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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Buffalo Bills at New York Jets - October 8th, 1978
Buffalo Bills 14 at New York Jets 45
Sunday, October 8, 1978
Buffalo Bills 14, New York Jets 45| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (2-4-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New York Jets (3-3-0) | 14 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
Scoring
| BUF | NYJ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NYJ | Kevin Long 5 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NYJ | Burgess Owens 40 yard interception return (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| BUF | Reuben Gant 16 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd | NYJ | Kevin Long 16 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 21 |
| NYJ | Kevin Long 3 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 28 | |
| NYJ | Bruce Harper 82 yard punt return (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 35 | |
| 3rd | NYJ | Derrick Gaffney 18 yard pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 42 |
| NYJ | Pat Leahy 38 yard field goal | 7 | 45 | |
| 4th | BUF | Bob Chandler 15 yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 45 |
Team Stats
| BUF | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-137-0 | 45-231-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-28-185-2-2 | 4-10-66-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 185 | 47 |
| Total yards | 322 | 278 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-78 | 6-35 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Terry Miller | BUF | 12 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 52 | ||||||
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 10 | 24 | 140 | 1 | 2 | 52 | ||||||||
| Dennis D. Johnson | BUF | 11 | 59 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 7 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Frank Lewis | BUF | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Reuben Gant | BUF | 2 | 23 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Bill Munson | BUF | 2 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Kevin Long | NYJ | 13 | 91 | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Scott Dierking | NYJ | 11 | 50 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | NYJ | 4 | 9 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerome Barkum | NYJ | 2 | 41 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Darnell Powell | NYJ | 6 | 31 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Derrick Gaffney | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | ||||||
| Clark Gaines | NYJ | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 3 | 16 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Tom Newton | NYJ | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Wesley Walker | NYJ | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Pat Ryan | NYJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
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 | |||
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Moody | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 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 | |||
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Jackson | NYJ | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Burgess Owens | NYJ | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bruce Stephens | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||