| Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1977 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74737 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 81 F Humidty: 13% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 48 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bo Cornell 22 opponents fumble recovery (Neil O'Donoghue kick failed) | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Craig Morton 5 run (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 1 run (Jim Turner kick failed) | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 1 pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick) | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 26 FG | 6 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 80 | WR | John Holland |
| 73 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 76 | RDT | Bill Dunstan |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 55 | MLB | John Skorupan |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 74 | LOT | Andy Maurer |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 52 | C | Mike Montler |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Offense | ||
| 66 | LDE | Brison Manor |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | WS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 20 | 96 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Rob Lytle | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 3 | 111 | 4.0 | 0 | 17.7 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 0 | 96 | 5.3 | 1 | 79.9 | |||
| Craig Penrose | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 35 | 0 | 95.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Reuben Gant | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| John Holland | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 10 | 413 | 41.3 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Johnny Kimbrough | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Doug Jones | 1.0 |
| Merv Krakau | 1.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Brison Manor | 2.0 |
| Lyle Alzado | 1.0 |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 |
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