Sunday September 13, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 09/13/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE182.0  (6)236.0  (8)418.0  (4)1
DEFENSE102.0  (10)129.0  (4)231.0  (4)2
OFFENSE249.0  (1)97.0  (27)346.0  (11)1
DEFENSE114.0  (12)274.0  (23)388.0  (23)3

Line: Bills by 2

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (2-0-0)7147735
Baltimore Colts (1-1-0)03003

( 7- 0) BUF Joe Cribbs 33 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) ( 7- 3) BAL Mike Wood 22 yard field goal (14- 3) BUF Jerry Butler 54 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (21- 3) BUF Mark Brammer 5 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (28- 3) BUF Buster Barnett 3 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (35- 3) BUF Roland Hooks 5 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
                     BUF             BAL
First Downs:         26              11
Rushes-yards:        39-169          26-73
Yards/rush:          4.3             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-28-261-1     12-28-120-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             5-46
Net pass yards:      261             74
Net yards/pass:      9.3             2.2
Total net yards:     430             147
Total plays:         67 (58% run)    59 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          6.4             2.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             3-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     9-65            1-5

Attendance: 44,950

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 16 of 28 for 261 yards and 4 TDs (1 int) BAL: Greg Landry, 7 of 17 for 90 yards (1 int); Bert Jones, 5 of 11 for 30 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 17 for 66 yards; Curtis Brown, 9 for 47 yards; Roland Hooks, 6 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 3 for 11 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 8 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 9 yards; Matt Robinson, 1 for -2 yards BAL: Curtis Dickey, 14 for 35 yards; Randy McMillan, 10 for 29 yards; Greg Landry, 1 for 11 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Frank Lewis, 4 for 82 yards; Mark Brammer, 4 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Butler, 3 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Joe Cribbs, 3 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Buster Barnett, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence McCutcheon, 1 for 1 yard BAL: Roger Carr, 4 for 50 yards; Curtis Dickey, 3 for 30 yards; Randy McMillan, 3 for 25 yards; Ray Butler, 1 for 11 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Curtis Brown, 1 for 21 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 16 yards BAL: Zachary Dixon, 3 for 58 yards; Kim Anderson, 1 for 24 yards; Marvin Sims, 1 for 22 yards; David Shula, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Lou Piccone, 4 for 15 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 7 yards BAL: David Shula, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Charles Romes, 1 for 35 yards; Ben Williams, 1 for 0 yards BAL: Ed Smith, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
BUF: Greg Cater, 3 for 143 yards BAL: Mike Garrett, 6 for 260 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/1 BAL: Mike Wood, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE140.0  (12)169.0  (15)309.0  (17)3
DEFENSE137.0  (15)248.0  (22)385.0  (22)4
OFFENSE53.0  (27)366.0  (1)419.0  (3)2
DEFENSE205.0  (25)330.0  (26)535.0  (28)0

Line: Browns by 4

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (2-0-0)30339
Cleveland Browns (0-2-0)03003

( 3- 0) HOU Toni Fritsch 42 yard field goal ( 3- 3) CLE Dave Jacobs 29 yard field goal ( 6- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal ( 9- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 36 yard field goal
                     HOU             CLE
First Downs:         8               20
Rushes-yards:        30-91           24-99
Yards/rush:          3.0             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-18-131-1     25-53-234-1
Sacked-yards:        2-13            4-31
Net pass yards:      118             203
Net yards/pass:      5.9             3.6
Total net yards:     209             302
Total plays:         50 (60% run)    81 (29% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             1-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     5-36            7-65

Attendance: 79,483

Passing:
HOU: Ken Stabler, 10 of 18 for 131 yards (1 int) CLE: Brian Sipe, 25 of 53 for 234 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 17 for 42 yards; Rob Carpenter, 7 for 40 yards; Adger Armstrong, 4 for 10 yards; Ken Stabler, 2 for -1 yards CLE: Charles White, 9 for 40 yards; Cleo Miller, 6 for 16 yards; Mike Pruitt, 5 for 30 yards; Greg Pruitt, 4 for 13 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Rob Carpenter, 5 for 13 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 57 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 48 yards; Mike Renfro, 1 for 13 yards CLE: Greg Pruitt, 9 for 65 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 6 for 57 yards; Cleo Miller, 4 for 28 yards; Dave Logan, 2 for 20 yards; Ricky Feacher, 1 for 41 yards; Willis Adams, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Pruitt, 1 for 7 yards; Charles White, 1 for -8 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 1 for 88 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 16 yards CLE: Cleo Montgomery, 4 for 77 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 3 for 18 yards CLE: Cleo Montgomery, 6 for 43 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Robert Brazile, 1 for 7 yards CLE: Thom Darden, 1 for 22 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 6 for 239 yards CLE: Steve Cox, 6 for 276 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 3/3 CLE: Dave Jacobs, 1/4


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE61.0  (24)142.0  (22)203.0  (27)2
DEFENSE151.0  (18)141.0  (7)292.0  (8)3
OFFENSE206.0  (3)140.0  (23)346.0  (11)1
DEFENSE44.0  (1)280.0  (24)324.0  (14)6

Line: Cowboys by 10

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (0-2-0)770317
Dallas Cowboys (2-0-0)14133030

( 0- 7) DAL Ron Springs 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) ( 7- 7) STL Willard Harrell 62 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick) ( 7-14) DAL Ron Springs 4 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) ( 7-17) DAL Rafael Septien 47 yard field goal ( 7-24) DAL Ron Springs 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) (14-24) STL Theotis Brown 11 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (14-27) DAL Rafael Septien 32 yard field goal (14-30) DAL Rafael Septien 25 yard field goal (17-30) STL Neil O'Donoghue 24 yard field goal
                     STL             DAL
First Downs:         18              24
Rushes-yards:        27-142          35-181
Yards/rush:          5.3             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-41-295-2     21-29-240-1
Sacked-yards:        4-33            3-30
Net pass yards:      262             210
Net yards/pass:      5.8             6.6
Total net yards:     404             391
Total plays:         72 (37% run)    67 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     11-84           6-35

Attendance: 63,602

Passing:
STL: Neil Lomax, 14 of 41 for 295 yards and 1 TD (2 int) DAL: Danny White, 21 of 29 for 240 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 16 for 80 yards; Theotis Brown, 4 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Stump Mitchell, 4 for 10 yards; Neil Lomax, 2 for 18 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 3 yards DAL: Tony Dorsett, 16 for 129 yards; Ron Springs, 15 for 45 yards and 3 TDs; James Jones, 3 for 7 yards; Danny White, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 4 for 60 yards; Pat Tilley, 3 for 46 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Roy Green, 1 for 60 yards; Theotis Brown, 1 for 28 yards; Stump Mitchell, 1 for 16 yards; Chris Combs, 1 for 12 yards; Greg LaFleur, 1 for 6 yards; John Floyd, 1 for 5 yards DAL: Tony Dorsett, 5 for 45 yards; Butch Johnson, 4 for 80 yards; Ron Springs, 4 for 23 yards; Tony Hill, 2 for 30 yards; Drew Pearson, 2 for 27 yards; Doug Cosbie, 2 for 23 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 7 yards; Jay Saldi, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Roy Green, 4 for 60 yards; Stump Mitchell, 2 for 78 yards DAL: Ron Fellows, 2 for 37 yards; Doug Cosbie, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 1 for 18 yards DAL: Ron Fellows, 3 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Ken Greene, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Charlie Waters, 2 for 21 yards
Punting:
STL: Carl Birdsong, 4 for 144 yards DAL: Danny White, 4 for 173 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/2 DAL: Rafael Septien, 3/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE164.0  (10)135.0  (24)299.0  (19)4
DEFENSE76.0  (5)173.0  (15)249.0  (5)4
OFFENSE193.0  (5)153.0  (19)346.0  (11)3
DEFENSE145.0  (17)161.0  (10)306.0  (12)4

Line: Falcons by 4

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (2-0-0)0003131
Green Bay Packers (1-1-0)773017

( 0- 7) GB Karl Swanke 2 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 0-14) GB Gerry Ellis 11 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 0-17) GB Jan Stenerud 44 yard field goal ( 3-17) ATL Mick Luckhurst 32 yard field goal (10-17) ATL William Andrews 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) (17-17) ATL Alfred Jenkins 30 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (24-17) ATL Fulton Kuykendall 20 yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) (31-17) ATL Joel Williams 57 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)
                     ATL             GB
First Downs:         19              22
Rushes-yards:        31-116          23-96
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-32-235-4     30-44-342-3
Sacked-yards:        3-16            5-42
Net pass yards:      219             300
Net yards/pass:      6.3             6.1
Total net yards:     335             396
Total plays:         66 (46% run)    72 (31% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-2
Turnovers:           4               5
Penalties-yards:     4-68            3-10

Attendance: 55,382

Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 16 of 30 for 233 yards and 1 TD (4 int); Mike Moroski, 1 of 2 for 2 yards GB: Lynn Dickey, 30 of 44 for 342 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 19 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Lynn Cain, 9 for 15 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 2 for 0 yards; Mike Moroski, 1 for 14 yards GB: Terdell Middleton, 12 for 39 yards; Gerry Ellis, 9 for 59 yards; Steve Atkins, 1 for 2 yards; Lynn Dickey, 1 for -4 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 5 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Wallace Francis, 5 for 88 yards; Lynn Cain, 4 for 15 yards; Junior Miller, 2 for 26 yards; William Andrews, 1 for 9 yards GB: James Lofton, 8 for 179 yards; Gerry Ellis, 8 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Paul Coffman, 6 for 68 yards; Terdell Middleton, 5 for 33 yards; Fred Nixon, 1 for 8 yards; Aundra Thompson, 1 for 5 yards; Karl Swanke, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
ATL: Reggie Smith, 3 for 74 yards; James Mayberry, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Reggie Smith, 2 for 61 yards GB: Fred Nixon, 2 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Fulton Kuykendall, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Bob Glazebrook, 1 for 18 yards; Tom Pridemore, 1 for 2 yards GB: George Cumby, 1 for 17 yards; Mike McCoy, 1 for 16 yards; Maurice Harvey, 1 for 13 yards; Mark Lee, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 4 for 162 yards GB: Ray Stachowicz, 6 for 235 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 1/2 GB: Jan Stenerud, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE111.0  (18)108.0  (26)219.0  (26)0
DEFENSE100.0  (9)343.0  (27)443.0  (27)4
OFFENSE139.0  (13)214.0  (10)353.0  (10)2
DEFENSE89.0  (7)319.0  (25)408.0  (24)7

Line: Chiefs by 3

Team1234F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1-0)730010
Kansas City Chiefs (2-0-0)733619

( 0- 7) KC Ted McKnight 8 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) ( 7- 7) TB James Wilder 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (10- 7) TB Garo Yepremian 44 yard field goal (10-10) KC Nick Lowery 20 yard field goal (10-13) KC Nick Lowery 20 yard field goal (10-16) KC Nick Lowery 42 yard field goal (10-19) KC Nick Lowery 41 yard field goal
                     TB              KC
First Downs:         17              13
Rushes-yards:        23-12           41-157
Yards/rush:          0.5             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-43-294-0     12-25-99-0
Sacked-yards:        1-8             0-0
Net pass yards:      286             99
Net yards/pass:      6.5             4.0
Total net yards:     298             256
Total plays:         67 (34% run)    66 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               0
Penalties-yards:     3-27            7-62

Attendance: 50,555

Passing:
TB: Doug Williams, 20 of 43 for 294 yards KC: Bill Kenney, 12 of 25 for 99 yards
Rushing:
TB: Ricky Bell, 8 for 9 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 7 for -5 yards; James Wilder, 5 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Doug Williams, 2 for 3 yards; Tom Blanchard, 1 for 0 yards KC: Joe Delaney, 13 for 57 yards; Ted McKnight, 12 for 33 yards and 1 TD; James Hadnot, 9 for 36 yards; Bill Kenney, 5 for 24 yards; Billy Jackson, 1 for 8 yards; Carlos Carson, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
TB: Ricky Bell, 6 for 70 yards; Kevin House, 5 for 87 yards; Gordon Jones, 5 for 58 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 2 for 45 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 24 yards; Theo Bell, 1 for 10 yards KC: Carlos Carson, 2 for 35 yards; Stan Rome, 2 for 26 yards; Al Dixon, 2 for 18 yards; J.T. Smith, 2 for 9 yards; Ted McKnight, 2 for 6 yards; James Hadnot, 1 for 10 yards; Joe Delaney, 1 for -5 yards
Kick returns:
TB: James Owens, 4 for 62 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 21 yards KC: Carlos Carson, 2 for 42 yards; Billy Jackson, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
TB: Theo Bell, 6 for 32 yards KC: J.T. Smith, 5 for 107 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
TB: Tom Blanchard, 8 for 290 yards KC: Bob Grupp, 7 for 303 yards
Field Goals:
TB: Garo Yepremian, 1/1 KC: Nick Lowery, 4/4


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE137.0  (14)248.0  (7)385.0  (6)4
DEFENSE140.0  (16)169.0  (14)309.0  (13)3
OFFENSE76.0  (23)173.0  (14)249.0  (23)4
DEFENSE164.0  (20)135.0  (5)299.0  (11)4

Line: Rams by 6

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (0-2-0)037717
New Orleans Saints (1-1-0)6100723

( 0- 3) NO Benny Ricardo 45 yard field goal ( 0- 6) NO Benny Ricardo 46 yard field goal ( 0-13) NO George Rogers 5 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 0-16) NO Benny Ricardo 34 yard field goal ( 3-16) LA Frank Corral 40 yard field goal (10-16) LA Preston Dennard 9 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) (10-23) NO Wes Chandler 23 yard pass from Bobby Scott (Benny Ricardo kick) (17-23) LA Preston Dennard 15 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
                     LA              NO
First Downs:         17              19
Rushes-yards:        24-88           50-226
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-34-201-2     4-18-90-3
Sacked-yards:        3-34            1-12
Net pass yards:      167             78
Net yards/pass:      4.5             4.1
Total net yards:     255             304
Total plays:         61 (39% run)    69 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-0
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     8-50            9-70

Attendance: 62,063

Passing:
LA: Pat Haden, 20 of 34 for 201 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) NO: Bobby Scott, 4 of 15 for 90 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Archie Manning, 0 of 2 for 0 yards; Tom Myers, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 16 for 59 yards; Cullen Bryant, 5 for 18 yards; Pat Haden, 3 for 11 yards NO: George Rogers, 29 for 162 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Wilson, 11 for 37 yards; Jack Holmes, 5 for 21 yards; Bobby Scott, 3 for -4 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 13 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
LA: Cullen Bryant, 6 for 19 yards; Preston Dennard, 3 for 37 yards and 2 TDs; Drew Hill, 2 for 36 yards; Jeff Moore, 2 for 27 yards; Wendell Tyler, 2 for 25 yards; Billy Waddy, 2 for 25 yards; Henry Childs, 2 for 20 yards; Mike Guman, 1 for 12 yards NO: Rich Caster, 1 for 31 yards; Wes Chandler, 1 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Ike Harris, 1 for 20 yards; Larry Hardy, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 6 for 116 yards NO: Jimmy Rogers, 3 for 64 yards; Jeff Groth, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Jeff Groth, 4 for 32 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Pat Thomas, 1 for 26 yards; Jim Youngblood, 1 for 20 yards; Rod Perry, 1 for 0 yards NO: Rob Nairne, 1 for 18 yards; Frank Wattelet, 1 for 16 yards
Punting:
LA: Frank Corral, 5 for 198 yards NO: Russell Erxleben, 2 for 64 yards
Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 1/1 NO: Benny Ricardo, 3/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE210.0  (2)165.0  (17)375.0  (7)4
DEFENSE60.0  (4)230.0  (20)290.0  (7)4
OFFENSE102.0  (20)129.0  (25)231.0  (24)2
DEFENSE182.0  (23)236.0  (21)418.0  (25)1

Line: Jets by 3½

Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (2-0-0)01071431
New York Jets (0-2-0)01731030

( 0- 7) NYJ Jerome Barkum 40 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) ( 0-14) NYJ Wesley Walker 14 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) ( 3-14) CIN Jim Breech 44 yard field goal ( 3-17) NYJ Pat Leahy 49 yard field goal (10-17) CIN Steve Kreider 7 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (10-20) NYJ Pat Leahy 23 yard field goal (17-20) CIN Archie Griffin 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick) (17-23) NYJ Pat Leahy 27 yard field goal (24-23) CIN Archie Griffin 3 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (31-23) CIN Mike St. Clair 12 yard fumble return (Jim Breech kick) (31-30) NYJ Jerome Barkum 8 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
                     CIN             NYJ
First Downs:         22              19
Rushes-yards:        29-77           30-164
Yards/rush:          2.7             5.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-34-252-1     18-29-251-0
Sacked-yards:        4-19            4-27
Net pass yards:      233             224
Net yards/pass:      6.1             6.8
Total net yards:     310             388
Total plays:         67 (43% run)    63 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     8-97            14-106

Attendance: 49,454

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 22 of 34 for 252 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) NYJ: Richard Todd, 18 of 29 for 251 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
CIN: Archie Griffin, 15 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Pete Johnson, 9 for 19 yards; Ken Anderson, 5 for 9 yards NYJ: Freeman McNeil, 13 for 78 yards; Tom Newton, 7 for 28 yards; Bruce Harper, 3 for 23 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 18 yards; Kevin Long, 2 for 13 yards; Richard Todd, 2 for 9 yards; Lam Jones, 1 for -5 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Archie Griffin, 10 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Curtis, 5 for 108 yards; Pete Johnson, 3 for 42 yards; Cris Collinsworth, 2 for 33 yards; Dan Ross, 1 for 8 yards; Steve Kreider, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD NYJ: Jerome Barkum, 7 for 82 yards and 2 TDs; Tom Newton, 4 for 37 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 2 for 60 yards; Freeman McNeil, 2 for 23 yards; Lam Jones, 1 for 32 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Kevin Long, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: David Verser, 4 for 115 yards; Clarence Chapman, 1 for 15 yards NYJ: Kurt Sohn, 5 for 99 yards; Ben Rudolph, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Mike Fuller, 1 for 9 yards NYJ: Kurt Sohn, 4 for 39 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Darrol Ray, 1 for 16 yards
Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 5 for 224 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 233 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Jim Breech, 1/2 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 3/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE114.0  (17)274.0  (5)388.0  (5)3
DEFENSE249.0  (28)97.0  (2)346.0  (16)1
OFFENSE178.0  (7)147.0  (21)325.0  (14)2
DEFENSE55.0  (3)175.0  (16)230.0  (3)1

Line: Eagles by 3½

Team1234F
New England Patriots (0-2-0)30003
Philadelphia Eagles (2-0-0)0310013

( 3- 0) NE John Smith 22 yard field goal ( 3- 3) PHI Tony Franklin 46 yard field goal ( 3- 6) PHI Tony Franklin 22 yard field goal ( 3-13) PHI Perry Harrington 6 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)
                     NE              PHI
First Downs:         14              18
Rushes-yards:        32-146          40-220
Yards/rush:          4.6             5.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-31-146-5     11-25-152-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             1-10
Net pass yards:      137             142
Net yards/pass:      4.3             5.5
Total net yards:     283             362
Total plays:         64 (50% run)    66 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-2
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     5-40            8-55

Attendance: 71,089

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 7 of 19 for 105 yards (3 int); Matt Cavanaugh, 4 of 12 for 41 yards (2 int) PHI: Ron Jaworski, 11 of 25 for 152 yards
Rushing:
NE: Tony Collins, 18 for 71 yards; Don Calhoun, 7 for 60 yards; Matt Cavanaugh, 2 for 16 yards; Steve Grogan, 2 for 2 yards; Mosi Tatupu, 1 for 3 yards; Carlos Pennywell, 1 for 3 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for -9 yards PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 18 for 137 yards; Perry Harrington, 14 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Louie Giammona, 4 for 10 yards; Ron Jaworski, 3 for 6 yards; Hubie Oliver, 1 for 7 yards
Receiving:
NE: Tony Collins, 3 for 32 yards; Andy Johnson, 3 for 32 yards; Don Calhoun, 2 for 15 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 34 yards; Don Westbrook, 1 for 21 yards; Don Hasselbeck, 1 for 12 yards PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 70 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 2 for 57 yards; Billy Campfield, 2 for 6 yards; Perry Harrington, 1 for 12 yards; Louie Giammona, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Horace Ivory, 1 for 19 yards PHI: Billy Campfield, 2 for 52 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Roland James, 2 for 1 yard PHI: Wally Henry, 4 for 27 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Frank LeMaster, 1 for 22 yards; Roynell Young, 1 for 2 yards; Brenard Wilson, 1 for 1 yard; Herm Edwards, 1 for 0 yards; Charlie Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NE: Mike Hubach, 6 for 250 yards PHI: Max Runager, 6 for 279 yards
Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1 PHI: Tony Franklin, 2/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE127.0  (15)168.0  (16)295.0  (21)2
DEFENSE121.0  (13)176.0  (17)297.0  (10)3
OFFENSE205.0  (4)330.0  (3)535.0  (1)0
DEFENSE53.0  (2)366.0  (28)419.0  (26)2

Line: Chargers by 7

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (1-1-0)30101023
San Diego Chargers (2-0-0)7071428

( 0- 7) SD Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) ( 3- 7) DET Eddie Murray 18 yard field goal (10- 7) DET Gary Danielson 11 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) (13- 7) DET Eddie Murray 37 yard field goal (13-14) SD Kellen Winslow 7 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (20-14) DET Billy Sims 12 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) (20-21) SD Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (23-21) DET Eddie Murray 30 yard field goal (23-28) SD John Cappelletti 2 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)
                     DET             SD
First Downs:         26              17
Rushes-yards:        41-178          24-57
Yards/rush:          4.3             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-27-229-1     18-25-316-1
Sacked-yards:        3-22            1-6
Net pass yards:      207             310
Net yards/pass:      6.9             11.9
Total net yards:     385             367
Total plays:         71 (57% run)    50 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             7.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     4-35            4-59

Attendance: 51,624

Passing:
DET: Gary Danielson, 18 of 26 for 213 yards (1 int); Tom Skladany, 1 of 1 for 16 yards SD: Dan Fouts, 18 of 25 for 316 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
DET: Billy Sims, 23 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 9 for 40 yards; Gary Danielson, 4 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Horace King, 2 for 7 yards; Rick Kane, 2 for 5 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 14 yards SD: Chuck Muncie, 15 for 36 yards and 2 TDs; Dan Fouts, 6 for 17 yards; John Cappelletti, 3 for 4 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
DET: Freddie Scott, 6 for 84 yards; Rick Kane, 5 for 38 yards; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 31 yards; Billy Sims, 2 for 53 yards; Ken Callicutt, 1 for 16 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 5 yards; Ulysses Norris, 1 for 2 yards SD: Charlie Joiner, 7 for 166 yards; Kellen Winslow, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Eric Sievers, 3 for 26 yards; Dwight Scales, 2 for 57 yards; Chuck Muncie, 2 for 23 yards; James Brooks, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Alvin Hall, 2 for 49 yards; Robbie Martin, 2 for 41 yards; Horace King, 1 for 14 yards SD: James Brooks, 3 for 88 yards; Pete Shaw, 1 for 15 yards; Clarence Williams, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Robbie Martin, 2 for 23 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Jimmy Allen, 1 for 22 yards SD: Frank Duncan, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DET: Tom Skladany, 3 for 110 yards SD: George Roberts, 3 for 125 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Eddie Murray, 3/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE176.0  (8)182.0  (11)358.0  (8)1
DEFENSE81.0  (6)84.0  (1)165.0  (1)3
OFFENSE60.0  (25)230.0  (9)290.0  (22)4
DEFENSE210.0  (27)165.0  (12)375.0  (21)4

Line: Even

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (1-1-0)370010
Seattle Seahawks (1-1-0)733013

( 3- 0) DEN Fred Steinfort 30 yard field goal ( 3- 7) SEA Dennis Boyd 3 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) ( 3-10) SEA Efren Herrera 43 yard field goal (10-10) DEN Riley Odoms 11 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) (10-13) SEA Efren Herrera 22 yard field goal
                     DEN             SEA
First Downs:         16              18
Rushes-yards:        24-110          29-111
Yards/rush:          4.6             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-25-161-1     24-34-199-2
Sacked-yards:        3-19            5-43
Net pass yards:      142             156
Net yards/pass:      5.1             4.0
Total net yards:     252             267
Total plays:         52 (46% run)    68 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     6-60            4-40

Attendance: 58,513

Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 14 of 25 for 161 yards and 1 TD (1 int) SEA: Jim Zorn, 24 of 34 for 199 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
DEN: Rick Parros, 13 for 69 yards; Dave Preston, 6 for 18 yards; Tony Reed, 5 for 23 yards SEA: Sherman Smith, 11 for 58 yards; David Hughes, 8 for 21 yards; Jim Jodat, 7 for 23 yards; Jim Zorn, 2 for 4 yards; Eric Lane, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Dave Preston, 4 for 27 yards; Riley Odoms, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Steve Watson, 2 for 36 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 22 yards; Rick Parros, 2 for 16 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 25 yards SEA: David Hughes, 6 for 59 yards; Steve Largent, 5 for 45 yards; Sam McCullum, 4 for 38 yards; John Sawyer, 2 for 23 yards; Sherman Smith, 2 for 17 yards; Jeff Moore, 2 for 8 yards; Jim Jodat, 1 for 3 yards; Eric Lane, 1 for 3 yards; Dennis Boyd, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
DEN: Wade Manning, 4 for 58 yards SEA: Gregg Johnson, 2 for 45 yards; Eric Lane, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Wade Manning, 3 for 3 yards SEA: Will Lewis, 3 for 30 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Brison Manor, 1 for 16 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 14 yards SEA: Keith Butler, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 6 for 255 yards SEA: Jeff West, 5 for 185 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 1/1 SEA: Efren Herrera, 2/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE145.0  (11)161.0  (18)306.0  (18)4
DEFENSE193.0  (24)153.0  (9)346.0  (16)3
OFFENSE121.0  (16)176.0  (12)297.0  (20)3
DEFENSE127.0  (14)168.0  (13)295.0  (9)2

Line: Even

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (0-2-0)0107017
San Francisco 49ers (1-1-0)777728

( 0- 7) SF Ricky Patton 31 yard pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick) ( 0-14) SF Freddie Solomon 46 yard pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick) ( 7-14) CHI Walter Payton 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) (10-14) CHI Bob Thomas 37 yard field goal (17-14) CHI Robin Earl 12 yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) (17-21) SF Charle Young 5 yard pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick) (17-28) SF Ricky Patton 12 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
                     CHI             SF
First Downs:         18              20
Rushes-yards:        36-123          32-125
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-33-216-1     20-32-287-0
Sacked-yards:        1-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      216             287
Net yards/pass:      6.4             9.0
Total net yards:     339             412
Total plays:         70 (51% run)    64 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     4-16            3-25

