| Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 2, 1973 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 54607 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 26 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 16 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 20 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 17 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 77 | LDT | Jerry Patton |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 56 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Tom Geredine |
| 80 | WR | Louis Neal |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 19 | QB | Bob Lee |
| 43 | RB | Dave Hampton |
| 44 | RB | Eddie Ray |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 34 | LS | Ray Brown |
| 29 | RS | Clarence Ellis |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5/15 | / | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |
| ATL | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6/17 | / | 4 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 24 | 137 | 5.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 23 | 80 | 3.5 | 2 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 54 | 239 | 4.4 | 2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Eddie Ray | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Dave Hampton | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Bob Lee | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 125 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 95 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 95 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Lee | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 0 | 195 | 8.9 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 73.1 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 0 | 195 | 8.9 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 73.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Mitchell | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | |
| Eddie Ray | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Louis Neal | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Tom Geredine | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 195 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Claude Humphrey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 5 | 244 | 48.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 244 | 48.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Cahill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Brown | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Tom Geredine | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Duane Benson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |