NFL game summary for 11/09/1975:

Baltimore spotted Buffalo a 21-0 lead on three touchdowns by O. J. Simpson and then rallied to win with Bert Jones throwing two TD passes and scoring a third. Lydell Mitchell scored three TDs and backup QB Marty Domres, holder on field goals, caught the Bills napping with a scoring pass on a fake FG. Simpson rushed for 105 yards in the first half and wound up with 123 on 19 carries, boosting his season total to 1,128, just ahead of his record 1973 pace. Key interceptions by Stan White and Lloyd Mumphord cut off late Buffalo threats. Mitchell gained 112 yards rushing and caught four passes to increase his AFC-leading total to 37 receptions.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	139.3  (15)	143.4  (16)	282.7  (16)	9
	DEFENSE	138.4  (12)	169.6  (17)	308.0  (14)	16
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	219.6  (1)	172.4  (9)	392.0  (1)	14
	DEFENSE	148.4  (16)	188.7  (23)	337.1  (20)	21

Line: Bills by 9

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (4-4-0)	0	21	0	21	42
Buffalo Bills (5-3-0)	7	21	0	7	35

( 0- 7) BUF O.J. Simpson 44 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
( 0-14) BUF O.J. Simpson 22 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
( 0-21) BUF O.J. Simpson 32 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
( 7-21) BAL Lydell Mitchell 9 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
( 7-28) BUF Bob Chandler 19 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(14-28) BAL Bill Olds 15 yard pass from Marty Domres (Toni Linhart kick)
(21-28) BAL Roger Carr 89 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(28-28) BAL Lydell Mitchell 11 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(35-28) BAL Bert Jones 19 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(42-28) BAL Lydell Mitchell 12 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(42-35) BUF Bob Chandler 18 yard pass from Gary Marangi (John Leypoldt kick)

                     BAL             BUF
First Downs:         25              20
Rushes-yards:        46-199          27-179
Yards/rush:          4.3             6.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-23-321-1     14-31-267-2
Sacked-yards:        2-22            4-28
Net pass yards:      299             239
Net yards/pass:      12.0            6.8
Total net yards:     498             418
Total plays:         71 (64% run)    62 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          7.0             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     7-60            7-55

Attendance: 77,320

Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 14 of 22 for 306 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Marty Domres, 1 of 1 for 15 yards and 1 TD
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 12 of 21 for 234 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); Gary Marangi, 2 of 10 for 33 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 27 for 112 yards and 2 TDs; Bert Jones, 9 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Bill Olds, 7 for 17 yards; Don McCauley, 2 for 7 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 4 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 19 for 123 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 4 for 6 yards; Gary Marangi, 3 for 46 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 4 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 102 yards; Raymond Chester, 3 for 31 yards; Bill Olds, 3 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Roger Carr, 2 for 136 yards and 1 TD
BUF: Bob Chandler, 7 for 118 yards and 2 TDs; O.J. Simpson, 3 for 71 yards and 2 TDs; J.D. Hill, 2 for 34 yards; Jim Braxton, 1 for 32 yards; Paul Seymour, 1 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Bruce Laird, 3 for 73 yards
BUF: Royce McKinney, 5 for 131 yards; Gary Hayman, 2 for 42 yards

Punt returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 30 yards
BUF: Gary Hayman, 2 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 28 yards; Stan White, 1 for 12 yards
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 179 yards
BUF: Marv Bateman, 6 for 291 yards

Field Goals:

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