| 1974 - Week 1 |
| New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Scoring Plays | Jets | Chiefs | ||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| Jets | 10:29 | E.Boozer 9 yd. run ( P.Leahy Kick ) ( 9-80, 4:31 ) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| Chiefs | 12:05 | E.Podolak 4 yd. run ( J.Stenerud Kick missed ) ( 9-47, 4:16 ) | 7 | 6 |
| Chiefs | 0:08 | J.Stenerud 45 yd. Field Goal ( 2-20, 0:18 ) | 7 | 9 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| Jets | 13:37 | P.Leahy 22 yd. Field Goal ( 9-51, 4:40 ) | 10 | 9 |
| Jets | 2:09 | P.Leahy 24 yd. Field Goal ( 12-63, 7:30 ) | 13 | 9 |
| Chiefs | 0:55 | O.Taylor 20 yd. pass from L.Dawson ( J.Stenerud Kick ) ( 6-69, 1:10 ) | 13 | 16 |
| Drive Charts | |||||||||||
| New York Jets | Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||||||
| Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | ||
| Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result | Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result |
| 15:00 | 4:31 | NYJ 20 | 9 | 80 | Touchdown | 10:29 | 6:14 | KC 23 | 9 | 29 | Punt |
| 4:15 | 2:54 | NYJ 20 | 5 | 35 | Fumble | 1:21 | 4:16 | NYJ 47 | 9 | 47 | Touchdown |
| 12:05 | 3:22 | NYJ 6 | 6 | 24 | Punt | 8:43 | 2:22 | KC 35 | 4 | 7 | Interception |
| 6:21 | 1:39 | KC 30 | 3 | 6 | Missed FG | 4:42 | 1:42 | KC 24 | 3 | 4 | Punt |
| 3:00 | 1:31 | NYJ 22 | 9 | 44 | Downs | 1:29 | 0:35 | KC 34 | 4 | 6 | Punt |
| 0:54 | 0:32 | NYJ 9 | 4 | 13 | Punt | 0:22 | 0:18 | NYJ 48 | 2 | 20 | Field Goal |
| 0:04 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | End of Half | 15:00 | 3:54 | KC 31 | 6 | 14 | Punt | |
| 11:06 | 5:44 | NYJ 5 | 11 | 89 | Interception | 5:22 | 2:09 | KC 20 | 6 | 15 | Punt |
| 3:13 | 4:40 | NYJ 44 | 9 | 51 | Field Goal | 13:33 | 3:58 | KC 25 | 6 | 14 | Punt |
| 9:35 | 7:30 | NYJ 30 | 12 | 63 | Field Goal | 2:05 | 1:10 | KC 31 | 7 | 69 | Touchdown |
| 0:55 | 0:50 | NYJ 18 | 6 | 38 | Interception | 0:05 | 0:07 | KC 31 | 1 | -1 | End of Game |
| 33:17 | NYJ 13 | 74 | 443 | 26:45 | KC 33 | 57 | 224 | ||||
| Time of Possession by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| New York Jets | 7:25 | 7:08 | 8:57 | 9:47 | 33:17 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7:35 | 7:52 | 6:03 | 5:15 | 26:45 |
| Team Statistics | Jets | Chiefs |
| Total Points | 13 | 16 |
| 1st Downs | 27 | 16 |
| Rushing | 8 | 6 |
| Passing | 16 | 9 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd-Down Conversions | 9-15 | 5-12 |
| 4th-Down Conversions | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-50 | 11-100 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| Time Of Pos. | 33:17 | 26:45 |
| Total Net Yards | 434 | 252 |
| Total Plays | 74 | 57 |
| Average Gain | 5.9 | 4.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 184 | 86 |
| Rushes | 41 | 30 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 250 | 166 |
| Completions | 21 | 15 |
| Attempts | 32 | 25 |
| Completion % | 65.6 | 60.0 |
| Yards Per Completion | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Sacks | 1 | 2 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Field Goals | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| New York Jets | Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT | Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT |
| Joe Namath | 32 | 21 | 253 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 64 | Len Dawson | 25 | 15 | 186 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 80 |
| Totals | 32 | 21 | 253 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 64 | Totals | 25 | 15 | 186 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 80 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| John Riggins | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 | Ed Podolak | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 15 | 1 | Jeff Kinney | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Burns | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 | Woody Green | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Willie Ellison | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Len Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 41 | 184 | 4.5 | 16 | 1 | Totals | 30 | 86 | 2.9 | 10 | 1 |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Rich Caster | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 | Larry Brunson | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 | Ed Podolak | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | Otis Taylor | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 22 | 1 |
| David Knight | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 | Elmo Wright | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Morris Stroud | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 21 | 253 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 | Totals | 15 | 186 | 12.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG | Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG |
| Greg Gantt | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | Jerrel Wilson | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 1 | 3 | 64 |
| Totals | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | Totals | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 1 | 3 | 64 |
| Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM | Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM |
| Pat Leahy | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | Jan Stenerud | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | Totals | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 1 |
| Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD | Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD |
| Roscoe Word | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Larry Brunson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Totals | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 | Cleo Miller | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Bill Thomas | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 | Totals | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Sacks | No | Yds | Avg | Sacks | No | Yds | Avg |
| John Little | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | Willie Lanier | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | ||||
| Totals | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | Totals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD | Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Emerson Boozer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Len Dawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Kinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Podolak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burgess Owens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Al Palewicz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | -12 | 0 | Totals | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |