Joseph Carlton Ferguson Jr.
Position: QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: April 23, 1950 in Alvin, TX
College: Arkansas (school history)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 3rd round (57th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 80 (366th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1940 to 2011.
Career Passing Touchdown Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | 5 | 1973-10-14 | BUF | BAL | W 31-13 | 2 | 10 | Larry Watkins | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* | |
| 2 | 1973 | 11 | 1973-11-25 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 24-17 | 4 | 37 | Bob Chandler | Trail 10-17 | Tied 17-17 |
| 3 | 1973 | 13 | 1973-12-09 | BUF | NWE | W 37-13 | 3 | 37 | Bob Chandler | Lead 17-6 | Lead 24-6 | |
| 4 | 1973 | 13 | 1973-12-09 | BUF | NWE | W 37-13 | 3 | 6 | Bob Chandler | Lead 27-13 | Lead 34-13 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 5 | 1974 | 1 | 1974-09-16 | BUF | OAK | W 21-20 | 2 | 4 | J.D. Hill | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 6 | 1974 | 1 | 1974-09-16 | BUF | OAK | W 21-20 | 4 | 8 | Ahmad Rashad | Trail 7-13 | Lead 14-13* | |
| 7 | 1974 | 1 | 1974-09-16 | BUF | OAK | W 21-20 | 4 | 13 | Ahmad Rashad | Trail 14-20 | Lead 21-20* | |
| 8 | 1974 | 2 | 1974-09-22 | BUF | MIA | L 16-24 | 4 | 25 | J.D. Hill | Trail 9-21 | Trail 16-21 | |
| 9 | 1974 | 4 | 1974-10-06 | BUF | @ | GNB | W 27-7 | 1 | 9 | Ahmad Rashad | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 10 | 1974 | 5 | 1974-10-13 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 27-14 | 2 | 47 | J.D. Hill | Lead 10-7 | Lead 17-7 |
| 11 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | BUF | NWE | W 30-28 | 1 | 10 | Paul Seymour | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 12 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | BUF | NWE | W 30-28 | 1 | 29 | O.J. Simpson* | Tied 7-7 | Lead 13-7* | |
| 13 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | BUF | NWE | W 30-28 | 2 | 40 | Paul Seymour | Lead 20-14 | Lead 27-14 | |
| 14 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | BUF | @ | NWE | W 29-28 | 2 | 25 | Ahmad Rashad | Trail 6-14 | Trail 12-14 |
| 15 | 1974 | 13 | 1974-12-08 | BUF | @ | NYJ | L 10-20 | 3 | 41 | J.D. Hill | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 16 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-15 | BUF | @ | RAM | L 14-19 | 4 | 55 | J.D. Hill | Trail 7-19 | Trail 14-19 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 17 | 1975 | 1 | 1975-09-21 | BUF | NYJ | W 42-14 | 1 | 3 | Jim Braxton | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | |
| 18 | 1975 | 1 | 1975-09-21 | BUF | NYJ | W 42-14 | 3 | 2 | Paul Seymour | Lead 21-14 | Lead 28-14 | |
| 19 | 1975 | 2 | 1975-09-28 | BUF | @ | PIT | W 30-21 | 3 | 7 | Reuben Gant | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 |
| 20 | 1975 | 2 | 1975-09-28 | BUF | @ | PIT | W 30-21 | 4 | 28 | Bob Chandler | Lead 23-7 | Lead 30-7 |
| 21 | 1975 | 3 | 1975-10-05 | BUF | DEN | W 38-14 | 2 | 19 | Jim Braxton | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 | |
| 22 | 1975 | 3 | 1975-10-05 | BUF | DEN | W 38-14 | 2 | 16 | J.D. Hill | Lead 17-7 | Lead 24-7 | |
| 23 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 38-31 | 2 | 15 | John Holland | Trail 17-21 | Lead 24-21* |
| 24 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 38-31 | 3 | 5 | Jim Braxton | Trail 24-28 | Lead 31-28* |
| 25 | 1975 | 5 | 1975-10-20 | BUF | NYG | L 14-17 | 2 | 13 | J.D. Hill | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | |
| 26 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | BUF | MIA | L 30-35 | 2 | 4 | Bob Chandler | Lead 13-7 | Lead 20-7 | |
| 27 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | BUF | MIA | L 30-35 | 4 | 5 | Bob Chandler | Lead 23-21 | Lead 30-21 | |
| 28 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 24-23 | 1 | 11 | Jim Braxton | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 29 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 24-23 | 3 | 28 | J.D. Hill | Trail 10-23 | Trail 17-23 |
| 30 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 24-23 | 4 | 64 | O.J. Simpson* | Trail 17-23 | Lead 24-23* |
| 31 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | BUF | BAL | L 35-42 | 2 | 22 | O.J. Simpson* | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | |
| 32 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | BUF | BAL | L 35-42 | 2 | 32 | O.J. Simpson* | Lead 14-0 | Lead 21-0 | |
| 33 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | BUF | BAL | L 35-42 | 2 | 19 | Bob Chandler | Lead 21-7 | Lead 28-7 | |
| 34 | 1975 | 9 | 1975-11-17 | BUF | @ | CIN | L 24-33 | 4 | 10 | J.D. Hill | Trail 17-30 | Trail 24-30 |
| 35 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | BUF | NWE | W 45-31 | 1 | 19 | Reuben Gant | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 36 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | BUF | NWE | W 45-31 | 1 | 77 | J.D. Hill | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | |
| 37 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | BUF | NWE | W 45-31 | 3 | 3 | O.J. Simpson* | Trail 24-28 | Lead 31-28* | |
| 38 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | BUF | NWE | W 45-31 | 4 | 3 | O.J. Simpson* | Lead 38-31 | Lead 45-31 | |
| 39 | 1975 | 12 | 1975-12-07 | BUF | @ | MIA | L 21-31 | 3 | 31 | J.D. Hill | Trail 7-24 | Trail 14-24 |
| 40 | 1975 | 12 | 1975-12-07 | BUF | @ | MIA | L 21-31 | 4 | 62 | O.J. Simpson* | Trail 14-24 | Trail 21-24 |
| 41 | 1975 | 13 | 1975-12-14 | BUF | @ | NWE | W 34-14 | 2 | 5 | Bob Chandler | Trail 6-7 | Lead 13-7* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 42 | 1976 | 1 | 1976-09-13 | BUF | MIA | L 21-30 | 2 | 53 | John Holland | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 43 | 1976 | 1 | 1976-09-13 | BUF | MIA | L 21-30 | 2 | 58 | John Holland | Trail 7-14 | Tied 14-14 | |
| 44 | 1976 | 1 | 1976-09-13 | BUF | MIA | L 21-30 | 4 | 12 | Bob Chandler | Trail 14-27 | Trail 21-27 | |
| 45 | 1976 | 3 | 1976-09-26 | BUF | @ | TAM | W 14-9 | 2 | 58 | Bob Chandler | Trail 0-6 | Lead 7-6* |
| 46 | 1976 | 3 | 1976-09-26 | BUF | @ | TAM | W 14-9 | 4 | 15 | Reuben Gant | Trail 7-9 | Lead 14-9* |
| 47 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-10-03 | BUF | KAN | W 50-17 | 1 | 1 | Bob Chandler | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 | |
| 48 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-10-03 | BUF | KAN | W 50-17 | 1 | 5 | Bob Chandler | Lead 10-0 | Lead 16-0 | |
| 49 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-10-03 | BUF | KAN | W 50-17 | 2 | 7 | Bob Chandler | Lead 16-7 | Lead 23-7 | |
| 50 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-17 | BUF | BAL | L 13-31 | 2 | 33 | O.J. Simpson* | Trail 6-10 | Lead 13-10* | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 51 | 1977 | 3 | 1977-10-02 | BUF | @ | BAL | L 14-17 | 2 | 15 | Bob Chandler | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 52 | 1977 | 3 | 1977-10-02 | BUF | @ | BAL | L 14-17 | 4 | 12 | Curtis Brown | Trail 7-17 | Trail 14-17 |
| 53 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-10-09 | BUF | NYJ | L 19-24 | 1 | 4 | Lou Piccone | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 54 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-10-09 | BUF | NYJ | L 19-24 | 4 | 5 | Bob Chandler | Trail 7-17 | Trail 14-17 | |
| 55 | 1977 | 6 | 1977-10-23 | BUF | CLE | L 16-27 | 1 | 38 | Reuben Gant | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 56 | 1977 | 7 | 1977-10-30 | BUF | @ | SEA | L 17-56 | 3 | 38 | John Kimbrough | Trail 3-49 | Trail 10-49 |
| 57 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-11-06 | BUF | @ | NWE | W 24-14 | 1 | 7 | Reuben Gant | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 58 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-11-20 | BUF | NWE | L 7-20 | 3 | 24 | Jim Braxton | Trail 0-6 | Lead 7-6* | |
| 59 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-11-28 | BUF | @ | OAK | L 13-34 | 2 | 29 | John Kimbrough | Trail 3-13 | Trail 10-13 |
| 60 | 1977 | 13 | 1977-12-11 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 14-10 | 2 | 5 | Bob Chandler | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* |
| 61 | 1977 | 13 | 1977-12-11 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 14-10 | 4 | 11 | Bob Chandler | Trail 7-10 | Lead 14-10* |
| 62 | 1977 | 14 | 1977-12-17 | BUF | @ | MIA | L 14-31 | 4 | 11 | Lou Piccone | Trail 0-24 | Trail 7-24 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 63 | 1978 | 2 | 1978-09-10 | BUF | NYJ | L 20-21 | 4 | 11 | Reuben Gant | Trail 7-14 | Trail 13-14 | |
| 64 | 1978 | 2 | 1978-09-10 | BUF | NYJ | L 20-21 | 4 | 32 | Larry Walton | Trail 13-14 | Lead 20-14* | |
| 65 | 1978 | 3 | 1978-09-17 | BUF | @ | MIA | L 24-31 | 4 | 92 | Frank Lewis | Trail 10-24 | Trail 17-24 |
| 66 | 1978 | 3 | 1978-09-17 | BUF | @ | MIA | L 24-31 | 4 | 4 | Roland Hooks | Trail 17-31 | Trail 24-31 |
| 67 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | BUF | BAL | W 24-17 | 1 | 19 | Reuben Gant | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 68 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | BUF | BAL | W 24-17 | 1 | 28 | Frank Lewis | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | |
| 69 | 1978 | 5 | 1978-10-01 | BUF | KAN | W 28-13 | 2 | 20 | Bob Chandler | Trail 0-6 | Lead 7-6* | |
| 70 | 1978 | 5 | 1978-10-01 | BUF | KAN | W 28-13 | 2 | 22 | Bob Chandler | Lead 14-6 | Lead 21-6 | |
| 71 | 1978 | 6 | 1978-10-08 | BUF | @ | NYJ | L 14-45 | 1 | 16 | Reuben Gant | Trail 0-14 | Trail 7-14 |
| 72 | 1978 | 10 | 1978-11-05 | BUF | NWE | L 10-14 | 4 | 11 | Bob Chandler | Trail 3-14 | Trail 10-14 | |
| 73 | 1978 | 11 | 1978-11-12 | BUF | MIA | L 24-25 | 1 | 5 | Reuben Gant | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 74 | 1978 | 11 | 1978-11-12 | BUF | MIA | L 24-25 | 4 | 14 | Frank Lewis | Trail 17-25 | Trail 24-25 | |
| 75 | 1978 | 13 | 1978-11-26 | BUF | NYG | W 41-17 | 4 | 9 | Lou Piccone | Lead 21-17 | Lead 28-17 | |
| 76 | 1978 | 14 | 1978-12-03 | BUF | @ | KAN | L 10-14 | 2 | 40 | Frank Lewis | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 77 | 1978 | 15 | 1978-12-10 | BUF | @ | NWE | L 24-26 | 4 | 21 | Frank Lewis | Trail 17-21 | Lead 24-21* |
| 78 | 1978 | 16 | 1978-12-17 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 21-14 | 3 | 39 | Frank Lewis | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 79 | 1979 | 3 | 1979-09-16 | BUF | @ | SDG | L 19-27 | 1 | 21 | Frank Lewis | Tied 0-0 | Lead 6-0* |
| 80 | 1979 | 3 | 1979-09-16 | BUF | @ | SDG | L 19-27 | 3 | 84 | Curtis Brown | Trail 12-13 | Lead 19-13* |
| 81 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | BUF | NYJ | W 46-31 | 2 | 5 | Jerry Butler | Trail 6-17 | Trail 12-17 | |
| 82 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | BUF | NYJ | W 46-31 | 2 | 75 | Jerry Butler | Trail 12-24 | Trail 19-24 | |
| 83 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | BUF | NYJ | W 46-31 | 3 | 74 | Jerry Butler | Trail 19-24 | Lead 26-24* | |
| 84 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | BUF | NYJ | W 46-31 | 3 | 9 | Jerry Butler | Lead 26-24 | Lead 33-24 | |
| 85 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | BUF | NYJ | W 46-31 | 4 | 13 | Joe Shipp | Lead 40-24 | Lead 46-24 | |
| 86 | 1979 | 5 | 1979-09-30 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 31-13 | 2 | 24 | Frank Lewis | Lead 7-6 | Lead 14-6 |
| 87 | 1979 | 5 | 1979-09-30 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 31-13 | 3 | 47 | Lou Piccone | Lead 14-6 | Lead 21-6 |
| 88 | 1979 | 5 | 1979-09-30 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 31-13 | 3 | 9 | Reuben Gant | Lead 21-6 | Lead 28-6 |
| 89 | 1979 | 8 | 1979-10-21 | BUF | BAL | L 13-14 | 3 | 21 | Curtis Brown | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 90 | 1979 | 9 | 1979-10-28 | BUF | @ | DET | W 20-17 | 4 | 7 | Reuben Gant | Trail 13-17 | Lead 20-17* |
| 91 | 1979 | 11 | 1979-11-11 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 14-12 | 4 | 30 | Curtis Brown | Lead 7-6 | Lead 14-6 |
| 92 | 1979 | 13 | 1979-11-25 | BUF | @ | NWE | W 16-13 | 4 | 11 | Lou Piccone | Trail 6-13 | Tied 13-13 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 93 | 1980 | 1 | 1980-09-07 | BUF | MIA | W 17-7 | 4 | 4 | Roosevelt Leaks | Trail 3-7 | Lead 10-7* | |
| 94 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-21 | BUF | @ | NOR | W 35-26 | 1 | 12 | Frank Lewis | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 95 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-21 | BUF | @ | NOR | W 35-26 | 3 | 18 | Frank Lewis | Trail 14-19 | Lead 21-19* |
| 96 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-21 | BUF | @ | NOR | W 35-26 | 4 | 2 | Mark Brammer | Lead 21-19 | Lead 28-19 |
| 97 | 1980 | 4 | 1980-09-28 | BUF | OAK | W 24-7 | 4 | 21 | Joe Cribbs | Lead 17-7 | Lead 24-7 | |
| 98 | 1980 | 5 | 1980-10-05 | BUF | @ | SDG | W 26-24 | 4 | 9 | Mark Brammer | Trail 12-24 | Trail 19-24 |
