| Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1973 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76071 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 45 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 4 run (Bob Chandler run) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Wendell Hayes 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 31 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 17 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 8 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Pete Beathard 2 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 60 | LOG | George Daney |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 75 | ROT | Francis Peay |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 48 | LCB | Nate Allen |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| 38 | RB | Larry Watkins |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 77 | LDT | Jerry Patton |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 56 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 39 | 157 | 4.0 | 22 | 2 |
| Larry Watkins | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Spike Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 23 | 6 | 26.1 | 0 | 73 | 3.2 | 0 | 40.3 | |||
| Len Dawson | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 26 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8.3 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 1 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 33.5 | |||
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Cheyunski | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 9 | 370 | 41.1 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Warren McVea | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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