Post by Lithfan on Oct 10, 2015 9:52:29 GMT -5
October 10, 1964
The Jets played host to a winless Oakland Raider team on October 10, 1964. It would prove to be a breakout game for rookie RB Matt Snell who finished with 26 carries for 162 yards, both team records at the time. It was just his 4th game as a Jet. Snell who grew up on Long Island before playing college ball at Ohio State, had been selected with the 3rd overall pick in the 1963 AFL draft. The draft was held at the end of the college season back in the 60s when AFL and NFL were competing to sign college athletes. Snell, who chose to sign with the Jets, had also been selected by the NFL’s New York Giants.
The Jets pounded the Raiders 35-13 behind Snell’s power running and an opportunistic defense that forced 5 Raider turnovers. The Raiders also committed two penalties which nullified TDs to help the Jets build a 35-0 lead in the 3rd quarter.
The Jets jumped on the visitors from Oakland early in this one. LB Larry Grantham blocked a Mike Mercer punt in the first quarter which was returned to the Oakland 5-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage after the block, Snell went around right end for 5 yards and a 7-0 lead.
The Jets got another short field in the 2nd quarter after a Clem Daniels fumble set them up at the Raiders 28-yard line. This time it was Mark Smolinski who finished a 9-play drive with a 6 yard TD run to give the Jets a 21-0 halftime lead.
The Jets got very little out of the passing game as QBs Dick Wood and Mike Taliaferro combined to go just 3 for 14 for 82 yards in the game. But Wood strung 2 of the completions back-to-back to cover 72 yards and set up Snell’s 2nd TD run of the game in the 3rd quarter to put the game out of reach at 28-0. A BIll Baird pick 6 of a Cotton Davidson pass ended the scoring for the Jets, giving them a 35-0 lead heading into the 4th quarter.
Bill Baird (#46) making a tackle in another game in that 1964 season:
The Raiders moved the ball on the Jets throughout the game, as Davidson and Tom Flores combined to go 23 for 49 for 403 yards, but 3 interceptions and two fumbles, combined with two Jets defensive stands on 4th down and untimely penalties kept the Raiders off the scoreboard until the 4th quarter.
The 168 yards gained by Snell did not stand for long as a team record. It only lasted a week in fact as Snell gained 180 yards the following week in a 24-21 victory over the Houston Oilers. Snell’s team record 180 yards would stand for over 20 years until Freeman McNeil ran for 192 yards in a 42-3 victory against Buffalo in September 1985. Thomas Jones currently holds the club record with a 210 yard outing in a 16-13 OT loss to Buffalo in 2009.
Only one other Jet RB has ever gone over 150 yards in consecutive games. In addition to Snell in the 1964 season, the only other time a RB eclipsed 150 twice in a row for the Jets was McNeil who gained 173 and 151 in consecutive games during the 1985 season. He fell 1 yard short of making it 3 in a row finishing with 149 in a game on 11/3/85 against the Colts.
Maybe Chris Ivory can join Snell and McNeil by getting 150+ against the Skins next week.
Source: New York Times & Eugune Register Guard
The Jets played host to a winless Oakland Raider team on October 10, 1964. It would prove to be a breakout game for rookie RB Matt Snell who finished with 26 carries for 162 yards, both team records at the time. It was just his 4th game as a Jet. Snell who grew up on Long Island before playing college ball at Ohio State, had been selected with the 3rd overall pick in the 1963 AFL draft. The draft was held at the end of the college season back in the 60s when AFL and NFL were competing to sign college athletes. Snell, who chose to sign with the Jets, had also been selected by the NFL’s New York Giants.
The Jets pounded the Raiders 35-13 behind Snell’s power running and an opportunistic defense that forced 5 Raider turnovers. The Raiders also committed two penalties which nullified TDs to help the Jets build a 35-0 lead in the 3rd quarter.
The Jets jumped on the visitors from Oakland early in this one. LB Larry Grantham blocked a Mike Mercer punt in the first quarter which was returned to the Oakland 5-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage after the block, Snell went around right end for 5 yards and a 7-0 lead.
The Jets got another short field in the 2nd quarter after a Clem Daniels fumble set them up at the Raiders 28-yard line. This time it was Mark Smolinski who finished a 9-play drive with a 6 yard TD run to give the Jets a 21-0 halftime lead.
The Jets got very little out of the passing game as QBs Dick Wood and Mike Taliaferro combined to go just 3 for 14 for 82 yards in the game. But Wood strung 2 of the completions back-to-back to cover 72 yards and set up Snell’s 2nd TD run of the game in the 3rd quarter to put the game out of reach at 28-0. A BIll Baird pick 6 of a Cotton Davidson pass ended the scoring for the Jets, giving them a 35-0 lead heading into the 4th quarter.
Bill Baird (#46) making a tackle in another game in that 1964 season:
The Raiders moved the ball on the Jets throughout the game, as Davidson and Tom Flores combined to go 23 for 49 for 403 yards, but 3 interceptions and two fumbles, combined with two Jets defensive stands on 4th down and untimely penalties kept the Raiders off the scoreboard until the 4th quarter.
The 168 yards gained by Snell did not stand for long as a team record. It only lasted a week in fact as Snell gained 180 yards the following week in a 24-21 victory over the Houston Oilers. Snell’s team record 180 yards would stand for over 20 years until Freeman McNeil ran for 192 yards in a 42-3 victory against Buffalo in September 1985. Thomas Jones currently holds the club record with a 210 yard outing in a 16-13 OT loss to Buffalo in 2009.
Only one other Jet RB has ever gone over 150 yards in consecutive games. In addition to Snell in the 1964 season, the only other time a RB eclipsed 150 twice in a row for the Jets was McNeil who gained 173 and 151 in consecutive games during the 1985 season. He fell 1 yard short of making it 3 in a row finishing with 149 in a game on 11/3/85 against the Colts.
Maybe Chris Ivory can join Snell and McNeil by getting 150+ against the Skins next week.
Source: New York Times & Eugune Register Guard