| 99 | 1980 | 7 | 1980-10-19 | BUF | @ | MIA | L 14-17 | 4 | 7 | Jerry Butler | Trail 7-17 | Trail 14-17 |
| 100 | 1980 | 8 | 1980-10-26 | BUF | NWE | W 31-13 | 2 | 14 | Frank Lewis | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* | |
| 101 | 1980 | 8 | 1980-10-26 | BUF | NWE | W 31-13 | 2 | 12 | Frank Lewis | Lead 7-3 | Lead 14-3 | |
| 102 | 1980 | 9 | 1980-11-02 | BUF | ATL | L 14-30 | 1 | 11 | Frank Lewis | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 103 | 1980 | 10 | 1980-11-09 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 31-24 | 1 | 6 | Mark Brammer | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 104 | 1980 | 10 | 1980-11-09 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 31-24 | 2 | 3 | Mark Brammer | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 |
| 105 | 1980 | 10 | 1980-11-09 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 31-24 | 4 | 31 | Frank Lewis | Tied 24-24 | Lead 31-24* |
| 106 | 1980 | 11 | 1980-11-16 | BUF | @ | CIN | W 14-0 | 2 | 16 | Jerry Butler | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 107 | 1980 | 12 | 1980-11-23 | BUF | PIT | W 28-13 | 1 | 29 | Jerry Butler | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 108 | 1980 | 12 | 1980-11-23 | BUF | PIT | W 28-13 | 2 | 10 | Jerry Butler | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* | |
| 109 | 1980 | 12 | 1980-11-23 | BUF | PIT | W 28-13 | 4 | 2 | Reuben Gant | Lead 21-10 | Lead 28-10 | |
| 110 | 1980 | 13 | 1980-11-30 | BUF | @ | BAL | L 24-28 | 2 | 12 | Ron Jessie | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 |
| 111 | 1980 | 13 | 1980-11-30 | BUF | @ | BAL | L 24-28 | 4 | 7 | Jerry Butler | Trail 17-28 | Trail 24-28 |
| 112 | 1980 | 16 | 1980-12-21 | BUF | @ | SFO | W 18-13 | 1 | 10 | Jerry Butler | Tied 0-0 | Lead 6-0* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 113 | 1981 | 1 | 1981-09-06 | BUF | NYJ | W 31-0 | 2 | 28 | Joe Cribbs | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 | |
| 114 | 1981 | 1 | 1981-09-06 | BUF | NYJ | W 31-0 | 3 | 19 | Jerry Butler | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 | |
| 115 | 1981 | 2 | 1981-09-13 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 35-3 | 1 | 33 | Joe Cribbs | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 116 | 1981 | 2 | 1981-09-13 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 35-3 | 2 | 54 | Jerry Butler | Lead 7-3 | Lead 14-3 |
| 117 | 1981 | 2 | 1981-09-13 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 35-3 | 2 | 5 | Mark Brammer | Lead 14-3 | Lead 21-3 |
| 118 | 1981 | 2 | 1981-09-13 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 35-3 | 3 | 3 | Buster Barnett | Lead 21-3 | Lead 28-3 |
| 119 | 1981 | 3 | 1981-09-17 | BUF | PHI | L 14-20 | 2 | 20 | Frank Lewis | Trail 7-10 | Lead 14-10* | |
| 120 | 1981 | 4 | 1981-09-27 | BUF | @ | CIN | L 24-27 | 2 | 9 | Frank Lewis | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 121 | 1981 | 4 | 1981-09-27 | BUF | @ | CIN | L 24-27 | 2 | 4 | Mark Brammer | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* |
| 122 | 1981 | 4 | 1981-09-27 | BUF | @ | CIN | L 24-27 | 4 | 5 | Frank Lewis | Lead 14-10 | Lead 21-10 |
| 123 | 1981 | 5 | 1981-10-04 | BUF | BAL | W 23-17 | 1 | 16 | Jerry Butler | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 124 | 1981 | 6 | 1981-10-12 | BUF | MIA | W 31-21 | 1 | 28 | Jerry Butler | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 | |
| 125 | 1981 | 6 | 1981-10-12 | BUF | MIA | W 31-21 | 2 | 65 | Joe Cribbs | Lead 17-7 | Lead 24-7 | |
| 126 | 1981 | 6 | 1981-10-12 | BUF | MIA | W 31-21 | 2 | 25 | Jerry Butler | Lead 24-7 | Lead 31-7 | |
| 127 | 1981 | 7 | 1981-10-18 | BUF | @ | NYJ | L 14-33 | 2 | 23 | Frank Lewis | Trail 0-6 | Lead 7-6* |
| 128 | 1981 | 7 | 1981-10-18 | BUF | @ | NYJ | L 14-33 | 3 | 67 | Jerry Butler | Trail 7-20 | Trail 14-20 |
| 129 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | BUF | CLE | W 22-13 | 1 | 58 | Joe Cribbs | Tied 0-0 | Lead 6-0* | |
| 130 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | BUF | CLE | W 22-13 | 2 | 15 | Joe Cribbs | Lead 6-0 | Lead 13-0 | |
| 131 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | BUF | CLE | W 22-13 | 4 | 60 | Joe Cribbs | Lead 15-13 | Lead 22-13 | |
| 132 | 1981 | 10 | 1981-11-09 | BUF | @ | DAL | L 14-27 | 1 | 16 | Jerry Butler | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 133 | 1981 | 12 | 1981-11-22 | BUF | NWE | W 20-17 | 2 | 11 | Roland Hooks | Trail 6-7 | Lead 13-7* | |
| 134 | 1981 | 12 | 1981-11-22 | BUF | NWE | W 20-17 | 4 | 36 | Roland Hooks | Trail 13-17 | Lead 20-17* | |
| 135 | 1981 | 13 | 1981-11-29 | BUF | WAS | W 21-14 | 1 | 21 | Jerry Butler | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 136 | 1981 | 15 | 1981-12-13 | BUF | @ | NWE | W 19-10 | 1 | 39 | Joe Cribbs | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 137 | 1982 | 1 | 1982-09-12 | BUF | KAN | W 14-9 | 1 | 20 | Frank Lewis | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* | |
| 138 | 1982 | 1 | 1982-09-12 | BUF | KAN | W 14-9 | 2 | 6 | Jerry Butler | Lead 7-6 | Lead 14-6 | |
| 139 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-16 | BUF | MIN | W 23-22 | 2 | 6 | Frank Lewis | Trail 0-19 | Trail 7-19 | |
| 140 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-16 | BUF | MIN | W 23-22 | 3 | 4 | Jerry Butler | Trail 7-19 | Trail 13-19 | |
| 141 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-16 | BUF | MIN | W 23-22 | 4 | 11 | Jerry Butler | Trail 16-22 | Lead 23-22* | |
| 142 | 1982 | 5 | 1982-12-05 | BUF | @ | GNB | L 21-33 | 4 | 8 | Mark Brammer | Trail 7-30 | Trail 14-30 |
| 143 | 1982 | 9 | 1983-01-02 | BUF | @ | NWE | L 19-30 | 2 | 22 | Jerry Butler | Lead 7-3 | Lead 13-3 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 144 | 1983 | 2 | 1983-09-11 | BUF | @ | CIN | W 10-6 | 3 | 14 | Jerry Butler | Tied 3-3 | Lead 10-3* |
| 145 | 1983 | 3 | 1983-09-18 | BUF | BAL | W 28-23 | 2 | 3 | Joe Cribbs | Trail 0-6 | Lead 7-6* | |
| 146 | 1983 | 3 | 1983-09-18 | BUF | BAL | W 28-23 | 4 | 27 | Frank Lewis | Trail 14-16 | Lead 21-16* | |
| 147 | 1983 | 3 | 1983-09-18 | BUF | BAL | W 28-23 | 4 | 2 | Joe Cribbs | Trail 21-23 | Lead 28-23* | |
| 148 | 1983 | 4 | 1983-09-25 | BUF | HOU | W 30-13 | 2 | 7 | Jerry Butler | Lead 7-3 | Lead 13-3 | |
| 149 | 1983 | 4 | 1983-09-25 | BUF | HOU | W 30-13 | 4 | 19 | Frank Lewis | Lead 16-13 | Lead 23-13 | |
| 150 | 1983 | 6 | 1983-10-09 | BUF | @ | MIA | W 38-35 | 1 | 9 | Byron Franklin | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 151 | 1983 | 6 | 1983-10-09 | BUF | @ | MIA | W 38-35 | 2 | 30 | Byron Franklin | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 |
| 152 | 1983 | 6 | 1983-10-09 | BUF | @ | MIA | W 38-35 | 3 | 11 | Booker Moore | Tied 14-14 | Lead 21-14* |
| 153 | 1983 | 6 | 1983-10-09 | BUF | @ | MIA | W 38-35 | 4 | 4 | Joe Cribbs | Tied 21-21 | Lead 28-21* |
| 154 | 1983 | 6 | 1983-10-09 | BUF | @ | MIA | W 38-35 | 4 | 1 | Joe Cribbs | Trail 28-35 | Tied 35-35 |
| 155 | 1983 | 7 | 1983-10-16 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 30-7 | 1 | 14 | Joe Cribbs | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 156 | 1983 | 7 | 1983-10-16 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 30-7 | 2 | 4 | Mark Brammer | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* |
| 157 | 1983 | 7 | 1983-10-16 | BUF | @ | BAL | W 30-7 | 2 | 20 | Frank Lewis | Lead 14-7 | Lead 21-7 |
| 158 | 1983 | 9 | 1983-10-30 | BUF | NOR | W 27-21 | 1 | 15 | Jerry Butler | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 159 | 1983 | 9 | 1983-10-30 | BUF | NOR | W 27-21 | 2 | 40 | Tony Hunter | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 | |
| 160 | 1983 | 9 | 1983-10-30 | BUF | NOR | W 27-21 | 2 | 22 | Mike Mosley | Lead 14-0 | Lead 20-0 | |
| 161 | 1983 | 9 | 1983-10-30 | BUF | NOR | W 27-21 | 3 | 8 | Mike Mosley | Lead 20-7 | Lead 27-7 | |
| 162 | 1983 | 10 | 1983-11-06 | BUF | @ | NWE | L 7-21 | 4 | 1 | Mark Brammer | Trail 0-21 | Trail 7-21 |
| 163 | 1983 | 11 | 1983-11-13 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 24-17 | 3 | 10 | Mike Mosley | Trail 0-14 | Trail 7-14 |
| 164 | 1983 | 11 | 1983-11-13 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 24-17 | 3 | 19 | Byron Franklin | Trail 7-14 | Tied 14-14 |
| 165 | 1983 | 11 | 1983-11-13 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 24-17 | 4 | 33 | Joe Cribbs | Tied 17-17 | Lead 24-17* |
| 166 | 1983 | 13 | 1983-11-27 | BUF | @ | RAM | L 17-41 | 2 | 15 | Tony Hunter | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| 167 | 1983 | 13 | 1983-11-27 | BUF | @ | RAM | L 17-41 | 3 | 43 | Byron Franklin | Trail 7-21 | Trail 14-21 |
| 168 | 1983 | 14 | 1983-12-04 | BUF | @ | KAN | W 14-9 | 2 | 17 | Perry Tuttle | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 169 | 1983 | 16 | 1983-12-18 | BUF | @ | ATL | L 14-31 | 2 | 13 | Perry Tuttle | Trail 0-17 | Trail 7-17 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 170 | 1984 | 1 | 1984-09-02 | BUF | NWE | L 17-21 | 3 | 8 | Preston Dennard | Trail 3-21 | Trail 10-21 | |
| 171 | 1984 | 1 | 1984-09-02 | BUF | NWE | L 17-21 | 4 | 9 | Tony Hunter | Trail 10-21 | Trail 17-21 | |
| 172 | 1984 | 2 | 1984-09-09 | BUF | @ | STL | L 7-37 | 3 | 22 | Preston Dennard | Trail 0-31 | Trail 7-31 |
| 173 | 1984 | 3 | 1984-09-17 | BUF | MIA | L 17-21 | 4 | 37 | Julius Dawkins | Trail 10-21 | Trail 17-21 | |
| 174 | 1984 | 4 | 1984-09-23 | BUF | NYJ | L 26-28 | 1 | 1 | Van Williams | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 | |
| 175 | 1984 | 4 | 1984-09-23 | BUF | NYJ | L 26-28 | 4 | 31 | Julius Dawkins | Trail 19-28 | Trail 26-28 | |
| 176 | 1984 | 7 | 1984-10-14 | BUF | @ | SEA | L 28-31 | 3 | 50 | Byron Franklin | Trail 14-24 | Trail 21-24 |
| 177 | 1984 | 7 | 1984-10-14 | BUF | @ | SEA | L 28-31 | 4 | 3 | Preston Dennard | Trail 21-24 | Lead 28-24* |
| 178 | 1984 | 11 | 1984-11-11 | BUF | @ | NWE | L 10-38 | 1 | 68 | Preston Dennard | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 179 | 1984 | 12 | 1984-11-18 | BUF | DAL | W 14-3 | 4 | 3 | Greg Bell | Lead 7-3 | Lead 14-3 | |
| 180 | 1984 | 13 | 1984-11-25 | BUF | @ | WAS | L 14-41 | 2 | 8 | Byron Franklin | Trail 0-24 | Trail 7-24 |
| 181 | 1984 | 13 | 1984-11-25 | BUF | @ | WAS | L 14-41 | 3 | 36 | Preston Dennard | Trail 7-27 | Trail 14-27 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 182 | 1985 | 5 | 1985-10-06 | DET | @ | GNB | L 10-43 | 4 | 13 | Alvin Moore | Trail 3-43 | Trail 10-43 |
| 183 | 1985 | 15 | 1985-12-15 | DET | GNB | L 23-26 | 4 | 30 | Leonard Thompson | Trail 17-23 | Tied 23-23 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 184 | 1986 | 11 | 1986-11-16 | DET | @ | PHI | W 13-11 | 1 | 72 | Jeff Chadwick | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |
| 185 | 1986 | 12 | 1986-11-23 | DET | @ | TAM | W 38-17 | 2 | 4 | Leonard Thompson | Lead 7-3 | Lead 14-3 |
| 186 | 1986 | 12 | 1986-11-23 | DET | @ | TAM | W 38-17 | 3 | 18 | Jeff Chadwick | Lead 14-10 | Lead 21-10 |
| 187 | 1986 | 13 | 1986-11-27 | DET | GNB | L 40-44 | 2 | 23 | Jeff Chadwick | Trail 13-23 | Trail 20-23 | |
| 188 | 1986 | 13 | 1986-11-27 | DET | GNB | L 40-44 | 3 | 20 | Jimmie Giles | Tied 23-23 | Lead 30-23* | |
| 189 | 1986 | 13 | 1986-11-27 | DET | GNB | L 40-44 | 3 | 10 | Carl Bland | Lead 30-23 | Lead 37-23 | |
| 190 | 1986 | 14 | 1986-12-07 | DET | @ | PIT | L 17-27 | 3 | 1 | Jeff Chadwick | Tied 10-10 | Lead 17-10* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 191 | 1988 | 9 | 1988-10-30 | TAM | MIA | L 14-17 | 4 | 5 | Lars Tate | Trail 0-17 | Trail 7-17 | |
| 192 | 1988 | 9 | 1988-10-30 | TAM | MIA | L 14-17 | 4 | 27 | Bruce Hill | Trail 7-17 | Trail 14-17 | |
| 193 | 1988 | 12 | 1988-11-20 | TAM | CHI | L 15-27 | 4 | 7 | Frank Pillow | Trail 8-27 | Trail 15-27 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 194 | 1989 | 15 | 1989-12-17 | TAM | @ | DET | L 7-33 | 4 | 69 | Mark Carrier | Trail 0-33 | Trail 7-33 |
| 195 | 1989 | 16 | 1989-12-24 | TAM | PIT | L 22-31 | 1 | 7 | Mark Carrier | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 | |
| 196 | 1989 | 16 | 1989-12-24 | TAM | PIT | L 22-31 | 4 | 39 | Mark Carrier | Trail 15-31 | Trail 22-31 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | 15 | 1974-12-22 | BUF | @ | PIT | L 14-32 | 1 | 22 | Paul Seymour | Trail 0-3 | Lead 7-3* |
| 2 | 1974 | 15 | 1974-12-22 | BUF | @ | PIT | L 14-32 | 3 | 3 | O.J. Simpson* | Trail 7-29 | Trail 14-29 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 3 | 1980 | 17 | 1981-01-03 | BUF | @ | SDG | L 14-20 | 2 | 9 | Frank Lewis | Lead 7-3 | Lead 14-3 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 4 | 1981 | 17 | 1981-12-27 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 31-27 | 1 | 50 | Frank Lewis | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 |
| 5 | 1981 | 17 | 1981-12-27 | BUF | @ | NYJ | W 31-27 | 2 | 26 | Frank Lewis | Lead 17-0 | Lead 24-0 |
| 6 | 1981 | 18 | 1982-01-03 | BUF | @ | CIN | L 21-28 | 4 | 21 | Jerry Butler | Trail 14-21 | Tied 21-21 |