NFL Today Oct 9,1977 Halftime Highlights
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00:05Miami and Baltimore, both unbeaten when they got out of bed and got dressed today.
00:10Seventy-three points later, only the Baltimore Colts are unbeaten.
00:14Their first offensive play, Lydell Mitchell explodes.
00:17On the day, he carried 16 times for 137 yards.
00:22This put the Colts up by seven.
00:24Now it is Bob Greasy handing to Benny Malone, who goes 52 yards for a Miami touchdown.
00:30This put the Dolphins ahead 14-7, and Malone rushed for 145 yards.
00:36Now it is the moment when Greasy wants to go to Durial Harris on the one-yard line.
00:42Did he fumble the ball, or was he down?
00:44The Colts scream bloody murder that this was a touchback and should come out on the 20.
00:48But they gave it to Miami, and they scored a touchdown.
00:51Then they came back with Benny Malone again, this time 61 yards.
00:57As he scores two touchdowns, gains a phenomenal 145 yards.
01:02Miami led it 28-10.
01:04Baltimore then scored 35 unanswered points.
01:07Jones goes to Chester.
01:09This is a 27-yarder.
01:11Jones, 19 of 31.
01:14And four touchdown passes, including this one to McCauley, 23 yards, 45-28.
01:21The final score, Baltimore still unbeaten.
01:24Now the rest of the scores around the National Football League.
01:27Of course, the big game, St. Louis leading the Cowboys at the half, the contest you're watching.
01:32Kansas City and Denver.
01:34Livingston, the Chiefs quarterback out with a separated shoulder.
01:37The Broncos rolling toward that showdown with Oakland next Sunday.
01:40Washington and Tampa Bay, the Redskins shutting out the Bucs in the third quarter.
01:44Atlanta and San Francisco.
01:46The Falcons have had two touchdowns called back in that game already.
01:49San Diego wins.
01:51They shut out New Orleans and Archie Manning, 14-0.
01:54Pittsburgh-Houston.
01:55Big upset and a big story.
01:57Terry Bradshaw fractured his left wrist in that game.
02:00Dottie Pastorini of Houston may have torn up an ankle.
02:04Franco Harris, the Steelers quarterback, went out with a pinched nerve.
02:07Oilers win it 27-10.
02:09And again, the final score, Baltimore beats Miami 45-28.
02:14Cincinnati had trouble early, then came back, scored the last 17 points to beat the Pack 17-7.
02:19Other final in the NFC Central.
02:21The Bikes now lead it as they beat Detroit 14-7.
02:24New England's first shutout in three years.
02:26They rack the Seahawks, 31-0.
02:28Oakland and Cleveland, 26-10.
02:31And the Raiders win for the 17th straight time.
02:33Jets upset Buffalo, despite a 122-mile Jay Simpson.
02:37Philadelphia stops the Giants, 28-10 the final in that game.
02:40And Phyllis George, we've got a baseball game coming up tonight.
02:43Kansas City and the New York Yankees.
02:45This is going to be the biggest war of all times in the American League.
02:48The weather's beautiful.
02:49It is in Kansas City.
02:50Split off starting for the Royals and for the Yankees is Guidry.
02:53Who do you like, Jimmy?
02:54You.
02:55No, no, that's not what you're supposed to say, James.
02:59Who do you like tonight for the baseball game?
03:01Kansas City comes up last.
03:02That gives them the edge.
03:03That's the only thing.
03:04And being at home helps.
03:05That's it.
03:06That's why they get the bat last, because they are at home.
03:08That's right.
03:09And, you know, here's something else.
03:10And I'm going to ask you something about the World Series.
03:12Who do you like?
03:13Who's the favorite?
03:14Let's make the decision right now.
03:16Okay.
03:17Regardless of who wins it between Kansas City and the Yankees,
03:19the Dodgers will be the favorite.
03:21Two good reasons.
03:22They have three or four players who hit over 300,
03:24plus the fact that they hit 30 or more home runs by each one,
03:27plus the fact that their pitchers have at least 24 hours more rest
03:31than either Kansas City or the Yankees.
03:33So we have to make the Dodgers a slight favorite.
03:35Good enough.
03:36Let's take it away from them, Irv, and get to the highlights.
