Week 17, 1975

played in New York (A), NJ

36 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	0	7	3	-	17
New York (A) Titans	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 BUF - Walter Payton 46 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 11:58 NYT - Pat Leahy 28 field goal
2Q: 02:46 NYT - O.J. Simpson 2 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 09:33 BUF - Don Herrmann 3 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
4Q: 06:03 BUF - Roy Gerela 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 BUF - Walter Payton 46 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 11:58 NYT - Pat Leahy 28 field goal
2Q: 02:46 NYT - O.J. Simpson 2 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 09:33 BUF - Don Herrmann 3 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
4Q: 06:03 BUF - Roy Gerela 23 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NYT
Record 7-9 7-9
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 297 232
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 5.12 3.41
Net Rushing Yards 138 88
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 5.11 3.14
Net Passing Yards 159 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 1 39 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 170 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.13 3.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/75 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 2/19 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:46 32:14

Team Statistics	BUF	NYT
Record	7-9	7-9
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	297	232
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	5.12	3.41
Net Rushing Yards	138	88
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	5.11	3.14
Net Passing Yards	159	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 1	39 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	170	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.13	3.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/75	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	2/19	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:46	32:14

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:59	0:48	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
1	6:47	1:20	OWN 42	3	10	Interception
1	3:31	2:39	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	11:53	2:01	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	2:38	1:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 35	1	-5	Half
3	15:00	5:34	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
3	6:41	3:13	OWN 23	7	35	Punt
3	1:42	2:59	OWN 37	5	25	Punt
4	12:34	1:26	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	9:28	3:31	OWN 48	7	46	Field Goal
4	2:31	0:38	OPP 42	3	4	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 31	3	1	Game

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:01	OWN 32	10	35	Missed FG
1	8:11	1:24	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	5:27	1:56	OPP 30	3	-20	Punt
1	0:52	0:52	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	15:00	3:07	OPP 26	5	15	Field Goal
2	9:52	7:14	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	1:10	1:06	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	9:26	2:45	OWN 28	4	22	Punt
3	3:28	1:46	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	13:43	1:09	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	11:08	1:40	OWN 35	4	7	Interception
4	5:57	3:26	OWN 29	7	13	Downs
4	1:53	0:38	OWN 20	3	7	Interception

Game MVP: Walter Payton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	22	119	5.41	46	4	1
Reggie Harrison	4	20	5.00	8	0	0
David Jaynes	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Simpson	24	76	3.17	17	1	1
Rod Phillips	4	12	3.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Jaynes	30	16	170	1/11	1	33	1	67.3

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	39	17	151	1/7	0	19	2	33.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Herrmann	4	5	28	7.00	0	11	1
WR Fair Hooker	3	9	57	19.00	4	30	0
FB Bill Olds	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
WR Dean Perez	2	4	12	6.00	3	9	0
RB Walter Payton	2	2	38	19.00	12	33	0
TE Jerome Barkum	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Reggie Harrison	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Patrick Schulz	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB O.J. Simpson	4	6	27	6.75	2	9
WR Bo Rather	3	4	39	13.00	4	15
WR Tim George	2	8	28	14.00	0	17
RB Ricky Baker	2	2	13	6.50	0	8
WR Everett Conley	2	8	26	13.00	1	19
WR Bob Pickard	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
FB John Riggins	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Eric Sanderson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Rod Phillips	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Irv Newton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Harrison	1	6	6.00	0
S Donnie Walker	1	13	13.00	0

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Daniel Reiner	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	0	0	0

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Riggins	0	1	0	0
Daniel Reiner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	7	288	41.1	31.0	52	1

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	7	326	46.6	33.0	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/2	0/1	0/1	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	4	75	18.8	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim George	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	28	28.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. Simpson	2	51	25.5	0
Tim George	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Babich	10	1	0.0	27	38
OLB Clyde Werner	6	2	0.0	22	39
CB Lenny Dunlap	6	0	0.0	24	36
S Donnie Walker	4	2	0.0	26	37
CB Jeff Wright	4	0	0.0	26	38
DT Carl Barisich	3	0	1.0	20	28
CB Dwight Harrison	2	2	0.0	25	39
DE Walt Patulski	2	2	0.0	25	40
DT Jim Osborne	2	1	0.0	23	37
DT Harry Boyd	2	0	0.0	11	7
OLB Tom Toner	1	2	0.0	11	9
CB Tony Blevins	1	1	0.0	19	33
WR Patrick Schulz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mo Houck	1	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Levon Bernhardt	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Andy Dorris	0	2	0.0	26	39

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Smith	7	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Greg Brezina	5	1	0.0	23	28
DE Richard Neal	5	1	0.0	23	29
S Roderick Vance	4	0	1.0	14	25
ILB Jim LeClair	4	5	0.0	26	31
CB Earlie Thomas	4	3	0.0	21	28
OLB Mike Kolen	3	2	0.0	20	21
ILB John Ebersole	2	1	0.0	15	7
ILB Tyrus Heskew	2	1	0.0	8	2
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	0	0.0	13	25
DE Ron Acks	1	2	0.0	21	29
S Ed Jones	1	1	0.0	8	12
RB O.J. Simpson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Everett Conley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pete Cusick	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Lawrence Wiggins	0	2	0.0	21	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Carl Barisich	1.0	1	2	0	28
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	3	2	1	40
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	3	0	39
DT Jim Osborne	0.0	0	1	0	37
S Donnie Walker	0.0	0	1	0	37

New York (A)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Roderick Vance	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Mike Kolen	0.0	3	1	21
OLB Greg Brezina	0.0	1	1	28
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	0	28
DE Richard Neal	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clyde Werner	5	0	0	39
CB Lenny Dunlap	4	0	0	36
ILB Bob Babich	3	0	0	38
S Donnie Walker	1	2	1	37
CB Dwight Harrison	1	1	1	39
CB Jeff Wright	1	1	0	38
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	0	40
OLB Tom Toner	1	0	0	9

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earlie Thomas	3	2	0	28
OLB Greg Brezina	3	0	0	28
S Roderick Vance	3	0	0	25
S Ron Smith	2	0	0	28
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	0	0	25
S Ed Jones	1	1	0	12
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	0	4
DT Pete Cusick	1	0	0	3
S Daniel Reiner	0	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	4	6	22	0	27
Joe Fields	2	7	22	0	21
Ken Huff	2	3	23	0	27
Louis Andersen	1	3	22	0	24
John Vella	1	1	5	0	7
Lewis Morris	1	1	5	0	4
Terry Owens	0	1	18	1	23
Jerome Barkum	0	1	20	0	22
Bill Olds	0	1	15	0	21
Gary Puetz	0	1	4	0	4
Mike Schnitker	0	1	9	0	8

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Mulligan	3	3	26	0	29
John Riggins	2	3	11	0	15
Kurt Schumacher	2	3	26	0	33
Todd Watkins	1	4	24	1	34
David Shiancoe	1	2	8	0	15
Michael Crespo	0	6	25	0	29
Randal Farley	0	3	21	0	30
Karl Chandler	0	2	5	0	8
Bob Johnson	0	1	2	0	11
Eric Sanderson	0	1	22	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Barkum	2	16
Don Herrmann	1	18
Don Adams	1	15
Bryant Salter	1	8

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Reiner	3	16
John Riggins	1	12
Marvin Warfield	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Babich	---	---	27	38	17	82
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	24	36	13	73
Donnie Walker	---	---	26	37	9	72
Andy Dorris	---	---	26	39	2	67
Walt Patulski	---	---	25	40	2	67
Dwight Harrison	---	---	25	39	2	66
Jeff Wright	---	---	26	38	2	66
Clyde Werner	---	---	22	39	2	63
Jim Osborne	---	---	23	37	2	62
Tony Blevins	---	---	19	33	8	60
Jerome Barkum	20	22	---	---	16	58
David Jaynes	27	31	---	---	---	58
Carl Barisich	---	---	20	28	9	57
Ken Huff	23	27	---	---	6	56
Joe Fields	22	21	---	---	8	51
Reggie McKenzie	22	27	---	---	---	49
Don Herrmann	12	18	---	---	18	48
Fair Hooker	21	24	---	---	1	46
Louis Andersen	22	24	---	---	---	46
Walter Payton	23	20	---	---	---	43
Bill Olds	15	21	---	---	6	42
Terry Owens	18	23	---	---	---	41
Mo Houck	---	---	8	15	16	39
Patrick Schulz	15	19	---	---	---	34
Dean Perez	11	13	---	---	6	30
Reggie Harrison	4	8	---	---	15	27
Mike Schnitker	9	8	---	---	8	25
Ed Flanagan	5	10	---	---	8	23
Bob Moore	9	6	---	---	7	22
Tom Toner	---	---	11	9	---	20
Harry Boyd	---	---	11	7	---	18
Gary Puetz	4	4	---	---	8	16
Jeremy Wolf	4	2	---	---	9	15
Don Adams	0	0	---	---	15	15
John Vella	5	7	---	---	2	14
George Farmer	1	2	---	---	10	13
Lamar Martin	---	---	5	1	7	13
Levon Bernhardt	---	---	5	3	5	13
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	5	1	4	10
Lewis Morris	5	4	---	---	---	9
Bryant Salter	---	---	0	0	8	8
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Andy Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Namath	28	40	---	---	---	68
Wayne Mulligan	26	29	---	---	9	64
Everett Conley	16	35	---	---	9	60
Kurt Schumacher	26	33	---	---	---	59
Jim LeClair	---	---	26	31	1	58
Todd Watkins	24	34	---	---	---	58
Randal Farley	21	30	---	---	6	57
Tim George	14	25	---	---	16	55
Michael Crespo	25	29	---	---	1	55
O.J. Simpson	24	26	---	---	4	54
Greg Brezina	---	---	23	28	2	53
Richard Neal	---	---	23	29	1	53
Earlie Thomas	---	---	21	28	3	52
Ron Acks	---	---	21	29	---	50
Ron Smith	---	---	21	28	1	50
Rickey McBeal	---	---	20	28	2	50
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	21	27	2	50
Bo Rather	13	28	---	---	8	49
Eric Sanderson	22	13	---	---	14	49
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	13	25	8	46
Mike Kolen	---	---	20	21	4	45
Bob Pickard	20	21	---	---	1	42
Roderick Vance	---	---	14	25	1	40
John Riggins	11	15	---	---	12	38
Rod Phillips	5	17	---	---	13	35
David Shiancoe	8	15	---	---	9	32
Irv Newton	10	14	---	---	7	31
John Ebersole	---	---	15	7	8	30
Christian Howe	---	---	7	4	17	28
Ricky Baker	5	6	---	---	16	27
Daniel Reiner	---	---	8	3	16	27
Ed Jones	---	---	8	12	3	23
Karl Chandler	5	8	---	---	9	22
Jesse Burgess	3	11	---	---	6	20
Bob Johnson	2	11	---	---	5	18
Antonio Dodge	---	---	6	4	6	16
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	7	3	6	16
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	8	2	6	16
Pete Cusick	---	---	5	3	7	15
Marvin Warfield	---	---	0	0	10	10
Greg Foggie	---	---	6	2	1	9
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	4	2	---	6
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	88	12.6
Middle	12	22	1.8
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	6	13	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Jaynes	30	16	2	2	3	3	5	3	1

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	39	17	0	0	3	4	9	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	23	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	82	9.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	63	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	71	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	19	2.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fair Hooker	9	3	1	57	1	24
WR Don Herrmann	5	4	0	28	0	18
WR Patrick Schulz	4	1	2	14	0	19
WR Dean Perez	4	2	0	12	0	13
TE Jerome Barkum	2	1	0	4	0	22
RB Reggie Harrison	2	1	0	4	0	8
FB Bill Olds	2	2	0	13	0	21
RB Walter Payton	2	2	0	38	1	20

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tim George	8	2	2	28	25
WR Everett Conley	8	2	0	26	35
RB O.J. Simpson	6	4	1	27	26
WR Bob Pickard	4	1	0	6	21
WR Bo Rather	4	3	0	39	28
FB John Riggins	2	1	0	-2	15
RB Ricky Baker	2	2	0	13	6
TE Eric Sanderson	2	1	0	7	13
TE Irv Newton	2	0	0	0	14
RB Rod Phillips	1	1	0	7	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Harrison	2	12	6.00	5.00

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Simpson	5	10	2.00	3.17
Rod Phillips	1	4	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Jaynes	3	1	3	1.00	5.67

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	2	2	9	4.50	3.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fair Hooker	2	0	0	0.00	6.33
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	3	3.00	5.60

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim George	1	1	11	11.00	3.50
FB John Riggins	1	1	-2	-2.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	1
Reggie Harrison	1	1
David Jaynes	1	0

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Simpson	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Jaynes	9	3	1

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	12	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fair Hooker	5	1	1
RB Reggie Harrison	1	1	0
FB Bill Olds	1	1	0
WR Patrick Schulz	1	0	0
WR Dean Perez	1	0	0

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Conley	3	0	0
WR Tim George	2	0	0
WR Bob Pickard	2	1	1
WR Bo Rather	2	1	1
FB John Riggins	2	1	0
RB Rod Phillips	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)