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New York Jets 21 at Buffalo Bills 20
Sunday, September 10, 1978
Stadium: Rich Stadium, Start Time: 4:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 59 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 11 mph
Weather: 59 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 11 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (2-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Buffalo Bills (0-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Scoring
| NYJ | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Bills | Charles Romes 85 yard interception return (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Jets | Jerome Barkum 14 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Jets | Derrick Gaffney 36 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4th | Bills | Reuben Gant 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed) | 14 | 13 |
| Bills | Larry Walton 32 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 20 | |
| Jets | Jerome Barkum 3 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 20 |
Team Stats
| NYJ | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-117-0 | 25-101-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-26-196-3-2 | 20-32-222-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-25 | 1-9 |
| Net pass yards | 171 | 213 |
| Total yards | 288 | 314 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-40 | 9-76 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Derrick Gaffney | NYJ | 5 | 108 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Richard Todd | NYJ | 14 | 26 | 196 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 5 | -10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kevin Long | NYJ | 14 | 75 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 5 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Scott Dierking | NYJ | 12 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Wesley Walker | NYJ | 2 | 38 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Jerome Barkum | NYJ | 2 | 17 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Clark Gaines | NYJ | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 20 | 32 | 222 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 | ||||
| Reuben Gant | BUF | 6 | 100 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Terry Miller | BUF | 16 | 71 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Dennis D. Johnson | BUF | 7 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Larry Walton | BUF | 2 | 39 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Leonard Willis | BUF | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Frank Lewis | BUF | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Lou Piccone | BUF | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shafer Suggs | NYJ | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mario Clark | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Levenseller | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Moody | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charles Romes | BUF | 1 | 85 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Chuck Ramsey | NYJ | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rusty Jackson | BUF | 9 | 329 | 36.6 | 0 | ||||