Week 4, 1974

played in Los Angeles, CA

65 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills03010-13
Los Angeles Rams211330-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 LAS - Chuck Naretta 22 pass from Ron Jaworski (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 05:06 LAS - Lawrence McCutcheon 5 pass from Ron Jaworski (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 00:21 LAS - Steve Holden 17 pass from Ron Jaworski (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 09:25 BUF - Roy Gerela 22 field goal
2Q: 06:15 LAS - Lawrence McCutcheon 10 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 01:15 LAS - Toni Linhart 50 field goal
2Q: 00:17 LAS - Toni Linhart 22 field goal
3Q: 12:08 LAS - Toni Linhart 24 field goal
4Q: 10:22 BUF - Dave Osborn 5 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
4Q: 00:02 BUF - Roy Gerela 27 field goal

Team StatisticsBUFLAS
Record1-32-2
First Downs1516
- by Rushing75
- by Passing611
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards309309
- Offensive Plays6456
- Yards per Play4.835.52
Net Rushing Yards15199
- Rushing Attempts3029
- Yards per Rush5.033.41
Net Passing Yards158210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 16 - 126 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards198217
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/401/7
- Yards per Pass Play4.657.78
Fumbles/Lost2/20/0
3rd Down Conversions3/143/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.48.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/686/50
Punt Returns/Yards3/103/44
Kick Returns/Yards7/1683/59
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/23/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 42
Time of Possession32:1827:42

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:523:38OWN 25513Punt
15:012:02OWN 2731Punt
12:121:18OWN 1733Punt
10:145:56OWN 35960Field Goal
26:092:16OWN 22627Punt
21:070:34OWN 1738Fumble
20:100:10OWN 3616Half
315:001:03OWN 292-19Interception
312:023:39OWN 20625Punt
36:121:10OWN 283-6Punt
31:321:41OWN 9439Punt
413:413:29OPP 47647Touchdown
48:032:48OWN 3521Punt
43:193:19OWN 39951Field Goal
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:08OWN 32868Touchdown
17:141:34OWN 3333Punt
15:400:39OPP 24324Touchdown
12:590:47OWN 3035Punt
10:540:40OPP 29229Touchdown
29:183:09OWN 26774Touchdown
23:532:46OWN 21746Field Goal
20:330:23OPP 1126Field Goal
313:571:55OPP 1235Field Goal
38:232:11OWN 1139Punt
35:023:30OWN 4468Punt
414:511:10OWN 633Punt
410:122:09OWN 3038Punt
45:151:56OWN 364-4Punt

Game MVP: Ron Jaworski, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
O.J. Simpson18854.722110
Dave Osborn12665.501411
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lawrence McCutcheon15724.802231
Tom Sullivan13292.23700
Dexter Bussey1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
David Jaynes169932/13027147.1
Joe Ferguson95852/13032087.7
Mike Boryla32202/14015085.4
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ron Jaworski26202171/73220139.4

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR J.D. Hill6911118.5043320
RB O.J. Simpson44153.751270
WR Fair Hooker344314.3312240
WR Patrick Schulz35299.670130
TE Bob Moore0100.00000
WR Chip Myers0400.00000
TE Jeremy Wolf0100.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Holden454711.750171
WR Mike Rengel454611.5019140
RB Lawrence McCutcheon34196.33191
TE Chuck Naretta334013.330221
WR Tom Stropka233417.0010200
RB Tom Sullivan1166.00060
TE Emmanuel Bumgarner1166.00060
TE Cornell Corbett1177.00070
WR Toby Fredrick131212.000120

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mark Washington100.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Lenny Dunlap1000
Dave Osborn1000
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Gary Larson0100
Rick Middleton0100
Mark Washington0010
Harris Richardson0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jay Bryden831839.834.3503
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rickey Jarrell729542.140.7592

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Roy Gerela2/20/00/0271/1
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart3/31/11/1504/4

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lenny Dunlap294.50
Jeff Wright111.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Dave Elmendorf23819.00
Toby Fredrick166.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lenny Dunlap613823.00
O.J. Simpson13030.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Glenn Buchanan24020.00
Steve Holden11919.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Greg Brezina621.02527
S Bryant Salter610.02526
CB Dwight Harrison410.02523
DT Larry Oliver400.0176
ILB Bob Babich360.02626
CB Lenny Dunlap310.01925
OLB Tom Toner310.0136
CB Jeff Wright310.01821
DT Jim Osborne300.02124
DE Walt Patulski300.02726
DE Andy Dorris230.02825
OLB Monte Johnson200.096
DT Carl Barisich100.01919
S Tommy Casanova100.086
WR Chip Myers10---------
S Donnie Walker100.075
T John Williams10---------
CB Mo Houck100.02018
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson801.02833
DE Jack Youngblood642.53033
OLB Jim Youngblood511.01722
ILB Jeff Siemon520.02734
S Glenn Buchanan500.02531
S Dave Elmendorf480.03034
CB Broderick Ours410.02532
DT Gary Larson331.52833
DE Harvey Martin310.02634
CB Mark Washington300.02833
OLB Rick Middleton200.062
CB Steve Tannen120.02634
S Bernie Sims110.01714
OLB Chase Chandler100.040

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Greg Brezina1.000127
DT Jim Osborne0.010024
DE Andy Dorris0.001025
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jack Youngblood2.510133
DT Gary Larson1.501133
ILB Isiah Robertson1.000133
OLB Jim Youngblood1.000022
DE Harvey Martin0.011134
ILB Jeff Siemon0.010034

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lenny Dunlap42025
S Bryant Salter40026
CB Dwight Harrison31023
CB Jeff Wright20021
DT Larry Oliver2006
ILB Bob Babich10026
OLB Greg Brezina10027
DE Andy Dorris10025
OLB Monte Johnson1006
OLB Tom Toner1006
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson40033
S Glenn Buchanan31031
CB Broderick Ours30032
ILB Jeff Siemon20034
OLB Jim Youngblood11022
CB Mark Washington10133
S Dave Elmendorf10034
CB Steve Tannen10034

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Williams36021026
Gary Puetz24015118
Al Dennis23015216
Louis Andersen23022114
Jim Braxton2301407
Reggie McKenzie15023030
Lewis Morris12015124
Ed Flanagan12016022
Richard Pender11014112
Jeremy Wolf01011012
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bob McKay28023026
Daryl White14026118
Hardy Dillon130908
Cornell Corbett12013010
Sam Rohde05027020
Gerry Sullivan04027022
Bob Van Duyne0109017
Ed Williams010804
Harris Richardson01024022

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Tommy Casanova222
Mo Houck117
Donnie Walker110
Lewis Morris110
Jim Braxton19
Dave Osborn18
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Rick Middleton433
Dexter Bussey321
Tom Sullivan115
Chester Ferguson114
Harris Richardson110

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Andy Dorris------28251063
Lenny Dunlap------19251458
Reggie McKenzie2330------558
Bob Moore2229------758
Bob Babich------2626456
Walt Patulski------2726356
Greg Brezina------2527355
Mo Houck------20181755
Bryant Salter------2526354
Dwight Harrison------2523351
Fair Hooker1520------1651
O.J. Simpson1824------850
Lewis Morris1524------1049
Jim Osborne------2124348
John Williams2126---------47
Jeff Wright------1821746
J.D. Hill1824------244
Carl Barisich------1919442
Al Dennis1516------1041
Ed Flanagan1622------240
Tommy Casanova------862236
Gary Puetz1518------336
Louis Andersen2214---------36
Richard Pender1412------1036
Jeremy Wolf1112------1235
David Jaynes1518---------33
Chip Myers1219------132
Patrick Schulz1616---------32
Jerome Barkum106------1531
Jim Braxton147------930
Dave Osborn1210------830
Larry Oliver------176528
Tom Toner------136827
John Vella98------1027
Joe Ferguson1411---------25
Monte Johnson------961025
Donnie Walker------751022
Don Adams10------2122
Reggie Harrison00------2121
Corey Steadman13------1620
Pat Summers------401418
Barney Chavous------88---16
Jay Bryden00------1010
Mike Boryla15---------6
Roy Gerela00------55
Brent McClanahan00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mark Washington------28332687
Glenn Buchanan------25311975
Dave Elmendorf------3034973
Jack Youngblood------30331073
Steve Tannen------2634666
Isiah Robertson------2833465
Gary Larson------2833263
Harvey Martin------2634262
Jeff Siemon------2734162
Broderick Ours------2532259
Ron Jaworski2927---------56
Sam Rohde2720------956
Harris Richardson2422------1056
Steve Holden1916------1954
Bob McKay2326---------49
Gerry Sullivan2722---------49
Daryl White2618---------44
Rick Middleton------623341
Jim Youngblood------1722140
Cleo Miller1516------738
Chuck Naretta1415------837
Tom Sullivan138------1536
Bob Van Duyne917------935
Lawrence McCutcheon1519---------34
Bernie Sims------1714233
Toby Fredrick1513------533
Cornell Corbett1310------831
Dexter Bussey35------2129
Tom Stropka1414---------28
Mike Rengel1313------127
Ed Williams84------1426
Emmanuel Bumgarner31------2125
Hardy Dillon98---------17
Bob Hoskins------52815
Chester Ferguson01------1415
Chase Chandler------401014
Billy Lindstrom02------1012
Toni Linhart00------1111
Jim Sexton00------1010
Rickey Jarrell00------77
Tyrone Anthony------52---7
Chester Dawkins------2024
Gerald Rasberry00------33
Vern Den Herder------11---2
Al Speer00------22
John Hufnagel00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8435.4
Middle17885.2
Right5204.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8101.3
Middle14553.9
Right7344.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
David Jaynes1691211131
Joe Ferguson952001110
Mike Boryla320010000
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ron Jaworski26202103110

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2221.0
Short (0-8 Yds)75334.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1371229.4
Long (19+ Yds)62416.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44338.3
Short (0-8 Yds)74223.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)111012311.2
Long (19+ Yds)42399.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR J.D. Hill962111224
WR Patrick Schulz53029016
WR Fair Hooker43043120
WR Chip Myers4000019
RB O.J. Simpson44015024
TE Bob Moore1000029
TE Jeremy Wolf1000012
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Holden54047016
WR Mike Rengel54046013
RB Lawrence McCutcheon43019019
TE Chuck Naretta33040115
WR Tom Stropka32034114
WR Toby Fredrick31012013
RB Tom Sullivan110608
TE Emmanuel Bumgarner110601
TE Cornell Corbett1107010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dave Osborn273.505.50
O.J. Simpson294.504.72
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon3134.334.80
Tom Sullivan372.332.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Boryla111515.006.67
Joe Ferguson111313.009.44
David Jaynes111010.005.81
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ron Jaworski44328.008.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR J.D. Hill111515.0012.33
WR Fair Hooker111010.0010.75
WR Patrick Schulz111313.005.80
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Steve Holden222211.009.40
RB Lawrence McCutcheon22105.004.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
O.J. Simpson32
Dave Osborn10
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Tom Sullivan20
Lawrence McCutcheon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
David Jaynes520
Joe Ferguson221
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Ron Jaworski953

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Fair Hooker331
WR Chip Myers200
WR J.D. Hill100
RB O.J. Simpson110
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Holden332
WR Toby Fredrick200
RB Lawrence McCutcheon100
WR Mike Rengel111
TE Chuck Naretta110
WR Tom Stropka100

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,600 (21,400)
End Zone12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,500 (3,300)