| St. Louis Cardinals at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1971 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 40040 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 73 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | MacArthur Lane 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Cid Edwards 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Safety, Cid Edwards tackled in end zone by Edgar Chandler | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ted Koy 20 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jackie Smith 10 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 9 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Greg Jones 7 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim McFarland 5 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 28 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Alvin Wyatt 61 punt return (John Leypoldt kick) | 28 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 80 | WR | Dave Williams |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 55 | LOG | Irv Goode |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 63 | ROG | Clyde Williams |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 36 | RB | MacArthur Lane |
| 27 | RB | Roy Shivers |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Rolf Krueger |
| 74 | LDT | Fred Heron |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 79 | RDE | Chuck Walker |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 53 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 56 | RLB | Mike McGill |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 21 | LS | Jerry Stovall |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| 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 |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 76 | LDT | Mike McBath |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 56 | RLB | Al Andrews |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 46 | LS | Tim Beamer |
| 21 | RS | Jackie Allen |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | / | / | 8 | 78 | 0 | ||
| BUF | 19 | 3 | 13 | 3 | / | / | 10 | 75 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| MacArthur Lane | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Cid Edwards | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 142 | 3.5 | 18 | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 62 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 0 | 171 | 6.3 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 99.5 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 0 | 171 | 6.3 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 99.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 220 | 6.7 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 67.7 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 2 | 269 | 7.9 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 74.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| MacArthur Lane | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Cid Edwards | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim McFarland | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 171 | 11.4 | 38 | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Haven Moses | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Ted Koy | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 1 |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 269 | 14.9 | 49 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Miller Farr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Chuck Latourette | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 49 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 57 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Larry Willingham | 3 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 39 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 61t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 61t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Larry Willingham | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Larry Stegent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Tim Beamer | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |