NFL game summary for 10/13/1974:

Buffalo struck for first-half touchdowns on Neal Craig's 55-yard interception return and a 47-yard pass by Joe Ferguson, but didn't lock it up until Larry Watkins scored with one minute to play. It was the fifth straight defeat for the Colts, who pulled to within 17-14 on Lydell Mitchell's touchdown in the third quarter. O. J. Simpson gained 127 yards on 23 carries and the Bills' defensive unit sacked Bert Jones five times for 43 yards. Mitchell gained 81 yards and Bill Olds 70 for the Colts.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	169.5  (5)	105.0  (21)	274.5  (14)	8
	DEFENSE	133.5  (13)	84.0  (1)	217.5  (2)	11
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	95.5  (24)	159.5  (11)	255.0  (18)	14
	DEFENSE	127.5  (10)	200.5  (24)	328.0  (24)	8

Line: Bills by 15

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (4-1-0)	0	17	0	10	27
Baltimore Colts (0-5-0)	0	7	7	0	14

( 3- 0) BUF John Leypoldt 28 yard field goal
( 3- 7) BAL Bert Jones 9 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(10- 7) BUF Neal Craig 55 yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick)
(17- 7) BUF J.D. Hill 47 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(17-14) BAL Lydell Mitchell 6 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(20-14) BUF John Leypoldt 33 yard field goal
(27-14) BUF Larry Watkins 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)

                     BUF             BAL
First Downs:         15              11
Rushes-yards:        36-181          42-161
Yards/rush:          5.0             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-27-155-1     6-16-44-1
Sacked-yards:        3-30            5-43
Net pass yards:      125             1
Net yards/pass:      4.2             0.0
Total net yards:     306             162
Total plays:         66 (54% run)    63 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             2.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     7-73            2-30

Attendance: 36,314

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 11 of 27 for 155 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
BAL: Bert Jones, 6 of 16 for 44 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 23 for 127 yards; Larry Watkins, 6 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 6 for 17 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 3 yards
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 20 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Bill Olds, 18 for 70 yards; Bert Jones, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 2 for 1 yard

Receiving:
BUF: J.D. Hill, 3 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Ahmad Rashad, 3 for 21 yards; Paul Seymour, 2 for 37 yards; Jim Braxton, 2 for 15 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 8 yards
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 3 for 13 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 21 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Bill Cahill, 1 for 26 yards; Wallace Francis, 1 for 20 yards; Bo Cornell, 1 for 12 yards
BAL: Cotton Speyrer, 3 for 105 yards; Tim Berra, 2 for 42 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Donnie Walker, 4 for 38 yards; Bill Cahill, 4 for 13 yards
BAL: Tim Berra, 4 for 10 yards; Tim Rudnick, 2 for 23 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Neal Craig, 1 for 55 yards and 1 TD
BAL: Ray Oldham, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
BUF: Spike Jones, 6 for 247 yards
BAL: David Lee, 8 for 325 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 2/4
BAL: Toni Linhart, 0/1

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