1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Knox |
| Tom Catlin | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Jack Donaldson | Receivers |
| Miller McCalmon | Special Assignments |
| Steve Moore | Special Assignments |
| Elijah Pitts | Running Backs |
| Ray Prochaska | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
| Kay Stephenson | Quarterbacks |
| Jim Wagstaff | Defensive Backfield |
| Willie Zapalac | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1980 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-24 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 28651 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1980 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 48881 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1980 | H | Green Bay Packers | 14-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 24086 | |
| Thu | 8/28/1980 | A | Houston Oilers | 7-24 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45973 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1980 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79598 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1980 | H | New York Jets | 20-10 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 65315 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | A | New Orleans Saints | 35-26 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 65551 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1980 | H | Oakland Raiders | 24-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77259 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1980 | A | San Diego Chargers | 26-24 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51982 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | H | Baltimore Colts | 12-17 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 73634 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1980 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41636 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1980 | H | New England Patriots | 31-13 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 75092 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1980 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 14-30 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 57959 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1980 | A | New York Jets | 31-24 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 45677 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-0 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 40836 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1980 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-13 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79659 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1980 | A | Baltimore Colts | 24-28 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 36184 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1980 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 10-7 | W | OT | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77133 |
| Sun | 12/14/1980 | A | New England Patriots | 2-24 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 63292 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1980 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 18-13 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 37476 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/1981 | A | San Diego Chargers | 14-20 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 52028 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Rufus Bess | 28 | LCB | 5-9 | 183 | 24 | South Carolina State | 16 | 1 |
| Jon Borchardt | 73 | OT | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Montana State | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 22 | Michigan State | 16 | 5 |
| Curtis Brown | 47 | FB | 5-10 | 203 | 26 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| Jerry Butler | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 23 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
| Greg Cater | 7 | P | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 16 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 29 | LCB | 6-2 | 193 | 26 | Oregon | 16 | 15 |
| Joe Cribbs | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 193 | 22 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
| Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 26 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
| Conrad Dobler | 69 | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 30 | Wyoming | 16 | 16 |
| Duke Fergerson | 84 | WR | 6-1 | 186 | 26 | Merced JC; Washington State; San Diego State | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Freeman | 22 | SS | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
| Reuben Gant | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 226 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 11 |
| Will Grant | 53 | C | 6-3 | 266 | 26 | Idaho State; Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Doug Greene | 21 | FS | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Lakewood JC; Texas A&M-KIngsville | 8 | 0 |
| Dee Hardison | 74 | NT | 6-4 | 280 | 24 | North Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Haslett | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 236 | 25 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 16 | 16 |
| Roland Hooks | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 196 | 27 | North Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| David Humm | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Scott Hutchinson | 90 | RDE | 6-4 | 243 | 24 | Florida | 16 | 3 |
| Darrell Irvin | 97 | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 7 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 32 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 16 | 2 |
| Ken Johnson | 91 | DE | 6-5 | 253 | 25 | Knoxville | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Jones | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 28 | Arkansas State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Kadish | 71 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 30 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Keating | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 23 | Maine | 15 | 0 |
| Rod Kush | 42 | S | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | Nebraska-Omaha | 5 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 48 | FB | 5-10 | 219 | 27 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 33 | Grambling State | 15 | 14 |
| Dan Manucci | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | Mesa CC; Kansas State | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie McKenzie | 67 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 30 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 5 | K | 5-8 | 187 | 30 | Temple | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 15 | 0 |
| Shane Nelson | 59 | RILB | 6-1 | 232 | 25 | Blinn JC; Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Jeff Nixon | 38 | FS | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | Richmond | 7 | 5 |
| Artie Owens | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 27 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 |
| Ervin Parker | 62 | LB | 6-5 | 245 | 22 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 89 | WR | 5-8 | 184 | 31 | West Liberty | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Ritcher | 51 | C | 6-3 | 272 | 22 | North Carolina State | 14 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 58 | ROLB | 6-3 | 225 | 31 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
| Charles Romes | 26 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Lake City JC; North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
| Lucius Sanford | 57 | LOLB | 6-2 | 216 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Bill Simpson | 45 | FS | 6-1 | 184 | 29 | Michigan State | 11 | 11 |
| Fred Smerlas | 65 | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 23 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
| Roland Solomon | 16 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Utah | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 41 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 31 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Vogler | 65 | C | 6-3 | 285 | 24 | Ohio State | 10 | 0 |
| Sherm White | 83 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 32 | Laney JC; California | 15 | 13 |
| Ben Williams | 77 | LDE | 6-3 | 260 | 26 | Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 16 | Jim Ritcher | C | North Carolina State |
| 2 | 29 | Joe Cribbs | RB | Auburn |
| 2 | 37 | Gene Bradley | QB | Arkansas State |
| 3 | 67 | Mark Brammer | TE | Michigan State |
| 3 | 71 | John Schmeding | G | Boston College |
| 4 | 93 | Ervin Parker | LB | South Carolina State |
| 5 | 119 | Jeff Pyburn | DB | Georgia |
| 5 | 129 | Keith Lee | DB | Colorado State |
| 8 | 202 | Todd Krueger | QB | Northern Michigan |
| 9 | 231 | Kent Davis | DB | Southeast Missouri State |
| 10 | 259 | Greg Cater | P | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 11 | 286 | Joe Gordon | DT | Grambling State |
| 12 | 316 | Roger Lapham | TE | Maine |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 104 | 55 | 104 | 3 | 320 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 87 | 72 | 51 | 0 | 260 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 317 | 134 | 157 | 26 | 127/240 52.9% | / % | 90 | 731 | |
| Opponents Totals | 251 | 109 | 120 | 22 | 91/217 41.9% | / % | 97 | 805 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 0 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0 | 76 |
| Joe Cribbs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Jerry Butler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Frank Lewis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Mark Brammer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Curtis Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Roosevelt Leaks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jeff Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lucius Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 37 | 40 | 92.5 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 2 | 320 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 260 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 3 | 49 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4/9 | 5/9 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 3 | 49 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4/9 | 5/9 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 3/6 | 6/8 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cribbs | 306 | 1185 | 3.9 | 48 | 11 |
| Curtis Brown | 153 | 559 | 3.7 | 34t | 3 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 67 | 219 | 3.3 | 15 | 2 |
| Roland Hooks | 25 | 118 | 4.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 31 | 65 | 2.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Manucci | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| David Humm | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Greg Cater | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 603 | 2222 | 3.7 | 48 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 486 | 1819 | 3.7 | 47 | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ferguson | 439 | 251 | 57.2 | 170 | 2805 | 6.4 | 11.2 | 69 | 20 | 4.6 | 18 | 4.1 | 13 | 129 | 2676 | 74.5 |
| David Humm | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 9 | 39 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 9.8 |
| Greg Cater | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 118.8 |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 118.8 |
| Dan Manucci | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 64 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 48 | 16 | 111.1 |
| Team Totals | 461 | 262 | 56.8 | 180 | 2936 | 6.4 | 11.2 | 69 | 20 | 4.3 | 19 | 4.1 | 20 | 186 | 2750 | 73.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 433 | 240 | 55.4 | 169 | 2561 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 56 | 15 | 3.5 | 24 | 5.5 | 33 | 279 | 2282 | 61.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Butler | 57 | 832 | 14.6 | 69 | 6 |
| Joe Cribbs | 52 | 415 | 8.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 40 | 648 | 16.2 | 31t | 6 |
| Curtis Brown | 27 | 137 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 26 | 283 | 10.9 | 36 | 4 |
| Roland Hooks | 23 | 179 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 12 | 181 | 15.1 | 48 | 1 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 18 | 1 |
| Lou Piccone | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Duke Fergerson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 262 | 2936 | 11.2 | 69 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 240 | 2561 | 10.7 | 56 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Freeman | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 47t | 1 |
| Jeff Nixon | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 50t | 1 |
| Bill Simpson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Haslett | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 334 | 13.9 | 50t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 193 | 10.2 | 48t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Cater | 73 | 2828 | 38.7 | 61 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 204 | 2304 | 31.1 |
| Team Totals | 74 | 2828 | 38.2 | 61 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 204 | 2304 | 31.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 3266 | 39.8 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 259 | 2847 | 34.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cribbs | 29 | 7 | 154 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 8 | 2 | 90 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 12 | 259 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 6 | 204 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Miller | 16 | 303 | 18.9 | 43 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 10 | 181 | 18.1 | 25 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 29 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 35 | 0 | |
| Chris Keating | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Tim Vogler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 47 | 827 | 17.6 | 43 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 1051 | 20.2 | 44 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Williams | 13.5 | |
| Fred Smerlas | 5.0 | |
| Sherm White | 4.0 | |
| Lucius Sanford | 4.0 | |
| Jim Haslett | 2.0 | |
| Greg Cater | 1.5 | |
| Mike Kadish | 1.0 | |
| Shane Nelson | 1.0 | |
| Mario Clark | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 33.0 | 279.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20.0 | 186.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mario Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 0 | |
| Will Grant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Haslett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Humm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Keating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Kush | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | |
| Shane Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Nixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ervin Parker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucius Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 1 |
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