The Buffalo Bills were decisively beaten by the Dallas Cowboys, 49 to 37, on September 19, 1971.

1971 Buffalo Bills

Final

DAL

Cowboys

1-0-0

49

BUF

Bills

0-1-0

37

1

7

14

2

21

10

3

7

6

4

14

7

Total

49

37

1st quarter

DAL

BUF

Cowboys

Calvin Hill 2-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

7

0

Bills

Haven Moses 73-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)

7

7

Bills

O.J. Simpson 6-yard run (Grant Guthrie kick)

7

14

2nd quarter

DAL

BUF

Cowboys

Bob Hayes 76-yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)

14

14

Cowboys

Walt Garrison 3-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

21

14

Bills

Grant Guthrie 40-yard field goal

21

17

Bills

Marlin Briscoe 75-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)

21

24

Cowboys

Calvin Hill 3-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

28

24

3rd quarter

DAL

BUF

Bills

Marlin Briscoe 23-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (kick failed)

28

30

Cowboys

Reggie Rucker 19-yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)

35

30

4th quarter

DAL

BUF

Cowboys

Calvin Hill 1-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

42

30

Cowboys

Calvin Hill 1-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

49

30

Bills

Ike Hill 26-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)

49

37

Cowboys

Bills

1st Downs

19

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

56

55

Total Yards

371

401

Yards per play

6.6

7.3

Passing

211

335

Comp - Att

10 - 14

18 - 30

Yards per pass

13.2

10.2

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 10

3 - 18

Rushing

160

66

Rushing Attempts

40

22

Yards per rush

4.0

3.0

Penalties

13

8

Turnovers

1

4

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Craig Morton 10 14 221 15.8 2 0 153.3
Team 10 14 211 15.8 2 0 2 153.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Calvin Hill 22 84 3.8 4
Walt Garrison 16 78 4.9 1
Dan Reeves 1 7 7.0 0
Mike Ditka 1 -9 -9.0 0
Team 40 160 4.0 5

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Bob Hayes 2 91 45.5 1
Calvin Hill 4 43 10.8 0
Mike Ditka 2 35 17.5 0
Walt Garrison 1 33 33.0 0
Reggie Rucker 1 19 19.0 1
Team 10 221 15.8 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mike Clark 0 0 7 7
Team 0 0 7 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ron Widby 6 241 40.2
Team 6 241 40.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Cliff Harris 5 154 30.8 0
Claxton Welch 1 26 26.0 0
Cornell Green 1 0 0.0 0
Team 7 180 25.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Charlie Waters 1 42 42.0 0
Team 1 42 42.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dennis Shaw 18 30 353 11.8 4 3 101.1
Team 18 30 335 11.8 4 3 3 101.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wayne Patrick 7 30 4.3 0
O.J. Simpson 14 25 1.8 1
Dennis Shaw 1 11 11.0 0
Team 22 66 3.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Marlin Briscoe 3 113 37.7 2
Haven Moses 1 73 73.0 1
Greg Jones 5 58 11.6 0
Jan White 3 52 17.3 0
Ike Hill 1 26 26.0 1
Bob Chandler 2 16 8.0 0
Wayne Patrick 2 11 5.5 0
O.J. Simpson 1 4 4.0 0
Team 18 353 11.8 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Grant Guthrie 1 2 4 7
Team 1 2 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dave Chapple 3 101 33.7
Team 3 101 33.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alvin Wyatt 5 147 29.4 0
Tim Beamer 2 35 17.5 0
Howard Kindig 1 8 8.0 0
Team 8 190 23.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Alvin Wyatt 2 20 10.0 0
Tim Beamer 1 3 3.0 0
Team 3 23 7.7 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

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