| Atlanta Falcons at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 16, 1977 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 27348 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 41 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Neil O'Donoghue 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 61 | LOT | Brent Adams |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 16 | QB | Scott Hunter |
| 24 | RB | Haskel Stanback |
| 46 | FB | Monroe Eley |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 55 | MLB | Ralph Ortega |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 34 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 76 | RDT | Bill Dunstan |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 29:06 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5/17 | / | 6 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| BUF | 30:54 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5/14 | / | 6 | 73 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Monroe Eley | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Haskel Stanback | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kim McQuilken | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 114 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 23 | 138 | 6.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 218 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Scott Hunter | 29 | 9 | 31.0 | 2 | 95 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12.9 | |
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 9 | 30.0 | 2 | 95 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12.5 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 0 | 96 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 0 | 96 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Mitchell | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Monroe Eley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Reuben Gant | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 8 | 343 | 42.9 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 343 | 42.9 | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Marv Bateman | 7 | 254 | 36.3 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 254 | 31.8 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Byas | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Monroe Eley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |