| Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 21, 1980 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 65551 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 12 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 12 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 44 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick blocked) | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 45 FG | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 47 FG | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 18 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 21 | 19 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mark Brammer 2 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 28 | 19 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 7 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 35 | 19 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 15 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 35 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 69 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 65 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 38 | FS | Jeff Nixon |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 65 | ROG | Robert Woods |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 42 | HB | Chuck Muncie |
| 34 | FB | Tony Galbreath |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 72 | LDT | Mike Fultz |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 60 | RDE | Don Reese |
| 50 | LLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 56 | RLB | Reggie Mathis |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 22 | RCB | Ricky Ray |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 34:06 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 8/14 | / | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| NO | 25:54 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4/12 | / | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 13 | 2 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 129 | 3.5 | 15 | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 14 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 31 | 22 | 71.0 | 2 | 295 | 9.5 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 106.2 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 22 | 71.0 | 2 | 295 | 9.5 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 106.2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 0 | 285 | 8.4 | 44t | 2 | 1 | 7 | 115.4 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 0 | 285 | 8.1 | 44t | 2 | 1 | 7 | 112.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 18t | 2 |
| Joe Cribbs | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 69 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 295 | 13.4 | 69 | 3 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brooks Williams | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 44t | 2 |
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 285 | 11.9 | 44t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Kovach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Greg Cater | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 57 | 1 | 3 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roland Hooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Terry Miller | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 43 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 43 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elois Grooms | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |