| Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1979 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 43504 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 66 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 51 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tom Dempsey 18 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 1 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Terry Miller 2 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 24 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 3 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Isiah Robertson 23 interception return (Tom Dempsey kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Billy Brooks 73 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 32 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 4 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 28 run (Tom Dempsey kick blocked) | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lucius Sanford 3 blocked punt recovery (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 51 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jack Thompson 5 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 24 | 51 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Billy Brooks |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 45 | RB | Archie Griffin |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | RDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 32 | FS | Scott Perry |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Dee Hardison |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 77 | RDE | Ben Williams |
| 58 | LOLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 57 | ROLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Archie Griffin | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Pete Johnson | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Ken Anderson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Deacon Turner | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Jack Thompson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Roland Hooks | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 4 | |
| Curtis Brown | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| Steve Powell | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 196 | 8.9 | 73t | 1 | 77.1 | ||
| Jack Thompson | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 24 | 4.8 | 20 | 0 | 15.8 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 0 | 282 | 13.4 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 117.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Billy Brooks | 6 | 156 | 26.0 | 1 | |
| Archie Griffin | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Don Bass | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lucius Sanford | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 55 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Vaughn Lusby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Deacon Turner | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Vaughn Lusby | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.0 |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 |
| Ross Browner | 1.0 |
| Mack Mitchell | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Dee Hardison | 2.0 |
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