NFL game summary for 10/30/1977:

Jim Zorn threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score as Seattle rolled to a 56-17 victory over Buffalo. Carson Long's 25-yard field goal put the Bills ahead at the outset, but the Seahawks answered with six touchdowns to lead 42-3 at the half. Joe Ferguson, who threw three interceptions in the first half, threw for a third-period TD and rushed for a score in the fourth quarter. Seattle countered with touchdown runs by David Sims and Al Hunter, both rookies.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	137.0  (14)	160.8  (8)	297.8  (11)	20
	DEFENSE	159.8  (24)	117.7  (6)	277.5  (13)	10
Seattle Seahawks	OFFENSE	100.5  (27)	158.0  (9)	258.5  (21)	20
	DEFENSE	176.2  (26)	177.0  (26)	353.2  (27)	14

Line: Bills by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (1-6-0)	3	0	7	7	17
Seattle Seahawks (2-5-0)	14	28	7	7	56

( 3- 0) BUF Carson Long 25 yard field goal
( 3- 7) SEA Steve Largent 31 yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick)
( 3-14) SEA Duke Fergerson 37 yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick)
( 3-21) SEA Steve Largent 48 yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick)
( 3-28) SEA Jim Zorn 4 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
( 3-35) SEA Sherman Smith 13 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
( 3-42) SEA Don Testerman 10 yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick)
( 3-49) SEA David Sims 17 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(10-49) BUF Jim Kimbrough 38 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick)
(10-56) SEA Al Hunter 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(17-56) BUF Joe Ferguson 4 yard rush (Carson Long kick)

                     BUF             SEA
First Downs:         17              30
Rushes-yards:        28-115          39-226
Yards/rush:          4.1             5.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-37-227-3     15-29-333-3
Sacked-yards:        1-6             0-0
Net pass yards:      221             333
Net yards/pass:      5.8             11.5
Total net yards:     336             559
Total plays:         66 (42% run)    68 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             8.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     4-29            4-30

Attendance: 61,180

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 17 of 37 for 227 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
SEA: Jim Zorn, 11 of 23 for 296 yards and 4 TDs (2 int); Steve Myer, 4 of 6 for 37 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: Jim Braxton, 10 for 42 yards; O.J. Simpson, 9 for 32 yards; Roland Hooks, 7 for 30 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 11 yards and 1 TD
SEA: Al Hunter, 11 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Sherman Smith, 10 for 73 yards and 1 TD; David Sims, 8 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Don Testerman, 8 for 31 yards; Jim Zorn, 2 for 8 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
BUF: Jim Braxton, 7 for 65 yards; John Kimbrough, 4 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Reuben Gant, 2 for 33 yards; Bob Chandler, 2 for 29 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 12 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 7 yards
SEA: Steve Largent, 4 for 134 yards and 2 TDs; Duke Fergerson, 4 for 113 yards and 1 TD; Don Testerman, 3 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Sherman Smith, 1 for 29 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 20 yards; Ron Howard, 1 for 10 yards; John Sawyer, 1 for -6 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 8 for 185 yards; Curtis Brown, 1 for 32 yards
SEA: Al Hunter, 3 for 48 yards; Steve Raible, 1 for 7 yards

Punt returns:
SEA: Walter Packer, 3 for 43 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 3 for 47 yards
SEA: Ken Geddes, 2 for 3 yards; Eddie McMillan, 1 for 26 yards

Punting:
BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 176 yards
SEA: Herman Weaver, 2 for 73 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Carson Long, 1/1

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