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Sunday October 26, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/26/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New England PatriotsOFFENSE147.1  (3)215.4  (8)362.6  (6)13
DEFENSE108.0  (6)173.0  (7)281.0  (6)14
Buffalo BillsOFFENSE134.6  (13)195.1  (15)329.7  (13)16
DEFENSE102.7  (5)166.6  (6)269.3  (4)21

Line: Patriots by 2

Team1234F
New England Patriots (6-2-0)3010013
Buffalo Bills (6-2-0)01401731

( 3- 0) NE  John Smith 41 yard field goal
( 3- 7) BUF Frank Lewis 14 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 3-14) BUF Frank Lewis 12 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(10-14) NE  Russ Francis 26 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(13-14) NE  John Smith 32 yard field goal
(13-17) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 23 yard field goal
(13-24) BUF Joe Cribbs 16 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(13-31) BUF Joe Cribbs 5 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
                     NE              BUF
First Downs:         8               21
Rushes-yards:        17-39           50-181
Yards/rush:          2.3             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-29-138-4     12-28-176-2
Sacked-yards:        3-29            0-0
Net pass yards:      109             176
Net yards/pass:      3.4             6.3
Total net yards:     148             357
Total plays:         49 (34% run)    78 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          3.0             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-1
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     6-40            5-49

Attendance: 75,092
Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 13 of 29 for 138 yards and 1 TD (4 int)
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 12 of 28 for 176 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
NE: Don Calhoun, 8 for 24 yards; Horace Ivory, 5 for 7 yards; Vagas Ferguson, 3 for 4 yards; Steve Grogan, 1 for 4 yards
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 30 for 118 yards and 2 TDs; Curtis Brown, 11 for 30 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 6 for 21 yards; Roland Hooks, 2 for 14 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
NE: Horace Ivory, 3 for 31 yards; Russ Francis, 2 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Don Calhoun, 2 for 11 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 20 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 19 yards; Mosi Tatupu, 1 for 11 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 7 yards; Vagas Ferguson, 1 for 6 yards; Chuck Foreman, 1 for 1 yard
BUF: Frank Lewis, 5 for 80 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Cribbs, 3 for 41 yards; Curtis Brown, 2 for 27 yards; Mark Brammer, 1 for 21 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Bill Currier, 1 for 26 yards; Horace Ivory, 1 for 21 yards
BUF: Artie Owens, 1 for 16 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 1 for 3 yards
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 2 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Bill Matthews, 1 for 5 yards; Tim Fox, 1 for 2 yards
BUF: Steve Freeman, 2 for 39 yards; Charles Romes, 1 for 11 yards; Bill Simpson, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
NE: Mike Hubach, 8 for 225 yards
BUF: Greg Cater, 7 for 253 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 2/2
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/2




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