| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1975 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79798 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 71 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Buffalo Bills | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | John Leypoldt 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Braxton 3 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Braxton 19 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Floyd Little 35 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | J.D. Hill 16 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | O.J. Simpson 16 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Braxton 4 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | Rick Upchurch 80 pass from John Hufnagel (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 38 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Oliver Ross | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| John Hufnagel | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 26 | 138 | 5.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 2 | |
| Don Calhoun | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Marangi | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Hayman | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 2 | 131 | 6.0 | 1 | 42.0 | |||
| John Hufnagel | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 1 | 135 | 9.6 | 1 | 66.1 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 143 | 7.9 | 2 | 113.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dwight Harrison | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Gary Hayman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| John Holland | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Vic Washington | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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