| Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1971 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 49261 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 62 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Billy Parks 56 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dennis Partee 9 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Grant Guthrie 36 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dennis Partee 10 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Billy Parks 12 pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) | 3 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 62 | LOT | Levert Carr |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 36 | RB | Greg Jones |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 76 | LDT | Mike McBath |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 56 | RLB | Al Andrews |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 46 | LS | Tim Beamer |
| 21 | RS | Jackie Allen |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 32 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 88 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 38 | RB | Leon Burns |
| 20 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Tom Williams |
| 77 | LDT | Ron East |
| 80 | RDT | Kevin Hardy |
| 82 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 53 | LLB | Mel Rogers |
| 60 | MLB | Bob Babich |
| 66 | RLB | Rick Redman |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 30 | LS | Bryant Salter |
| 39 | RS | Jim Hill |
| 40 | RCB | Joe Beauchamp |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 33 | 0 | ||
| SD | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 50 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 6 | 0 |
| James Harris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dennis Shaw | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 152 | 5.6 | 28 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Leon Burns | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Parks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 198 | 4.7 | 25 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 20 | 1.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 |
| James Harris | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 36 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22.9 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | 2 | 56 | 2.3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7.6 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 1 | 215 | 7.7 | 56t | 2 | 2 | 20 | 84.7 |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 1 | 268 | 9.2 | 56t | 2 | 2 | 20 | 92.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ike Hill | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jan White | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gary Garrison | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Billy Parks | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 56t | 2 |
| Pettis Norman | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Walker Gillette | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 268 | 17.9 | 56t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Robert James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Salter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 50 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 39 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tim Beamer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Chris Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Bryant Salter | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Chris Fletcher | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |