NFL game summary for 12/14/1980:

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	139.2  (7)	185.4  (19)	324.6  (15)	36
	DEFENSE	105.6  (6)	142.9  (1)	248.5  (1)	42
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	128.9  (12)	202.4  (9)	331.3  (10)	33
	DEFENSE	119.9  (11)	176.7  (7)	296.6  (7)	31

Line: Patriots by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (10-5-0)	0	0	2	0	2
New England Patriots (9-6-0)	7	7	7	3	24

( 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

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