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. 7

1973 — Bills 27, Eagles 26 — O.J. Simpson had 171 of Buffalo’s 229 yards rushing to counter a Philadelphia ground game that ran for 275 yards, and John Leypoltdt’s 47-yard field goal with four minutes remaining held up as the winning score in the second regular season game in stadium history. Joe Ferugson was 6 of 9 passing for 47 net yards, but the Bills quarterback had a rushing touchdown, as did Simpson. The winless Eagles got 155 yards rushing from Tom Sullivan, and 104 from Norm Bulaich. The Bills improved to 3-1 with the victory.

1979 — Bears 7, Bills 0 — N

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