJ's brilliant run.
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  All but on right tackle, and straight down the field.
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  First and 10 at the 38-yard line of the Jets.
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  Again, the I-formation on the backfield.
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  Braxton in front of OJ.
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  He's got a handoff again, OJ. The same play. Now he swings outside.
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  Cuts up right tackle. He's just at the 35 to the 34-yard line.
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  He picks up 4 yards more.
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  It'll be second and sixth at the 34 of the New York Jets.
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  Three running plays and three times OJ Simpson has carried the ball.
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  Well, what did you expect?
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  I expected him to catch, and he gets 6 to 1 yards to set the record,
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  and then possibly even catch farther, because I think this team wants that
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  rushing record that is within reach set by Miami a year ago.
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  277 yards this afternoon to attain this goal,
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  and I believe they're going out there to get it.
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  It's second and sixth at the 34 of the New York Jets.
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  Flank and T formation down on the flank to the left side of Sparks.
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  Now he comes in motion to the left side.
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  Chandler is moving, running over to the near side.
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  And the handoff goes to Pax. Pax drives up the middle.
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  It goes inside the 25 to the 23-yard line where he stops.
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  Jim Braxton carrying the ball. Big number 34 on the fullback.
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  And he carries it down to the 23-yard line.
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  Another first down for the Buffalo Bills,
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  and they're really chewing up that New York Jets defense,
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  running between the tackles thus far, with the exception of one play,
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  when OJ went outside.
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  Ball is at the 23 of the New York Jets.
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  His first to stand out the 23-yard line as the Buffalo Bills.
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  White jerseys, blue pants, white helmets, red and white trim.
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  Big goal of the line to Skimmick.
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  Again, the wing T formation on the wing is Chandler.
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  Now Chandler again comes in motion to the left side.
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  Braxton in front of OJ, steps in on the I formation.
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  The handoff to OJ, a tap in the middle, he drives downfield.
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  Goes inside the 20 to the 19-yard line.
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  He picks up 4 yards 4.
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  So it'll be second and sixth at the 19-yard line.
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  As this drive continues, it began on the 29 of the New York,
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  rather of the Buffalo Bills.
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  It's now down to the 19 of the New York Jets.
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  Coming over to the near sideline on that last play is Donnie Green.
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  Has an equipment change.
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  Being replaced in there by Bob Pinchion.
• 17:57
  OJ has carried 4 times thus far for a total of, let's see now, 43 yards.
• 18:04
  That sounds about right.
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  I think he's got about somewhere in his 20s left to go.
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  20 yards to go for OJ Simpson for that record.
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  Second and sixth at the 19-yard line of the New York Jets.
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  Signals to talk.
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  Handoff to OJ Simpson, drives off right tackle.
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  Fills through this down to the 13-yard line as he picks up 6 yards on the play.
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  13 yards more to go to set a new National Football League record, breaking the old mark of Jimmy Brown.
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  They'll be measuring on this last play.
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  It was second and sixth.
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  And he picks up 6 yards.
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  And the Austins are being called for from the far sideline.
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  Looks like he does have a first half up here, Marty.
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  But this jet defensive team is not doing anything different.
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  OJ and the Bills are just putting the ball straight at them.
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  They're using all different fronts that the Jets have in their repertoire.
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  As we see the referee call the first bounce,
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  they're using the same fronts they've used all year.
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  They didn't change anything for this ball game.
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  They've still got the same defensive unit in there they started a week ago.
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  And they're playing the same type of football.
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  Unfortunately Buffalo is blowing that defensive line out right at the moment and moving the ball upfield.
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  It's first and 10 at the 13-yard line of the New York Jets.
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  No score on the football game.
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  The Bills are picking the ball from the opening kickoff.
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  A boot down to the Jets.
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  13-yard line.
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  First down coming up.
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  A wing-tee formation to the left side.
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  Shandler is on the wing.
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  The rest of the ball club is tight.
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  Handoff again goes to OJ.
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  Sips it right up through to the outside.
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  He cuts inside.
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  Dives down to the 9-yard line.
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  Flies forward.
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  And he was hit down at the 9.
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  He picks up 4 yards more.
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  On every play thus far, he's picked up at least 4 yards,
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  except for that long run, the first of the ball game for him,
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  from his own 33 to the New York Jets' 38-yard line.
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  The ball plays down at the 9.
• 19:44
  I make it he has some 16, some 12 yards more to go.
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  Either 10 or 12 is right in that neighborhood.
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  I believe our statistician over here says somewhere in the neighborhood is 10 yards.
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  His second and sixth at the 9-yard line.
• 19:56
  He can't make it on this drive, apparently.
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  His second and sixth at the 9-yard line.
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  Wing-tee to the left side.
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  Signals are being called.
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  And now Simon's taking it for the moment.
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  I probably mark it as thrown down.
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  We don't know the reason why.
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  Flying out of the play.
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  Procedure of some sort, I believe.
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  And the officials are talking together.
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  And here comes the signal now.
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  Timeout is now called by the Buffalo Bills.
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  The reason the flag dropped, Marty, I believe the son rose up and asked for a new football.
• 20:23
  That wouldn't be a little damp with the snow.
• 20:25
  But when he moved up, the back yard just called a motion penalty on the Buffalo Bills.
• 20:30
  So now they've changed it to a timeout.
• 20:32
  I don't think we'll see any penalty on the play.
• 20:34
  It's second and sixth at the 9-yard line.
• 20:39
  Coming back to number 9 again is Donnie Green, number 74, replacing Robert Pinchion.
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  His first drive for the Buffalo Bills.
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  He's ahead of the course by O.J. Simpson, who's picked up all but 10 yards of the 61 yards required.
• 20:55
  For that new NFL record, it's second and sixth at the 9-yard line.
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  A winged tee to the right side.
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  O.J. Simpson behind Big Jim Braxton.
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  Big Jim is 243 pounds.
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  Handoff to O.J.
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  Trying to swing wide.
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  Tuts off left tackle.
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  He keeps running.
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  He's down to the 4-yard line.
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  Picked up 5 yards more on the play.
• 21:13
  It'll be third and one.
• 21:15
  The ball at the 4-yard line.
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  Let's see where they place it.
• 21:17
  That's a 3-yard line.
• 21:18
  And it's going to be very close to the first down again.
• 21:20
  Remember, the series began at the 13.
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  They're now down to the 3.
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  And it is the first down.
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  The signal's just being given.
• 21:25
  It's first and goal to go at the 3-yard line.
• 21:28
  He has 4 yards more to go to set that new record of 1,864 yards.
• 21:36
  But the ball is at the 3-yard line.
• 21:38
  So I think they'll make it by 1 yard on this drive.
• 21:43
  I don't think it'll be the only time that they're going to have a football though, Marty.
• 21:46
  I think it's well within reach now.
• 21:48
  And I think O.J. will get that here in the first quarter.
• 21:51
  First and goal to go at the 3.
• 21:53
  8 minutes and 55 seconds remain on the first quarter.
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  No score on the football game.
• 21:57
  Joe Ferguson calling signals.
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  Looking right and left as he does.
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  It's a blanket speed to the right side.
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  The handoff goes to Braxton.
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  Braxton goes up the middle and goes for a yard, maybe 2, to about the 1- or 2-yard line.
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  A big pile up there and he's stopped by the middle of the line.
• 22:10
  John Elliott along with John Little and Dick Neal combining to stop him.
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  The ball plays down at the 1-yard line.
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  Second goal to go at the 1.
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  No score on the football game.
• 22:19
  The drive began on the 29 of the football bills.
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  Now down on the 1-yard line of the New York Jets.
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  And we haven't been given a lot of credit so far to the Jets' defense and who makes the tackles and so forth.
• 22:28
  We're just trying to keep up with the yardage and see exactly where O.J. Simpson is
• 22:32
  and so we'll know the exact moment that he breaks the yardage barrier that Jimmy Brown said many years ago.
• 22:37
  Second and goal to go at the 1-yard line.
• 22:40
  A blanket tee wide to the right side is Chandler.
• 22:42
  Signals being called by quarterback Joe Ferguson, number 12.
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  Takes it and he hands it to Braxton who drives to the left and he can't get in there.
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  He's held upright and driven back.
• 22:52
  Bill Wise leading the defensive charge.
• 22:54
  Number 27, Bill Wise and John Eversole, number 55, holding big Jim Braxton upright
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  and stopping him at about the 1-yard line again.
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  It's third, goal to go on the 1.
• 23:05
  Joe Ferguson came over the near sideline, number 12, the quarterback.
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  He's the rookie out of Arkansas.
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  Came over these near sideline.
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  He's perhaps going to play from Coach Lou Saban.
• 23:16
  Third, goal to go at the 1-yard line.
• 23:19
  I kind of have a feeling that Mr. O.J. Simpson will carry the football on this play.
• 23:23
  No score on the ball game.
• 23:24
  Third, goal to go on the 1.
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  Signals being called by Ferguson.
• 23:27
  O.J. still needs 4 yards for that new record.
• 23:30
  Signals are being called.
• 23:32
  The handoff goes to Braxton.
• 23:33
  He goes to the goal line and he does not get in.
• 23:35
  He does not get in.
• 23:37
  Braxton went off left guard and he did not get in.
• 23:41
  A fine defensive play made by early Thomas of games, passing up along with Bill Ferguson.
• 23:47
  So it's fourth and goal to go at the 1 and it looks like it's going to go far.
• 23:51
  Marty, I believe it's here exactly right there.
• 23:53
  They're going far. Neither one of these teams can, unless the right circumstances happen,
• 23:58
  Buffalo can't get into playoffs.
• 23:59
  The Jets are clearly not going to playoffs, but they're going far down to 1.
• 24:02
  If they don't make it to that great field position, I don't think they'll throw the ball in the end zone.
• 24:06
  I think they'll give it to the Jutes.
• 24:07
  I believe they'll try to get O.J. in the end zone.
• 24:10
  Fourth and goal to go at the 1-yard line.
• 24:12
  That's up at the flank of the seat on the right side.
• 24:13
  Ferguson calling.
• 24:14
  Signals still calling them.
• 24:16
  Still calling.
• 24:17
  Takes a step.
• 24:18
  He gives to Braxton.
• 24:19
  Braxton goes to the goal line.
• 24:20
  He's in.
• 24:21
  Touchdown.
• 24:22
  Braxton went in on the zone.
• 24:23
  That's gone.
• 24:24
  And Bill Wise is jumping up and down, waving his arms, jumping up and down and saying,
• 24:28
  oh, no, no, he didn't get in, but Jim Braxton did get in, according to the officials, and
• 24:32
  that's all that matters.
• 24:33
  Bill and Bill Wise here trying to stop the play.
• 24:36
  And of course there we see a more valuable O.J. center than people realize because he
• 24:41
  led the play.
• 24:42
  He led Jim Braxton in the end zone, actually, and made one of the key blocks.
• 24:46
  Seventy-one-yard drive for the Buffalo Bills.
• 24:49
  And they lead the ballgame by a score of six to nothing.
• 24:52
  They have a hundred and six yards to go to set a new record for national football league
• 24:57
  play in a single season for a team of Russia.
• 25:00
  A little more set by the Dolphins.
• 25:02
  Signals are being called down.
• 25:03
  Ball a snap, lays down and booted for the point after, and it's good.
• 25:06
  There's a timeout on the field that scores.
• 25:09
  The Buffalo Bills, seven, the New York Jets, nothing.
• 25:11
  There's nothing like the snap of clean, crisp football weather to heighten your sense of
• 25:15
  smell, like when you smell burning autumn leaves or hot dogs and hot coffee, her perfume,
• 25:21
  or the clean, crisp scent of English leather aftershave.
• 25:25
  And once she smells English leather aftershave or cologne on you, she'll know that unique
• 25:30
  scent anywhere, outdoors or indoors.
• 25:33
  So drop her a hint.
• 25:35
  She'll find a wide variety of English leather at fine stores everywhere.
• 25:39
  Tell her you're a guy who wears English leather, or nothing at all.
• 25:44
  When you take a medicine, you should follow label directions, but some people have excuses.
• 25:49
  Oh, you can read labels in the middle of the night.
• 25:53
  A tablespoon's gotta work faster than a teaspoon.
• 25:57
  I can't wait, Ty. Jimmy's crying.
• 26:01
  Sorry, there is no excuse.
• 26:03
  The label tells you what it's for, how much to take, and when to take it.
• 26:07
  Read the label directions.
• 26:09
  Medicines can't help you if you don't take them right.
• 26:11
  From the Council on Family Health.
• 26:14
  W-A-B-Y
• 26:21
  On that 71-yard drive by the Buffalo Bills, O.J. Simpson carries for 57 of the 71 yards.
• 26:28
  He needs four yards more, but right now John Lee Pol is ready to kick off for the Buffalo Bills,
• 26:33
  kicking off to Hank Pajofan and Marjeanne Atkins.
• 26:37
  He moves forward and boosts the ball out towards the open end of Chase Stadium.
• 26:41
  A long, good kick coming way out to Marjeanne Atkins.
• 26:44
  Three yards in the end zone, he's running it out.
• 26:46
  Along the right sideline, up to the 15, the 20. Hits out at the 20-yard line.
• 26:49
  Right smack out at the 20, maybe the 21-yard line at the near sideline.
• 26:53
  So it'll be first and 10 for the New York, just the first time they have possession of the football,
• 26:56
  and Joe Namath will take over.
• 26:58
  That's exactly not going Marty, Joe Namath coming in the ball game.
• 27:01
  You don't really expect to see Joe play on a field such as this,
• 27:04
  and a snowstorm like we're having here, at least, worries, it's not really a storm.
• 27:09
  But Joe wanted to play this ball game.
• 27:11
  I think this is some way to contribute to we do by Joe Namath.
• 27:16
  First and 10 at the 21-yard line.
• 27:18
  Maybe in Mississippi this is a snowstorm.
• 27:20
  It is in Mississippi.
• 27:22
  First and 10 at the 21, any bell flanks wide to the right side.
• 27:25
  Eye formation on the backfield.
• 27:26
  Adam Lee in front of Anderson Boozer, the handoff coach Adam Lee goes up the middle,
• 27:29
  can't find a hole, tries to swing wide.
• 27:31
  The line of skimmage, a difference back, a one-yard loss on the play to the 20-yard line.
• 27:35
  Tony Green, free safety, came smashing up quickly,
• 27:38
  and the ball placed down at the line of skimmage again, at the 21-yard line.
• 27:41
  Jerry Patton left tackle defensively, number 77, broke through and stopped Adam Lee at the line of skimmage.
• 27:48
  He tried to pull around and failed to do so.
• 27:51
  That left defensive end for the Buffalo Bills is Wal Patelsky, number 85,
• 27:55
  and I understand the businessmen in Buffalo, New York have put up a $4,000 reward for him
• 28:00
  to give to multiple sclerosis if he gets a quarterback or slacks a quarterback behind the line of skimmage
• 28:06
  at least once this afternoon.
• 28:07
  So we'll keep our eye out for that too.
• 28:09
  Wal Patelsky, number one draft trust in the NFL a couple of years ago, back to pass his aim,
• 28:13
  is setting up, throws out to the left flat, and is caught there by Anderson Boozer in the flat.
• 28:17
  He slips out from under, and he's pinned immediately on the play by Dwight Harrison, the right cornerback.
• 28:23
  A one-yard gain only up to about the 22-yard line, a pass out into the flat,
• 28:28
  and as Anderson Boozer tried to maintain his footing, his feet flipped out from under,
• 28:34
  and it was a completed pass with only for one yard.
• 28:37
  So it's third and nine at the 22-yard line of the New York Jets.
• 28:40
  Barcom flanks wide out to the left side, split wide out to the right side as Eddie Bell,
• 28:45
  eye formation in the backfield, Adam Lee in front of Boozer.
• 28:48
  Namath, number 12, looking over the defense, now he's under the center,
• 28:51
  his head swinging right to left as he calls the signal.
• 28:55
  Regular throw set for the Jets, Namath takes it up six back to pass on third down,
• 28:59
  sets up now, throws deep down the middle for Eddie Bell, and it's incomplete.
• 29:02
  Pass is thrown too wide, again that footing is set to the south.
• 29:06
  The players are beginning to slip the slide all over the field.
• 29:09
  Bob James was covering Eddie Bell on the play, and the pass is well overthrown.
• 29:14
  I have the feeling that perhaps Joe was putting it out of reach of anybody.
• 29:17
  Well, it was a bump and run situation with Bob James, number 20 on Eddie Bell, number seven.
• 29:21
  He's not the strongest guy physically, but he was trying to get on down the field,
• 29:25
  and Joe thought he was a little deeper than he really was,
• 29:27
  so he threw the ball and went over everybody's head.
• 29:29
  So now the Jets are in a fun situation, Julian Fagan back there to do it.
• 29:33
  Fagan is standing back on his own eight yard line, twin safeties, one in front of the other,
• 29:37
  Walker in front of Kehoe, here's the punt now by...
• 29:42
  and it's high, and coming down to the 43 yard line taken by Walker.
• 29:45
  Walker goes up the middle and is down at the midfield line.
• 29:49
  He just forced forward into the Jet territory at the 49 yard line,
• 29:53
  just on the edge of the outer portion of the skin part of the infield, and our time has come.
• 29:58
  The score, the Buffalo Bills, seven, the New York Jets, nothing.
• 30:02
  Let's take a 60 second jet break before this announcement.
• 30:05
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  Head Pepper Route 9 and Mason sells Pepperality.
• 30:11
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• 30:16
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• 30:22
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• 30:25
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• 30:28
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• 30:30
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• 30:34
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• 30:38
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• 30:54
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• 30:59
  At an eight screen burst at 620 Columbia Train Park.
• 31:03
  Bravy 14.
• 31:05
  It's first and 10 at the 49-yard line, O.J. Simpson in the wing T.
• 31:13
  He's a deep back in the I.
• 31:15
  Signals are being called by Ferguson.
• 31:17
  The handoff goes to O.J., goes off left tackle, slides forward, keeps driving.
• 31:20
  He's got it! He's got six yards!
• 31:22
  He's got six yards and I believe he's set a new record.
• 31:28
  Maybe a penalty marker on that last play. Let's wait and see.
• 31:31
  The announcement over the public address system and on the huge scoreboard is that O.J. Simpson has just broken a record.
• 31:38
  He's being pounded on the back by his teammates.
• 31:42
  And they're going to present O.J. with that football.
• 31:45
  O.J. Simpson just went for six yards.
• 31:49
  And O.J. runs over to the near side and the whole squad gathers around him and pounds him on the back.
• 31:56
  One of the most popular men to play the game.
• 31:59
  With his teammates and with the opposition.
• 32:02
  Time has been called here by the officials by acclamation actually.
• 32:07
  And O.J. Simpson is at the near sideline surrounded by the squad.
• 32:11
  And now he goes running back on the field.
• 32:13
  Number 32, wearing the same number that Jimmy Brown wore when he played for the Cleveland Browns.
• 32:18
  And O.J. Simpson has just gone over Jimmy Brown's record.
• 32:22
  Not only players on the sideline gave him a standing ovation and a big handshake and all,
• 32:27
  but the whole band here, Jay Sadie did.
• 32:29
  I think that speaks well of the fans in New York City itself, Marty.
• 32:33
  It certainly does.
• 32:35
  Ball is at the 43 yard line.
• 32:37
  He picked up six a second and four at the 43.
• 32:39
  Back to the ball game.
• 32:40
  Chamberlain goes to the right side and he goes to O.J.
• 32:42
  He drives up the middle of the fashion floor to the fourth fumble.
• 32:45
  O.J. fumbles the ball.
• 32:46
  The Jets recover.
• 32:47
  O.J. fumbles the ball.
• 32:49
  And the Jets have recovered the football on the 41 yard line.
• 32:52
  O.J. made the recovery down at the bottom of the pile.
