| Buffalo Bills at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 27, 1975 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 41899 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 29 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick failed) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 3 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 30 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 33 FG | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 5 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 26 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick failed) | 32 | 7 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 4 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 32 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | NG | Don Croft |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | LOLB | John Skorupan |
| 59 | LILB | Doug Allen |
| 54 | RILB | Tom Ruud |
| 50 | ROLB | Mark Johnson |
| 43 | LCB | Tony Greene |
| 26 | SS | Ed Jones |
| 37 | FS | Ike Thomas |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 84 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 88 | TE | J.V. Cain |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Bell |
| 76 | LDT | Charlie Davis |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 36 | SS | Ken Reaves |
| 31 | FS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 10/16 | / | 6 | 40 | 1 | 1 | |
| STL | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3/8 | / | 4 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Braxton | 34 | 160 | 4.7 | 3 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 264 | 4.5 | 4 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Otis | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 1 | |
| Steve Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 54 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 2 | 128 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 2 | 128 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 4 | 167 | 5.4 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 30.6 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 4 | 167 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 30.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Steve Jones | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Ike Harris | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 167 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dwight Harrison | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Norm Thompson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jeff West | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Gary Hayman | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 74 | 0 | |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tim Gray | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |