| Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1947 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 19593 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 55 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 3 run (Steve Juzwik kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ed Hirsch 45 interception return (Steve Juzwik kick failed) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Hillenbrand 18 pass from Wilson Schwenk (Augie Lio kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Marty Comer 56 pass from George Ratterman (Steve Juzwik kick failed) | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Julie Rykovich 1 run (Steve Juzwik kick) | 26 | 7 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Andy Dudish 1 run (Augie Lio kick) | 26 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 3 run (Steve Juzwik kick) | 33 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| 62 | S | George Terlep |
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 41 | LOT | Chet Kozel |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 21 | C | Felto Prewitt |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 45 | ROT | Jack Carpenter |
| 54 | ROE | Al Coppage |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 86 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 73 | FB | Ed Hirsch |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Ray Kuffel |
| 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 |
| 86 | RDH | Julie Rykovich |
| 62 | S | George Terlep |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Hub Bechtol |
| 48 | LOT | John Mellus |
| 35 | LOG | Barry French |
| 21 | C | Mike Phillips |
| 37 | ROG | Augie Lio |
| 49 | ROT | George Perpich |
| 59 | ROE | Lamar Blount |
| 64 | QB | Bud Schwenk |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 87 | ROH | Johnny Vardian |
| 76 | FB | Frankie Sinkwich |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 49 | LDT | George Perpich |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chet Mutryn | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 2 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| George Koch | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Alex Wizbicki | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| George Ratterman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Vardian | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Andy Dudish | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Bud Schwenk | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Hub Bechtol | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 2 | 97 | 8.1 | 56t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.7 |
| George Terlep | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | -4 | -0.7 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bud Schwenk | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 3 | 143 | 6.8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 46.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Al Coppage | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Marty Comer | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Baldwin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Vic Kulbitski | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lamar Blount | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | |
| Lamar Davis | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Hub Bechtol | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Elmer Madar | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Rudy Mobley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Mellus | 0 | 5 | 5L | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ed Hirsch | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 45t | 1 |
| George Koch | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Johnny Vardian | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Hub Bechtol | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Albie Reisz | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Julie Rykovich | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Al Coppage | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Vardian | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Elmer Madar | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
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