Sunday December 13, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/13/1970:



Baltimore won a snowy victory to clinch the AFC Eastern Division title despite an outstanding performance by Buffalo's rookie quarterback Dennis Shaw. Two interceptions by Charlie Stukes halted Buffalo drives after the Bills had held a 14-10 halftime edge. Roy Jefferson had his biggest day for the Colts with five receptions for 125 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE98.8  (23)184.8  (4)283.5  (13)33
DEFENSE108.2  (7)166.8  (20)275.0  (13)31
OFFENSE110.2  (21)170.2  (9)280.4  (15)45
DEFENSE125.8  (17)141.3  (6)267.2  (8)24

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (10-2-1)1007320
Buffalo Bills (3-9-1)770014

( 3- 0) BAL Jim O'Brien 32 yard field goal ( 3- 7) BUF Lloyd Pate 1 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick) (10- 7) BAL Tom Nowatzke 1 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) (10-14) BUF Marlin Briscoe 10 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) (17-14) BAL Norm Bulaich 2 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick) (20-14) BAL Jim O'Brien 38 yard field goal
                     BAL             BUF
First Downs:         15              18
Rushes-yards:        29-49           27-97
Yards/rush:          1.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-31-236-0     23-43-252-2
Sacked-yards:        1-10            2-16
Net pass yards:      226             236
Net yards/pass:      7.1             5.2
Total net yards:     275             333
Total plays:         61 (47% run)    72 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     1-5             7-103

Attendance: 34,346

Passing:
BAL: Johnny Unitas, 13 of 31 for 236 yards BUF: Dennis Shaw, 23 of 43 for 252 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
BAL: Norm Bulaich, 15 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Tom Nowatzke, 9 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Jack Maitland, 5 for 11 yards BUF: Lloyd Pate, 15 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Bill Enyart, 10 for 36 yards; Dennis Shaw, 2 for 12 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Roy Jefferson, 5 for 125 yards; Jimmy Orr, 3 for 70 yards; Ray Perkins, 2 for 22 yards; Tom Nowatzke, 2 for 2 yards; John Mackey, 1 for 17 yards BUF: Marlin Briscoe, 7 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 6 for 100 yards; Lloyd Pate, 6 for 29 yards; Bill Enyart, 2 for 18 yards; Willie Grate, 1 for 25 yards; Austin Denney, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Jim Duncan, 1 for 32 yards; Bob Grant, 1 for 21 yards; Tom Nowatzke, 1 for 17 yards BUF: Roland Moss, 3 for 92 yards; Ike Hill, 2 for 29 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: Jerry Logan, 1 for 4 yards; Ron Gardin, 1 for 0 yards BUF: Ike Hill, 5 for 38 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Charlie Stukes, 2 for 5 yards
Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 7 for 312 yards BUF: Paul Maguire, 8 for 263 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Jim O'Brien, 2/2


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