NFL game summary for 10/15/1972:
RB Clarence Davis scored twice in the last three minutes to rally the Raiders to a victory over the Bills. O. J. Simpson had his best rushing day for Buffalo with 28 carries for 144 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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Buffalo Bills | OFFENSE | 130.0 (15) | 133.5 (22) | 263.5 (20) | 12 |
DEFENSE | 123.2 (11) | 173.8 (17) | 297.0 (15) | 13 | |
Oakland Raiders | OFFENSE | 136.8 (14) | 167.5 (8) | 304.2 (13) | 11 |
DEFENSE | 142.5 (15) | 79.5 (1) | 222.0 (2) | 14 |
Line: Raiders by 13
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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Buffalo Bills (2-3-0) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Oakland Raiders (3-1-1) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
( 3- 0) BUF John Leypoldt 32 yard field goal ( 6- 0) BUF John Leypoldt 31 yard field goal (13- 0) BUF J.D. Hill 39 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) (13- 7) OAK Raymond Chester 55 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) (16- 7) BUF John Leypoldt 22 yard field goal (16-14) OAK Marv Hubbard 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick) (16-21) OAK Clarence Davis 7 yard rush (George Blanda kick) (16-28) OAK Clarence Davis 20 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
BUF OAK First Downs: 16 22 Rushes-yards: 45-181 34-215 Yards/rush: 4.0 6.3 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-23-139-1 10-26-192-2 Sacked-yards: 3-25 1-11 Net pass yards: 114 181 Net yards/pass: 4.4 6.7 Total net yards: 295 396 Total plays: 71 (63% run) 61 (55% run) Yards/play: 4.2 6.5 Fumbles-lost: 0-0 1-0 Turnovers: 1 2 Penalties-yards: 7-77 7-67 Attendance: 53,501Passing:
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 14 of 21 for 125 yards and 1 TD (1 int); O.J. Simpson, 1 of 1 for 14 yards; Spike Jones, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 10 of 26 for 192 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 28 for 144 yards; Jim Braxton, 13 for 30 yards; Dennis Shaw, 4 for 7 yards
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 20 for 122 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 6 for 56 yards and 2 TDs; Charlie Smith, 5 for 20 yards; Pete Banaszak, 3 for 17 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Jim Braxton, 6 for 49 yards; J.D. Hill, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Bob Chandler, 2 for 21 yards; O.J. Simpson, 2 for 9 yards; Wayne Patrick, 2 for 8 yards
OAK: Raymond Chester, 4 for 84 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Davis, 2 for 30 yards; Mike Siani, 2 for 30 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 43 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 28 yards; Alvin Wyatt, 1 for 28 yards; Andy Selfridge, 1 for 6 yards
OAK: Clarence Davis, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Alvin Wyatt, 3 for 26 yards; J.D. Hill, 2 for 12 yards
OAK: Cliff Branch, 4 for -4 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Ken Lee, 1 for 2 yards; Alvin Wyatt, 1 for 0 yards
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
BUF: Spike Jones, 5 for 202 yards
OAK: Jerry DePoyster, 6 for 252 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 3/4
OAK: George Blanda, 0/1