DENVER 21, NEW YORK 19 — At Mile High Stadium, record SRO attendance, 50,583, hazy & mild. On the arm of reserve quarterback Pete Liske and with the enthusiasm of a record crowd, Denver scored its third straight victory over New York. Liske, entering the game after Steve Tensi was injured early in the second quarter, threw touchdown passes to Mike Haffner (23 yds.) and to Al Denson (41 yards) and completed 11 of 21 passes. Jets scored on Emerson Boozer's 3 yard dash late in the fourth quarter, but a two point conversion try failed to tie the score. The Jets led 13 0 before Liske came off the bench to pull the upset. Jets' Steve O'Neal set an all time pro record with a 98 yard punt in the second quarter.

SAN DIEGO 34, NEW YORK 27 — At San Diego Stadium, SRO attendance, 54,042, warm. The Jets fell below the .500 mark for the first time since the 1967 opener and suffered their second consecutive defeat as John Hadl and Joe Namath hooked up in a passing duel. Hadl regained his ailing throwing arm and tossed for three touchdowns (2 to Gary Garrison, 1 to Lance Alworth) as he took the Chargers to a 17 point lead and then held on as a late Jets' rally fell short when Joe Namath's pass for Bill Mathis was off line. Hadl passed for 281 yards, while Namath tied a jet record with 29 completions in 51 attempts for 344 yards and two TDs (to George Sauer). Matt Snell, playing with the flu, got only 11 yards as the jet rushing attack ground out a total of 81 yards to San Diego's 150. Jets offense was inconsistent, converting only 2 of 11 third down situations and none until the second half.

NEW YORK 23, BOSTON 14 — At Boston College Stadium, record SRO attendance, 25,584, clear & cool. A three man rush line and four linebacker setup by the Patriots gave the Jets their troubles, but not enough to prevent them from breaking out of the doldrums and hanging up a satisfying victory. Three Jim Turner field goals (16, 24, 13), a TD pass by Joe Namath and a 5 yard scramble by Namath for another score accounted for the Jets points as Weeb Ewbank and his charges defeated former Jet aide Clive Rush in the first meeting between the two. Confronted with the different defense, the Jets turned to their running game, rolling up 164 yards on the ground. Namath added 15 of 21 passes for another 145 yards.

NEW YORK 21, CINCINNATI 7 — At Nippert Stadium, record SRO attendance, 27,927, mild, sunny. The jets put their entire game together for the most impressive showing of the season to date. Behind the running of Emerson Boozer and with the defensive line dumping Bengal quarterbacks 6 times, the jets rolled to a 21 7 victory. Boozer enjoyed his finest day on the gridiron, running for 129 yards on 15 carries, including one burst good for 38 yards. The defense had a red letter day, holding the Bengals to 89 rushing yards, and set up two of the. jet touchdowns. Paul Crane scored after Jim Richards blocked a punt and John Dockery intercepted a pass on the Jet 27 yardline to end a Bengal threat and start the Jets on a 73 yard march.

NEW YORK 26, HOUSTON 17 — At Shea Stadium, attendance, 63,841, chilly. The passing combination of Joe Namath to Don Maynard and four Jim Turner field goals led the Jets to victory before an AFL record crowd in the New Yorkers' home opener after five weeks on the road. Namath teamed with Maynard on scoring tosses of 57 and 54 yards in the second quarter to put the Jets in front 17 - 7. Turner came on with three field goals (48, 45, 21) in the second half as the Jets took over sole possession of first place. The Jets offensive machinery ground out the most yardage of the year (447) and took the AFL lead in rushing for the first time in the New York club history.

NEW YORK 23, BOSTON 17 — At Shea Stadium attendance, 62,298, mild, clear. A fourth quarter touchdown and a field goal by Jim Turner erased a 17 13 deficit and propelled the jets to their fourih straight victory. Boston led all the way until Emerson Boozer's 2 yard run midway through the final period as Boston again used the wide five defense to bottle up the jet passing game. New York turned to its running game in the second half, rolling up 141 yards on the ground over the final two periods. Jim Hudson returned to the jet lineup at strong safety after being injured in the San Diego game, but left the contest in the third quarter with torn ligaments which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Matt Snell paced the Jet attack with 109 yards on 23 carries.

NEW YORK 34, MIAMI 31 — At Shea Stadium, attendance, 61,761, rainy and windy. More fourth quarter heroics by Jim Turner gave the Jets their fifth consecutive victory. Turner punched through his second field goal of the ame from the 36 yard line with only 2:41 remaining to 9 snap a 31 31 tie and wrap up the victory. Miami, with Bob Griese passing to Larry Seiple and Jack Clancy, moved out to a 21 10 halftime lead. The Jets' defense stiffened over the final two quarters, surrendering only 122 yards (compared to 299 in the first half). In the fourth quarter as the Jets were driving for a touchdown, Don Maynard caught a 37 yard Joe Namath pass which put him over 10,000 yards receiving for his career.

