| Atlanta Falcons at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 2, 1980 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 57959 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 11 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 13 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 28 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Junior Miller 16 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 50 FG | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 44 FG | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Lynn Cain 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 30 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 80 | TE | Junior Miller |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 21 | HB | Lynn Cain |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 63 | NT | Mike Zele |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LOLB | Al Richardson |
| 51 | LILB | Jim Laughlin |
| 50 | RILB | Buddy Curry |
| 58 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 36 | SS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| 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 |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 9 | 2 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 13t | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 3 | 193 | 8.0 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 55.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 3 | 270 | 7.3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 17 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Duke Fergerson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Al Richardson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Laughlin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 0 | 30 | 30L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 2 | 0 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Anthony Anderson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Keating | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| Jim Haslett | 1.0 |
| Fred Smerlas | 1.0 |
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