| AFC Divisional Playoff - Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 3, 1981 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 52028 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 65 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roosevelt Leaks 1 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 9 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Joiner 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 22 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Ronnie Smith 50 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 60 | ROT | Dan Audick |
| 88 | TE | Greg McCrary |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 46 | FB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Charles DeJurnett |
| 52 | LLB | Ray Preston |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 27 | FS | Glen Edwards |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 18 | 53 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Manucci | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 3 | 180 | 6.2 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 43.0 |
| Dan Manucci | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 1 | 314 | 8.5 | 50t | 2 | 2 | 13 | 93.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Brammer | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Jefferson | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 45 | 1 |
| Gregg McCrary | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Glen Edwards | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 55 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 52 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Solomon | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Hank Bauer | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Frank Duncan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Sherm White | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Jim Haslett | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 | 10.0 |
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