| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 13, 1981 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 42549 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 35 F Humidty: % Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roosevelt Leaks 5 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 39 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Vagas Ferguson 19 run (John Smith kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 29 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Safety, Matt Cavanaugh tackled in end zone by Ben Williams | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 42 FG | 19 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 73 | LOT | Jon Borchardt |
| 61 | LOG | Tom Lynch |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 69 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | 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 |
| 45 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 12 | QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| 43 | RB | Vagas Ferguson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | John Lee |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 51 | RILB | Bob Golic |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 22 | RCB | Keith Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 33 | 153 | 4.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 151 | 8.4 | 39t | 1 | 2 | 14 | 101.9 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Owen | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 82 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 32.4 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 0 | 51 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 56.9 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Charles Romes | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 6 | 187 | 31.2 | 45 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bill Matthews | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 2.0 |
| Rod Kush | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Julius Adams | 0.5 |
| Mike Hawkins | 0.5 |
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