1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/22/1974 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-32 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48321 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Adams | 60 | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Holy Cross | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Allen | 59 | RILB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Marv Bateman | 7 | P | 6-4 | 213 | 24 | Utah | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 34 | RB | 6-1 | 243 | 25 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Cahill | 22 | S | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 29 | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 22 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 179 | 25 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Cheyunski | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 223 | 29 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Cornell | 30 | ROLB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Costa | 64 | DT | 6-2 | 257 | 33 | Northeastern Colorado JC; Utah | 1 | 0 |
| Neal Craig | 42 | LS | 6-1 | 189 | 26 | Fisk | 1 | 1 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Edwards | 73 | RDE | 6-6 | 264 | 28 | Wichita State | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Foley | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 252 | 27 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Wallace Francis | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 |
| Donnie Green | 74 | ROT | 6-7 | 266 | 26 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Halvor Hagen | 76 | OT | 6-5 | 249 | 27 | Shoreline CC; Weber State | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 28 | RCB | 6-1 | 183 | 26 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1 | 1 |
| Clint Haslerig | 47 | RB | 6-0 | 191 | 22 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 40 | WR | 6-1 | 202 | 26 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Robert James | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 27 | Fisk | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kadish | 71 | MG | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Rex Kern | 45 | RS | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Koy | 37 | LB | 6-1 | 211 | 27 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Merv Krakau | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 242 | 23 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 |
| John Leypoldt | 3 | K | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie McKenzie | 67 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Means | 77 | DE | 6-4 | 235 | 22 | Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Montler | 53 | C | 6-4 | 260 | 30 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Nighswander | 65 | C | 6-0 | 232 | 22 | Morehead State | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 61 | OL | 6-3 | 245 | 26 | Wharton County JC; North Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Patulski | 85 | LDE | 6-6 | 267 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Al Randolph | 24 | S | 6-2 | 199 | 30 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 27 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 25 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Seymour | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 250 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| O.J. Simpson | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 27 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Donnie Walker | 26 | S | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Central State (Ohio) | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 86 | LOLB | 6-5 | 224 | 26 | Alcorn State | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Watkins | 38 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Alcorn State | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3/11 27.3% | 0/0 % | 3 | 15 | |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7/14 50.0% | / % | 2 | 10 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Leypoldt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 32 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.J. Simpson | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 100 | 4.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 235 | 4.6 | 25 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ferguson | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 15 | 164 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 25 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 89.3 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 15 | 164 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 25 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 89.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 9 | 203 | 9.7 | 16.9 | 35 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 105.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 20 | 0 | ||
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22t | 1 | ||
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 203 | 16.9 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Bateman | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 172 | 34.4 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 172 | 34.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 105 | 35.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Walker | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 42 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Kern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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