| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 68731 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 46 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 30 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 29 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Tom Newton 51 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Tom Newton 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 5 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick blocked) | 17 | 12 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 37 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 12 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 75 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 24 | 19 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 74 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 24 | 26 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 9 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 24 | 33 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Fred Smerlas 13 opponents fumble recovery (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 24 | 40 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Shipp 13 pass from Joe Ferguson (bad snap) | 24 | 46 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 27 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 46 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 21 | FB | Clark Gaines |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 77 | LDT | Joe Pellegrini |
| 73 | RDT | Joe Klecko |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 58 | RLB | Mark Merrill |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 29 | RCB | Johnny Lynn |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | NT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LOLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 57 | ROLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Scott Dierking | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Tom Newton | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 2 | |
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 3 | 168 | 8.0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 71.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 0 | 367 | 12.2 | 75t | 5 | 2 | 19 | 145.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Wesley Walker | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | |
| Derrick Gaffney | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Raba | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 10 | 255 | 25.5 | 4 | |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Shipp | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jeff Nixon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Shane Nelson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Bob Raba | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Joe Klecko | 1.0 |
| Lawrence Pillers | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
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