| New York Giants at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 26, 1978 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 28496 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 25 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Al Dixon 31 pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | Curtis Brown 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 27 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Doug Kotar 19 pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | Roland Hooks 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Curtis Brown 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Lou Piccone 9 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Terry Miller 39 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Terry Miller 13 run (Tom Dempsey kick blocked) | 17 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 71 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 60 | ROT | Brad Benson |
| 84 | TE | Al Dixon |
| 9 | QB | Joe Pisarcik |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 33 | RB | Bobby Hammond |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 70 | RDT | Gary Jeter |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Odis McKinney |
| 31 | WS | Ernie Jones |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 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 |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 55 | MLB | Tom Graham |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bobby Hammond | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Pisarcik | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 21 | 208 | 9.9 | 39t | 2 |
| Roland Hooks | 12 | 115 | 9.6 | 66 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 9 | 2 |
| Dennis Johnson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 230 | 9.6 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 104.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 1 | 106 | 7.1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 76.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Al Dixon | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 47 | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Terry Miller | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lucius Sanford | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 170 | 28.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Doug Kotar | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Gary Shirk | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Dennis Johnson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Steve Powell | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Harry Carson | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Tom Graham | 1.0 |
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