Sunday December 17, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/17/1978:



Buffalo's Terry Miller became the tenth rookie in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. Miller gained 123 yards on 15 carries, including a 60-yard touchdown, and finished the season with 1,060 yards. Colt running back Joe Washington kept the game close, throwing a 26-yard touchdown pass to Mike Siani after fumbling a handoff on a sweep. Both teams finished with 5-11 records, but Buffalo finished fourth in the AFC East by virtue of its two victories over Baltimore.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE145.9  (12)146.4  (17)292.3  (17)33
DEFENSE205.9  (28)128.5  (2)334.4  (25)28
OFFENSE127.0  (22)135.3  (22)262.3  (24)45
DEFENSE187.8  (27)189.9  (26)377.7  (28)36

Line: Colts by 3

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (5-11-0)077721
Baltimore Colts (5-11-0)070714

( 0- 7) BAL Don McCauley 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) ( 7- 7) BUF Dennis Johnson 2 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) (14- 7) BUF Frank Lewis 39 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) (21- 7) BUF Terry Miller 60 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) (21-14) BAL Mike Siani 26 yard pass from Joe Washington (Toni Linhart kick)
                     BUF             BAL
First Downs:         16              18
Rushes-yards:        45-193          46-139
Yards/rush:          4.3             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     3-13-53-0       5-16-71-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-38
Net pass yards:      53              33
Net yards/pass:      4.1             1.6
Total net yards:     246             172
Total plays:         58 (77% run)    66 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             2.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     13-112          8-55

Attendance: 25,415

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 3 of 13 for 53 yards and 1 TD BAL: Bill Troup, 4 of 15 for 45 yards (1 int); Joe Washington, 1 of 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BUF: Dennis Johnson, 19 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Terry Miller, 15 for 123 yards and 1 TD; Roland Hooks, 10 for 10 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for -2 yards BAL: Joe Washington, 21 for 70 yards; Don Hardeman, 17 for 59 yards; Ron Lee, 4 for 13 yards; Don McCauley, 2 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Bill Troup, 2 for -5 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Frank Lewis, 1 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Bob Chandler, 1 for 10 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 4 yards BAL: Mike Siani, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Don Hardeman, 1 for 13 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Lou Piccone, 2 for 34 yards; Keith Moody, 1 for 19 yards BAL: Joe Washington, 3 for 86 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 2 for 8 yards BAL: Marshall Johnson, 2 for 8 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 2 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 27 yards
Punting:
BUF: Rusty Jackson, 7 for 234 yards BAL: David Lee, 4 for 145 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 0/1


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