| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 6, 1981 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79754 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 69 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 28 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 19 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 14 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roosevelt Leaks 1 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 44 | FB | Tom Newton |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 56 | LLB | Lance Mehl |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 55 | RLB | Ron Crosby |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 26 | RCB | Donald Dykes |
| 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 |
| 76 | 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 York Jets | |||||
| Richard Todd | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenny Lewis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 14t | 1 |
| Roland Hooks | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 2 | 138 | 5.5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 45.1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 254 | 10.6 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 108.7 |
| Matt Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 46 | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Darrol Ray | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mario Clark | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 8 | 313 | 39.1 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Kenny Lewis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Steve Stephens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Ron Crosby | 1.0 |
| Joe Klecko | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Lucius Sanford | 1.0 |
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