1975 NFL Week 5

Here we go with week 5 of the NFL.


Buffalo 33 Pittsburgh 27
The wildest battle happened to be at Three Rivers, where Buffalo won on the last play of the game. Steeler kicker Roy Gerala kicked a game tyign field goal with 1:11 left to tie the game at 27. However, a Joe Ferguson to John Holland 51 yard hail mary as time expired went for a touchdown and a win for the Bills.


Los Angeles 19 Dallas 7
On a deary day at Texas Stadium, the Rams handed the Cowboys their first loss of the season. L.A. scored 19 unanswered points with a James Harris to LAwerence McCutcheon score being their only touchdown.


Minnesota 27 Denver 3
The other remainign undefeated fell as well at home as the Vikings destroyed Denver. Two Fran Tarkenton TD passes in the 2nd quarter guided the Vikings to a 24-3 halftime lead, from which they cruised to a win.


Green Bay 27 San Diego 24 (OT)
Joe Danelo hit a chip shot 18 yard field goal in overtime to win the game for the Packers. San Diego tied the gmae in the 4th quarter with a Don woods six yard TD run and a two point conversion, but could not get a win.


New England 20 Kansas City 17
The Chiefs fell to 0-5 with a tough loss to the Patriots at Arrowhead. New England got a Steve Grogan to russ Francis touchdown in the 4th quarter and a game winning field goal from John Smith with six minutes left to come from behind for the win.


Chicago 17 Philadelphia 10
Walter Payton broke a 10-10 tie late in the 3rd quarter with a 32 yard touchdown run to win it for the Bears over Philly at the Vet. Payton ran for 168 yards on the day as bot hteams go to 2-3.


Baltimore 20 Clevleand 14
At Municipal Stadium, the Browns fought hard against Baltimore, but lost 20-14 and fell to 0-5. Lydell Mitchell had 133 total yards and one touchdown to lead Baltimore to a win.


New Orleans 14 St. Louis 21
at Busch Stadium, a Jim Hart to Mel Gray touchdown pass with three minutes to go clinched the victory for St. Louis over the Saints. Gray had 4 catches for 121 yards to lead the Cards.


Detroit 3 Oakland 17
4th downs killed Detroit, as they lost 17-3 to the Raiders. The Lions were 0 for 3 on 4th down in the game. Meanwhile, Ken Stabler threw two touchdown passes for the Raiders.


San Francisco 30 Washington 14
The 49ers offense controlled the pace at RFK, as San Fran cruised to a 16 point win. Wilbur Jackson and Delvin Williams each had a rushign touchdown as the 49er rushing attack led the way.


Miami 26 Cincinnati 3
The Bengals played sloppy ball on both sides in a blowout loss against the Dolphins. Don Nottingham scored twice for Miami and MErcury Morris added a third rushing touchdown.


NY Giants 6 Atlanta 28
At rainy Atlanta, Dav Hampton score a rushing and receiving touchdown to lead the Falcons over the Giants. Steve Bartkowski threw three touchdown passes for Atlanta as they moved to 3-2 on the season.


NY Jets 27 Houston 47
At the Astrodome, the Oilers put on a scoring clinic in a win over the Jets. Dan Pastorini threw for an incredible six touchdown passes, three to Billy Johnson, as the Oilers improved to 4-1.


Week 5 Standings

AFC East
Baltimore 4-1
Miami 4-1
New England 3-2
Buffalo 2-2-1
NY Jets 1-4

AFC Central
Houston 4-1
Pittsburgh 3-2
Cincinnati 2-2-1
Cleveland 0-5

AFC West
Denver 4-1
Oakland 3-2
San Diego 2-3
Kansas City 0-5

NFC East
Dallas 4-1
Philadelphia 2-3
St. Louis 2-3
Washington 2-3
NY Giants 1-4

NFC Central
Minnesota 4-1
Chicago 2-3
Detroit 2-3
Green Bay 2-3

NFC West
Los Angeles 4-1
Atlanta 3-2
San Francisco 3-2
New Orleans 1-4


Next Week's Games
Kansas City at Miami
Buffalo at San Diego
Oakland at New England
NY Jets at Denver
Washington at Baltimore
Pittsburgh at San Francisco
Cincinnati at Los Angeles
Houston at Atlanta
Cleveland at New Orleans
St. Louis at Detroit
Philadelphia at Green Bay
Dallas at NY Giants
Chicago at Minnesota

Tomorrow will be the NBA at the very least.