| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 13, 1987 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76718 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 76 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Trumaine Johnson 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 55 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 4 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 29 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chris Burkett 6 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Johnny Hector 2 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Robb Riddick 2 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Johnny Hector 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Robb Riddick 1 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 31 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 86 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 53 | LOT | Jim Sweeney |
| 63 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 64 | C | Guy Bingham |
| 65 | ROG | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROT | Dan Alexander |
| 34 | TE | Johnny Hector |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 43 | FB | Roger Vick |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Marty Lyons |
| 77 | NT | Gerald Nichols |
| 78 | RDE | Barry Bennett |
| 55 | LOLB | Alex Gordon |
| 54 | LILB | Troy Benson |
| 59 | RILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 50 | ROLB | Bob Crable |
| 47 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 26 | LS | Lester Lyles |
| 39 | RS | Harry Hamilton |
| 27 | RCB | Russell Carter |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 85 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 65 | ROG | Tim Vogler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 28 | RB | Greg Bell |
| 35 | FB | Carl Byrum |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Sean McNanie |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 56 | LOLB | Darryl Talley |
| 50 | LILB | Ray Bentley |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 58 | ROLB | Shane Conlan |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 48 | SS | Lawrence Johnson |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 38:03 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 8/18 | 2/2 | 15 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| BUF | 21:57 | 23 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6/12 | 0/1 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 21 | 68 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Nuu Faaola | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 2 |
| Ken O'Brien | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Jennings | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 133 | 3.0 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Bell | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Carl Byrum | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 1 | 276 | 7.9 | 55t | 2 | 4 | 15 | 99.2 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 1 | 276 | 7.9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 99.2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 1 | 305 | 7.3 | 26t | 3 | 2 | 13 | 95.8 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 1 | 305 | 7.3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 95.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mickey Shuler | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Al Toon | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 55t | 1 |
| Johnny Hector | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 276 | 11.5 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg Bell | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Chris Burkett | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 22 | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Carl Byrum | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 305 | 12.2 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bob Crable | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jojo Townsell | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jojo Townsell | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphery | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Alex Gordon | 1.0 |
| Barry Bennett | 0.5 |
| Gerald Nichols | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sean McNanie | 2.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.5 |
| Leon Seals | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |