| AFC Wild Card Playoff - Buffalo Bills at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: December 27, 1981 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 57050 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 36 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Charles Romes 26 opponents fumble recovery (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 50 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 29 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 26 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 30 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 26 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 19 FG | 24 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 45 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 31 | 13 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Jones 30 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 20 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 73 | LOG | Jon Borchardt |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 61 | ROH | Tom Lynch |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 41 | RILB | Phil Villapiano |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 45 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| 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 |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 44 | FB | Tom Newton |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 56 | RLB | Lance Mehl |
| 26 | LCB | Donald Dykes |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 47 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 45t | 1 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Richard Todd | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 4 | 268 | 7.9 | 50t | 2 | 2 | 38 | 56.6 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 51 | 28 | 54.9 | 4 | 377 | 7.4 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 59.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 50t | 2 |
| Joe Cribbs | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Scott Dierking | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 30t | 1 |
| Bobby Jones | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Buttle | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Donald Dykes | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerry Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 50 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Phil Villapiano | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Fred Smerlas | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Rufus Bess | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Sherm White | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Mike Humiston | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mike Kadish | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| New York Jets | ||
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| Joe Klecko | 1.0 | 17.0 |
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