| Eastern Division Playoff |
| Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1948 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 27327 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 52 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Rex Grossman 16 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bill O'Connor 6 pass from George Ratterman (Graham Armstrong kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bus Mertes 9 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bus Mertes 1 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bill Gompers 66 pass from George Ratterman (Graham Armstrong kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 26 pass from George Ratterman (Graham Armstrong kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ed Hirsch 20 interception return (Graham Armstrong kick) | 28 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 43 | LOT | Graham Armstrong |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 22 | C | Art Statuto |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 55 | ROE | Bill O'Connor |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 88 | ROH | Bill Gompers |
| 87 | FB | Lou Tomasetti |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 37 | MG | Vince Scott |
| 45 | RDT | Jack Carpenter |
| 51 | RDE | George Kisiday |
| 25 | LLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 21 | MLB | Felton Prewitt |
| 74 | RLB | Charles Schuette |
| 81 | LDH | Archie Maggioli |
| 89 | S | Don Schneider |
| 90 | RDH | Al Akins |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 41 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 31 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 28 | C | Len McCormick |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Garrett |
| 46 | ROT | Jim Spruill |
| 56 | ROE | John North |
| 63 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 85 | ROH | Bob Pfohl |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 48 | LDT | John Mellus |
| 30 | MG | Bill Garrett |
| 44 | RDT | Lee Artoe |
| 53 | RDE | Win Williams |
| 31 | LB | Dick Barwegen |
| 77 | LB | Spiro Dellerba |
| 28 | LB | Len McCormick |
| 51 | DB | Lamar Davis |
| 80 | DB | Aubrey Fowler |
| 82 | DB | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 81 | DB | Jake Leicht |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 11 | / | / | 5 | 25 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| BAL | 24 | / | / | 8 | 80 | 7 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Bill Gompers | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 162 | 0 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bus Mertes | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 2 | |
| Bob Pfohl | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Jake Leicht | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Lu Gambino | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 177 | 2 | |||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 135 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96.1 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 135 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 96.1 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 1 | 217 | 6.0 | 0 | 55.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 1 | 217 | 6.0 | 0 | 27 | 55.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Al Baldwin | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Bill O'Connor | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| Bill Gompers | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Archie Maggioli | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chick Maggioli | 1 | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 10 | 135 | 13.5 | 3 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Lamar Davis | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | |
| Jake Leicht | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Win Williams | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 217 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ed Hirsch | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 40 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Charlie O'Rourke | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Team Totals | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | ||
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Team Totals | 27.0 | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 | |