Saturday, December 10, 2016

1977 NFL Replay Week 3 Recaps, Standings and League Leaders



Was traveling for work most of the week so I knocked out a week's worth in my hotel room (and maybe a couple in the hotel bar).

New England and San Diego continue to look strong and the Raiders early season roller coaster continues.

1977 Buffalo 14, 1977 Baltimore 33
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Buffalo
7

0

7

0

0

14
1977 Baltimore
0

12

7

14

0

33
Game Story
In a good game Baltimore defeated Buffalo by the score of 33 to 14. Bert Jones passed 32 times for 292 yards adding a touchdown. Lydell Mitchell ran the ball 18 times for 100 yards. Baltimore controlled all phases of the game. They out-ran Buffalo 210 to 143 yards, and out-passed them 292 to 123 yards. Baltimore led at halftime 12 to 7. They led after three quarters 19 to 14.


1977 Cincinnati 7, 1977 San Diego 30
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Cincinnati
0

7

0

0

0

7
1977 San Diego
7

10

7

6

0

30
Game Story
Dan Fouts was the star of the game as San Diego smoked Cincinnati by the score of 30 to 7. Fouts threw for 301 yards and 2 touchdowns. Joe Washington carried the ball 12 times for 52 yards. San Diego was in complete control of the action. They out-ran Cincinnati 100 to 26 yards, and out-passed them 301 to 235 yards. They controlled the ball for 37:36. San Diego led at halftime 17 to 7.


1977 Denver 35, 1977 Seattle 3
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Denver
7

21

7

0

0

35
1977 Seattle
0

0

3

0

0

3
Game Story
In an easy win the visiting team from Denver smoked Seattle by the score of 35 to 3. Craig Morton passed 12 times for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns. Denver was clutch on third down, converting on 9 of 17 opportunities. They was in complete control of the action. They out-ran Seattle 142 to 81 yards, and out-passed them 170 to 51 yards. Denver controlled the ball for 34:15. Denver led after three quarters 35 to 3.


1977 Green Bay 22, 1977 Minnesota 19
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Green Bay
0

7

0

15

0

22
1977 Minnesota
0

0

13

6

0

19
Game Story
In a back-and-forth game the visiting team from Green Bay defeated Minnesota by the score of 22 to 19. Barty Smith rushed the ball 13 times for 51 yards and added a touchdown. Green Bay was in control on third down, converting on 6 of 11 opportunities. The biggest play of the game was a touchdown pass to Steve Odom that covered 66 yards with 5:02 left in the 4th quarter. Minnesota led after three quarters 13 to 7. Fran Tarkenton passed 38 times for 270 yards with a touchdown for Minnesota.


1977 Houston 19, 1977 Miami 26
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Houston
7

9

0

3

0

19
1977 Miami
6

3

10

7

0

26
Game Story
In a tightly fought contest Miami beat Houston by the score of 26 to 19. Miami had 170 yards passing and 73 yards running for the game. Houston was on top at the half 16 to 9. Miami led after three quarters 19 to 16. Houston out-rushed 0 130 to 73 yards.


1977 New England 31, 1977 New York AFC 3
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 New England
0

10

7

14

0

31
1977 New York AFC
0

3

0

0

0

3
Game Story
Sam "Bam" Cunningham was fantastic as the visiting team from New England smoked New York AFC by the score of 31 to 3. Cunningham rushed for 119 yards scoring 2 times. Steve Grogan passed 26 times for 234 yards with a touchdown. New England controlled the action both on the ground and in the air. They out-ran New York AFC 164 to 84 yards, and out-passed them 234 to 86 yards. New England led at halftime 10 to 3.


1977 New Orleans 34, 1977 Chicago 41
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 New Orleans
7

7

20

0

0

34
1977 Chicago
6

8

10

17

0

41
Game Story
The hometown fans enjoyed a stirring fourth quarter comeback, as Chicago defeated New Orleans by the score of 41 to 34. Bob Avellini passed 19 times for 236 yards and 4 touchdowns. Walter Payton ran the ball 24 times for 152 yards and added a touchdown. Chicago won the air battle out-passing New Orleans 236 to 121 yards. The fans were brought to their feet by a touchdown pass to James Scott that gained 63 yards with 14:23 left in the 3rd quarter. The game was tied at the half, 14 to 14. New Orleans led after three quarters 34 to 24.


1977 New York NFC 10, 1977 Atlanta 20
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 New York NFC
0

7

0

3

0

10
1977 Atlanta
0

10

7

3

0

20
Game Story
With a solid effort Atlanta beat New York NFC by the score of 20 to 10. Scott Hunter passed 19 times for 139 yards with a touchdown. Atlanta won the air battle out-passing New York NFC 148 to 96 yards. Atlanta took the lead into the locker room at the half 10 to 7.


1977 Oakland 28, 1977 Kansas City 34
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Oakland
7

0

14

7

0

28
1977 Kansas City
0

21

0

7

6

34
Game Story
Mike Livingston was fantastic as Kansas City defeated Oakland by the score of 34 to 28. Livingston connected for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns. Kansas City won the air battle out-passing Oakland 267 to 165 yards. The fans were thrilled by a touchdown pass to Larry Brunson that went for 63 yards with 1:35 into OT. Kansas City led at halftime 21 to 7. The game was tied after three quarters, 21 to 21.


1977 Philadelphia 7, 1977 Detroit 17
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Philadelphia
0

0

0

7

0

7
1977 Detroit
7

3

7

0

0

17
Game Story
With a solid effort Detroit bested Philadelphia by the score of 17 to 7. Detroit won the air battle out-passing Philadelphia 86 to 28 yards.


1977 Pittsburgh 28, 1977 Cleveland 13
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Pittsburgh
0

14

7

7

0

28
1977 Cleveland
3

0

10

0

0

13
Game Story
Terry Bradshaw was locked in as the visitors from Pittsburgh defeated Cleveland by the score of 28 to 13. Bradshaw burned the Cleveland defense for 282 yards and 2 touchdowns. Pittsburgh won the air battle out-passing Cleveland 282 to 98 yards. Pittsburgh was ahead at halftime 14 to 3. They led after three quarters 21 to 13.


1977 San Francisco 24, 1977 Los Angeles 28
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 San Francisco
7

3

7

7

0

24
1977 Los Angeles
0

7

7

14

0

28
Game Story
In a back-and-forth contest that featured a crowd-pleasing fourth quarter comeback Los Angeles defeated San Francisco by the score of 28 to 24. Lawrence McCutcheon led all rushers, carrying the ball 21 times for 99 yards and added a touchdown. Los Angeles controlled the ground game, out-rushing San Francisco 217 to 89 yards. They had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 37:23. The game saw 6 lead changes before Los Angeles finally prevailed. San Francisco led at halftime 10 to 7. They led after three quarters 17 to 14. Jim Plunkett threw 23 times for 242 yards with a touchdown for San Francisco.


1977 St. Louis 21, 1977 Washington 14
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 St. Louis
7

0

14

0

0

21
1977 Washington
7

7

0

0

0

14
Game Story
In a close battle the visiting team from St. Louis defeated Washington by the score of 21 to 14. St. Louis had 136 yards passing and 166 yards running for the game. St. Louis led after three quarters 21 to 14.


1977 Tampa Bay 6, 1977 Dallas 17
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1977 Tampa Bay
3

3

0

0

0

6
1977 Dallas
0

7

0

10

0

17
Game Story
In a good game Dallas defeated Tampa Bay by the score of 17 to 6. Roger Staubach threw 28 times for 131 yards with a touchdown. Tony Dorsett carried the ball 22 times for 100 yards. Dallas controlled the ground game, out-rushing Tampa Bay 171 to 94 yards. They controlled the ball for 33:13. Dallas took the lead into the locker room at the half 7 to 6.

League Standings
AFC
AFC Eastern
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak
New England 3 0 0 1.000 104 17 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 Won 3
Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 66 44 1-0 1-1 2-1 0-0 2-0 Won 2
Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 45 54 1-0 1-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 Lost 1
Miami 2 1 0 .667 75 53 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 Won 2
New York AFC 0 3 0 .000 31 66 0-2 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-2 Lost 3
AFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak
Houston 2 1 0 .667 59 55 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-0 Lost 1
Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 65 60 2-0 0-1 2-1 0-0 1-0 Lost 1
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 70 54 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 Won 1
Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 27 93 0-2 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-2 Lost 3
AFC Western
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak
San Diego 3 0 0 1.000 104 35 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 2-0 Won 3
Denver 2 1 0 .667 55 16 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 Won 1
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 43 84 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-1 Lost 2
Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 55 97 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-1 Won 1
Oakland 1 2 0 .333 80 89 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-2 Lost 1
NFC
NFC Eastern
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak
Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 62 27 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 Won 3
St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 31 53 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 Won 1
New York NFC 1 2 0 .333 48 51 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-1 Lost 2
Washington 1 2 0 .333 34 51 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-2 Lost 1
Philadelphia 0 3 0 .000 14 49 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 Lost 3
NFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak
Detroit 3 0 0 1.000 48 21 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 Won 3
Chicago 2 1 0 .667 63 55 1-1 1-0 0-0 2-1 0-1 Won 2
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 38 37 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 Lost 2
Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 43 56 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 Won 1
Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 39 42 0-2 1-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 Lost 1
NFC Western
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak
Los Angeles 3 0 0 1.000 50 37 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 Won 3
New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 61 65 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 Lost 2
Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 39 46 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 Won 1
San Francisco 0 3 0 .000 40 82 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 Lost 3

Player Team Name Passing QB Rating
Bob Griese Miami 112.1
Dan Fouts San Diego 107.6
Greg Landry Detroit 100.0
Steve Grogan New England 99.7
Roger Staubach Dallas 92.9
Scott Hunter Atlanta 84.9
Lynn Dickey Green Bay 84.0
Joe Ferguson Buffalo 76.1
Craig Morton Denver 75.7
Ken Anderson Cincinnati 74.8
Player Team Name Passing TDs
Bob Griese Miami 6
Lynn Dickey Green Bay 5
Roger Staubach Dallas 5
Mike Livingston Kansas City 5
Dan Fouts San Diego 4
Steve Grogan New England 4
Bob Avellini Chicago 4
Archie Manning New Orleans 4
Greg Landry Detroit 3
Ken Anderson Cincinnati 3
Player Team Name Passing Yards
Bert Jones Baltimore 811
Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 621
Archie Manning New Orleans 602
Lynn Dickey Green Bay 594
Pat Haden Los Angeles 555
Fran Tarkenton Minnesota 555
Ken Anderson Cincinnati 529
Dan Pastorini Houston 528
Bob Griese Miami 523
Roger Staubach Dallas 511
Player Team Name Passing Yards Per Pass
Dan Fouts San Diego 8.8
Steve Grogan New England 8.4
Bob Griese Miami 8.3
Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 8.3
Bob Avellini Chicago 8.0
Scott Hunter Atlanta 8.0
Lynn Dickey Green Bay 8.0
Ken Anderson Cincinnati 7.9
Bert Jones Baltimore 7.2
Greg Landry Detroit 7.1
Player Team Name Receiving Average
Gene A. Washington San Francisco 22.0
Johnny Rodgers San Diego 22.0
Roger Carr Baltimore 19.5
Nat Moore Miami 16.0
Harold Jackson Los Angeles 15.7
John Stallworth Pittsburgh 15.4
Roland Hooks Buffalo 14.6
Raymond Chester Baltimore 14.5
Drew Pearson Dallas 14.3
Fred Biletnikoff Oakland 13.1
Player Team Name Receiving Receptions
Lydell Mitchell Baltimore 23
Henry Childs New Orleans 16
Riley Odoms Denver 15
Raymond Chester Baltimore 15
Rickey Young San Diego 15
Chuck Foreman Minnesota 14
Roland Hooks Buffalo 13
Dave Casper Oakland 13
Preston Pearson Dallas 12
Nat Moore Miami 12
Player Team Name Receiving TDs
Steve Odom Green Bay 3
Johnny Rodgers San Diego 3
Drew Pearson Dallas 3
Russ Francis New England 3
Steve Largent Seattle 3
Haven Moses Denver 3
James Scott Chicago 2
Dave Casper Oakland 2
Nat Moore Miami 2
Duriel Harris Miami 2
Player Team Name Receiving Yards
Lydell Mitchell Baltimore 273
Johnny Rodgers San Diego 242
James Scott Chicago 239
Gene A. Washington San Francisco 220
Raymond Chester Baltimore 217
Roger Carr Baltimore 215
Henry Childs New Orleans 199
Nat Moore Miami 192
Roland Hooks Buffalo 190
Duriel Harris Miami 190
Player Team Name Rushing Attempts
Walter Payton Chicago 78
Chuck Foreman Minnesota 69
Tony Dorsett Dallas 66
Lydell Mitchell Baltimore 61
Lawrence McCutcheon Los Angeles 59
Sam "Bam" Cunningham New England 57
Franco Harris Pittsburgh 56
O.J. Simpson Buffalo 51
Greg Pruitt Cleveland 48
Chuck Muncie New Orleans 44
Player Team Name Rushing Average
Mark van Eeghen Oakland 5.8
Pete Johnson Cincinnati 5.7
Ricky L. Bell Tampa Bay 5.6
Sam "Bam" Cunningham New England 5.0
Sherman Smith Seattle 5.0
Chuck Muncie New Orleans 4.9
Tony Dorsett Dallas 4.7
Clarence Davis Oakland 4.6
Lawrence McCutcheon Los Angeles 4.6
Roland Harper Chicago 4.6
Player Team Name Rushing TDs
Sam "Bam" Cunningham New England 6
Mark van Eeghen Oakland 4
Franco Harris Pittsburgh 4
Wendell Tyler Los Angeles 3
Pete Johnson Cincinnati 3
Clarence Davis Oakland 3
Jimmy DuBose Tampa Bay 3
Robert Newhouse Dallas 2
Don Hardeman Houston 2
Don Woods San Diego 2
Player Team Name Rushing Yards
Walter Payton Chicago 359
Tony Dorsett Dallas 312
Sam "Bam" Cunningham New England 286
Lawrence McCutcheon Los Angeles 273
Lydell Mitchell Baltimore 226
Pete Johnson Cincinnati 218
Chuck Muncie New Orleans 217
Mark van Eeghen Oakland 190
Chuck Foreman Minnesota 184
Ricky L. Bell Tampa Bay 184
Player Team Name Special - Interceptions
Bernard Jackson Denver 4
Monte Jackson Los Angeles 3
Emmitt Thomas Kansas City 3
Ray Easterling Atlanta 2
Dick Jauron Detroit 2
Willie Alexander Houston 2
Nelson Munsey Baltimore 2
Marvin Cobb Cincinnati 2
Glen Edwards Pittsburgh 2
Donnie Shell Pittsburgh 2
Player Team Name Special - Kicker Points Scored
Rolf Benirschke San Diego 32
Garo Yepremian Miami 25
Toni Fritsch Houston 23
Fred Steinfort Atlanta 21
John Smith New England 20
Bob R. Thomas Chicago 17
Chris Bahr Cincinnati 17
Toni Linhart Baltimore 16
Ray Wersching San Francisco 16
Rafael Septien Los Angeles 14
Player Team Name Special - Kickoff Return Average
Clarence Chapman New Orleans 41.5
Freddie Solomon Miami 34.8
Raymond Clayborn New England 30.5
Gary Davis Miami 28.9
Dave R. Williams San Francisco 28.8
Rich Mauti New Orleans 28.7
Bruce Harper New York AFC 27.4
Wilbert Montgomery Philadelphia 25.8
John Kimbrough Buffalo 25.6
Karl Farmer Atlanta 24.8
Player Team Name Special - Punt Return Average
Rick Upchurch Denver 27.6
Neal Colzie Oakland 20.7
Bobby Hammond New York NFC 18.2
John Kimbrough Buffalo 14.8
Bruce Harper New York AFC 14.7
Mike Fuller San Diego 13.3
Walter Packer Seattle 12.8
Steve Schubert Chicago 11.9
Isaac Hagins Tampa Bay 11.8
Terry Metcalf St. Louis 11.2
Player Team Name Special - Punting Average
Tom Blanchard New Orleans 45.5
Ray Guy Oakland 44.7
David Beverly Green Bay 44.0
Jeff West San Diego 43.0
Danny White Dallas 42.5
Marv Bateman Buffalo 42.2
Dave Green Tampa Bay 41.8
Cliff Parsley Houston 41.7
Jerrel Wilson Kansas City 41.1
Bob Parsons Chicago 41.1
Player Team Name Special - Sacks
Don Goode San Diego 10
Brad Van Pelt New York NFC 6
Julius Adams New England 6
Fred Dean San Diego 6
Stan White Baltimore 5
John Dutton Baltimore 5
Steve Zabel New England 5
Jack Ham Pittsburgh 4
Isiah Robertson Los Angeles 4
Jack Youngblood Los Angeles 4
Player Team Name Special - Tackles
Terry Beeson Seattle 37
Dick Ambrose Cleveland 35
Joe Federspiel New Orleans 35
Tim Kearney St. Louis 34
Ralph Ortega Atlanta 32
John Ebersole New York AFC 32
Willie Hall Oakland 30
Bill Bergey Philadelphia 29
Jim LeClair Cincinnati 28
Jeff Siemon Minnesota 28

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