Bills 10, Chiefs 14 Box Score, Dec 3, 1978

December 3, 1978

Buffalo BillsBUF · 5-11BUF5-1110

Final

Kansas City ChiefsKC · 4-12KC4-12

Top performers

Quarterbacks

JFJoe Ferguson

BUF

C/ATT: 14/25
YDS: 207
TD: 1
INT: 3
RTG: 57.0

MLMike Livingston

C/ATT: 12/21
YDS: 99
TD: 1
INT: 1
RTG: 65.4

JFJoe FergusonQB207YDS14/25 · 1 TD · 3 INTPassing yardsMLMike LivingstonQB99YDS12/21 · 1 TD · 1 INT
TMTerry MillerRB57YDS15 CARRushing yardsTRTony ReedRB97YDS16 CAR
FLFrank LewisWR126YDS7 REC · 1 TDReceiving yardsHMHenry MarshallWR40YDS3 REC
FLFrank LewisWR1TD1 receivingTouchdownsTMTed McKnightRB1TD1 rushing

Game flow

KC+100+10BUF

Biggest lead BUF by 3 · KC by 7 · 2 lead changes

Team stats

BUF

343Total yards340
207Passing yards99
136Rushing yards241
3Turnovers1

5.8Yards per play5.2
5:06Time of possession4:06
14First downs17
6/133rd down8/16
0/04th down1/3
1Red zone trips5
4-29Penalties7-47

1978 AFC Standings

	W-L-T	PCT
1PISteelers	14-2-0	.875
2MIDolphins	11-5-0	.688
3NEPatriots	11-5-0	.688
4DEBroncos	10-6-0	.625
5OARaiders	9-7-0	.563
6SDChargers	9-7-0	.563
7SESeahawks	9-7-0	.563
8CLBrowns	8-8-0	.500
9NYJets	8-8-0	.500
10BUBills	5-11-0	.313
11INColts	5-11-0	.313
12CIBengals	4-12-0	.250
13KCChiefs	4-12-0	.250

Drives

BUF goalKC goal

Passing

Bills


JFJoe FergusonQB	14/25	207	8.3	1	3	0	57.0
Team	14/25	207	8.3	1	3	0	57.0

Chiefs


MLMike LivingstonQB	12/21	99	4.7	1	1	0	65.4
Team	12/21	99	4.7	1	1	0	65.4

Rushing

Bills


TMTerry MillerRB	15	57	3.8
CBCurtis BrownRB	10	45	4.5
RHRoland HooksRB	7	19	2.7
RGReuben GantTE	1	14	14.0
JFJoe FergusonQB	1	1	1.0
Team	34	136	4.0

Chiefs


TRTony ReedRB	16	97	6.1	0
AMArnold MorgadoRB	20	78	3.9	0
TMTed McKnightRB	8	63	7.9	1
MLMike LivingstonQB	3	3	1.0	0
Team	47	241	5.1	1

Receiving

Bills


FLFrank LewisWR	7	11	126	18.0	1
BCBob ChandlerWR	2	3	48	24.0	0
RHRoland HooksRB	3	4	21	7.0	0
LPLou PicconeWR	1	1	9	9.0	0
CBCurtis BrownRB	1	2	3	3.0	0
TMTerry MillerRB	—	1	—	—	—
RGReuben GantTE	—	1	—	—	—
Team	14	23	207	14.8	1

Chiefs


HMHenry MarshallWR	3	3	40	13.3	0
MLMacArthur LaneRB	3	5	23	7.7	0
TRTony ReedRB	2	3	22	11.0	0
AMArnold MorgadoRB	1	1	8	8.0	0
WWWalter WhiteTE	2	4	6	3.0	1
LDLarry DorseyWR	—	3	—	—	—
TMTed McKnightRB	1	2	0	0.0	0
Team	12	21	99	8.3	1

Q1 · BUF 0–7 KC · KC leads 7–0

ZA15:00Zenon Andrusyshyn kicks off 57 yards, returned by Keith Moody for 9 yards (tackle by Ed Beckman)BUF 0
KC 0

BUFfumble2 plays · 6 yards

TMTerry Miller middle for 5 yards (tackle by Gary Spani)BUF 0
KC 0
CBFUMCurtis Brown right for 1 yard. Curtis Brown fumbles, recovered by Gary Green at BUF23BUF 0
KC 0

KCmissed_field_goal7 plays · 19 yards

AM14:09Arnold Morgado left for -1 yards (tackle by Sherman White)BUF 0
KC 0
TRTony Reed right for 7 yards (tackle by Tom Graham)BUF 0
KC 0
MLMike Livingston pass complete to Walter White for 3 yards (tackle by Tony Greene)BUF 0
KC 0
AMArnold Morgado middle for 2 yards (tackle by Tom Graham)BUF 0
KC 0
TRTony Reed right for 2 yards (tackle by Dee Hardison)BUF 0
KC 0
AMArnold Morgado middle for 3 yards (tackle by Mike Kadish and Lucius Sanford)BUF 0
KC 0
TRTony Reed right for 3 yards (tackle by Ben Williams)BUF 0
KC 0
JSJan Stenerud 21 yard field goal no good blocked by Lucius SanfordBUF 0
KC 0

BUFpunt3 plays · 5 yards

TM9:37Terry Miller middle for no gain. Penalty on Willie Parker: Offensive Holding, 10 yards (accepted) (no play)BUF 0
KC 0
RHRoland Hooks right tackle for 2 yards (tackle by Gary Spani and Art Still)BUF 0
KC 0
TMTerry Miller middle for 3 yards (tackle by Sylvester Hicks and Art Still)BUF 0
KC 0
RHRoland Hooks left for no gain (tackle by Gary Spani)BUF 0
KC 0
RJRusty Jackson punts 27 yards, muffed catch by Eddie Payton. Eddie Payton fumbles, recovered by Ted Burgmeier at BUF42BUF 0
KC 0

KCtouchdown7 plays · 42 yards · 3:58

AM7:28Arnold Morgado right tackle for 4 yards (tackle by Dee Hardison)BUF 0
KC 0
TMTed McKnight left for 2 yards (tackle by Dee Hardison and Mike Kadish)BUF 0
KC 0
MLMike Livingston pass complete to Arnold Morgado for 8 yards (tackle by Sherman White)BUF 0
KC 0
AMArnold Morgado middle for 2 yards (tackle by Mike Kadish and Sherman White)BUF 0
KC 0
AMArnold Morgado middle for 2 yards (tackle by Lucius Sanford)BUF 0
KC 0
MLMike Livingston scrambles middle for 7 yards (tackle by Mario Clark)BUF 0
KC 0
TMTDTed McKnight left for 17 yards, touchdownBUF 0
KC 6
JS3:30XPJan Stenerud kicks extra point goodBUF 0
KC 7

ZAZenon Andrusyshyn kicks off 65 yards, touchback.BUF 0
KC 7

BUFfumble12 plays · 57 yards

TM3:24Terry Miller right for 8 yards (tackle by Don Parrish)BUF 0
KC 7
CBCurtis Brown right tackle for 1 yard (tackle by Whitney Paul and Art Still)BUF 0
KC 7
TMTerry Miller right for 4 yards (tackle by Gary Green)BUF 0
KC 7
JFJoe Ferguson pass complete to Frank Lewis for 5 yards (tackle by Gary Green)BUF 0
KC 7
TMTerry Miller left for 4 yards (tackle by Sylvester Hicks)BUF 0
KC 7
CBCurtis Brown middle for 4 yards (tackle by Gary Spani)BUF 0
KC 7
TMTerry Miller middle for 12 yards (tackle by Tim Gray)BUF 0
KC 7
JFJoe Ferguson pass complete to Frank Lewis for 7 yards (tackle by Gary Green)BUF 0
KC 7
TMTerry Miller middle for 2 yards (tackle by Tim Gray and Art Still)BUF 0
KC 7

Top performers

Quarterbacks

Game flow

Team stats

1978 AFC Standings

Drives

Passing

Bills

Chiefs

Rushing

Bills

Chiefs

Receiving

Bills

Chiefs

Q1 · BUF 0–7 KC · KC leads 7–0

Chiefs beat Bills 14-10 behind Livingston's 99 passing yards

Players mentioned

Bills at Chiefs

Top performers

Quarterbacks

Game flow

Team stats

1978 AFC Standings

Drives

Passing

Bills

Chiefs

Rushing

Bills

Chiefs

Receiving

Bills

Chiefs

Q1 · BUF 0–7 KC · KC leads 7–0

Chiefs beat Bills 14-10 behind Livingston's 99 passing yards

Players mentioned