| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1969 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 40302 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 56 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tommie Smiley 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bruce Alford 27 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mike Haffner 11 pass from Pete Liske (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 3 pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bruce Alford 30 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Haven Moses 55 pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Al Denson 62 pass from Pete Liske (Bobby Howfield kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wayne Patrick 4 run (Bruce Alford kick) | 21 | 27 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Butch Byrd 12 interception return (Bruce Alford kick) | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Billy Masters 6 pass from Jack Kemp (Bruce Alford kick) | 21 | 41 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mike Haffner 15 pass from Pete Liske (Bobby Howfield kick) | 28 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Denson |
| 84 | WR | Mike Haffner |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 14 | QB | Pete Liske |
| 26 | RB | Frank Quayle |
| 39 | RB | Tommie Smiley |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 62 | LDT | Jerry Inman |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 55 | RDE | Pete Duranko |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 58 | RLB | Frank Richter |
| 40 | LCB | Grady Cavness |
| 34 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 27 | RS | Tom Oberg |
| 36 | RCB | Billy Thompson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 34 | WR | Bubba Thornton |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 60 | LOG | Angelo Loukas |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 79 | ROT | Paul Costa |
| 87 | TE | Billy Masters |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 41 | RB | Bill Enyart |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 76 | RDE | Mike McBath |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 24 | LCB | Booker Edgerson |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Pete Liske | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Quayle | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommie Smiley | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 24 | 110 | 4.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Enyart | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| James Harris | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Pete Liske | 45 | 17 | 37.8 | 5 | 289 | 6.4 | 62t | 3 | 7 | 56 | 43.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 38 | 19 | 50.0 | 0 | 249 | 6.6 | 55t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97.4 |
| James Harris | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 61.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Al Denson | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 62t | 1 |
| Mike Haffner | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 2 |
| Frank Quayle | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Tom Beer | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Billy Masters | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 18 | 1 |
| O.J. Simpson | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Bubba Thornton | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill Enyart | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Harry Jacobs | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| John Pitts | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Booker Edgerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| George Burrell | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Max Anderson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| George Burrell | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Bubba Thornton | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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