| Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1972 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 55390 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 29 pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lydell Mitchell 17 pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 9 pass from Marty Domres (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Marty Domres 15 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Eddie Hinton 63 pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 68 | C | Remi Prudhomme |
| 69 | ROG | Bob Penchion |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 62 | QB | Leo Hart |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 63 | MLB | Dick Cunningham |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Maurice Tyler |
| 47 | RS | Leon Garror |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Sam Havrilak |
| 80 | WR | Jim O'Brien |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 68 | ROT | Dennis Nelson |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 14 | QB | Marty Domres |
| 23 | RB | Don McCauley |
| 48 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 76 | LDT | Fred Miller |
| 79 | RDT | Jim Bailey |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 83 | LLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 32 | MLB | Mike Curtis |
| 56 | RLB | Ray May |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lonnie Hepburn |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 82 | 1 | 1 | |
| BAL | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | / | / | 5 | 57 | 4 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Randy Jackson | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Leo Hart | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 100 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don McCauley | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Marty Domres | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| Don Nottingham | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Jack Mildren | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Havrilak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 189 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 1 | 150 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 71.5 | |
| Leo Hart | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 2 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13.9 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 3 | 181 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 42.5 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Marty Domres | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 138 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107.3 | |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 64 | 32.0 | 63t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 0 | 202 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 25 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Randy Jackson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 181 | 12.9 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Don McCauley | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 2 | |
| Eddie Hinton | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63t | 1 |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 202 | 14.4 | 4 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Volk | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 8 | 366 | 45.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 366 | 45.8 | 54 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 55 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 6 | 1 | 53 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 2 | 53 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Jack Mildren | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |