| Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 27, 1981 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 46418 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 76 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 13 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 9 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mark Brammer 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 23 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 5 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Steve Kreider 16 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Steve Kreider 16 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 40 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 28 FG | 24 | 27 |
| 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 |
| 30 | FB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| 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 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 68 | LOG | Mike Obrovac |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 40 | RB | Charles Alexander |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | NT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LOLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 27 | SS | Bryan Hicks |
| 42 | FS | Mike Fuller |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 18 | 48 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 22 | 85 | 3.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 45 | 25 | 55.6 | 0 | 287 | 6.4 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97.2 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 40 | 28 | 70.0 | 0 | 328 | 8.2 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 119.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 27 | 2 |
| Joe Cribbs | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Cris Collinsworth | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 23 | 1 |
| Steve Kreider | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 23 | 2 |
| Pete Johnson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 3 | 167 | 55.7 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Clarence Chapman | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| David Verser | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ken Johnson | 1.0 |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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