• 32:57
  And it looks like it's Dick Neal, number 81, who made the recovery of that football.
• 33:02
  Kind of ironic, it departed at F.B. Gaines the yardage.
• 33:05
  The very next play as he drives in the line with the football, he fumbles and the Jets recover.
• 33:11
  The ghost of Jimmy Brown.
• 33:13
  Is that exactly the way it happened?
• 33:15
  Perhaps.
• 33:16
  O.J. is not from Syracuse either.
• 33:19
  First and 10 at the 41 yard line for the Jets.
• 33:22
  The score is 7-9.
• 33:23
  The Buffalo Bills are leading in the football game.
• 33:25
  A pro step for the yard.
• 33:27
  Eddie Bell flanked wide to the right side.
• 33:29
  Split wide left to Sparke.
• 33:30
  Namath takes a snap to sack the pass on first down.
• 33:32
  Now starts the scramble.
• 33:33
  Throws over to the right side.
• 33:34
  And it's crossed by Emerson Boulding.
• 33:35
  He drives upfield.
• 33:36
  Goes down to the 47, 48 yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 33:40
  He's got the first down.
• 33:41
  Jim Chyonsky, the middle linebacker.
• 33:43
  And John Scorop, hand over 55, the left linebacker.
• 33:45
  Combined to stop him there.
• 33:47
  But it was good for the first down.
• 33:49
  O.J. at the sideline.
• 33:52
  Off the bench, has started to run out there.
• 33:54
  So he wanted to make the tackle.
• 33:56
  He's fired up about this ballgame.
• 33:59
  A first down for the New York Jets.
• 34:01
  They trail in the ballgame by a score of 7-0.
• 34:04
  The ball is at the 48 yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 34:07
  First time the Jets are in Buffalo territory.
• 34:09
  Three minutes and 15 seconds remain in this first quarter.
• 34:12
  Namath back to pass again on first down.
• 34:14
  Set up.
• 34:15
  Throws long.
• 34:16
  Way down.
• 34:17
  And it's caught by Barkham.
• 34:18
  He goes into a touchdown.
• 34:20
  A touchdown.
• 34:21
  D. Barkham caught that high, powering pass.
• 34:29
  Way down the left sideline.
• 34:31
  At the 10 yard line.
• 34:33
  He outran Dwight Harrison on the play.
• 34:36
  A perfect pitch and catch by Joe Namath.
• 34:40
  D. Barkham.
• 34:41
  And it's a 7-6 game.
• 34:42
  Marty, you hear a lot of talk about momentum.
• 34:45
  And of course the Buffalo Bills came out here this afternoon,
• 34:48
  took the football and shoved it right at the Jets.
• 34:50
  O.J. got it yardage.
• 34:51
  And now maybe it looks like the momentum turned after O.J. got it yardage.
• 34:55
  He fumbled on the play.
• 34:56
  And Joe in two plays put an end zone.
• 34:58
  You know, this could be a fine afternoon to watch football games in the snow at J. Stadium.
• 35:03
  A 48 yard pass play is the point after 10th.
• 35:05
  Fagan is holding for Bobby Howfield.
• 35:07
  Signals are being called.
• 35:09
  Number 10, Fagan down on one knee.
• 35:11
  Howfield number three waiting.
• 35:13
  Sockerspout taking the ball to snap, plays down and kicked and it's through there.
• 35:16
  There's a timeout on the field on the score of the New York Jets 7.
• 35:19
  The Buffalo Bills 7.
• 35:21
  R.E.A. Air Express interrupts this music to bring shippers an urgent message.
• 35:30
  This is Larry Granton.
• 35:31
  The fuel shortage is forcing the airlines to reduce flight schedules.
• 35:35
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• 35:41
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• 35:42
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• 35:46
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• 35:52
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• 35:54
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• 35:58
  who despite the fuel shortage are going all out to help shippers through this tough and difficult season.
• 36:04
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• 36:09
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• 36:12
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• 36:13
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• 36:18
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• 36:26
  W-A-B-Y.
• 36:29
  This is Marty Glickman with Larry Granton speaking to you from Snow Sweat Shade Stadium.
• 36:35
  The snow is falling not too heavily, almost a pleasant snowfall, if you can call it that.
• 36:41
  Adjusting of snow on the field, there are three minutes and eight seconds remaining in this first quarter.
• 36:45
  The ballgame is tied at seven.
• 36:47
  Here's Bobby Howfield kicking off now for the Jets towards the closed end of the field.
• 36:50
  Over to the far side, taken by Wallace Francis at the ten yard line.
• 36:53
  He runs up along the right side to the twenty along the far side line, near the thirty yard line,
• 36:56
  and they wrestle him down at around the thirty yard line.
• 37:00
  Three of the New York Jets involved on the tackle as Wallace Francis ran it back from the ten to the thirty yard line.
• 37:08
  Rob Spicer, fine rookie from Indiana, the first man to reach it.
• 37:13
  Here's some scores from different parts of the country now.
• 37:15
  Philadelphia playing at Washington in the first period, the Eagles lead the Redskins 3-0.
• 37:21
  At the Yale Bowl, Minnesota seven, the New York Giants nothing.
• 37:24
  We'll have those additional scores during the course of the day.
• 37:27
  It's first and ten now at the thirty yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 37:31
  Signals being called by Joe Ferguson, the rookie quarterback, number twelve.
• 37:35
  High formation on the backfield with a flanker wide to the right side.
• 37:38
  A hand up, no, Ferguson goes back to pass, the first pass of the ballgame.
• 37:41
  He throws out to the right flat and it's incomplete.
• 37:44
  His arm was grabbed as he tried to throw the ball.
• 37:47
  Ferguson was coming out of the far side as John Elliott came smashing in and sort of half held Joe Ferguson's arm
• 37:55
  as he threw it out to the right flat.
• 37:57
  Ball seemed all the tight end at the right side was the intended receiver.
• 38:01
  Now, of course, we may have more emotion as we talk about emotion here in the afternoon.
• 38:05
  O.J. Simpson's team had emotions early in the game.
• 38:08
  He needed the yardage, he got it, we view banks retiring this afternoon to get.
• 38:11
  They have a lot of emotion about this ballgame.
• 38:13
  So it just looks like a heck of an afternoon for football.
• 38:16
  So it does, Larry, a second and ten at the thirty yard line.
• 38:20
  Now the Bills going to a split backfield with a flanker to the right side.
• 38:23
  Braxton and Simpson are side by side.
• 38:26
  The hand goes to Braxton at the top of the middle.
• 38:28
  He goes for a fourth yard and he's dropped, dropped at about the thirty-four yard line.
• 38:32
  Going off his own left side that time.
• 38:35
  Good tackle made by Ralph Baker who hit him first and early.
• 38:37
  Thomas came on, number forty-five to help out on the play.
• 38:40
  The ball plays down at the thirty-three yard line.
• 38:42
  So it's third and seven at the thirty-three.
• 38:44
  And now that Jets forward line on defense is beginning to beat the Buffalo line to the charge.
• 38:51
  At the snap of the ball, they seem to be penetrating into that Buffalo Bills backfield
• 38:55
  where on that first Buffalo drive, which went seventy-one yards,
• 38:58
  the Bills offensive linemen were beating them to the charge.
• 39:03
  It's third and seven at the thirty-three.
• 39:06
  A spread formation, a slump right and a split left end.
• 39:10
  Singles being called on third and seven by Joe Ferguson.
• 39:13
  He's dropped straight back to pass, heads up now.
• 39:15
  Throws down the middle, high in the air, and it's deflected almost in the center by early Thomas.
• 39:19
  It was intended for J.D. Hill, was failing over his head.
• 39:23
  That ball can be tough to handle right now.
• 39:25
  John Little put a big rush on Joe Ferguson.
• 39:28
  Ferguson threw an early foul and was leaping high, had his fingertips on it, and couldn't quite hold on.
• 39:33
  So now that it's fourth and seven at the thirty-three of the Buffalo Bills,
• 39:37
  the Bills are in punt formation and twin safeties go back for the New York Jets.
• 39:41
  Spike Jones, number eleven, drops back into punt formation, back on his own nineteen yard line.
• 39:46
  Twin safeties for the New York Jets, one in front of the other at the twenty-five and thirty-five yard lines.
• 39:52
  Here's Jones moving forward to kick that ball.
• 39:54
  It's a pretty spiral.
• 39:56
  Rocky Turner takes it at the twenty-eight yard line, starts to his right, and then he's hit at the twenty-nine yard line.
• 40:02
  And the Jets will take over first and ten at their twenty-nine.
• 40:05
  Rocky Turner, number twenty-nine, running it back for only one yard.
• 40:09
  Bill Croyle, a linebacker, was the first man to hit him.
• 40:12
  So it's first and ten now for the New York Jets.
• 40:15
  The Jets have stopped the Buffalo Bills.
• 40:17
  The second time the Bills have had the ball.
• 40:19
  Actually, the third time, because the second time, O.J. Simpson has to pick him up the six yards necessary
• 40:24
  to set a new NFL record for one season's play.
• 40:27
  On his first carry after that, he fumbled the ball, and the Jets went for the trying touchdown.
• 40:32
  Now it's first and ten at the twenty-nine yard line of the Jets.
• 40:35
  The handoff goes down to Zabuza on the top of the middle, goes for three yards before he stops.
• 40:39
  Up to the twenty-two yard line, stopped by Jim Chayaski and John Skoropan, linebackers for the Buffalo Bills.
• 40:44
  It'll be second and seven after thirty-two, Larry.
• 40:46
  Larry, I think you called it exactly right.
• 40:48
  The Jets' defensive line now has beaten the Buffalo offensive line, the first.
• 40:51
  Now the Jets' offensive line seems like they're moving out a little bit, trying to move that Buffalo Bill line around.
• 40:56
  Joe, is that success flowing early in the game?
• 40:58
  To bark him there deep a while ago, I think he'll go back to it a little later.
• 41:01
  Second and seven after thirty-two, a pro set.
• 41:04
  Adam Lee and Boozer, all the running backs, name it, back to pass.
• 41:07
  Goes over the middle.
• 41:08
  It's complete to Parkham after forty-five.
• 41:10
  He's down to the beginning of the forty-five.
• 41:11
  It's good for thirteen yards out of first down.
• 41:14
  Tony Green, pre-safety, made the tackle, along with Dwight Harrison, number twenty-eight.
• 41:18
  And that's through the forty-five yard line of the New York Jets.
• 41:21
  And boy, Parkham can be causing that secondary all kinds of trouble.
• 41:26
  First of that long deep pass and now cutting in over the middle.
• 41:29
  Well, that was just a man-to-man coverage, Marty.
• 41:31
  As you said a while ago, a few moments ago, they're putting a stretcher down there on the field.
• 41:35
  So therefore they have to try to lay off.
• 41:37
  If you don't, they can resolve it, that sounds.
• 41:38
  So they're trying to play them off a little bit, but Parkham can come underneath and catch his plan, too.
• 41:43
  Here's Namath, back to pass again.
• 41:45
  Looks to throw over the middle and it's incomplete.
• 41:47
  It's got us to Parkham once more.
• 41:48
  That tackle was knocked down by Tony Green.
• 41:50
  Parkham was not his primary receiver.
• 41:52
  Namath was knocked down on the play.
• 41:54
  Parkham was not the primary receiver, as we said.
• 41:57
  We can see Joe Namath looked right, then quickly left out to the left flat.
• 42:01
  And then he threw down the middle to Parkham.
• 42:03
  Well, Joe really, as you said, Marty, came back to his second or third receiver.
• 42:07
  He was looking out here and looked like the rich cast of the tight end.
• 42:10
  And then he looked in to Eddie Bell and finding both those guys covered, he just tried to go back to opposite sides of Parkham.
• 42:16
  That's one of his great abilities.
• 42:17
  Second and ten at the 45.
• 42:18
  The handoff down goes to Emerson Buza.
• 42:20
  A tackle to the middle, he drives for nine yards.
• 42:22
  A pretty run.
• 42:23
  Pass the midfield line down to the 46-yard line of the Buffalo Fills where Ernie Kellerman, number 24, the strong safety.
• 42:29
  And Dick Lewis, the linebacker combined, to stop him.
• 42:32
  A quick smash up the middle and Emerson Buza really broke it right inside of Bob Wood's offensive left tackle.
• 42:40
  Short guard situation is third and one.
• 42:43
  The ball is at the place down at the 47-yard line.
• 42:47
  Just a couple of seconds to go here in this first quarter.
• 42:49
  The gun should sound momentarily.
• 42:51
  And there it is before the next play can be run off.
• 42:54
  That's the end of the first quarter on the score of the Jets 7, the Bill 7.
• 42:58
  This is Marty Glickman with Larry Grantham speaking to you from Shea Stadium.
• 43:08
  The snow is falling a bit more heavily now than it did at the start of the ballgame.
• 43:12
  It started a couple of hours before game time today.
• 43:15
  And now the yard marks are being pretty well obscured on the grass portion of Shea Stadium.
• 43:23
  The infield still is pretty easy to see, the white against the brown of the infield, the skin portion.
• 43:30
  But as the snow continues, it'll be all white before the end of the afternoon.
• 43:34
  It's third and two at the 47-yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 43:37
  A tight winged tee for the New York Jets.
• 43:39
  Signals are being called by Joan Namath.
• 43:41
  Third and two situation.
• 43:43
  He hands it up to Buza, drives it to the middle and goes for short guardage.
• 43:46
  He may not have made it.
• 43:47
  He may not have made it, but it looks as though there's a penalty marker down offside of being called.
• 43:51
  They have not indicated which team was offside.
• 43:54
  Just hands on hips by the headlinesman at the far side.
• 43:57
  And the Jets apparently were not offside.
• 44:00
  It's against the Buffalo Bills.
• 44:01
  Well, you can see the discursion of the Buffalo Bills.
• 44:03
  They came in and it's linemen's part.
• 44:06
  They evidently lined up offside.
• 44:08
  Marty, I didn't really see that much movement there in the line.
• 44:11
  But a moment ago we were talking about the throwing, and the Buffalo did come out throwing on a third series.
• 44:16
  But they had the wind behind their back.
• 44:17
  Now I believe Joe has the wind.
• 44:18
  If any, even though the flags are swirling as normal here in J Stadium, it seems like the ball is tearing better to the opening end maybe.
• 44:25
  So now Joe may be throwing with the wind a little bit.
• 44:28
  It's first and 10 at the 42-yard line, and the Jets shift into a regular throw set.
• 44:32
  They're running back to Adam Lee and Buza and back to pass his name.
• 44:35
  A setting up now.
• 44:36
  Looking to throw.
• 44:37
  Throw it deep down to the right.
• 44:38
  Deflected high in the air and incomplete.
• 44:40
  It was deflected through and over the hands of Eddie Bell.
• 44:43
  He was covered on the play by Robert James, and the ball was through both their hands rather high, and a hard pass thrown by Namath.
• 44:52
  Again, he looked for a secondary or tertiary receiver because the primary man was not open.
• 44:58
  And it looked like there that the Bills were trying to get additional pressure on Joe by rushing one of their linebackers.
• 45:03
  On that particular occasion, it was Scorsese, the left linebacker, who rushed Joe Namath.
• 45:06
  And he did get a little additional pressure.
• 45:08
  Joe had to throw the ball before he was quite ready.
• 45:09
  Eddie Bell was coming open a little late, but he, as you say, threw the ball a little high.
• 45:13
  It's second and 10 at the 42-yard line.
• 45:15
  Off the ball for Bills.
• 45:16
  The score is tied at seven.
• 45:18
  The opening minutes of this second quarter here at Chase Stadium.
• 45:21
  No swirling down.
• 45:22
  Namath going back to pass.
• 45:24
  Looks downfield.
• 45:25
  Throw it deep down to the left side.
• 45:26
  And it's incomplete.
• 45:27
  Too high intended for G. Falkham.
• 45:29
  And hit down hard on the play for Namath.
• 45:31
  Harrison was covering.
• 45:33
  Falkham deep downfield.
• 45:34
  And Earl Edwards defensive right end.
• 45:36
  Smash Namath down to the ground.
• 45:38
  That would have been illegal, because there was a big rush put on that time by the Buffalo Bills defensive line.
• 45:43
  And as it was up in Buffalo in the first game of the season, Earl Edwards, the defensive right end, number 73,
• 45:49
  really gave the Jets a lot of problems.
• 45:51
  On that occasion, it was Woodhull, the quarterback.
• 45:53
  And they really had problems with Earl Edwards.
• 45:55
  I think he singlehandedly kept the Jets in the hole all afternoon,
• 45:58
  either by hitting the quarterback or creating holding penalties.
• 46:01
  Now it's third and 10.
• 46:02
  That's the 42 back to pass.
• 46:03
  Namath setting up throws down the middle.
• 46:05
  The bulls are incomplete.
• 46:07
  And Boones had another chance to get to that football,
• 46:09
  but he was screened on the play by a linebacker going back with him.
• 46:13
  Dick Lewis.
• 46:14
  And there's no penalty marker thrown down.
• 46:16
  I think that Am may have complained on the play, but nothing is forthcoming.
• 46:20
  And let's see whether they try a field goal from way out here.
• 46:23
  The ball is at the 42 yard line.
• 46:25
  It would be a 49 yard field goal.
• 46:27
  And looking for Bobby Howfield to come out.
• 46:29
  I still don't see number three.
• 46:31
  Looks like a pointing situation.
• 46:32
  I see Junior Fagan finally trying to have number 10.
• 46:35
  I believe they'll go ahead and putt the football.
• 46:37
  That wind can be tough.
• 46:39
  The flag's down on the field, which marks the end line and the goal line.
• 46:43
  And back of the goal post.
• 46:46
  Blowing every which way, but they're clearly blowing down on the faces of the New York Jets.
• 46:50
  So in punt formation is Junior Fagan on the zone 43.
• 46:53
  Donnie Walker and Bill Cahill in twin safeties.
• 46:55
  A low pass, but the kick has gotten away.
• 46:57
  A high twisting spiral coming down at the eight yard line.
• 47:00
  And taken there by Walker.
• 47:01
  Walker starts up to his right and he sits down at about the 17 yard line.
• 47:05
  Good coverage on the play by the New York Jets.
• 47:08
  Looks like Rick Harrell, the center, was the first guy down there as normal in those punt situations.
• 47:13
  Seems the center gets down there before anybody else has a chance.
• 47:15
  Why? I don't know.
• 47:16
  Well, maybe he's unobstructed.
• 47:18
  Head up from the line, there's nobody playing the front of the center.
• 47:21
  That time Harrell was the man who made the tackle, but David Knight playing an end position,
• 47:26
  number 82, that's fine.
• 47:27
  Rookie from William & Mary.
• 47:28
  He was also downfield.
• 47:30
  But of course that kills the theory that a lot of coaches put in for old football, Marty,
• 47:33
  and the fact that they put a man head up on the center, they really try to punish the center.
• 47:37
  And the reason they would punish him would be to create a bad snap from center on the punt itself
• 47:42
  and maybe acquire a better field position that way.
• 47:45
  As a timeout on the field right now, while we have the opportunity,
• 47:48
  we can sort of recap O.J. Simpson's record-breaking streak today.
• 47:54
  On the first drive of the Buffalo Bills, they went 71 yards for the touchdown.
• 47:58
  And on that series of plays, he carried the ball for, as I recall now, 57 yards.
• 48:04
  That's right, 57 yards.
• 48:05
  He needed 61 going into the ball game, so he was 4 yards shy.
• 48:09
  The next time that the Bills had the ball on his first carry, he carried for 6 yards,
• 48:14
  and thus he broke Jimmy Brown's record.
• 48:17
  As of this moment, he has 1,865 yards, our unofficial total.
• 48:22
  It is official that he did break the record, but the specific number of yards is not quite certain,
• 48:26
  but it's about 1,865 anyhow.
• 48:28
  Now play is about to be resumed.
