| Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1980 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79659 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 47 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 29 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 10 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 36 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Curtis Brown 34 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 2 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 42 FG | 13 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jim Smith |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 74 | LOG | Ray Pinney |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 61 | ROG | Tyrone McGriff |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 38 | RB | Sidney Thornton |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 64 | RDT | Steve Furness |
| 65 | RDE | Tom Beasley |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 24 | 110 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 34t | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 0 | 155 | 5.0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 68.6 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 28 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 93.7 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 212 | 7.6 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 102.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Brammer | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 29t | 2 |
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Duke Fergerson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Robin Cole | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Terry Miller | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 2.0 |
| Fred Smerlas | 1.0 |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
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