Week 15, 1974

played in New York (A), NJ

43 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	3	7	7	-	24
New York (A) Titans	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 BUF - Patrick Schulz 5 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 11:45 BUF - Roy Gerela 18 field goal
2Q: 05:36 NYT - Daryl Bernstein 27 pass from Bill Walters (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 06:09 BUF - O.J. Simpson 12 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 01:49 NYT - Pat Leahy 43 field goal
4Q: 10:16 NYT - Daryl Bernstein 7 pass from Bill Walters (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 06:02 BUF - O.J. Simpson 1 run (Roy Gerela extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 BUF - Patrick Schulz 5 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 11:45 BUF - Roy Gerela 18 field goal
2Q: 05:36 NYT - Daryl Bernstein 27 pass from Bill Walters (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 06:09 BUF - O.J. Simpson 12 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 01:49 NYT - Pat Leahy 43 field goal
4Q: 10:16 NYT - Daryl Bernstein 7 pass from Bill Walters (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 06:02 BUF - O.J. Simpson 1 run (Roy Gerela extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NYT
Record 6-8 0-14
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 314 316
- Offensive Plays 64 67
- Yards per Play 4.91 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 158 63
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 4.79 3.15
Net Passing Yards 156 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 0 46 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 161 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 4/131
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:38 27:22

Team Statistics	BUF	NYT
Record	6-8	0-14
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	314	316
- Offensive Plays	64	67
- Yards per Play	4.91	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	158	63
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	4.79	3.15
Net Passing Yards	156	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 0	46 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	161	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	4/131
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 36
Time of Possession	32:38	27:22

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
1	2:21	5:44	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
2	9:55	2:59	OWN 11	6	15	Punt
2	5:21	2:58	OWN 29	7	20	Punt
3	12:15	6:14	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
3	1:43	1:53	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	10:07	4:14	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
4	5:05	2:25	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
4	1:49	0:39	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 35	1	-1	Game

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	7:06	OWN 42	13	55	Interception
2	11:37	1:42	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
2	6:56	1:35	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 21	10	10	Punt
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	6:01	4:18	OWN 42	9	32	Field Goal
4	14:50	4:43	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
4	5:53	0:48	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
4	2:40	0:51	OPP 32	4	7	Downs
4	1:10	1:06	OWN 14	7	21	Downs

Game MVP: O.J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Simpson	18	112	6.22	16	3	2
Dave Osborn	13	42	3.23	13	1	0
David Jaynes	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
John Riggins	12	34	2.83	9
Pete Banaszak	7	26	3.71	7
Bill Walters	1	3	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Jaynes	30	20	161	1/5	1	26	0	91.1

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Walters	42	23	236	1/7	2	30	1	77.0
Joe Namath	4	3	24	0/0	0	10	0	89.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB O.J. Simpson	6	6	49	8.17	13	16	0
WR Patrick Schulz	4	7	47	11.75	6	26	1
WR J.D. Hill	3	5	17	5.67	1	11	0
RB Dave Osborn	3	5	26	8.67	9	13	0
TE Jerome Barkum	2	2	25	12.50	0	16	0
RB Reggie Harrison	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	-1	0
TE Bob Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chip Myers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Pete Banaszak	5	5	68	13.60	19	30	0
WR Jerald Bennett	5	10	53	10.60	0	18	0
WR Randy Vataha	3	5	16	5.33	2	7	0
TE Eric Sanderson	3	4	31	10.33	4	13	0
WR Everett Conley	3	5	28	9.33	4	17	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	8	38	12.67	0	27	2
FB John Riggins	2	2	18	9.00	1	14	0
TE John Beasley	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Irv Newton	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Harrison	1	0	0.00	0

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
J.D. Hill	1	1
Dave Osborn	1	0
Bob Moore	0	1

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roderick Vance	0	0	1	0
Rob Maloney	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Bryden	5	204	40.8	38.0	62	1

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	4	175	43.8	43.8	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daryl Bernstein	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	2	38	19.0	0
O.J. Simpson	2	61	30.5	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Holmes	3	100	33.3	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jeff Wright	9	1	0.0	16	42
S Bryant Salter	7	1	0.0	18	40
CB Dwight Harrison	5	1	0.0	18	43
OLB Greg Brezina	5	0	0.0	19	43
ILB Bob Babich	3	2	0.5	20	42
CB Mo Houck	3	2	0.0	12	34
DT Carl Barisich	3	0	0.0	18	42
CB Lenny Dunlap	3	0	0.0	20	44
OLB Tom Toner	2	1	0.0	6	11
DE Andy Dorris	1	1	0.5	18	43
S Tommy Casanova	1	2	0.0	10	23
DE Walt Patulski	1	1	0.0	18	44
OLB Levon Bernhardt	1	1	0.0	2	7
DT Larry Oliver	0	1	0.0	13	26
OLB Desmond Woodson	0	1	0.0	1	4

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Daniel Reiner	8	0	0.0	30	29
ILB Jim LeClair	6	1	0.0	27	29
OLB Mike Kolen	5	2	0.0	31	29
CB Earlie Thomas	5	1	0.0	30	25
S Roderick Vance	5	1	0.0	26	21
ILB John Ebersole	3	1	0.0	13	16
DT Rickey McBeal	3	1	0.0	28	29
S Warren Burroughs	3	0	0.0	10	9
DE Richard Neal	2	2	1.0	30	28
OLB Ken Hutcherson	2	2	0.0	22	21
OLB Christian Howe	2	1	0.0	4	4
DE Ron Acks	2	0	0.0	6	3
DT Roosevelt Winters	1	2	0.0	8	14
QB Bill Walters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deron DeLorraine	1	0	0.0	26	26
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	0	0.0	6	1
OLB Rob Maloney	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Lawrence Wiggins	0	2	0.0	25	29
CB Kennedy McCargo	0	1	0.0	28	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	0.5	2	1	43
ILB Bob Babich	0.5	1	0	42
OLB Greg Brezina	0.0	1	1	43
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	1	0	44

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Richard Neal	1.0	0	1	0	28
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jeff Wright	7	0	0	42
CB Dwight Harrison	5	1	1	43
ILB Bob Babich	3	1	0	42
OLB Greg Brezina	3	0	0	43
S Bryant Salter	3	0	0	40
CB Mo Houck	2	2	0	34
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	1	0	44
OLB Tom Toner	1	0	0	11
S Tommy Casanova	0	2	0	23

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Earlie Thomas	5	0	25
S Roderick Vance	3	0	21
S Daniel Reiner	2	0	29
S Warren Burroughs	2	0	9
ILB John Ebersole	1	1	16
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	21
OLB Mike Kolen	1	0	29
ILB Jim LeClair	1	0	29
CB Lawrence Wiggins	1	0	29
DT Roosevelt Winters	1	0	14
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	0	1
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	4
CB Kennedy McCargo	0	1	21
CB Vernon McAlister	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lewis Morris	3	6	0	24	0	22
Gary Puetz	2	7	0	19	0	20
Reggie McKenzie	2	4	1	27	1	19
Ed Flanagan	2	3	1	19	0	20
Al Dennis	2	3	0	14	0	11
John Williams	2	2	0	21	0	19
Bob Moore	1	1	0	20	0	26
Louis Andersen	1	1	0	15	0	21
Jeremy Wolf	0	2	0	11	0	5
Jerome Barkum	0	1	0	13	0	9
Richard Pender	0	1	0	14	0	11

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Johnson	2	5	9	0	9
Todd Watkins	1	3	15	0	32
Wayne Mulligan	1	1	14	0	34
Jesse Burgess	1	1	11	0	38
David Shiancoe	0	4	15	0	38
Randal Farley	0	3	18	0	42
Rich Druschel	0	2	15	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Casanova	2	14
Jerome Barkum	2	12
Jeremy Wolf	1	11
Dave Osborn	1	6

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Vataha	2	16
Pete Banaszak	1	19
Vernon McAlister	1	18