• 48:29
  First and center, the 17-yard line.
• 48:31
  Chandler goes emotional to the left side.
• 48:32
  High formation on the backfield.
• 48:34
  The head of Joseph Braxton drives up the middle
• 48:36
  and drives up to the 20-yard line where he's held upright by the New York Jets defense.
• 48:40
  Dick Neal, John Little, Ralph Baker, John Ebersole, all in on the play.
• 48:44
  A 3-yard gain makes it 2nd and 7 at the 20-yard line.
• 48:47
  In addition, O.J. has also broken the record for carries during the course of the season.
• 48:51
  O.J. carried the ball for 307 attempts.
• 48:54
  Jimmy Brown's old record was 306 in a single season.
• 48:57
  And of course, he will add to that total this afternoon, you know, Marty.
• 49:00
  And not that wasn't too good, but if you multiply 4 times 61 yards,
• 49:04
  he got the first quarter because it is four quarters in this afternoon.
• 49:08
  That's a lot of yards during the afternoon's work.
• 49:10
  Sure is. He can go over 2,000 yards if he runs for 197 yards today.
• 49:14
  It's 2nd and 7 at the 20-yard line.
• 49:16
  The hand of Joseph Braxton, again, Braxton trying to drive off right tackle.
• 49:20
  Pubbles the ball, slow rolling around.
• 49:22
  And he's rolled out of bounds. Let's see where that...
• 49:25
  I lost sight of that football.
• 49:27
  Braxton running off his on-right tackle,
• 49:29
  picked up about 5 yards on the play from the 20 to the 25-yard line.
• 49:33
  And it's still Buffalo Bill's ball.
• 49:36
  Tackle was made by Burgess Owens along with Delis Howell and John Elliott.
• 49:40
  The ball at the 25-yard line, he picked up 5.
• 49:42
  It's 3rd and 2 at the 25.
• 49:44
  And since O.J. fumbled the ball, he's not carried to my recollection since that time.
• 49:50
  Well, maybe Coach Raymond has had a little thought with his quarterback
• 49:53
  and feeling that such an emotional outburst at the first part of the game.
• 49:56
  Maybe O.J. needs to settle down a little bit,
• 49:58
  get his emotions more under control,
• 50:00
  and care the football a little later on in the action this afternoon.
• 50:03
  Well, it's 3rd and 2 at the 25.
• 50:05
  Short yardage situation.
• 50:07
  It's a tight-winged team and an emotional stander coming across back of the line of scrimmage.
• 50:12
  Runs along the line now, the hand of Joseph O.J. is running off left tackle,
• 50:15
  cuts up field, drives out in the open,
• 50:17
  takes a 5-7-9 yard before he finally stops.
• 50:21
  Beautiful run by O.J. Simpson.
• 50:23
  He keeps getting hit as he's carrying that ball,
• 50:26
  but he maintains his feet, keeps his balance,
• 50:29
  and keeps spinning and driving and darting,
• 50:31
  and picks up substantial yardage.
• 50:33
  He needed 2 for the first round. He picked up 9.
• 50:35
  The ball is up to the 36-yard line.
• 50:37
  Not only that, Marty, he's also strong also.
• 50:39
  Even when you get your hands on him and do hold on to him,
• 50:42
  he's tough to bring down.
• 50:43
  So he drives for additional yardage that way, too.
• 50:45
  That time he took 3 or 4 men to finally stop his fall at Fargrid.
• 50:48
  So he has a lot of ability.
• 50:50
  He can come out of the backfield, catch the ball, he blocks, he runs the ball, he does everything.
• 50:54
  He does it all.
• 50:55
  His first from 10 at the 36-yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 50:57
  The ball game is tied at 7.
• 50:59
  Three minutes are gone in this second quarter.
• 51:01
  And hit back of the line of scrimmage is O.J. Simpson by Ralph Baker.
• 51:05
  It looked like a quick draw that time, but O.J., coming to take the handoff, was hit
• 51:10
  as soon as he got the handoff from quarterback Ferguson by Ralph Baker.
• 51:13
  And Baker may have been blitzing.
• 51:15
  Was he, Larry?
• 51:16
  He was blitzing at the point I wanted to make, Marty, that Ralph was blitzing on the play.
• 51:20
  I would like to think that Ralph is quick enough to read those plays and step in there that quickly,
• 51:24
  but I do think he was blitzing.
• 51:26
  A lot of speculation.
• 51:27
  That time O.J. was hit for a loss.
• 51:29
  So a lot of speculation about the Jets this afternoon was would they blitz a lot to clog up those holes and stop O.J.
• 51:34
  I don't think they blitzed much because if he breaks one on the blitz,
• 51:37
  they don't have that many people to chase him down.
• 51:39
  Second and 12 out to 34 yard line again, Chandler runs back of his lineman in motion.
• 51:43
  The handoff goes to Braxton.
• 51:44
  The power sweeps to the left side, hits back of the line of scrimmage.
• 51:46
  He drives up to the line of scrimmage and that's all.
• 51:48
  Nice play by Dick Neal.
• 51:50
  Dick Neal and John Elliott combining to stop that run by Braxton.
• 51:54
  This is Jim Braxton, who did not play in that first game, the third game of the season up in Buffalo.
• 51:59
  Larry Watkins was the pullback in that ball game for O.J. Simpson.
• 52:02
  Braxton is much bigger in terms of weight.
• 52:05
  He's 6'1 and 243 pounds.
• 52:07
  Watkins is 6'2 and 2'30.
• 52:10
  So it's going to be third and 12 out to 34 yard line.
• 52:14
  No loss on the last play and no gain.
• 52:16
  Well now, in these particular situations, the Buffalo Bears are going in there with a wide receiver
• 52:20
  and taking out Paul Seymour, the fine tight end, the rookie tight end from Notre Dame.
• 52:23
  And now they've got three wide receivers in the game.
• 52:25
  Well, the Jets are going to have to come up with some defense to stop this.
• 52:28
  Third and 12 out to 34. Wallace Francis is the third wide receiver.
• 52:31
  He's in the slot to the right side.
• 52:33
  The handoff goes to O.J. Simpson.
• 52:34
  He's hitting at the line of skimmers, puts through and goes for three yards before he stops.
• 52:38
  Out to 37 yard line. He picks up three yards and that's all.
• 52:41
  They try to cross up that Jets defense.
• 52:43
  I think he calls it automatic.
• 52:45
  Well, I don't know how he calls it automatic or not, but they spread those receivers out there on the field.
• 52:49
  Two to one side, two wide receivers to one side, one to the other.
• 52:52
  But the Jets, to combat that, came up there with that baby blitz.
• 52:55
  Field wise, really came there rushing, going right to the fans.
• 52:58
  They had a better fan, but they clogged up a lot of holes and a lot of pursuits to tag along J. Simpson.
• 53:04
  Ball game is tied at seven. There are 10 minutes and 43 seconds remaining in this first half.
• 53:10
  Spike Jones drops back to his own 22 yard line, ready for the snap to center.
• 53:15
  David Knight and Rocky Tower in twin safeties, one in front of the other.
• 53:19
  And there's the kick, an end over end kick and fairly short.
• 53:21
  David Knight talks for a fair catch and he makes the fair catch at the 32 yard line of the New York Jets.
• 53:26
  So the Jets have decent field position, first and 10 on their 32.
• 53:30
  The ball game is tied at seven.
• 53:33
  There's a timeline on the field to score. The New York Jets, seven, the Buffalo Bills, seven.
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• 55:04
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• 55:10
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• 55:12
  800 yard mark figure right now. His second and five at the 37 yard line of the New York Jets the ballgame is tied at seven.
• 55:18
  A regular pro set, flanker on the left side, split right end. Namath takes it, heads up to Boozer again, runs up
• 55:23
  as the outside is on the left end, moves upfield, drives up for a first down and more, and he's not got a bounce right near the midfield line.
• 55:30
  At the 48 yard line of the New York Jets. It's just another first down.
• 55:33
  He picked up 11 yards, Emerson Boozer did that time. Ernie Kellerman and Dwight Harrison combined to knock him out of bounds at the New York Jets 48.
• 55:41
  It's first and 10 at the 48 and boy that Emerson Boozer looks better and better every Sunday out.
• 55:46
  And also we've said it a few times over the course of the year, Joe Namath looks even better.
• 55:50
  You know the Buffalo Bills look like they're trying to stop the fast attack of Joe Namath, therefore he's flipping the ball inside Emerson Boozer.
• 55:56
  And they're catching that line rushing to pass there, kind of off balance and by surprise Emerson Boozer is able to flip through there and get in the secondary
• 56:03
  and pick up that yardage. So Joe is calling a beautiful game so far.
• 56:07
  It's first and 10 on the 48. Namath falls down handing off to Emerson Boozer.
• 56:11
  He had a reach out and hand off the ball to him and Boozer goes to the line of skippers and that's all.
• 56:15
  The footing is slippery on the skin portion of the infield and they're playing out around second base now on the skin portion of the infield as of this moment.
• 56:23
  The snow continues to fall fairly heavily now and the off-stripes where play has not taken place near the open end of the stadium around the 15 yard line in,
• 56:33
  the off-stripes are very difficult to see but on the skin portion of the infield it's getting sloppy now, kind of slippery and wet.
• 56:40
  It's second and 10 at the 48 yard line. Namath was back to pass in the slump.
• 56:43
  That's up now. Now he throws deep way downfield and it is deflected and incomplete.
• 56:48
  And send a deep downfield to Rich Caster and it was knocked down at the last moment by Ernie Kellerman and Tony Green.
• 56:54
  Whitehouse and also covering on the play. So it'll be third and 10 at the 48 yard line of the New York Jets.
• 57:00
  And as the ball game rocks along Marty you know it's just a matter of time before Joe Namath going to his big tight end Rich Caster.
• 57:06
  If you recall the game in Buffalo earlier this season Woodall went to Caster early in the game.
• 57:10
  It looked like a sure touchdown pass. Caster dropped the football. I think that was a turnaround point in the ball game.
• 57:15
  But Joe fortunately has forgotten that and he's going to go back to Caster. Caster's too big of a target to let go to waste out there this afternoon.
• 57:23
  Hank Bjorgman has committed the backfield now replacing Emerson Brewster for this play of third and 10 on the Jets 48 yard line. The ball game is tied at 7.
• 57:31
  We'll have more scores for you in just a moment. Now the Jets shift to know a pro set. Namath calling signals.
• 57:37
  Takes the snap. He goes back to pass. Sets up now. Throws the screen out to Willis-Brock complete to Attaway.
• 57:42
  Attaway can't cut inside the man who makes the tackle. And about the line of scrimmage the 48 yard line so there's no game on the play.
• 57:48
  John Scorapan made the stop. Here are those scores we talked about. This is the day of decision for five of the eight teams to make the playoff.
• 57:57
  Atlanta is leading the Wall-Eens in the second quarter. Atlanta 14, New Orleans nothing. In the second period Philadelphia 10, the Washington Redskins 7.
• 58:06
  And in the second period the Minnesota Vikings 7, the New York Giants nothing.
• 58:10
  It's fourth and 10 at the 48 yard line. Julian Fagan back on his own 34 yard line ready to get the snap in center. Donnie Walker and Bill Cahill are in twin safeties.
• 58:19
  Walker the deep man. Here's the punt. A high end over end kick coming down at the 20 yard line.
• 58:25
  Taken there by Cahill. Cahill drives up along the right side. He loses two men and he's driven out of bounds finally.
• 58:30
  Not got a bounce on the play by Clif McClain number 42 of the New York Jets.
• 58:34
  The ball is at the 29 yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 58:40
  Well that sign is taken and the score the Jets 7, the Buffalo Bills 7 will take a 60 second jet break for this announcement.
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• 59:49
  This is Marty Glickman with Larry Cranston at Shea Stadium.
• 59:52
  The Bills have the ball first and 10 on their 29 yard line. The game is tied at 7.
• 59:57
  8 minutes remain in the first half. Chandler goes in motion on the left side peeling off to his left.
• 1:00:01
  The handoff goes to Braxton. The big fullback drives up the middle goes to about 2 yards and he stops at the 31 yard line.
• 1:00:06
  Ralph Baker holds him upright and the legs of Braxton kept digging and digging and Baker kept digging with him.
• 1:00:13
  The two men nose to nose upright just sort of kept each other in place, running in place.
• 1:00:18
  Looked like two big bulls there Marty Baker, 2 28 63 and Braxton 2 what, 2 43 61.
• 1:00:24
  So they were just nose to nose digging it out. Nobody was going anywhere.
• 1:00:28
  Well that makes the second and 8 at the 31 yard line on the Buffalo Bills. The score is tied at 7.
• 1:00:33
  5 formation in the backfield. Braxton in front of O.J. Simpson.
• 1:00:36
  Signals being called. The handoff goes to O.J. trying to flip right around his own left end.
• 1:00:40
  He sits down and picks up a couple of yards and a full down finally at the pick up 2 yards by Mark Lomas.
• 1:00:46
  Lomas boxed that play in. O.J. tried to cut up inside and Mark Lomas grabbed it and pulled him down.
• 1:00:52
  Helped by John Elliott. The ball is placed down at the 33 yard line. A 2 yard gain makes it 3rd and 6.
• 1:00:58
  That gives O.J. some 80 yards thus far in the first half.
• 1:01:02
  It looks like the Jets were trying to cooperate with O.J. and let him get his yard as early in the first quarter and get on out of the game.
• 1:01:07
  They thought maybe he might go slow down there says Marty because they've stopped him so far in the second quarter since he has achieved his record.
• 1:01:14
  He's 20 yards past the record held formally by Jimmy Brown.
• 1:01:19
  It's 3rd and 6. That's a 33 yard line. A passing situation. If Joe Ferguson elects to pass at C.
• 1:01:25
  He takes it. He does dump straight back setting up. Looks downfield. He's got 5 men down.
• 1:01:29
  And it's caught by Braxton. The big throwback. He drives to the first down and ball gets inside the 50 yard line of the Jets and right down to about the 47.
• 1:01:37
  Ralph Baker finally makes the tackle. 5 men were sent downfield that time. The 2 running backs and the 3 pens.
• 1:01:44
  That is the 2 wide receivers down the tight end. Nobody left in there.
• 1:01:48
  And he threw to one of the men downfield. The big throwback Jim Braxton for the first down at the Jets 47 yard line.
• 1:01:54
  He hits the ball on the move a little bit and when you send 5 men out in the pattern that creates 4 men rushing against the 5 offensive line of the Buffalo Fields.
• 1:02:01
  The Buffalo Fields offensive line has noticed they're blocking for O.J. in the running plays and not so much pass protection for the quarterback.
• 1:02:07
  Well that person can at the 47 of the New York Jets.
• 1:02:10
  It was being called by Ferguson. Eye formation on the backfield.
• 1:02:14
  Handoff goes to O.J. Simpson. Simpson on his cast drives up the middle. Goes to 3 yards. He's down to about the 44 yard line.
• 1:02:20
  Ralph Baker again makes the tackle for the Jets. Ball placed down at the 43 yard line. It is a 4 yard game.
• 1:02:27
  Makes it 2nd and 6th at the 43 of the Jets. The ball game is tied at 7.
• 1:02:32
  With 5 and a half minutes remaining in the first half and the snow continues to swirl here in Shea Stadium.
• 1:02:38
  No definite wind direction here in the stadium itself although at the top of the stadium the wind is blowing from left to right.
• 1:02:45
  2nd and 6th at the 43 yard line. A north wind I believe it is.
• 1:02:50
  2nd and 6th at the 43 of the Jets. Ball game is tied at 7. Joe Ferguson, number 12, is calling 6.
• 1:02:55
  Take them. Hands down to O.J. again. Trying to go off left tackle. He breaks down to the cliff of the north.
• 1:02:59
  And he's pulled down at the 40 yard line of the New York Jets. He picks up 3 yards more.
• 1:03:05
  And that was your automatic call at the line of scrimmage. Joe Ferguson, the quarterback, I thought did a great job calling because the New York Jets are what we call an odd man line.
• 1:03:14
  He's a strong left side linebacker with tech inside his defense man.
• 1:03:18
  So in these situations it always looks like you can get outside and gain yardage.
• 1:03:22
  It looks like Joe Ferguson came up there, saw the situation, changed the play, gave it to O.J. going outside and he did pick up some yards.
• 1:03:29
  Tight short yardage situation as Ted Coy comes into the ball game at hand replacing J.D. Hill.
• 1:03:35
  It's a wing-C to the left side, eye formation on the backfield, 3rd and 2 on the Jets, 39.
• 1:03:40
  He's going to play on the ball game with the score tied at 7 here on the first half.
• 1:03:44
  Figgins are being called. Ferguson takes it.
• 1:03:47
  And just as O.J. O.J. tries to go for the yards, he's drive forward and I think he just about makes it.
• 1:03:51
  He goes for 2, 2 and a half yards. He was given back but I think his forward progress dropped inside the 37 yard line.
• 1:03:58
  And let's wait and see. Hill-wise, ball moments.
• 1:04:01
  He's smashing in to stop the player and we'll wait and see whether or not he has the first down.
• 1:04:07
  The ball is placed down. They're going to measure on this one. It's going to be very, very close.
• 1:04:11
  Yarn sticks will be brought out and it's going to be mighty close.
• 1:04:16
  We watch the official and it is shy by about 4 inches.
• 1:04:21
  So it's 4 fan inches and let's see whether they go for it.
• 1:04:26
  No field goal kicker, John Leopold is not going out on the field.
• 1:04:30
  We won't know for how many. They're going to call time. That's right, they call time.
• 1:04:34
  They call time on the field. It's a time out on the field to score. The Jets 7, the Bills 7.
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  Have an evening in ABY.
• 1:05:45
  Here's the big play coming up right now.
• 1:05:54
  It's 4 and about 4 inches for the Buffalo Bills as the New York Jets 42 and a half yard line.
• 1:06:01
  They line up in a flackety formation.
• 1:06:04
  Campbell is on the flank, high formation in the backfield, Braxton in front of OJ and they go side by side.
• 1:06:09
  The Jets defense is back in solidly.
• 1:06:12
  Ferguson calling signals. They just need it. Just Ferguson in the quarterback keep and he probably made it.
• 1:06:17
  He dove in on the quarterback keep and let's see where they place that forward progress of the ball.
• 1:06:21
  That's what counts. It looks as though he made it.
• 1:06:24
  Dick Neal, John Little, Mark Lomas, John Elliott all in on the play.
• 1:06:27
  And it looks as though he's got the first down.
• 1:06:30
  Ball is at the 42 yard line. Yes, there's the single now, first down.
• 1:06:34
  There was never any question there Marty once he dove across that line.
• 1:06:37
  Those referees have those quarterbacks out quite conservatively on plays like that.
• 1:06:40
  And all they've got to do is get to know that it's them or the football up in there and over the line.
• 1:06:45
  And they usually make the first down in that situation.
• 1:06:48
  What does a linebacker do in a situation like that? Do they prepare for that by meeting them high, going in high?
• 1:06:52
  I'll tell you sir about that sometime when we've got a little more time.
• 1:06:55
  I had that same situation out in Oakland a year ago and I didn't perform too well because the tight end which I had to cover caught a touchdown pass.
• 1:07:01
  Oh is that so? Let's not forget about it Larry.
• 1:07:04
  First and center of the 42 yard line, the head of the OJ system, he drives it inside his own right guard, coming back inside, drives over the 42 about the 39 yard line.
• 1:07:12
  He was hit back at the line of scrimmage but he pulled away and Ralph Baker finally pulled him down.
• 1:07:17
  Ralph Baker and John Elliott in on the tackle.
• 1:07:20
  It'll be second and seven at the 39 yard line.
• 1:07:23
  We make out OJ to now have something like 86 and three, 89 yards.
• 1:07:30
  Just far in the first half alone and he's caught the broken Jimmy Brown's record already.
• 1:07:35
  The most yards gained in a single season by a national football league player in the entire history of the NFL.
• 1:07:41
  It's second and seven at the 39 of the New York Jets. The ball game is tied at seven.
• 1:07:45
  Ferguson called single, straight back to fast setting up now plenty of time, throws out to the right and is caught waiting for it at J.D. Hill and he's,
• 1:07:52
  and he's, and he's knocked out of bounds at the 21 yard line. Bob Shantz, number 81, went deep down along the sideline and suddenly buttoned up.
• 1:08:01
  And as he turned there was a ball, perfectly executed fast play.
• 1:08:05
  Dennis Howell and Virgil Zellwein combined did not come out of bounds at the 21, a gain of 18 yards and a first and 10.
• 1:08:12
  Ball to Buffalo Bill, half of New York Jets, 21 yard line.
• 1:08:15
  And while we're throwing bouquets of roses around about the play call and you got to give Ferguson credit on that one. I think the Jets thought he was going to run the football.
• 1:08:22
  They were factoring in pretty tight, didn't get much of a pass for it and he just had adequate time to throw and hit Bob Chandler out there to ride flat for the first down.
• 1:08:30
  It's first and 10 at the 21 yard line. The handoff goes to Braxton that drives up the middle and goes for five yards before he's shot to the 16 yard line.
• 1:08:36
  Ferguson makes the tackle at the 16. Jim Braxton, built like a fire flood, busts the street up the middle.
• 1:08:43
  And now there was two minutes left to go in this first half and time has taken us. Time out on the field to score the Jets 7, the Bills 7.
• 1:08:51
  Two balls to be in that scotch glass. Present Casey Jones and Elgin Baylor.
• 1:08:56
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• 1:09:01
  Oh, 71.
• 1:09:02
  For a guy with one shot, you've got class. Like a two ball four and a glass, you've got class.
• 1:09:10
  Oh no, Casey, you've got class. You were cool when you picked up my pay.
• 1:09:16
  For a little guy, you really had class. Like a two ball four and a glass, you've got class.
• 1:09:23
  Oh no, big man, you've got class. Like a champion 15, you've got class.
• 1:09:31
  But your team cut us off at the pass. Like a two ball four and a glass, you've got class.
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• 1:09:51
  With Larry Matham, I'm Artie Clickford speaking to you from Shea Stadium.
• 1:09:56
  As the snow continues to fall, what else do you expect?
• 1:10:00
  Ball game aside, it's seven. OJ Simpson has set a new National Football League ground gaming record for a single season.
• 1:10:08
  The New York Jets are being threatened now by the Buffalo Bills.
• 1:10:11
  We're second and four at the 17 yard line of the Jets. Second and four.
• 1:10:15
  The signal's being called by Joe Ferguson.
• 1:10:17
  Braxton in front of OJ Simpson in the I formation.
• 1:10:20
  Ferguson takes a pitch out wide to OJ. Brugs off left tackle, cuts inside, and he's down into picking up three yards.
• 1:10:26
  Good run by OJ Simpson from the 17 down to about the 13, 14 yard line.
• 1:10:31
  Braxton leading the playoff field. Burgess O was making a good tackle.
• 1:10:34
  Helped by Bill Ferguson, a fine rookie linebacker from San Diego State.
• 1:10:40
  I always like to see how these rookie quarterbacks perform under this kind of pressure here late in the first half now.
• 1:10:45
  He's got to work the clock. He's also got to try to move the football down for the first half.
• 1:10:49
  And it should be very interesting between here and half time.
• 1:10:52
  Watch this running shows a minute and 25 seconds to go in this first half.
• 1:10:55
  They have two timeouts left to them. Third and two at the 13 yard line.
• 1:10:59
  Man in motion comes to the right side. It's Chandler in motion to the right.
• 1:11:02
  Handoff goes to OJ running off left tackle. Hits back to the right.
• 1:11:05
  Breakdown to McClure. Goes to the goal line. Cut down OJ Simpson.
• 1:11:08
  A beautiful off tackle run by OJ. Jim Brugs leading the way once again.
• 1:11:13
  OJ tricky, driving hard, side stepping in.
• 1:11:17
  Pupple-hipping is way down. Went into the goal line, untouched.
• 1:11:21
  What a run by OJ Simpson. Brilliant.
• 1:11:24
  Just as I say, it's going to be all the less interesting to see how the quarterback used the clock down here.
• 1:11:28
  This close the hand time, Marty.
• 1:11:31
  There was a fine run.
• 1:11:33
  And let's see now, he's up to the...he's over or very close to 100 yards thus far in the first half alone.
• 1:11:39
  If he gets 197, it'll go over 2,000 yards in one season.
• 1:11:43
  And he's up close to the 100 yard mark in the first half.
• 1:11:46
  The score is now 13 to 7.
• 1:11:48
  Buffalo Bills leader of the New York Jets, John Leapold, ready to try to point after.
• 1:11:51
  The ball is rolled back to him, but he gets the kick off and it's through there for the point after.
• 1:11:55
  So there's a timeout on the field to score.
• 1:11:57
  The Buffalo Bills 14, the New York Jets 7.
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  We are told now that O.J. Simpson has 105 yards in the first half.
• 1:13:01
  18 carries for 105 yards.
• 1:13:04
  And he's right on his way to getting the record, Marty.
• 1:13:06
  But we should, we would like to say we have a very interesting halftime.
• 1:13:09
  Both the New York Jets, Mr. Phil Isen, is in our booth now.
• 1:13:12
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• 1:13:14
  We'll be talking about Wade Dubank and then possibly Joe Namath's situation, a lot of other things at halftime.
• 1:13:19
  Here's the handoff, pullback, Harrison Booster goes up the middle for about a half yard on a play.
• 1:13:23
  And that's all.
• 1:13:24
  It's Earl Isen that's right in, can splash the end.
• 1:13:26
  McFarland goes to 57 seconds remaining in this first half.
• 1:13:29
  The Jets are down by a score of 14 to 7.
• 1:13:32
  And now the Jets are all forth.
• 1:13:34
  Now the Buffalo Bill is off the dime.
• 1:13:35
  They want that ball again.
• 1:13:39
  Buffalo is called dime.
• 1:13:40
  Here's a second period score.
• 1:13:42
  The Washington Redskins who trailed Philadelphia 3-0 and 10-7 now lead the Philadelphia Eagles.
• 1:13:48
  The score of the Redskins 17, the Eagles 10 in the second period.
• 1:13:52
  Also in the second period, the Minnesota Vikings 7, the New York Giants nothing.
• 1:13:56
  In the second period, Atlanta 14, New Orleans nothing.
• 1:14:00
  We'll pause briefly now for station identification on the Jets' set network.
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  WABY, Sports Radio 14 Albany, home of the New York Jets.
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  WB14.
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  With Larry Grantham, Marty Glick reporting.
• 1:14:22
  Just 52 seconds remaining now before the end of this first half.
• 1:14:25
  The Jets are trailing by a score of 14 to 7.
• 1:14:28
  A regular pro strip, second and 10 at the 24 yard line.
• 1:14:31
  Namacup straight back to pass.
• 1:14:32
  Set up now.
• 1:14:33
  Look down for your postie.
• 1:14:34
  Way down the middle for Falkham.
• 1:14:35
  And it's incomplete.
• 1:14:37
  Knocked down at the last moment by Tony Green.
• 1:14:39
  Incomplete.
• 1:14:42
  So it'll be third and 10 at the 24 yard line.
• 1:14:45
  I hear boos out there.
• 1:14:46
  I wonder why.
• 1:14:47
  Well, Joe didn't like the call.
• 1:14:48
  He needed to keep Falkham.
• 1:14:49
  He thought he was under fear with by Tony Green down there deep down field.
• 1:14:53
  But you know, it looked like to me the ball kind of hung up in the air.
• 1:14:55
  Joe tried to go deep to Falkham.
• 1:14:57
  It looked like he was open momentarily.
• 1:14:58
  The ball didn't get there quite on time.
• 1:15:01
  It looked like he kind of hung and Green recovered to knock the football down.
• 1:15:04
  That makes a third and 10 for the Jets.
• 1:15:06
  That's the 24 yard line of the Jets.
• 1:15:08
  45 seconds remain in this first half as they break the huddle and join the line of Schimachetti-Bell Flanks wide out to the right side.
• 1:15:13
  Deep walk and splits left.
• 1:15:15
  They go to a pro set.
• 1:15:16
  Emerson Puzer and Mike Adam Lear are the running backs, let's name it.
• 1:15:19
  Take the snap.
• 1:15:20
  Takes the handoff.
• 1:15:21
  First back sets up now.
• 1:15:22
  Booze down the middle.
• 1:15:23
  Deflected and incomplete.
• 1:15:24
  It went through the hands of linebacker Dick Lewis.
• 1:15:27
  And it's incomplete.
• 1:15:30
  So it'll be fourth and 10 at the 24 yard line.
• 1:15:32
  And it is possible for the Bills to get within range of a field goal before this first half ends.
• 1:15:36
  It sure is and that play has almost no sense.
• 1:15:39
  It would have put them in range.
• 1:15:41
  Walford Elske thought he had that multiple-ferocity fun covered there.
• 1:15:45
  He hit Joe Williget as he turned the ball loose.
• 1:15:47
  But unfortunately Joe had gotten rid of the ball and he didn't pick up the money for the multiple-ferocity kids back in Buffalo.
• 1:15:55
  Begum jumps back to his own 10 yard line ready to punt for the Jets.
• 1:15:58
  Walker and Cahill in twin safeties.
• 1:16:00
  Cahill in front of Walker.
• 1:16:02
  And to his right.
• 1:16:03
  They're out in the midfield.
• 1:16:04
  Here's the punt by Begum.
• 1:16:06
  A short kick.
• 1:16:07
  End of the run.
• 1:16:08
  And it's taken by Cahill.
• 1:16:09
  Cahill runs out to his left.
• 1:16:10
  Break down on the clear for the moment.
• 1:16:12
  Down to the 20 yard line.
• 1:16:13
  And into the fourth corner.
• 1:16:14
  Down to the 10 yard line.
• 1:16:15
  He's going to go in.
• 1:16:16
  Touchdown!
• 1:16:17
  Touchdown!
• 1:16:20
  Bill Cahill getting that very short kick.
• 1:16:23
  Going up the middle and suddenly swinging wide around the left side.
• 1:16:27
  And in just those few seconds we were talking about field goal position.
• 1:16:31
  They came up with sixes and probably sevenes in just an hour.
• 1:16:34
  A fine run back and a very short punt.
• 1:16:37
  A run back by Bill Cahill.
• 1:16:39
  And that short punt for the New York Jets by Julian Sagan.
• 1:16:43
  And at certain times like that it seems like the players don't want to relax, but they do.
• 1:16:47
  Marty, it seemed like the ball wasn't kicking deep as they thought it was.
• 1:16:50
  He came shooting in there.
• 1:16:52
  They gave him a little room to catch the football.
• 1:16:53
  And when he got the room to catch the ball, he just took it and made one real good cut and got out on the clear and went all the way.
• 1:16:58
  So it was a great run. He gambled on catching the ball because it was the jet defenders around him when he caught the football.
• 1:17:04
  But after he once gambled and caught the ball and took it off and cut to his left, he was out on the clear.
• 1:17:09
  He sure was when he went around his own left side and cutting into the left corner.
• 1:17:13
  Now there's a momentary delay while they wind up that football.
• 1:17:18
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• 1:17:38
  So there's a timeout on the field to score. The football bill is 21. The New York Jets, 7.
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  John Leapold, John Leapold takes the ball right out of the end zone.
• 1:19:22
  He's got a linebacker going back to cover on the play, John Scarpin,
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  He was covered, as we say, nautically, fore and aft.
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  He sure was, Marty. That ball kind of hung up there again on Joe,
• 1:19:35
  and it was a long throw, but that's the only chance he's got here prior to halftime to get back on the scoreboard.
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  When you're down 21 to 7, I know of no other, no better quarterback in professional football
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  It's second and ten after 20, with 17 seconds to go on the half.
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  As the quick opener for Emerson Boos, he drives up the field for some three yards on the play,
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  and unless somebody calls time, Watts will run out for the end of his first half.
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  Eight seconds to go, and Watts keeps running.
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• 1:21:34
  Halftime score is the Buffalo Bill 21, the New York Jets 7.
• 1:21:38
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• 1:21:47
  to capture the all-time rushing record for one year, 1,864 yards by Jimmy Brown.
• 1:21:54
  On the first opening series this afternoon, he carried the ball seven times for a total of 57 yards,
• 1:22:00
  and of course, it was climaxed by Braxton's one-yard plunge with 628 yards in the first quarter,
• 1:22:05
  making a score of seven or nothing.
• 1:22:08
  Then on the next two series, of course, on the next series, OJ Southern carried the ball,
• 1:22:12
  picked up his six yards, got the rushing yardage total that he needed for the record,
• 1:22:18
  and then the following play, the ball was handed off to OJ and he fumbled it.
• 1:22:24
  Of course, as we had talked about earlier, we believe this had a lot to do with the momentum
• 1:22:28
  that was generated by OJ Southern and the Buffalo Bills prior to the kickoff.
• 1:22:33
  After attaining the goal, the record he wanted so badly, he had a little letdown.
• 1:22:38
  He fumbled the football.
• 1:22:39
  The Jets took over.
• 1:22:40
  Two plays later, Joe Namath hit Jerome Barkham 48 yards, and the New York Jets set down.
• 1:22:45
  So with 3.08 left in the first quarter, the score was the New York Jets 7 to the Buffalo Bills 7.
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  And then all the action in the second quarter came about in the last two minutes.
• 1:22:55
  OJ Southern took a handoff from his quarterback, Joe Ferguson, ran the ball 13 yards,
• 1:23:00
  and then the end zone with 1.12 left and a half, making the score the Buffalo Bills 14,
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  the New York Jets 7.
• 1:23:06
  And then following a three-place series by the New York Jets,
• 1:23:11
  third down at fourth, Julian Fagan fronted the football,
• 1:23:15
  and Cahill returned it all the way for a touchdown,
• 1:23:18
  making the score at halftime here, the New York Jets 7, the Buffalo Bills 21.
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  This is Marty Glickman along with Larry Grampin.
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  I'm Larry Grampin along with Marty Glickman at Shade Stadium, New York City, New York.
• 1:24:37
  Marty had to go down the sidelines at halftime today to present an award to two high school kids from the metropolitan area.
• 1:24:45
  I had time to guess today and we're awful lucky to have two such outstanding personalities of the New York Jets.
• 1:24:53
  First, let me introduce the president of the New York Jets football club, Mr. Phil Isman.
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  Mr. Isman, we certainly appreciate your coming by and spending time with us.
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  Thank you, Larry.
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  And our second guest is none other than number 62, normally for the New York Jets in uniform, Al Atkinson.
• 1:25:10
  Al, we appreciate you coming by too.
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  Chigger, it's always good to come by and see you work as a professional.
• 1:25:16
  Uh-oh, now we've got to explain that nickname that he put out over the airwaves.
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  We've been guarding so closely this secret all year.
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  But that has been my nickname for some years, Chigger.
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  Mr. Isman, of course, this is an emotional day in the life of the New York Jets and an emotional day, of course, for the head coach, Coach Weeby Bay.
• 1:25:34
  Larry, the first thing I'd like to do is congratulate O.J. Simpson.
• 1:25:38
  I think he's a great athlete and a great person.
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  And if anyone was entitled to the record, he was. Congratulations to him.
• 1:25:46
  I know, he certainly appreciates that.
• 1:25:47
  And, of course, we were always pulling for the Jets to win the ball game, but we also, in our own way, was pulling for O.J. Simpson to set the record today.
• 1:25:56
  He is a fine gentleman and one of the finest first houses in the National Football League today.
• 1:26:00
  And he is really a credit to the Buffalo Bills and the National Football League.
• 1:26:05
  I agree with you, Larry.
• 1:26:06
  Now, to get on with the retirement today of Coach Weeby Bay, I know you've been associated with Coach Weeby Bay in the 11 years he's been here with the New York Jets team.
• 1:26:16
  Well, Larry, I don't have to tell you because you're an ex-player.
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  Weebs a great man and a great coach.
• 1:26:24
  Nobody will ever equal his record.
• 1:26:26
  As you know, he's won the championship in both leagues.
• 1:26:30
  So, unfortunately, it's snowing today and it's kind of a dismal day to go out of football.
• 1:26:38
  But Weebs will always be a credit to the New York Jets.
• 1:26:42
  I don't think that the weather really detracts from the importance of the day for Coach Weeby.
• 1:26:50
  Now, I'm not going to be realizing he's retiring from active coaching today, Mr. Islin,
• 1:26:54
  but what will his duties be on down the road next year for the New York Jets football team?
• 1:27:00
  Well, Larry, he'll be in the front office with me.
• 1:27:02
  He'll be a vice president.
• 1:27:04
  He's going to be in charge of the negotiations with players.
• 1:27:07
  We've got a new complex we're going to build for training out in Long Island.
• 1:27:11
  We've got a lot of work to do.
• 1:27:13
  And Weebs is going to be right there to help me do it.
• 1:27:15
  Well, Al, I know this is a sad day in the lives of all the ballplayers.
• 1:27:19
  Of course, you've played with Coach Eubank a number of years here on the Jet team.
• 1:27:23
  Right, Larry.
• 1:27:25
  Weebs I've looked up to as a father image.
• 1:27:29
  He's always been fair to me as a person and as a player.
• 1:27:33
  He's been very fair with me throughout my years negotiating with him.
• 1:27:37
  And as a coach, he brought me along slowly, my rookie year, and I thanked him very much for it.
• 1:27:42
  When he did give me a chance to play, I thanked him very highly for it.
• 1:27:47
  You know, he was always good to me both as a man and as a coach.
• 1:27:51
  Well, Al, you talk like you won't be around Coach Eubank any longer.
• 1:27:56
  And of course, you won't be around him as a coach, but he will be general manager next year.
• 1:28:00
  Right, I realize that, Larry.
• 1:28:02
  And as a general manager, you know, he's been very fair to me.
• 1:28:06
  And I think in the years to come, the fellows coming up on the team as jet player personnel
• 1:28:14
  and also as players, they'll find him as a very warm person, a very fair person.
• 1:28:19
  But I think the few wraps that he has taken in the newspapers aren't really fair ones.
• 1:28:26
  Are you going to be around him more often? Are you coming back next year?
• 1:28:29
  Oh, am I going to be back next year?
• 1:28:31
  Well, as I told a reporter about two weeks ago, if my leg does not come around, the answer is simply no.
• 1:28:39
  That was Al Atkinson.
• 1:28:41
  And of course, that was Barbara Sheehan, one of our sidekicks here with WR Radio, throwing that little question at Al.
• 1:28:47
  This is Larry Grantham, and I'll be back with our hand-time guest,
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  This is Mary Grantham at Chase Stadium, where at half-time the Buffalo Bills lead the New
• 1:30:00
  York Jets by the score of 21 to 7.
• 1:30:03
  Marty Glickman is down in the field at the present time, giving an award to a couple
• 1:30:07
  of high school kids from the metropolitan area.
• 1:30:10
  And certainly we're missing Marty up here in the booth.
• 1:30:12
  Barbara Shearer is sitting here.
• 1:30:13
  We're talking with President of the New York Jets, Mr. Phil Isman, and of course with Al
• 1:30:17
  Atkinson, the fine middle linebacker who has, unfortunately, a groin injury and has been
• 1:30:22
  out for several weeks now.
• 1:30:24
  This isn't, I know, a lot of speculation, a lot of rumors are going around about Joe
• 1:30:28
  Namer and what his status is with the Jets football team and what his future is in New
• 1:30:33
  York City.
• 1:30:34
  Do you have any comments at this point?
• 1:30:35
  I know the contract negotiations here hasn't started exactly yet, and so therefore I'm
• 1:30:41
  sure it wouldn't be any definite answer.
