| Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 2, 1949 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: Civic Stadium Attendance: 25692 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 75 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Rex Bumgardner 23 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bob Pfohl 12 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lu Gambino 11 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bob Pfohl 1 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | George Ratterman 1 run (Chet Adams kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | George Ratterman 1 run (Chet Adams kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John North 79 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 34 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Stone 47 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 35 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 41 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 31 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 20 | C | Felto Prewitt |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Garrett |
| 46 | ROT | Jim Spruill |
| 53 | ROE | Win Williams |
| 67 | QB | Sammy Vacanti |
| 87 | LOH | Herman Wedemeyer |
| 85 | ROH | Bob Pfohl |
| 77 | FB | Lu Gambino |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 48 | LDT | John Mellus |
| 35 | MG | Barry French |
| 44 | RDT | Al Sidorik |
| 54 | RDE | Bill Leonard |
| 52 | LLB | Bob Nowaskey |
| 22 | MLB | Al Tillman |
| 89 | RLB | Bob Kelly |
| 81 | LDH | Jake Leicht |
| 83 | RDH | Bob Cowan |
| 80 | S | Wayne Kingery |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 45 | LOT | Jack Carpenter |
| 40 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 22 | C | Art Statuto |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 59 | ROE | Jim Lukens |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 82 | ROH | Rex Bumgardner |
| 70 | FB | Ollie Cline |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 32 | MG | Odell Stautzenberger |
| 42 | RDT | Chet Adams |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Stanton |
| 72 | LLB | Bill Schroll |
| 34 | MLB | Vic Vasicek |
| 23 | RLB | Carl Schuette |
| 88 | LDH | Tommy Colella |
| 86 | S | Joe Sutton |
| 85 | RDH | Alex Wizbicki |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| BUF | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lu Gambino | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Herman Wedemeyer | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Pfohl | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 2 | |
| Billy Stone | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Wayne Kingery | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Harry Jagade | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Vacanti | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 90 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ollie Cline | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| George Ratterman | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 2 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 46 | 214 | 4.7 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 276 | 14.5 | 79t | 3 | 146.4 | ||
| Sammy Vacanti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 276 | 13.8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 143.8 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 2 | 165 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 68.3 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 2 | 165 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 68.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John North | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 79t | 1 |
| Billy Stone | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 1 | |
| Win Williams | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Lamar Davis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Lu Gambino | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Herman Wedemeyer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 276 | 23.0 | 3 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chet Mutryn | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Lukens | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Al Baldwin | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Ollie Cline | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 165 | 10.3 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bob Cowan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wayne Kingery | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rex Grossman | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Herman Wedemeyer | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Joe Sutton | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Herman Wedemeyer | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Sutton | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 0 | ||