Sunday December 14, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 12/14/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE103.5  (27)225.4  (3)328.9  (11)39
DEFENSE136.5  (20)237.3  (28)373.8  (27)33
OFFENSE147.8  (6)197.7  (12)345.5  (6)22
DEFENSE93.4  (1)228.5  (26)321.9  (14)37

Line: Falcons by 9

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (6-9-0)030710
Atlanta Falcons (12-3-0)70141435

( 0- 7) ATL Steve Bartkowski 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) ( 3- 7) SF Ray Wersching 41 yard field goal ( 3-14) ATL Junior Miller 11 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) ( 3-21) ATL Wallace Francis 81 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) ( 3-28) ATL Wallace Francis 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) ( 3-35) ATL Al Richardson 0 yard fumble return (Tim Mazzetti kick) (10-35) SF Dwight Clark 13 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
                     SF              ATL
First Downs:         15              26
Rushes-yards:        21-106          43-171
Yards/rush:          5.0             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-42-222-2     24-34-300-1
Sacked-yards:        3-18            1-8
Net pass yards:      204             292
Net yards/pass:      4.5             8.3
Total net yards:     310             463
Total plays:         66 (31% run)    78 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     3-15            3-33

Attendance: 55,767

Passing:
SF: Joe Montana, 25 of 41 for 222 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Freddie Solomon, 0 of 1 for 0 yards ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 22 of 31 for 276 yards and 3 TDs (1 int); Mike Moroski, 2 of 3 for 24 yards
Rushing:
SF: Joe Montana, 6 for 32 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 6 for 12 yards; Don Woods, 4 for 34 yards; Earl Cooper, 3 for 36 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 4 yards; Jim Miller, 1 for -12 yards ATL: Lynn Cain, 19 for 66 yards; William Andrews, 18 for 105 yards; James Mayberry, 3 for 3 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 2 for 1 yard and 1 TD; Anthony Anderson, 1 for -4 yards
Receiving:
SF: Dwight Clark, 9 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 4 for 3 yards; Freddie Solomon, 3 for 67 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 30 yards; Don Woods, 2 for 14 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 9 yards; Eason Ramson, 1 for 7 yards; James Owens, 1 for 2 yards ATL: William Andrews, 7 for 62 yards; Junior Miller, 6 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Wallace Francis, 4 for 148 yards and 2 TDs; James Mayberry, 3 for 1 yard; Alfred Jenkins, 2 for 21 yards; Alfred Jackson, 1 for 18 yards; Lynn Cain, 1 for -5 yards
Kick returns:
SF: James Owens, 3 for 50 yards ATL: Alfred Jackson, 1 for 19 yards; Tony Daykin, 1 for 3 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 2 for 7 yards ATL: Kenny Johnson, 5 for 16 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Bobby Leopold, 1 for 10 yards ATL: Jeff Yeates, 1 for 5 yards; Earl Jones, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Jim Miller, 5 for 213 yards ATL: John James, 3 for 112 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/1 ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE111.9  (22)166.6  (25)278.5  (25)38
DEFENSE125.9  (16)208.1  (21)334.0  (19)38
OFFENSE129.9  (11)198.3  (11)328.2  (12)33
DEFENSE140.3  (22)206.6  (20)346.9  (22)30

Line: Colts by 3

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (8-7-0)7701024
Baltimore Colts (7-8-0)707014

( 0- 7) BAL Curtis Dickey 38 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) ( 7- 7) MIA Woody Bennett 19 yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) (14- 7) MIA Jimmy Cefalo 37 yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) (14-14) BAL Reese McCall 16 yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (17-14) MIA Uwe von Schamann 34 yard field goal (24-14) MIA Nat Moore 26 yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick)
                     MIA             BAL
First Downs:         19              14
Rushes-yards:        42-175          29-136
Yards/rush:          4.2             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-29-143-1      16-35-149-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-9
Net pass yards:      143             140
Net yards/pass:      4.9             3.9
Total net yards:     318             276
Total plays:         71 (59% run)    65 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     6-47            7-93

Attendance: 30,564

Passing:
MIA: David Woodley, 9 of 29 for 143 yards and 3 TDs (1 int) BAL: Bert Jones, 16 of 35 for 149 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Woody Bennett, 20 for 86 yards; Tony Nathan, 9 for 56 yards; Delvin Williams, 8 for 21 yards; David Woodley, 3 for 9 yards; Steve Howell, 2 for 3 yards BAL: Curtis Dickey, 18 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Marvin Sims, 5 for 16 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 10 yards; Joe Washington, 2 for 11 yards; Bert Jones, 1 for 7 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 3 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Jimmy Cefalo, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Woody Bennett, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Duriel Harris, 1 for 15 yards; Tony Nathan, 1 for 12 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for 5 yards BAL: Curtis Dickey, 5 for 33 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 20 yards; Ray Butler, 2 for 45 yards; Joe Washington, 2 for 14 yards; Reese McCall, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Randy Burke, 1 for 11 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 9 yards; Marvin Sims, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
MIA: Don Bessillieu, 1 for 24 yards; Bill Barnett, 1 for 7 yards BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 2 for 77 yards; Kim Anderson, 1 for 22 yards; Jeff Hart, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Nick Giaquinto, 5 for 33 yards BAL: Kim Anderson, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
MIA: Ed Taylor, 1 for 44 yards; Gerald Small, 1 for 22 yards BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 1 for 14 yards
Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 8 for 334 yards BAL: Mike Bragg, 9 for 334 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 1/1 BAL: Steve Mike-Mayer, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE128.4  (14)173.4  (22)301.8  (23)28
DEFENSE107.6  (7)197.7  (13)305.4  (11)34
OFFENSE153.0  (4)153.9  (27)306.9  (20)32
DEFENSE125.3  (15)172.0  (5)297.3  (8)25

Line: Bears by 6

Team1234OTF
Cincinnati Bengals (6-9-0)7700317
Chicago Bears (6-9-0)0707014

( 7- 0) CIN Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick) (14- 0) CIN Isaac Curtis 7 yard pass from Jack Thompson (Jim Breech kick) (14- 7) CHI Alan Page 0 yard fumble return (Bob Thomas kick) (14-14) CHI Roland Harper 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) (17-14) CIN Jim Breech 28 yard field goal
                     CIN             CHI
First Downs:         17              17
Rushes-yards:        35-154          31-116
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-25-174-0     13-28-132-4
Sacked-yards:        3-34            4-32
Net pass yards:      140             100
Net yards/pass:      5.0             3.1
Total net yards:     294             216
Total plays:         63 (55% run)    63 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     6-43            5-35

Attendance: 48,808

Passing:
CIN: Jack Thompson, 13 of 24 for 174 yards and 1 TD; Steve Kreider, 0 of 1 for 0 yards CHI: Vince Evans, 13 of 28 for 132 yards (4 int)
Rushing:
CIN: Pete Johnson, 28 for 134 yards and 1 TD; Charles Alexander, 7 for 20 yards CHI: Walter Payton, 18 for 78 yards; Roland Harper, 9 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Vince Evans, 4 for 11 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Steve Kreider, 5 for 70 yards; Dan Ross, 3 for 49 yards; Pat McInally, 2 for 41 yards; Isaac Curtis, 2 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Pete Johnson, 1 for 6 yards CHI: Brian Baschnagel, 6 for 56 yards; Walter Payton, 2 for 22 yards; Robin Earl, 2 for 8 yards; James Scott, 1 for 32 yards; Rickey Watts, 1 for 15 yards; Dave Williams, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Cleo Montgomery, 3 for 59 yards; Jo Heath, 1 for 12 yards CHI: Dave Williams, 2 for 38 yards; Matt Suhey, 1 for 31 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Cleo Montgomery, 1 for 5 yards CHI: Len Walterscheid, 2 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Louis Breeden, 3 for 70 yards; Ken Riley, 1 for 9 yards
Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 5 for 190 yards CHI: Bob Parsons, 4 for 139 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Jim Breech, 1/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE136.1  (9)182.4  (20)318.4  (16)42
DEFENSE104.6  (4)198.2  (14)302.9  (10)43
OFFENSE118.1  (19)160.4  (26)278.5  (25)33
DEFENSE137.6  (21)195.9  (12)333.6  (17)25

Line: Raiders by 3

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (10-5-0)7100724
Denver Broncos (7-8-0)077721

( 7- 0) OAK Burgess Owens 58 yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick) ( 7- 7) DEN Dave Preston 2 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) (10- 7) OAK Chris Bahr 44 yard field goal (17- 7) OAK Bob Chandler 11 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) (17-14) DEN Riley Odoms 12 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) (24-14) OAK Bob Chandler 38 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) (24-21) DEN Dave Preston 9 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         15              26
Rushes-yards:        36-97           26-76
Yards/rush:          2.7             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-21-213-1     26-42-448-3
Sacked-yards:        3-34            3-17
Net pass yards:      179             431
Net yards/pass:      7.5             9.6
Total net yards:     276             507
Total plays:         60 (60% run)    71 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             7.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     4-30            4-45

Attendance: 73,974

Passing:
OAK: Jim Plunkett, 13 of 21 for 213 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 18 of 30 for 338 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Matt Robinson, 8 of 12 for 110 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 20 for 72 yards; Arthur Whittington, 12 for 18 yards; Kenny King, 3 for 1 yard; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 6 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 16 for 50 yards and 2 TDs; Rob Lytle, 4 for 11 yards; Jim Jensen, 3 for 10 yards; Craig Morton, 2 for 2 yards; Jon Keyworth, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Bob Chandler, 3 for 69 yards and 2 TDs; Raymond Chester, 3 for 58 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 3 for 20 yards; Arthur Whittington, 2 for 23 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 26 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 17 yards DEN: Riley Odoms, 8 for 128 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 6 for 141 yards; Dave Preston, 4 for 27 yards; Jon Keyworth, 3 for 32 yards; Steve Watson, 2 for 58 yards; Jim Jensen, 2 for 40 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 22 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 45 yards; Keith Moody, 2 for 43 yards DEN: Larry Brunson, 2 for 33 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 39 yards DEN: Mike Harden, 1 for 13 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 11 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Burgess Owens, 1 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Dwayne O'Steen, 1 for 14 yards; Lester Hayes, 1 for 8 yards DEN: Rob Nairne, 1 for 2 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 250 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 3 for 154 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Chris Bahr, 1/2 DEN: Fred Steinfort, 0/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE120.9  (16)193.1  (15)313.9  (18)30
DEFENSE131.6  (19)202.3  (17)333.9  (18)24
OFFENSE170.8  (1)170.3  (23)341.1  (8)27
DEFENSE105.1  (5)189.9  (10)295.0  (6)29

Line: Lions by 6

Team1234F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-9-1)700714
Detroit Lions (8-7-0)7731027

( 7- 0) TB David Logan 60 yard fumble return (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 7- 7) DET Billy Sims 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) ( 7-14) DET Ray Williams 22 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) ( 7-17) DET Eddie Murray 24 yard field goal ( 7-20) DET Eddie Murray 25 yard field goal (14-20) TB Kevin House 32 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick) (14-27) DET Ray Williams 91 yard kickoff return (Eddie Murray kick)
                     TB              DET
First Downs:         11              19
Rushes-yards:        17-40           27-76
Yards/rush:          2.4             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-37-186-2     29-44-360-0
Sacked-yards:        2-13            4-28
Net pass yards:      173             332
Net yards/pass:      4.4             6.9
Total net yards:     213             408
Total plays:         56 (30% run)    75 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     3-24            7-57

Attendance: 77,098

Passing:
TB: Doug Williams, 13 of 37 for 186 yards and 1 TD (2 int) DET: Gary Danielson, 29 of 44 for 360 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
TB: Ricky Bell, 7 for 3 yards; Rick Berns, 4 for 2 yards; Doug Williams, 3 for 31 yards; Johnny Davis, 2 for 4 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 0 yards DET: Billy Sims, 12 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Rick Kane, 6 for 48 yards; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 9 yards; Gary Danielson, 3 for 3 yards; Horace King, 1 for 1 yard; Bo Robinson, 1 for 0 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
TB: Kevin House, 5 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Gordon Jones, 4 for 40 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 23 yards; Mike Shumann, 1 for 11 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 9 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 8 yards DET: Horace King, 6 for 64 yards; Leonard Thompson, 5 for 106 yards; David Hill, 4 for 69 yards; Freddie Scott, 4 for 69 yards; Dexter Bussey, 4 for 21 yards; Billy Sims, 3 for 13 yards; Ray Williams, 2 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Rick Kane, 1 for -4 yards
Kick returns:
TB: Gary Davis, 3 for 47 yards; Danny Reece, 1 for 23 yards DET: Rick Kane, 2 for 46 yards; Ray Williams, 1 for 91 yards
Punt returns:
TB: Danny Reece, 4 for 5 yards DET: Ray Williams, 8 for 64 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Jimmy Allen, 2 for 10 yards
Punting:
TB: Tom Blanchard, 10 for 456 yards DET: Tom Skladany, 6 for 283 yards
Field Goals:
TB: Garo Yepremian, 0/1 DET: Eddie Murray, 2/4


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE154.2  (3)191.2  (17)345.4  (7)43
DEFENSE117.4  (9)162.1  (4)279.5  (2)30
OFFENSE118.9  (18)207.5  (8)326.4  (13)34
DEFENSE143.6  (24)217.4  (24)361.0  (24)23

Line: Oilers by 6

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (10-5-0)6301322
Green Bay Packers (5-9-1)03003

( 6- 0) HOU Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (kick failed) ( 6- 3) GB Jan Stenerud 27 yard field goal ( 9- 3) HOU Chester Marcol 27 yard field goal (16- 3) HOU Earl Campbell 24 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick) (22- 3) HOU John Corker 43 yard fumble return (kick failed)
                     HOU             GB
First Downs:         22              16
Rushes-yards:        41-257          20-54
Yards/rush:          6.3             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-22-143-1     18-37-309-3
Sacked-yards:        3-29            3-26
Net pass yards:      114             283
Net yards/pass:      4.6             7.1
Total net yards:     371             337
Total plays:         66 (62% run)    60 (33% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-2
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     4-20            5-25

Attendance: 53,201

Passing:
HOU: Ken Stabler, 15 of 22 for 143 yards (1 int) GB: Lynn Dickey, 18 of 37 for 309 yards (3 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 36 for 181 yards and 2 TDs; Rob Carpenter, 5 for 76 yards GB: Eddie Lee Ivery, 9 for 31 yards; Gerry Ellis, 9 for 10 yards; David Beverly, 1 for 10 yards; Paul Coffman, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Dave Casper, 4 for 63 yards; Tim Wilson, 3 for 21 yards; Rob Carpenter, 3 for 15 yards; Billy Johnson, 2 for 22 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 10 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 9 yards; Mike Barber, 1 for 3 yards GB: Eddie Lee Ivery, 5 for 80 yards; Gerry Ellis, 5 for 75 yards; Paul Coffman, 4 for 50 yards; Ron Cassidy, 2 for 54 yards; James Lofton, 1 for 27 yards; Fred Nixon, 1 for 23 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Jeff Groth, 2 for 28 yards GB: Fred Nixon, 1 for 26 yards; Johnnie Gray, 1 for 14 yards; Harlan Huckleby, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 1 for 6 yards GB: Fred Nixon, 4 for 34 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Greg Stemrick, 1 for 10 yards; Vernon Perry, 1 for 4 yards; J.C. Wilson, 1 for 0 yards GB: Paul Rudzinski, 1 for 14 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 5 for 212 yards GB: David Beverly, 4 for 114 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Chester Marcol, 1/1 GB: Jan Stenerud, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE105.9  (25)244.8  (2)350.6  (4)24
DEFENSE112.1  (8)225.9  (25)337.9  (21)28
OFFENSE103.8  (26)213.2  (6)317.0  (17)22
DEFENSE150.2  (25)210.9  (22)361.1  (25)35

Line: Browns by 3

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (10-5-0)763723
Minnesota Vikings (9-6-0)0091928

( 7- 0) CLE Calvin Hill 18 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) (13- 0) CLE Brian Sipe 2 yard rush (kick failed) (13- 6) MIN Joe Senser 31 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) (16- 6) CLE Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal (16- 9) MIN Rick Danmeier 24 yard field goal (23- 9) CLE Cleo Miller 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) (23-15) MIN Ted Brown 7 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) (23-22) MIN Ahmad Rashad 12 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (23-28) MIN Ahmad Rashad 46 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed)
                     CLE             MIN
First Downs:         21              29
Rushes-yards:        33-134          16-75
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-33-232-1     38-49-456-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-1
Net pass yards:      232             455
Net yards/pass:      7.0             9.1
Total net yards:     366             530
Total plays:         66 (50% run)    66 (24% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             8.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     7-60            4-35

Attendance: 42,202

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 20 of 33 for 232 yards and 1 TD (1 int) MIN: Tommy Kramer, 38 of 49 for 456 yards and 4 TDs
Rushing:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 19 for 88 yards; Cleo Miller, 7 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Greg Pruitt, 5 for 20 yards; Brian Sipe, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD MIN: Ted Brown, 10 for 49 yards; Rickey Young, 3 for 11 yards; Tommy Kramer, 2 for 11 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 4 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 5 for 32 yards; Calvin Hill, 3 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Reggie Rucker, 3 for 29 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 3 for 27 yards; Greg Pruitt, 3 for 14 yards; Dave Logan, 2 for 56 yards; Ricky Feacher, 1 for 30 yards MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 9 for 142 yards and 2 TDs; Rickey Young, 9 for 72 yards; Joe Senser, 7 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Ted Brown, 7 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Sammy White, 4 for 79 yards; Terry LeCount, 1 for 16 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Dino Hall, 2 for 38 yards; Keith Wright, 1 for 0 yards; Robert Jackson, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Eddie Payton, 3 for 60 yards; Bob Bruer, 1 for 9 yards; Doug Paschal, 1 for 6 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Keith Wright, 2 for 14 yards MIN: Eddie Payton, 1 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
CLE: Johnny Evans, 4 for 143 yards MIN: Greg Coleman, 2 for 88 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 1/1 MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE139.2  (7)185.4  (19)324.6  (15)36
DEFENSE105.6  (6)142.9  (1)248.5  (1)42
OFFENSE128.9  (12)202.4  (9)331.3  (10)33
DEFENSE119.9  (11)176.7  (7)296.6  (7)31

Line: Patriots by 3

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (10-5-0)00202
New England Patriots (9-6-0)777324

( 0- 7) NE Vagas Ferguson 9 yard rush (John Smith kick) ( 0-14) NE Russ Francis 5 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) ( 0-21) NE Andy Johnson 13 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) ( 2-21) BUF Safety, Mike Hubach tackled in end zone by ? ( 2-24) NE John Smith 27 yard field goal
                     BUF             NE
First Downs:         8               21
Rushes-yards:        22-108          47-195
Yards/rush:          4.9             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-22-115-1     12-19-136-2
Sacked-yards:        8-62            2-7
Net pass yards:      53              129
Net yards/pass:      1.8             6.1
Total net yards:     161             324
Total plays:         52 (42% run)    68 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          3.1             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     7-63            3-20

