Week 3, 1975

played in Buffalo, NY

73 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Birmingham Bombers	0	3	7	3	-	13
Buffalo Bills	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 BUF - Roy Gerela 49 field goal
2Q: 14:29 BIR - Bucky Wallace 32 field goal
2Q: 02:50 BUF - Roy Gerela 42 field goal
2Q: 01:12 BUF - Reggie Harrison 4 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 07:55 BUF - Roy Gerela 43 field goal
3Q: 05:42 BIR - Jack Reynolds 26 interception return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 13:20 BIR - Bucky Wallace 38 field goal
4Q: 01:40 BUF - Roy Gerela 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:25 BUF - Roy Gerela 49 field goal
2Q: 14:29 BIR - Bucky Wallace 32 field goal
2Q: 02:50 BUF - Roy Gerela 42 field goal
2Q: 01:12 BUF - Reggie Harrison 4 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 07:55 BUF - Roy Gerela 43 field goal
3Q: 05:42 BIR - Jack Reynolds 26 interception return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 13:20 BIR - Bucky Wallace 38 field goal
4Q: 01:40 BUF - Roy Gerela 48 field goal

Team Statistics BIR BUF
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 9 18
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 184 294
- Offensive Plays 54 70
- Yards per Play 3.41 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 82 123
- Rushing Attempts 22 34
- Yards per Rush 3.73 3.62
Net Passing Yards 102 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 13 - 0 32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 123 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.19 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 5/125 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43

Team Statistics	BIR	BUF
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	9	18
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	184	294
- Offensive Plays	54	70
- Yards per Play	3.41	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	82	123
- Rushing Attempts	22	34
- Yards per Rush	3.73	3.62
Net Passing Yards	102	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 13 - 0	32 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	123	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.19	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	5/125	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:17	34:43

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	2:03	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
1	5:19	5:58	OWN 42	12	43	Field Goal
2	10:27	3:08	OWN 20	6	50	Fumble
2	1:04	0:49	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OPP 25	2	0	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
3	7:47	1:26	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	4:48	0:56	OPP 5	2	3	Fumble
3	2:33	4:21	OWN 48	8	31	Field Goal
4	8:38	3:15	OWN 14	6	29	Punt
4	1:34	0:53	OWN 48	4	-2	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 24	8	24	Punt
1	7:14	1:55	OPP 38	3	6	Field Goal
2	14:21	3:54	OWN 42	6	17	Punt
2	7:19	4:37	OWN 30	10	45	Field Goal
2	2:33	1:29	OPP 30	7	30	Touchdown
3	13:19	5:32	OWN 24	11	50	Field Goal
3	6:21	0:51	OWN 15	3	3	Interception
3	5:30	0:42	OWN 24	1	1	Fumble
3	3:52	1:19	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	13:12	4:34	OWN 27	8	31	Punt
4	5:23	3:49	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jim Osborne, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rickey Young	15	58	3.87	9	0
Darnell Goodwin	5	18	3.60	10	1
Pat Haden	2	6	3.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Harrison	23	94	4.09	14	1	1
Andy Johnson	8	20	2.50	6	0	0
Steve Ramsey	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
Jeremy Wolf	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	28	13	123	4/21	0	20	0	59.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	32	21	197	4/26	0	23	1	69.4

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rickey Young	4	5	41	10.25	26	17
WR Calvin Hickman	3	7	29	9.67	7	20
TE Ken Garcia	2	3	23	11.50	0	14
TE Marc Forbes	2	3	4	2.00	0	4
WR Hugh Stopek	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Al Walker	1	4	14	14.00	0	14
FB Boobie Clark	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Don Herrmann	4	6	59	14.75	2	18
WR Fair Hooker	4	6	46	11.50	2	23
WR Patrick Schulz	4	6	34	8.50	8	15
WR George Farmer	2	2	13	6.50	0	10
TE Bob Moore	2	2	18	9.00	10	10
WR Chip Myers	2	3	10	5.00	0	6
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	3	6	3.00	2	4
RB Andy Johnson	1	2	11	11.00	10	11
FB Bill Olds	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	26	26.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ken Sawyer	1	0	0
Darnell Goodwin	1	0	0
Rickey Young	1	0	0
Gary Fair	0	1	1
Andy Dawson	0	1	0
Claude Minor	0	0	1
Bill Cooke	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reggie Harrison	2	0	0
Lenny Dunlap	1	0	0
George Farmer	0	1	0
Dwight Harrison	0	1	0
Don Herrmann	0	1	0
Jim Osborne	0	1	0
Tommy Casanova	0	0	1
Donnie Walker	0	0	1
Clyde Werner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	5	245	49.0	38.0	57	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	4	162	40.5	30.5	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	4/4	4/4	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	4	96	24.0	0
Al Walker	1	29	29.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	4	84	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	9	2	1.0	33	36
OLB Jack Ham	7	1	1.0	33	35
S Bill Bradley	7	2	0.0	32	36
CB Ken Sawyer	5	1	0.0	30	35
CB Ronnie Covington	5	1	0.0	24	25
DT Gary Fair	4	2	1.0	27	29
OLB Ron Pritchard	4	1	0.0	14	12
S Bill Simpson	4	1	0.0	27	28
S John Pitts	4	0	0.0	33	36
DT Otis Sistrunk	2	3	1.0	23	28
DE Bill Kollar	2	4	0.0	33	35
DE Bill Cooke	2	0	0.0	27	35
DT Craig Fulcher	1	1	0.0	11	8
S Willie Germany	1	0	0.0	7	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clyde Werner	8	0	1.0	22	30
CB Dwight Harrison	7	0	0.0	22	32
ILB Bob Babich	5	1	0.0	22	32
DT Jim Osborne	4	0	2.0	18	29
S Bryant Salter	3	1	0.0	17	30
DE Walt Patulski	3	0	0.0	21	27
DE Andy Dorris	2	1	0.5	20	30
S Tommy Casanova	2	4	0.0	22	32
DT Carl Barisich	2	0	0.0	17	22
WR Don Herrmann	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom Toner	1	0	0.0	8	8
CB Mo Houck	1	0	0.0	15	26
DE Lamar Martin	0	1	0.5	1	5
CB Lenny Dunlap	0	1	0.0	19	29
S Donnie Walker	0	1	0.0	4	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gary Fair	1.0	1	0	29
ILB Jack Reynolds	1.0	0	1	36
OLB Jack Ham	1.0	0	0	35
DT Otis Sistrunk	1.0	0	0	28
DT Craig Fulcher	0.0	1	0	8
DT Dusty Oliver	0.0	1	0	9

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jim Osborne	2.0	0	0	0	29
OLB Clyde Werner	1.0	0	0	1	30
DE Andy Dorris	0.5	0	0	1	30
DE Lamar Martin	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	1	2	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Pitts	4	1	0	36
OLB Jack Ham	3	2	0	35
ILB Jack Reynolds	3	0	1	36
CB Ken Sawyer	3	0	0	35
S Bill Bradley	2	0	0	36
OLB Ron Pritchard	2	0	0	12
S Bill Simpson	2	0	0	28
CB Ronnie Covington	2	0	0	25
S Willie Germany	0	1	0	5

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	5	0	32
OLB Clyde Werner	4	0	30
S Tommy Casanova	1	1	32
S Bryant Salter	1	1	30
ILB Bob Babich	1	0	32
DT Jim Osborne	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Juan Bruce	2	5	0	21	2	24
Greg Sampson	2	2	0	19	0	27
Ken Garcia	1	2	0	17	0	18
Kris Wheeler	1	1	1	19	0	27
Pete Adams	0	4	0	17	0	23
Andy Dawson	0	3	0	15	1	21
Boobie Clark	0	1	0	19	0	15
Claude Minor	0	1	0	3	0	5
Vincent Forbes	0	1	0	5	0	9
Carlton Malone	0	0	0	1	1	8

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	3	8	3	33	1	32
Ken Huff	2	3	0	32	0	36
Louis Andersen	1	6	0	29	0	32
Terry Owens	1	4	0	29	0	28
Joe Fields	1	4	0	25	0	27
John Vella	1	2	0	5	0	4
Mike Schnitker	1	1	0	5	1	8
Jerome Barkum	0	1	0	5	0	9
Bill Olds	0	1	0	16	0	14
Gary Puetz	0	1	0	2	0	0
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	0	6	0	10
Ed Flanagan	0	0	0	9	1	9
Lewis Morris	0	0	0	1	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Bailey	2	15
Willie Germany	2	12
Frank LeMaster	1	16
Boobie Clark	1	14
Claude Minor	1	7
Dan Ryczek	1	5

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Walker	2	15
Don Herrmann	2	13
George Farmer	1	17

