Sunday September 20, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 09/20/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE123.0  (17)231.5  (6)354.5  (8)5
DEFENSE125.0  (14)192.0  (14)317.0  (11)5
OFFENSE140.0  (12)177.0  (17)317.0  (17)8
DEFENSE86.0  (2)236.5  (23)322.5  (13)9

Line: Falcons by 9

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (1-2-0)0100717
Atlanta Falcons (3-0-0)17710034

( 0- 7) ATL Alfred Jackson 29 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) ( 0-10) ATL Mick Luckhurst 47 yard field goal ( 0-17) ATL Lynn Cain 18 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) ( 7-17) SF Charle Young 11 yard pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick) (10-17) SF Matt Bahr 47 yard field goal (10-24) ATL Alfred Jenkins 15 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (10-31) ATL Tom Pridemore 101 yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) (10-34) ATL Mick Luckhurst 18 yard field goal (17-34) SF Freddie Solomon 12 yard pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick)
                     SF              ATL
First Downs:         23              18
Rushes-yards:        30-113          34-163
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-34-274-2     14-23-222-0
Sacked-yards:        1-1             2-22
Net pass yards:      273             200
Net yards/pass:      7.8             8.0
Total net yards:     386             363
Total plays:         65 (46% run)    59 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     3-25            4-50

Attendance: 56,653

Passing:
SF: Joe Montana, 24 of 34 for 274 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 13 of 22 for 208 yards and 3 TDs; June Jones, 1 of 1 for 14 yards
Rushing:
SF: Ricky Patton, 12 for 30 yards; Earl Cooper, 9 for 40 yards; Walt Easley, 4 for 18 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 4 for 17 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 8 yards ATL: William Andrews, 12 for 85 yards; Lynn Cain, 12 for 48 yards; Bo Robinson, 6 for 19 yards; James Mayberry, 3 for 12 yards; June Jones, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
SF: Dwight Clark, 9 for 77 yards; Charle Young, 3 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Freddie Solomon, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 3 for 29 yards; Mike Wilson, 2 for 34 yards; Ricky Patton, 2 for 16 yards; Paul Hofer, 1 for 22 yards; Brian Peets, 1 for 5 yards ATL: William Andrews, 4 for 37 yards; Lynn Cain, 3 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jenkins, 2 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Alfred Jackson, 2 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Junior Miller, 2 for 22 yards; Wallace Francis, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Ronnie Lott, 3 for 56 yards; Bill Ring, 1 for 23 yards; Mike Wilson, 1 for 22 yards ATL: Reggie Smith, 2 for 55 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 2 for 9 yards ATL: Reggie Smith, 1 for 9 yards; Scott Woerner, 1 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Pridemore, 1 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Joel Williams, 1 for 25 yards
Punting:
SF: Jim Miller, 3 for 160 yards ATL: John James, 3 for 110 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Matt Bahr, 1/2 ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 2/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE61.5  (27)197.0  (13)258.5  (25)0
DEFENSE128.5  (16)221.0  (18)349.5  (19)4
OFFENSE134.0  (13)188.5  (15)322.5  (14)7
DEFENSE159.0  (23)220.0  (17)379.0  (26)5

Line: Bears by 3

Team1234F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-2-0)707317
Chicago Bears (1-2-0)0147728

( 7- 0) TB Mike Washington 29 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 7- 7) CHI Matt Suhey 1 yard rush (Hans Nielsen kick) ( 7-14) CHI Jeff Fisher 88 yard punt return (Hans Nielsen kick) (14-14) TB Kevin House 11 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick) (14-21) CHI Vince Evans 8 yard rush (Hans Nielsen kick) (17-21) TB Garo Yepremian 32 yard field goal (17-28) CHI Dave Williams 18 yard pass from Vince Evans (Hans Nielsen kick)
                     TB              CHI
First Downs:         22              15
Rushes-yards:        30-141          38-121
Yards/rush:          4.7             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-40-324-2     13-24-126-1
Sacked-yards:        1-15            0-0
Net pass yards:      309             126
Net yards/pass:      7.5             5.2
Total net yards:     450             247
Total plays:         71 (42% run)    62 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     14-101          3-40

Attendance: 60,130

Passing:
TB: Doug Williams, 17 of 40 for 324 yards and 1 TD (2 int) CHI: Vince Evans, 13 of 23 for 126 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Walter Payton, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
TB: Jerry Eckwood, 23 for 114 yards; Doug Williams, 3 for 18 yards; James Wilder, 2 for 4 yards; Ricky Bell, 1 for 3 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 2 yards CHI: Walter Payton, 21 for 64 yards; Matt Suhey, 14 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Vince Evans, 3 for 9 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
TB: Kevin House, 6 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Jimmie Giles, 5 for 109 yards; Gordon Jones, 4 for 68 yards; Theo Bell, 1 for 47 yards; James Wilder, 1 for 9 yards CHI: Matt Suhey, 4 for 19 yards; Rickey Watts, 2 for 35 yards; Dave Williams, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Robin Earl, 2 for 18 yards; Ken Margerum, 1 for 15 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 6 yards; Walter Payton, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
TB: James Owens, 2 for 45 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 12 yards CHI: Dave Williams, 4 for 66 yards
Punt returns:
TB: Theo Bell, 5 for 5 yards CHI: Jeff Fisher, 2 for 93 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Mike Washington, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD CHI: Gary Fencik, 1 for 20 yards; Len Walterscheid, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
TB: Tom Blanchard, 5 for 181 yards CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 300 yards
Field Goals:
TB: Garo Yepremian, 1/2 CHI: Hans Nielsen, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE76.0  (24)284.5  (3)360.5  (6)4
DEFENSE148.0  (22)224.0  (19)372.0  (25)4
OFFENSE143.5  (10)199.0  (12)342.5  (10)5
DEFENSE112.0  (10)227.0  (21)339.0  (16)5

Line: Bengals by 1

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (1-2-0)3100720
Cincinnati Bengals (2-1-0)0031417

( 3- 0) CLE Dave Jacobs 28 yard field goal ( 6- 0) CLE Dave Jacobs 30 yard field goal (13- 0) CLE Ozzie Newsome 4 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Dave Jacobs kick) (13- 3) CIN Jim Breech 21 yard field goal (13-10) CIN Cris Collinsworth 41 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (20-10) CLE Mike Pruitt 12 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) (20-17) CIN Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick)
                     CLE             CIN
First Downs:         31              15
Rushes-yards:        45-185          14-48
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-35-259-0     16-25-238-0
Sacked-yards:        2-22            1-5
Net pass yards:      237             233
Net yards/pass:      6.4             9.0
Total net yards:     422             281
Total plays:         82 (54% run)    40 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             7.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               0
Penalties-yards:     6-83            6-46

Attendance: 52,170

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 24 of 35 for 259 yards and 1 TD CIN: Ken Anderson, 16 of 25 for 238 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
CLE: Cleo Miller, 22 for 96 yards; Mike Pruitt, 13 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Charles White, 6 for 12 yards; Brian Sipe, 2 for 5 yards; Greg Pruitt, 2 for 2 yards CIN: Pete Johnson, 8 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Archie Griffin, 4 for -1 yards; Ken Anderson, 2 for 28 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Charles White, 7 for 73 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 5 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Cleo Miller, 3 for 24 yards; Mike Pruitt, 3 for 20 yards; Reggie Rucker, 2 for 63 yards; Ricky Feacher, 2 for 30 yards; Greg Pruitt, 2 for 7 yards CIN: Isaac Curtis, 4 for 79 yards; Cris Collinsworth, 3 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Dan Ross, 3 for 35 yards; Steve Kreider, 2 for 25 yards; Pat McInally, 2 for 19 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 17 yards; Pete Johnson, 1 for -3 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Cleo Montgomery, 3 for 59 yards CIN: David Verser, 2 for 95 yards; Clarence Chapman, 1 for 25 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Cleo Montgomery, 3 for 36 yards CIN: Mike Fuller, 2 for 41 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
CLE: Steve Cox, 3 for 130 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 4 for 209 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Dave Jacobs, 2/3 CIN: Jim Breech, 1/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE161.0  (4)85.5  (28)246.5  (26)4
DEFENSE141.5  (21)267.5  (25)409.0  (28)6
OFFENSE143.0  (11)162.0  (21)305.0  (19)3
DEFENSE96.0  (6)120.0  (3)216.0  (1)5

Line: Broncos by 3

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (1-2-0)0010010
Denver Broncos (2-1-0)01414028

( 0- 7) DEN Ron Egloff 7 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 0-14) DEN Steve Watson 29 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 3-14) BAL Mike Wood 21 yard field goal (10-14) BAL Curtis Dickey 63 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) (10-21) DEN Steve Watson 18 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) (10-28) DEN Steve Watson 48 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     BAL             DEN
First Downs:         10              27
Rushes-yards:        26-161          35-127
Yards/rush:          6.2             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-19-65-1       24-33-341-4
Sacked-yards:        2-17            3-26
Net pass yards:      48              315
Net yards/pass:      2.3             8.8
Total net yards:     209             442
Total plays:         47 (55% run)    71 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-0
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     8-63            9-65

Attendance: 74,804

Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 7 of 19 for 65 yards (1 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 20 of 28 for 291 yards and 4 TDs (4 int); Steve DeBerg, 4 of 5 for 50 yards
Rushing:
BAL: Curtis Dickey, 12 for 115 yards and 1 TD; Randy McMillan, 8 for 17 yards; Zachary Dixon, 5 for 28 yards; Bert Jones, 1 for 1 yard DEN: Rick Parros, 14 for 65 yards; Dave Preston, 12 for 47 yards; Larry Canada, 6 for 13 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 2 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 0 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Randy McMillan, 4 for 29 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 19 yards; Curtis Dickey, 1 for 13 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 4 yards DEN: Steve Watson, 7 for 143 yards and 3 TDs; Dave Preston, 6 for 46 yards; Tony Reed, 3 for 40 yards; Riley Odoms, 3 for 33 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 30 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 20 yards; James Wright, 1 for 14 yards; Wade Manning, 1 for 8 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
BAL: Kim Anderson, 2 for 41 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 46 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: David Shula, 2 for 14 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 5 for 97 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Larry Braziel, 2 for 27 yards; Bruce Laird, 1 for 24 yards; Bubba Green, 1 for 3 yards DEN: Randy Gradishar, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
BAL: Mike Garrett, 6 for 300 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 2 for 98 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Mike Wood, 1/1 DEN: Fred Steinfort, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE168.0  (3)151.0  (23)319.0  (16)4
DEFENSE89.0  (3)162.5  (9)251.5  (2)4
OFFENSE115.5  (18)143.5  (24)259.0  (24)7
DEFENSE118.0  (12)225.5  (20)343.5  (18)6

Line: Oilers by 3

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (3-0-0)630716
Houston Oilers (2-1-0)703010

( 3- 0) MIA Uwe von Schamann 42 yard field goal ( 3- 7) HOU Ken Burrough 71 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 6- 7) MIA Uwe von Schamann 37 yard field goal ( 9- 7) MIA Uwe von Schamann 27 yard field goal ( 9-10) HOU Toni Fritsch 40 yard field goal (16-10) MIA Andra Franklin 3 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)
                     MIA             HOU
First Downs:         16              9
Rushes-yards:        33-124          21-85
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-32-144-1     16-26-178-1
Sacked-yards:        1-11            8-61
Net pass yards:      133             117
Net yards/pass:      4.0             3.4
Total net yards:     257             202
Total plays:         66 (50% run)    55 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     6-50            9-79

Attendance: 47,279

Passing:
MIA: David Woodley, 11 of 22 for 82 yards; Don Strock, 7 of 10 for 62 yards and 1 TD (1 int) HOU: Ken Stabler, 16 of 26 for 178 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Andra Franklin, 11 for 56 yards; Tommy Vigorito, 8 for 6 yards; Woody Bennett, 5 for 22 yards; Tony Nathan, 4 for 40 yards; Don Strock, 3 for -6 yards; Nick Giaquinto, 1 for 5 yards; David Woodley, 1 for 1 yard HOU: Earl Campbell, 19 for 78 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 4 yards; Rob Carpenter, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 4 for 37 yards; Tommy Vigorito, 4 for 28 yards; Nick Giaquinto, 2 for 18 yards; Tony Nathan, 2 for 16 yards; Woody Bennett, 2 for 8 yards; Joe Rose, 1 for 22 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 9 yards; Andra Franklin, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Ronnie Lee, 1 for 3 yards HOU: Mike Renfro, 5 for 51 yards; Rob Carpenter, 5 for 31 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Mike Barber, 2 for 15 yards; Earl Campbell, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Fulton Walker, 2 for 44 yards; Joe Rose, 1 for 5 yards HOU: Carl Roaches, 5 for 128 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Tommy Vigorito, 4 for 49 yards HOU: Carl Roaches, 3 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Mike Kozlowski, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
MIA: Tom Orosz, 7 for 283 yards HOU: Cliff Parsley, 8 for 336 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 3/4 HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE131.0  (15)320.0  (1)451.0  (1)2
DEFENSE115.5  (11)286.5  (27)402.0  (27)4
OFFENSE148.0  (7)156.5  (22)304.5  (20)2
DEFENSE50.5  (1)302.5  (28)353.0  (21)7

Line: Chargers by 4

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (3-0-0)14147742
Kansas City Chiefs (2-1-0)7714331

( 0- 7) KC Ted McKnight 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) ( 7- 7) SD Kellen Winslow 13 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (14- 7) SD James Brooks 29 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (21- 7) SD Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (28- 7) SD Eric Sievers 12 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (28-14) KC Al Dixon 7 yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick) (28-21) KC Ted McKnight 3 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) (35-21) SD Chuck Muncie 3 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (35-28) KC Billy Jackson 4 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) (35-31) KC Nick Lowery 37 yard field goal (42-31) SD Gary Johnson 5 yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick)
                     SD              KC
First Downs:         23              29
Rushes-yards:        24-114          37-148
Yards/rush:          4.8             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-43-284-3     22-41-303-5
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-25
Net pass yards:      284             278
Net yards/pass:      6.6             6.3
Total net yards:     398             426
Total plays:         67 (35% run)    81 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             4-3
Turnovers:           3               8
Penalties-yards:     9-50            11-104

Attendance: 63,866

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 22 of 43 for 284 yards and 3 TDs (3 int) KC: Bill Kenney, 22 of 41 for 303 yards and 1 TD (5 int)
Rushing:
SD: Chuck Muncie, 17 for 93 yards and 2 TDs; Dan Fouts, 3 for 8 yards; James Brooks, 2 for 7 yards; John Cappelletti, 1 for 4 yards; George Roberts, 1 for 2 yards KC: Ted McKnight, 14 for 40 yards and 2 TDs; James Hadnot, 11 for 33 yards; Joe Delaney, 9 for 66 yards; Billy Jackson, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Mike Williams, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
SD: Chuck Muncie, 9 for 85 yards; Kellen Winslow, 6 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Eric Sievers, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; James Brooks, 2 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Joiner, 2 for 23 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 7 yards KC: J.T. Smith, 9 for 140 yards; Henry Marshall, 5 for 53 yards; Al Dixon, 3 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Joe Delaney, 2 for 37 yards; James Hadnot, 2 for 16 yards; Carlos Carson, 1 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
SD: James Brooks, 5 for 119 yards KC: Carlos Carson, 5 for 110 yards; Joe Delaney, 1 for 11 yards
Punt returns:
SD: James Brooks, 1 for 23 yards; Pete Shaw, 1 for 1 yard KC: J.T. Smith, 4 for 20 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Willie Buchanon, 2 for 20 yards; Linden King, 1 for 28 yards; Bob Gregor, 1 for 11 yards; Leroy Jones, 1 for 6 yards KC: Frank Manumaleuga, 2 for 17 yards; Gary Barbaro, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
SD: George Roberts, 5 for 201 yards KC: Bob Grupp, 3 for 118 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Rolf Benirschke, 0/2 KC: Nick Lowery, 1/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE144.5  (9)226.5  (8)371.0  (3)8
DEFENSE130.5  (19)190.0  (13)320.5  (12)8
OFFENSE112.5  (20)207.5  (9)320.0  (15)8
DEFENSE183.0  (27)123.5  (4)306.5  (8)6

Line: Rams by 7

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (1-2-0)0106723
Los Angeles Rams (1-2-0)01471435

( 7- 0) GB Gerry Ellis 3 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 7- 7) LA Joe Harris 21 yard fumble return (Frank Corral kick) ( 7-14) LA Wendell Tyler 2 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) (10-14) GB Jan Stenerud 19 yard field goal (13-14) GB Jan Stenerud 23 yard field goal (16-14) GB Jan Stenerud 44 yard field goal (16-21) LA Drew Hill 30 yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Frank Corral kick) (16-28) LA Cullen Bryant 2 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) (16-35) LA Wendell Tyler 1 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) (23-35) GB James Lofton 19 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick)
                     GB              LA
First Downs:         19              19
Rushes-yards:        33-122          43-177
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-34-125-1     6-12-76-1
Sacked-yards:        6-47            5-50
Net pass yards:      78              26
Net yards/pass:      1.9             1.5
Total net yards:     200             203
Total plays:         73 (45% run)    60 (71% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             2-2
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     11-95           14-120

Attendance: 61,286

Passing:
GB: Lynn Dickey, 15 of 29 for 125 yards and 1 TD (1 int); David Whitehurst, 0 of 5 for 0 yards LA: Jeff Rutledge, 5 of 10 for 70 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Pat Haden, 1 of 2 for 6 yards
Rushing:
GB: Terdell Middleton, 11 for 45 yards; Jim Jensen, 9 for 27 yards; Steve Atkins, 5 for 13 yards; Gerry Ellis, 4 for 9 yards and 1 TD; David Whitehurst, 2 for 15 yards; Lynn Dickey, 2 for 13 yards LA: Wendell Tyler, 25 for 108 yards and 2 TDs; Cullen Bryant, 8 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Mike Guman, 5 for 21 yards; Jewerl Thomas, 4 for 12 yards; Jeff Rutledge, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
GB: James Lofton, 5 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Paul Coffman, 3 for 16 yards; Gary Lewis, 2 for 24 yards; Gerry Ellis, 1 for 6 yards; Jim Jensen, 1 for 5 yards; Harlan Huckleby, 1 for 3 yards; Steve Atkins, 1 for 2 yards; Terdell Middleton, 1 for -4 yards LA: Billy Waddy, 2 for 24 yards; Drew Hill, 1 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Henry Childs, 1 for 9 yards; Preston Dennard, 1 for 9 yards; Wendell Tyler, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Fred Nixon, 3 for 50 yards; Harlan Huckleby, 2 for 52 yards LA: Drew Hill, 5 for 88 yards; Irv Pankey, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Fred Nixon, 5 for 47 yards LA: LeRoy Irvin, 4 for 21 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Maurice Harvey, 1 for 43 yards LA: Pat Thomas, 1 for 64 yards
Punting:
GB: Ray Stachowicz, 6 for 273 yards LA: Frank Corral, 7 for 278 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Jan Stenerud, 3/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE152.5  (5)187.5  (16)340.0  (11)4
DEFENSE89.0  (3)243.0  (24)332.0  (14)5
OFFENSE71.0  (25)285.0  (2)356.0  (7)7
DEFENSE130.0  (18)134.5  (5)264.5  (6)1

Line: Lions by 3½

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (1-2-0)0147324
Minnesota Vikings (1-2-0)7106326

( 0- 7) MIN Ted Brown 1 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 0-14) MIN Joe Senser 4 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 7-14) DET Billy Sims 2 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) (14-14) DET Billy Sims 3 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) (14-17) MIN Rick Danmeier 39 yard field goal (14-23) MIN Ted Brown 59 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed) (21-23) DET Gary Danielson 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) (24-23) DET Eddie Murray 25 yard field goal (24-26) MIN Rick Danmeier 20 yard field goal
                     DET             MIN
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        42-172          21-94
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-26-232-1     25-43-333-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-21
Net pass yards:      232             312
Net yards/pass:      8.9             6.9
Total net yards:     404             406
Total plays:         68 (61% run)    66 (31% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-47            9-66

