| New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 30, 1983 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 49413 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 46 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 15 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tony Hunter 40 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mike Mosley 22 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick failed) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Tice 12 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mike Mosley 8 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Hoby Brenner 2 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Tyrone Young 5 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Eugene Goodlow |
| 86 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 66 | ROG | Louis Oubre |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 16 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 46 | FB | Hokie Gajan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 74 | NT | Derland Moore |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 52 | LILB | Jim Kovach |
| 56 | RILB | Dennis Winston |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| 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 |
| 91 | RDE | Ken Johnson |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 52 | LILB | Chris Keating |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 62 | ROLB | Ervin Parker |
| 43 | LCB | David Kilson |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 27 | FS | Chris Williams |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 21 | 114 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Hokie Gajan | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 1 | 209 | 6.7 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.1 |
| Ken Stabler | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 47 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 0 | 173 | 6.9 | 40t | 4 | 1 | 15 | 113.8 |
| Matt Kofler | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Hoby Brenner | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 22 | 1 |
| George Rogers | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tyrone Young | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 32 | 1 |
| Hokie Gajan | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Tice | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12t | 1 |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mike Mosley | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 22t | 2 |
| Tony Hunter | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 40t | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Byron Franklin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Kenny Duckett | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Cliff Austin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Mosley | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Robb Riddick | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jim Kovach | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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