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Saturday January 3, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 01/03/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Buffalo BillsOFFENSE138.9  (8)171.9  (23)310.8  (18)41
DEFENSE113.7  (9)142.6  (2)256.3  (1)45
San Diego ChargersOFFENSE117.4  (16)283.2  (1)400.6  (1)48
DEFENSE115.1  (10)178.1  (6)293.2  (6)38

Line: Chargers by 6

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (11-6-0)0140014
San Diego Chargers (12-5-0)3071020

( 0- 3) SD  Rolf Benirschke 22 yard field goal
( 7- 3) BUF Roosevelt Leaks 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(14- 3) BUF Frank Lewis 9 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(14-10) SD  Charlie Joiner 9 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(14-13) SD  Rolf Benirschke 22 yard field goal
(14-20) SD  Ron Smith 50 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
                     BUF             SD
First Downs:         17              21
Rushes-yards:        33-97           25-96
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-30-180-3     22-37-314-1
Sacked-yards:        3-23            2-13
Net pass yards:      157             301
Net yards/pass:      4.8             7.7
Total net yards:     254             397
Total plays:         66 (50% run)    64 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     5-40            6-66

Attendance: 52,028
Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 15 of 29 for 180 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Dan Manucci, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
SD: Dan Fouts, 22 of 37 for 314 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 18 for 53 yards; Curtis Brown, 9 for 17 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 4 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Dan Manucci, 2 for 21 yards
SD: Chuck Muncie, 18 for 80 yards; Mike Thomas, 5 for 22 yards; Dan Fouts, 2 for -6 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Mark Brammer, 4 for 62 yards; Joe Cribbs, 4 for 36 yards; Frank Lewis, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Butler, 2 for 19 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 17 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 1 yard
SD: John Jefferson, 7 for 102 yards; Chuck Muncie, 6 for 53 yards; Charlie Joiner, 4 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Greg McCrary, 2 for 19 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Kellen Winslow, 1 for 5 yards; Mike Thomas, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Roland Solomon, 5 for 84 yards
SD: Hank Bauer, 2 for 39 yards; Frank Duncan, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Roland Hooks, 2 for 13 yards
SD: Mike Fuller, 3 for 29 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Bill Simpson, 1 for 0 yards
SD: Glen Edwards, 2 for 27 yards; Mike Fuller, 1 for 20 yards

Punting:
BUF: Greg Cater, 6 for 267 yards
SD: Rick Partridge, 3 for 111 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/2
SD: Rolf Benirschke, 2/3




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