NFL game summary for 10/09/1977:

Clark Gaines raced for a 14-yard touchdown to lead the Jets past the Bills and even New York's record at 2-2. Richard Todd (10 of 15 for 194 yards) tied the game at 7-7 on a one-yard run after former Jet Lou Piccone put Buffalo ahead 5:46 into the first quarter on a four-yard TD reception. Todd later added a five-yard scoring pass to Jerome Barkum for a 17-7 advantage. Buffalo came back to tie the game at 17-17 prior to Gaines' touchdown. Todd took a safety to enable a free kick and the New York defense held off Buffalo in the final 25 seconds. O. J. Simpson broke loose for his first 100-yard game of 1977, rushing for 122 yards on 23 carries.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Jets	OFFENSE	96.3  (24)	117.7  (24)	214.0  (25)	7
	DEFENSE	128.7  (11)	141.0  (13)	269.7  (12)	6
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	90.0  (26)	161.7  (9)	251.7  (20)	12
	DEFENSE	151.3  (21)	99.7  (4)	251.0  (10)	3

Line: Bills by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (2-2-0)	0	7	10	7	24
Buffalo Bills (0-4-0)	7	0	0	12	19

( 0- 7) BUF Lou Piccone 4 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
( 7- 7) NYJ Richard Todd 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(10- 7) NYJ Pat Leahy 35 yard field goal
(17- 7) NYJ Jerome Barkum 5 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
(17-14) BUF Bob Chandler 5 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
(17-17) BUF Neil O'Donoghue 24 yard field goal
(24-17) NYJ Clark Gaines 14 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(24-19) BUF Safety, Richard Todd ran out of end zone

                     NYJ             BUF
First Downs:         17              21
Rushes-yards:        44-172          37-172
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-15-194-0     18-33-205-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-6
Net pass yards:      194             199
Net yards/pass:      12.9            5.9
Total net yards:     366             371
Total plays:         59 (74% run)    71 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-45            2-15

Attendance: 32,046

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 10 of 15 for 194 yards and 1 TD
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 18 of 33 for 205 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 20 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Charlie White, 13 for 47 yards; Bruce Harper, 7 for 31 yards; Richard Todd, 3 for -16 yards and 1 TD; Shelton Diggs, 1 for 16 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 23 for 122 yards; Curtis Brown, 6 for 20 yards; Jim Braxton, 3 for 14 yards; Joe Ferguson, 3 for 6 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 6 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Wesley Walker, 4 for 75 yards; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Clark Gaines, 2 for 19 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 55 yards
BUF: Bob Chandler, 7 for 98 yards and 1 TD; O.J. Simpson, 4 for 21 yards; Lou Piccone, 3 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Reuben Gant, 2 for 43 yards; Curtis Brown, 2 for -3 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 97 yards; Billy Hardee, 1 for 36 yards
BUF: John Kimbrough, 2 for 49 yards; Lou Piccone, 2 for 40 yards; Curtis Brown, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: John Kimbrough, 1 for 8 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Burgess Owens, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 3 for 111 yards
BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 211 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/1
BUF: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/2

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