The Buffalo Bills fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 28 to 23, on October 31, 1971.

1971 Buffalo Bills

Final

STL

28

BUF

Bills

0-7-0

23

1

14

0

2

0

9

3

7

7

4

7

7

Total

28

23

1st quarter

STL

BUF

Cardinals

MacArthur Lane 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

7

0

Cardinals

Cid Edwards 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

STL

BUF

Bills

Safety by Edgar Chandler

14

2

Bills

Ted Koy 20-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)

14

9

3rd quarter

STL

BUF

Cardinals

Jackie Smith 10-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

21

9

Bills

Greg Jones 7-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)

21

16

4th quarter

STL

BUF

Cardinals

Jim McFarland 5-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

28

16

Bills

Alvin Wyatt 61-yard punt return (John Leypoldt kick)

28

23

Cardinals

Bills

1st Downs

24

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

69

61

Total Yards

305

309

Yards per play

4.4

5.1

Passing

163

247

Comp - Att

15 - 27

18 - 34

Yards per pass

5.8

6.5

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 8

4 - 22

Rushing

142

62

Rushing Attempts

41

23

Yards per rush

3.5

2.7

Penalties

8

10

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim Hart 15 27 171 6.3 2 0 99.5
Team 15 27 163 6.3 2 0 1 99.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
MacArthur Lane 14 54 3.9 1
Cid Edwards 17 52 3.1 1
Mel Gray 1 18 18.0 0
Roy Shivers 5 16 3.2 0
Jim Hart 4 2 0.5 0
Team 41 142 3.5 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Cid Edwards 2 43 21.5 0
MacArthur Lane 4 38 9.5 0
Jackie Smith 3 37 12.3 1
Dave Williams 2 23 11.5 0
Roy Shivers 2 17 8.5 0
John Gilliam 1 8 8.0 0
Jim McFarland 1 5 5.0 1
Team 15 171 6.3 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jim Bakken 0 1 4 4
Team 0 1 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chuck Latourette 5 187 37.4
Team 5 187 37.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Willingham 1 56 56.0 0
Mel Gray 1 4 4.0 0
Larry Stegent 1 0 0.0 0
Team 3 60 20.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Willingham 3 39 13.0 0
Roger Wehrli 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 39 9.8 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dennis Shaw 17 33 220 6.7 2 2 67.7
Jim Braxton 1 1 49 49.0 0 0 118.8
Team 18 34 247 7.9 2 2 4 74.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O.J. Simpson 16 42 2.6 0
Greg Jones 5 16 3.2 0
Jim Braxton 2 4 2.0 0
Team 23 62 2.7 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Haven Moses 5 92 18.4 0
Marlin Briscoe 3 56 18.7 0
Ted Koy 2 42 21.0 1
O.J. Simpson 2 42 21.0 0
Jim Braxton 2 20 10.0 0
Greg Jones 4 17 4.3 1
Team 18 269 7.9 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Spike Jones 5 223 44.6
Team 5 223 44.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alvin Wyatt 3 80 26.7 0
Tim Beamer 3 40 13.3 0
Team 6 120 20.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alvin Wyatt 4 68 17.0 1
Team 4 68 17.0 1

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REC

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OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

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BUF Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

KC Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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