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Sunday December 7, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 12/07/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Los Angeles RamsOFFENSE163.1  (2)208.2  (9)371.3  (2)31
DEFENSE118.0  (10)163.1  (4)281.1  (4)34
Buffalo BillsOFFENSE138.4  (9)190.2  (19)328.6  (14)34
DEFENSE99.8  (3)151.3  (2)251.1  (1)39

Line: Even

Team1234OTF
Los Angeles Rams (9-5-0)007007
Buffalo Bills (10-4-0)0070310

( 0- 7) BUF Steve Freeman 47 yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 7- 7) LA  Mike Guman 3 yard rush (Nolan Cromwell run)
( 7-10) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 30 yard field goal
                     LA              BUF
First Downs:         14              15
Rushes-yards:        42-181          43-150
Yards/rush:          4.3             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-23-61-1       10-25-138-0
Sacked-yards:        3-27            1-16
Net pass yards:      34              122
Net yards/pass:      1.3             4.7
Total net yards:     215             272
Total plays:         68 (61% run)    69 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             4-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-49            4-62

Attendance: 77,133
Passing:
LA: Pat Haden, 5 of 16 for 41 yards (1 int); Vince Ferragamo, 3 of 7 for 20 yards
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 10 of 25 for 138 yards

Rushing:
LA: Mike Guman, 18 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Cullen Bryant, 17 for 61 yards; Elvis Peacock, 6 for 27 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for 6 yards
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 26 for 83 yards; Curtis Brown, 12 for 45 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 4 for 14 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 8 yards

Receiving:
LA: Victor Hicks, 2 for 12 yards; Mike Guman, 2 for -4 yards; Billy Waddy, 1 for 19 yards; Willie Miller, 1 for 18 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 11 yards; Elvis Peacock, 1 for 5 yards
BUF: Frank Lewis, 4 for 87 yards; Curtis Brown, 2 for 5 yards; Jerry Butler, 1 for 22 yards; Mark Brammer, 1 for 14 yards; Joe Cribbs, 1 for 6 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 2 for 28 yards
BUF: Roland Hooks, 1 for 35 yards; Curtis Brown, 1 for 24 yards

Punt returns:
LA: LeRoy Irvin, 3 for 10 yards
BUF: Roland Hooks, 4 for 41 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Steve Freeman, 1 for 47 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
LA: Frank Corral, 8 for 297 yards
BUF: Greg Cater, 5 for 212 yards

Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 0/1
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/3



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE121.8  (15)209.2  (8)331.1  (12)31
DEFENSE134.1  (21)209.0  (20)343.1  (23)23
Chicago BearsOFFENSE144.2  (6)140.6  (28)284.8  (24)32
DEFENSE128.7  (17)171.0  (6)299.7  (7)22

Line: Bears by 6

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (5-8-1)07007
Chicago Bears (6-8-0)028132061

( 0- 7) CHI Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
( 0-14) CHI Walter Payton 3 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
( 0-21) CHI Roland Harper 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-21) GB  James Lofton 15 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7-28) CHI Brian Baschnagel 4 yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-34) CHI Robin Earl 9 yard pass from Vince Evans (kick failed)
( 7-41) CHI Rickey Watts 53 yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-48) CHI Walter Payton 14 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-55) CHI Len Walterscheid 36 yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-61) CHI Willie McClendon 1 yard rush (kick failed)
                     GB              CHI
First Downs:         19              33
Rushes-yards:        22-81           48-267
Yards/rush:          3.7             5.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-31-204-2     20-24-336-0
Sacked-yards:        2-19            1-9
Net pass yards:      185             327
Net yards/pass:      5.6             13.1
Total net yards:     266             594
Total plays:         55 (40% run)    73 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             8.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     6-58            10-80

Attendance: 57,176
Passing:
GB: Lynn Dickey, 12 of 23 for 160 yards and 1 TD (1 int); David Whitehurst, 2 of 8 for 44 yards (1 int)
CHI: Vince Evans, 18 of 22 for 316 yards and 3 TDs; Mike Phipps, 2 of 2 for 20 yards

Rushing:
GB: Gerry Ellis, 10 for 46 yards; Eddie Lee Ivery, 8 for 37 yards; Vickey Ray Anderson, 1 for 1 yard; David Beverly, 1 for 0 yards; Lynn Dickey, 1 for -1 yards; Terdell Middleton, 1 for -2 yards
CHI: Walter Payton, 22 for 130 yards and 3 TDs; Roland Harper, 11 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Willie McClendon, 6 for 72 yards and 1 TD; John Skibinski, 5 for 20 yards; Vince Evans, 4 for 8 yards

Receiving:
GB: James Lofton, 6 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Gerry Ellis, 5 for 85 yards; Paul Coffman, 1 for 7 yards; Aundra Thompson, 1 for 6 yards; Eddie Lee Ivery, 1 for -5 yards
CHI: Rickey Watts, 4 for 126 yards and 1 TD; James Scott, 3 for 63 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 3 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Robin Earl, 3 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Dave Williams, 3 for 23 yards; Roland Harper, 2 for 22 yards; Walter Payton, 1 for 11 yards; John Skibinski, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Mark Lee, 6 for 134 yards; Fred Nixon, 2 for 85 yards; Aundra Thompson, 1 for 15 yards
CHI: Rickey Watts, 1 for 12 yards; Bob Fisher, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Fred Nixon, 1 for 4 yards
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 4 for 25 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Gary Fencik, 1 for 8 yards

Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 6 for 239 yards
CHI: Bob Parsons, 2 for 66 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Jan Stenerud, 0/1



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Baltimore ColtsOFFENSE132.7  (10)196.7  (14)329.4  (13)31
DEFENSE139.7  (23)194.7  (12)334.4  (19)28
Cincinnati BengalsOFFENSE126.9  (14)158.9  (25)285.8  (23)26
DEFENSE108.7  (7)196.1  (13)304.8  (9)32

Line: Colts by 2

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (7-7-0)0602733
Cincinnati Bengals (5-9-0)7177334

( 0- 7) CIN Pete Johnson 5 yard rush (Jim Breech kick)
( 0-14) CIN Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick)
( 0-21) CIN Isaac Curtis 67 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick)
( 3-21) BAL Steve Mike-Mayer 41 yard field goal
( 3-24) CIN Jim Breech 32 yard field goal
( 6-24) BAL Steve Mike-Mayer 37 yard field goal
( 6-31) CIN Dan Ross 17 yard pass from Jack Thompson (Jim Breech kick)
(13-31) BAL Marvin Sims 2 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
(19-31) BAL Randy Burke 16 yard pass from Bert Jones (kick failed)
(26-31) BAL Curtis Dickey 1 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
(33-31) BAL Curtis Dickey 22 yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)
(33-34) CIN Jim Breech 21 yard field goal
                     BAL             CIN
First Downs:         23              26
Rushes-yards:        21-94           42-148
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-40-249-1     21-38-368-1
Sacked-yards:        3-30            1-7
Net pass yards:      219             361
Net yards/pass:      5.1             9.3
Total net yards:     313             509
Total plays:         64 (32% run)    81 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             6.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     6-55            8-76

Attendance: 35,651
Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 21 of 40 for 249 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
CIN: Jack Thompson, 15 of 29 for 186 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Ken Anderson, 6 of 9 for 182 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
BAL: Curtis Dickey, 11 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 3 for 28 yards; Marvin Sims, 3 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Bert Jones, 2 for 4 yards; Joe Washington, 2 for 0 yards
CIN: Pete Johnson, 32 for 118 yards and 2 TDs; Charles Alexander, 8 for 18 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 12 yards; Jack Thompson, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Roger Carr, 7 for 133 yards; Curtis Dickey, 5 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 4 for 33 yards; Ray Butler, 2 for 14 yards; Randy Burke, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Marvin Sims, 1 for 6 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for 4 yards
CIN: Isaac Curtis, 7 for 176 yards and 1 TD; Dan Ross, 7 for 96 yards and 1 TD; M.L. Harris, 2 for 43 yards; Steve Kreider, 2 for 23 yards; Charles Alexander, 1 for 23 yards; Pete Johnson, 1 for 7 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 0 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Kim Anderson, 4 for 59 yards; Nesby Glasgow, 2 for 41 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 18 yards
CIN: Cleo Montgomery, 5 for 76 yards; Jo Heath, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
CIN: Cleo Montgomery, 4 for 7 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Larry Braziel, 1 for 27 yards
CIN: Louis Breeden, 1 for 21 yards

Punting:
BAL: Mike Bragg, 6 for 220 yards
CIN: Pat McInally, 4 for 158 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Steve Mike-Mayer, 2/2
CIN: Jim Breech, 2/2



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New York JetsOFFENSE110.2  (23)199.1  (12)309.3  (19)32
DEFENSE124.3  (13)226.3  (25)350.6  (24)29
Cleveland BrownsOFFENSE107.9  (24)239.1  (2)347.0  (5)23
DEFENSE113.5  (8)227.5  (27)341.0  (22)26

Line: Browns by 9

Team1234F
New York Jets (3-11-0)007714
Cleveland Browns (10-4-0)037717

( 0- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 34 yard field goal
( 0-10) CLE Mike Pruitt 9 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7-10) NYJ Lam Jones 39 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
(14-10) NYJ Mickey Shuler 5 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
(14-17) CLE Greg Pruitt 5 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
                     NYJ             CLE
First Downs:         17              27
Rushes-yards:        19-93           27-79
Yards/rush:          4.9             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-28-214-2     31-41-340-1
Sacked-yards:        1-9             2-21
Net pass yards:      205             319
Net yards/pass:      7.1             7.4
Total net yards:     298             398
Total plays:         48 (39% run)    70 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-40            6-78

Attendance: 78,454
Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 19 of 28 for 214 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
CLE: Brian Sipe, 30 of 41 for 340 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: Tom Newton, 9 for 55 yards; Scott Dierking, 6 for 21 yards; Kevin Long, 2 for 9 yards; Richard Todd, 1 for 7 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 1 yard
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 16 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Brian Sipe, 5 for 0 yards; Greg Pruitt, 3 for 11 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 1 yard; Willis Adams, 1 for 15 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Tom Newton, 6 for 64 yards; Scott Dierking, 6 for 19 yards; Bruce Harper, 3 for 55 yards; Lam Jones, 1 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Wesley Walker, 1 for 17 yards; Jerome Barkum, 1 for 15 yards; Mickey Shuler, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 10 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Dave Logan, 6 for 87 yards; Mike Pruitt, 6 for 42 yards; Reggie Rucker, 5 for 108 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 3 for 28 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 51 yards; Lam Jones, 1 for 18 yards
CLE: Dino Hall, 2 for 67 yards; Charles White, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Ken Schroy, 1 for 3 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Donald Dykes, 1 for 1 yard
CLE: Ron Bolton, 1 for 20 yards; Clinton Burrell, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 3 for 107 yards
CLE: Johnny Evans, 2 for 83 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 0/1
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/2



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Denver BroncosOFFENSE117.1  (18)156.1  (26)273.2  (26)28
DEFENSE132.9  (20)200.8  (17)333.8  (17)23
Kansas City ChiefsOFFENSE113.2  (21)149.9  (27)263.1  (28)25
DEFENSE141.2  (24)193.2  (10)334.4  (19)33

Line: Broncos by 2

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (7-7-0)007714
Kansas City Chiefs (7-7-0)0280331

( 0- 7) KC  J.T. Smith 33 yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick)
( 0-14) KC  Arnold Morgado 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick)
( 0-21) KC  Tom Howard 3 yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick)
( 0-28) KC  Bubba Garcia 8 yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick)
( 7-28) DEN Riley Odoms 22 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
(14-28) DEN Haven Moses 4 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
(14-31) KC  Nick Lowery 20 yard field goal
                     DEN             KC
First Downs:         21              22
Rushes-yards:        26-132          49-199
Yards/rush:          5.1             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-35-263-1     12-18-142-1
Sacked-yards:        5-47            1-10
Net pass yards:      216             132
Net yards/pass:      5.4             6.9
Total net yards:     348             331
Total plays:         66 (39% run)    68 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        4-4             1-1
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     7-55            4-25

Attendance: 40,237
Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 20 of 35 for 263 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
KC: Bill Kenney, 12 of 18 for 142 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Dave Preston, 14 for 52 yards; Jim Jensen, 5 for 47 yards; Rob Lytle, 4 for 24 yards; Jon Keyworth, 3 for 9 yards
KC: Ted McKnight, 16 for 67 yards; James Hadnot, 14 for 60 yards; Arnold Morgado, 8 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Horace Belton, 4 for 20 yards; Bill Kenney, 4 for 6 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 16 yards; Henry Marshall, 1 for 9 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Haven Moses, 5 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Rob Lytle, 3 for 48 yards; Rick Upchurch, 3 for 41 yards; Dave Preston, 3 for 38 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Jim Jensen, 2 for 19 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 14 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 6 yards
KC: J.T. Smith, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Henry Marshall, 2 for 21 yards; James Hadnot, 2 for 15 yards; Carlos Carson, 1 for 32 yards; Bubba Garcia, 1 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Ted McKnight, 1 for 6 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 5 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 5 yards; Arnold Morgado, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Mike Harden, 2 for 56 yards; Larry Brunson, 2 for 55 yards
KC: Carlos Carson, 2 for 44 yards; Al Dixon, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 1 for 8 yards
KC: J.T. Smith, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Perry Smith, 1 for 3 yards
KC: Gary Barbaro, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 1 for 39 yards
KC: Bob Grupp, 3 for 120 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 0/2
KC: Nick Lowery, 1/1



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Dallas CowboysOFFENSE152.8  (4)201.9  (11)354.7  (4)33
DEFENSE127.7  (16)188.2  (9)315.9  (12)43
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE140.2  (7)183.7  (20)323.8  (15)38
DEFENSE102.8  (4)203.3  (18)306.2  (10)42

Line: Cowboys by 2

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (11-3-0)793019
Oakland Raiders (9-5-0)733013

( 0- 7) OAK Raymond Chester 6 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)
( 7- 7) DAL Tony Dorsett 20 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
(10- 7) DAL Rafael Septien 52 yard field goal
(16- 7) DAL Ron Springs 2 yard rush (kick failed)
(16-10) OAK Chris Bahr 22 yard field goal
(19-10) DAL Rafael Septien 34 yard field goal
(19-13) OAK Chris Bahr 38 yard field goal
                     DAL             OAK
First Downs:         17              16
Rushes-yards:        39-128          22-83
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-26-159-0     16-36-190-2
Sacked-yards:        3-27            3-25
Net pass yards:      132             165
Net yards/pass:      4.6             4.2
Total net yards:     260             248
Total plays:         68 (57% run)    61 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     5-58            3-45

Attendance: 53,194
Passing:
DAL: Danny White, 14 of 26 for 159 yards
OAK: Jim Plunkett, 16 of 36 for 190 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 25 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Ron Springs, 5 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Timmy Newsome, 4 for 10 yards; Robert Newhouse, 4 for 9 yards; Danny White, 1 for -2 yards
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 8 for 26 yards; Kenny King, 7 for 38 yards; Ira Matthews, 5 for 11 yards; Jim Plunkett, 2 for 8 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Preston Pearson, 4 for 16 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 61 yards; Tony Dorsett, 2 for 24 yards; Drew Pearson, 2 for 23 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 15 yards; Jay Saldi, 1 for 12 yards; Ron Springs, 1 for 8 yards
OAK: Bob Chandler, 5 for 80 yards; Raymond Chester, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 2 for 37 yards; Ira Matthews, 2 for 24 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 2 for 13 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 4 yards; Derrick Jensen, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: James Jones, 2 for 37 yards; Steve Wilson, 1 for 34 yards
OAK: Ira Matthews, 3 for 70 yards; Keith Moody, 2 for 55 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: James Jones, 3 for 6 yards
OAK: Ira Matthews, 3 for 21 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 14 yards; Aaron Mitchell, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 6 for 231 yards
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 222 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 2/2
OAK: Chris Bahr, 2/3



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Atlanta FalconsOFFENSE145.2  (5)198.1  (13)343.2  (9)19
DEFENSE94.0  (2)231.5  (28)325.5  (15)35
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE132.1  (11)213.5  (5)345.5  (6)25
DEFENSE92.4  (1)184.7  (8)277.1  (2)28