• 1:30:43
  Well, Larry, it's all premature.
• 1:30:46
  There's been no conversation, no discussion about contracts.
• 1:30:50
  It's all the way in the future.
• 1:30:52
  Well, of course, that's what I say.
• 1:30:54
  It's exactly that.
• 1:30:55
  It's rumors.
• 1:30:56
  Now, of course, I don't think, well, from my standpoint and I know the standpoint of
• 1:31:00
  other former team members or team members, Joe's inability to play this year because
• 1:31:05
  of injuries, I don't think that in any way detracts from the importance of Joe Namer,
• 1:31:10
  the quarterback of the New York Jets.
• 1:31:12
  No, unfortunately he got hurt, Larry.
• 1:31:14
  There's nothing you can do about that.
• 1:31:16
  And of course, you're looking forward, I'm sure, to a very successful season next year
• 1:31:21
  with Joe, a quarterback, and without answers to the middle linebacker also.
• 1:31:25
  Don't forget Larry, our new coach next year, Charlie Winner.
• 1:31:27
  Oh, that's right.
• 1:31:28
  I think he's going to do a great job and once he's complete charge of everything in
• 1:31:33
  football, it's all his responsibility.
• 1:31:36
  It's hard for Joe Namer to wonder if he will leave or what all the speculation is.
• 1:31:40
  What actually will the World Football League or association mean to the NFL?
• 1:31:45
  Will this be another demuting of talent and franchise throughout the country as in the
• 1:31:52
  early days of the AM Bell and the NFL?
• 1:31:55
  Well, I haven't heard much about it.
• 1:31:56
  It's in its organizational stage and I don't think at this point there's anything to say about it.
• 1:32:02
  Well, Al, of course, I hadn't had your reaction yet to exactly what's happening down on the
• 1:32:08
  field today.
• 1:32:09
  O.J. Spencer's running for a lot of yards.
• 1:32:11
  He has 105 yards at half time.
• 1:32:13
  He's been on the record set by Jimmy Brown several years ago with the Cleveland Browns.
• 1:32:18
  But how would you try to defend against him if you were out there playing this afternoon?
• 1:32:22
  Well, I'll tell you, Larry, if I was a cowboy, I'd go after a plato.
• 1:32:25
  If I was a hunter, I'd use a gun.
• 1:32:27
  But he's got everything going for him.
• 1:32:29
  He's got a lead 21 to 7.
• 1:32:31
  He's got a ball control coach, Luke Saban.
• 1:32:34
  And they're certainly going to come out in a second half, hope to have the ball for maybe 12 minutes,
• 1:32:40
  run the ball maybe 30, 35 times, and they're not going to pass at all unless they fall behind.
• 1:32:45
  And to do that, Joe's going to have to put the points on the board real quickly.
• 1:32:49
  And also, he's got a rookie quarterback going for him.
• 1:32:52
  He's got a rookie quarterback and he's been concerned of all year.
• 1:32:54
  And plus, O.J. has gifted this year with the best offensive line Buffalo has had since the championship years of 64 and 65.
• 1:33:01
  Well, don't you think if you were a young quarterback coming into the National Football League,
• 1:33:05
  especially playing with a team like the Buffalo Bill and playing with O.J.
• 1:33:09
  if I was a young quarterback, I think I'd be pulling to give them the football more than I would other runners back.
• 1:33:15
  I agree with you, Larry.
• 1:33:17
  And he's gifted right now with two good running backs.
• 1:33:21
  And I'd hate to be a receiver on the Buffalo Bill.
• 1:33:25
  They're simply a blocker.
• 1:33:27
  And when you go in to negotiate, as all receivers do, they like to throw the statistics at the general manager.
• 1:33:33
  And of course, these poor guys don't have any stats at the end of the year.
• 1:33:36
  I think if they close out today at 9 and 5, they ought to be giving a nice ball.
• 1:33:42
  A great day commended.
• 1:33:44
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  I'm Larry Grantham, and at halftime here at Chase Stadium, the store is at Buffalo Bill 21, the New York Jets 7. Our halftime guests have been President of the New York Jets, Mr. Bill Islams and Al Atkinson, former captain and defensive linebacker for the New York Jets, number 62.
• 1:35:20
  I want to thank both of you for coming by and spending a few moments with us, and in our appreciation, a gift for you, a gift for Motorola.
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  Motorola, makers of Quasar color portables, and Quasar works in the drawer, color TV consoles, all with Motorola Instamatic color tuning. Thank you both for coming by and chatting with us briefly, and good luck to the Jets, Mrs. Islams, and of course, Al, good luck to you in whatever your offseason endeavor might be.
• 1:35:44
  Thanks for having us, Barry. I'm glad you could be with us.
• 1:35:47
  Okay, and certainly a happy holiday season to both of you. I'm Larry Grantham, and we'll be back with a second half kickoff in just a moment.
• 1:35:53
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• 1:36:02
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• 1:36:11
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• 1:36:28
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• 1:37:06
  This is WABY.
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  And now O.J. Simpson has broken that record here this afternoon. Of course, also along the line of records, O.J. Simpson needs 197 yards this afternoon to go over the 2,000 mark for the year. A 2,000 mark in rushing that's never been accomplished before in the history of professional football.
• 1:37:55
  At present time, as we said, he has 105 yards and looks like he's on his way to the 2,000 yard mark. The snow is gently falling now. It's not really such a slow storm or blizzard as we had thought it was earlier in the contest.
• 1:38:13
  But it's still coming down. The playing surface is almost completely blotted out. The lines are drawn for the contest this afternoon now being almost completely covered, especially down the grass portion of the field. The infield being a little darker and a little bit easier to see.
• 1:38:32
  Well, Marty, welcome back to broadcasting. And I know you did an outstanding job down there on the field and we had outstanding guests at hand signs, which you missed.
• 1:38:39
  Where do I get my breath? You know, Larry, we're comfortably ensconced here in the booth. This is quite good. There are no major problems up here in terms of wind and snow. But down there on the field, I didn't realize it. It's really fearful out there. This is a real blizzard.
• 1:38:57
  It's blowing and snowing hard. The snow is fairly wet. The field is really a mess out there now. No way you can really have good footing. And just being out there is real tough. The crowd is mostly under the fans right now as I found out trying to broken field my way through.
• 1:39:15
  Well, Marty, also at one point I don't think we brought up, but it should be brought up. You know, the worst part about being out there on an afternoon such as this is during the time out.
• 1:39:25
  You know, when you go out on the field, at times they have TV time out, radio time out, or an official time out or what have you, and you've got to stand out there like an idiot waiting for the action to be resumed.
• 1:39:36
  But yet you're still getting colder at the same time. You know, you've got to keep moving around out there to try to keep the circulation going and not to get too cold while you're standing on the field waiting for the action to get started.
• 1:39:47
  And right now, Bridges-Owens and Margie Natchez are waiting underneath that crossbar for the kickoff of the close end of the stadium. Well, I mean, it's rough out there. I didn't realize it was nearly as bad because we say we have this overhang here.
• 1:39:59
  And we're fairly comfortable. But out there, exposed to the elements, it's really rugged. As comfortable as you can be in 29 degree temperatures being outside even though being slightly exposed outside and with moisture all around you and the wind blowing sometime when you're beating in your face.
• 1:40:16
  Here's Leapfrog's kickoff now high and quite deep, way up there and it's six yards in the end. Someone is running, seeing him run up by Atkins. He pummels the ball as he runs it out. He's hit down around a 10-yard line and that's about where he is at the 12.
• 1:40:28
  The ball is so wet and the situation is so bad out there that it's running it out from back of his own goal line and in mid-slide he just dropped the football.
• 1:40:37
  Well, that's the kind of though that sometimes they pick up run all the way for the touchdown. Marty, I was a little disappointed it didn't go all the way on that one. It seems like when that does happen the defending team kind of relaxes a lot of times and he breaks it for a long game.
• 1:40:50
  But Margees couldn't quite get away that time. He did just drop the football out of sheer moisture or whatever. I don't see Emerson Boozer out there. I see Hank Bajorson. We haven't heard if he's injured or not.
• 1:41:00
  Back to pass on the first play is Namath throwing over the middle and it's caught by Caster. It fouls loose and they rule a completed pass. Good for a first down.
• 1:41:09
  The field judge ruling it a completed pass. He went down to the ground. Then it was fumbled loose. Caster made the grab and the ball was blown dead after the catch of the pass.
• 1:41:19
  The fumble is recovered by the Bills but it doesn't count. The fumble doesn't but the pass does and they bring it out to about the 28-yard line. Jim Trajanski made the tackle.
• 1:41:28
  So on the very first play Namath, despite the weather, throws that ball out to the 28. First and 10 out to 28-yard line of the New York Jets. The Jets are turning Bustle away. Score is 21 to 7.
• 1:41:38
  Hank Bajorcon and Mike Adamley are the running backs out of a froze set. Namath takes the snaps. Ducks back. Hands up on a draw play to Mike Adamley. Hits back over to the line of steamers and throws down for a loss.
• 1:41:47
  Earl Edwards again that defensive right hand number 73 and Jerry Patton number 77 came up to make the tackle. And it's a two-yard loss on the play back to the 26-yard line making a second and 12 out to 26 of the Jets.
• 1:41:59
  And of course as we often say in football position there's 90 percent of it. Earl Edwards had great position on Bob Woods. Adamley there was no hole inside. Adamley tried to dodge it outside. Of course they just slid off the block and made the tackle.
• 1:42:12
  He had great position. A lot of times you can come up with a great play. Let me correct the calling on the yardage on the last one. It's now second and 14 at the 24 of four-yard loss.
• 1:42:21
  Back to pass is Namath and second and long standing up. Throws down to the right side. And it's caught by Eddie Bell. Showed him a first down by two yards. It's up around the 36-yard line.
• 1:42:29
  And despite the weather, Joe Namath seems to be firing that ball better in the opening minutes here in the second half than he did in much of the first half.
• 1:42:36
  Well I think he's going to come out and throw the ball when you're 14 points down as I said right prior to halftime. There's no better quarterback in the league to have throwing the ball for you to get you back in the ball game than Joe Willie.
• 1:42:45
  And of course at halftime he went over the offensive patterns that the coaches in the locker room thought would work and that's what he's going to at this present time.
• 1:42:53
  It's third and three out to 36-yard line on the New York Jets. Third and three. A key play coming up right here.
• 1:42:59
  Throws set. Ball to the New York Jets. Namath is back to pass again. Throws out to the left flat. And it's stopped by Barkham. He had it right in his hands.
• 1:43:06
  That time you could see Joe Namath on that quick square out left to Barkham. Threw the ball before Barkham even turned. And as Barkham turned there it was, but he just couldn't get his hands out completely enough.
• 1:43:15
  Well that was bump and run coverage there Marty. The cornerback was up on him bumping and running with G. Barkham.
• 1:43:20
  And of course you drive down field and you drive deep enough to get that man off of you, away from you so that you can possibly get wide open on the play, get him going back with a good stride or two and then cut away from him.
• 1:43:33
  Well the timing was sloppy on the play because Joe threw the ball and Barkham turned around as the ball almost got to it.
• 1:43:39
  It's fourth and three in our front formation. The kick high and fairly deep. And it's being taken once again by Bill Cale. Cale hits down immediately this time by Cliff McLean of the Jets.
• 1:43:52
  The ball is at the 33 of the Buffalo Bills. There was first and 10 at the 33 yard line of the Buffalo Bills. The Bills were out in front by a score of 21 to 7. O.J. Simpson picked up 105 yards as I recall in the first half.
• 1:44:04
  He sure did and talking about running backs we just received word that Emerson Bruiser has received a bruise right by. Now I don't know exactly where he stands in his rushing attempts to catch the rushing record for the New York Jets record that is Matt Smale I think holds the record and Bruiser was pushing him quite closely prior to game time but he as a probably won't be active at the game.
• 1:44:25
  It's first and 10 at the 33 yard line. Joe Ferguson the quarterback. Hands off to Braxton. Braxton drives up the middle on a three power play goes right up to the 40 yard line as he picks up seven yards. John Edgerton now fakers your mind to stop him at the 40.
• 1:44:38
  So it'll be second and three at the 40 yard line of the Buffalo Bills. Bill Cale is out in front in this four game by a score of 21 to 7. We have some corrected figures for O.J. in that first half.
• 1:44:46
  He carried 19 times these figures are now official 19 carries in the first half for 108 yards. Of course all it needed was 61 yards to break the record set by the great Jimmy Brown.
• 1:44:58
  So he's well past that mark. He has yet to carry here in the second yard second half. He needs 89 yards for 2000 yards on the season.
• 1:45:06
  It's second and three at the 40 yard line. Chandler comes in motion to the right side. Braxton in front of O.J. Simpson. The hand goes to Braxton again. He drives up the middle. Has the first down. Keeps pulling forward and driving for seven yards before he stops up to the 47 yard line.
• 1:45:19
  Bill Ferguson and Phil Wise finally stop him but he's picked up another first down for the Buffalo Bills in two smashes. Found a big throwback.
• 1:45:28
  He goes from the 33 up to the 47 of the Buffalo Bills. 14 yards in two seven yard carries. And I'm certainly glad you corrected those yardage for O.J. because we've been giving him a little less credit than he deserves because we gave him credit for 105 yards and it was 108 yards and we do appreciate the correction because he's a fine gentleman and he needs those three yards.
• 1:45:49
  It's first and 10 at the 47 yard line of the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are leading in the football game by a score of 21 to 7. Four minutes to John in the second half. Chandler comes in motion on the right side. The hand up goes to O.J. Simpson. He drives up left tackle and goes for one yard. That's all. Up to the 48 yard line with John Little.
• 1:46:04
  He throws him back and going and limping now is Reggie McKenzie that find God who leads so many of the players for O.J. Simpson. McKenzie stays in the line up though. The ball is at the 48 yard line. It's second and nine at the 48 yard line. We see Joe Ferguson. It seems like he ever played. He's close to Bill B. and he comes over here and chats briefly with Coach Lou Saban about the play that's forthcoming. So even though they're not jumping players in and out and calling all the plays I think that a lot of plays are coming from the Buffalo Bills.
• 1:46:32
  It's second and nine at the 48 yard line of the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are leading in the ball game 21 to 7. Ferguson goes back to pass on second down setting up now a funny about the right side and it's tough by channel at the 40. He was on the inside line. He really won this and it's funny not going to bounce at about the 18 yard line 16 yard line of the New York jet.
• 1:46:52
  When he gets out of that time for Ferguson to throw that ball and Chantler made the grab he looted one man until Ralph Baker finally pulled him out from the side at the 16 yard line where it's first and 10 at the 16 on the jet.
• 1:47:04
  And of course the jet went a zone defense that time they weren't up there bumping around. They were just in the regular zone and if it's tight in I took him attacking the Burgess or the strong safety rather short flat area.
• 1:47:15
  And of course when he was attracted to the tight end and left Bob Chalmers underneath and open it outside and for Chalmers just to lose the tax return to the field for a long game.
• 1:47:24
  It's first and 10 at the 16 yard line channel now flank wide out to the left side that driving in towards the closed end of Shea Stadium.
• 1:47:31
  Joe Ferguson the quarterback of the ball club he takes it and he has dropped the back to back and drives it from the middle again and he goes from about four yards on the plate down about the 12 yard line.
• 1:47:39
  It'll be second and six after 12 Ralph Baker Burgess Owens and Phil Wise combined to stop him. This Jim Braxton is quite a football player and having quite a good day too.
• 1:47:47
  OJ used only once thus far in the second half on this drive. This drive began on the 33 of the Buffalo Bills and now down to the 12 yard line of the New York Jets.
• 1:47:56
  And at half time of course the Jets had to talk about defense and OJ's sense of it and had to talk about defense and Braxton quite as much.
• 1:48:03
  So therefore I think Coach Davis doing a wise thing and then Braxton care the ball because they should be key and the Jets should be key in an OJ defense.
• 1:48:10
  It's a winged G out of the eye formation and now peeling off to the right side comes Chalmers. A hand off goes to OJ. He drives off to the left guard.
• 1:48:16
  Break down on McClellan and tells him he's down about the six yard line and he may have the first down.
• 1:48:21
  The series began at the 16. He's down near the six yard line. And it's a first down. They place the ball down right close to the five yard line.
• 1:48:28
  It'll be first and goal is over five yards out. Dick Neal, John Little and Phil Wise combined it up.
• 1:48:33
  OJ, for now until after OJ picked up some six yards more. So he has seven yards thus far unofficially in the second half.
• 1:48:41
  Ted Troy comes in at tight end replacing J.D. Hill at the wide end. On the short yardage situation it's first and goal to go at the five yard line of the New York Jets.
• 1:48:50
  The Jets are clearly in the ball game 21 to 7. Chandler planks wide out to the left side of the left of the ball club is tight.
• 1:48:56
  High formation in the backfield. Braxton in front of OJ Simpson. And now they go into a side by side set.
• 1:49:04
  Man of motion comes to the right side. Chandler is in motion, still running.
• 1:49:08
  And the hand off goes to OJ driving off his own left guard. Cuts back inside and goes to the three yard line. He's up to the three.
• 1:49:15
  John Ebersole makes the tackle. It'll be second and goal to go about three yards out from the New York Jets goal line.
• 1:49:21
  The Jets are trailing in the ball game 21 to 7. They have to hold here to stay within range of these Buffalo Bills.
• 1:49:28
  And of course you see the New York Jets now trying to move their defenses around. They think that some of the players may be coming in so they change their defense right prior to snap the ball.
• 1:49:36
  But of course Ferguson comes out with a quick count and catches it while they're moving. It's really going to be trouble because OJ will be in the end zone before they get their defenses set.
• 1:49:44
  Again it's a tight wing to the back to side by side. Braxton and OJ second and goal to go on the three yard line. Ferguson calls, signals peeling off to the left side.
• 1:49:52
  Chandler, the hand off goes to Braxton. He drives off left guard. Goes right to the goal line but not in. He's about a foot or so shy from the goal line.
• 1:49:59
  Ferguson and Ebersole stop him. It'll be third and goal to go about a yard out.
• 1:50:04
  Driving in towards the close end of Shea Stadium. There are great big patches of open seats here in Shea now.
• 1:50:09
  At halftime when I was down on the field and making my way to the field there were thousands and thousands of spectators under the fans getting out from under in the cold and the damp of the snow today.
• 1:50:19
  It's third, goal to go at the one yard line. Third and goal at the one. 21 to 7 Buffalo Leeds and they're threatening to score again.
• 1:50:27
  Third and goal. The New York Jets defense digs in. Chandler, Braxton on the left side. The rest of the team is tight.
• 1:50:32
  Third and goal on the one. Now Chandler comes in motion on the right. Running back of his lineman. Still running. And Ferguson hands off to Braxton and goes in for the touchdown.
• 1:50:40
  Braxton goes off the middle and goes in for the score and it's now 27 to 7 Buffalo over the New York Jets.
• 1:50:48
  One of the combinations for Buffalo to get into the playoffs, one of the outside chances they have, is that they were required to score at least 22 points.
• 1:50:56
  Well now they've scored 27 points and they must hold the Jets to less than 17 and of course so far they've held them to seven.
• 1:51:03
  There are all kinds of combinations and convolutions of what can happen on the other teams before the Buffalo Bills can get into the playoffs.
• 1:51:10
  But they had to get at least 22 points and they've done that already. And they had to win the ball game as well.
• 1:51:15
  Ha ha, it looks like they're doing that pretty headily too Marty. Here's the point after 10 coming up right now.
• 1:51:20
  Leap ball will kick it. Chandler will hold. They're going to think, oh the ball is now placed down and kicked down and threw it out.
• 1:51:25
  So there's a timeout on the field. The score on the Buffalo Bills 28 down the New York Jets 7.
