| Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1977 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 60905 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 38 pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 41 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 27 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Paul Warfield 52 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Carson Long 41 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Cleo Miller 6 pass from Greg Pruitt (Don Cockroft kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Keith Moody 91 punt return (Carson Long kick failed) | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Gary Parris 9 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 27 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 65 | LOG | Henry Sheppard |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 68 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Barry Darrow |
| 84 | TE | Gary Parris |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 30 | RB | Cleo Miller |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 66 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 70 | RDT | Mack Mitchell |
| 74 | RDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 20 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| 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 |
| 72 | RDT | John Little |
| 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 |
| 46 | RCB | Keith Moody |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 38:17 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9/14 | / | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| BUF | 21:43 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2/9 | / | 12 | 139 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Cleo Miller | 21 | 117 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 21 | 90 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Poole | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Pruitt | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 219 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 2 | 143 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 74.6 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 2 | 149 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 84.9 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 29 | 11 | 37.9 | 2 | 199 | 6.9 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 45.0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 11 | 37.9 | 2 | 199 | 6.9 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 45.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Cleo Miller | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Parris | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Larry Poole | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 3 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Reuben Gant | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 1 | |
| Lou Piccone | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Thom Darden | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mario Clark | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Cockroft | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Marv Bateman | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Rolly Woolsey | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 91 | 91.0 | 91t | 1 |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Brian Duncan | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ken Ellis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 45 | 0 | |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Dunstan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Mack Mitchell | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Mike Kadish | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |