| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 31, 1976 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 41285 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 41 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | David Knight 20 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Steve Poole 7 blocked punt recovery (Pat Leahy kick failed) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 20 FG | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 11 pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 9 pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 35 FG | 19 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 67 | ROG | Darrell Austin |
| 78 | ROT | Garry Puetz |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 21 | RB | Clark Gaines |
| 36 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Martin |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 27 | LS | Phil Wise |
| 22 | RS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 80 | WR | John Holland |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 17 | QB | Gary Marangi |
| 42 | RB | Eddie Ray |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 79 | RDT | Marty Smith |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | LS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Clark Gaines | 24 | 119 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Richard Todd | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Louie Giammona | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 29 | 166 | 5.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Eddie Ray | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Gary Marangi | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 2 | 87 | 4.4 | 1 | 22.3 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Gary Marangi | 30 | 10 | 33.3 | 3 | 116 | 3.9 | 2 | 28.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Louie Giammona | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| David Knight | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 2 | |
| John Holland | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Larry Keller | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ed Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mario Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Duane Carrell | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Louie Giammona | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Keith Denson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tom Ruud | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | ||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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