| Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: December 19, 1971 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 48121 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 49 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 45 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 48 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 31 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 23 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 49 FG | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 48 FG | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 45 FG | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Bobby Bell 26 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick) | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 34 FG | 9 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 68 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 62 | ROG | Levert Carr |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 56 | RLB | Al Andrews |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 21 | RS | Jackie Allen |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 50 | C | Mike Oriard |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 83 | TE | Willie Frazier |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Warren McVea | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Livingston | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 2 | 196 | 5.8 | 0 | 43.3 | |||
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Mike Livingston | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 0 | 136 | 5.4 | 0 | 61.4 | |||
| John Huarte | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 42.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Jan White | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Willie Frazier | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Johnny Robinson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bobby Bell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ike Hill | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Dennis Homan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Kerry Reardon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | ||
| Ike Hill | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Kerry Reardon | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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