NEW YORK 16, BUFFALO 6 — At Shea Stadium, attendance, 62,680, overcast, gusting winds. Bill Mathis' touchdown in the second quarter and three Jim Turner field goals in the second half lifted New York to a club record sixth straight victory despite an erratic showing by both the offense and the defense. The defense gave up 215 yards in the first half, but surrendered only 82 to the Bills in the second half allowing Buffalo into New York territory only twice, once for a Bruce Alford field goal. The jets benefited from an illegal motion penalty against 0. J. Simpson in the first quarter which nullified a Bills touchdown. Joe Namath finished up with 10 of 22 for 169 yards. Three Bill@ quarterbacks (Marlin Briscoe, Jack Kemp and Dan Darragh) ere 14 of 24 for 220.

KANSAS CITY 34, NEW YORK 16 — At Shea Stadium, attendance, 63,849, cold and windy. With an AFL record crowd in the stands, the Jets suffered their first defeat since Sept. 28 as the Chiefs' Len Dawson to Otis Taylor passing combination riddled the New York secondary. Taylor, playing his first game since being sidelined with a groin injury, hauled in three touchdown passes of 18, 7 and 10 yards. His first came on the opening Kansas City play after a New York fumble had given KC possession on the 18 yardline. Turnovers were a factor in the game as the Jets were intercepted three times and fumbled twice. Despite the errors, Joe Namath completed 24 of 40 passes for 327 yards, his second best showing of the season.

NEW YORK 40, CINCINNATI 7 — At Shea Stadium, attendance, 62,128, sunny and clear. The Jets put together their best game of the year as they rolled up 328 yards to the Bengals' 158. John Elliott anchored a defensive line which dumped Greg Cook 5 times and let Cincinnati into New York ground only three times. New York's offense, working smoothly, scored every time it had the ball in the first half (except for 2 plays at the end of the second quarter). moving out to a 19 0 lead. Joe Namath hit on 11 of 20 passes for 172 yards in little under three quarters of work. Babe Parilli and Al Woodall then came on to lead the New Yorkers to scores. The victory was tempered though by the loss of Don Maynard, who suffered a fractured bone in his right foot late in the third quarter.

OAKLAND 27, NEW YORK 14 — At Shea Stadium, attendance, 63,865, cold, cloudy. In a replay of the Heidi game of the 1968 season, an AFT. record crowd watched oakland's passing game bomb the Jets to their fourth loss of the year. Dar yle Lamonica and Warren Wells teamed up for two touchdown passes (34 and 20 yards) and Wells finished up the day with 5 catches good for 152 yards. Bake Turner, subbing for Don Maynard, caught a 54 yard TD toss from Joe Namath, but it was about the only bright spot for the Jets. The New York defense held Oakland to only two FGs in the second half, but the offense could get only 78 yards itself. The game was marred by 18 penalties for 241 yards, only 20 yards shy of the league record.

NEW YORK 34, HOUSTON 26 — At the Astrodome, SRO attendance, 51,923. On the indoor carpet at Houston, the Jets clinched their second straight Eastern Division crown by upending their closest rival, Houston. The Jets scored the first two times they had the ball and moved out to a 21 0 lead in the second quarter. Joe Namath passed for two touchdowns, Matt Snell and Emerson Boozer ran for one each. and Jim Turner added two field goals. Namath had @is lowest yardage production since becoming a starter ( 52 yards), but six interceptions, nine sackings of Oiler QBs and thret fumble recoveries aided the Jet cause. Club house celebrating was tamed by new AFL playoff system and Injuries to Gerry Philbin and Randy Rasmussen. Philbin suffered a dislocated shoulder and Rasmussen a sprained ankle.

NEW YORK 27, MIAMI 9 — At the Orange Bowl, record attendance 48,108, sunny and warm. Resting Joe Namath and many of the other regulars, the Jets coasted to their 10th victory of the season. Namath played only the first quarter, but threw two touchdown passes (to Bake Turner and Matt Snell). Namath completed 5 of 8 passes for 99 yards, 34 of them coming gn Turner's touchdown. Babe Parilli and rookie Al Woodall finished up as New York continued its domination of Miami. New York has never lost in 8 starts against the Dolphins. Ewbank substituted freely after the first period as the Jets tuned up for their playoff game against Kansas City. The victory was overshadowed somewhat by the injury to John Dockery, starting left cornerback in the first quarter. Dockery sustained a separated right shoulder and became the third Jet to suffer serious injury during the season (Jim Hudson and Don Maynard were the others).

KANSAS CITY 13, NEW YORK 6 — At Shea Stadium, attendance, 62,977, cold and windy. In the AFL's interdivisional playoff, Kansas City struck for a fourth quarter touchdown and ended the Jets hopes for a second Super Bowl appearance. Len Dawson fired a TD pass to Gloster Richardson (19 yds.) to break a 6 6 tie and send the Chiefs on their way to New Orleans. The game was a classic battle of defenses as only 3 FGs were scored over the first 3 quarters. Turning point came when the Chiefs stopped Namath and Company 3 times from the I at the outset of the final period. Richardson's touchdown came two plays later following a 61 yard pass to Otis Taylor.