| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1983 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79933 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 71 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bruce Harper 11 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 19 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Mark Gastineau EZ opponents fumble recovery (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Danelo 38 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Johnny Hector 22 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 12 pass from Matt Kofler (Joe Danelo kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 42 FG | 34 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 62 | LOG | Joe Pellegrini |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 88 | TE | Tom Coombs |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 45 | FB | Dwayne Crutchfield |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 77 | LDT | Kenny Neil |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 57 | MLB | John Woodring |
| 56 | RLB | Lance Mehl |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 48 | SS | Ken Schroy |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 47 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 73 | ROG | Jon Borchardt |
| 63 | ROT | Justin Cross |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 34 | FB | Booker Moore |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 52 | LILB | Chris Keating |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 62 | ROLB | Ervin Parker |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 27 | FS | Chris Williams |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bruce Harper | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 46 | 0 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Johnny Hector | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Kofler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 1 | 221 | 7.1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 93.6 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Matt Kofler | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 1 | 104 | 5.0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 66.4 |
| Joe Ferguson | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 2 | 100 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 37.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11t | 1 |
| Wesley Walker | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22t | 1 |
| Lam Jones | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 12t | 1 |
| Mark Brammer | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Hunter | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Byron Franklin | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Buttle | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Schroy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Lynn | 0 | 7 | 7L | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 4 | 198 | 49.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Mike Harmon | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Preston Brown | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 49 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Gastineau | 3.0 |
| Kenny Neil | 2.0 |
| Rusty Guilbeau | 1.0 |
| Ben Rudolph | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ervin Parker | 1.0 |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 |
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