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Sunday December 21, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/21/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Buffalo BillsOFFENSE137.1  (7)176.5  (22)313.7  (17)39
DEFENSE111.5  (8)142.0  (1)253.5  (1)44
San Francisco 49ersOFFENSE103.7  (26)224.1  (4)327.8  (12)42
DEFENSE138.6  (21)240.8  (27)379.4  (27)34

Line: Bills by 6

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (11-5-0)675018
San Francisco 49ers (6-10-0)607013

( 6- 0) BUF Jerry Butler 10 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed)
( 6- 6) SF  Earl Cooper 4 yard rush (kick failed)
(13- 6) BUF Curtis Brown 4 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(13-13) SF  Eason Ramson 2 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
(16-13) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 25 yard field goal
(18-13) BUF Safety, Jim Miller tackled in end zone by ?
                     BUF             SF
First Downs:         16              19
Rushes-yards:        32-165          29-146
Yards/rush:          5.2             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-20-102-0     25-36-163-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-11
Net pass yards:      102             152
Net yards/pass:      5.1             4.0
Total net yards:     267             298
Total plays:         52 (61% run)    67 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             4-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-49            5-60

Attendance: 37,476
Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 12 of 20 for 102 yards and 1 TD
SF: Joe Montana, 25 of 36 for 163 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 18 for 128 yards; Curtis Brown, 9 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 4 for 10 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Earl Cooper, 15 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 12 for 47 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 9 yards; Jim Miller, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Jerry Butler, 3 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Mark Brammer, 3 for 27 yards; Joe Cribbs, 3 for 19 yards; Frank Lewis, 1 for 14 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 6 yards; Curtis Brown, 1 for 2 yards
SF: Lenvil Elliott, 8 for 66 yards; Earl Cooper, 6 for 28 yards; Dwight Clark, 4 for 37 yards; Freddie Solomon, 4 for 14 yards; Eason Ramson, 3 for 18 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
BUF: Roland Hooks, 2 for 51 yards; Curtis Brown, 2 for 46 yards
SF: Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 51 yards; James Owens, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Roland Hooks, 2 for 30 yards
SF: Freddie Solomon, 2 for 19 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
BUF: Greg Cater, 4 for 163 yards
SF: Jim Miller, 4 for 174 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/1




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