NFL game summary for 09/23/1979:

Joe Ferguson hit Jerry Butler with four touchdown passes as Buffalo upended the Jets. Ferguson had his best passing day as a pro, completing 19 of 30 attempts for 367 yards and a club-record five touchdowns. Butler caught 10 passes and set an NFL rookie receiving record with the four touchdown receptions. Buffalo's defense intercepted three passes and scored a touchdown on a 13-yard fumble return by Fred Smerlas. Tom Newton led New York with touchdown runs of 1 and 51 yards.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	175.7 (5)	128.0 (21)	303.7 (16)	9
DEFENSE	138.7 (16)	277.7 (28)	416.3 (28)	10
OFFENSE	104.7 (25)	186.7 (11)	291.3 (19)	3
DEFENSE	184.7 (24)	137.7 (8)	322.3 (16)	5

Line: Bills by 2½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (1-3-0)	3	21	0	7	31
Buffalo Bills (2-2-0)	6	13	21	6	46

( 0- 3) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 23 yard field goal ( 3- 3) NYJ Pat Leahy 30 yard field goal ( 3- 6) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 29 yard field goal (10- 6) NYJ Tom Newton 51 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) (17- 6) NYJ Tom Newton 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) (17-12) BUF Jerry Butler 5 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed) (24-12) NYJ Wesley Walker 37 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) (24-19) BUF Jerry Butler 75 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (24-26) BUF Jerry Butler 74 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (24-33) BUF Jerry Butler 9 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (24-40) BUF Fred Smerlas 13 yard fumble return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (24-46) BUF Joe Shipp 13 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed) (31-46) NYJ Mickey Shuler 27 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)

                     NYJ             BUF
First Downs:         22              25
Rushes-yards:        42-265          38-149
Yards/rush:          6.3             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-168-3     19-30-367-0
Sacked-yards:        1-17            2-19
Net pass yards:      151             348
Net yards/pass:      6.9             10.9
Total net yards:     416             497
Total plays:         64 (65% run)    70 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          6.5             7.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     7-43            6-60

Attendance: 68,731

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 11 of 21 for 168 yards and 2 TDs (3 int) BUF: Joe Ferguson, 19 of 30 for 367 yards and 5 TDs
Rushing:
NYJ: Scott Dierking, 17 for 97 yards; Clark Gaines, 13 for 88 yards; Tom Newton, 8 for 68 yards and 2 TDs; Bruce Harper, 4 for 12 yards BUF: Curtis Brown, 15 for 73 yards; Terry Miller, 12 for 40 yards; Roland Hooks, 10 for 24 yards; Jerry Butler, 1 for 12 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Mickey Shuler, 3 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Wesley Walker, 3 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Gaffney, 2 for 31 yards; Clark Gaines, 2 for 9 yards; Bob Raba, 1 for 6 yards BUF: Jerry Butler, 10 for 255 yards and 4 TDs; Frank Lewis, 3 for 60 yards; Terry Miller, 2 for 26 yards; Roland Hooks, 2 for 8 yards; Joe Shipp, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Curtis Brown, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 6 for 123 yards; Ken Schroy, 1 for 19 yards; Bob Raba, 1 for 18 yards BUF: Keith Moody, 3 for 68 yards; Terry Miller, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 23 yards BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Jeff Nixon, 1 for 14 yards; Shane Nelson, 1 for 13 yards; Steve Freeman, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 2 for 79 yards BUF: Rusty Jackson, 3 for 104 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/2 BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 2/2