1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
3rd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Chuck Knox |
Jim Carmody | Defensive Line |
Tom Catlin | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
Jack Donaldson | Receivers |
Chick Harris | Offensive Backs |
Ralph Hawkins | Defensive Backs |
Miller McCalmon | Special Assignments |
Steve Moore | Offensive Assistant/Special Teams |
Ray Prochaska | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
Kay Stephenson | Quarterbacks |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/8/1981 | H | Detroit Lions | 14-21 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 33640 | |
Sat | 8/15/1981 | H | Cleveland Browns | 10-13 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 32306 | |
Sat | 8/22/1981 | A | Cleveland Browns | 31-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 41495 | |
Fri | 8/28/1981 | A | San Diego Chargers | 30-24 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48540 | |
Sun | 9/6/1981 | H | New York Jets | 31-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79754 | |
Sun | 9/13/1981 | A | Baltimore Colts | 35-3 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 44950 | |
Thu | 9/17/1981 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-20 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78331 | |
Sun | 9/27/1981 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-27 | L | OT | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46418 |
Sun | 10/4/1981 | H | Baltimore Colts | 23-17 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77813 | |
Mon | 10/12/1981 | H | Miami Dolphins | 31-21 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78576 | |
Sun | 10/18/1981 | A | New York Jets | 14-33 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 54607 | |
Sun | 10/25/1981 | H | Denver Broncos | 9-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77757 | |
Sun | 11/1/1981 | H | Cleveland Browns | 22-13 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78226 | |
Mon | 11/9/1981 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62583 | |
Sun | 11/15/1981 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 0-24 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46214 | |
Sun | 11/22/1981 | H | New England Patriots | 20-17 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 71593 | |
Sun | 11/29/1981 | H | Washington Redskins | 21-14 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 59624 | |
Sun | 12/6/1981 | A | San Diego Chargers | 28-27 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51488 | |
Sun | 12/13/1981 | A | New England Patriots | 19-10 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 42549 | |
Sat | 12/19/1981 | A | Miami Dolphins | 6-16 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 72956 | |
AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 12/27/1981 | A | New York Jets | 31-27 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 57050 | |
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 1/3/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-28 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55240 |
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 | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Steve Alvers | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 24 | Taft JC; Miami (Florida) | 16 | 0 |
Buster Barnett | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 23 | Jackson State | 16 | 0 |
Rufus Bess | 28 | CB | 5-9 | 183 | 25 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
Jon Borchardt | 73 | LOG-LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Montana State | 16 | 9 |
Mark Brammer | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Michigan State | 16 | 16 |
Curtis Brown | 47 | FB | 5-10 | 203 | 27 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 14 | 8 |
Jerry Butler | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 24 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
Greg Cater | 7 | P | 6-1 | 191 | 24 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 16 | 0 |
Mario Clark | 29 | LCB | 6-2 | 193 | 27 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
Joe Cribbs | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 193 | 23 | Auburn | 15 | 15 |
Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 27 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
Conrad Dobler | 69 | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 31 | Wyoming | 14 | 13 |
Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 31 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
Byron Franklin | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 184 | 23 | Auburn | 13 | 0 |
Steve Freeman | 22 | SS | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
Will Grant | 53 | C | 6-3 | 266 | 27 | Idaho State; Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
Jim Haslett | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 236 | 26 | Indiana (Pennsylvania) | 16 | 16 |
Roland Hooks | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 196 | 28 | North Carolina State | 16 | 1 |
Mike Humiston | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 238 | 22 | Shasta JC; Weber State | 16 | 0 |
Darrell Irvin | 97 | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 13 | 0 |
Ron Jessie | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 33 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 15 | 0 |
Ken Johnson | 97 | DE | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Knoxville | 16 | 0 |
Ken Jones | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 29 | Arkansas State | 15 | 15 |
Mike Kadish | 71 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 31 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
Chris Keating | 52 | RILB | 6-2 | 233 | 24 | Maine | 2 | 2 |
Rod Kush | 42 | SS | 6-0 | 192 | 25 | Nebraska-Omaha | 16 | 0 |
Roosevelt Leaks | 48 | FB | 5-10 | 219 | 28 | Texas | 16 | 5 |
Frank Lewis | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 34 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
Tom Lynch | 61 | LOG | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Boston College | 5 | 2 |
Lawrence McCutcheon | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 205 | 31 | Colorado State | 6 | 3 |
Reggie McKenzie | 67 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 31 | Michigan | 6 | 6 |
Nick Mike-Mayer | 5 | K | 5-8 | 187 | 31 | Temple | 16 | 0 |
Shane Nelson | 59 | RILB | 6-1 | 232 | 26 | Blinn JC; Baylor | 10 | 10 |
Jeff Nixon | 38 | FS | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | Richmond | 13 | 0 |
Ervin Parker | 62 | LB | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
Lou Piccone | 89 | WR | 5-8 | 184 | 32 | West Liberty | 14 | 0 |
Robb Riddick | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Millersville | 10 | 0 |
Jim Ritcher | 51 | ROG-C | 6-3 | 272 | 23 | North Carolina State | 14 | 3 |
Isiah Robertson | 58 | ROLB | 6-3 | 225 | 32 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
Matt Robinson | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Georgia | 15 | 0 |
Charles Romes | 26 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Lake City JC; North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
Lucius Sanford | 57 | LOLB | 6-2 | 216 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
Bill Simpson | 45 | FS | 6-1 | 184 | 30 | Michigan State | 16 | 16 |
Fred Smerlas | 76 | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 24 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
Phil Villapiano | 41 | RILB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 4 |
Tim Vogler | 65 | OG-C | 6-3 | 285 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 |
Sherm White | 83 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 33 | Laney JC; California | 16 | 16 |
Ben Williams | 77 | LDE | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 28 | Booker Moore | RB | Penn State |
2 | 49 | Chris Williams | DB | Louisiana State |
2 | 50 | Byron Franklin | WR | Auburn |
3 | 76 | Mike Mosley | WR | Texas A&M |
3 | 83 | Robert Geathers | DT | South Carolina State |
5 | 135 | Calvin Clark | DE | Purdue |
6 | 161 | Robert Holt | WR | Baylor |
7 | 188 | Steve Doolittle | LB | Colorado |
9 | 241 | Robb Riddick | RB | Millersville |
10 | 272 | Justin Cross | T | Western State (Colorado) |
11 | 299 | Buster Barnett | TE | Jackson State |
12 | 326 | Keith Clark | LB | Memphis |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 78 | 124 | 66 | 43 | 0 | 311 |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 81 | 67 | 81 | 3 | 276 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 30:24 | 315 | 127 | 163 | 25 | 94/217 43.3% | / % | 114 | 1001 |
Opponents Totals | 29:36 | 298 | 113 | 154 | 31 | 72/218 33.0% | / % | 93 | 690 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Mike-Mayer | 0 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 79 |
Joe Cribbs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
Jerry Butler | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Roosevelt Leaks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Roland Hooks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Frank Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Mark Brammer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Buster Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Curtis Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ben Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Team Totals | 38 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 2 | 311 |
Opponents Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 0 | 276 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Mike-Mayer | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 5/7 | 5/10 | 0/1 |
Team Totals | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 5/7 | 5/10 | 0/1 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 1/1 | 9/9 | 8/9 | 4/6 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Cribbs | 257 | 1097 | 4.3 | 35 | 3 |
Roosevelt Leaks | 91 | 357 | 3.9 | 31 | 6 |
Roland Hooks | 51 | 250 | 4.9 | 19 | 3 |
Curtis Brown | 62 | 226 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
Lawrence McCutcheon | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
Robb Riddick | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
Joe Ferguson | 20 | 29 | 1.5 | 16 | 1 |
Mark Brammer | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
Jerry Butler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Matt Robinson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Rod Kush | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
Byron Franklin | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
Team Totals | 524 | 2125 | 4.1 | 35 | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 516 | 2075 | 4.0 | 29t | 7 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Ferguson | 498 | 252 | 50.6 | 226 | 3652 | 7.3 | 14.5 | 67t | 24 | 4.8 | 20 | 4.0 | 15 | 137 | 3515 | 74.1 |
Joe Cribbs | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 143.8 |
Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Nick Mike-Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Matt Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 503 | 253 | 50.3 | 230 | 3661 | 7.3 | 14.5 | 67t | 25 | 5.0 | 20 | 4.0 | 16 | 146 | 3515 | 74.3 |
Opponents Totals | 474 | 267 | 56.3 | 188 | 3243 | 6.8 | 12.1 | 73t | 21 | 4.4 | 19 | 4.0 | 47 | 373 | 2870 | 75.6 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Lewis | 70 | 1244 | 17.8 | 33 | 4 |
Jerry Butler | 55 | 842 | 15.3 | 67t | 8 |
Joe Cribbs | 40 | 603 | 15.1 | 65t | 7 |
Mark Brammer | 33 | 365 | 11.1 | 24 | 2 |
Ron Jessie | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 44 | 0 |
Roland Hooks | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 37 | 2 |
Roosevelt Leaks | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
Curtis Brown | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 10 | 1 |
Lou Piccone | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
Lawrence McCutcheon | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
Buster Barnett | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 |
Byron Franklin | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
Team Totals | 253 | 3661 | 14.5 | 67t | 25 |
Opponents Totals | 267 | 3243 | 12.1 | 73t | 21 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Clark | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 53 | 0 |
Charles Romes | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 35 | 0 |
Bill Simpson | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 42 | 0 |
Isiah Robertson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
Rod Kush | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Rufus Bess | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Shane Nelson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Ben Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 19 | 352 | 18.5 | 53 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 20 | 333 | 16.7 | 47 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Cater | 80 | 3175 | 39.7 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 220 | 2715 | 33.9 |
Team Totals | 80 | 3175 | 39.7 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 220 | 2715 | 33.9 |
Opponents Totals | 77 | 3237 | 42.0 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 292 | 2705 | 35.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roland Hooks | 17 | 2 | 142 | 8.4 | 25 | 0 |
Lou Piccone | 9 | 2 | 57 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
Byron Franklin | 5 | 3 | 45 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
Robb Riddick | 4 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
Team Totals | 35 | 7 | 292 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 13 | 220 | 6.5 | 20 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Franklin | 21 | 0 | 436 | 20.8 | 33 | 0 |
Robb Riddick | 14 | 0 | 257 | 18.4 | 25 | 0 |
Roland Hooks | 11 | 0 | 215 | 19.5 | 36 | 0 |
Curtis Brown | 7 | 0 | 140 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 |
Lou Piccone | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
Rufus Bess | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Steve Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 57 | 0 | 1085 | 19.0 | 36 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 61 | 1268 | 20.8 | 90t | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Ben Williams | 9.0 | |
Sherm White | 8.0 | |
Ken Johnson | 8.0 | |
Rod Kush | 5.5 | |
Shane Nelson | 3.0 | |
Isiah Robertson | 2.5 | |
Lucius Sanford | 2.0 | |
Darrell Irvin | 2.0 | |
Fred Smerlas | 2.0 | |
Jeff Nixon | 2.0 | |
Bill Simpson | 1.0 | |
Mario Clark | 1.0 | |
(Unidentified) | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 47.0 | 373.0 |
Opponents Totals | 16.0 | 146.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rufus Bess | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Jon Borchardt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Brammer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Curtis Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jerry Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mario Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Joe Cribbs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Conrad Dobler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Byron Franklin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Will Grant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Haslett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roland Hooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Humiston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Jones | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Kush | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Frank Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nick Mike-Mayer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ervin Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Piccone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Robb Riddick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Matt Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charles Romes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |
Lucius Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Smerlas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
Phil Villapiano | 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 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 38 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 1 |
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