In the sunset season for the concrete cathedral so often overflowed with as many as 80,000 passionate patrons, WIVB News 4 Buffalo is taking a daily look back over 400 games played in the Orchard Park stadium’s 52 years.
Oct. 14
1973 — Bills 31, Colts 13 — O.J. Simpson rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, his fifth consecutive game going over 100 yards, and the Bills improved to 4-1 with their third home win in a row. Buffalo’s defense allowed only 203 yards with four takeaways, including interceptions by Dwigh Harrison and Ernie Kellermann. Joe Ferguson threw for only 57 yards with a touchdown pass to Larry Watkins, and the Bills rookie quarterback also rushed for 37 yards and a score. The Bills would lose four of the next five games to spoil their promising start.
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Jonah Bronstein joined the WIVB squad in 2022 as a digital sports reporter. The Buffalonian has covered the Bills, Sabres, Bandits, Bisons, colleges, high schools and other notable sporting events in Western New York since 2005, for publications including The Associated Press, The Buffalo News, and Niagara Gazette. Read more of his work here.
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