Attendance: 45,350

Passing:
DET: Gary Danielson, 14 of 26 for 232 yards (1 int) MIN: Tommy Kramer, 25 of 42 for 333 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Wade Wilson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
DET: Billy Sims, 27 for 112 yards and 2 TDs; Dexter Bussey, 11 for 40 yards; Gary Danielson, 3 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 15 yards MIN: Ted Brown, 18 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Rickey Young, 3 for 17 yards
Receiving:
DET: Freddie Scott, 5 for 113 yards; Billy Sims, 3 for 21 yards; Leonard Thompson, 2 for 20 yards; Horace King, 2 for 15 yards; Mark Nichols, 1 for 45 yards; David Hill, 1 for 18 yards MIN: Ted Brown, 9 for 115 yards and 1 TD; Ahmad Rashad, 5 for 70 yards; Rickey Young, 4 for 23 yards; Joe Senser, 3 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Sammy White, 2 for 31 yards; Terry LeCount, 1 for 43 yards; Tony Galbreath, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Alvin Hall, 2 for 43 yards; Robbie Martin, 2 for 39 yards; Ken Callicutt, 1 for 11 yards MIN: Keith Nord, 2 for 18 yards; Mardye McDole, 1 for 21 yards; Eddie Payton, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Robbie Martin, 3 for 1 yard MIN: Eddie Payton, 4 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Jimmy Allen, 1 for 5 yards; Stan White, 1 for 5 yards MIN: Tom Hannon, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DET: Tom Skladany, 7 for 336 yards MIN: Greg Coleman, 7 for 352 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Eddie Murray, 1/2 MIN: Rick Danmeier, 2/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE151.0  (6)125.5  (26)276.5  (23)7
DEFENSE126.0  (15)151.0  (7)277.0  (7)8
OFFENSE63.0  (26)130.5  (25)193.5  (28)3
DEFENSE121.5  (13)215.5  (16)337.0  (15)6

Line: Giants by 3

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (1-2-0)00077
New York Giants (2-1-0)0137020

( 0- 7) NYG Gary Shirk 12 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) ( 0-10) NYG Joe Danelo 20 yard field goal ( 0-13) NYG Joe Danelo 55 yard field goal ( 0-20) NYG Billy Taylor 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) ( 7-20) NO Wayne Wilson 2 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
                     NO              NYG
First Downs:         18              26
Rushes-yards:        28-109          33-106
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-39-215-2     28-42-324-0
Sacked-yards:        2-25            2-9
Net pass yards:      190             315
Net yards/pass:      4.6             7.2
Total net yards:     299             421
Total plays:         69 (40% run)    77 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             4-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     7-65            10-75

Attendance: 69,814

Passing:
NO: Dave Wilson, 11 of 24 for 154 yards (1 int); Bobby Scott, 5 of 15 for 61 yards (1 int) NYG: Phil Simms, 28 of 41 for 324 yards and 1 TD; Scott Brunner, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NO: George Rogers, 20 for 75 yards; Jack Holmes, 7 for 32 yards; Wayne Wilson, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD NYG: Leon Perry, 9 for 17 yards; Doug Kotar, 8 for 46 yards; Leon Bright, 6 for 33 yards; Billy Taylor, 6 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Phil Simms, 4 for 0 yards
Receiving:
NO: Wes Chandler, 4 for 73 yards; Wayne Wilson, 4 for 37 yards; Rich Caster, 3 for 52 yards; Jeff Groth, 1 for 18 yards; Ike Harris, 1 for 13 yards; Larry Hardy, 1 for 12 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 1 for 10 yards; Jack Holmes, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Gary Shirk, 11 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Johnny Perkins, 8 for 118 yards; Leon Bright, 2 for 42 yards; Earnest Gray, 2 for 28 yards; Doug Kotar, 2 for 14 yards; Mike Friede, 1 for 11 yards; Leon Perry, 1 for 5 yards; Billy Taylor, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Wayne Wilson, 2 for 49 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 2 for 41 yards NYG: Leon Bright, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Jeff Groth, 2 for 29 yards NYG: Leon Bright, 2 for 16 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Beasley Reece, 1 for 31 yards; Bill Currier, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 5 for 216 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 3 for 136 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 2/5


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE85.5  (23)193.0  (14)278.5  (22)6
DEFENSE160.0  (24)153.5  (8)313.5  (9)6
OFFENSE115.0  (19)122.5  (27)237.5  (27)4
DEFENSE109.0  (8)204.5  (15)313.5  (9)4

Line: Raiders by 7

Team1234F
Seattle Seahawks (1-2-0)037010
Oakland Raiders (2-1-0)760720

( 0- 7) OAK Jim Plunkett 13 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) ( 3- 7) SEA Efren Herrera 26 yard field goal ( 3-13) OAK Morris Bradshaw 29 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (kick failed) (10-13) SEA Sam McCullum 36 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) (10-20) OAK Derrick Jensen 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick)
                     SEA             OAK
First Downs:         18              26
Rushes-yards:        16-82           41-190
Yards/rush:          5.1             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-43-327-1     20-30-262-2
Sacked-yards:        2-19            4-20
Net pass yards:      308             242
Net yards/pass:      6.8             7.1
Total net yards:     390             432
Total plays:         61 (26% run)    75 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          6.4             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     5-30            5-45

Attendance: 45,725

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 24 of 43 for 327 yards and 1 TD (1 int) OAK: Jim Plunkett, 20 of 30 for 262 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
SEA: Jim Jodat, 5 for 22 yards; Sherman Smith, 4 for 25 yards; David Hughes, 4 for 17 yards; Terry Miller, 2 for 4 yards; Jim Zorn, 1 for 14 yards OAK: Derrick Jensen, 19 for 84 yards and 1 TD; Kenny King, 14 for 74 yards; Arthur Whittington, 4 for 17 yards; Jim Plunkett, 3 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Sam McCullum, 6 for 122 yards and 1 TD; Steve Largent, 6 for 92 yards; Sherman Smith, 6 for 38 yards; Jim Jodat, 2 for 47 yards; John Sawyer, 2 for 16 yards; David Hughes, 2 for 12 yards OAK: Derrick Jensen, 7 for 74 yards; Cliff Branch, 4 for 64 yards; Morris Bradshaw, 3 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Todd Christensen, 2 for 22 yards; Arthur Whittington, 2 for 10 yards; Kenny King, 1 for 12 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Gregg Johnson, 2 for 41 yards; Pete Cronan, 1 for 21 yards OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 28 yards; Malcolm Barnwell, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Will Lewis, 2 for 24 yards OAK: Ira Matthews, 3 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
SEA: John Harris, 2 for 30 yards OAK: Ted Watts, 1 for 12 yards
Punting:
SEA: Jeff West, 6 for 223 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 4 for 185 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/2 OAK: Chris Bahr, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE133.0  (14)176.5  (18)309.5  (18)3
DEFENSE129.5  (17)234.5  (22)364.0  (23)2
OFFENSE103.0  (21)251.0  (5)354.0  (9)9
DEFENSE162.0  (25)187.5  (12)349.5  (19)3

Line: Steelers by 5½

Team1234F
New York Jets (0-3-0)030710
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2-0)71014738

( 0- 7) PIT Russell Davis 9 yard rush (David Trout kick) ( 0-10) PIT David Trout 25 yard field goal ( 0-17) PIT Frank Pollard 23 yard rush (David Trout kick) ( 3-17) NYJ Pat Leahy 47 yard field goal ( 3-24) PIT Terry Bradshaw 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) ( 3-31) PIT Frank Pollard 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) ( 3-38) PIT Sidney Thornton 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) (10-38) NYJ Freeman McNeil 17 yard pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick)
                     NYJ             PIT
First Downs:         16              33
Rushes-yards:        21-84           56-343
Yards/rush:          4.0             6.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-33-193-2     15-30-242-0
Sacked-yards:        2-19            2-19
Net pass yards:      174             223
Net yards/pass:      5.0             7.0
Total net yards:     258             566
Total plays:         56 (37% run)    88 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     6-45            8-75

