| Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1981 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 77813 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 16 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roosevelt Leaks 1 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mike Wood 32 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 34 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Roger Carr 6 pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 44 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 45 FG | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Ray Butler 14 pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) | 17 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Ray Butler |
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 69 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 68 | ROT | Jeff Hart |
| 86 | TE | Reese McCall |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 27 | RB | Curtis Dickey |
| 32 | FB | Randy McMillan |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Herb Orvis |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 91 | RDT | Bubba Green |
| 71 | RDE | Mike Ozdowski |
| 55 | LLB | Barry Krauss |
| 52 | MLB | Ed Smith |
| 59 | RLB | Mike Woods |
| 25 | LCB | Nesby Glasgow |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 26 | FS | Kim Anderson |
| 47 | RCB | Larry Braziel |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Curtis Dickey | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Cleveland Franklin | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Zachary Dixon | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Randy McMillan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 17 | 159 | 9.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 1 | 275 | 7.6 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 91.8 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 148 | 5.1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 60.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don McCauley | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Roger Carr | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Curtis Dickey | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Ray Butler | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 38 | 1 |
| Cleveland Franklin | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Zachary Dixon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Randy Burke | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Dave Shula | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Zachary Dixon | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Kim Anderson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Dave Shula | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Byron Franklin | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Mike Ozdowski | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 2.0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1.0 |
| Shane Nelson | 1.0 |
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