NFL game summary for 12/12/1971:

Ken Houston, Oilers' safety, snared his seventh lifetime interception TD on a pass thrown by the Bills' Dennis Shaw to move into an all-time career tie with Erich Barnes and Herb Adderley for most career TDs via interception.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	73.2  (26)	167.8  (7)	241.0  (21)	45
	DEFENSE	129.2  (15)	143.2  (7)	272.3  (11)	30
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	95.8  (24)	135.3  (21)	231.2  (24)	42
	DEFENSE	188.9  (26)	151.2  (13)	340.1  (26)	21

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (3-9-1)	3	3	7	7	20
Buffalo Bills (1-12-0)	0	0	0	14	14

( 3- 0) HOU Mark Moseley 44 yard field goal
( 6- 0) HOU Mark Moseley 44 yard field goal
(13- 0) HOU Ken Houston 17 yard interception return (Mark Moseley kick)
(13- 7) BUF O.J. Simpson 6 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(13-14) BUF Haven Moses 14 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)
(20-14) HOU Robert Holmes 2 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)

                     HOU             BUF
First Downs:         16              14
Rushes-yards:        28-92           24-85
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-33-211-0     20-31-233-2
Sacked-yards:        4-35            3-26
Net pass yards:      176             207
Net yards/pass:      4.8             6.1
Total net yards:     268             292
Total plays:         65 (43% run)    58 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     4-50            4-66

Attendance: 28,107

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 17 of 33 for 211 yards
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 20 of 29 for 233 yards and 1 TD (2 int); O.J. Simpson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards; Jim Braxton, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
HOU: Ward Walsh, 11 for 56 yards; Woody Campbell, 9 for 19 yards; Robert Holmes, 5 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Dickie Post, 2 for -2 yards; Dan Pastorini, 1 for 7 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 12 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Patrick, 7 for 32 yards; Dennis Shaw, 3 for 21 yards; J.D. Hill, 1 for 2 yards; Jim Braxton, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
HOU: Woody Campbell, 6 for 45 yards; Jim Beirne, 4 for 78 yards; Alvin Reed, 2 for 28 yards; Ken Burrough, 2 for 19 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 15 yards; Charlie Joiner, 1 for 26 yards
BUF: J.D. Hill, 4 for 76 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 4 for 38 yards; Wayne Patrick, 4 for 15 yards; Jim Braxton, 3 for 22 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 53 yards and 1 TD; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 14 yards; Bob Chandler, 1 for 12 yards; Ted Koy, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
HOU: Robert Holmes, 1 for 29 yards
BUF: Alvin Wyatt, 1 for 23 yards; Ike Hill, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
HOU: Linzy Cole, 2 for 31 yards; Ken Houston, 1 for 6 yards
BUF: Alvin Wyatt, 3 for 29 yards; Ike Hill, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Willie Alexander, 1 for 25 yards; Ken Houston, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 5 for 225 yards
BUF: Spike Jones, 7 for 300 yards

Field Goals:
HOU: Mark Moseley, 2/4

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