Exhibition Week 5, 1974

played in Buffalo, NY

56 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	10	0	3	-	20
Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 DET - Carlos Spencer 5 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 13:23 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 41 field goal
2Q: 07:59 DET - Skip Thomas 99 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 04:52 BUF - Roy Gerela 34 field goal
4Q: 00:59 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 DET - Carlos Spencer 5 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 13:23 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 41 field goal
2Q: 07:59 DET - Skip Thomas 99 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 04:52 BUF - Roy Gerela 34 field goal
4Q: 00:59 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 40 field goal

Team Statistics DET BUF
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 216 324
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 3.43 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 121 123
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards per Rush 3.56 6.83
Net Passing Yards 95 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 0 41 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 125 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.28 4.57
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/18 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 5/96
Interception Ret./Yards 2/109 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 17
Time of Possession 33:58 26:02

Team Statistics	DET	BUF
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	216	324
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	3.43	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	121	123
- Rushing Attempts	34	18
- Yards per Rush	3.56	6.83
Net Passing Yards	95	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 0	41 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	125	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.28	4.57
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/18	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	5/96
Interception Ret./Yards	2/109	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 17
Time of Possession	33:58	26:02

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:57	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	6:33	1:17	OWN 46	3	-3	Punt
1	4:12	1:21	OWN 47	3	-3	Punt
1	1:00	2:45	OPP 42	5	18	Field Goal
2	4:47	1:30	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
2	1:54	1:18	OPP 47	3	-4	Punt
3	11:56	4:55	OWN 20	11	50	Punt
3	3:59	2:56	OWN 36	6	13	Punt
4	14:13	6:06	OWN 8	9	30	Punt
4	5:45	3:11	OWN 42	5	28	Missed FG
4	1:59	1:06	OPP 31	3	8	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:03	2:30	OWN 32	4	18	Interception
1	5:16	1:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	2:51	1:51	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
2	13:15	5:25	OWN 20	9	75	Interception
2	7:50	3:03	OWN 21	8	62	Field Goal
2	3:17	1:23	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 9	1	11	Half
3	15:00	3:04	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
3	7:01	3:02	OWN 2	6	28	Punt
3	1:03	1:50	OWN 22	5	10	Punt
4	8:07	2:22	OWN 3	7	55	Downs
4	2:34	0:35	OWN 37	4	-6	Fumble
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 28	3	19	Game

Game MVP: Carlos Spencer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	20	90	4.50	19	3	1
Tyrone Hall	11	22	2.00	8	0	0
Bill Demory	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Eddie Ray	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
O.J. Simpson	14	103	7.36	35	2
Dave Osborn	3	16	5.33	9	0
David Jaynes	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	24	15	125	5/30	0	19	0	75.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Ferguson	34	17	173	2/12	0	24	1	52.7
David Jaynes	7	4	44	1/4	0	20	1	36.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Charlie Sanders	3	3	39	13.00	9	19
RB Tyrone Hall	3	4	9	3.00	7	7
Unknown	3	3	28	9.33	2	12
WR Lamont Marrow	3	5	33	11.00	0	17
WR Wally Francis	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
WR Frank Lewis	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Carlos Spencer	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Tyrell Fleming	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Bob Moore	5	8	67	13.40	20	20
WR Fair Hooker	4	7	49	12.25	2	16
RB Dave Osborn	4	5	10	2.50	4	9
WR J.D. Hill	3	6	40	13.33	2	24
RB O.J. Simpson	2	5	21	10.50	9	11
FB Jim Braxton	1	2	15	15.00	8	15
WR Corey Steadman	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Patrick Schulz	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Chip Myers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mel Phillips	1	10	10.00	0
CB Skip Thomas	1	99	99.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lamont Marrow	1	1	0
Bill Demory	1	0	0
Charlie West	1	0	0
Paul Fersen	0	1	0
Ed O'Neil	0	1	0
Chuck Wingle	0	1	0
Herb Orvis	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Joe Ferguson	1	0
Dave Osborn	0	1
Bryant Salter	0	1
Jeff Wright	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Carrell	7	309	44.1	41.3	59	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Bryden	6	250	41.7	33.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/3	2/3	0/0	41	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	2	15	7.5	0
Lem Barney	1	12	12.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	1	26	26.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	4	77	19.3	0
O.J. Simpson	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mel Phillips	6	0	0.0	17	40
DT Herb Orvis	4	1	1.0	18	40
S Charlie West	4	2	0.0	14	38
CB Lem Barney	4	1	0.0	17	37
OLB Charlie Weaver	4	1	0.0	18	42
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	0	0.0	14	37
OLB Larry Ball	3	0	0.0	5	5
DT Greg Wojcik	2	2	1.5	5	8
S Doug Wyatt	2	0	0.0	13	44
Unknown	1	1	---	---	---
S Chuck Crist	1	1	0.0	4	27
CB Tom Hayes	1	1	0.0	0	6
DE Tim Rossovich	1	1	0.0	18	39
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	0.0	17	38
DE Sherman White	1	1	0.0	16	40
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	6	8
DT Bob Pollard	1	0	0.0	10	20
Unknown	1	0	0.0	0	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Babich	9	1	0.0	31	27
OLB Greg Brezina	8	3	1.0	28	26
DE Andy Dorris	5	2	1.0	29	26
CB Jeff Wright	5	2	1.0	24	27
CB Mo Houck	4	1	0.0	18	25
S Donnie Walker	4	0	0.0	14	18
DT Jim Osborne	3	1	2.0	29	24
S Bryant Salter	3	3	0.0	29	25
CB Lenny Dunlap	3	1	0.0	30	22
DE Walt Patulski	3	0	0.0	34	29
OLB Tom Toner	2	1	0.0	16	5
DT Larry Oliver	2	1	0.0	17	8
OLB Pat Summers	2	0	0.0	6	3
WR Chip Myers	1	0	---	---	---
DT Carl Barisich	0	2	0.0	24	15
CB Dwight Harrison	0	1	0.0	29	24
OLB Monte Johnson	0	1	0.0	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Greg Wojcik	1.5	0	0	8
DT Herb Orvis	1.0	1	1	40
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	1	2	39
OLB Ed O'Neil	0.0	1	0	37
DT Bob Pollard	0.0	1	0	20
S Charlie West	0.0	1	0	38
DE Sherman White	0.0	1	0	40

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jim Osborne	2.0	1	24
OLB Greg Brezina	1.0	1	26
DE Andy Dorris	1.0	1	26
CB Jeff Wright	1.0	0	27
DT Carl Barisich	0.0	1	15
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lem Barney	3	0	0	37
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	0	0	37
S Charlie West	2	3	0	38
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0	42
S Doug Wyatt	2	0	0	44
S Mel Phillips	1	1	1	40
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	1	38
OLB Larry Ball	1	0	0	5
S Chuck Crist	1	0	0	27
CB Tom Hayes	1	0	0	6
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0	8
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0	40
DT Greg Wojcik	1	0	0	8
Unknown	1	0	0	5
DE Tim Rossovich	0	1	0	39

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeff Wright	3	1	27
CB Mo Houck	3	0	25
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	1	22
S Donnie Walker	2	0	18
OLB Greg Brezina	1	0	26
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	26
S Bryant Salter	1	0	25
OLB Tom Toner	1	0	5
OLB Pat Summers	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	3	6	19	1	16
Paul Howard	1	4	14	0	11
Charlie Sanders	1	4	33	0	25
Emmanuel Zanders	1	4	19	0	19
Paul Fersen	1	3	22	1	22
Don Morrison	1	3	19	1	12
Dan Neal	1	2	15	1	15
Ronnie Carroll	1	1	20	1	18
Sam Adams	0	3	20	0	14
Eddie Ray	0	1	14	0	11
Earl Thomas	0	1	12	0	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lewis Morris	3	3	11	1	24
John Williams	2	3	9	1	26
Al Dennis	2	2	6	0	18
Reggie McKenzie	2	2	13	0	37
Ed Flanagan	1	2	12	0	24
John Vella	1	2	9	0	18
Gary Puetz	1	1	12	1	26
Jim Braxton	1	1	6	0	13
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	4	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hayes	3	13
Chester Crites	1	17
Ed O'Neil	1	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Osborn	2	5
Donnie Walker	1	12
Jim Braxton	1	5

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	13	44	22	79
Ed O'Neil	---	---	14	37	13	64
Charlie Sanders	33	25	---	---	6	64
Bill Demory	34	29	---	---	---	63
Charlie Weaver	---	---	18	42	1	61
Lem Barney	---	---	17	37	6	60
Herb Orvis	---	---	18	40	1	59
Mel Phillips	---	---	17	40	1	58
Charlie West	---	---	14	38	6	58
Tim Rossovich	---	---	18	39	---	57
Skip Thomas	---	---	17	38	1	56
Sherman White	---	---	16	40	---	56
Paul Fersen	22	22	---	---	10	54
Emmanuel Zanders	19	19	---	---	9	47
Frank Lewis	18	14	---	---	13	45
Sam Adams	20	14	---	---	10	44
John Didion	19	16	---	---	5	40
Tom Luken	22	18	---	---	---	40
Tyrone Hall	11	12	---	---	17	40
Carlos Spencer	23	17	---	---	---	40
Ronnie Carroll	20	18	---	---	1	39
Chuck Crist	---	---	4	27	7	38
Unknown	---	---	18	19	---	37
Lamont Marrow	21	16	---	---	---	37
Earl Thomas	12	10	---	---	14	36
Wally Francis	15	18	---	---	2	35
Paul Howard	14	11	---	---	10	35
Dan Neal	15	15	---	---	5	35
Bob Pollard	---	---	10	20	2	32
Don Morrison	19	12	---	---	---	31
Eddie Ray	14	11	---	---	3	28
Merv Krakau	---	---	6	8	6	20
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	6	13	19
Chester Crites	1	0	---	---	17	18
Unknown	---	---	0	5	13	18
Tyrell Fleming	4	3	---	---	10	17
Bill Gergory	---	---	6	4	5	15
Greg Wojcik	---	---	5	8	2	15
Larry Ball	---	---	5	5	3	13
Unknown	0	6	---	---	6	12
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Duane Carrell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Wingle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walt Patulski	---	---	34	29	3	66
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	30	22	13	65
Andy Dorris	---	---	29	26	8	63
Bob Babich	---	---	31	27	4	62
Dwight Harrison	---	---	29	24	6	59
Jeff Wright	---	---	24	27	7	58
Mo Houck	---	---	18	25	15	58
Greg Brezina	---	---	28	26	3	57
Bryant Salter	---	---	29	25	3	57
Jim Osborne	---	---	29	24	2	55
Fair Hooker	11	29	---	---	12	52
Reggie McKenzie	13	37	---	---	1	51
Bob Moore	12	32	---	---	7	51
Joe Ferguson	10	36	---	---	---	46
O.J. Simpson	14	27	---	---	5	46
Donnie Walker	---	---	14	18	12	44
Gary Puetz	12	26	---	---	5	43
Lewis Morris	11	24	---	---	7	42
Carl Barisich	---	---	24	15	2	41
Louis Andersen	12	27	---	---	---	39
Ed Flanagan	12	24	---	---	1	37
Chip Myers	9	26	---	---	1	36
John Williams	9	26	---	---	---	35
J.D. Hill	11	21	---	---	2	34
John Vella	9	18	---	---	7	34
Patrick Schulz	11	23	---	---	---	34
Richard Pender	6	20	---	---	7	33
Larry Oliver	---	---	17	8	8	33
Al Dennis	6	18	---	---	7	31
Jerome Barkum	5	11	---	---	13	29
Tom Toner	---	---	16	5	6	27
Dave Osborn	4	17	---	---	5	26
Jeremy Wolf	4	13	---	---	9	26
Jim Braxton	6	13	---	---	5	24
Pat Summers	---	---	6	3	14	23
Monte Johnson	---	---	7	8	7	22
Corey Steadman	3	6	---	---	10	19
Barney Chavous	---	---	9	7	2	18
David Jaynes	8	8	---	---	---	16
Don Adams	0	2	---	---	14	16
Reggie Harrison	0	0	---	---	14	14
Tommy Casanova	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jay Bryden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent McClanahan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	19	61	3.2
Right	10	26	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	7	65	9.3
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	24	15	0	0	2	2	5	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Ferguson	34	17	1	3	4	4	5	3	1
David Jaynes	7	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	32	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	17	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	94	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	98	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Lamont Marrow	5	3	0	33	16
RB Tyrone Hall	4	3	1	9	12
WR Wally Francis	3	1	1	14	18
WR Frank Lewis	3	1	0	4	14
TE Charlie Sanders	3	3	0	39	25
Unknown	3	3	0	28	19
RB Carlos Spencer	2	1	0	-2	17
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	0	0	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bob Moore	8	5	0	67	1	32
WR Fair Hooker	7	4	0	49	0	29
WR J.D. Hill	6	3	0	40	1	21
RB Dave Osborn	5	4	1	10	0	17
RB O.J. Simpson	5	2	2	21	0	27
WR Patrick Schulz	4	1	1	3	0	23
WR Corey Steadman	3	1	0	12	0	6
FB Jim Braxton	2	1	0	15	0	13
WR Chip Myers	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	3	11	3.67	4.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Simpson	1	5	5.00	7.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	1	1	8	8.00	5.21

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Ferguson	3	0	0	0.00	5.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	8	8.00	6.60

Buffalo	Target	Overall Avg
FB Jim Braxton	1	7.50
WR J.D. Hill	1	6.67
TE Bob Moore	1	8.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Spencer	4	2
Tyrone Hall	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Osborn	1	0
O.J. Simpson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	8	6	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Ferguson	7	2	0
David Jaynes	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Lewis	2	1	0
RB Tyrone Hall	2	2	1
WR Lamont Marrow	2	2	2
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	0
RB Carlos Spencer	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bob Moore	4	1	1
WR Fair Hooker	2	1	0
RB Dave Osborn	2	1	0
RB O.J. Simpson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)