| San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1972 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45845 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 66 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 47 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 32 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 22 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ted Kwalick 20 pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 20 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jan White 17 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Larry Schreiber 2 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 2 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 20 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 88 | WR | Dick Witcher |
| 75 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 67 | ROT | John Watson |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 35 | RB | Larry Schreiber |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 23 | RS | Johnny Fuller |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 79 | LOT | Paul Costa |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 54 | C | Tom Beard |
| 69 | ROG | Bob Penchion |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 75 | LDT | Frank Cornish |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 63 | MLB | Dick Cunningham |
| 86 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 42 | RS | Maurice Tyler |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Schreiber | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 29 | 138 | 4.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 2 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Spurrier | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 171 | 6.8 | 1 | 43.9 | |||
| John Brodie | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 18 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 1 | 105 | 5.3 | 1 | 53.1 | |||
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gene Washington | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 1 | |
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jan White | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mel Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Pitts | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Maurice Tyler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim McCann | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 8 | 372 | 46.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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