| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1980 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 75092 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 29 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 14 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 12 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 26 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 32 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 23 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 16 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 5 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 13 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 43 | RB | Vagas Ferguson |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 54 | RILB | John Zamberlin |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 30 | SS | Roland James |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 69 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 65 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 45 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 30 | 118 | 3.9 | 19 | 2 |
| Curtis Brown | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 4 | 138 | 4.8 | 26t | 1 | 3 | 29 | 31.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 2 | 176 | 6.3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 25 | 2 |
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bill Matthews | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 8 | 225 | 28.1 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Bill Currier | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Jim Haslett | 1.0 |
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