| Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1947 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: Civic Stadium Attendance: 27345 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 77 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | DB | Johnny Vardian | ||
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Augie Lio 22 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Safety, George Ratterman tackled in end zone by Mike Phillips | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Wilson Schwenk 6 run (Augie Lio kick) | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 2 run (Steve Juzwik kick) | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Augie Lio 19 FG | 15 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 30 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Mutryn kick) | 15 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 7 run (Chet Mutryn kick failed) | 15 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 49 | LOT | George Perpich |
| 35 | LOG | Barry French |
| 21 | C | Mike Phillips |
| 34 | ROG | Vic Marino |
| 41 | ROT | Al Klug |
| 53 | ROE | Elmer Madar |
| 64 | QB | Bud Schwenk |
| 81 | LOH | Rudy Mobley |
| 88 | ROH | Andy Dudish |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 41 | LDT | Al Klug |
| 35 | LDG | Barry French |
| 34 | RDG | Vic Marino |
| 46 | RDT | Mike Kasap |
| 53 | RDE | Elmer Madar |
| 24 | LB | Dick Handley |
| 71 | LB | John Wright |
| 67 | DB | Ernie Case |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 87 | DB | Johnny Vardian |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 52 | LOE | Paul Gibson |
| 43 | LOT | Graham Armstrong |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 21 | C | Felto Prewitt |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 44 | ROT | George Doherty |
| 54 | ROE | Al Coppage |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 87 | ROH | Lou Tomasetti |
| 75 | FB | Vic Kulbitski |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Paul Gibson |
| 41 | LDT | Chet Kozel |
| 32 | LDG | Hal Lahar |
| 35 | RDG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | RDT | John Kerns |
| 53 | RDE | Marty Comer |
| 73 | LLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 21 | RLB | Felto Prewitt |
| 83 | LDH | Chet Mutryn |
| 84 | RDH | George Koch |
| 57 | S | Al Baldwin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bud Schwenk | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Rudy Mobley | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Vardian | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Terrell | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chet Mutryn | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 2 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Juzwik | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| George Koch | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| George Ratterman | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bud Schwenk | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 197 | 8.2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 88.4 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 96 | 10.7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 139.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lamar Davis | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Hub Bechtol | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Terrell | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Fay King | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Al Baldwin | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Galvin | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Albie Reisz | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Ernie Case | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Lamar Davis | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alex Wizbicki | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Case | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Ray Terrell | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alex Wizbicki | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| George Ratterman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Al Baldwin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
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