All NFL game summaries for 11/25/1979:

Archie Manning passed for 264 yards to help the Saints keep pace with the Rams in the NFC West. Manning completed 14 of 31 passes, including a 37-yarder to Henry Childs for a touchdown. The Saints offense amassed 415 total yards while the defense forced six Atlanta turnovers.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	154.8 (7)	201.1 (8)	355.8 (4)	26
New Orleans Saints	DEFENSE	156.9 (24)	193.2 (20)	350.2 (23)	27
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	143.8 (14)	165.1 (17)	308.9 (15)	28
Atlanta Falcons	DEFENSE	138.4 (16)	206.3 (24)	344.8 (20)	27

Line: Saints by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (7-6-0)	7	20	0	10	37
Atlanta Falcons (4-9-0)	0	6	0	0	6

( 7- 0) NO  Mike Strachan 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) NO  Chuck Muncie 14 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(21- 0) NO  Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(24- 0) NO  Garo Yepremian 23 yard field goal
(24- 6) ATL William Andrews 2 yard rush (kick failed)
(27- 6) NO  Garo Yepremian 44 yard field goal
(34- 6) NO  Henry Childs 37 yard pass from Archie Manning (Garo Yepremian kick)
(37- 6) NO  Garo Yepremian 21 yard field goal

                     NO              ATL
First Downs:         18              13
Rushes-yards:        36-139          20-102
Yards/rush:          3.9             5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-33-276-0     18-42-165-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             5-30
Net pass yards:      276             135
Net yards/pass:      8.4             2.9
Total net yards:     415             237
Total plays:         69 (52% run)    67 (29% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             6-5
Turnovers:           2               6
Penalties-yards:     8-70            11-87

Attendance: 42,815

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 14 of 31 for 264 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Scott, 2 of 2 for 12 yards
ATL: June Jones, 18 of 42 for 165 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
NO: Chuck Muncie, 14 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 11 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Wilson, 4 for 20 yards; Mike Strachan, 4 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Jack Holmes, 2 for 2 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 20 yards
ATL: William Andrews, 12 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Haskel Stanback, 5 for 55 yards; June Jones, 2 for 2 yards; James Mayberry, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
NO: Wes Chandler, 6 for 103 yards; Henry Childs, 3 for 117 yards and 1 TD; Ike Harris, 2 for 36 yards; Tony Galbreath, 2 for 6 yards; Jack Holmes, 1 for 6 yards; Tinker Owens, 1 for 6 yards; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 2 yards
ATL: Wallace Francis, 6 for 58 yards; Haskel Stanback, 3 for 36 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 3 for 36 yards; William Andrews, 3 for 11 yards; Jim Mitchell, 2 for 18 yards; Ray Strong, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 2 for 47 yards
ATL: Ray Strong, 5 for 111 yards; Dennis Pearson, 1 for 17 yards; Tom Pridemore, 1 for 9 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 4 for 32 yards
ATL: Billy Ryckman, 3 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Clarence Chapman, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
NO: Rick Partridge, 8 for 290 yards
ATL: John James, 8 for 317 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Garo Yepremian, 3/3

Bob Griese replaced the injured Don Strock and threw two touchdown passes to lift Miami past Baltimore. Griese came on two minutes into the second quarter and completed four passes to set up Larry Csonka's three-yard touchdown run. In the second half Griese threw touchdown passes to Duriel Harris and Tony Nathan. Miami's win moved them into a tie for first in the AFC East.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	142.8 (15)	162.1 (19)	304.8 (17)	28
Miami Dolphins	DEFENSE	109.3 (4)	148.9 (4)	258.2 (4)	22
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	97.2 (28)	186.3 (13)	283.5 (24)	28
Baltimore Colts	DEFENSE	137.2 (15)	191.5 (18)	328.7 (18)	30

Line: Dolphins by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (8-5-0)	7	7	7	7	28
Baltimore Colts (4-9-0)	7	0	7	10	24

( 0- 7) BAL Don McCauley 3 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7- 7) MIA Duriel Harris 29 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(14- 7) MIA Larry Csonka 3 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(21- 7) MIA Duriel Harris 31 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(21-14) BAL Joe Washington 6 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
(21-17) BAL Steve Mike-Mayer 32 yard field goal
(28-17) MIA Tony Nathan 12 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(28-24) BAL Mike Siani 31 yard pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

                     MIA             BAL
First Downs:         16              27
Rushes-yards:        32-100          31-119
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-24-178-0     25-43-304-2
Sacked-yards:        2-13            1-7
Net pass yards:      165             297
Net yards/pass:      6.3             6.8
Total net yards:     265             416
Total plays:         58 (55% run)    75 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     9-76            9-85

Attendance: 38,016

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 9 of 17 for 128 yards and 2 TDs; Don Strock, 3 of 6 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
BAL: Greg Landry, 25 of 42 for 304 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); Joe Washington, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 13 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 13 for 20 yards; Bob Griese, 4 for 15 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 2 yards
BAL: Joe Washington, 16 for 47 yards; Greg Landry, 5 for 35 yards; Don Hardeman, 5 for 22 yards; Don McCauley, 4 for 10 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 7 for 116 yards and 2 TDs; Steve Howell, 2 for 21 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 17 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 12 yards; Tony Nathan, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD
BAL: Glenn Doughty, 6 for 69 yards; Don McCauley, 5 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Mike Siani, 4 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Reese McCall, 3 for 53 yards; Don Hardeman, 3 for 19 yards; Joe Washington, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 14 yards; Mack Alston, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 3 for 99 yards
BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 3 for 98 yards; Wade Griffin, 1 for 8 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 1 for 4 yards
BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 3 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Larry Gordon, 1 for 33 yards; Neal Colzie, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 6 for 253 yards
BAL: Bucky Dilts, 3 for 118 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Steve Mike-Mayer, 1/2

Archie Griffin rushed for 105 yards and Pete Johnson added 81 more as the Bengals defeated the Cardinals. The Bengals sealed the verdict when Ray Griffin intercepted Jim Hart's pass at the Cincinnati 14 yard line with 34 seconds remaining.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	157.2 (2)	167.8 (14)	324.9 (10)	34
St. Louis Cardinals	DEFENSE	134.1 (13)	176.9 (15)	311.0 (14)	28
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	145.8 (12)	138.8 (25)	284.7 (23)	26
Cincinnati Bengals	DEFENSE	138.4 (16)	210.2 (25)	348.6 (22)	31

Line: Bengals by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (3-10-0)	0	7	14	7	28
Cincinnati Bengals (3-10-0)	7	21	3	3	34

( 0- 7) CIN Pete Johnson 2 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick)
( 0-14) CIN Isaac Curtis 43 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)
( 0-21) CIN Pete Johnson 4 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick)
( 7-21) STL Pat Tilley 37 yard pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick)
( 7-28) CIN Isaac Curtis 19 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)
(14-28) STL Pat Tilley 51 yard pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick)
(14-31) CIN Chris Bahr 38 yard field goal
(21-31) STL Wayne Morris 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (Steve Little kick)
(21-34) CIN Chris Bahr 33 yard field goal
(28-34) STL Theotis Brown 30 yard rush (Steve Little kick)

                     STL             CIN
First Downs:         26              20
Rushes-yards:        27-163          41-189
Yards/rush:          6.0             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-38-329-2     15-24-180-0
Sacked-yards:        2-12            3-27
Net pass yards:      317             153
Net yards/pass:      7.9             5.7
Total net yards:     480             342
Total plays:         67 (40% run)    68 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          7.2             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        6-4             1-0
Turnovers:           6               0
Penalties-yards:     7-44            3-15

Attendance: 25,103

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 23 of 38 for 329 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)
CIN: Ken Anderson, 10 of 18 for 133 yards and 2 TDs; Jack Thompson, 5 of 6 for 47 yards

Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 16 for 80 yards; Theotis Brown, 5 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 3 for 16 yards; Willard Harrell, 2 for 26 yards; Steve Little, 1 for 0 yards
CIN: Pete Johnson, 21 for 81 yards and 2 TDs; Archie Griffin, 17 for 105 yards; Jack Thompson, 2 for -5 yards; Don Bass, 1 for 8 yards

Receiving:
STL: Pat Tilley, 5 for 134 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Stief, 5 for 85 yards; Mel Gray, 3 for 48 yards; Wayne Morris, 3 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Theotis Brown, 2 for 13 yards; Ottis Anderson, 2 for 12 yards; Richard Osborne, 2 for 8 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 15 yards
CIN: Dan Ross, 5 for 46 yards; Isaac Curtis, 3 for 71 yards and 2 TDs; Don Bass, 3 for 34 yards; Pete Johnson, 3 for 19 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Roy Green, 4 for 120 yards; Willard Harrell, 3 for 50 yards
CIN: Deacon Turner, 3 for 67 yards; Nathan Poole, 2 for 30 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 5 for 14 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Ray Griffin, 1 for 35 yards; Marvin Cobb, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
STL: Steve Little, 2 for 72 yards
CIN: Pat McInally, 6 for 239 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 2/3

Oakland built a 14-0 lead and held on to defeat Denver. Oakland took a 7-0 halftime advantage on Ken Stabler's three-yard touchdown pass to Dave Casper, which was set up by a 72-yard run by Booker Russell. In the third quarter, Russell capped a 10-play, 70-yard drive with a one-yard run. Rob Lytle's one-yard touchdown with 1:57 left in the game made it 14-10. The Oakland defense stopped Denver twice in the final minute.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	105.0 (25)	199.9 (9)	304.9 (16)	25
Oakland Raiders	DEFENSE	145.9 (21)	198.9 (23)	344.8 (21)	34
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	122.7 (19)	197.0 (10)	319.7 (13)	25
Denver Broncos	DEFENSE	104.1 (3)	176.7 (14)	280.8 (7)	22

Line: Broncos by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (7-6-0)	0	7	7	0	14
Denver Broncos (9-4-0)	0	0	0	10	10

( 7- 0) OAK Dave Casper 3 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)
(14- 0) OAK Booker Russell 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick)
(14- 3) DEN Jim Turner 30 yard field goal
(14-10) DEN Rob Lytle 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)

                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         15              22
Rushes-yards:        30-173          37-215
Yards/rush:          5.8             5.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-28-213-1     13-35-191-3
Sacked-yards:        1-10            3-24
Net pass yards:      203             167
Net yards/pass:      7.0             4.4
Total net yards:     376             382
Total plays:         59 (50% run)    75 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          6.4             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-0
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     10-85           8-111

Attendance: 74,186

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 16 of 28 for 213 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
DEN: Craig Morton, 13 of 35 for 191 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 12 for 35 yards; Arthur Whittington, 9 for 34 yards; Booker Russell, 8 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Jensen, 1 for 4 yards
DEN: Rob Lytle, 18 for 102 yards and 1 TD; Otis Armstrong, 4 for 25 yards; Jon Keyworth, 4 for 15 yards; Jim Jensen, 3 for 21 yards; Larry Canada, 3 for 12 yards; Craig Morton, 3 for 3 yards; Luke Prestridge, 1 for 29 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 8 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Arthur Whittington, 4 for 96 yards; Dave Casper, 4 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 4 for 18 yards; Cliff Branch, 2 for 20 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 40 yards; Derrick Jensen, 1 for 7 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 61 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 45 yards; Dave Preston, 2 for 32 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 22 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 21 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 10 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 5 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for -5 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 39 yards; Derrick Jensen, 1 for 0 yards
DEN: Dave Preston, 1 for 20 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 9 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 3 for 16 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 27 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Henry Williams, 2 for 4 yards; Charlie Phillips, 1 for 30 yards
DEN: Tom Jackson, 1 for 34 yards

Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 6 for 256 yards
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 5 for 203 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: Jim Breech, 0/1
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/1

Ron Jaworski threw three touchdown passes to lead Philadelphia into first place in the NFC East. Jaworski's (8 of 18 for 127 yards) first scoring pass, an 11-yarder to Wilbert Montgomery, gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead. In the second half, Jaworski hit Harold Carmichael with touchdown passes of 4 and 17 yards to seal the Philadelphia victory. The Eagles' Leroy Harris was the game's leading rusher with 137 yards on nine carries, which included a club-record 80-yard run.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	148.1 (11)	156.1 (21)	304.2 (18)	25
Philadelphia Eagles	DEFENSE	140.0 (18)	161.3 (10)	301.3 (10)	25
Green Bay Packers	OFFENSE	116.4 (21)	162.2 (18)	278.7 (25)	33
Green Bay Packers	DEFENSE	178.7 (28)	185.3 (17)	364.0 (27)	26

Line: Eagles by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Eagles (9-4-0)	7	0	7	7	21
Green Bay Packers (4-9-0)	3	0	0	7	10

( 7- 0) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 11 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
( 7- 3) GB  Tom Birney 33 yard field goal
(14- 3) PHI Harold Carmichael 17 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
(21- 3) PHI Harold Carmichael 4 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
(21-10) GB  James Lofton 7 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Tom Birney kick)

                     PHI             GB
First Downs:         16              25
Rushes-yards:        36-229          34-118
Yards/rush:          6.4             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-18-127-0      24-49-220-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             1-7
Net pass yards:      118             213
Net yards/pass:      6.2             4.3
Total net yards:     347             331
Total plays:         55 (65% run)    84 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-3
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     11-108          2-17

Attendance: 50,023

Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 8 of 18 for 127 yards and 3 TDs
GB: David Whitehurst, 9 of 26 for 53 yards; Lynn Dickey, 14 of 22 for 144 yards and 1 TD; David Beverly, 1 of 1 for 23 yards

Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 21 for 83 yards; Leroy Harris, 9 for 137 yards; John Walton, 3 for -5 yards; Ron Jaworski, 2 for 16 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for -2 yards
GB: Eric Torkelson, 23 for 88 yards; Terdell Middleton, 7 for 18 yards; Lynn Dickey, 3 for 8 yards; Nate Simpson, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 3 for 71 yards and 2 TDs; Wilbert Montgomery, 2 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Keith Krepfle, 1 for 19 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for 14 yards; Leroy Harris, 1 for 3 yards
GB: Paul Coffman, 6 for 50 yards; James Lofton, 5 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Aundra Thompson, 4 for 43 yards; Eric Torkelson, 4 for 15 yards; Ricky Patton, 2 for 13 yards; Terdell Middleton, 2 for 8 yards; Jim Gueno, 1 for 23 yards

Kick returns:
PHI: Billy Campfield, 1 for 29 yards; Larry Barnes, 1 for 23 yards
GB: Aundra Thompson, 3 for 52 yards; Howard Sampson, 1 for 10 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: Louie Giammona, 4 for 28 yards
GB: Johnnie Gray, 2 for 6 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
PHI: Max Runager, 7 for 284 yards
GB: David Beverly, 5 for 209 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Tom Birney, 1/1

Nick Mike-Mayer's 29-yard field goal after 9:15 of overtime gave the Bills a 16-13 victory. Joe Ferguson, who completed 17 of 33 passes for 235 yards, hit Lou Piccone on an 11-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds left to send the game into overtime.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	104.8 (26)	204.4 (6)	309.2 (14)	20
Buffalo Bills	DEFENSE	159.3 (25)	163.3 (12)	322.7 (16)	28
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	150.8 (9)	193.3 (11)	344.2 (6)	27
New England Patriots	DEFENSE	101.0 (1)	147.8 (3)	248.8 (1)	38

Line: Patriots by 9½

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Buffalo Bills (7-6-0)	0	3	3	7	3	16
New England Patriots (8-5-0)	0	3	0	10	0	13

( 0- 3) NE  John Smith 47 yard field goal
( 3- 3) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 29 yard field goal
( 6- 3) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 26 yard field goal
( 6-10) NE  Steve Grogan 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)
( 6-13) NE  John Smith 32 yard field goal
(13-13) BUF Lou Piccone 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(16-13) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 29 yard field goal

                     BUF             NE
First Downs:         18              21
Rushes-yards:        33-80           49-173
Yards/rush:          2.4             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-33-235-2     9-25-160-4
Sacked-yards:        3-34            3-24
Net pass yards:      201             136
Net yards/pass:      5.6             4.9
Total net yards:     281             309
Total plays:         69 (47% run)    77 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     6-65            3-15

Attendance: 60,991

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 17 of 33 for 235 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
NE: Steve Grogan, 9 of 25 for 160 yards (4 int)

Rushing:
BUF: Curtis Brown, 15 for 42 yards; Terry Miller, 11 for 18 yards; Roland Hooks, 6 for 14 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 6 yards
NE: Horace Ivory, 23 for 83 yards; Don Calhoun, 20 for 83 yards; Steve Grogan, 5 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Stanley Morgan, 1 for -4 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Lou Piccone, 5 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Butler, 4 for 95 yards; Reuben Gant, 2 for 41 yards; Curtis Brown, 2 for 13 yards; Terry Miller, 2 for 6 yards; Danny Fulton, 1 for 16 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 7 yards
NE: Harold Jackson, 4 for 87 yards; Russ Francis, 2 for 27 yards; Don Westbrook, 1 for 27 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 16 yards; Don Calhoun, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Mike Collier, 2 for 27 yards; Keith Moody, 1 for 32 yards
NE: Allan Clark, 3 for 71 yards; Mosi Tatupu, 1 for 12 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 3 for 26 yards
NE: Stanley Morgan, 3 for 25 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Jim Haslett, 2 for 15 yards; Jeff Nixon, 1 for 43 yards; Mario Clark, 1 for 36 yards
NE: Doug Beaudoin, 1 for 30 yards; Rick Sanford, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
BUF: Rusty Jackson, 8 for 343 yards
NE: Eddie Hare, 5 for 187 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 3/3
NE: John Smith, 2/3

Billy Taylor gained 126 yards on 26 carries to lead the New York Giants over Washington. Doug Kotar scored the Giants' first touchdown on a one-yard run, but Mark Moseley's field goals in the second and third quarters cut the New York lead to 7-6. New York's final score came in the fourth quarter on a 14-play, 78-yard drive. Taylor carried the ball 13 of the 14 plays in the drive and gained 74 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	140.1 (17)	147.3 (23)	287.4 (22)	20
Washington Redskins	DEFENSE	136.5 (14)	182.2 (16)	318.8 (15)	40
New York Giants	OFFENSE	106.6 (23)	131.6 (27)	238.2 (28)	26
New York Giants	DEFENSE	143.5 (20)	193.5 (22)	337.0 (19)	33

Line: Redskins by 1½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (8-5-0)	0	3	3	0	6
New York Giants (6-7-0)	7	0	0	7	14

( 0- 7) NYG Doug Kotar 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
( 3- 7) WAS Mark Moseley 21 yard field goal
( 6- 7) WAS Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal
( 6-14) NYG Billy Taylor 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)

                     WAS             NYG
First Downs:         12              16
Rushes-yards:        30-121          50-193
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-23-140-0     7-14-90-1
Sacked-yards:        4-36            2-16
Net pass yards:      104             74
Net yards/pass:      3.9             4.6
Total net yards:     225             267
Total plays:         57 (52% run)    66 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     2-10            4-30

Attendance: 72,641

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 11 of 23 for 140 yards
NYG: Phil Simms, 7 of 14 for 90 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
WAS: John Riggins, 17 for 72 yards; Benny Malone, 6 for 9 yards; Clarence Harmon, 5 for 19 yards; Joe Theismann, 1 for 18 yards; Bobby Hammond, 1 for 3 yards
NYG: Billy Taylor, 26 for 126 yards and 1 TD; Doug Kotar, 14 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Ken Johnson, 7 for 18 yards; Phil Simms, 3 for 5 yards

Receiving:
WAS: Clarence Harmon, 2 for 48 yards; Ricky Thompson, 2 for 22 yards; Don Warren, 2 for 21 yards; Ike Forte, 2 for 7 yards; Danny Buggs, 1 for 21 yards; Bobby Hammond, 1 for 12 yards; John McDaniel, 1 for 9 yards
NYG: Earnest Gray, 2 for 37 yards; Gary Shirk, 2 for 17 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 26 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for 6 yards; Emery Moorehead, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
WAS: Bobby Hammond, 2 for 54 yards
NYG: Steve Odom, 2 for 16 yards; Billy Taylor, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: Bobby Hammond, 1 for 16 yards
NYG: Steve Odom, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Pete Wysocki, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 224 yards
NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 258 yards

Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 2/4
NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/1

Matt Bahr kicked two clutch field goals that enabled Pittsburgh to beat Cleveland. Bahr's third field goal of the day, a 21-yarder with 24 seconds left in regulation time, sent the game into overtime. Terry Bradshaw's 28-yard scramble with nine seconds left in overtime set up Bahr's game winning 37-yard field goal. The victory enabled Pittsburgh to move into a tie for first place with Houston in the AFC Central.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	144.7 (13)	227.7 (3)	372.3 (2)	34
Cleveland Browns	DEFENSE	162.7 (26)	193.4 (21)	356.1 (25)	23
Pittsburgh Steelers	OFFENSE	155.0 (6)	213.4 (5)	368.4 (3)	42
Pittsburgh Steelers	DEFENSE	104.0 (2)	152.6 (7)	256.6 (3)	37

Line: Steelers by 10½

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Cleveland Browns (8-5-0)	10	10	7	3	0	30
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3-0)	3	10	0	17	3	33

( 7- 0) CLE Ozzie Newsome 21 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(10- 0) CLE Don Cockroft 20 yard field goal
(10- 3) PIT Matt Bahr 45 yard field goal
(13- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal
(13- 6) PIT Matt Bahr 34 yard field goal
(20- 6) CLE Dave Logan 16 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(20-13) PIT Franco Harris 2 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
(27-13) CLE Calvin Hill 3 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
(27-20) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
(30-20) CLE Don Cockroft 40 yard field goal
(30-27) PIT Franco Harris 3 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
(30-30) PIT Matt Bahr 21 yard field goal
(30-33) PIT Matt Bahr 37 yard field goal

                     CLE             PIT
First Downs:         22              36
Rushes-yards:        24-62           45-255
Yards/rush:          2.6             5.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-38-333-1     30-44-364-1
Sacked-yards:        7-50            1-13
Net pass yards:      283             351
Net yards/pass:      6.3             7.8
Total net yards:     345             606
Total plays:         69 (34% run)    90 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-2
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     8-65            10-95

Attendance: 48,773

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 23 of 38 for 333 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 30 of 44 for 364 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 14 for 27 yards; Calvin Hill, 5 for 10 yards; Brian Sipe, 3 for 30 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for -2 yards; Dino Hall, 1 for -3 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 32 for 151 yards and 2 TDs; Rocky Bleier, 10 for 61 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 43 yards

Receiving:
CLE: Dave Logan, 7 for 135 yards and 1 TD; Ozzie Newsome, 5 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Calvin Hill, 4 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Mike Pruitt, 3 for 21 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 36 yards; Dino Hall, 1 for 8 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 5 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 9 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 7 for 45 yards; John Stallworth, 6 for 75 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 4 for 68 yards; Lynn Swann, 3 for 48 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 47 yards

Kick returns:
CLE: Dino Hall, 8 for 162 yards
PIT: Anthony Anderson, 6 for 80 yards; Larry Anderson, 1 for 10 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Theo Bell, 4 for 39 yards

Interceptions:
CLE: Ron Bolton, 1 for 1 yard
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CLE: Johnny Evans, 4 for 185 yards
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 1 for 35 yards

Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 3/3
PIT: Matt Bahr, 4/5

Dan Fouts fired three touchdown passes as San Diego downed Kansas City. Fouts completed 27 of 43 passes for 350 yards, the fifth time this season he has thrown for more than 300 yards. The Chargers' Charlie Joiner was the game's leading receiver, catching nine passes for 123 yards and one touchdown. San Diego's offense gained a season-high 460 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Kansas City Chiefs	OFFENSE	148.3 (10)	107.8 (28)	256.1 (27)	29
Kansas City Chiefs	DEFENSE	114.1 (7)	191.7 (19)	305.8 (13)	24
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	98.7 (27)	234.2 (1)	332.8 (8)	28
San Diego Chargers	DEFENSE	126.8 (9)	150.2 (5)	277.1 (6)	36

Line: Chargers by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas City Chiefs (5-8-0)	7	0	0	0	7
San Diego Chargers (10-3-0)	7	7	7	7	28

( 7- 0) KC  Mike Williams 8 yard pass from Steve Fuller (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7- 7) SD  Charlie Joiner 29 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)
( 7-14) SD  John Jefferson 42 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)
( 7-21) SD  Bob Klein 8 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Mike Wood kick)
( 7-28) SD  Artie Owens 8 yard rush (Mike Wood kick)

                     KC              SD
First Downs:         9               30
Rushes-yards:        21-65           32-135
Yards/rush:          3.1             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-22-144-1     27-43-350-1
Sacked-yards:        4-19            3-25
Net pass yards:      125             325
Net yards/pass:      4.8             7.1
Total net yards:     190             460
Total plays:         47 (44% run)    78 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     5-45            5-54

Attendance: 50,078

Passing:
KC: Steve Fuller, 14 of 22 for 144 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
SD: Dan Fouts, 27 of 43 for 350 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
KC: Ted McKnight, 9 for 24 yards; Mike Williams, 6 for 23 yards; Steve Fuller, 2 for 10 yards; Horace Belton, 2 for 5 yards; Earl Gant, 2 for 3 yards
SD: Clarence Williams, 13 for 63 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 6 for 24 yards; Mike Thomas, 5 for 3 yards; Artie Owens, 3 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Bo Matthews, 3 for 17 yards; Hank Bauer, 2 for 9 yards

Receiving:
KC: Earl Gant, 5 for 31 yards; Mike Williams, 3 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Henry Marshall, 2 for 43 yards; J.T. Smith, 1 for 34 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 10 yards; Tony Samuels, 1 for 8 yards; Ted McKnight, 1 for 3 yards
SD: Charlie Joiner, 9 for 123 yards and 1 TD; Bob Klein, 5 for 52 yards and 1 TD; John Jefferson, 4 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Williams, 3 for 24 yards; Mike Thomas, 3 for 18 yards; Artie Owens, 1 for 29 yards; John Floyd, 1 for 21 yards; Bo Matthews, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Johnnie Dirden, 3 for 64 yards; Wilbert Haslip, 1 for 7 yards
SD: Artie Owens, 1 for 22 yards; Cliff Thrift, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
KC: J.T. Smith, 1 for 3 yards
SD: Mike Fuller, 3 for 22 yards; Mike Williams, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
KC: Gary Green, 1 for 13 yards
SD: Mike Williams, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
KC: Bob Grupp, 7 for 302 yards
SD: Jeff West, 3 for 107 yards

Field Goals:

Second-half touchdown passes by Vince Ferragamo and Bob Lee enabled Los Angeles to defeat San Francisco. Los Angeles wiped out a 17-13 halftime deficit when Ferragamo and Wendell Tyler combined on a 71-yard touchdown pass. The Rams extended their lead to 26-17 on their next possession when Lee hit Ron Smith with a 30-yard touchdown pass. The defensive play of the game came in the second quarter when the Rams' Sid Justin returned a blocked field goal 80 yards for a touchdown.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	155.2 (5)	167.5 (15)	322.8 (11)	35
Los Angeles Rams	DEFENSE	111.3 (5)	138.8 (1)	250.1 (2)	25
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	121.5 (20)	222.9 (4)	344.4 (5)	30
San Francisco 49ers	DEFENSE	142.9 (19)	212.0 (27)	354.9 (24)	22

Line: Rams by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (7-6-0)	3	10	13	0	26
San Francisco 49ers (1-12-0)	7	10	0	3	20

( 0- 7) SF  Paul Hofer 2 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
( 3- 7) LA  Frank Corral 23 yard field goal
(10- 7) LA  Sid Justin 80 yard return of blocked field goal (Frank Corral kick)
(10-10) SF  Ray Wersching 43 yard field goal
(13-10) LA  Frank Corral 24 yard field goal
(13-17) SF  Freddie Solomon 38 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)
(20-17) LA  Wendell Tyler 71 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Frank Corral kick)
(26-17) LA  Ron Smith 30 yard pass from Bob Lee (kick failed)
(26-20) SF  Ray Wersching 19 yard field goal

                     LA              SF
First Downs:         18              22
Rushes-yards:        41-124          36-136
Yards/rush:          3.0             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-24-207-2     21-34-257-2
Sacked-yards:        1-9             2-19
Net pass yards:      198             238
Net yards/pass:      7.9             6.6
Total net yards:     322             374
Total plays:         66 (62% run)    72 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     6-27            5-61

Attendance: 49,262

Passing:
LA: Vince Ferragamo, 9 of 20 for 149 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bob Lee, 3 of 4 for 58 yards and 1 TD
SF: Steve DeBerg, 21 of 34 for 257 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 27 for 94 yards; Cullen Bryant, 12 for 35 yards; Bob Lee, 2 for -5 yards
SF: Paul Hofer, 14 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 8 for 12 yards; Phil Francis, 6 for 12 yards; O.J. Simpson, 5 for 30 yards; Steve DeBerg, 2 for 4 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 4 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Ron Smith, 2 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Preston Dennard, 2 for 31 yards; Cullen Bryant, 2 for 11 yards; Terry Nelson, 1 for 11 yards; Billy Waddy, 1 for 9 yards
SF: Wilbur Jackson, 5 for 74 yards; Paul Hofer, 3 for 29 yards; Phil Francis, 3 for 28 yards; Bob Bruer, 3 for 12 yards; Mike Shumann, 2 for 30 yards; Ken MacAfee, 2 for 22 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 17 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 3 for 39 yards; Eddie Hill, 2 for 45 yards
SF: James Owens, 4 for 123 yards; Phil Francis, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Eddie Brown, 2 for 21 yards
SF: Dwight Hicks, 2 for 4 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Nolan Cromwell, 1 for 34 yards; Bob Brudzinski, 1 for 26 yards
SF: Dwight Hicks, 1 for 29 yards; Charles Cornelius, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
LA: Ken Clark, 5 for 191 yards
SF: Dan Melville, 6 for 216 yards

Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 2/3
SF: Ray Wersching, 2/3

Tommy Kramer threw three touchdown passes to lead Minnesota over Tampa Bay. Kramer (15 of 26 for 158 yards) hit Terry LeCount with a 21-yard touchdown pass and Ahmad Rashad with a 32-yarder, both within the final 1:49 of the first half. Kramer's final scoring pass, a three-yarder to Rickey Young, gave Minnesota a 23-18 lead. Doug Williams' 13-yard scramble with nine seconds left in the game moved Tampa Bay within one. Wally Hilgenberg then preserved the Vikings' victory by blocking the extra point.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	106.2 (24)	192.5 (12)	298.7 (20)	33
Minnesota Vikings	DEFENSE	170.2 (27)	156.1 (8)	326.3 (17)	26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	OFFENSE	149.3 (3)	170.7 (16)	320.0 (12)	25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DEFENSE	118.5 (8)	143.3 (1)	261.7 (5)	29

Line: Buccaneers by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (6-7-0)	0	14	9	0	23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-4-0)	6	3	7	6	22

( 0- 6) TB  Ricky Bell 2 yard rush (kick failed)
( 0- 9) TB  Neil O'Donoghue 20 yard field goal
( 7- 9) MIN Terry LeCount 21 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
(14- 9) MIN Ahmad Rashad 32 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
(17- 9) MIN Rick Danmeier 44 yard field goal
(17-16) TB  Johnny Davis 17 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
(23-16) MIN Rickey Young 3 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed)
(23-22) TB  Doug Williams 13 yard rush (kick failed)

                     MIN             TB
First Downs:         16              22
Rushes-yards:        29-110          42-183
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-26-158-0     19-38-242-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      158             242
Net yards/pass:      6.1             6.4
Total net yards:     268             425
Total plays:         55 (52% run)    80 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-29            5-50

Attendance: 70,039

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 15 of 26 for 158 yards and 3 TDs
TB: Doug Williams, 19 of 38 for 242 yards

Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 12 for 52 yards; Rickey Young, 10 for 45 yards; Tommy Kramer, 3 for 1 yard; Robert Miller, 2 for 2 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 6 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 4 yards
TB: Ricky Bell, 28 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Johnny Davis, 8 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Doug Williams, 6 for 39 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 6 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Ted Brown, 4 for 13 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 17 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Terry LeCount, 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD
TB: Morris Owens, 4 for 66 yards; Ricky Bell, 4 for 43 yards; Larry Mucker, 3 for 48 yards; Isaac Hagins, 3 for 37 yards; Jim Obradovich, 2 for 24 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 28 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 3 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 1 for -7 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 3 for 132 yards
TB: George Ragsdale, 5 for 113 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 3 for 8 yards
TB: Danny Reece, 2 for 2 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 5 for 184 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 157 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/2
TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/2