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Pitts	---	---	33	36	13	82
Ken Sawyer	---	---	30	35	10	75
Bill Bradley	---	---	32	36	5	73
Jack Ham	---	---	33	35	5	73
Bill Kollar	---	---	33	35	4	72
Jack Reynolds	---	---	33	36	3	72
Ronnie Covington	---	---	24	25	20	69
Bill Cooke	---	---	27	35	4	66
Gary Fair	---	---	27	29	4	60
Bill Simpson	---	---	27	28	4	59
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	23	28	5	56
Pat Haden	22	32	---	---	---	54
Al Walker	14	25	---	---	13	52
Boobie Clark	19	15	---	---	14	48
Kris Wheeler	19	27	---	---	2	48
Ken Garcia	17	18	---	---	12	47
Greg Sampson	19	27	---	---	---	46
Juan Bruce	21	24	---	---	---	45
Andy Dawson	15	21	---	---	5	41
Calvin Hickman	13	27	---	---	1	41
Pete Adams	17	23	---	---	---	40
Hugh Stopek	8	18	---	---	14	40
Rickey Young	17	22	---	---	1	40
Marc Forbes	10	12	---	---	16	38
Darnell Goodwin	5	11	---	---	21	37
Ken Bailey	7	12	---	---	15	34
Ron Pritchard	---	---	14	12	1	27
Willie Germany	---	---	7	5	12	24
Darryl Kenyon	7	11	---	---	2	20
Craig Fulcher	---	---	11	8	---	19
Dusty Oliver	---	---	7	9	2	18
Frank LeMaster	---	---	0	0	16	16
Carlton Malone	1	8	---	---	7	16
Vincent Forbes	5	9	---	---	2	16
Claude Minor	3	5	---	---	7	15
Dan Ryczek	3	5	---	---	5	13
Doug English	---	---	7	1	5	13
Dave Graf	---	---	2	1	7	10
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	2	1	5	8
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Will Wynn	---	---	1	1	---	2
Earl Dvorak	---	---	1	0	---	1
Elton Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Huff	32	36	---	---	8	76
Steve Ramsey	34	36	---	---	---	70
Bob Babich	---	---	22	32	13	67
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	19	29	17	65
Reggie McKenzie	33	32	---	---	---	65
Louis Andersen	29	32	---	---	---	61
Dwight Harrison	---	---	22	32	6	60
Joe Fields	25	27	---	---	8	60
Don Herrmann	21	25	---	---	13	59
Tommy Casanova	---	---	22	32	3	57
Terry Owens	29	28	---	---	---	57
Fair Hooker	29	24	---	---	1	54
Clyde Werner	---	---	22	30	2	54
Mo Houck	---	---	15	26	12	53
Andy Dorris	---	---	20	30	2	52
Walt Patulski	---	---	21	27	2	50
Jim Osborne	---	---	18	29	2	49
Bryant Salter	---	---	17	30	2	49
Chip Myers	14	18	---	---	14	46
Carl Barisich	---	---	17	22	5	44
Reggie Harrison	26	17	---	---	1	44
Andy Johnson	8	19	---	---	17	44
Bob Moore	21	17	---	---	5	43
Patrick Schulz	20	19	---	---	---	39
Bill Olds	16	14	---	---	5	35
Jeremy Wolf	6	10	---	---	13	29
George Farmer	3	8	---	---	17	28
Donnie Walker	---	---	4	8	15	27
Jerome Barkum	5	9	---	---	12	26
Tom Toner	---	---	8	8	10	26
Ed Flanagan	9	9	---	---	7	25
Don Adams	1	0	---	---	18	19
Harry Boyd	---	---	10	7	---	17
Mike Schnitker	5	8	---	---	1	14
Lamar Martin	---	---	1	5	5	11
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Puetz	2	0	---	---	8	10
John Vella	5	4	---	---	---	9
Al Dennis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	2	2	2	6
Lewis Morris	1	4	---	---	---	5
Levon Bernhardt	---	---	0	2	3	5
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	2	1	---	3
David Jaynes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	65	5.0
Middle	13	29	2.2
Right	7	30	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	28	13	1	6	3	2	2	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	32	21	1	2	1	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	12	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	75	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Hickman	7	3	2	29	1	27
WR Rickey Young	5	4	0	41	0	22
WR Al Walker	4	1	0	14	0	25
TE Ken Garcia	3	2	0	23	0	18
TE Marc Forbes	3	2	0	4	0	12
WR Hugh Stopek	3	1	1	12	0	18
FB Boobie Clark	2	0	0	0	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Herrmann	6	4	0	59	0	25
WR Fair Hooker	6	4	0	46	1	24
WR Patrick Schulz	6	4	0	34	0	19
WR Chip Myers	3	2	0	10	0	18
TE Jeremy Wolf	3	2	0	6	0	10
WR George Farmer	2	2	0	13	0	8
RB Andy Johnson	2	1	1	11	0	19
TE Bob Moore	2	2	0	18	0	17
FB Bill Olds	2	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Goodwin	1	2	2.00	3.60
Rickey Young	1	1	1.00	3.87

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Harrison	2	5	2.50	4.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	3	0	0	0.00	4.39

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	3	2	15	5.00	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Overall Avg
TE Ken Garcia	1	7.67
WR Hugh Stopek	1	4.00
WR Calvin Hickman	1	4.14

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Andy Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Chip Myers	1	1	4	4.00	3.33
FB Bill Olds	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Young	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Andy Johnson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	10	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Hickman	5	2	2
TE Marc Forbes	2	2	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0
WR Al Walker	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Herrmann	2	2	1
WR Fair Hooker	2	2	2
TE Jeremy Wolf	2	1	0
WR George Farmer	1	1	0
RB Andy Johnson	1	1	1
TE Bob Moore	1	1	1
WR Chip Myers	1	1	1
WR Patrick Schulz	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)