| Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 2, 1977 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 47717 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Ron Lee 9 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 15 pass from Joe Ferguson (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 45 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 15 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Curtis Brown 12 pass from Joe Ferguson (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 80 | WR | John Holland |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 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 |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 88 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 64 | LOT | David Taylor |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 66 | ROG | Elmer Collett |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 34 | RB | Ron Lee |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 74 | RDT | Ken Novak |
| 73 | RDE | Ron Fernandes |
| 52 | LLB | Tom MacLeod |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 31 | RCB | Nelson Munsey |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 26:19 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5/12 | / | 5 | 40 | 4 | 3 |
| BAL | 33:41 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5/15 | / | 7 | 55 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 77 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 23 | 90 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Don McCauley | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 155 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 38 | 19 | 50.0 | 2 | 234 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 65.0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 2 | 234 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 63.4 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 0 | 175 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 93.1 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 1 | 175 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 79.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | |
| John Holland | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12t | 1 |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 234 | 12.3 | 2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Raymond Chester | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 175 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Nelson Munsey | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Marv Bateman | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||
| David Lee | 9 | 307 | 34.1 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 307 | 34.1 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Johnny Kimbrough | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Mike Kadish | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Stan White | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |