NFL game summary for 11/24/1974:

Buffalo regained a first-place tie with Miami in the AFC East with the help of a 41-yard touchdown run by O. J. Simpson in the rain and mud. John Leypoldt added two field goals and Mike Kadish tackled quarterback Brian Sipe in the end zone for a safety. Cleveland scored a touchdown in the final four seconds on a Mike Phipps pass to Ken Brown. Simpson gained 115 yards on 22 carries as the Bills completed only one pass for nine yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	153.3  (9)	123.4  (23)	276.7  (16)	22
	DEFENSE	141.3  (17)	110.8  (2)	252.1  (5)	25
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	139.1  (13)	121.2  (24)	260.3  (21)	25
	DEFENSE	163.4  (23)	166.5  (16)	329.9  (24)	30

Line: Bills by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (8-3-0)	0	12	0	3	15
Cleveland Browns (3-8-0)	0	3	0	7	10

( 0- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 21 yard field goal
( 7- 3) BUF O.J. Simpson 41 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(10- 3) BUF John Leypoldt 41 yard field goal
(12- 3) BUF Safety, Brian Sipe tackled in end zone by Mike Kadish
(15- 3) BUF John Leypoldt 42 yard field goal
(15-10) CLE Ken Brown 3 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick)

                     BUF             CLE
First Downs:         10              19
Rushes-yards:        40-188          37-147
Yards/rush:          4.7             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     1-7-9-0         16-29-139-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-9
Net pass yards:      9               130
Net yards/pass:      1.3             4.3
Total net yards:     197             277
Total plays:         47 (85% run)    67 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-0
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     4-19            5-47

Attendance: 66,504

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 1 of 7 for 9 yards
CLE: Mike Phipps, 10 of 19 for 102 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Brian Sipe, 6 of 10 for 37 yards

Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 22 for 115 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 10 for 49 yards; Larry Watkins, 6 for 24 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 0 yards
CLE: Hugh McKinnis, 16 for 49 yards; Ken Brown, 15 for 73 yards; Mike Phipps, 3 for 17 yards; Brian Sipe, 2 for 4 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 9 yards
CLE: Milt Morin, 4 for 46 yards; Steve Holden, 3 for 24 yards; Ken Brown, 3 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Hugh McKinnis, 3 for 10 yards; Fair Hooker, 2 for 34 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Wallace Francis, 2 for 75 yards; Donnie Walker, 1 for 20 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 0 yards
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 4 for 71 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Donnie Walker, 3 for 20 yards
CLE: Thom Darden, 1 for 13 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 2 for 0 yards; Doug Allen, 1 for 16 yards

Punting:
BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 211 yards
CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 159 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 2/2
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1

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