Attendance: 63,292

Passing:
BUF: David Humm, 4 of 14 for 39 yards (1 int); Dan Manucci, 5 of 6 for 64 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 of 2 for 12 yards NE: Matt Cavanaugh, 12 of 19 for 136 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 12 for 57 yards; Curtis Brown, 6 for 19 yards; Dan Manucci, 2 for 24 yards; David Humm, 1 for 5 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 3 yards NE: Vagas Ferguson, 20 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Don Calhoun, 9 for 27 yards; Mosi Tatupu, 8 for 22 yards; Matt Cavanaugh, 6 for 44 yards; Allan Clark, 2 for 19 yards; Horace Ivory, 1 for 2 yards; Mike Hubach, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Jerry Butler, 4 for 43 yards; Curtis Brown, 2 for 26 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 22 yards; Duke Fergerson, 1 for 8 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 7 yards; Terry Miller, 1 for 5 yards; Joe Cribbs, 1 for 4 yards NE: Russ Francis, 4 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Don Calhoun, 2 for 8 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 26 yards; Don Westbrook, 1 for 21 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Horace Ivory, 1 for 10 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 6 yards; Vagas Ferguson, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Curtis Brown, 3 for 46 yards; Chris Keating, 2 for 23 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 4 yards NE: Horace Ivory, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Roland James, 2 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Bill Simpson, 1 for 13 yards; Steve Freeman, 1 for 3 yards NE: Rod Shoate, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BUF: Greg Cater, 5 for 200 yards NE: Mike Hubach, 1 for 28 yards
Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE82.3  (28)221.3  (5)303.6  (22)35
DEFENSE188.5  (28)201.1  (16)389.6  (28)20
OFFENSE109.0  (23)199.5  (10)308.5  (19)34
DEFENSE121.1  (13)232.9  (27)354.0  (23)30

Line: Jets by 7

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (1-14-0)7001421
New York Jets (3-12-0)0130720

( 7- 0) NO Jack Holmes 14 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 7- 7) NYJ Kevin Long 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 27 yard field goal ( 7-13) NYJ Pat Leahy 47 yard field goal (14-13) NO Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) (14-20) NYJ Richard Todd 31 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) (21-20) NO Tony Galbreath 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
                     NO              NYJ
First Downs:         20              20
Rushes-yards:        24-121          43-227
Yards/rush:          5.0             5.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-30-198-0     11-28-83-2
Sacked-yards:        1-7             2-19
Net pass yards:      191             64
Net yards/pass:      6.2             2.1
Total net yards:     312             291
Total plays:         55 (43% run)    73 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     5-45            3-15

Attendance: 38,077

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 20 of 30 for 198 yards and 1 TD NYJ: Richard Todd, 10 of 27 for 77 yards (2 int); Chuck Ramsey, 1 of 1 for 6 yards
Rushing:
NO: Tony Galbreath, 10 for 40 yards and 2 TDs; Jimmy Rogers, 8 for 52 yards; Jack Holmes, 5 for 25 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 4 yards NYJ: Tom Newton, 23 for 117 yards; Scott Dierking, 9 for 32 yards; Kevin Long, 5 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Richard Todd, 4 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 2 for 10 yards
Receiving:
NO: Henry Childs, 6 for 46 yards; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 38 yards; Jack Holmes, 4 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Wes Chandler, 3 for 64 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 11 yards; Ike Harris, 1 for 2 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 34 yards; Tom Newton, 4 for 26 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 17 yards; Kenny Lewis, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Jimmy Rogers, 2 for 44 yards; Wayne Wilson, 2 for 32 yards NYJ: Mickey Shuler, 2 for 25 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 30 yards; Bobby Jones, 1 for 29 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 35 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 12 yards; James Marshall, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 4 for 161 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 1 for 52 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Benny Ricardo, 0/1 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 2/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE137.9  (8)187.8  (18)325.6  (14)31
DEFENSE126.9  (17)205.1  (18)332.1  (16)31
OFFENSE128.8  (13)211.8  (7)340.6  (9)27
DEFENSE98.8  (2)185.3  (8)284.1  (4)31

Line: Eagles by 9

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (5-10-0)00033
Philadelphia Eagles (12-3-0)0071017

( 0- 7) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 9 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) ( 0-10) PHI Tony Franklin 19 yard field goal ( 3-10) STL Neil O'Donoghue 25 yard field goal ( 3-17) PHI Louie Giammona 1 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)
                     STL             PHI
First Downs:         8               18
Rushes-yards:        28-67           40-108
Yards/rush:          2.4             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-23-70-1       17-34-236-0
Sacked-yards:        2-11            0-0
Net pass yards:      59              236
Net yards/pass:      2.4             6.9
Total net yards:     126             344
Total plays:         53 (52% run)    74 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          2.4             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-59            6-60

Attendance: 68,969

Passing:
STL: Mike Loyd, 4 of 15 for 44 yards (1 int); Jim Hart, 4 of 8 for 26 yards PHI: Ron Jaworski, 17 of 34 for 236 yards
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 17 for 39 yards; Wayne Morris, 4 for 18 yards; Theotis Brown, 4 for 10 yards; Mike Loyd, 3 for 0 yards PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 21 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Perry Harrington, 6 for 31 yards; Louie Giammona, 4 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Billy Campfield, 2 for 6 yards; Leroy Harris, 2 for 6 yards; Ron Jaworski, 2 for 5 yards; Frank LeMaster, 1 for 10 yards; John Sciarra, 1 for 9 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
STL: Dave Stief, 2 for 24 yards; Jeff Lee, 2 for 19 yards; Ottis Anderson, 2 for 12 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 11 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 4 yards PHI: Charlie Smith, 7 for 134 yards; Billy Campfield, 3 for 50 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 3 for 27 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 13 yards; Scott Fitzkee, 1 for 12 yards; John Spagnola, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 1 for 17 yards; Roy Green, 1 for 13 yards; Randy Clark, 1 for 3 yards; George Collins, 1 for 0 yards PHI: Perry Harrington, 2 for 43 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 2 for 15 yards; Roy Green, 1 for 5 yards PHI: John Sciarra, 5 for 24 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Brenard Wilson, 1 for 22 yards
Punting:
STL: Larry Swider, 8 for 347 yards PHI: Max Runager, 6 for 221 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/1 PHI: Tony Franklin, 1/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE119.3  (17)148.6  (28)267.9  (28)27
DEFENSE140.6  (23)194.8  (11)335.4  (20)38
OFFENSE130.1  (10)224.6  (4)354.8  (3)39
DEFENSE103.6  (3)214.1  (23)317.7  (13)39

Line: Steelers by 8

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (7-8-0)0313016
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6-0)7001421

( 0- 7) PIT Lynn Swann 9 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) ( 3- 7) KC Nick Lowery 36 yard field goal (10- 7) KC James Hadnot 3 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) (13- 7) KC Nick Lowery 22 yard field goal (16- 7) KC Nick Lowery 50 yard field goal (16-14) PIT Theo Bell 13 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) (16-21) PIT Rocky Bleier 11 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
                     KC              PIT
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        40-132          32-115
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-23-84-1       14-22-197-2
Sacked-yards:        2-18            4-27
Net pass yards:      66              170
Net yards/pass:      2.6             6.5
Total net yards:     198             285
Total plays:         65 (61% run)    58 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          3.0             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     6-58            9-86

Attendance: 50,013

Passing:
KC: Bill Kenney, 8 of 23 for 84 yards (1 int) PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 22 for 197 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
KC: Ted McKnight, 16 for 66 yards; James Hadnot, 12 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Arnold Morgado, 5 for 11 yards; Bill Kenney, 3 for 2 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 11 yards; Carlos Carson, 1 for 4 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 2 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 18 for 62 yards; Rocky Bleier, 7 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Sidney Thornton, 4 for 20 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 2 for -1 yards; Russell Davis, 1 for 4 yards
Receiving:
KC: Al Dixon, 2 for 38 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 21 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 15 yards; James Hadnot, 2 for 10 yards PIT: Lynn Swann, 4 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Theo Bell, 4 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 2 for 4 yards; Randy Grossman, 1 for 35 yards; Calvin Sweeney, 1 for 34 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 1 for 13 yards; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Carlos Carson, 3 for 70 yards; Horace Belton, 1 for 35 yards PIT: Russell Davis, 3 for 39 yards; Frank Pollard, 1 for 22 yards; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
KC: J.T. Smith, 1 for 11 yards PIT: Theo Bell, 2 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
KC: Gary Barbaro, 1 for 36 yards; Dino Mangiero, 1 for 0 yards PIT: Jack Ham, 1 for 15 yards
Punting:
KC: Bob Grupp, 4 for 161 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 5 for 183 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Nick Lowery, 3/5


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