| Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1979 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 50581 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 72 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 24 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Jones 1 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Curtis Brown 21 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 40 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 37 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mack Alston 4 pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Randy Burke |
| 45 | WR | Mike Siani |
| 89 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 68 | ROT | Jeff Hart |
| 83 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 20 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 36 | FB | Don Hardeman |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 88 | RDT | Herb Orvis |
| 61 | RDE | Mike Ozdowski |
| 54 | LLB | Sanders Shiver |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 30 | LCB | Doug Nettles |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| 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 |
| 90 | RDE | Scott Hutchinson |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Don Hardeman | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Bert Jones | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | 1 | 164 | 6.6 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 52.7 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 0 | 284 | 7.3 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 81.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mack Alston | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Joe Washington | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Randy Burke | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 8 | 158 | 19.8 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 9 | 344 | 38.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Ben Garry | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Nesby Glasgow | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Powell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Fred Cook | 3.0 |
| Herb Orvis | 1.0 |
| Mike Ozdowski | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Shane Nelson | 1.0 |
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