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1980 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 320 points (20.0/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 260 points (16.2/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 60 points (3.8/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.

Coached by Chuck Knox (11-5-0)

1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box W 1-0 Miami Dolphins 17 7 22 357 213 144 7 13 200 110 90 6
2 Sun September 14 box W 2-0 New York Jets 20 10 22 362 207 155 1 17 303 166 137 1
3 Sun September 21 box W 3-0 @ New Orleans Saints 35 26 26 410 281 129 2 15 316 278 38
4 Sun September 28 box W 4-0 Oakland Raiders 24 7 25 325 160 165 1 12 179 109 70 5
5 Sun October 5 box W 5-0 @ San Diego Chargers 26 24 14 202 83 119 1 19 300 214 86 4
6 Sun October 12 box L 5-1 Baltimore Colts 12 17 24 363 201 162 1 22 355 206 149 2
7 Sun October 19 box L 5-2 @ Miami Dolphins 14 17 18 289 221 68 3 15 232 83 149 3
8 Sun October 26 box W 6-2 New England Patriots 31 13 21 357 176 181 3 8 148 109 39 4
9 Sun November 2 box L 6-3 Atlanta Falcons 14 30 20 364 270 94 5 19 311 161 150 3
10 Sun November 9 box W 7-3 @ New York Jets 31 24 17 274 127 147 18 267 164 103 4
11 Sun November 16 box W 8-3 @ Cincinnati Bengals 14 0 22 306 169 137 4 9 213 124 89 2
12 Sun November 23 box W 9-3 Pittsburgh Steelers 28 13 23 379 201 178 2 16 239 155 84 1
13 Sun November 30 box L 9-4 @ Baltimore Colts 24 28 24 284 164 120 4 14 201 88 113 3
14 Sun December 7 box W 10-4 Los Angeles Rams 10 7 15 272 122 150 2 14 215 34 181 3
15 Sun December 14 box L 10-5 @ New England Patriots 2 24 8 161 53 108 3 21 324 129 195 2
16 Sun December 21 box W 11-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 18 13 16 267 102 165 2 19 298 152 146 1
Playoffs
Division Sat January 3 box L 11-6 @ San Diego Chargers 14 20

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 320 4972 1084 4.6 317 262 461 2750 20 19 5.7 157 603 2222 17 3.7 134 41 22 26
Team Defense 260 4101 952 4.3 393 240 433 2282 15 24 4.9 120 486 1819 14 3.7 251 44 20 22
Lg Rank Offense 12 18 10 21 23 15 8 16 2 8 10 25 20 27
Lg Rank Defense 3 1 1 2 2 2 11 5 11 9 13 7 5 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Joe Ferguson 30 QB 16 16 251 439 57.2 2805 20 4.6 18 4.1 69 6.4 5.0 11.2 175.3 74.5 13 129 5.9 4.6 2.9
David Humm 28 16 0 4 14 28.6 39 0 0.0 1 7.1 19 2.8 -0.4 9.8 2.4 9.8 2 9 1.9 -0.9 12.5
Dan Manucci 23 2 0 5 6 83.3 64 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 10.7 10.7 12.8 32.0 111.1 5 48 1.5 1.5 45.5
Greg Cater 23 P 16 0 1 1 100.0 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 15.0 15.0 15.0 0.9 118.7 0 0 15.0 15.0 0.0
Joe Cribbs* 22 RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 13.0 13.0 13.0 0.8 118.7 0 0 13.0 13.0 0.0
Team Total 26.1 16 262 461 56.8 2936 20 4.3 19 4.1 69 6.4 4.9 11.2 183.5 73.3 20 186 5.7 4.4 4.2
Opp Total 16 240 433 55.4 2282 15 3.5 24 5.5 5.3 3.1 9.5 142.6 58.7 33 279 4.9 2.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Joe Cribbs* 22 RB 16 16 306 1185 11 48 3.9 74.1 19.1 52 415 8.0 1 21 3.3 25.9 1600 12 16
Curtis Brown 26 FB 16 16 153 559 3 34 3.7 34.9 9.6 27 137 5.1 0 20 1.7 8.6 696 3 4
Roosevelt Leaks 27 16 0 67 219 2 15 3.3 13.7 4.2 8 57 7.1 1 18 0.5 3.6 276 3 1
Joe Ferguson 30 QB 16 16 31 65 0 15 2.1 4.1 1.9 65 0 9
Roland Hooks 27 16 0 25 118 1 25 4.7 7.4 1.6 23 179 7.8 0 26 1.4 11.2 297 1 3
Terry Miller 24 RET 15 0 12 35 0 6 2.9 2.3 0.8 3 25 8.3 0 15 0.2 1.7 60 0 0
Dan Manucci 23 2 0 3 29 0 17 9.7 14.5 1.5 29 0 0
Greg Cater 23 P 16 0 2 -10 0 -1 -5.0 -0.6 0.1 -10 0 0
Jerry Butler* 23 WR 16 16 1 18 0 18 18.0 1.1 0.1 57 832 14.6 6 69 3.6 52.0 850 6 0
Mark Brammer 22 te 16 5 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.5 0.1 26 283 10.9 4 36 1.6 17.7 291 4 0
Ron Jessie 32 16 2 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0 -0.6 0.1 4 56 14.0 1 20 0.3 3.5 47 1 0
David Humm 28 16 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.3 0.1 5 0 1
Frank Lewis 33 WR 15 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 648 16.2 6 31 2.7 43.2 648 6 0
Reuben Gant 28 TE 16 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 181 15.1 1 48 0.8 11.3 181 1 0
Lou Piccone 31 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 82 11.7 0 16 0.8 9.1 82 0 1
Duke Fergerson 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 41 13.7 0 19 0.3 4.6 41 0 0
Team Total 26.1 16 603 2222 17 48 3.7 138.9 37.7 262 2936 11.2 20 69 16.4 183.5 5158 37 36
Opp Total 16 486 1819 14 3.7 113.7 30.4 240 2282 9.5 15 15.0 142.6 4101 29 37

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Joe Cribbs* 22 RB 16 16 29 154 0 16 5.3 2 39 0 20 19.5 1793
Terry Miller 24 RET 15 0 16 303 0 43 18.9 363
Roland Hooks 27 16 0 8 90 0 17 11.3 7 109 0 35 15.6 496
Curtis Brown 26 FB 16 16 10 181 0 25 18.1 877
Artie Owens 27 4 0 8 157 0 29 19.6 157
Chris Keating 23 15 0 3 38 0 16 12.7 38
Lou Piccone 31 9 0 2 15 0 8 7.5 97
Tim Vogler 24 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.1 16 39 259 0 17 6.6 47 827 0 43 17.6 6244
Opp Total 16 34 0 52 1051 0 20.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Greg Cater 23 P 16 0 73 2828 61 1 38.7
Nick Mike-Mayer 30 K 16 0 4 4 9 4 9 5 1 23 13 56.5% 39 37 94.9%
Team Total 26.1 16 4 4 9 4 9 5 1 23 13 56.5% 39 37 94.9% 73 2828 61 1 38.7
Opp Total 16 20 15 75.0% 31 29 93.5% 82 3223 39.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Curtis Brown 26 FB 16 16 4 0 0 0
Mario Clark 26 LCB 16 15 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Joe Cribbs* 22 RB 16 16 16 1 -7 0
Joe Ferguson 30 QB 16 16 9 1 -12 0
Steve Freeman 27 SS 16 16 7 107 1 47
Will Grant 26 C 16 16 0 1 0 0
Jim Haslett 25 LILB 16 16 2 30 0 17 0 1 0 0
Roland Hooks 27 16 0 3 2 0 0
David Humm 28 16 0 1 0 0 0
Scott Hutchinson 24 16 3 0 2 0 0
Ken Jones 28 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Chris Keating 23 15 0 0 1 0 0
Rod Kush 24 5 0 0 5 0 0
Roosevelt Leaks 27 16 0 1 2 0 0
Reggie McKenzie 30 LG 16 16 1 1 30 0
Shane Nelson 25 RILB 16 16 0 2 0 0
Jeff Nixon 24 fs 7 5 5 81 1 50 0 1 0 0
Ervin Parker 22 16 0 0 1 0 0
Lou Piccone 31 9 0 1 1 0 0
Isiah Robertson 31 ROLB 16 16 2 39 0 39 0 1 0 0
Charles Romes 26 RCB 16 16 2 41 0 30
Lucius Sanford 24 LOLB 16 16 0 2 -1 0
Bill Simpson 29 FS 11 11 4 36 0 14 0 1 0 0 1
Sherman White 32 RDE 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ben Williams 26 LDE 16 16 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.1 16 24 334 2 50 36 32 10 0 2
Opp Total 16 20 37 17

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Nick Mike-Mayer 30 K 16 0 37 13 76
Joe Cribbs* 22 RB 16 16 11 1 72
Jerry Butler* 23 WR 16 16 6 36
Frank Lewis 33 WR 15 14 6 36
Mark Brammer 22 te 16 5 4 24
Curtis Brown 26 FB 16 16 3 18
Roosevelt Leaks 27 16 0 2 1 18
Steve Freeman 27 SS 16 16 1 6
Reuben Gant 28 TE 16 11 1 6
Roland Hooks 27 16 0 1 6
Ron Jessie 32 16 2 1 6
Jeff Nixon 24 fs 7 5 1 6
Lucius Sanford 24 LOLB 16 16 1 6
Ken E. Johnson 25 16 0 1 2
Bill Simpson 29 FS 11 11 1 2
Team Total 26.1 16 17 20 2 1 37 13 2 320
Opp Total 16 14 15 29 15 260