Week 5, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

60 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	7	3	3	-	16
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:38 BUF - Roy Gerela 43 field goal
2Q: 11:56 STL - John Leypoldt 33 field goal
2Q: 00:34 BUF - Dave Osborn 9 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 09:48 STL - Terry Metcalf 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 03:42 BUF - Roy Gerela 39 field goal
4Q: 09:24 STL - John Leypoldt 31 field goal
4Q: 01:17 BUF - Roy Gerela 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:38 BUF - Roy Gerela 43 field goal
2Q: 11:56 STL - John Leypoldt 33 field goal
2Q: 00:34 BUF - Dave Osborn 9 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 09:48 STL - Terry Metcalf 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 03:42 BUF - Roy Gerela 39 field goal
4Q: 09:24 STL - John Leypoldt 31 field goal
4Q: 01:17 BUF - Roy Gerela 44 field goal

Team Statistics BUF STL
Record 2-3 3-2
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 204 363
- Offensive Plays 57 76
- Yards per Play 3.58 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 70 66
- Rushing Attempts 20 27
- Yards per Rush 3.50 2.44
Net Passing Yards 134 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 15 - 0 46 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 156 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 3/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.62 6.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 10/61
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 4/116
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 24:24 35:36

Team Statistics	BUF	STL
Record	2-3	3-2
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	204	363
- Offensive Plays	57	76
- Yards per Play	3.58	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	70	66
- Rushing Attempts	20	27
- Yards per Rush	3.50	2.44
Net Passing Yards	134	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 15 - 0	46 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	156	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	3/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.62	6.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	10/61
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	4/116
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	24:24	35:36

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 36	4	6	Punt
1	10:45	1:36	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
1	6:58	4:26	OWN 18	9	56	Field Goal
2	11:51	2:56	OWN 18	7	32	Punt
2	5:11	1:09	OWN 47	4	7	Punt
2	1:14	0:48	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
3	9:42	6:08	OWN 26	8	52	Field Goal
3	1:13	1:24	50	3	9	Punt
4	9:17	1:24	OWN 20	3	10	Punt
4	5:20	0:58	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
4	2:24	1:13	OPP 40	6	13	Field Goal
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 33	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:57	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
1	9:09	2:11	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
1	2:32	5:41	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
2	8:55	3:44	OWN 1	8	20	Punt
2	4:02	2:48	OWN 2	7	35	Fumble
2	0:26	0:26	OPP 49	3	6	Half
3	15:00	5:18	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
3	3:34	2:21	OWN 30	3	-11	Punt
4	14:49	5:32	OWN 9	10	77	Field Goal
4	7:53	2:33	OWN 29	6	8	Interception
4	4:22	1:58	OWN 7	6	13	Punt
4	1:11	0:48	OWN 43	4	31	Missed FG

Game MVP: Greg Brezina, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Simpson	9	38	4.22	20	1	0
Dave Osborn	8	25	3.13	9	0	1
David Jaynes	3	7	2.33	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	21	60	2.86	23	1	1
Altie Taylor	5	-3	-0.60	5	0	0
Tom Bailey	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Jaynes	35	15	156	2/22	0	24	0	56.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	46	29	323	3/26	0	47	1	74.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Patrick Schulz	5	8	65	13.00	16	24
WR J.D. Hill	3	5	30	10.00	0	13
RB O.J. Simpson	2	5	7	3.50	0	4
FB Jim Braxton	1	3	4	4.00	3	4
WR Fair Hooker	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
TE Bob Moore	1	4	7	7.00	3	7
WR Chip Myers	1	3	23	23.00	5	23
RB Dave Osborn	1	2	9	9.00	0	9

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Jarvis	5	8	103	20.60	0	47
WR Terry Metcalf	5	6	36	7.20	8	16
WR Bubba O'Neil	5	9	63	12.60	2	21
WR Ken Payne	3	8	26	8.67	0	14
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	34	17.00	26	26
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	5	10	5.00	0	8
RB Altie Taylor	2	2	19	9.50	4	17
FB Matt Braxton	2	2	4	2.00	0	3
TE Todd McQuarters	2	2	15	7.50	0	8
TE Rich Caster	1	2	13	13.00	0	13

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Casanova	1	11	11.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Greg Brezina	0	1	0	0
Jim Osborne	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Hart	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Bryden	7	288	41.1	38.9	49	5

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	5	162	32.4	30.4	37	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/3	0/1	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	10	10.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Myers	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	2	51	25.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	3	91	30.3	0
Roger Wehrli	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Babich	7	4	0.0	27	48
CB Dwight Harrison	6	1	0.0	25	47
CB Jeff Wright	6	1	0.0	24	44
OLB Greg Brezina	5	7	1.5	25	47
CB Mo Houck	5	3	0.0	22	45
DT Jim Osborne	4	1	0.5	25	46
S Bryant Salter	4	1	0.0	24	48
DT Carl Barisich	4	0	0.0	22	27
S Tommy Casanova	4	0	0.0	4	22
DE Walt Patulski	4	0	0.0	27	48
OLB Monte Johnson	2	1	0.0	4	3
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	0	0.0	24	45
OLB Tom Toner	2	0	0.0	4	6
DE Andy Dorris	1	2	1.0	25	48
DT Larry Oliver	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Pat Summers	1	0	0.0	2	2

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Weger	9	3	0.5	19	35
CB Roger Wehrli	6	0	0.0	18	37
ILB Will Foster	4	1	0.0	17	35
DT Eric Kasay	3	1	1.0	16	26
OLB Jim Merlo	2	1	0.0	6	6
OLB Dwight Lewis	2	0	0.0	17	37
OLB Roy Winston	2	0	0.0	7	11
DE Ron Yankowski	2	0	0.0	20	35
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0.5	19	35
TE Rich Caster	1	0	---	---	---
CB Al Clark	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT John Grant	1	0	0.0	19	32
S Jim Tolbert	1	0	0.0	14	26
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	0.0	15	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Greg Brezina	1.5	0	0	47
DE Andy Dorris	1.0	1	0	48
DT Jim Osborne	0.5	2	1	46
ILB Bob Babich	0.0	0	1	48
DT Carl Barisich	0.0	0	1	27
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	0	1	48

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eric Kasay	1.0	0	0	26
DE Billy Howard	0.5	0	1	35
S Mike Weger	0.5	0	0	35
DT John Grant	0.0	1	0	32
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryant Salter	4	1	0	48
CB Mo Houck	4	1	0	45
CB Dwight Harrison	4	0	0	47
CB Jeff Wright	3	2	0	44
ILB Bob Babich	3	1	0	48
S Tommy Casanova	3	0	1	22
OLB Greg Brezina	3	0	0	47
OLB Monte Johnson	2	0	0	3
OLB Tom Toner	2	0	0	6
CB Lenny Dunlap	1	2	0	45

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roger Wehrli	4	2	37
S Mike Weger	3	2	35
OLB Dwight Lewis	2	1	37
CB Al Clark	1	2	13
S Jim Tolbert	1	2	26
ILB Will Foster	1	0	35
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	6
OLB Roy Winston	1	0	11
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	24
DT John Grant	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Flanagan	1	4	14	1	22
Lewis Morris	1	4	18	0	37
John Williams	1	3	13	0	23
Jerome Barkum	1	1	3	0	6
Reggie McKenzie	0	2	20	0	36
Louis Andersen	0	1	2	0	1
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	5	0	8
Richard Pender	0	1	6	0	15
John Vella	0	0	7	1	14

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Len Hauss	3	8	1	26	0	48
Glen Holloway	2	5	1	25	0	44
Dan Dierdorf	1	5	0	25	2	47
Sam Davis	1	2	0	21	0	40
Tom Funchess	0	3	0	23	0	36
Rich Caster	0	2	0	19	0	38
Joe Scibelli	0	1	0	6	1	9
Norm Bulaich	0	1	0	8	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Braxton	2	14
Jerome Barkum	2	13
Don Adams	1	19
Tommy Casanova	1	18

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Winston	2	9
J.V. Cain	1	17

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mo Houck	---	---	22	45	20	87
Andy Dorris	---	---	25	48	8	81
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	24	45	12	81
Bob Babich	---	---	27	48	5	80
Walt Patulski	---	---	27	48	3	78
Greg Brezina	---	---	25	47	4	76
Dwight Harrison	---	---	25	47	3	75
Bryant Salter	---	---	24	48	3	75
Jim Osborne	---	---	25	46	3	74
Jeff Wright	---	---	24	44	3	71
Lewis Morris	18	37	---	---	10	65
Reggie McKenzie	20	36	---	---	4	60
David Jaynes	20	37	---	---	---	57
Carl Barisich	---	---	22	27	1	50
Bob Moore	18	32	---	---	---	50
Tommy Casanova	---	---	4	22	18	44
Chip Myers	10	18	---	---	13	41
Gary Puetz	14	21	---	---	5	40
Jim Braxton	6	17	---	---	14	37
Ed Flanagan	14	22	---	---	1	37
Fair Hooker	15	22	---	---	---	37
O.J. Simpson	10	23	---	---	4	37
John Williams	13	23	---	---	---	36
J.D. Hill	12	21	---	---	1	34
Dave Osborn	10	14	---	---	10	34
Patrick Schulz	11	23	---	---	---	34
Al Dennis	6	16	---	---	10	32
John Vella	7	14	---	---	10	31
Richard Pender	6	15	---	---	10	31
Jeremy Wolf	5	8	---	---	10	23
Jerome Barkum	3	6	---	---	13	22
Reggie Harrison	0	0	---	---	19	19
Don Adams	0	0	---	---	19	19
Corey Steadman	0	1	---	---	16	17
Pat Summers	---	---	2	2	12	16
Barney Chavous	---	---	6	8	1	15
Monte Johnson	---	---	4	3	8	15
Tom Toner	---	---	4	6	1	11
Larry Oliver	---	---	3	3	5	11
Jay Bryden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donnie Walker	---	---	4	2	---	6
Louis Andersen	2	1	---	---	---	3
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brent McClanahan	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	26	48	---	---	8	82
Jim Hart	27	49	---	---	---	76
Dan Dierdorf	25	47	---	---	---	72
Glen Holloway	25	44	---	---	---	69
Sam Davis	21	40	---	---	6	67
Ray Jarvis	19	33	---	---	15	67
Ken Payne	18	35	---	---	13	66
Roger Wehrli	---	---	18	37	8	63
Tom Funchess	23	36	---	---	---	59
Rich Caster	19	38	---	---	1	58
Ron Yankowski	---	---	20	35	3	58
Bubba O'Neil	19	39	---	---	---	58
Billy Howard	---	---	19	35	3	57
Mike Weger	---	---	19	35	3	57
Will Foster	---	---	17	35	4	56
Dwight Lewis	---	---	17	37	2	56
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	15	24	17	56
John Grant	---	---	19	32	3	54
Terry Metcalf	21	30	---	---	---	51
Jim Tolbert	---	---	14	26	8	48
Eric Kasay	---	---	16	26	4	46
Cotton Speyrer	14	23	---	---	---	37
Norm Bulaich	8	12	---	---	15	35
Dan Myers	---	---	6	12	16	34
Ray Easterling	---	---	9	20	3	32
Ron Mikolajczyk	6	15	---	---	8	29
Al Clark	---	---	5	13	9	27
Roy Winston	---	---	7	11	9	27
Dale Norman	---	---	6	16	5	27
Willie Harper	---	---	3	0	23	26
Joe Scibelli	6	9	---	---	8	23
Altie Taylor	5	17	---	---	---	22
Matt Braxton	6	7	---	---	9	22
Tom Bailey	1	2	---	---	17	20
Todd McQuarters	5	9	---	---	6	20
Mark Cooney	---	---	3	2	14	19
J.V. Cain	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jim Merlo	---	---	6	6	1	13
Sammy Danko	---	---	1	5	7	13
Jim Arneson	1	1	---	---	8	10
Vincent Forbes	2	5	---	---	2	9
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	0	0	7	7
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	3	28	9.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	18	41	2.3
Right	4	3	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Jaynes	35	15	2	6	1	10	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	46	29	3	2	0	7	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	31	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	84	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	130	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	87	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz	8	5	0	65	1	23
WR J.D. Hill	5	3	0	30	0	21
WR Fair Hooker	5	1	0	11	0	22
RB O.J. Simpson	5	2	0	7	0	23
TE Bob Moore	4	1	1	7	0	32
FB Jim Braxton	3	1	0	4	0	17
WR Chip Myers	3	1	0	23	1	18
RB Dave Osborn	2	1	0	9	0	14

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba O'Neil	9	5	63	1	39
WR Ray Jarvis	8	5	103	1	33
WR Ken Payne	8	3	26	0	35
WR Terry Metcalf	6	5	36	0	30
WR Cotton Speyrer	5	2	10	0	23
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	34	1	12
TE Rich Caster	2	1	13	0	38
RB Altie Taylor	2	2	19	0	17
FB Matt Braxton	2	2	4	0	7
TE Todd McQuarters	2	2	15	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Osborn	3	12	4.00	3.13

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	3	3	1.00	2.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	4	3	18	4.50	7.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rich Caster	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Osborn	4	2
David Jaynes	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	1	0
Altie Taylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Jaynes	9	5	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	15	12	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB O.J. Simpson	3	1	0
WR J.D. Hill	2	2	0
TE Bob Moore	2	0	0
WR Chip Myers	1	1	1
WR Patrick Schulz	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Jarvis	4	2	2
WR Terry Metcalf	4	4	1
WR Ken Payne	2	1	1
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	2	1
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	1
RB Altie Taylor	1	1	1
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)