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• 1:51:36
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• 1:51:40
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• 1:51:45
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• 1:52:01
  When you take a medicine, you should follow label directions. But some people have excuses.
• 1:52:06
  Eww, you can read labels in the middle of the night.
• 1:52:10
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• 1:52:14
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• 1:52:17
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• 1:52:23
  Read the label directions. Medicines can't help you if you don't take them right.
• 1:52:27
  From the Council on Family Health.
• 1:52:30
  Baby party!
• 1:52:35
  This is Marty Gleckman with Larry Cranston speaking to you from Shea Stadium on the occasion of the last football game of the year involving the New York Jets.
• 1:52:42
  They trail the Buffalo Bills by a score of 28 to 7 with 6 minutes and 25 seconds remaining in this third period.
• 1:52:49
  All kinds of records being set by O.J. Simpson and the Buffalo Bills as well.
• 1:52:53
  I'll tell you about that field record in just a moment.
• 1:52:56
  They pull ready to kick off once again for the Buffalo Bills.
• 1:52:59
  Atkins and Owens in twin safeties at the goal line for the kickoff.
• 1:53:04
  Here's the booth, high and quite deep, coming down two yards in the end zone.
• 1:53:09
  He's pulling in there as close as possible so now he does not run about.
• 1:53:12
  He touches his knee down indicating the automatic touchback.
• 1:53:15
  These Buffalo Bills had to rush for 177 yards in order to break the Miami Dolphins all-time NFL record for yardage rushed by a team during a season set last year.
• 1:53:28
  Well, they've surpassed that mark thus far in the ballgame.
• 1:53:31
  They've rushed for more than 177 yards so they have the all-time rushing record for one season in the NFL, the Buffalo Bills.
• 1:53:38
  And of course you know about O.J.'s marks already.
• 1:53:41
  So it's first and 10 now for the New York Jets at the 20-yard line.
• 1:53:44
  Joe Name is going all the way, flat formation of the right side, running backs of the Joplin and Attenley.
• 1:53:49
  Emerson Brews are hit from the first half.
• 1:53:51
  A Brews side.
• 1:53:52
  Name is throwing on first down deep down to the right side.
• 1:53:54
  And it's caught by Falken Falken drives past this field, goes for 45 with the Buffalo Bills.
• 1:54:00
  A deep pattern run by Chief Falken, going from the outside down the far side line and cutting deep over the middle.
• 1:54:07
  And Joe Name is throwing on a live drive fuller.
• 1:54:10
  He was tackled by Bob James, number 20 of the Buffalo Bills, at the 45-yard line of the Bills.
• 1:54:15
  Big play for New York. They picked up 35 yards down the first down to the 45 of the Bills.
• 1:54:20
  And a lot of football is rhythm, Marty.
• 1:54:22
  And I believe Joe has caught the rhythm of the Buffalo Bills in the fact that they're on, in a man-to-man coverage most times on first down.
• 1:54:28
  That time he caught him single covering E. Barkham with Bob James.
• 1:54:31
  And of course James is a fine cornerback but he just didn't cover Barkham all the way down the field on that one.
• 1:54:35
  Back to Passage, Name is looking to throw. Now he throws over the middle and it's caught by Katnall.
• 1:54:39
  It's stopped. In and out of the arms of Rich Castor.
• 1:54:42
  He was hit immediately when the ball got to him.
• 1:54:44
  Hit high and hard by Dick Lewis and it's an incomplete pass.
• 1:54:47
  So it'll be second and ten at the 45-yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 1:54:51
  The New York Jets are trailing in the ball game 28 to 7.
• 1:54:54
  But Name does have the facility to bring that ball club back with one big play.
• 1:54:58
  And of course there it looked like that Richard Castor was second here.
• 1:55:01
  It's a second here to see if G. Barkham looked like what's called a little out pattern.
• 1:55:05
  But G. Barkham didn't turn around quite as quick as Joe Winn to throw the football.
• 1:55:08
  So he went to Castor and Adley a tight situation through the ball behind him.
• 1:55:12
  So it was a tough case.
• 1:55:14
  Slot formation on the right side. Once again this is the same formation that he completed the pass to Barkham on.
• 1:55:19
  Barkham goes down field on the pass play and Name is a short back of a line of damage and throws for a loss.
• 1:55:24
  And do we get that big donation?
• 1:55:28
  I don't believe so. I believe that was number 71 that attacked him back there.
• 1:55:32
  Mike Hadish back there behind the line of scrimmage.
• 1:55:35
  So in fact we got to have Wal Patel because the only guy on the Buffalo Bills defensive line that can collect that money for those victims of multiple feroces back in Buffalo.
• 1:55:45
  So hopefully for the benefit of the people up there they still get one back this afternoon.
• 1:55:51
  Well it's third and 18 as a result of an eight-yard loss.
• 1:55:53
  Third and 18 at the 47-yard line of a jet.
• 1:55:56
  Mike White to the right side of the belly belt.
• 1:55:58
  Flip wide left is G. Barkham.
• 1:56:00
  Pro set. Adam Liam to Jocelyn in the backfield.
• 1:56:03
  Going back to pass with Name.
• 1:56:04
  A setting up now. Looking down field and throwing deep.
• 1:56:06
  Way down field to Barkham and it is incomplete.
• 1:56:09
  Almost intercepted by Bob James.
• 1:56:11
  He had both hands on it and he could not hold onto the ball as he and Barkham went down on the ground.
• 1:56:16
  Well now that was a third down play and they did double cover G. Barkham.
• 1:56:19
  But it wasn't any secret to the play.
• 1:56:21
  Joe went back. He thought it was single coverage.
• 1:56:23
  He just cut loose with the ball down field.
• 1:56:25
  Unfortunately G. Barkham was double covered with the safety coming over to cover him and almost had to intercept it.
• 1:56:31
  Here are some further scores.
• 1:56:33
  In the third quarter Minnesota 17.
• 1:56:35
  The New York Giants nothing.
• 1:56:37
  In the second period Kansas City 13.
• 1:56:39
  San Diego 3.
• 1:56:41
  In the third quarter Washington 24.
• 1:56:43
  Philadelphia 13.
• 1:56:45
  In the second quarter Green Bay 7.
• 1:56:47
  Chicago Bears nothing.
• 1:56:49
  Punch formation now Julian Sagan standing back on the zone.
• 1:56:51
  38-yard line moose hold and gets the kick away.
• 1:56:53
  It's a high floater way up there.
• 1:56:56
  And it's caught now by Donnie Walker.
• 1:56:58
  Walker starts to his left, cuts back to the right and he's tipped up and down by three of the Jets.
• 1:57:02
  Back on the 16-17 yard line.
• 1:57:05
  Another score in the third period Atlanta 14.
• 1:57:08
  New Orleans nothing.
• 1:57:09
  Here at State Stadium the New York Jets are trailing by a score of 28-7 as the timeout calls.
• 1:57:15
  The score the Buffalo Bills 28.
• 1:57:17
  The New York Jets 7.
• 1:57:18
  We'll take a 60 second jet break for Justin Affleck.
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  First man at the 17-yard line, a hand across the fraction.
• 1:58:31
  He drives up the middle and goes for four yards before he stops at the 21-yard line.
• 1:58:36
  Straight ahead, a power smash by Jim Braxton has done quite a job for the Buffalo Bill today.
• 1:58:41
  Not only carrying the ball, but leading the way for O.J. Simpson as well.
• 1:58:45
  It's going to be second and sixth at the 21 of the Buffalo Bill.
• 1:58:49
  Four minutes and 55 seconds to go in this third quarter.
• 1:58:52
  The Buffalo Bill is out in front by a score of 28-7.
• 1:58:55
  They've dominated the ball, came except for one long scoring pass by Joe Namath, good for 48 yards.
• 1:59:01
  Chandler goes in motion on the left side, running back of his lineman, still in motion.
• 1:59:05
  Now the hand goes to O.J. Simpson.
• 1:59:07
  A tap from the middle, he drives up for one yard and he stops at the 22, maybe the 23-yard line.
• 1:59:11
  Two yards on the play.
• 1:59:12
  John Ebersole made the tackle.
• 1:59:14
  It'll be third and four at the 23-yard line.
• 1:59:17
  The snow has let up.
• 1:59:19
  I believe that it's beginning to rain a little bit now.
• 1:59:22
  Perhaps a combination of rain, sleet, and snow.
• 1:59:24
  We don't see these swirling flakes any longer, as we did throughout the first half of the ball game and well before the game started.
• 1:59:31
  But there are, well there's some kind of a grump that's coming down, a combination of rain, sleet, and snow, as he said.
• 1:59:38
  Now it's third and four at the 23-yard line of the Buffalo Bill.
• 1:59:41
  They're out in the outfield driving in towards the closed end of Shea Stadium.
• 1:59:45
  Ferguson takes the snapback, hands off the fraction, they get a drive up the middle once more, and he may have enough for the first down.
• 1:59:50
  It's going to be very, very close.
• 1:59:52
  He had to get over the 25 to the 27-yard line.
• 1:59:54
  The series began on the 17, and he's very close to the 27-28.
• 1:59:59
  They're going to measure on this one.
• 2:00:02
  And they are, they signal a first down.
• 2:00:04
  Oh, they signal a first down, that's what it is, up to the 28-yard line.
• 2:00:07
  So it's first and 10 after 28.
• 2:00:09
  And I got a hunch that after the rest of the afternoon we're going to see a lot of this type of football by Buffalo.
• 2:00:14
  They're going to grind it out, keep it on the ground, and try to keep this part running, keep it moving, and get this game over with now.
• 2:00:20
  So they're going to try to keep the ball away from Joe Namath also, because they know he has the ability to come back.
• 2:00:25
  First and 10 at the 28-yard line of the Buffalo Bill.
• 2:00:28
  Again, Chandler comes in motion, runs right along behind the offensive lineman, keeps in motion.
• 2:00:33
  Now they have to go to OJ Simpson trying to swing wide, shot back to the line of human support for a loss.
• 2:00:37
  A three-yard loss on the play, back to the 25-yard line.
• 2:00:40
  Burgess Owen, strong safety, and Bill Ferguson, the rookie linebacker, combining to stop him.
• 2:00:45
  And I think that's one time of going to the well once too often, Marty, because they've used that play quite successfully all afternoon.
• 2:00:51
  They've motioned Chandler away from the play, and the ball off to OJ, going back to the tight end side.
• 2:00:56
  Burgess Owen came across fast and made the play turn back to the inside and also helped make the tackle.
• 2:01:02
  And Bill Ferguson just scooted out there from his right linebacker position, that position out there waiting for it.
• 2:01:06
  And just dropped OJ for the loss.
• 2:01:08
  Now it's a flanker tee to the right side.
• 2:01:10
  They shift into a side-by-side set in the backfield, running back to Braxton and Simpson.
• 2:01:15
  And they have to go to OJ trying to swing wide on the power sweep, cuts in off the tackle, drives upfield, goes up to the 30-yard line.
• 2:01:20
  This is the 31. He stops the 31-yard line. He picks up 6 yards.
• 2:01:24
  It'll be third and seven after 31.
• 2:01:27
  And as you indicate, Larry, they're keeping the ball on the ground, running it off the tackles, up the middle by Braxton, outside by OJ Simpson.
• 2:01:34
  Not going to let time make by Ralph Vickers and John Eddison.
• 2:01:37
  John Elliott also went on the play.
• 2:01:39
  Ball plays down at the 32-yard line, makes it third and six after 32.
• 2:01:43
  And of course, this is a tough situation for any of the New York Jets players.
• 2:01:47
  No matter what happens this afternoon, they're not going anywhere except home now.
• 2:01:50
  It's either four and ten on the season, or five and nine.
• 2:01:53
  And it's nowhere in the afternoon, the last game of the season.
• 2:01:56
  Boy, it's tough to know if they decide to get ready to play this football game.
• 2:02:00
  Well, it's third and six after 32. Ferguson looking over the defense.
• 2:02:05
  Calling signals, takes a snap. Hands off to OJ. OJ drives up right tackle.
• 2:02:09
  He breaks down the clear along the near sideline.
• 2:02:11
  A man has been cut back inside, and Ferguson's almost pulled him down behind as he cuts back inside of early Thomas.
• 2:02:17
  A fine run by OJ Simpson. He drives down to about the 47-yard line of the New York Jets.
• 2:02:24
  Boy, that Reggie McKenzie let him upfield, and he really hid behind McKenzie until he made that cut.
• 2:02:29
  One point I'd like to make, Marty, and I believe you might have stated too, is we both watched the play on our side of the field.
• 2:02:34
  As OJ scooted up the sideline, one man was coming from the left side of the field from OJ's blind spot, early Thomas.
• 2:02:41
  And of course, inadvertently, OJ cut back trying to get away from early Thomas, and did elude him.
• 2:02:46
  But it's almost like a guy having eyes in the back of his head.
• 2:02:49
  Did you see the move he put on to get away from early Thomas as he came across to make him cut back?
• 2:02:53
  It was fantastic, and on this wet, sloppy field as well.
• 2:02:56
  First and 10th at the 42, a 26-yard run on the last play.
• 2:02:59
  The handoff goes to Braxton. He pulls up the middle like a tank.
• 2:03:02
  He just lowered his head and joined at the 43-pounds, came pulling right up the middle.
• 2:03:06
  A fine block from Mike Montler, his center, in front of him.
• 2:03:10
  And he picked up about 6 yards, or 7 yards on the play.
• 2:03:13
  Down to about the 35-yard line. It'll be second and three at the 35 as the Gunstowns ending the third quarter.
• 2:03:19
  That's the end of the third quarter in a score.
• 2:03:21
  The Buffalo Bills 28, the New York Jets 7.
• 2:03:24
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• 2:04:37
  As the New York Jets are trailing the Buckeye Bill 28-7, OJ Simpson has 147 yards already.
• 2:04:43
  As the New York Jets are trailing the Buckeye Bill 28-7, OJ Simpson has 147 yards already.
• 2:04:48
  With Glickman and football history, they have reached 2,000 yards.
• 2:04:53
  2,000 yards in one season. He already has broken Jimmy Brown's record.
• 2:04:58
  He needed 61 yards to break the record. He has 147 yards already today.
• 2:05:03
  WVY, 4th Radio, 14-4.
• 2:05:08
  Hey, that's right, I never saw it that way, Larry, but that is a mighty good way of putting it.
• 2:05:12
  I think they did it last year and now OJ Simpson is going to do it on his own.
• 2:05:17
  It looks like if he has a count of fourth quarter, he's had so far the other three quarters of the afternoon.
• 2:05:23
  Well, it's second and fourth, 37-yard line of the Jets.
• 2:05:28
  The handoff goes to Braxton again, he drives up the middle.
• 2:05:31
  Breakdown on the clip of the mold, gets the first down and Marcus down on the 25-yard line
• 2:05:34
  and keeps driving to about the 23-yard line.
• 2:05:36
  Burgess-Owens and Jellis-Howell finally stop him.
• 2:05:39
  It looks like all desire. That's the difference between these two ball clubs.
• 2:05:43
  The New York Jets, I think, are playing out of the string right now.
• 2:05:46
  Those Buffalo Bills are going for all the marbles.
• 2:05:49
  Well, I think you said it exactly right, Marty.
• 2:05:51
  You know, it's a lot of difference in having your bags packed.
• 2:05:53
  So even hopefully to go to a playoff game and having your bags packed to go home after the ball game is over this afternoon.
• 2:05:59
  Buffalo Bill ball club is playing first grade football, first and 10 out of 23.
• 2:06:04
  They already have set a rushing record for the National Football League in this ball game, over 177 yards.
• 2:06:11
  Handoff goes to OJ, trying to flick him to the left end.
• 2:06:13
  He's got Parkinson's from him. He drives downfield along the mid-side line, but he's not got a bounce at the 16-yard line.
• 2:06:18
  He picks up seven yards. Bill Ferguson driving him out of bounds.
• 2:06:22
  It'll be second and three after 16 again. Those two big guards, Reggie McKenzie and Joe Dilanolo.
• 2:06:29
  Dilanolo is just a rookie out of Michigan State.
• 2:06:31
  He'll be a second-year man out of Michigan. He'll be around a long time, Larry.
• 2:06:35
  Unless Andrews pours them out, they sure do will, Marty.
• 2:06:37
  But one other sideline that I think is a distinct possibility.
• 2:06:42
  I've been around this Jets football team ever since Joe Namath's been the quarterback here.
• 2:06:46
  I can't remember a year that the Buffalo Bills beat a Joe Namath, even a Joe Namath on the squad team twice in one year.
• 2:06:54
  I don't believe it's happened over the course of Joe's career here with the Jets.
• 2:06:58
  That is 28-7, Buffalo in that driving. Now the Bills are second and three of the 16-yard line of a New York Jets.
• 2:07:03
  Man in motion, a scambler going to the right side.
• 2:07:06
  Ferguson takes a snap. He gives off to the big fullback, Braxton again, who spins away and goes down to the 10-yard line to get the first down.
• 2:07:14
  He picks up six yards. John Elliott made the tackle at the 10.
• 2:07:18
  Let's see where they place that ball down. It's first and goal at the 10-yard line. That's what it is.
• 2:07:24
  Maybe the bags have better footing out there than the linebackers. It's first and goal to go at the 10-yard line.
• 2:07:29
  Eye formation in the backfield. Braxton in front of O.J. Steps in. Ferguson calling signals out of the wing T.
• 2:07:34
  The handoff goes to O.J. Swinging wide around the left side. He goes to two yards down to the eight-yard line.
• 2:07:39
  It's second and goal to go at the eight as Burgess-Owens led the drive. Bill Ferguson helping out as well.
• 2:07:45
  One of the bright spots for the New York Jets this year has been Burgess-Owens, the fine rookie from Miami.
• 2:07:50
  Another two yards. 156 yards we have unofficially. 156 yards for O.J. Simpson.
• 2:07:56
  What an afternoon's work. But you did say Burgess-Owens was a bright spot.
• 2:08:01
  He's a rookie out of the University of Miami. Six to 200 pounds, strong safety.
• 2:08:05
  And I would say that he has a long career ahead of him also, Marty. He's had a terrific year.
• 2:08:09
  He can play cornerbacks, free safety, or strong safety. But he settled down to strong safety and has played there all year long and has done a real fine job.
• 2:08:17
  Second and goal to go at the eight-yard line of the New York Jets. The Buffalo Bills in possession.
• 2:08:20
  The head up goes to Braxton. He drives down the middle, pulls away, veers down to the three-yard line.
• 2:08:24
  He stops at the three. Back up by Ralph Baker on the play at the three-yard line.
• 2:08:28
  Again, he was stopped about a yard past the line of Swing. He spun and pulled away, veered off to the right, and went down to the three-yard line, picking up an additional four yards.
• 2:08:38
  Third and goal on the three-yard line of the New York Jets. The Buffalo Bills started this drive back on their own 17-yard line.
• 2:08:45
  And here they are down at the three-yard line of the Jets. Third, goal to go.
• 2:08:52
  Well, those Jets got to now really gear up and try to keep them out of that end zone.
• 2:08:56
  I think that Ralph Baker, the defensive captain, will be talking with each one of his linemen or trying to pat them on the rear end and tell them,
• 2:09:02
  get on in there, you know, we've got to stop them here down at the goal line. We've got to have some pride left there at the ballgames over.
• 2:09:07
  Third and goal to go on the three. The two running back to side by side. The handoff touch to OJ.
• 2:09:11
  He goes inside his own left tackle, and he stops at the line of scrimmage. No gain. No gain on the play.
• 2:09:15
  Good play by Bill Ferguson, number 58, the outside linebacker, that rookie from San Diego State.
• 2:09:22
  Now they're going to go for a field goal attempt. Here's John Leapford running out on the field.
• 2:09:26
  It's fourth and goal to go at the three. As of right now, OJ Simpson has 156 yards.