Line: Eagles by 6

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (11-3-0)377320
Philadelphia Eagles (11-3-0)0140317

( 3- 0) ATL Tim Mazzetti 26 yard field goal
( 3- 7) PHI Harold Carmichael 22 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
( 3-14) PHI John Spagnola 15 yard pass from Louie Giamonna (Tony Franklin kick)
(10-14) ATL Wallace Francis 11 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
(17-14) ATL Lynn Cain 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)
(17-17) PHI Tony Franklin 40 yard field goal
(20-17) ATL Tim Mazzetti 37 yard field goal
                     ATL             PHI
First Downs:         23              20
Rushes-yards:        30-182          27-86
Yards/rush:          6.1             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-33-215-2     17-36-222-2
Sacked-yards:        2-22            5-32
Net pass yards:      193             190
Net yards/pass:      5.5             4.6
Total net yards:     375             276
Total plays:         65 (46% run)    68 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     1-14            4-27

Attendance: 70,205
Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 13 of 33 for 215 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 16 of 35 for 207 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Louie Giammona, 1 of 1 for 15 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 18 for 101 yards; Lynn Cain, 9 for 72 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 3 for 9 yards
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 17 for 43 yards; Leroy Harris, 8 for 16 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 16 yards; Perry Harrington, 1 for 11 yards

Receiving:
ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 6 for 92 yards; Wallace Francis, 4 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jackson, 1 for 23 yards; Junior Miller, 1 for 23 yards; Lynn Cain, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD
PHI: Charlie Smith, 5 for 63 yards; Harold Carmichael, 4 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Wilbert Montgomery, 4 for 46 yards; John Spagnola, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
ATL: Alfred Jackson, 2 for 51 yards; Tom Pridemore, 1 for 13 yards; Anthony Anderson, 1 for 5 yards
PHI: Billy Campfield, 4 for 54 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
ATL: Kenny Johnson, 3 for 28 yards; Rolland Lawrence, 1 for 6 yards
PHI: John Sciarra, 3 for 31 yards

Interceptions:
ATL: Al Richardson, 1 for 52 yards; Buddy Curry, 1 for 1 yard
PHI: Charlie Johnson, 1 for 9 yards; Roynell Young, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
ATL: John James, 6 for 246 yards
PHI: Max Runager, 7 for 284 yards

Field Goals:
ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 2/2
PHI: Tony Franklin, 1/1



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New York GiantsOFFENSE99.2  (26)172.7  (22)271.8  (27)29
DEFENSE164.1  (27)211.2  (22)375.3  (27)33
Seattle SeahawksOFFENSE114.8  (20)193.8  (16)308.6  (20)33
DEFENSE130.2  (18)193.7  (11)323.8  (14)28

Line: Seahawks by 7

Team1234F
New York Giants (4-10-0)31001427
Seattle Seahawks (4-10-0)077721

( 3- 0) NYG Joe Danelo 43 yard field goal
( 6- 0) NYG Joe Danelo 32 yard field goal
(13- 0) NYG Earnest Gray 48 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick)
(13- 7) SEA Dan Doornink 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(13-14) SEA Jim Jodat 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(20-14) NYG Earnest Gray 50 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick)
(20-21) SEA Steve Largent 34 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)
(27-21) NYG Billy Taylor 30 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
                     NYG             SEA
First Downs:         14              22
Rushes-yards:        39-150          28-116
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-18-161-1      20-37-238-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-17
Net pass yards:      161             221
Net yards/pass:      8.9             5.7
Total net yards:     311             337
Total plays:         57 (68% run)    67 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     8-68            11-70