03:38The NFL Today continues on CBS after these messages from your local stations.
03:44Archie and Edith bury a cousin and uncover a family secret,
03:48tonight at 9, 8 Central and Mountain on CBS.
04:02For the 40th time in his fabulous career,
04:05O.J. Simpson today rushed for better than 100 yards,
04:09but the Bills still came up a loser.
04:11It's the first time this season that the juice has turned to loose
04:15as he rolls outside for 39 yards in the early going
04:19with a score tied against the New York Jets.
04:22Bills get on the board.
04:23Ferguson to Picon, formerly of the Jets,
04:25in the corner after the extra .70.
04:28Back came Richard Todd.
04:29He's maturing slowly from Walt Michaels, coming along nicely.
04:32Here is Harper.
04:33What a pickup he has been as he gets his way to the five-yard line of the Bills.
04:38Now it'll be Todd going to Jerome Barkham for the touchdown.
04:42This put the Jets in command 17-7,
04:44and the Bills were forced to come off the deck.
04:46Ferguson rolling once Chandler, his favorite target, made it 17-14.
04:50They then tied it.
04:51A couple of minutes to go.
04:52The Bills fumbled, and for the 13th straight time since he became the
04:56coach, Jim Ringo came up a loser for Buffalo as Clark Gaines ran it in.
05:0124-19, Jets a winner.
05:04Rent the Minnesota Vikings to the commanding lead
05:06in the National Football Conference Central Division today
05:08by defeating the Detroit Lions 14-7 out of Minnesota.
05:11Of course, Van Tartgen had a pretty good day,
05:13passing for 267 yards and two touchdown passes,
05:16and here's one of his early throws in the ballgame,
05:18down to Ahmed Rashad, down to the 13-yard line.
05:21Sets up a pretty nice sequence of plays,
05:24which is followed up by this one.
05:25The pass to Sammy White.
05:26Remember him, the great wide receiver, the rookie of the year last year?
05:29Minnesota takes an early 7-0 lead.
05:32Barking at this time, Alexa goes with some razzle-dazzle,
05:35throwing the ball outside to Ahmed Rashad,
05:37who's pinned up here on the sideline.
05:39He hands the ball off to Sammy White,
05:41and Sammy legs it the rest of the way in for another Minnesota score,
05:44and they lead 14-0.
05:46Of course, that Viking defense is pretty tough,
05:48and Greg Landry tried to find some kind of way to crack it,
05:50and he does here as Luther Blue goes over
05:52in a pretty tough run here and goes in,
05:54but it wasn't enough as Minnesota were in 14-7.
05:57And Irv Tarkenton, 21 of 31 for 267 yards.
06:01Tell Jimmy the Greek about the Tarks' test today, will you?
06:03Dallas and St. Louis, as Ben Scully has told you,
06:06it has been an excellent football game.
06:09Jimmy Bakken with a 32-yard field goal,
06:12Cardinals ahead of the Cowboys 3-0.
06:14Watch this block punt.
06:16Here comes Waters.
06:17It's going to be recovered by the Cowboys on the 13-yard line,
06:21and that set up a Herrera field goal.
06:23A 29-yarder coming up,
06:25and it managed to tie the score at Dallas 3 and St. Louis 3,
06:30and Herrera's dead on, isn't he?
06:32I guess the only big one I can ever remember missing
06:34was in that game against Minnesota that opened the season.
06:36Now it's Metcalf.
06:37Here he comes, back in the starting lineup for the Cardinals.
06:40He explodes 62 yards for the touchdown,
06:43and after the Barken extra point, it was 10-3,
06:46and Phyllis George was looking downcast.
06:48But then back came Tony Dorsett.
06:50Oh, that's a $100 fine for doing that.
06:52Now it's Tony Dorsett, 77 yards.
06:55Sweet run, isn't it?
06:56He just busts loose there and turns it on.
06:58Notice that high step when they get a hand on him.
07:01Shades of Gale Sears tied at 10 after Herrera's extra point.
07:05Now it is Hart who is shaking up Roodley.
07:07What a game 79 Harvey Martin has had.
07:10Mel Gray caught it 60 yards,
07:12and it put him up and at halftime 17-13 is the score,
07:17NFL Today will continue on CBS in just a moment.