• 2:09:31
  He's broken Jimmy Brown's record. And the Buffalo Bill offensive unit has broken the Miami Dolphins rushing record for a single-season play.
• 2:09:40
  And OJ also has broken the record for the number of carries in the course of the single-season, also held by Jimmy Brown.
• 2:09:46
  Quiet.
• 2:09:47
  That just means that all the Jets are going to record books, and it's not a real happy occasion when you get your name in the record books,
• 2:09:52
  especially if the Jets are going to do this afternoon.
• 2:09:54
  Twelve-yard field goal attempt. The angle to the right to kick us up, and it is good. It's good.
• 2:09:58
  As the time out on the field to score, the Buffalo Bill's 30, the New York Jets' 7.
• 2:10:04
  I did a little combo munch, peanut brittle, candy bars, I've got peanuts by the brunch.
• 2:10:11
  They've got a fistful of peanuts in every bar, pretty much.
• 2:10:16
  A fistful of peanuts in buttery grits will make the munch, peanut brittle bar great.
• 2:10:24
  It's just the nuttiest candy bar I've ever seen.
• 2:10:30
  Combo munch is what's different about peanut brittle. It's made with peanuts, less brittle.
• 2:10:36
  Munch starts with crunchy roasted peanuts, a whole fistful of them.
• 2:10:41
  Then we add rich, buttery brittle. Mmm-hmm.
• 2:10:45
  Peanut heaven, combo munch, a fistful of peanuts in buttery brittle.
• 2:10:50
  A fistful of peanuts in every bar makes the munch, peanut brittle bar great.
• 2:10:55
  It's just the nuttiest candy bar I've ever seen.
• 2:11:00
  There's a fistful of peanuts in buttery brittle.
• 2:11:04
  And gravy for a scene.
• 2:11:06
  ...26, 14, action.
• 2:11:10
  With Larry Grassley and Marty Glickman.
• 2:11:12
  On the latter of the two doesn't add very well. The score is 31-7.
• 2:11:17
  And Syracuse training.
• 2:11:20
  Oh well, have to live with this Mississippi draw.
• 2:11:24
  Well we've got a few minutes before the kickoff Marty.
• 2:11:26
  I want to tell you it's really been a pleasure for me to be up here with you this year.
• 2:11:29
  Not down in this snow-covered field getting run over by the Braxton and O.J. Simpson.
• 2:11:33
  And you have been most generous to me and most kind throughout the whole year.
• 2:11:36
  You mean publicly I want to say thank you to you, our producer, WR Radio, and everybody we've worked with throughout the course of years.
• 2:11:43
  Larry Grassley, you know what you just said.
• 2:11:46
  You'd rather be up here than be knocked aside by Jim Braxton and O.J. Simpson. I thank you.
• 2:11:51
  Here's the kickoff, a low-bounding kick taken by Marjane Atkins.
• 2:11:54
  He runs through the purchase arms and keeps on running up to the 15 and it's hit high and hard and down around the 17-18 yard line.
• 2:12:02
  Well Larry, at this stage of the season, the final game, the final broadcast, last half of the game, the last quarter, just about 10 minutes and 45 seconds to go in the game.
• 2:12:10
  It's trying to stay so long until next year for so many of us.
• 2:12:14
  I know your first year on the broadcast was a hope you enjoyed it.
• 2:12:17
  And as I said earlier, you came a long way in one year of broadcasting than any man I've ever worked with.
• 2:12:23
  Of course you had a long way to go, Larry.
• 2:12:25
  Thank you, Marty. I certainly appreciate that.
• 2:12:27
  And prior to getting down to locker room, I want to wish everybody a happy holiday season and the best of everybody in the coming year.
• 2:12:34
  Thank you, Larry. Club formation on the right side.
• 2:12:36
  First and center on the 17, Namath going down to the end.
• 2:12:39
  Goes deep down to the left side.
• 2:12:40
  The caster at the office chest has two men lead by the air.
• 2:12:44
  Caster on the man to bang against him, Ernie Kellerman.
• 2:12:47
  He hit off the chest of Rich Caster and fell incomplete.
• 2:12:50
  Tough catch under any circumstances.
• 2:12:52
  Both men leaping high in the air for him.
• 2:12:54
  Hey, I just saw something happen.
• 2:12:56
  You know, a lot of big fans would throw their snowballs down in the jet puddle and in the Buffalo Bill puddle.
• 2:13:01
  Joe Namath turned around and picked up a snowball and threw it back in the sand.
• 2:13:04
  He wanted Joe to hit his arm and say, okay.
• 2:13:08
  Unpredictable Joe Namath. Colorful, exciting, temperamental.
• 2:13:14
  He's all those things.
• 2:13:17
  Club formation on the right side.
• 2:13:18
  Flip left, then caster.
• 2:13:20
  Hand up, goes down to the end of the way, drives up the middle, breaks down to the quick.
• 2:13:22
  Keep going, goes up to the 28-yard line before he stops.
• 2:13:25
  He's got the first down.
• 2:13:27
  That's another black plot for the New York Jets, I thought, this year.
• 2:13:30
  The play of Mike Adamay.
• 2:13:32
  He has had a pretty good year, Marty.
• 2:13:33
  And we've all, you've often called him a twisting, squirming.
• 2:13:37
  I don't know all the adjectives, but he does get that additional yardage some way.
• 2:13:40
  He breaks out behind those big linemen.
• 2:13:42
  And of course the defensive team at times has a hard time seeing him.
• 2:13:46
  And when they finally see him, he's already passing.
• 2:13:48
  You get one hand on him and you don't bring him down.
• 2:13:50
  So he's had a good year.
• 2:13:51
  I think a lot of the Jets have had good years.
• 2:13:53
  And we're proud for him, even though the record doesn't reflect the years that some of them have had.
• 2:13:58
  Club formation, the flip left end as well.
• 2:14:00
  Going back to pass the name of the left flat and it's dropped.
• 2:14:02
  You say nice things about Mike Adamay, you see what happens.
• 2:14:05
  Well, we'll be quiet from now.
• 2:14:07
  He threw a quick pass down the left flat.
• 2:14:08
  He was looking for Rich Castor deep down field.
• 2:14:10
  Castor was covered.
• 2:14:11
  He threw to the left flat and I think that Mike took his eyes off the ball just before it got to him.
• 2:14:15
  So it makes it second and stand at the 28-yard line of the New York Jets.
• 2:14:18
  The Jets are trailing Buffalo 31 to 7 with 9 minutes and 54 seconds remaining in this game.
• 2:14:23
  And the Bills have achieved all the records they sought for except one.
• 2:14:27
  And that is 2,000 yards over one season for OJ Simpson.
• 2:14:31
  He still needs something like, let me see, 41 yards.
• 2:14:34
  And you've got to admire Joe Namath.
• 2:14:36
  He's still throwing the football there behind 31 to 7 last game of the season.
• 2:14:40
  He can hand the ball off the running back and say you get it, but no, he's throwing the ball.
• 2:14:43
  I like that.
• 2:14:44
  Second and stand at the 28-yard line.
• 2:14:46
  He throws out to the left side.
• 2:14:47
  Deflected at the last moment.
• 2:14:48
  Waiting down field with the castor board.
• 2:14:50
  Deflected by Jim Siamski just before it got to Rich Castor.
• 2:14:53
  On a deep button hook.
• 2:14:54
  And one of the Jets and one of the David Walpatowski.
• 2:14:58
  That's right.
• 2:14:59
  Dave and Walpatowski just got off against each other for just a moment.
• 2:15:02
  They're separated and no punches are thrown.
• 2:15:05
  It'll be third and stand at the 28-yard line.
• 2:15:07
  And admiration for Joe for throwing the ball.
• 2:15:09
  Yes, admiration for his judgment out there on the field.
• 2:15:12
  I certainly have because he didn't go up inside to break up Dave Herman and Walpatowski
• 2:15:16
  when they were kind of scuffling there.
• 2:15:18
  He stood back and watched.
• 2:15:19
  And here's a happy note.
• 2:15:20
  Emerson Bouger is not going to line up for the New York Jets.
• 2:15:24
  Now I believe that's David Knight out there, Marty.
• 2:15:27
  It's 82 to 32.
• 2:15:28
  David Knight came in and running back spot and now he's out wide.
• 2:15:31
  They're going to have four receivers up on that line of scrimmage.
• 2:15:33
  Joe's really going to break up and throw that ball.
• 2:15:36
  That's right.
• 2:15:37
  Only one deep back.
• 2:15:38
  Hank Pachotlin.
• 2:15:39
  Signals are being called out of a double wing formation.
• 2:15:41
  Back to pass.
• 2:15:42
  His name is setting up and throwing out to the left side.
• 2:15:44
  And it's wise for David Knight incomplete.
• 2:15:46
  Third will be fourth and stand at the 28-yard line.
• 2:15:48
  Emerson Bouger did not come back into the lineup.
• 2:15:51
  He went out late in the first half of the bruised side.
• 2:15:54
  And David Knight came into the lineup.
• 2:15:56
  One downfield pass was thrown wide for him.
• 2:15:58
  Now the Jets are forced to front.
• 2:15:59
  Fourth and stand at the 28-yard line.
• 2:16:01
  And there were nine minutes and 42 seconds to go in the game.
• 2:16:03
  And now it's beginning to rain.
• 2:16:05
  And the snow is all gone in terms of it falling.
• 2:16:08
  It's down there on the field, of course.
• 2:16:10
  But it's raining now and sleeting as well.
• 2:16:13
  And the fans are starting to move out continuously.
• 2:16:16
  I think that's why David Knight was supposed to go to the outside.
• 2:16:19
  He cut across the middle and Joe threw the ball to the outside.
• 2:16:21
  So it wasn't any chance to complete it.
• 2:16:24
  Here's the punt by Fagan.
• 2:16:25
  Fairly short and it's taken by Walker.
• 2:16:27
  Walker starts to his right, loses one man, drives upfield.
• 2:16:30
  And he's stopped out about the 42-yard line.
• 2:16:34
  So the Buffalo Bills take over.
• 2:16:37
  OJ is out there. Yes, he is.
• 2:16:38
  OJ Simpson runs out, number 32.
• 2:16:41
  Time has taken. The score, the Buffalo Bills, 31.
• 2:16:43
  The New York Jets, 7.
• 2:16:45
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• 2:17:53
  It's first to 10 at the 42-yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:17:57
  A handoff to O.J. Simpson trying to swing wide.
• 2:17:59
  He makes a turn outside.
• 2:18:00
  He's driving downfield, cuts back inside.
• 2:18:02
  He's down to the 40-yard line of the Jets and finally pulled down to the 38-yard line of the New York Jets.
• 2:18:06
  Another fine run by O.J. Simpson.
• 2:18:08
  It looked as though he might break it all the way but he was headed to the sideline.
• 2:18:11
  Cuts back to the inside until he was pulled down by Hill Wise, Burgess Owens, and Dennis Howell.
• 2:18:15
  Down to the 38-yard line of the New York Jets.
• 2:18:18
  Let's see, 8 and 12.
• 2:18:20
  20 yards on the play.
• 2:18:21
  He has 176 yards on the day thus far.
• 2:18:24
  An unofficial goal.
• 2:18:25
  And almost one more of those 20-yard runs.
• 2:18:27
  We're giving that 2,000-yard mark and what an achievement.
• 2:18:29
  I like O.J. Simpson. I like his style.
• 2:18:31
  I believe he's signed on for the full season and not just 13 games.
• 2:18:35
  He's really playing a football game this afternoon.
• 2:18:37
  First to 10 at the 38 of the New York Jets.
• 2:18:39
  The head-up again to O.J.
• 2:18:40
  Drives up the middle, stops.
• 2:18:41
  No gain on the play at the 38-yard line.
• 2:18:43
  Good tackle made there by Bill Ferguson of the Jets, number 58.
• 2:18:47
  Well, there's a good deal about Ferguson, I think, in the seasons to come.
• 2:18:50
  He started slowly because of an injury and illness at the beginning of the year.
• 2:18:54
  And he came on strong to nail down that right linebacker spot for the Jets.
• 2:18:57
  And now we see Steve Thompson out there defensive right in and plays with John Elliott.
• 2:19:01
  Ed Gallagher, of course, is another bright spot at the Jets.
• 2:19:03
  He hasn't been playing much all year because he's been injured.
• 2:19:06
  See St. Ferguson, Atkinson, Gallagher, and all these injuries.
• 2:19:10
  He's been very, very soft with him this past year.
• 2:19:13
  You know, you put them all together and it ends up to a fourth season.
• 2:19:15
  It's second and 10 on the 38 of the New York Jets.
• 2:19:17
  The Buffalo Bills in possession of the ball.
• 2:19:19
  That pick-out goes to O.J.
• 2:19:20
  He's way too wide.
• 2:19:21
  Cuts down the sideline and has not got a bounce at the 40-yard line.
• 2:19:24
  At the 30-yard line, he picks up 8 yards more.
• 2:19:27
  Bill Wise makes the tackle.
• 2:19:29
  At the 30-yard line, if he picks up 8 yards on the play,
• 2:19:32
  it'll be 3rd and 2 at the 30 of the New York Jets.
• 2:19:35
  184 yards on the day thus far.
• 2:19:38
  Fantastic running of O.J. Simpson.
• 2:19:41
  And that field is really rugged out there.
• 2:19:43
  It's a fair-to-football field as I've stepped on.
• 2:19:45
  And I stepped on it at halftime.
• 2:19:47
  It was really slushy, wet, snowy.
• 2:19:49
  Just about everything a football field ought to be.
• 2:19:51
  And of course, O.J. Simpson, though, no matter what the field,
• 2:19:54
  he does it all the time.
• 2:19:55
  He swings the play inside, no hole.
• 2:19:57
  He swings it to the outside.
• 2:19:58
  If there's no hole outside, he'll cut it back, dodge it, dodge,
• 2:20:01
  and he makes some yards.
• 2:20:02
  He hadn't been hurt many times.
• 2:20:04
  This is today on the loss of yards, either.
• 2:20:06
  O.J. Simpson, 2 at the 30-yard line.
• 2:20:08
  Braxton takes it, goes up the middle,
• 2:20:09
  gets the first down, he gets 5 yards on the play.
• 2:20:11
  He needed 2.
• 2:20:12
  He picked up 5 down at the 25-yard line.
• 2:20:14
  His first and 10 at the 25.
• 2:20:16
  O.J. Simpson, unofficially with 184 yards.
• 2:20:20
  If he goes for 197 for the day,
• 2:20:22
  he will have reached 2,000 yards in one year.
• 2:20:25
  Nobody has ever approached that except the great Jimmy Brown,
• 2:20:28
  whose record already was beaten by O.J. today.
• 2:20:31
  Brown's old mark is 1,863.
• 2:20:34
  Close from in close, it can go.
• 2:20:36
  O.J. Simpson, his first and 10 at the 25.
• 2:20:38
  He has 184.
• 2:20:40
  He needs 13 yards more.
• 2:20:44
  They're calling for the juice.
• 2:20:45
  It has a pitch after the juice now.
• 2:20:46
  He runs off left tackle.
• 2:20:47
  Makes it trying to feel.
• 2:20:48
  Picked up 5 yards more down to the 20-yard line.
• 2:20:50
  These are unofficial totals I'm giving you now.
• 2:20:52
  I'm just wrapping them off as play develops here,
• 2:20:56
  and the official figures could be a yard or two difference,
• 2:20:59
  of course, in line.
• 2:21:00
  Hill-wise, makes a tackle after a 5-yard gain
• 2:21:02
  and second and 5 after 20-yard line of New York.
• 2:21:05
  And the lights are being turned on now.
• 2:21:08
  189 yards more.
• 2:21:10
  189 yards on the day.
• 2:21:13
  8 yards more for O.J. Simpson.
• 2:21:15
  He's got 2,000.
• 2:21:16
  Well, Marty, I'll see.
• 2:21:17
  I'm going to have to leave the booth in a moment now
• 2:21:19
  to go down to the locker room,
• 2:21:20
  but I'd like to congratulate O.J. and, of course,
• 2:21:22
  the Buffalo BLC.
• 2:21:23
  And, of course, they thank again everybody involved,
• 2:21:25
  and it's been a great year for me.
• 2:21:27
  Second and 5 after 20-yard line.
• 2:21:29
  Forgive me, Larry, for getting back to the foregain.
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  O.J. carries.
• 2:21:32
  He drives downfield, goes for 6, 7 yards.
• 2:21:34
  He may have 2,000 right now.
• 2:21:36
  Unofficially, our totals show that he's right about
• 2:21:39
  the 2,000-yard mark right now.
• 2:21:41
  He went from the 20-yard line then
• 2:21:44
  to the 14-yard line, 6 yards on the play.
• 2:21:48
  He's got over 2,000.
• 2:21:50
  2,000 yards.
• 2:21:52
  2,000 yards.
• 2:21:53
  He's got to take him out of that line of van
• 2:21:55
  that somebody else go in.
• 2:21:57
  2,000 yards for O.J.
• 2:21:59
  Wow!
• 2:22:01
  We saw history, man.
• 2:22:03
  You don't want to come after him, Larry.
• 2:22:04
  He wasn't going to be in there.
• 2:22:05
  That's right.
• 2:22:06
  They're practically carrying him off the field.
• 2:22:08
  They're dragging him off the field.
• 2:22:10
  They're lifting him to their shoulders,
• 2:22:12
  and he's being carried off the field
• 2:22:14
  on the shoulders of his teammates.
• 2:22:16
  What a sight!
• 2:22:19
  The entire squad has run out on the field,
• 2:22:23
  and they've carried O.J. off the field on their shoulders.
• 2:22:27
  O.J. Simpson with more than 2,000 yards.
• 2:22:32
  Well, I'd like to sit and rant with you now
• 2:22:34
  about the difference between O.J.
• 2:22:35
  and Jimmy Brown Marty, but we don't have time,
• 2:22:37
  and I don't want to detract from the moment.
• 2:22:39
  O.J. has had the most tremendous year
• 2:22:41
  any running back has ever had in professional football.
• 2:22:44
  He certainly has that.
• 2:22:47
  He embraces Lou Saban, his coach, up on their sideline.
• 2:22:51
  There will be over 300 writers and broadcasters
• 2:22:55
  gathering around O.J. Simpson after the ballgame,
• 2:22:59
  one of the largest contingents in the history of sport.
• 2:23:01
  Larry Watkins goes in to play the running back,
• 2:23:03
  and everybody might as well go home from here
• 2:23:05
  because the rest is anticlimactic.
• 2:23:07
  It's first and 10 at the 14-yard line of the New York Jets.
• 2:23:13
  The handoff goes to Braxton trying to swing wide,
• 2:23:15
  cuts in off the tackle, and drives down to about the 10-yard line.
• 2:23:17
  It'll be second and sixth after 10.
• 2:23:20
  O.J. has 2,001 yards.
• 2:23:24
  No man in football history has ever done that in one season.
• 2:23:27
  And as Larry Grant so well put it, or put it so well,
• 2:23:34
  it's like having two 1,000-yard runners on the same ballclub.
• 2:23:38
  It's like having Larry Zocker and Mercury Morris together,
• 2:23:41
  or Brockington Lane together.
• 2:23:46
  Well, it's second and sixth after 10-yard line.
• 2:23:51
  Van Valkenburg is in its fullback now,
• 2:23:53
  replacing Braxton.
• 2:23:54
  Van Valkenburg is the upback,
• 2:23:56
  and Van Valkenburg carries, goes up to the middle,
• 2:23:58
  and drives for about four yards before he stops.
• 2:24:00
  It'll be third and about three at around the seven-eight-yard line.
• 2:24:04
  The yard stripes are obliterated by the snow.
• 2:24:07
  We're guessing at the...
• 2:24:08
  We can see the yard six of the near side.
• 2:24:10
  It looks like third and three at around the seven-yard line.
• 2:24:14
  Yes, the put of his third and three at about the seven-yard line.
