| Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1973 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78875 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 59 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | George Hunt 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Larry Watkins 10 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | George Hunt 22 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 52 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 3 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Ferguson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 78 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 6 | 31 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bill Olds 1 run (George Hunt kick) | 13 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 28 | WR | Cotton Speyrer |
| 64 | LOT | David Taylor |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 66 | ROG | Elmer Collett |
| 68 | ROT | Dennis Nelson |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 23 | RB | Don McCauley |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Mike Barnes |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 75 | RDT | Joe Schmiesing |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 83 | LLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 32 | MLB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 40 | LCB | Bruce Laird |
| 11 | LS | Jack Mildren |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 31 | RCB | Nelson Munsey |
| 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 |
| 57 | LLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 55 | RLB | John Skorupan |
| 43 | LCB | Tony Greene |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 24 | RS | Ken Stone |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don McCauley | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Olds | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Bert Jones | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| David Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Smith | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 22 | 166 | 7.5 | 78 | 2 |
| Larry Watkins | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| Bo Cornell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 2 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 | 21.1 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 1 | 57 | 4.4 | 1 | 58.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Mitchell | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Olds | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Seymour | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Watkins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Stone | 0 | 31 | 31L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | ||
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Buffalo Bills | |
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