| Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1982 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 77753 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Booker Moore tackled in end zone by Mark Mullaney | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Bruer 22 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Bruer 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 43 FG | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 6 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick failed) | 19 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 42 FG | 22 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 21 FG | 22 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 11 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 22 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 72 | NT | James White |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 25 | SS | Kurt Knoff |
| 45 | FS | Tom Hannon |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 73 | ROG | Jon Borchardt |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 85 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 47 | RB | Curtis Brown |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 62 | LOLB | Ervin Parker |
| 54 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 55 | RILB | Jim Haslett |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 45 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Roosevelt Leaks | 13 | 82 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 46 | 20 | 43.5 | 1 | 265 | 5.8 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 67.8 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 45 | 25 | 55.6 | 1 | 330 | 7.3 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 91.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 9 | 142 | 15.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 22t | 2 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 47 | 2 |
| Mark Brammer | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Mosley | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Perry Tuttle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Swain | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 225 | 32.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Mosley | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Keith Nord | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Neil Elshire | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Mosley | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Scott Studwell | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
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