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...pass coverage. Joe said nothing, threw one incomplete pass, then connected for short yardage. But on the next play, he called for Riggins to shoot out of the backfield and blow past Hendricks. Riggins ran his pattern precisely, caught a Namath pass on the run and streaked 67 yds. for a touchdown...
...Colts nonetheless managed to stay within range of the Jets-largely through a stellar passing performance (26 completions for 376 yds. and two touchdowns) by their canny old craftsman Johnny Unitas-until the final quarter. It was then that Namath displayed his instinct for the jugular. First he wound up and heaved a 79-yd. touchdown pass to Tight End Richard Caster. A few minutes later, the Colts scored, narrowing the Jets' margin to three points. When New York got the ball again, Namath called a pass play that could have gone to one of three receivers. Meanwhile...
...explosive Detroit Lion offense revolves around an equally rugged quarterback, Greg Landry (6 ft. 4 in., 205 Ibs.), who passed for more than 2,200 yds. last year and broke Tobin Rote's 20-year-old rushing record for quarterbacks of 530 yds. The New England Patriots are off to a sparkling start behind Jim Plunkett (6 ft. 3 in., 210 Ibs.), the former Heisman Trophy winner and 1971 American Conference Rookie of the Year. And in Pittsburgh, long-suffering Owner Art Rooney hopes that his Steelers can ride to the first league title in their 40-year history...
...pupil once for breaking training. On the other hand, Bryant's own mother would likely quail at the thought of slinging an affectionate arm over his shoulder and calling him "Bear"-a gesture Joe regularly indulged in. Namath won Bryant's sufferance by throwing for 3,055 yds. and 29 touchdowns in three years, and winning a national championship for Alabama in 1964. He was then drafted in the first round of both leagues by the Jets and St. Louis Cardinals, despite the downbeat reports of his glass knees...
...Angeles Rams' Norman Van Brocklin piled up 554 yds. against the feeble New York Yankees in 1951, while Y.A. Tittle of the Giants gained 504 yds. against the equally hapless Washington Redskin team in 1962. -Namath has since moved to another East Side apartment near more sedate Park Avenue; the llama rug is gone...