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Buffalo Bills 31 at New York Jets 27
Sunday, December 27, 1981
Buffalo Bills 31, New York Jets 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (11-6-0) | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| New York Jets (10-6-1) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Scoring
| BUF | NYJ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BUF | Charles Romes 26 yard fumble return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BUF | Frank Lewis 50 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| BUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 29 yard field goal | 17 | 0 | |
| 2nd | BUF | Frank Lewis 26 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 24 | 0 |
| NYJ | Mickey Shuler 30 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 7 | |
| NYJ | Pat Leahy 26 yard field goal | 24 | 10 | |
| 3rd | NYJ | Pat Leahy 19 yard field goal | 24 | 13 |
| 4th | BUF | Joe Cribbs 45 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 31 | 13 |
| NYJ | Bobby Jones 30 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 20 | |
| NYJ | Kevin Long 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) | 31 | 27 |
Team Stats
| BUF | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 22-91-1 | 22-71-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-34-268-2-4 | 28-50-377-2-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-38 | 5-29 |
| Net pass yards | 230 | 348 |
| Total yards | 321 | 419 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-62 | 6-55 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Frank Lewis | BUF | 7 | 158 | 2 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Joe Cribbs | BUF | 15 | 83 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 17 | 34 | 268 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Roosevelt Leaks | BUF | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Mark Brammer | BUF | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Butler | BUF | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Richard Todd | NYJ | 28 | 51 | 377 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Mickey Shuler | NYJ | 6 | 116 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Derrick Gaffney | NYJ | 4 | 64 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Bobby Jones | NYJ | 4 | 64 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Scott Dierking | NYJ | 7 | 52 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Jerome Barkum | NYJ | 2 | 41 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Freeman McNeil | NYJ | 12 | 32 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Kevin Long | NYJ | 8 | 28 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Wesley Walker | NYJ | 3 | 24 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Tom Newton | NYJ | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Rufus Bess | BUF | 1 | 49 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
| Ken Jones | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lou Piccone | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Robb Riddick | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Charles Romes | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Simpson | BUF | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Phil Villapiano | BUF | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Greg Buttle | NYJ | 2 | 40 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Donald Dykes | NYJ | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Fields | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Jerry Holmes | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Kurt Sohn | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||
| Richard Todd | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills Starting Lineup
| Joe Ferguson | QB |
| Joe Cribbs | RB |
| Roosevelt Leaks | FB |
| Frank Lewis | WR |
| Jerry Butler | WR |
| Mark Brammer | TE |
| Ken Jones | LT |
| Tom Lynch | LG |
| Will Grant | C |
| Jon Borchardt | RG |
| Joe Devlin | RT |
| Ben Williams | LDE |
| Fred Smerlas | NT |
| Sherman White | RDE |
| Lucius Sanford | LOLB |
| Jim Haslett | LILB |
| Phil Villapiano | RILB |
| Isiah Robertson | ROLB |
| Mario Clark | LCB |
| Charles Romes | RCB |
| Steve Freeman | SS |
| Bill Simpson | FS |
New York Jets Starting Lineup
| Richard Todd | QB |
| Freeman McNeil | RB |
| Tom Newton | FB |
| Derrick Gaffney | WR |
| Wesley Walker | WR |
| Jerome Barkum | TE |
| Chris Ward | LT |
| Randy Rasmussen | LG |
| Joe Fields | C |
| Dan Alexander | RG |
| Marvin Powell | RT |
| Mark Gastineau | LDE |
| Abdul Salaam | LDT |
| Marty Lyons | RDT |
| Joe Klecko | RDE |
| Greg Buttle | LLB |
| Stan Blinka | MLB |
| Lance Mehl | RLB |
| Donald Dykes | LCB |
| Jerry Holmes | RCB |
| Ken Schroy | SS |
| Darrol Ray | FS |