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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers - September 23rd, 1973
Buffalo Bills 7 at San Diego Chargers 34
Sunday, September 23, 1973
Buffalo Bills 7, San Diego Chargers 34| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (1-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| San Diego Chargers (1-1-0) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
Scoring
| BUF | SDG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SDG | Ron Smith 72 yard punt return (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | BUF | O.J. Simpson 6 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 7 |
| SDG | Robert Holmes 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 3rd | SDG | Gary Garrison 26 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 21 |
| SDG | Jim Thaxton 12 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 28 | |
| 4th | SDG | Robert Holmes 4 yard rush (kick failed) | 7 | 34 |
Team Stats
| BUF | SDG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-148-1 | 30-105-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-32-159-0-4 | 14-23-263-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-20 | 2-14 |
| Net pass yards | 139 | 249 |
| Total yards | 287 | 354 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-48 | 7-70 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| J.D. Hill | BUF | 7 | 118 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 22 | 103 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | BUF | 7 | 15 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Seymour | BUF | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 5 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Watkins | BUF | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ray Jarvis | BUF | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Steve Jones | BUF | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Johnny Unitas | SDG | 10 | 18 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave L. Williams | SDG | 5 | 86 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gary Garrison | SDG | 3 | 67 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob L. Thomas | SDG | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wayne Clark | SDG | 4 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Thaxton | SDG | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Robert Holmes | SDG | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Clint Jones | SDG | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cid Edwards | SDG | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pettis Norman | SDG | 1 | 16 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Wallace Francis | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Leon Garror | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Parker | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Donnie Walker | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 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 | |||
| Bob Howard | SDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie McGee | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tim Rossovich | SDG | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ron Smith | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Stratton | SDG | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||