| Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 10, 1971 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 46206 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 58 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 14 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 43 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Norm Bulaich 30 pass from Earl Morrall (Jim O'Brien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Norm Bulaich 1 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim O'Brien 42 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Safety, , Paul Costa holding penalty enforced in end zone | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim O'Brien 28 FG | 22 | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don Nottingham 36 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 1 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 36 | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 3 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 43 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Eddie Hinton |
| 27 | WR | Ray Perkins |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 75 | ROG | John Williams |
| 71 | ROT | Dan Sullivan |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 36 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 41 | RB | Tom Matte |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 81 | LDT | Billy Newsome |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 51 | LLB | Bill Laskey |
| 56 | MLB | Ray May |
| 82 | RLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 35 | RCB | Jim Duncan |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 62 | LOT | Levert Carr |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 79 | ROT | Paul Costa |
| 85 | TE | Ted Koy |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 64 | RDE | Chuck Hurston |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 37 | RS | Pete Richardson |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 71 | 2 | 1 | |
| BUF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 67 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don Nottingham | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 36t | 1 |
| Don McCauley | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 12 | 2 |
| Norm Bulaich | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Eddie Hinton | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 214 | 5.0 | 36t | 4 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| James Harris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 7 | -10 | -1.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 1 | 133 | 7.8 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 78.8 |
| Johnny Unitas | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 60 | 6.7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18.1 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 2 | 193 | 7.4 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 55.4 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| James Harris | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 1 | 91 | 7.6 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 54.5 |
| Dennis Shaw | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 3 | 30 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1.4 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 4 | 121 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 76 | 26.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Mitchell | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Eddie Hinton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 193 | 14.8 | 35 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wayne Patrick | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Ted Koy | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mike Curtis | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Robert James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 58 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rex Kern | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Lenny Dunlap | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Curtis | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 35 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Beamer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Don McCauley | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Tim Beamer | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 196 | 24.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Team Totals | 9.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |