| Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1972 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 41583 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 32 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Earl McCullouch 9 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 58 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 39 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Nick Eddy 36 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jan White 2 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Ron Jessie 37 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 68 | LOG | Frank Gallagher |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Mel Farr |
| 34 | RB | Mickey Zofko |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 73 | RDT | Bob Bell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 45 | RS | Al Randolph |
| 46 | RCB | Rudy Redmond |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 68 | C | Remi Prudhomme |
| 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 |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 86 | LLB | Dave Washington |
| 63 | MLB | Dick Cunningham |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Maurice Tyler |
| 48 | RS | John Pitts |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Greg Landry | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Mel Farr | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Mickey Zofko | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Nick Eddy | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Bill Triplett | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 27 | 116 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Spike Jones | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dennis Shaw | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | 0 | 150 | 6.0 | 3 | 93.3 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 0 | 239 | 7.5 | 3 | 111.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| Nick Eddy | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Al Barnes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 8 | 129 | 16.1 | 1 | |
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Jan White | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tony Greene | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Ted Koy | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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