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	20	44	10	74
Andy Dorris	---	---	18	43	5	66
Bob Babich	---	---	20	42	3	65
Greg Brezina	---	---	19	43	2	64
David Jaynes	33	31	---	---	---	64
Dwight Harrison	---	---	18	43	2	63
Walt Patulski	---	---	18	44	1	63
Mo Houck	---	---	12	34	16	62
Carl Barisich	---	---	18	42	1	61
Bryant Salter	---	---	18	40	1	59
Jeff Wright	---	---	16	42	1	59
Lewis Morris	24	22	---	---	6	52
Reggie Harrison	17	18	---	---	15	50
Bob Moore	20	26	---	---	4	50
Tommy Casanova	---	---	10	23	14	47
Reggie McKenzie	27	19	---	---	1	47
Gary Puetz	19	20	---	---	4	43
O.J. Simpson	18	21	---	---	4	43
Larry Oliver	---	---	13	26	4	43
Ed Flanagan	19	20	---	---	1	40
J.D. Hill	18	21	---	---	1	40
John Williams	21	19	---	---	---	40
Patrick Schulz	19	18	---	---	---	37
Louis Andersen	15	21	---	---	---	36
Chip Myers	14	9	---	---	12	35
Jerome Barkum	13	9	---	---	12	34
Fair Hooker	19	15	---	---	---	34
Al Dennis	14	11	---	---	6	31
Dave Osborn	15	10	---	---	6	31
Richard Pender	14	11	---	---	6	31
John Vella	12	12	---	---	6	30
Jeremy Wolf	11	5	---	---	11	27
Tom Toner	---	---	6	11	---	17
Don Adams	1	1	---	---	15	17
Levon Bernhardt	---	---	2	7	7	16
Desmond Woodson	---	---	1	4	11	16
Barney Chavous	---	---	5	10	---	15
Corey Steadman	0	2	---	---	12	14
Donnie Walker	---	---	2	11	---	13
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	4	8	1	13
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jay Bryden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brent McClanahan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Arnold Turnbull	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Kolen	---	---	31	29	1	61
Bill Walters	18	43	---	---	---	61
Daniel Reiner	---	---	30	29	2	61
Richard Neal	---	---	30	28	2	60
Randal Farley	18	42	---	---	---	60
Rich Druschel	15	39	---	---	5	59
Jim LeClair	---	---	27	29	2	58
David Shiancoe	15	38	---	---	5	58
Rickey McBeal	---	---	28	29	1	58
Earlie Thomas	---	---	30	25	2	57
Pete Banaszak	10	27	---	---	19	56
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	25	29	2	56
Wayne Mulligan	14	34	---	---	5	53
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	26	26	1	53
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	28	21	2	51
Jerald Bennett	13	35	---	---	1	49
Jesse Burgess	11	38	---	---	---	49
Roderick Vance	---	---	26	21	2	49
Todd Watkins	15	32	---	---	---	47
Daryl Bernstein	9	27	---	---	10	46
Randy Vataha	10	19	---	---	16	45
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	22	21	1	44
Eric Sanderson	11	26	---	---	5	42
Robert Holmes	8	24	---	---	9	41
John Beasley	12	21	---	---	7	40
John Ebersole	---	---	13	16	9	38
Everett Conley	11	23	---	---	3	37
John Riggins	12	20	---	---	2	34
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	8	14	8	30
Bob Johnson	9	9	---	---	5	23
Christian Howe	---	---	4	4	14	22
Warren Burroughs	---	---	10	9	3	22
Vernon McAlister	---	---	1	1	18	20
Irv Newton	0	4	---	---	14	18
Tim George	0	3	---	---	12	15
Marvin Warfield	---	---	3	2	8	13
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	6	1	5	12
Karl Chandler	3	3	---	---	5	11
Ricky Baker	4	6	---	---	1	11
Ron Acks	---	---	6	3	---	9
Rob Maloney	---	---	4	2	3	9
Hardy Tucker	---	---	5	2	---	7
Joe Namath	2	4	---	---	---	6
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	24	116	4.8
Right	3	23	7.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Jaynes	30	20	1	3	2	3	2	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Walters	42	23	2	2	3	7	4	2	1
Joe Namath	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	47	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	80	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	99	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	100	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	57	8.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz	7	4	1	47	1	18
RB O.J. Simpson	6	6	0	49	0	21
WR J.D. Hill	5	3	0	17	0	21
RB Dave Osborn	5	3	0	26	0	10
TE Jerome Barkum	2	2	0	25	0	9
RB Reggie Harrison	2	2	0	-3	0	18
WR Chip Myers	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Bob Moore	1	0	1	0	0	26

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerald Bennett	10	5	1	53	0	35
WR Daryl Bernstein	8	3	1	38	1	27
RB Pete Banaszak	5	5	0	68	1	27
WR Randy Vataha	5	3	0	16	0	19
WR Everett Conley	5	3	0	28	0	23
TE Eric Sanderson	4	3	0	31	0	26
TE Irv Newton	3	1	1	3	0	4
TE John Beasley	2	1	0	5	0	21
FB John Riggins	2	2	0	18	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Simpson	4	24	6.00	6.22
Dave Osborn	2	10	5.00	3.23
David Jaynes	1	5	5.00	2.00

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Riggins	3	8	2.67	2.83
Pete Banaszak	1	1	1.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Jaynes	5	2	21	4.20	5.37

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Walters	3	2	20	6.67	5.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Patrick Schulz	2	1	5	2.50	6.71
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
TE Bob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB O.J. Simpson	1	1	16	16.00	8.17

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	1	7	3.50	4.75
TE Eric Sanderson	1	1	13	13.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Osborn	3	1
O.J. Simpson	2	2

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Banaszak	2	2
Bill Walters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Jaynes	7	5	4

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Walters	9	5	3
Joe Namath	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dave Osborn	2	2	2
WR Patrick Schulz	2	1	1
RB Reggie Harrison	1	1	0
WR Chip Myers	1	0	0
RB O.J. Simpson	1	1	1

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randy Vataha	2	2	1
TE Eric Sanderson	2	1	1
WR Everett Conley	2	2	1
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	1	1
RB Pete Banaszak	1	1	1
WR Jerald Bennett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)