Attendance: 52,973

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 11 of 28 for 149 yards (2 int); Pat Ryan, 3 of 5 for 44 yards and 1 TD PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 14 of 28 for 225 yards; Cliff Stoudt, 1 of 2 for 17 yards
Rushing:
NYJ: Freeman McNeil, 7 for 43 yards; Tom Newton, 7 for 16 yards; Richard Todd, 2 for 5 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 4 yards; Mike Augustyniak, 1 for 11 yards; Kenny Lewis, 1 for 4 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 1 yard PIT: Russell Davis, 13 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Franco Harris, 13 for 68 yards; Frank Pollard, 12 for 79 yards and 2 TDs; Terry Bradshaw, 7 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Sidney Thornton, 7 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Stoudt, 2 for 1 yard; John Stallworth, 1 for 17 yards; Craig Colquitt, 1 for 8 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Freeman McNeil, 4 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 2 for 25 yards; Tom Newton, 2 for 16 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 12 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 1 for 39 yards; Bobby Jones, 1 for 21 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 12 yards; Mike Augustyniak, 1 for 9 yards PIT: John Stallworth, 8 for 134 yards; Lynn Swann, 2 for 34 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 24 yards; Frank Pollard, 2 for 14 yards; Jim Smith, 1 for 36 yards
Kick returns:
NYJ: Kurt Sohn, 3 for 87 yards; Kenny Lewis, 2 for 40 yards PIT: Johnnie Dirden, 1 for 22 yards; Larry Anderson, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Kurt Sohn, 1 for 0 yards PIT: Jim Smith, 3 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Jack Lambert, 1 for 2 yards; J.T. Thomas, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 5 for 217 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 2 for 74 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/2 PIT: David Trout, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE54.5  (28)282.0  (4)336.5  (12)10
DEFENSE138.5  (20)113.0  (1)251.5  (2)3
OFFENSE101.5  (22)202.0  (11)303.5  (21)4
DEFENSE166.0  (26)175.5  (11)341.5  (17)5

Line: Cardinals by 3

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (0-3-0)10701330
St. Louis Cardinals (1-2-0)91701440

( 0- 3) STL Neil O'Donoghue 24 yard field goal ( 3- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 21 yard field goal (10- 3) WAS Ricky Thompson 34 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (10- 9) STL Roy Green 58 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed) (10-12) STL Neil O'Donoghue 47 yard field goal (10-19) STL Stump Mitchell 50 yard punt return (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (17-19) WAS Art Monk 79 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (17-26) STL Greg LaFleur 27 yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (17-33) STL Dave Stief 6 yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (17-40) STL Ottis Anderson 7 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (23-40) WAS Rick Walker 20 yard pass from Joe Theismann (kick failed) (30-40) WAS Ricky Thompson 10 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
                     WAS             STL
First Downs:         24              18
Rushes-yards:        27-133          37-107
Yards/rush:          4.9             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-37-388-1     12-22-226-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-18
Net pass yards:      388             208
Net yards/pass:      10.5            8.7
Total net yards:     521             315
Total plays:         64 (42% run)    61 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          8.1             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     8-67            8-60

Attendance: 47,592

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 25 of 37 for 388 yards and 4 TDs (1 int) STL: Jim Hart, 12 of 22 for 226 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
WAS: Wilbur Jackson, 22 for 104 yards; Terry Metcalf, 3 for 18 yards; Joe Theismann, 1 for 11 yards; Mike Connell, 1 for 0 yards STL: Ottis Anderson, 20 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 13 for 60 yards; Willard Harrell, 3 for 1 yard; Neil Lomax, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Ricky Thompson, 7 for 106 yards and 2 TDs; Art Monk, 4 for 128 yards and 1 TD; Terry Metcalf, 4 for 69 yards; Rick Walker, 3 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 3 for 13 yards; Don Warren, 2 for 12 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 23 yards; Greg McCrary, 1 for -4 yards STL: Roy Green, 4 for 115 yards and 1 TD; Ottis Anderson, 3 for 29 yards; Dave Stief, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Willard Harrell, 2 for 20 yards; Greg LaFleur, 1 for 27 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
WAS: Terry Metcalf, 8 for 140 yards STL: Stump Mitchell, 3 for 69 yards; Roy Green, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 3 for 69 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Roy Green, 1 for 15 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Connell, 4 for 171 yards STL: Carl Birdsong, 5 for 201 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/1 STL: Neil O'Donoghue, 2/2


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