| Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 1, 1978 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 47310 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 59 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 27 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 20 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Terry Miller 8 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 22 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Curtis Brown 22 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ted McKnight 41 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 13 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Henry Marshall |
| 60 | LOT | Matt Herkenhoff |
| 73 | LOG | Bob Simmons |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 65 | ROG | Tom Condon |
| 70 | ROT | Jim Nicholson |
| 88 | TE | Walter White |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 32 | LHB | Tony Reed |
| 22 | RHB | Ted McKnight |
| 42 | FB | MacArthur Lane |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Art Still |
| 74 | NT | Jeff Lloyd |
| 75 | RDE | Sylvester Hicks |
| 64 | LOLB | Whitney Paul |
| 59 | LILB | Gary Spani |
| 55 | RILB | Dave Rozumek |
| 52 | ROLB | Tom Howard |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Green |
| 46 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 26 | WS | Gary Barbaro |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 79 | LOT | Elbert Drungo |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 34 | FB | Jim Braxton |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 85 | RDT | Phil Dokes |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 54 | MLB | Randy McClanahan |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 27:43 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5/14 | / | 4 | 63 | 2 | 2 |
| BUF | 32:17 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9/15 | / | 6 | 72 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| MacArthur Lane | 17 | 144 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Tony Reed | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Livingston | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 238 | 6.3 | 41t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 22t | 1 |
| Roland Hooks | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 117 | 3.0 | 22t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Tony Adams | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 0 | 80 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 78.5 |
| Mike Livingston | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 0 | 83 | 4.0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 54.3 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 18 | 15 | 83.3 | 1 | 210 | 11.7 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 129.2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 15 | 83.3 | 1 | 210 | 11.7 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 129.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Walter White | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Horace Belton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 44 | 2 |
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 210 | 14.0 | 44 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 48 | 0 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Rusty Jackson | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 58 | 1 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Jeff Lloyd | 1.0 |
| Sylvester Hicks | 1.0 |
| Art Still | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Dee Hardison | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |