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Sunday October 6, 1974
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NFL game summary for 10/06/1974:



Bills' quarterback Joe Ferguson completed 13 of 16 passes for 175 yards and a nine-yard touchdown to Ahmad Rashad, who caught seven for 79 yards. Jim Braxton scored Buffalo's other three touchdowns on two runs from the 1 and another from the 2.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Buffalo BillsOFFENSE176.7  (3)87.7  (24)264.3  (15)6
DEFENSE144.7  (16)68.3  (1)213.0  (4)8
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE111.3  (19)134.7  (15)246.0  (19)9
DEFENSE123.0  (10)155.0  (14)278.0  (12)6

Line: Bills by 3

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (3-1-0)767727
Green Bay Packers (2-2-0)00077

( 7- 0) BUF Ahmad Rashad 9 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(13- 0) BUF Jim Braxton 1 yard rush (kick failed)
(20- 0) BUF Jim Braxton 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(20- 7) GB  MacArthur Lane 3 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(27- 7) BUF Jim Braxton 2 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
                     BUF             GB
First Downs:         22              18
Rushes-yards:        41-148          25-100
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-16-175-1     17-31-141-2
Sacked-yards:        2-18            1-10
Net pass yards:      157             131
Net yards/pass:      8.7             4.1
Total net yards:     305             231
Total plays:         59 (69% run)    57 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     10-73           7-51

Attendance: 51,919
Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 13 of 16 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
GB: Jerry Tagge, 17 of 31 for 141 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
BUF: Jim Braxton, 25 for 86 yards and 3 TDs; O.J. Simpson, 16 for 62 yards
GB: John Brockington, 14 for 56 yards; MacArthur Lane, 11 for 44 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
BUF: Ahmad Rashad, 7 for 79 yards and 1 TD; J.D. Hill, 2 for 48 yards; O.J. Simpson, 2 for 13 yards; Paul Seymour, 1 for 23 yards; Jim Braxton, 1 for 12 yards
GB: MacArthur Lane, 5 for 30 yards; Barry Smith, 4 for 66 yards; Rich McGeorge, 4 for 32 yards; John Brockington, 3 for 5 yards; Ken Payne, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Wallace Francis, 1 for 18 yards; Don Calhoun, 1 for 9 yards
GB: Steve Odom, 4 for 95 yards; Pete Van Valkenberg, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Donnie Walker, 2 for 0 yards; Bill Cahill, 1 for 13 yards
GB: Jon Staggers, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 38 yards; Robert James, 1 for 5 yards
GB: Willie Buchanon, 1 for 8 yards

Punting:
BUF: Spike Jones, 2 for 71 yards
GB: Randy Walker, 4 for 130 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 0/1
GB: Chester Marcol, 0/1




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