Sunday November 1, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/01/1970:



O. J. Simpson enjoyed his best rushing day, 17 carries for 123 yards, to lead the Bills to a victory in which they tallied their greatest number of points in three seasons. His 56-yard TD was O.J.'s longest run from scrimmage as a pro. Greg Jones, rookie running back, contributed Bills' TDs on a 2-yard plunge and a 52-yard kickoff return. Edgar Chandler's interception TD was his career first.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE86.8  (25)179.0  (8)265.8  (15)26
DEFENSE136.3  (19)132.3  (5)268.7  (9)9
OFFENSE88.0  (24)108.8  (26)196.8  (26)19
DEFENSE145.8  (22)116.7  (2)262.5  (7)12

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (3-4-0)102101445
Boston Patriots (1-6-0)003710

( 3- 0) BUF Grant Guthrie 20 yard field goal (10- 0) BUF Greg Jones 2 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick) (17- 0) BUF O.J. Simpson 56 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick) (24- 0) BUF Edgar Chandler 58 yard interception return (Grant Guthrie kick) (31- 0) BUF Bill Enyart 37 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) (31- 3) BOS Charlie Gogolak 32 yard field goal (38- 3) BUF Haven Moses 13 yard pass from James Harris (Grant Guthrie kick) (38-10) BOS Jim Nance 19 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick) (45-10) BUF Greg Jones 52 yard kickoff return (Grant Guthrie kick)
                     BUF             BOS
First Downs:         18              19
Rushes-yards:        34-215          26-100
Yards/rush:          6.3             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-17-170-0     18-38-181-2
Sacked-yards:        2-21            3-30
Net pass yards:      149             151
Net yards/pass:      7.8             3.7
Total net yards:     364             251
Total plays:         53 (64% run)    67 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          6.9             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             4-3
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     10-108          8-60

Attendance: 31,148

Passing:
BUF: Dennis Shaw, 9 of 14 for 140 yards and 1 TD; James Harris, 2 of 3 for 30 yards and 1 TD BOS: Mike Taliaferro, 11 of 20 for 106 yards; Joe Kapp, 7 of 18 for 75 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 17 for 123 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Patrick, 10 for 65 yards; Greg Jones, 5 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Bill Enyart, 1 for 11 yards; Dennis Shaw, 1 for 0 yards BOS: Jim Nance, 16 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 9 for 26 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Haven Moses, 4 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Marlin Briscoe, 2 for 47 yards; Bill Enyart, 2 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Willie Grate, 1 for 17 yards; Greg Jones, 1 for 11 yards; Wayne Patrick, 1 for -5 yards BOS: Ron Sellers, 5 for 53 yards; Carl Garrett, 4 for 40 yards; Barry Brown, 3 for 46 yards; Charley Frazier, 2 for 18 yards; Jim Nance, 2 for 8 yards; Bake Turner, 1 for 11 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Greg Jones, 3 for 99 yards and 1 TD BOS: Odell Lawson, 4 for 96 yards; Carl Garrett, 4 for 73 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Tommy Pharr, 3 for 66 yards BOS: Daryl Johnson, 2 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Edgar Chandler, 1 for 59 yards and 1 TD; John Pitts, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
BUF: Paul Maguire, 4 for 157 yards BOS: Tom Janik, 6 for 229 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Grant Guthrie, 1/2 BOS: Charlie Gogolak, 1/2


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