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Sunday November 15, 1970
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NFL game summary for 11/15/1970:



The Colts and Bills exchanged fourth-period field goals for the first tie these teams played in the 1970 season. Rookie passer Dennis Shaw connected with TD passes in the first half to provide the Bills with a 14-0 lead. Norm Bulaich's running in the second half established Baltimore's passing game. He finished up with 86 yards on 22 attempts.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Buffalo BillsOFFENSE104.9  (20)187.1  (5)292.0  (11)34
DEFENSE134.2  (19)138.6  (5)272.9  (11)14
Baltimore ColtsOFFENSE92.8  (23)182.8  (7)275.5  (14)21
DEFENSE100.4  (5)194.2  (23)294.6  (18)25

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (3-5-1)770317
Baltimore Colts (7-1-1)077317

( 7- 0) BUF Haven Moses 4 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)
(14- 0) BUF Marlin Briscoe 20 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)
(14- 7) BAL John Mackey 25 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14-14) BAL Eddie Hinton 16 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14-17) BAL Jim O'Brien 18 yard field goal
(17-17) BUF Grant Guthrie 36 yard field goal
                     BUF             BAL
First Downs:         16              21
Rushes-yards:        35-181          30-136
Yards/rush:          5.2             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-20-94-2      15-29-221-1
Sacked-yards:        1-4             2-12
Net pass yards:      90              209
Net yards/pass:      4.3             6.7
Total net yards:     271             345
Total plays:         56 (62% run)    61 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-43            3-26

Attendance: 60,240
Passing:
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 10 of 20 for 94 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
BAL: Johnny Unitas, 15 of 29 for 221 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: Wayne Patrick, 15 for 84 yards; Greg Jones, 14 for 46 yards; Dennis Shaw, 4 for 36 yards; Bill Enyart, 1 for 10 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 5 yards
BAL: Norm Bulaich, 22 for 86 yards; Jerry Hill, 3 for 7 yards; Tom Nowatzke, 2 for 6 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 19 yards; Eddie Hinton, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Ray Perkins, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Marlin Briscoe, 4 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Greg Jones, 2 for 11 yards; Glenn Alexander, 1 for 14 yards; Wayne Patrick, 1 for 7 yards
BAL: Tom Mitchell, 5 for 69 yards; John Mackey, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Hinton, 3 for 44 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 22 yards; Ray Perkins, 1 for 14 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 9 yards; Jerry Hill, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Bill Enyart, 1 for 21 yards; Greg Jones, 1 for 19 yards; Glenn Alexander, 1 for 18 yards
BAL: Jim Duncan, 2 for 50 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Tommy Pharr, 2 for 12 yards
BAL: Ron Gardin, 1 for 15 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Pete Richardson, 1 for 20 yards
BAL: Mike Curtis, 1 for 0 yards; Rick Volk, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
BUF: Paul Maguire, 4 for 172 yards
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 189 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Grant Guthrie, 1/2
BAL: Jim O'Brien, 1/3




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