| Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1973 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 72364 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 64 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tom Dempsey 51 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 12 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tom Dempsey 22 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wallace Francis 101 kickoff return (John Leypoldt kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Ferguson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Norm Bulaich 7 pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 2 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tom Dempsey 14 FG | 16 | 24 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Charle Young 9 pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick) | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tom Dempsey 19 FG | 26 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 47 FG | 26 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Harold Carmichael |
| 18 | WR | Ben Hawkins |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Smith |
| 67 | LOG | Vern Winfield |
| 59 | C | Mike Evans |
| 68 | ROG | Mark Nordquist |
| 76 | ROT | Jerry Sisemore |
| 86 | TE | Charle Young |
| 5 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 36 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 25 | RB | Tom Sullivan |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 84 | LDT | Rich Harris |
| 88 | RDT | Gary Pettigrew |
| 99 | RDE | Mel Tom |
| 89 | LLB | Steve Zabel |
| 85 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 95 | RLB | John Bunting |
| 26 | LCB | Al Nelson |
| 41 | LS | Randy Logan |
| 28 | RS | Bill Bradley |
| 30 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| 38 | RB | Larry Watkins |
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Halvor Hagen |
| 77 | LDT | Jerry Patton |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Okoniewski |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 86 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 37 | LS | Ted Koy |
| 24 | RS | Ken Stone |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Tom Sullivan | 26 | 155 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 13 | 104 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ron James | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Tom Bailey | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 27 | 171 | 6.3 | 29 | 1 |
| Larry Watkins | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 0 | 182 | 6.3 | 2 | 97.2 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 86.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Charle Young | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| Tom Sullivan | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Harold Carmichael | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| Ben Hawkins | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Watkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Tom McNeill | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Kermit Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Al Nelson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Tom Sullivan | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Tom Bailey | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 1 | ||
| Steve Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Larry Watkins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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