NFL game summary for 12/19/1971:

Jan Stenerud kicked 5 FGs in 7 tries and linebacker Bobby Bell returned an interception of one of Dennis Shaw's passes 26 yards for a TD as Kansas City closed its regular season en route to the AFC divisional playoffs.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	95.0  (24)	140.8  (19)	235.8  (23)	45
	DEFENSE	181.5  (26)	153.1  (14)	334.5  (26)	22
Kansas City Chiefs	OFFENSE	131.2  (11)	171.5  (6)	302.7  (9)	26
	DEFENSE	92.2  (3)	177.7  (24)	269.8  (9)	31

Line: Chiefs by 13

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (1-13-0)	3	6	0	0	9
Kansas City Chiefs (10-3-1)	3	6	10	3	22

( 3- 0) BUF John Leypoldt 45 yard field goal
( 3- 3) KC  Jan Stenerud 48 yard field goal
( 6- 3) BUF John Leypoldt 31 yard field goal
( 6- 6) KC  Jan Stenerud 23 yard field goal
( 9- 6) BUF John Leypoldt 49 yard field goal
( 9- 9) KC  Jan Stenerud 48 yard field goal
( 9-12) KC  Jan Stenerud 45 yard field goal
( 9-19) KC  Bobby Bell 26 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 9-22) KC  Jan Stenerud 34 yard field goal

                     BUF             KC
First Downs:         15              14
Rushes-yards:        23-102          33-137
Yards/rush:          4.4             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-35-196-2     13-31-154-0
Sacked-yards:        4-38            4-36
Net pass yards:      158             118
Net yards/pass:      4.1             3.4
Total net yards:     260             255
Total plays:         62 (37% run)    68 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     9-95            8-86

Attendance: 48,121

Passing:
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 17 of 34 for 196 yards (2 int); Jim Braxton, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
KC: Mike Livingston, 11 of 25 for 136 yards; John Huarte, 2 of 6 for 18 yards

Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 14 for 68 yards; Jim Braxton, 4 for 19 yards; Wayne Patrick, 4 for 17 yards; Dennis Shaw, 1 for -2 yards
KC: Mike Adamle, 9 for 39 yards; Jim Otis, 8 for 31 yards; Warren McVea, 5 for 40 yards; Ed Podolak, 5 for 10 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 9 yards; Mike Livingston, 3 for 8 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Marlin Briscoe, 3 for 40 yards; Jim Braxton, 3 for 30 yards; Jan White, 3 for 24 yards; J.D. Hill, 2 for 40 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 27 yards; Wayne Patrick, 2 for 10 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 13 yards; Bob Chandler, 1 for 12 yards
KC: Otis Taylor, 4 for 55 yards; Jim Otis, 4 for 43 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 6 yards; Elmo Wright, 1 for 36 yards; Willie Frazier, 1 for 18 yards; Warren McVea, 1 for -4 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Alvin Wyatt, 3 for 68 yards; Ike Hill, 2 for 28 yards
KC: Kerry Reardon, 3 for 87 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 25 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Alvin Wyatt, 1 for 20 yards; Ike Hill, 1 for -7 yards
KC: Dennis Homan, 1 for 5 yards; Kerry Reardon, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
KC: Johnny Robinson, 1 for 29 yards; Bobby Bell, 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
BUF: Spike Jones, 4 for 167 yards
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 181 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 3/3
KC: Jan Stenerud, 5/7

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