Attendance: 51,617
Passing:
NYG: Scott Brunner, 8 of 18 for 161 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
SEA: Jim Zorn, 20 of 37 for 238 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NYG: Billy Taylor, 19 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Leon Perry, 8 for 24 yards; Scott Brunner, 5 for -5 yards; Larry Heater, 4 for 9 yards; Bo Matthews, 3 for 19 yards
SEA: Jim Jodat, 12 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Dan Doornink, 10 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence McCutcheon, 5 for 8 yards; Jim Zorn, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Earnest Gray, 3 for 114 yards and 2 TDs; Leon Perry, 2 for 30 yards; Gary Shirk, 2 for 12 yards; Billy Taylor, 1 for 5 yards
SEA: Steve Largent, 8 for 139 yards and 1 TD; Sam McCullum, 7 for 69 yards; John Sawyer, 2 for 17 yards; Jim Jodat, 2 for 10 yards; Dan Doornink, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
NYG: Beasley Reece, 2 for 36 yards; Alvin Garrett, 1 for 11 yards
SEA: Al Hunter, 3 for 76 yards; Will Lewis, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Alvin Garrett, 2 for 38 yards
SEA: Will Lewis, 2 for 12 yards

Interceptions:
SEA: John Harris, 1 for 10 yards

Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 3 for 126 yards
SEA: Herman Weaver, 2 for 75 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 2/2
SEA: Efren Herrera, 0/2



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New Orleans SaintsOFFENSE77.6  (28)209.4  (7)287.0  (22)32
DEFENSE189.5  (28)197.0  (15)386.5  (28)20
San Francisco 49ersOFFENSE98.4  (27)223.4  (4)321.7  (16)39
DEFENSE136.0  (22)227.4  (26)363.4  (26)30

Line: 49ers by 7

Team1234OTF
New Orleans Saints (0-14-0)142100035
San Francisco 49ers (6-8-0)071414338

( 7- 0) NO  Ike Harris 33 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)
(14- 0) NO  Henry Childs 21 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)
(21- 0) NO  Jack Holmes 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
(21- 7) SF  Freddie Solomon 57 yard punt return (Ray Wersching kick)
(28- 7) NO  Jack Holmes 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
(35- 7) NO  Ike Harris 41 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)
(35-14) SF  Joe Montana 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(35-21) SF  Dwight Clark 71 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
(35-28) SF  Freddie Solomon 14 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
(35-35) SF  Lenvil Elliott 7 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(35-38) SF  Ray Wersching 36 yard field goal
                     NO              SF
First Downs:         27              24
Rushes-yards:        36-143          33-176
Yards/rush:          4.0             5.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-39-377-1     24-36-285-0
Sacked-yards:        2-1             5-31
Net pass yards:      376             254
Net yards/pass:      9.2             6.2
Total net yards:     519             430
Total plays:         77 (46% run)    74 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          6.7             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        5-2             3-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     5-45            7-60

Attendance: 37,949
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 24 of 38 for 377 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); Jack Holmes, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
SF: Joe Montana, 24 of 36 for 285 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 16 for 86 yards; Jack Holmes, 11 for 40 yards and 2 TDs; Jimmy Rogers, 6 for 11 yards; Archie Manning, 2 for 4 yards; Wayne Wilson, 1 for 2 yards
SF: Lenvil Elliott, 20 for 125 yards and 1 TD; Don Woods, 5 for 27 yards; Joe Montana, 4 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 4 for 11 yards

Receiving:
NO: Henry Childs, 8 for 144 yards and 1 TD; Jack Holmes, 5 for 48 yards; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 41 yards; Wes Chandler, 3 for 57 yards; Ike Harris, 2 for 74 yards and 2 TDs; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 13 yards
SF: Dwight Clark, 6 for 155 yards and 1 TD; Freddie Solomon, 5 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 5 for 11 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 4 for 43 yards; Don Woods, 3 for 21 yards; Charle Young, 1 for 17 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Jimmy Rogers, 6 for 127 yards; Wayne Wilson, 1 for 13 yards
SF: James Owens, 3 for 58 yards; Ricky Patton, 2 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Wes Chandler, 2 for 18 yards
SF: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 62 yards

Interceptions:
SF: Dwight Hicks, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 6 for 235 yards
SF: Jim Miller, 7 for 279 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/1



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Detroit LionsOFFENSE174.6  (1)169.3  (23)343.9  (8)26
DEFENSE103.5  (5)196.8  (14)300.4  (8)28
St. Louis CardinalsOFFENSE138.8  (8)194.6  (15)333.4  (11)30
DEFENSE127.4  (15)206.8  (19)334.2  (18)30

