NFL game summary for 10/17/1976:

Bert Jones' two fourth quarter touchdown passes broke open a 17-13 game, spoiling Jim Ringo's NFL coaching debut and keeping the Colts in the lead in the AFC East. Buffalo's only TD, a 33-yard pass from Joe Ferguson to O. J. Simpson, kept the Bills close through a scoreless third quarter before Jones put the game out of reach with a nine-yard scoring pass to Glenn Doughty.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	168.4  (8)	203.8  (4)	372.2  (6)	10
	DEFENSE	106.2  (4)	180.6  (20)	286.8  (11)	14
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	139.4  (16)	160.0  (14)	299.4  (14)	9
	DEFENSE	190.0  (26)	164.2  (16)	354.2  (23)	16

Line: Colts by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (5-1-0)	3	14	0	14	31
Buffalo Bills (2-4-0)	3	10	0	0	13

( 0- 3) BUF George Jakowenko 32 yard field goal
( 3- 3) BAL Toni Linhart 21 yard field goal
(10- 3) BAL Don McCauley 2 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(10- 6) BUF George Jakowenko 44 yard field goal
(10-13) BUF O.J. Simpson 33 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (George Jakowenko kick)
(17-13) BAL Lydell Mitchell 6 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(24-13) BAL Glenn Doughty 9 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(31-13) BAL Don McCauley 3 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)

                     BAL             BUF
First Downs:         24              17
Rushes-yards:        40-213          32-145
Yards/rush:          5.3             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-22-207-0     13-28-239-0
Sacked-yards:        1-5             5-40
Net pass yards:      202             199
Net yards/pass:      8.8             6.0
Total net yards:     415             344
Total plays:         63 (63% run)    65 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          6.6             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             3-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     5-50            14-106

Attendance: 71,009

Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 13 of 22 for 207 yards and 2 TDs
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 13 of 28 for 239 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 22 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 10 for 78 yards; Ron Lee, 3 for 19 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Bert Jones, 2 for 19 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 20 for 88 yards; Jeff Kinney, 8 for 37 yards; Joe Ferguson, 4 for 20 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Glenn Doughty, 6 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Raymond Chester, 3 for 62 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 2 for 13 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 33 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
BUF: Bob Chandler, 5 for 79 yards; John Holland, 3 for 51 yards; O.J. Simpson, 2 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 14 yards; Reuben Gant, 1 for 39 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 61 yards; Ron Lee, 1 for 14 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 4 for 85 yards; Roland Hooks, 2 for 42 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 2 for 10 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 141 yards
BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 135 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/1
BUF: George Jakowenko, 2/2

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