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Detroit Lions 21 at Buffalo Bills 21
Sunday, December 10, 1972
Stadium: War Memorial Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 32 degrees, relative humidity 98%, wind 11 mph, wind chill 24
Weather: 32 degrees, relative humidity 98%, wind 11 mph, wind chill 24
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (7-5-1) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Buffalo Bills (3-9-1) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Scoring
| DET | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Lions | Earl McCullouch 9 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Bills | J.D. Hill 58 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Bills | Bob Chandler 39 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | Nick Eddy 36 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| 4th | Bills | Jan White 2 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 21 |
| Lions | Ron Jessie 37 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 21 |
Team Stats
| DET | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-116-0 | 43-187-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-25-150-3-0 | 18-32-239-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-6 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 144 | 231 |
| Total yards | 260 | 418 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 5-61 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Greg Landry | DET | 8 | 25 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mel Farr | DET | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Nick Eddy | DET | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Mickey Zofko | DET | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Triplett | DET | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Earl McCullouch | DET | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 27 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| J.D. Hill | BUF | 8 | 129 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | BUF | 18 | 32 | 239 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 3 | 71 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wayne Patrick | BUF | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Spike Jones | BUF | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jan White | BUF | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Ron Jessie | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Linzy Cole | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Greene | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dwight Harrison | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ted Koy | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Errol Mann | DET | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Herman Weaver | DET | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Spike Jones | BUF | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | ||||
| John Leypoldt | BUF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||