| Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1972 Location: Washington, DC Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 53039 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 32 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Alvin Wyatt 49 interception return (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 23 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Herb Mul-Key 8 run (Curt Knight kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bob Brunet 2 run (Curt Knight kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 35 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 21 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 4 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 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 |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 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 |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 21 | RS | John Saunders |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 42 | WR | Charley Taylor |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 73 | LOG | Paul Laaveg |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 76 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 87 | TE | Jerry Smith |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| 28 | RB | Herb Mul-Key |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 64 | LDT | Manny Sistrunk |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 89 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 53 | LLB | Harold McLinton |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 23 | LS | Brig Owens |
| 22 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 17 | / | / | 9 | 122 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| WAS | 15 | / | / | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 26 | 101 | 3.9 | 21 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 184 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Herb Mul-Key | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Charley Taylor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Bob Brunet | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 133 | 3.8 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 2 | 107 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23.4 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 2 | 107 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23.4 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 4.7 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 4.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jan White | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 107 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Herb Mul-Key | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Dale Farley | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Robert James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brig Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 49 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 2 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ted Vactor | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tony Greene | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Herb Mul-Key | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bob Brunet | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Rusty Tillman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |