Oilers Roll Jets 24 to 0 in Houston Shutout Victory
Houston dominates New York, routing the Jets 24 to 0 at Rice Stadium. George Blanda shines with precise passing, Ernie Ladd and the defense pressure Namath, while Jacky Lee sees action and Olen Underwood stars on defense. The win ends Houston’s skid and sets up a meeting with Miami next week.
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Freddie Glick
Mamath
Joe
Ami
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Jacky Lee
Joe Namath
Bernie Parrish
Olen Underwood
Parrish
Old George
Charley Frazier
Charley
Miami
Dixon Leads Raiders Past Chiefs In 34 13 Upset
Dixon rushed for 76 yards and a 76 yard touchdown and added a 10 yard scoring pass as Oakland surged to a 34 13 win over Kansas City. Flores connected on two big plays and Dixon capped the second quarter with a third score for the Raiders. Buffalo tied San Diego 17 17 and Miami beat Denver 24 7 as Houston lost ground in the East race.
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Associated Press
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Falcons
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Jim Jackson
George Mira
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Norm Smead
Sam Baker
Eagles
Pittsburgh
Cardinals Hold Off Cowboys In Defensive Struggle
In St Louis, the Cardinals halted Dallas 10-7 as Don Meredith threw three interceptions ending a 156‑pass streak. Meredith faulted himself for impatience while Dallas coach Landry praised the Cardinal rush and defense that pressured the star QB and limited the high scoring Cowboys.
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Landry
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Pete Gent
Dan Reeves
Pro Grid Standings and Results Recap
The Associated Press summary shows National League Eastern standings with St Louis and Phila notable, and Western results led by Green Bay and Dallas. Sunday games included Dallas a 10 10 tie with St Louis, Baltimore beating Detroit, Green Bay over Chicago, Minnesota over Los Angeles, Philadelphia routing Pittsburgh, San Francisco defeating Atlanta, and New York edging Washington.
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Detroit
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Minnesota
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Washington
Bears face Texas A M in key conference clash
Baylor watches as Texas A M comes to Waco for a big homecoming game amid a tight Southwest Conference race. SMU, Texas Tech, and Rice also figure in standings with Dallas, Lubbock, and Waco venues in play as teams chase unbeaten records.
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Associated Press
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Packers top Sayers in 17 0 shutout of Bears
Green Bay defense stifled Gale Sayers as the Packers beat Chicago 17 to 0 to seize first place in the NFL Western Division. Willie Davis led the stop squad holding Sayers to 29 rushing yards while Paul Hornung scored on a 1 yard run and Don Chandler added a 23 yard field goal. Willie Wood sealed the win with a 20 yard interception return in a game that dropped the Bears to their first shutout loss in 27 games.
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Associated Press
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