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Buffalo Bills 10 at Houston Oilers 17
Sunday, October 15, 1978
Stadium: Houston Astrodome (dome), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (2-5-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Houston Oilers (4-3-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Scoring
| BUF | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oilers | Rich Caster 4 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Bills | Tom Dempsey 33 yard field goal | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Bills | Keith Moody 82 yard punt return (Tom Dempsey kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3rd | Oilers | Rob Carpenter 18 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4th | Oilers | Toni Fritsch 43 yard field goal | 10 | 17 |
Team Stats
| BUF | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-149-0 | 39-178-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-22-95-0-0 | 12-22-158-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-15 | 1-6 |
| Net pass yards | 80 | 152 |
| Total yards | 229 | 330 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-70 | 7-80 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 16 | 58 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 9 | 21 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Terry Miller | BUF | 17 | 56 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Frank Lewis | BUF | 2 | 35 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Reuben Gant | BUF | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Bill Munson | BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 19 | 105 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 12 | 22 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 8 | 41 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Mike Renfro | HOU | 3 | 55 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 3 | 54 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 11 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Greg Sampson | HOU | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Moody | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 82.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Lou Piccone | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 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 | |||
| Johnnie Dirden | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Guido Merkens | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Dempsey | BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Jackson | BUF | 6 | 257 | 42.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Toni Fritsch | HOU | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Parsley | HOU | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 0 | ||||