The Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Houston Oilers, 20 to 14, on December 12, 1971.

Final

Oilers

3-9-1

20

Bills

1-12-0

14

Team

HOU

BUF

1

3

0

2

3

0

3

7

0

4

7

14

Total

20

14

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

HOU

BUF

Mark Moseley 44-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

HOU

BUF

Mark Moseley 44-yard field goal

6

0

3rd quarter

HOU

BUF

Ken Houston 17-yard interception return (Mark Moseley kick)

13

0

4th quarter

HOU

BUF

O.J. Simpson 6-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

13

7

Haven Moses 14-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)

13

14

Robert Holmes 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)

20

14

Oilers

Bills

1st Downs

16

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

65

58

Total Yards

268

292

Yards per play

4.1

5.0

Passing

176

207

Comp - Att

17 - 33

20 - 31

Yards per pass

4.8

6.1

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 35

3 - 26

Rushing

92

85

Rushing Attempts

28

24

Yards per rush

3.3

3.5

Penalties

4

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Oilers

Bills

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Pastorini	17	33	211	6.4	0	0		71.7
Team	17	33	176	6.4	0	0	4	71.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ward Walsh	11	56	5.1	0
Woody Campbell	9	19	2.1	0
Robert Holmes	5	12	2.4	1
Dan Pastorini	1	7	7.0	0
Dickie Post	2	-2	-1.0	0
Team	28	92	3.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jim Beirne	4	78	19.5
Woody Campbell	6	45	7.5
Alvin Reed	2	28	14.0
Charlie Joiner	1	26	26.0
Ken Burrough	2	19	9.5
Robert Holmes	2	15	7.5
Team	17	211	6.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mark Moseley	2	4		2	8
Team	2	4		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dan Pastorini	5	225	45.0
Team	5	225	45.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Robert Holmes	1	29	29.0	0
Team	1	29	29.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Linzy Cole	2	31	15.5
Ken Houston	1	6	6.0
Team	3	37	12.3

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dennis Shaw	20	29	233	8.0	1	2		75.8
Jim Braxton	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
O.J. Simpson	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	20	31	207	7.5	1	2	3	71.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Wayne Patrick	7	32	4.6	0
O.J. Simpson	12	29	2.4	1
Dennis Shaw	3	21	7.0	0
J.D. Hill	1	2	2.0	0
Jim Braxton	1	1	1.0	0
Team	24	85	3.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
J.D. Hill	4	76	19.0	0
Haven Moses	2	53	26.5	1
Marlin Briscoe	4	38	9.5	0
Jim Braxton	3	22	7.3	0
Wayne Patrick	4	15	3.8	0
O.J. Simpson	1	14	14.0	0
Bob Chandler	1	12	12.0	0
Ted Koy	1	3	3.0	0
Team	20	233	7.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Spike Jones	7	300	42.9
Team	7	300	42.9

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Alvin Wyatt	1	23	23.0
Ike Hill	1	22	22.0
Team	2	45	22.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Alvin Wyatt	3	29	9.7
Ike Hill	1	6	6.0
Team	4	35	8.8

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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 defeated by the Houston Oilers, 20 to 14, on December 12, 1971.

Final

Oilers

20

Bills

14

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule