| Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1947 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 22943 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 74% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | LLB | Ed Hirsch | ||
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Nick Susoeff 7 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Coppage 7 pass from George Ratterman (Steve Juzwik kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Fay King 11 pass from George Ratterman (Steve Juzwik kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ned Mathews 1 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ned Mathews 35 interception return (Joe Vetrano kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Fay King 8 pass from George Ratterman (Steve Juzwik kick) | 21 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 52 | LOE | Paul Gibson |
| 41 | LOT | Chet Kozel |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 23 | C | Bert Corley |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 45 | ROT | Jack Carpenter |
| 54 | ROE | Al Coppage |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 88 | ROH | Steve Juzwik |
| 87 | FB | Lou Tomasetti |
| 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 |
| 75 | RLB | Vic Kulbitski |
| 83 | LDH | Chet Mutryn |
| 86 | RDH | Julie Rykovich |
| 62 | S | George Terlep |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Nick Susoeff |
| 42 | LOT | Bob Bryant |
| 32 | LOG | Garland Gregory |
| 31 | C | Tony Calvelli |
| 34 | ROG | Eddie Forrest |
| 41 | ROT | John Woudenberg |
| 51 | ROE | Dick Horne |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Len Eshmont |
| 91 | ROH | Johnny Strzykalski |
| 72 | FB | Norm Standlee |
| Defense | ||
| 56 | LDE | Bill Fisk |
| 47 | LDT | Visco Grgich |
| 34 | MG | Eddie Forrest |
| 41 | RDT | John Woudenberg |
| 57 | RDE | Ed Balatti |
| 33 | LB | Bruno Banducci |
| 74 | LB | Len Masini |
| 24 | LB | Johnny Schiechl |
| 83 | LDH | Ned Mathews |
| 85 | RDH | Eddie Carr |
| 81 | S | Len Eshmont |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Vic Kulbitski | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Albie Reisz | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| Ed Hirsch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Juzwik | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| George Ratterman | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Norm Standlee | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Len Eshmont | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Ned Mathews | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Eddie Carr | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Len Masini | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Al Beals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 4 | 222 | 9.7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 103.9 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 92 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 57.4 | |
| Jesse Freitas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Gibson | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 0 | |
| Fay King | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 2 | |
| Al Coppage | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Vince Mazza | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Len Eshmont | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Nick Susoeff | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| Al Beals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Carr | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Fisk | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bert Corley | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ned Mathews | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 42 | 1 |
| Johnny Schiechl | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Albie Reisz | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 69 | 0 |
| Jesse Freitas | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Juzwik | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Eddie Carr | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
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