NFL game summary for 10/16/1977:

Neil O'Donoghue's 30-yard field goal with 4:44 left in the first half was enough to snap the Bills' 14-game losing streak and give Jim Ringo his first NFL coaching victory. Buffalo got good field position when John Kimbrough returned an Atlanta punt 18 yards to the Falcons' 35. The Bills then went 22 yards in six plays to position themselves for O'Donoghue's winning field goal. O. J. Simpson rushed for 138 yards and became only the second player in NFL history to gain over 10,000 yards for a career. Buffalo's defense registered its first shutout since blanking Baltimore 6-0 in 1974.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	131.8  (14)	154.0  (12)	285.8  (14)	3
	DEFENSE	105.5  (4)	90.5  (1)	196.0  (2)	11
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	110.5  (23)	171.0  (5)	281.5  (15)	14
	DEFENSE	156.5  (21)	123.2  (6)	279.8  (12)	6

Line: Falcons by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (3-2-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo Bills (1-4-0)	0	3	0	0	3

( 0- 3) BUF Neil O'Donoghue 30 yard field goal

                     ATL             BUF
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        39-114          45-218
Yards/rush:          2.9             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-30-95-2       8-21-96-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             0-0
Net pass yards:      86              96
Net yards/pass:      2.8             4.6
Total net yards:     200             314
Total plays:         70 (55% run)    66 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     6-65            6-73

Attendance: 27,348

Passing:
ATL: Scott Hunter, 9 of 29 for 95 yards (2 int); John James, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 8 of 21 for 96 yards

Rushing:
ATL: Monroe Eley, 25 for 90 yards; Haskel Stanback, 6 for 16 yards; Scott Hunter, 4 for 6 yards; Wallace Francis, 3 for 3 yards; Kim McQuilken, 1 for -1 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 23 for 138 yards; Jim Braxton, 18 for 64 yards; Joe Ferguson, 3 for 5 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 11 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 4 for 32 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 2 for 34 yards; Wallace Francis, 1 for 20 yards; Haskel Stanback, 1 for 6 yards; Monroe Eley, 1 for 3 yards
BUF: Reuben Gant, 3 for 40 yards; Jim Braxton, 2 for 32 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 13 yards; Curtis Brown, 1 for 6 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Wallace Francis, 1 for 22 yards; Monroe Eley, 1 for 16 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 19 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Rolland Lawrence, 2 for 11 yards; Rick Byas, 1 for 10 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 35 yards; John Kimbrough, 1 for 18 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 6 yards; Dwight Harrison, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
ATL: John James, 8 for 343 yards
BUF: Marv Bateman, 7 for 254 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/1
BUF: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/2

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