Colts 43-0 Bills (Oct 10, 1971)

BAL

BUF

1

14

0

2

8

0

3

0

4

21

0

43

0

1Q

7 - 0

N. Bulaich 30-yard TD catch from E. Morrall.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 0

N. Bulaich 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

17 - 0

J. O'Brien 42-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

19 - 0

Safety.

Safety

2Q

22 - 0

J. O'Brien 28-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

29 - 0

D. Nottingham 36-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

36 - 0

D. McCauley 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

43 - 0

D. McCauley 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

133

Morrall

BAL

Rush Yds

69

Nottingham

BAL

Rec Yds

111

Mitchell

BAL

Scrim TD

2

McCauley

BAL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Earl Morrall

BAL QB #14

James Harris

BUF QB #12

133

Pass Yds

91

1

Pass TD

0

1

Int

1

BAL

Team Stats

BUF

401

Total Yds

49

19

1st Downs

4

3

Turnovers

6

1971 AFC East

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Dolphins	10	3	1	.750
Colts	10	4	0	.714
Patriots	6	8	0	.429
Jets	6	8	0	.429
Bills	1	13	0	.071

Game Summary

The Buffalo Bills got crushed by the Baltimore Colts, 43 to 0, on October 10, 1971.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Earl Morrall E. Morrall #14	10/17	133	7.8	1	1	0-0	78.8
Johnny Unitas J. Unitas #19	3/9	60	6.7	0	1	0-0	18.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
James Harris J. Harris #12	8/12	91	7.6	0	1	0-0	54.5
Dennis Shaw D. Shaw #16	2/9	30	3.3	0	3	0-0	1.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Don Nottingham D. Nottingham #36	13	69	5.3	1
Don McCauley D. McCauley #23	12	53	4.4	2
Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich #31	11	51	4.6	1
Eddie Hinton E. Hinton #33	1	30	30.0	0
Tom Matte T. Matte #41	6	11	1.8	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
James Harris J. Harris #12	1	10	10.0
Greg Jones G. Jones #36	1	2	2.0
Wayne Patrick W. Patrick #30	2	2	1.0
O.J. Simpson #32	7	-10	-1.4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Tom Mitchell T. Mitchell #84	0/0	111	18.5	0
Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich #31	0/0	37	18.5	1
Tom Matte T. Matte #41	0/0	28	9.3	0
Eddie Hinton E. Hinton #33	0/0	10	10.0	0
John Mackey J. Mackey #88	0/0	7	7.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Wayne Patrick W. Patrick #30	0/0	55	13.8
Ted Koy T. Koy #37	0/0	24	12.0
Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe #86	0/0	15	15.0
O.J. Simpson #32	0/0	14	7.0
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	13	13.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Charlie Stukes C. Stukes #47	0-0	1
Mike Curtis M. Curtis #32	0-0	2
Ted Hendricks T. Hendricks #83	0-0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Robert James R. James #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim O'Brien J. O'Brien #80	2/2	5/5	11	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Grant Guthrie G. Guthrie #7	0/1	0/0	0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
David Lee D. Lee #49	4	177	44.3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Spike Jones S. Jones #11	7	281	40.1	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jerry Logan J. Logan #20	1	16	16.0	0	0
Don McCauley D. McCauley #23	1	29	29.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Tim Beamer T. Beamer #46	3	75	25.0
Jim Braxton J. Braxton #34	1	18	18.0
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	1	23	23.0
Ike Hill I. Hill #17	3	80	26.7

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg
Rex Kern R. Kern #44	3	19	6.3
Lenny Dunlap L. Dunlap #39	1	13	13.0
Tom Curtis T. Curtis #25	1	3	3.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ike Hill I. Hill #17	3	25	8.3	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Earl Morrall E. Morrall #14	10/17	133	7.8	1	1	0-0	78.8
Johnny Unitas J. Unitas #19	3/9	60	6.7	0	1	0-0	18.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Don Nottingham D. Nottingham #36	13	69	5.3	1
Don McCauley D. McCauley #23	12	53	4.4	2
Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich #31	11	51	4.6	1
Eddie Hinton E. Hinton #33	1	30	30.0	0
Tom Matte T. Matte #41	6	11	1.8	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Tom Mitchell T. Mitchell #84	0/0	111	18.5	0
Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich #31	0/0	37	18.5	1
Tom Matte T. Matte #41	0/0	28	9.3	0
Eddie Hinton E. Hinton #33	0/0	10	10.0	0
John Mackey J. Mackey #88	0/0	7	7.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Charlie Stukes C. Stukes #47	0-0	1
Mike Curtis M. Curtis #32	0-0	2
Ted Hendricks T. Hendricks #83	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim O'Brien J. O'Brien #80	2/2	5/5	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
David Lee D. Lee #49	4	177	44.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jerry Logan J. Logan #20	1	16	16.0	0	0
Don McCauley D. McCauley #23	1	29	29.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg
Rex Kern R. Kern #44	3	19	6.3
Lenny Dunlap L. Dunlap #39	1	13	13.0
Tom Curtis T. Curtis #25	1	3	3.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
James Harris J. Harris #12	8/12	91	7.6	0	1	0-0	54.5
Dennis Shaw D. Shaw #16	2/9	30	3.3	0	3	0-0	1.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
James Harris J. Harris #12	1	10	10.0
Greg Jones G. Jones #36	1	2	2.0
Wayne Patrick W. Patrick #30	2	2	1.0
O.J. Simpson #32	7	-10	-1.4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Wayne Patrick W. Patrick #30	0/0	55	13.8
Ted Koy T. Koy #37	0/0	24	12.0
Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe #86	0/0	15	15.0
O.J. Simpson #32	0/0	14	7.0
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	13	13.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Robert James R. James #20	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Grant Guthrie G. Guthrie #7	0/1	0/0	0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Spike Jones S. Jones #11	7	281	40.1	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Tim Beamer T. Beamer #46	3	75	25.0
Jim Braxton J. Braxton #34	1	18	18.0
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	1	23	23.0
Ike Hill I. Hill #17	3	80	26.7

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ike Hill I. Hill #17	3	25	8.3	0	0

BAL

BUF

1

14

0

2

8

0

3

0

4

21

0

43

0

BAL

Team Stats

BUF

401

Total Yds

49

187

Pass Yds

45

214

Rush Yds

4

71

Total Plays

41

5.6

Yards Per Play

1.2

6.7

Yards Per Pass

1.5

5

Yards Per Rush

0.4

19

1st Downs

4

Punts

7

3

Turnovers

6

2

Interceptions Thrown

4

1

Fumbles Lost

2

6

Penalties

8

9.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

3-1 BAL

BUF 0-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1971 AFC East

Game Summary

Team Stats