NFL game summary for 10/03/1976:
O.J. Simpson became the Bills' all-time leading scorer with his 50th and 51st career touchdowns as Buffalo ran up the most points ever against Kansas City. Simpson, with 130 yards, and ex-Chief Jeff Kinney, with 114, became the sixth pair of Bills backs to rush for over 100 yards in a game. Joe Ferguson passed for 184 yards and threw three touchdown passes to Bob Chandler. Tony Adams replaced starting quarterback Mike Livingston (dislocated finger) and completed 17 of 32 for 319 yards and touchdown passes to Henry Marshall and Tommy Reamon. Tony Greene's 101-yard interception return for a touchdown on the last play of the game tied for the second longest in NFL history and was the longest in the NFL in 1976.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 131.0 (20) | 162.3 (13) | 293.3 (18) | 5 |
| DEFENSE | 259.0 (28) | 187.0 (20) | 446.0 (28) | 4 | |
 | OFFENSE | 102.0 (25) | 180.0 (10) | 282.0 (19) | 4 |
| DEFENSE | 194.0 (24) | 139.0 (10) | 333.0 (20) | 6 |
Line: Bills by 8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs (0-4-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffalo Bills (2-2-0) | 16 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 50 |
( 0- 3) BUF George Jakowenko 30 yard field goal ( 0-10) BUF Bob Chandler 1 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (George Jakowenko kick) ( 0-16) BUF Bob Chandler 5 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed) ( 7-16) KC Henry Marshall 31 yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 7-23) BUF Bob Chandler 7 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (George Jakowenko kick) (10-23) KC Jan Stenerud 33 yard field goal (10-30) BUF Jeff Kinney 1 yard rush (George Jakowenko kick) (17-30) KC Tommy Reamon 49 yard pass from Tony Adams (Jan Stenerud kick) (17-36) BUF O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (kick failed) (17-43) BUF O.J. Simpson 5 yard rush (George Jakowenko kick) (17-50) BUF Tony Greene 101 yard interception return (George Jakowenko kick)
KC BUF
First Downs: 22 25
Rushes-yards: 33-161 44-266
Yards/rush: 4.9 6.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 18-33-363-3 14-24-184-0
Sacked-yards: 3-22 1-4
Net pass yards: 341 180
Net yards/pass: 9.5 7.2
Total net yards: 502 446
Total plays: 69 (47% run) 69 (63% run)
Yards/play: 7.3 6.5
Fumbles-lost: 5-3 0-0
Turnovers: 6 0
Penalties-yards: 7-48 5-38
Attendance: 51,909
Passing:
KC: Tony Adams, 17 of 32 for 319 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); Mike Livingston, 1 of 1 for 44 yards BUF: Joe Ferguson, 14 of 24 for 184 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
KC: Woody Green, 13 for 58 yards; MacArthur Lane, 10 for 50 yards; Tommy Reamon, 8 for 31 yards; Tony Adams, 1 for 21 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 1 yard BUF: O.J. Simpson, 24 for 130 yards and 2 TDs; Jeff Kinney, 17 for 114 yards and 1 TD; Joe Ferguson, 3 for 22 yards
Receiving:
KC: Larry Brunson, 6 for 106 yards; MacArthur Lane, 4 for 78 yards; Walter White, 3 for 58 yards; Henry Marshall, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Reamon, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Billy Masters, 1 for 18 yards BUF: Bob Chandler, 6 for 59 yards and 3 TDs; John Holland, 3 for 37 yards; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 12 yards; Emmett Edwards, 1 for 46 yards; Paul Seymour, 1 for 22 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Tommy Reamon, 4 for 96 yards; Lawrence Williams, 3 for 79 yards; Woody Green, 1 for 30 yards BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 41 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Larry Brunson, 3 for 48 yards BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Dan Jilek, 1 for 28 yards; Sherman White, 1 for 5 yards
Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 4 for 176 yards BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 212 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/1 BUF: George Jakowenko, 1/1
KC: Tony Adams, 17 of 32 for 319 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); Mike Livingston, 1 of 1 for 44 yards BUF: Joe Ferguson, 14 of 24 for 184 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
KC: Woody Green, 13 for 58 yards; MacArthur Lane, 10 for 50 yards; Tommy Reamon, 8 for 31 yards; Tony Adams, 1 for 21 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 1 yard BUF: O.J. Simpson, 24 for 130 yards and 2 TDs; Jeff Kinney, 17 for 114 yards and 1 TD; Joe Ferguson, 3 for 22 yards
Receiving:
KC: Larry Brunson, 6 for 106 yards; MacArthur Lane, 4 for 78 yards; Walter White, 3 for 58 yards; Henry Marshall, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Reamon, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Billy Masters, 1 for 18 yards BUF: Bob Chandler, 6 for 59 yards and 3 TDs; John Holland, 3 for 37 yards; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 12 yards; Emmett Edwards, 1 for 46 yards; Paul Seymour, 1 for 22 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Tommy Reamon, 4 for 96 yards; Lawrence Williams, 3 for 79 yards; Woody Green, 1 for 30 yards BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 41 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Larry Brunson, 3 for 48 yards BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Dan Jilek, 1 for 28 yards; Sherman White, 1 for 5 yards
Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 4 for 176 yards BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 212 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/1 BUF: George Jakowenko, 1/1