| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 9, 1977 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 32046 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Piccone 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Richard Todd 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 35 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 5 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 5 pass from Joe Ferguson (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Neil O'Donoghue 24 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Clark Gaines 14 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Safety, Richard Todd ran out of end zone | 24 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 78 | LOT | Garry Puetz |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 21 | RB | Clark Gaines |
| 30 | RB | Charlie White |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 74 | RDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Martin |
| 39 | LCB | Maurice Tyler |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 46 | LCB | Keith Moody |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 29:43 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4/9 | / | 5 | 45 | 4 | 3 |
| BUF | 30:17 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 8/15 | / | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Clark Gaines | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Charlie White | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Bruce Harper | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Shelton Diggs | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 3 | -16 | -5.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 172 | 3.9 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 172 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 194 | 12.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131.9 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 194 | 12.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131.9 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 1 | 205 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 81.0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 1 | 205 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 81.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Clark Gaines | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 194 | 19.4 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 205 | 11.4 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Marv Bateman | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Moody | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 40 | 0 | |
| Billy Hardee | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Johnny Kimbrough | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Richard Neal | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |