| Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1975 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79798 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 71 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 3 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 19 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 35 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 16 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 16 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 4 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 80 pass from John Hufnagel (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 42 | WR | Billy Van Heusen |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 61 | LOG | Tommy Lyons |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 77 | RDT | Lyle Alzado |
| 63 | RDE | John Grant |
| 57 | LLB | Tom Jackson |
| 52 | MLB | Randy Gradishar |
| 56 | RLB | Ray May |
| 46 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 36 | LS | Billy Thompson |
| 45 | RS | Jeff Severson |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 65 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 30 | RLB | Bo Cornell |
| 45 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 26 | LS | Ed Jones |
| 22 | RS | Steve Freeman |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Oliver Ross | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| John Hufnagel | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 26 | 138 | 5.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 2 | |
| Don Calhoun | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Marangi | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Hayman | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 2 | 131 | 6.0 | 1 | 42.0 | |||
| John Hufnagel | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 1 | 135 | 9.6 | 1 | 66.1 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 143 | 7.9 | 2 | 113.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dwight Harrison | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Gary Hayman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Little | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| John Holland | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Vic Washington | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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