Attendance: 49,520

Passing:
CHI: Vince Evans, 19 of 33 for 216 yards and 1 TD (1 int) SF: Joe Montana, 20 of 32 for 287 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 27 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Matt Suhey, 6 for 25 yards; Vince Evans, 2 for 7 yards; Dan Neal, 1 for -6 yards SF: Ricky Patton, 14 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 14 for 56 yards; Walt Easley, 3 for 5 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Rickey Watts, 5 for 74 yards; Robin Earl, 4 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Dave Williams, 4 for 25 yards; Walter Payton, 3 for 11 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 2 for 41 yards; Ken Margerum, 1 for 17 yards SF: Dwight Clark, 6 for 81 yards; Freddie Solomon, 5 for 113 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 4 for 28 yards; Ricky Patton, 2 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Charle Young, 2 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Dave Williams, 3 for 59 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 23 yards SF: Ronnie Lott, 3 for 55 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Jeff Fisher, 2 for 24 yards SF: Freddie Solomon, 4 for 40 yards; Dwight Hicks, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Dwight Hicks, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 6 for 249 yards SF: Jim Miller, 5 for 190 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 1/2 SF: Matt Bahr, 0/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE55.0  (26)175.0  (13)230.0  (25)1
DEFENSE178.0  (22)147.0  (8)325.0  (15)2
OFFENSE44.0  (28)280.0  (4)324.0  (15)6
DEFENSE206.0  (26)140.0  (6)346.0  (16)1

Line: Redskins by 6

Team1234F
New York Giants (1-1-0)0071017
Washington Redskins (0-2-0)00707

( 0- 7) WAS Ricky Thompson 6 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) ( 7- 7) NYG Billy Taylor 5 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) (10- 7) NYG Joe Danelo 25 yard field goal (17- 7) NYG George Martin 8 yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick)
                     NYG             WAS
First Downs:         10              19
Rushes-yards:        35-71           22-65
Yards/rush:          2.0             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-27-93-1       27-48-318-1
Sacked-yards:        1-7             3-34
Net pass yards:      86              284
Net yards/pass:      3.1             5.6
Total net yards:     157             349
Total plays:         63 (55% run)    73 (30% run)  
Yards/play:          2.5             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-3
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     10-80           11-97

Attendance: 53,343

Passing:
NYG: Phil Simms, 8 of 27 for 93 yards (1 int) WAS: Joe Theismann, 27 of 48 for 318 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NYG: Doug Kotar, 13 for 38 yards; Billy Taylor, 10 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Leon Perry, 8 for 23 yards; Leon Bright, 2 for -10 yards; Phil Simms, 1 for -5 yards; Johnny Perkins, 1 for -11 yards WAS: Terry Metcalf, 7 for 23 yards; John Riggins, 6 for 28 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 6 for 8 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 4 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for 2 yards; Otis Wonsley, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Gary Shirk, 4 for 41 yards; Mike Friede, 2 for 33 yards; Johnny Perkins, 1 for 11 yards; Leon Perry, 1 for 8 yards WAS: Art Monk, 7 for 74 yards; Terry Metcalf, 5 for 36 yards; Clarence Harmon, 5 for 34 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 4 for 38 yards; Ricky Thompson, 3 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Virgil Seay, 1 for 28 yards; Don Warren, 1 for 23 yards; Otis Wonsley, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Leon Bright, 2 for 65 yards WAS: Terry Metcalf, 3 for 58 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Leon Bright, 8 for 37 yards WAS: Mike Nelms, 5 for 38 yards; Terry Metcalf, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Bill Currier, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Tony Peters, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 11 for 511 yards WAS: Mike Connell, 10 for 396 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/1 WAS: Mark Moseley, 0/1


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