| Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1976 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 50451 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 40 F Humidty: 100% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 58 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lydell Mitchell 5 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | George Jakowenko 28 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 24 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Glenn Doughty 7 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | George Jakowenko 34 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 22 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Roger Carr 36 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raymond Chester 26 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Derrel Luce 21 lateral from Fred Cook 5 opponents fumble recovery (Toni Linhart kick) | 6 | 41 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 44 run (George Jakowenko kick) | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Howard Stevens 3 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Roosevelt Leaks 1 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 13 | 55 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 36 FG | 13 | 58 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 14 pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 20 | 58 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 88 | WR | Reuben Gant |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 17 | QB | Gary Marangi |
| 36 | RB | Jeff Kinney |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 64 | LOT | David Taylor |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 66 | ROG | Elmer Collett |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 48 | RB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 76 | RDT | Joe Ehrmann |
| 78 | RDE | John Dutton |
| 58 | LLB | Derrel Luce |
| 59 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 42 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 40 | LS | Bruce Laird |
| 20 | RS | Jackie Wallace |
| 25 | RCB | Ray Oldham |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 9/14 | / | 9 | 94 | 5 | 4 | |
| BAL | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 9/12 | / | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 28 | 171 | 6.1 | 44 | 1 |
| Gary Marangi | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 271 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Ron Lee | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Lydell Mitchell | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Bert Jones | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Bill Troup | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 133 | 3.5 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Gary Marangi | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 120 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 57.6 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 120 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 57.6 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 1 | 248 | 12.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126.7 | |
| Bill Troup | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 44.4 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 2 | 267 | 11.6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 108.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 1 | |
| Paul Seymour | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 120 | 10.9 | 1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Roger Carr | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 1 | |
| Glenn Doughty | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 267 | 17.8 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Doug Jones | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Stan White | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Marv Bateman | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||
| David Lee | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Holland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| John Holland | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 208 | 20.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Kennedy | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| John Dutton | 2.0 |
| Ron Fernandes | 1.0 |
| Mike Barnes | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |