| New York Giants at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1975 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79428 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 51 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 13 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ray Rhodes 20 pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ron Johnson 13 run (George Hunt kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | George Hunt 37 FG | 17 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Walker Gillette |
| 82 | WR | Ray Rhodes |
| 69 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 73 | LOG | Tom Mullen |
| 70 | C | Bob Hyland |
| 74 | ROG | John Hicks |
| 63 | ROT | Doug Van Horn |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 15 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 26 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Dave Gallagher |
| 76 | LDT | Jim Pietrzak |
| 64 | RDT | John Mendenhall |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 56 | LLB | Pat Hughes |
| 55 | MLB | Brian Kelley |
| 10 | RLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 37 | LCB | Bobby Brooks |
| 39 | LS | Clyde Powers |
| 45 | RS | Carl Lockhart |
| 48 | RCB | Henry Stuckey |
| 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 | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jeff Winans |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 65 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 30 | RLB | Bo Cornell |
| 42 | LCB | Frank Oliver |
| 26 | LS | Ed Jones |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6/15 | / | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 | |
| BUF | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10/18 | / | 5 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ron Johnson | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Watkins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ray Rhodes | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | -17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 135 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 171 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 1 | 220 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 101.3 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 1 | 220 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 101.3 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 2 | 147 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 60.5 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 2 | 147 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 60.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ray Rhodes | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Johnson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Hicks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 220 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 147 | 13.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clyde Powers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Skorupan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Danny Buggs | 3 | 0 | -23 | -7.7 | -4 | 0 |
| Rondy Colbert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Gary Hayman | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Danny Buggs | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bo Cornell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |