| Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1978 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 25415 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 44 F Humidty: % Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 1 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dennis Johnson 2 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 39 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Terry Miller 60 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mike Siani 26 pass from Joe Washington (Toni Linhart kick) | 21 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 79 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 39 | FB | Dennis Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 55 | MLB | Tom Graham |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| 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 |
| 79 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 86 | TE | Reese McCall |
| 12 | QB | Bill Troup |
| 20 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 36 | FB | Don Hardeman |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 74 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Ozdowski |
| 52 | LLB | Tom MacLeod |
| 51 | LB | Calvin O'Neal |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 44 | SS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 30 | RCB | Doug Nettles |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 15 | 123 | 8.2 | 60t | 1 |
| Dennis Johnson | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Roland Hooks | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Bill Troup | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 53 | 4.1 | 39t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bill Troup | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 1 | 45 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 11.8 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mike Siani | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Don Hardeman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 7 | 234 | 33.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 47 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Marshall Johnson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Keith Moody | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Joe Washington | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Dee Hardison | 2.0 |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
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