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. Sept. 19 1976 — Oilers 13, Bills 3 — A crowd of 61,384 at Rich Stadium watched the Bills manage only 168 total yards and a single Benny Ricardo field goal in dropping their second consecutive home game at the start of a 2-12 season. O.J. Simpson, having demanded a preseason trade during a contract squabble with Ralph Wilson, had 38 yards rushing, and Joe Ferguson passed for 90 yards before getting benched for rookie Gary Marangi late in the game. Ricardo, a rookie signed during the week after John Leypoldt missed three field goal attempts in the opening loss to the Dolphin

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