| Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 18, 1979 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 39679 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 51 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Tom Birney 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 37 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 34 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | James Lofton 34 pass from David Whitehurst (Tom Birney kick failed) | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Tom Birney 32 FG | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 31 FG | 12 | 9 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 32 FG | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mike Collier 1 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 12 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 89 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 79 | LOT | Mark Koncar |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 26 | FB | Eric Torkelson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 73 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 99 | RDT | Charles Johnson |
| 90 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 59 | LLB | John Anderson |
| 50 | MLB | Rich Wingo |
| 53 | RLB | Mike Douglass |
| 38 | LCB | Estus Hood |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Eric Torkelson | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Terdell Middleton | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Nate Simpson | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Mike Collier | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 3 | 205 | 7.9 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 49.8 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 0 | 226 | 8.1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 86.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Paul Coffman | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | |
| James Lofton | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 1 | |
| Eric Torkelson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Terdell Middleton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lou Piccone | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Danny Fulton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jeff Nixon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Johnnie Gray | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Aundra Thompson | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 25 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Earl Edwards | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Mike Kadish | 1.0 |
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