| Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1978 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 55270 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 66 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 19 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 28 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Roosevelt Leaks 17 pass from Bill Troup (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Reese McCall 5 blocked punt recovery (Toni Linhart kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Curtis Brown 102 kickoff return (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tom Dempsey 21 FG | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 21 FG | 17 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 69 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 67 | ROT | Bob Van Duyne |
| 83 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 12 | QB | Bill Troup |
| 34 | HB | Ron Lee |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 74 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | John Dutton |
| 58 | LLB | Derrel Luce |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 54 | RLB | Sanders Shiver |
| 42 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 30 | RCB | Doug Nettles |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 79 | LOT | Elbert Drungo |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 34 | FB | Jim Braxton |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 85 | RDT | Phil Dokes |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 54 | MLB | Randy McClanahan |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill Troup | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 25 | 97 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bill Troup | 27 | 10 | 37.0 | 3 | 134 | 5.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 26.4 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 0 | 154 | 11.0 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 141.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mack Alston | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Joe Washington | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Roger Carr | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19t | 1 |
| Lenny Willis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Shane Nelson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 7 | 246 | 35.1 | 43 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 7 | 279 | 39.9 | 52 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Marshall Johnson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Moody | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Marshall Johnson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Don Morrison | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Stu O'Dell | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Curtis Brown | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 102t | 1 | |
| Keith Moody | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Mike Barnes | 3.0 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 1.0 |
| Sanders Shiver | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Phil Dokes | 1.0 |
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