Line: Cardinals by 2

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (7-7-0)01310023
St. Louis Cardinals (5-9-0)7701024

( 0- 7) STL Doug Marsh 6 yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
( 3- 7) DET Eddie Murray 40 yard field goal
( 3-14) STL Wayne Morris 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
(10-14) DET Billy Sims 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)
(13-14) DET Eddie Murray 24 yard field goal
(16-14) DET Eddie Murray 26 yard field goal
(23-14) DET Leonard Thompson 37 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)
(23-17) STL Neil O'Donoghue 25 yard field goal
(23-24) STL Roy Green 57 yard punt return (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
                     DET             STL
First Downs:         16              14
Rushes-yards:        36-121          42-126
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-201-1     12-22-99-1
Sacked-yards:        2-18            0-0
Net pass yards:      183             99
Net yards/pass:      6.1             4.5
Total net yards:     304             225
Total plays:         66 (54% run)    64 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     3-20            11-101

Attendance: 46,966
Passing:
DET: Gary Danielson, 15 of 28 for 201 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
STL: Jim Hart, 12 of 22 for 99 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
DET: Billy Sims, 20 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 12 for 69 yards; Gary Danielson, 3 for 3 yards; Ray Williams, 1 for 6 yards
STL: Ottis Anderson, 28 for 68 yards; Wayne Morris, 7 for 36 yards; Theotis Brown, 3 for 17 yards; Willard Harrell, 3 for 6 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
DET: Billy Sims, 4 for 37 yards; Ray Williams, 3 for 51 yards; Leonard Thompson, 2 for 84 yards and 1 TD; David Hill, 2 for 20 yards; Freddie Scott, 2 for 8 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 7 yards; Horace King, 1 for -6 yards
STL: Ottis Anderson, 4 for 32 yards; Theotis Brown, 3 for 30 yards; Pat Tilley, 1 for 13 yards; Dave Stief, 1 for 10 yards; Doug Marsh, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 1 for 5 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
DET: Ray Williams, 4 for 76 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 22 yards
STL: Roy Green, 2 for 58 yards; Willard Harrell, 2 for 40 yards; Ken Stone, 1 for 13 yards; Randy Clark, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
DET: Ray Williams, 4 for 23 yards
STL: Roy Green, 7 for 92 yards

Interceptions:
DET: Al Baker, 1 for 0 yards
STL: Carl Allen, 1 for 29 yards

Punting:
DET: Tom Skladany, 7 for 312 yards
STL: Larry Swider, 8 for 349 yards

Field Goals:
DET: Eddie Murray, 3/3
STL: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/1



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Minnesota VikingsOFFENSE102.7  (25)210.6  (6)313.3  (17)22
DEFENSE151.9  (25)210.2  (21)362.1  (25)33
Tampa Bay BuccaneersOFFENSE120.3  (17)191.0  (18)311.3  (18)28
DEFENSE132.7  (19)198.8  (16)331.5  (16)24

Line: Buccaneers by 2

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (8-6-0)0071421
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-8-1)370010

( 0- 3) TB  Garo Yepremian 27 yard field goal
( 0-10) TB  Kevin House 30 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7-10) MIN Ted Brown 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick)
(14-10) MIN Sammy White 17 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
(21-10) MIN Rickey Young 3 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick)
                     MIN             TB
First Downs:         19              19
Rushes-yards:        24-118          32-128
Yards/rush:          4.9             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-31-264-0     18-36-227-0
Sacked-yards:        3-17            1-7
Net pass yards:      247             220
Net yards/pass:      7.3             5.9
Total net yards:     365             348
Total plays:         58 (41% run)    69 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     9-69            3-35

