| Houston Oilers at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1971 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 28107 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 44 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 44 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Houston 17 interception return (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 6 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Haven Moses 14 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Robert Holmes 2 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 20 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 56 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 62 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 39 | RB | Robert Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 82 | RDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 68 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 62 | ROG | Levert Carr |
| 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 |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 56 | RLB | Al Andrews |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 50 | 1 | ||
| BUF | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 66 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ward Walsh | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 5 | 1 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dickie Post | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wayne Patrick | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 |
| Dennis Shaw | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 85 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 0 | 211 | 6.4 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 71.7 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 0 | 211 | 6.4 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 71.7 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 2 | 233 | 8.0 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 75.8 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 2 | 233 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 71.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Woody Campbell | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 211 | 12.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 39 | 1 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ted Koy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 233 | 11.7 | 39 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 62 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 62 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 2 | 1 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 37 | 12.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ike Hill | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 35 | 8.8 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ike Hill | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |