NFL game summary for 10/12/1975:

Buffalo won its fourth straight on a 159-yard performance by O. J. Simpson and a three-touchdown day by Jim Braxton despite four touchdowns by Baltimore's Lydell Mitchell, which tied a club record and tied him with Simpson and Chuck Foreman of the Vikings for the most points scored in a game in the NFL in 1975. The Colts led 14-0, 21-10, and 28-24 and tied the game at 31-31 early in the final period before the Bills locked it up with a time-consuming drive ending in Braxton's third score. O. J.'s yardage gave him 697 for the season, his fourth 100-yard game in succession. Mitchell gained 107 yards on 19 carries, scoring twice on runs and twice on passes from Bert Jones. Joe Ferguson also threw TD passes to John Holland and Braxton.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	304.0  (1)	106.3  (21)	410.3  (2)	2
	DEFENSE	93.3  (2)	213.0  (25)	306.3  (16)	14
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	111.0  (19)	179.7  (9)	290.7  (12)	4
	DEFENSE	114.3  (9)	162.7  (18)	277.0  (14)	7

Line: Bills by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (4-0-0)	10	14	7	7	38
Baltimore Colts (1-3-0)	14	7	7	3	31

( 0- 7) BAL Lydell Mitchell 6 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
( 0-14) BAL Lydell Mitchell 11 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
( 3-14) BUF John Leypoldt 44 yard field goal
(10-14) BUF O.J. Simpson 12 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(10-21) BAL Lydell Mitchell 25 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(17-21) BUF Jim Braxton 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(24-21) BUF John Holland 15 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(24-28) BAL Lydell Mitchell 23 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(31-28) BUF Jim Braxton 5 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(31-31) BAL Toni Linhart 19 yard field goal
(38-31) BUF Jim Braxton 3 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)

                     BUF             BAL
First Downs:         26              19
Rushes-yards:        43-178          36-196
Yards/rush:          4.1             5.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-26-253-1     11-23-155-1
Sacked-yards:        1-7             1-2
Net pass yards:      246             153
Net yards/pass:      9.1             6.4
Total net yards:     424             349
Total plays:         70 (61% run)    60 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          6.1             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-35            8-62

Attendance: 43,907

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 14 of 26 for 253 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
BAL: Bert Jones, 11 of 23 for 155 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 32 for 159 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 9 for 13 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 6 yards
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 19 for 107 yards and 2 TDs; Bill Olds, 10 for 28 yards; Bert Jones, 4 for 46 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 15 yards

Receiving:
BUF: John Holland, 6 for 121 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 3 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Paul Seymour, 2 for 49 yards; J.D. Hill, 2 for 42 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 14 yards
BAL: Glenn Doughty, 6 for 83 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 3 for 53 yards and 2 TDs; Raymond Chester, 2 for 19 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Vic Washington, 3 for 47 yards; Gary Hayman, 1 for 34 yards; Bo Cornell, 1 for 9 yards
BAL: Bruce Laird, 4 for 92 yards; Marshall Johnson, 2 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Gary Hayman, 3 for 19 yards
BAL: Jackie Wallace, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
BUF: Dwight Harrison, 1 for 14 yards
BAL: Ray Oldham, 1 for 13 yards

Punting:
BUF: Marv Bateman, 2 for 46 yards
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 163 yards

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

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