The Buffalo Bills were easily defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38 to 21, on October 29, 1972.

Final

Steelers

5-2-0

38

Bills

2-5-0

21

Team

PIT

BUF

1

0

2

17

0

3

7

4

14

Total

38

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

PIT

BUF

Franco Harris 2-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

7

0

Terry Bradshaw 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

14

0

Roy Gerela 29-yard field goal

17

0

3rd quarter

PIT

BUF

O.J. Simpson 94-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

17

7

Franco Harris 18-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

24

7

4th quarter

PIT

BUF

Bob Chandler 11-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)

24

14

Franco Harris 17-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

31

14

Bob Chandler 4-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)

31

21

John Fuqua 4-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

38

21

Steelers

Bills

1st Downs

18

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

50

68

Total Yards

309

418

Yards per play

6.2

6.1

Passing

93

164

Comp - Att

9 - 17

18 - 29

Yards per pass

5.5

Interceptions thrown

1

4

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

1 - 4

Rushing

216

254

Rushing Attempts

33

38

Yards per rush

6.5

6.7

Penalties

6

3

Turnovers

1

4

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

1

4

Possession

Steelers

Bills

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	9	17	93	5.5	1	1		64.1
Team	9	17	93	5.5	1	1	0	64.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Franco Harris	15	138	9.2	2
John Fuqua	10	61	6.1	1
Steve Davis	6	11	1.8	0
Terry Bradshaw	2	6	3.0	1
Team	33	216	6.5	4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Lewis	2	23	11.5	0
John Fuqua	3	21	7.0	0
Franco Harris	1	17	17.0	1
Ron Shanklin	1	14	14.0	0
John McMakin	1	13	13.0	0
Steve Davis	1	5	5.0	0
Team	9	93	5.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roy Gerela	1	1		5	8
Team	1	1		5	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bobby Walden	3	130	43.3
Team	3	130	43.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Steve Davis	4	149	37.3	0
Team	4	149	37.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dennis Shaw	12	17	102	6.0	2	2		85.5
Mike Taliaferro	5	10	62	6.2	0	2		30.0
Spike Jones	1	1	4	4.0	0	0		83.3
O.J. Simpson	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	18	29	164	5.8	2	4	1	61.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
O.J. Simpson	22	189	8.6	1
Jim Braxton	9	28	3.1	0
Bob Chandler	3	27	9.0	0
Dennis Shaw	1	6	6.0	0
Mike Taliaferro	3	4	1.3	0
Team	38	254	6.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bob Chandler	7	94	13.4	2
J.D. Hill	6	52	8.7	0
Jan White	1	11	11.0	0
O.J. Simpson	3	7	2.3	0
Dave Washington	1	4	4.0	0
Team	18	168	5.8	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	0	1		3	3
Team	0	1		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Spike Jones	2	73	36.5
Team	2	73	36.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Linzy Cole	3	63	21.0
Alvin Wyatt	2	61	30.5
Team	5	124	24.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Alvin Wyatt	1	-18	-18.0	0
Team	1	-18	-18.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,306

Allen

RUSH

1,122

Cook

REC

1,183

Diggs

Team Rankings

PPG

26.5

6th

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Buffalo Bills were easily defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38 to 21, on October 29, 1972.

Final

Steelers

38

Bills

21

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,306

1,122

1,183

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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