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RAMS VS JETS 1974



LOS ANGELES 20, NEW YORK 13 — At Shea Stadium, attendance 61,450 paid, 56,110 actual, mild and sunny. The Jets put forth their best effort of the year, but it was not quite enough to best the playoff-bound Rams, who left with a 20-13 victory, New York led, 13-6, heading into the fourth quarter behind the running of Mike Adamle (subbing for injured Riggins) and Emerson Boozer and the inventive play-calling of Joe Namath(19-32-155).But Charlie Stukes intercepted a Namath pass and it set up the winning touchdown by Lawrence McCutcheon after 39 seconds of the quarter. Only 21 seconds earlier McCutcheon had tied the game with a 23-yard run, set up by a fine kickoff return. With James Harris making his first start at QB for the Rams, McCutcheon and Jim Bertelson did yeoman duty with 206 yards rushing between them.

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
FINAL
Los Angeles 6 0 0 14 20
New York 0 7 6 0 13
L.A. Harris, 12, run [kick failed]
N.Y. Adamle, 2, run [Gantt, kick]
N.Y. Boozer, 14, run [kick failed]
L.A. McCutcheon, 23, run [Ray, kick]
L.A. McCutcheon, 1, run [Ray, kick]

LAWRENCE MCCUTCHEON

Mccutcheon scored 2 4th quarter TD's to insure the win. One of the TD's was the best run for the year. LISTEN

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