NFL game summary for 09/21/1980:

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	149.5  (5)	210.0  (11)	359.5  (8)	8
	DEFENSE	113.5  (14)	138.0  (5)	251.5  (6)	7
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	90.5  (23)	216.0  (10)	306.5  (17)	2
	DEFENSE	186.0  (25)	155.5  (7)	341.5  (16)	3

Line: Saints by 2

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (3-0-0)	7	7	7	14	35
New Orleans Saints (0-3-0)	0	19	0	7	26

( 7- 0) BUF Frank Lewis 12 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7- 7) NO  Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
(14- 7) BUF Joe Cribbs 12 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(14-13) NO  Ike Harris 44 yard pass from Archie Manning (kick failed)
(14-16) NO  Benny Ricardo 45 yard field goal
(14-19) NO  Benny Ricardo 47 yard field goal
(21-19) BUF Frank Lewis 18 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(28-19) BUF Mark Brammer 2 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(35-19) BUF Joe Cribbs 7 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(35-26) NO  Ike Harris 15 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)

                     BUF             NO
First Downs:         26              15
Rushes-yards:        37-129          17-38
Yards/rush:          3.5             2.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-31-295-2     24-35-285-0
Sacked-yards:        1-14            1-7
Net pass yards:      281             278
Net yards/pass:      8.8             7.7
Total net yards:     410             316
Total plays:         69 (53% run)    53 (32% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     6-46            6-59

Attendance: 65,551

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 22 of 31 for 295 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)
NO: Archie Manning, 24 of 34 for 285 yards and 2 TDs; Tony Galbreath, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 22 for 89 yards and 2 TDs; Roosevelt Leaks, 9 for 25 yards; Curtis Brown, 3 for 17 yards; Joe Ferguson, 3 for -2 yards
NO: Chuck Muncie, 10 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 6 for 2 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 14 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Frank Lewis, 6 for 82 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Cribbs, 6 for 52 yards; Jerry Butler, 5 for 133 yards; Mark Brammer, 2 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Roland Hooks, 2 for 9 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 6 yards
NO: Brooks Williams, 6 for 89 yards; Tony Galbreath, 6 for 56 yards; Ike Harris, 4 for 84 yards and 2 TDs; Wes Chandler, 4 for 41 yards; Larry Hardy, 2 for 12 yards; Chuck Muncie, 2 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Terry Miller, 4 for 99 yards
NO: Rich Mauti, 5 for 124 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 1 for 18 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 25 yards; Jim Kovach, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
BUF: Greg Cater, 3 for 131 yards
NO: Russell Erxleben, 7 for 281 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/1
NO: Benny Ricardo, 2/2

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