| Houston Oilers at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1983 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 60070 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 65 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Florian Kempf 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 7 pass from Joe Ferguson (run failed) | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Florian Kempf 26 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Florian Kempf kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Danelo 48 FG | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 19 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | David Kilson 87 opponents fumble recovery (Joe Danelo kick) | 13 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 86 | WR | Herkie Walls |
| 76 | LOT | Morris Towns |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 88 | TE | Chris Dressel |
| 14 | QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 30 | RB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Malcolm Taylor |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Avon Riley |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 22 | LCB | Bill Kay |
| 36 | SS | Carter Hartwig |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 20 | RCB | Willie Tullis |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 73 | ROG | Jon Borchardt |
| 63 | ROT | Justin Cross |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 34 | FB | Booker Moore |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 52 | LILB | Chris Keating |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 62 | ROLB | Ervin Parker |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 27 | FS | Chris Williams |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 30 | 142 | 4.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Larry Moriarty | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Donnie Craft | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 22 | 166 | 7.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Booker Moore | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 18 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 0 | 251 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 92.7 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 127 | 5.8 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Smith | 11 | 147 | 13.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike McCloskey | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19t | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Tony Hunter | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Willie Tullis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John James | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Steve Brown | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Willie Tullis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Larry Moriarty | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Van Williams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 1.0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Fred Smerlas | 3.0 |
| Ken Johnson | 1.0 |
| Eugene Marve | 1.0 |
| Ervin Parker | 1.0 |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
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