The Buffalo Bills handily beat the New York Titans, 41 to 31, on September 17, 1961.

1961 Buffalo Bills

Final

NYT

Titans

1-1-0

31

BUF

Bills

1-1-0

41

Team

NYT

BUF

1

17

7

2

7

21

3

7

7

4

0

6

Total

31

41

1st quarter

NYT

BUF

Titans

Don Maynard 4-yard pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick)

7

0

Titans

Dick Guesman 16-yard field goal

10

0

Titans

Don Maynard 14-yard pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick)

17

0

Bills

Fred Brown 93-yard kickoff return (Billy Atkins kick)

17

7

2nd quarter

NYT

BUF

Bills

Art Baker 1-yard run (Billy Atkins kick)

17

14

Titans

Thurlow Cooper 26-yard pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick)

24

14

Bills

Elbert Dubenion 72-yard run (Billy Atkins kick)

24

21

Bills

Glenn Bass 45-yard pass from Richie Lucas (Billy Atkins kick)

24

28

3rd quarter

NYT

BUF

Bills

Elbert Dubenion 33-yard pass from Richie Lucas (Billy Atkins kick)

24

35

Titans

Art Powell 12-yard pass from Al Dorow (Dick Guesman kick)

31

35

4th quarter

NYT

BUF

Bills

Joe Hergert 12-yard field goal

31

38

Bills

Joe Hergert 27-yard field goal

31

41

Titans

Bills

1st Downs

22

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

75

58

Total Yards

316

288

Yards per play

4.2

5.0

Passing

250

120

Comp - Att

24 - 44

8 - 19

Yards per pass

5.3

6

Interceptions thrown

3

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 31

1 - 9

Rushing

66

168

Rushing Attempts

28

38

Yards per rush

2.4

4.4

Penalties

4

11

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

3

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Al Dorow 24 44 281 6.4 4 3 76.0
Team 24 44 250 6.4 4 3 3 76.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dick Christy 7 32 4.6 0
Bill Mathis 9 15 1.7 0
Al Dorow 4 12 3.0 0
Dewey Bohling 3 7 2.3 0
Team 28 66 2.4 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Art Powell 8 125 15.6 1
Don Maynard 9 107 11.9 2
Thurlow Cooper 3 27 9.0 1
Dick Christy 1 13 13.0 0
Dewey Bohling 2 7 3.5 0
Bill Mathis 1 2 2.0 0
Team 24 281 6.4 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Dick Guesman 1 3 4 7
Team 1 3 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Junior Wren 2 53 26.5
Team 2 53 26.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bill Shockley 3 74 24.7 0
Dick Christy 1 31 31.0 0
Ed Walsh 2 15 7.5 0
Bob Brooks 1 8 8.0 0
Thurlow Cooper 1 0 0.0 0
Team 8 128 16.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dick Christy 1 9 9.0 0
Team 1 9 9.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Richie Lucas 8 19 129 6.8 2 2 61.0
Team 8 19 120 6.8 2 2 1 61.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Elbert Dubenion 2 61 30.5 1
Fred Brown 17 56 3.3 0
Wray Carlton 12 30 2.5 0
Richie Lucas 4 18 4.5 0
Art Baker 3 3 1.0 1
Team 38 168 4.4 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Glenn Bass 2 57 28.5 1
Elbert Dubenion 1 33 33.0 1
Dan Chamberlain 1 16 16.0 0
Monte Crockett 1 15 15.0 0
Tom Rychlec 1 15 15.0 0
Wray Carlton 2 -7 -3.5 0
Team 8 129 6.8 2 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
Joe Hergert 2 2 0 6
Billy Atkins 0 0 5 5
Team 2 2 5 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Billy Atkins 5 201 40.2
Team 5 201 40.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Fred Brown 1 93 93.0 1
Elbert Dubenion 2 38 19.0 0
Ken Rice 1 13 13.0 0
Monte Crockett 1 0 0.0 0
Team 5 144 28.8 1

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Vern Valdez 1 30 30.0 0
Team 1 30 30.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,306

Allen

Josh Allen

RUSH

1,122

Cook

James Cook

REC

1,183

Diggs

Stefon Diggs

Team Rankings

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PPG

26.5

6th

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

2023 Division Standings

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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

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

KC Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

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