Attendance: 65,649
Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 22 of 31 for 264 yards and 1 TD
TB: Doug Williams, 18 of 36 for 227 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 12 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Rickey Young, 7 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Kramer, 5 for 16 yards
TB: Rick Berns, 15 for 54 yards; Ricky Bell, 8 for 35 yards; Johnny Davis, 7 for 16 yards; Doug Williams, 1 for 17 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 6 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Rickey Young, 6 for 71 yards; Ted Brown, 6 for 47 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 4 for 77 yards; Sammy White, 3 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Bob Tucker, 1 for 25 yards; Terry LeCount, 1 for 9 yards; Joe Senser, 1 for 7 yards
TB: Kevin House, 4 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Hagins, 4 for 46 yards; Ricky Bell, 3 for 25 yards; Jim Obradovich, 2 for 26 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 2 for 13 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 27 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 18 yards; Gordon Jones, 1 for 15 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 3 for 62 yards
TB: Jim Obradovich, 1 for 15 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 13 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 1 for 8 yards
TB: Danny Reece, 4 for 15 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 5 for 215 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 182 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 0/2
TB: Garo Yepremian, 1/1



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
San Diego ChargersOFFENSE115.7  (19)285.5  (1)401.2  (1)37
DEFENSE120.4  (12)169.5  (5)289.8  (5)34
Washington RedskinsOFFENSE121.5  (16)173.9  (21)295.5  (21)28
DEFENSE160.8  (26)145.5  (1)306.3  (11)30

Line: Chargers by 7

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (9-5-0)730717
Washington Redskins (4-10-0)14661440

( 0- 7) WAS Joe Lavender 51 yard interception return (Mark Moseley kick)
( 0-14) WAS Wilbur Jackson 18 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
( 7-14) SD  Greg McCrary 28 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
( 7-17) WAS Mark Moseley 28 yard field goal
(10-17) SD  Rolf Benirschke 26 yard field goal
(10-20) WAS Mark Moseley 45 yard field goal
(10-23) WAS Mark Moseley 46 yard field goal
(10-26) WAS Mark Moseley 46 yard field goal
(17-26) SD  Hank Bauer 2 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(17-33) WAS Ike Forte 4 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
(17-40) WAS Ike Forte 3 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
                     SD              WAS
First Downs:         17              23
Rushes-yards:        23-105          37-149
Yards/rush:          4.6             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-27-213-5     26-37-269-0
Sacked-yards:        4-32            3-28
Net pass yards:      181             241
Net yards/pass:      5.8             6.0
Total net yards:     286             390
Total plays:         54 (42% run)    77 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             3-3
Turnovers:           7               3
Penalties-yards:     7-45            4-67

Attendance: 48,556
Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 13 of 25 for 200 yards and 1 TD (4 int); Ed Luther, 1 of 2 for 13 yards (1 int)
WAS: Joe Theismann, 26 of 37 for 269 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
SD: Chuck Muncie, 12 for 52 yards; Mike Thomas, 7 for 40 yards; Clarence Williams, 2 for 2 yards; Ed Luther, 1 for 9 yards; Hank Bauer, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
WAS: Clarence Harmon, 11 for 71 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 11 for 46 yards; Ike Forte, 5 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Buddy Hardeman, 4 for 18 yards; Rickey Claitt, 3 for 8 yards; Joe Theismann, 2 for 4 yards; Rick Walker, 1 for -8 yards

Receiving:
SD: Charlie Joiner, 3 for 46 yards; Greg McCrary, 2 for 56 yards and 1 TD; John Jefferson, 2 for 34 yards; Chuck Muncie, 2 for 17 yards; Mike Thomas, 2 for 9 yards; Clarence Williams, 2 for 9 yards; Kellen Winslow, 1 for 42 yards
WAS: Clarence Harmon, 12 for 118 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 6 for 84 yards and 1 TD; Ike Forte, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Don Warren, 2 for 12 yards; Rick Walker, 1 for 9 yards; Ricky Thompson, 1 for 7 yards; Bobby Hammond, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
SD: Ron Smith, 3 for 60 yards; Bernard Jackson, 3 for 56 yards; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 22 yards; Mike Fuller, 1 for 10 yards
WAS: Mike Nelms, 2 for 36 yards; Ike Forte, 1 for 17 yards; Zion McKinney, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Mike Fuller, 1 for 12 yards
WAS: Mike Nelms, 3 for 26 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Joe Lavender, 3 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Monte Coleman, 1 for 41 yards; Mark Murphy, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
SD: Rick Partridge, 4 for 145 yards
WAS: Mike Connell, 3 for 130 yards

Field Goals:
SD: Rolf Benirschke, 1/1
WAS: Mark Moseley, 4/5




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