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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts - December 12th, 1948
Buffalo Bills 28 at Baltimore Colts 17
Sunday, December 12, 1948
Buffalo Bills 28, Baltimore Colts 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (8-7-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Baltimore Colts (7-8-0) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Scoring
| BUF | BCL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BCL | Rex Grossman 16 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | BUF | Bill O'Connor 8 yard pass from George Ratterman (Graham Armstrong kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3rd | BCL | Bus Mertes 8 yard rush (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 10 |
| BCL | Bus Mertes 1 yard rush (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 17 | |
| 4th | BUF | Bill Gompers 66 yard pass from George Ratterman (Graham Armstrong kick) | 14 | 17 |
| BUF | Al Baldwin 25 yard pass from George Ratterman (Graham Armstrong kick) | 21 | 17 | |
| BUF | Buckets Hirsch 19 yard interception return (Graham Armstrong kick) | 28 | 17 |
Team Stats
| BUF | BCL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-162-0 | 45-176-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-18-135-3-1 | 17-36-217-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 135 | 217 |
| Total yards | 297 | 393 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 7-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-25 | 8-80 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bill Gompers | BUF | 14 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | ||||||
| George Ratterman | BUF | 10 | 18 | 135 | 3 | 1 | 66 | ||||||||
| Lou Tomasetti | BUF | 12 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Chet Mutryn | BUF | 11 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Al Baldwin | BUF | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill O'Connor | BUF | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Y.A. Tittle | BCL | 17 | 36 | 217 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Bus Mertes | BCL | 15 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | BCL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lamar Davis | BCL | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Pfohl | BCL | 16 | 63 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jake Leicht | BCL | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Windell Williams | BCL | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lu Gambino | BCL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Buckets Hirsch | BUF | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Billy Hillenbrand | BCL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jake Leicht | BCL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
Buffalo Bills Starting Lineup
| Don Schneider | TB |
| Carl Schuette | FB |
| Chick Maggioli | BB |
| Al Akins | WB |
| Vince Mazza | LE |
| Graham Armstrong | LT |
| Vin Scott | LG |
| Buckets Hirsch | C |
| Felto Prewitt | RG |
| Jack Carpenter | RT |
| George Kisiday | RE |
Baltimore Colts Starting Lineup
| Billy Hillenbrand | TB |
| Bus Mertes | FB |
| Aubrey Fowler | BB |
| Jake Leicht | WB |
| Lamar Davis | LE |
| Ernie Blandin | LT |
| Dick Barwegan | LG |
| Len McCormick | C |
| Dub Garrett | RG |
| Jim Spruill | RT |
| Windell Williams | RE |