| Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 5, 1948 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 33090 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 1 run (Bob Stefik kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Hillenbrand 10 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Y.A. Tittle 1 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Safety, Y.A. Tittle tackled in end zone by Vince Mazza | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lamar Davis 80 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Y.A. Tittle 1 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 4 pass from George Ratterman (Graham Armstrong kick) | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jake Leicht 1 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 15 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 43 | LOT | Graham Armstrong |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 22 | C | Art Statuto |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 55 | ROE | Bill O'Connor |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 88 | ROH | Bill Gompers |
| 87 | FB | Lou Tomasetti |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 37 | MG | Vince Scott |
| 46 | RDT | John Kerns |
| 51 | RDE | George Kisiday |
| 25 | LLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 33 | MLB | John Wyhonic |
| 74 | RLB | Carl Schuette |
| 81 | LDH | Chick Maggioli |
| 90 | RDH | Al Akins |
| 89 | S | Don Schneider |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 41 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 31 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 28 | C | Len McCormick |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Garrett |
| 44 | ROT | Lee Artoe |
| 55 | ROE | John North |
| 63 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 85 | ROH | Bob Pfohl |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | John North |
| 48 | LDT | John Mellus |
| 30 | MG | Bill Garrett |
| 44 | RDT | Lee Artoe |
| 57 | RDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 31 | LB | Dick Barwegen |
| 73 | LB | Bus Mertes |
| 20 | LB | Ralph Stewart |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 80 | DB | Aubrey Fowler |
| 81 | DB | Jake Leicht |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 19 | / | / | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| BAL | 12 | / | / | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Bill Gompers | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 155 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bob Pfohl | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| Jake Leicht | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 2 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 140 | 3.7 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 41 | 17 | 41.5 | 2 | 140 | 3.4 | 1 | 38.7 | |||
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 42 | 17 | 40.5 | 2 | 146 | 3.5 | 1 | 38.4 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 0 | 163 | 11.6 | 1 | 122.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 0 | 163 | 11.6 | 1 | 122.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Al Baldwin | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Bill O'Connor | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Schneider | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Akins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lamar Davis | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 1 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| John North | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lamar Davis | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Johnny Sylvester | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Still | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Charlie O'Rourke | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alex Wizbicki | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Jake Leicht | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gompers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Don Schneider | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Chick Maggioli | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Graham Armstrong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Jake Leicht | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||