• 2:24:17
  Driving towards the open end of Shea Stadium.
• 2:24:19
  As you know, Larry Grant has gone down to the New York Jets locker room.
• 2:24:22
  And now that he's gone, I can say all the nice things about him
• 2:24:24
  that I hate to say when he's sitting alongside.
• 2:24:27
  He's been great.
• 2:24:28
  I've learned so much football just sitting up here alongside of him.
• 2:24:32
  It's third and three at the seven-yard line of the New York Jets.
• 2:24:36
  Buffalo Bill still driving.
• 2:24:37
  They're leading the game 31-7.
• 2:24:39
  And the hand of course of Van Valkenburg,
• 2:24:41
  and he's watching, carrying rather, watching, goes up the middle.
• 2:24:44
  Larry, watch him.
• 2:24:52
  L, fourth down and about a yard.
• 2:24:54
  Fourth and one.
• 2:24:56
  And here goes the field goal.
• 2:24:57
  Taking the team out in the field once again.
• 2:24:59
  Different unit going out there.
• 2:25:03
  Don Leopold.
• 2:25:04
  L-E-Y-P-O-L-D-T.
• 2:25:06
  Leopold.
• 2:25:08
  Ready to kick it.
• 2:25:10
  Team goes to the line of scrimmage, which is the four-yard line.
• 2:25:12
  He'll kick it from 11 yards out.
• 2:25:14
  Angle is slightly to the right.
• 2:25:16
  Buffalo is now leading 31-7.
• 2:25:18
  There are three minutes and 22 seconds to go on the football game,
• 2:25:21
  and O.J. Simpson and the Buffalo Bills have had quite a day here at J.
• 2:25:25
  Ball is snapped, face down, and kicked by Leopold, and it's through there.
• 2:25:29
  There's a time out on the field to score.
• 2:25:31
  The Buffalo Bills, 34, and the New York Jets, seven.
• 2:25:36
  Pepperality.
• 2:25:43
  If it's 74 new car time for you, don't knock yourself out running around.
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  Pepperality means low 74 pepper price.
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  High pepper trade-in plus low pepper down payment.
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  Pepperality, we can tell you, we can show you.
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  But until you buy, you can't try Pepperality.
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  Heads for the home of Pepperality.
• 2:26:01
  Head Pepper, Christ for Plymouth, with nine-lacent Pepperality.
• 2:26:07
  Hey, you can have a soulful wrap-in.
• 2:26:09
  This is my tuning in to your radio on Wavy 14, every Saturday night at 9,
• 2:26:12
  and every Sunday night at 10, because Brother Soul,
• 2:26:14
  Eddie has something that does his thing right here on Wavy 14.
• 2:26:18
  Remember, Brother Soul, Saturday nights at 9, and Sunday nights at 10,
• 2:26:22
  right here on Wavy 14.
• 2:26:25
  Wavy 14, Wavy 14, Wavy 14, bye.
• 2:26:32
  W-A-B-Y, Sports Radio 14 Albany, home of the New York Jets.
• 2:26:49
  Larry Grantson is down in the locker room now, the New York Jets locker room.
• 2:26:52
  This is Marty Glickman reporting.
• 2:26:55
  Three minutes and 11 seconds to go in this football game here at Shade.
• 2:26:57
  Buffalo is leading 34-7.
• 2:26:59
  Magnificent save for OJ Simpson and the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:27:02
  A low-bounding kick by Layfall that's picked up by Annamaly at the 15.
• 2:27:05
  He runs up to the 20-25 along the near side, cuts back to the middle of the field,
• 2:27:08
  breaks down to the clear with the home run to the 40, the 42,
• 2:27:11
  and he's down at the 42-yard line.
• 2:27:13
  A fine run back by Mike Annamaly, another one of those fine, gutsy players
• 2:27:17
  who plays every minute of every ball game, and he's in.
• 2:27:20
  And here comes Joe Namath on the field once again for the final minutes
• 2:27:23
  of the final game of the season.
• 2:27:25
  And also the final game in the long and marvelously successful career
• 2:27:30
  of Weave U-Bank.
• 2:27:32
  Weave is retiring.
• 2:27:33
  He'll still be with the New York Jets organization,
• 2:27:36
  but no longer the coach on the field.
• 2:27:38
  That's a 20-years as head coach after 46 years of coaching at all levels of the game.
• 2:27:44
  Double wing formation now, one deep back, Hank Bajaukwun.
• 2:27:47
  Signals being called by Joe Namath. Namath takes it and drops straight back.
• 2:27:50
  He sets up the pass, big rush, Todd runs out of left and he's down.
• 2:27:54
  Hits down again by number 71 of the Buffalo Bills,
• 2:27:58
  I'll say Mike Ketish rather than Walt Patelka, number 85.
• 2:28:02
  Mike Ketish, number 71, makes the tackle on the play
• 2:28:05
  and drops Namath back at the 33-yard line, a loss of 9 yards,
• 2:28:09
  makes the second of 19 at the 33.
• 2:28:12
  The Buffalo Bills have achieved all their marks and O.J. Simpson,
• 2:28:17
  all of his marks that they sought for except one, and that is a playoff spot.
• 2:28:23
  And that will depend upon the outcome of other games being played throughout the country today.
• 2:28:28
  They still might get in. It's an outside chance for the Bills.
• 2:28:32
  Second of 19 at the 33-yard line, double wing formation again for the Jets.
• 2:28:36
  Again, Bajaukwun is the only back.
• 2:28:38
  He goes back to pass, Namath does throws,
• 2:28:40
  Angley out to the left side, and it is incomplete, almost intercepted by Richard Lewis.
• 2:28:45
  Incomplete.
• 2:28:46
  David Knight was the intended receiver for the New York Jets.
• 2:28:49
  It's going to be third in 19, the ball is at the 33-yard line.
• 2:28:53
  Looks like time will call out on the field.
• 2:28:55
  Some idiotic fan has run out on the field, and there's Jondon.
• 2:28:59
  The controlman has down-collared the fan and is marching along to the sideline.
• 2:29:05
  As a matter of fact, fans have moved out on the field at the near side.
• 2:29:08
  They're still in the stands at the far side, but those few remaining in the stands,
• 2:29:12
  as it's beginning to rain fairly heavily now, out of combination of weather we've had today.
• 2:29:17
  Rain, sleet, and snow.
• 2:29:18
  And if you're driving, please, we don't have to admonish you to drive carefully and slowly,
• 2:29:24
  but just a reminder, it's a tough day.
• 2:29:28
  It's third and 19 at the 33-yard line.
• 2:29:31
  Two-fifty-five to go in the ball game, and Joe Namath keeps throwing.
• 2:29:34
  He drops straight back to pass, setting up.
• 2:29:36
  Throws way down, deep downfield.
• 2:29:38
  Caster makes the catch.
• 2:29:39
  He's got a first down at the 45-yard line, making the 40-yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:29:45
  How about that?
• 2:29:46
  On third and 19, Namath fires long and deep, and Mitch Caster makes the grab.
• 2:29:51
  Good for the first down at the 40-yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:29:55
  Ernie Kellerman made the tackle, going to the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:29:59
  Last gas, Heffett, by Namath and Caster, and the Jets still keep possession of that football.
• 2:30:05
  First and ten it is.
• 2:30:06
  Ball placed down just about the 40-yard line.
• 2:30:08
  The yard line is obliterated there, and we can't quite run him out to the near side
• 2:30:12
  because it's obliterated at the sideline as well.
• 2:30:15
  But his first is in at about the 40.
• 2:30:17
  Again, the double-wing formation.
• 2:30:19
  It's a flat right with a swift left end, and one deep back for Joplin.
• 2:30:22
  He carries with up the middle, no gain on the play, and he's thrown down.
• 2:30:25
  Makes his second and ten at the 40-yard line.
• 2:30:29
  We have the opportunity, too, to thank the men who have been so helpful to us
• 2:30:33
  during the course of this year's broadcasting.
• 2:30:35
  Our first with the New York Jets, the first, we hope, of many.
• 2:30:38
  And now we've reached the two-minute mark on the ballgame.
• 2:30:40
  More about that in a moment.
• 2:30:41
  There's a timeout on the field.
• 2:30:42
  The score, the Buffalo Bills, 34, the New York Jets, 7.
• 2:30:46
  You've always thought of Hagen as an economy car, right?
• 2:30:50
  Well, listen.
• 2:30:52
  The 74 Plymouth Justuars priced $87.15 below Volkswagen.
• 2:30:57
  That's right.
• 2:30:58
  Based on manufacturer's suggested retail price,
• 2:31:01
  including state and local taxes and destination charges,
• 2:31:04
  Justuars priced $87.15 lower than Volkswagen's people.
• 2:31:10
  Now, that's what you call economy.
• 2:31:12
  And although the lower price Justuars is small,
• 2:31:15
  it's a lot more car than Volkswagen.
• 2:31:18
  Justuars seats five instead of four,
• 2:31:20
  and offers three times the trunk space of Volkswagen.
• 2:31:23
  And Justuars has a wider track and longer wheelbase for greater stability.
• 2:31:28
  And of course, Justuars still offers all the things you buy a compact for.
• 2:31:32
  Easy parking and handling, good gas mileage on regular, and low upkeep.
• 2:31:37
  Plymouth Justuars, it's more car than Volkswagen for less money.
• 2:31:42
  Volkswagen, think again.
• 2:31:44
  For economy, think Justuars.
• 2:31:46
  See Justuars, or Plymouth, other great small cars.
• 2:31:49
  This is Marty Flickman with Larry Grampson.
• 2:31:51
  Larry already down in the Jets locker room.
• 2:31:53
  Just two minutes ago in this football season.
• 2:31:56
  The Buffalo Bills are winning this football game now by a score of 34 to 7.
• 2:32:00
  The Jets are threatening, however, second and 10 at the 40-yard line of the Buffalo Bills,
• 2:32:04
  if we can use the word threaten loosely here.
• 2:32:08
  As we started to say, we want to thank all the people who have been so helpful.
• 2:32:12
  Barbara Sheehan for her fine comments on the pregame shows.
• 2:32:16
  Jim McAleer, our producer of these broadcasts all season long.
• 2:32:19
  Executive producer of the fabulous Nat Ash.
• 2:32:22
  Our two spotters, Mal Kirkpatrick and Len Weiss.
• 2:32:25
  Our training staff at WOR.
• 2:32:27
  The jet management, particularly Frank Ramis, head of publicity for the New York Jets,
• 2:32:31
  and his assistant Jim Trecker.
• 2:32:33
  And mostly you Jets fans who have taken so kindly to our next giant broadcast.
• 2:32:38
  I thank you.
• 2:32:40
  WAVY, Music Radio 14, Albany.
• 2:32:43
  On the Buffalo Bills, double-wing formation, Joan Amos still calling signals right down the wire.
• 2:32:49
  Two minutes ago on the ballgame, he drops back to pass,
• 2:32:51
  throws Agner over left side, and is caught by David Knight outside, and he's tapped at the far side line,
• 2:32:56
  just short of the first down.
• 2:32:58
  He picks up nine yards down to about the 31-yard line of the Buffalo Bills,
• 2:33:02
  so it'll be second and one at the 31.
• 2:33:05
  Make that third and one at the 31 of the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:33:10
  The lights are turned on, they're shining brightly down on the field,
• 2:33:14
  which is partially covered with snow, only partially covered because
• 2:33:17
  between the hash marks is fairly heavily muddied, as well as the skin portion of the baseball diamond.
• 2:33:24
  Now it's third and one at the 31-yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:33:28
  Again, the double-wing formation, Namath calling signals.
• 2:33:31
  It's a flat right, flank it on the left side, and one deep back.
• 2:33:35
  Namath takes it, drops straight back, throws a quick square out to the right side,
• 2:33:39
  caught by Barkham, he's got the first down, he dances and dodges,
• 2:33:42
  and then he's run out of bounds at about the 25-yard line.
• 2:33:45
  Good for the first down, the clock has stopped with a minute and 47 seconds to go in the game.
• 2:33:49
  First and 10 at the 25 of the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:33:52
  The Jets are trailing in the ball game 34-7.
• 2:34:00
  Now the New York Jets are playing their 14th and final game of the year, their 20th overall.
• 2:34:06
  Their record is going to be four wins and nine losses.
• 2:34:10
  Four wins and ten losses to give me, four and ten.
• 2:34:13
  And it will be nine and five for the Buffalo Bills as the Bills are leading 34-7.
• 2:34:18
  Again, the double-wing formation, and again Namath drops straight back,
• 2:34:21
  throws over the middle, and it's caught by David Knight.
• 2:34:23
  He's down immediately at about the eight-yard line.
• 2:34:28
  They place it down at about the nine-yard line, so it'll be first and goal to go at the nine.
• 2:34:33
  David Knight making that grab, cutting over the middle from the flank left-end position,
• 2:34:39
  and he cut over the middle and made that catch.
• 2:34:42
  Good point, another first down, and it's first and goal to go at the nine.
• 2:34:46
  And Joe Namath still keeps pitching when the minute meant 16 seconds to go in this game.
• 2:34:52
  He's threatening the score for the Jets as the Jets trail 34-7.
• 2:34:57
  Namath under the center in the double-wing once again, but Jocelyn, the only deep back,
• 2:35:01
  Namath back to pass being rushed hard and down.
• 2:35:03
  A blitz on the plate, John Scullifant, the left linebacker, came smashing in.
• 2:35:07
  He's the rookie from Penn State and through for a loss.
• 2:35:11
  Back to the 15-yard line, makes that the 16-yard line, a seven-yard loss.
• 2:35:16
  Second and goal to go at the 16-yard line, and the clock is running,
• 2:35:20
  showing 58 seconds to go, and it's running.
• 2:35:22
  And it's also raining.
• 2:35:26
  Almost an eerie sight now, very heavy gray sky overhead,
• 2:35:30
  and brilliant lights ringing Shea Stadium, rain coming down on a snow-covered field,
• 2:35:36
  and many of the fans are now ringing the playing field out of the stands and along the sidelines.
• 2:35:43
  Second and goal to go at the 16, Namath calls signals, dumps straight back.
• 2:35:46
  Look downfield, throws Anger on the left side, and it's caught by Rich Caster.
• 2:35:50
  Caster goes in for a touchdown, touchdown, and Joe Namath, in what could be his last pass,
• 2:35:55
  as the Jets, judging by all those rumors, throws a touchdown pass to Rich Caster,
• 2:36:01
  and a lot of the fans go running out to help Caster to his feet on the,
• 2:36:04
  try to grab that football. I'm not sure which. They're wrestling for the football now.
• 2:36:10
  And the New York Jets are trailing now 34 to 13.
• 2:36:15
  And nobody seems to mind on either ball club.
• 2:36:19
  They're wrestling for the football. Now the police, the special police here at Shea Stadium,
• 2:36:24
  have separated the fans from the football.
• 2:36:30
  Caster, rather, made the grab in the end zone for the touchdown.
• 2:36:36
  Here's the point after 10 coming up right now. The score is 34 to 13.
• 2:36:40
  Signals being called.
• 2:36:42
  Ball is snapped, placed down, and booted, and it's through there.
• 2:36:45
  And I don't think that the special police was able to get that football back.
• 2:36:49
  It was kicked into the stands, and it's gone.
• 2:36:53
  As a timeout on the field, the score, Buffalo 34, the New York Jets 14.
• 2:36:59
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• 2:37:02
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• 2:37:07
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• 2:37:11
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• 2:37:16
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• 2:37:20
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• 2:37:27
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• 2:38:02
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  Thank you for your interest.
• 2:38:11
  The record is going to be four and ten.
• 2:38:13
  The final game will weave you back.
• 2:38:16
  Bobby House feel ready to kick off, and the Buffalo Bill will expect an onside kick.
• 2:38:21
  They have nine men just short of the restraining line, which is a 50-yard line, and two deep men around about the 20-yard line.
• 2:38:30
  The jets are trailing 34 to 14.
• 2:38:33
  Here's the final kickoff of the year at all likelihood.
• 2:38:35
  Onside kick attempt it is, and it's caught by one of the big Buffalo Bill followers, and he's held up right there.
• 2:38:41
  And now he stops. It's a big pullback, number 36 down the play.
• 2:38:46
  And it's, let's see...
• 2:38:49
  Van Valkenburg.
• 2:38:51
  Van Valkenburg it is. Van Valkenburg, the big pullback.
• 2:38:53
  And the clock shows 22 seconds to go.
• 2:38:57
  Just time for one more play, and that's all that's necessary.
• 2:39:00
  It's first and ten.
• 2:39:02
  The ball is at the 48-yard line of the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:39:05
  And just to recap in case you missed it, O.J. Simpson achieved all the marks he set out to do today,
• 2:39:11
  and so did the Buffalo Bills' rushing attack.
• 2:39:13
  The only thing that remains to be seen based upon the outcome of the ballgames is whether or not Buffalo will be in the playoffs.
• 2:39:18
  22 seconds to go in the game, a tight wing deformation.
• 2:39:21
  Joe Ferguson, the repeat quarterback, calling signals.
• 2:39:25
  Offside, no snap. Contact is made. The ball is still not snapped.
• 2:39:28
  Fentanyl markers fly all over the field.
• 2:39:30
  And a punch is thrown down there.
• 2:39:33
  Looks like Dave Foley, the ex-Jetter, threw one.
• 2:39:36
  But at any rate, they're separated, and nothing serious comes of it.
• 2:39:42
  Let's see the call is offside, called against the Buffalo Bills.
• 2:39:45
  Well, it'll be first and 15 at the 43-yard line, but it doesn't matter now.
• 2:39:49
  The score is 34 to 14.
• 2:39:51
  The clock still shows 22 seconds to go in the game.
• 2:39:54
  Larry Grampson will be in the locker room with the New York Jets to say so long to the Jetball players.
• 2:39:58
  Hopefully we can get Weeb Eubank on, but Weeb may be too filled with emotion to go on.
• 2:40:03
  He was before the ballgames when Larry was down there.
• 2:40:07
  Too bad he's got to lose this one and have a losing season as well, but there's so much to be said for Mr. Weeb Eubank.
• 2:40:12
  Outstanding individual as well as a great coach.
• 2:40:15
  Here's the play, and quarterback Ferguson just falls down with the ball, and the clock is running.
• 2:40:21
  There's no timeout called by anybody.
• 2:40:23
  It's down to 13 seconds, and the clock is running.
• 2:40:26
  And now the Jets and the Buffalo Bills are talking to each other, just standing around.
• 2:40:30
  And the seconds are being kicked off on the season.
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  The crowd goes running on the field.
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  Two seconds, one, and that is it.
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  That's the end of the ballgame.
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  And the score, the Buffalo Bills, 34, the New York Jets, 14.
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  Let's take a two-minute Jets break for this announcement.
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  Mr. Businessman, with the energy crisis at hand and prices rising on nearly everything,
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  you've got to be extra careful with every dollar you spend.
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  Yet today, WAB14 reaches the largest audience in its nearly 40-year history.
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  WABY, your station for year-round sports, including the champion New York Knicks.
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  That's the ball out of bounds. The Knicks ball.
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  And the booster immediately calls time out.
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  The amazing New York Mets.
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  The color. The New York Mets have won the pinnit. The New York Mets have won the pinnit.
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  The New York Mets have won the pinnit, and this is a wild game.
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  And the New York J...the ball is fast-paced out of kick. Up and it is good.
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  And the Jets go ahead, 9-7.
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  At Shave Stadium, this is Marty Glickman again.
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  Larry Grantham down in the New York jet locker room, as you know.
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  The season has ended. The ball game is over.
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  Buffalo has won the game, 34 to 14.
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  The Jets wind up with a disappointing record of 4 and 10.
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  The Buffalo Bills, who were 1 and 13 two years ago, wind up their record with a record of 9 wins and only 5 losses.
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  9 and 5 on the season, and they still have that outside shot for a playoff spot.