Sunday September 27, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 09/27/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE153.3  (6)145.0  (26)298.3  (21)5
DEFENSE87.7  (2)147.3  (6)235.0  (2)5
OFFENSE161.0  (4)73.0  (28)234.0  (28)7
DEFENSE136.7  (19)283.3  (26)420.0  (27)10

Line: Dolphins by 3

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (4-0-0)7771031
Baltimore Colts (1-3-0)0714728

( 7- 0) MIA Tommy Vigorito 31 yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) (14- 0) MIA Andra Franklin 10 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) (14- 7) BAL Curtis Dickey 32 yard pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) (14-14) BAL Ray Butler 19 yard pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) (21-14) MIA Nick Giaquinto 14 yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) (21-21) BAL Ray Butler 67 yard pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) (28-21) MIA Andra Franklin 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) (28-28) BAL Curtis Dickey 1 yard rush (Mike Wood kick) (31-28) MIA Uwe von Schamann 27 yard field goal
                     MIA             BAL
First Downs:         22              20
Rushes-yards:        33-119          32-166
Yards/rush:          3.6             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-30-309-0     20-27-357-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-9
Net pass yards:      309             348
Net yards/pass:      10.3            12.4
Total net yards:     428             514
Total plays:         63 (52% run)    60 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          6.8             8.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     4-35            6-52

Attendance: 41,630

Passing:
MIA: David Woodley, 19 of 30 for 309 yards and 2 TDs BAL: Bert Jones, 20 of 27 for 357 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Andra Franklin, 20 for 76 yards and 2 TDs; Tommy Vigorito, 7 for 19 yards; David Woodley, 4 for 9 yards; Steve Howell, 1 for 9 yards; Nick Giaquinto, 1 for 6 yards BAL: Randy McMillan, 17 for 73 yards; Curtis Dickey, 13 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Bert Jones, 1 for 16 yards; Kim Anderson, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Tommy Vigorito, 6 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Jimmy Cefalo, 4 for 64 yards; Duriel Harris, 3 for 73 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 69 yards; Nick Giaquinto, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Joe Rose, 1 for 14 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 11 yards; Steve Howell, 1 for 4 yards BAL: Curtis Dickey, 5 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Ray Butler, 4 for 145 yards and 2 TDs; Randy McMillan, 4 for 61 yards; Roger Carr, 3 for 42 yards; Don McCauley, 2 for 23 yards; Randy Burke, 1 for 17 yards; Reese McCall, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Fulton Walker, 4 for 99 yards; Duriel Harris, 1 for 20 yards BAL: Kim Anderson, 4 for 87 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 41 yards; Chris Foote, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Fulton Walker, 1 for 10 yards; Glenn Blackwood, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Earnest Rhone, 1 for 16 yards
Punting:
MIA: Tom Orosz, 4 for 167 yards BAL: Mike Garrett, 2 for 80 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE147.0  (9)228.0  (9)375.0  (6)7
DEFENSE111.7  (8)146.3  (5)258.0  (3)8
OFFENSE111.7  (21)210.3  (12)322.0  (16)5
DEFENSE136.3  (18)230.3  (18)366.7  (21)5

Line: Bills by 4

Team1234OTF
Buffalo Bills (2-2-0)014010024
Cincinnati Bengals (3-1-0)010014327

( 0- 7) CIN Cris Collinsworth 13 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) ( 7- 7) BUF Frank Lewis 9 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (14- 7) BUF Mark Brammer 4 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (14-10) CIN Jim Breech 23 yard field goal (21-10) BUF Frank Lewis 5 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (21-17) CIN Steve Kreider 16 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (21-24) CIN Steve Kreider 16 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (24-24) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 40 yard field goal (24-27) CIN Jim Breech 28 yard field goal
                     BUF             CIN
First Downs:         25              30
Rushes-yards:        30-102          31-113
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-46-287-0     28-40-328-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-12
Net pass yards:      287             316
Net yards/pass:      6.2             7.3
Total net yards:     389             429
Total plays:         76 (39% run)    74 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-2
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     9-55            6-49

Attendance: 46,418

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 25 of 45 for 287 yards and 3 TDs; Nick Mike-Mayer, 0 of 1 for 0 yards CIN: Ken Anderson, 28 of 40 for 328 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 18 for 48 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 7 for 37 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 3 for 7 yards; Roland Hooks, 2 for 10 yards CIN: Pete Johnson, 22 for 85 yards; Charles Alexander, 5 for 1 yard; Ken Anderson, 2 for 21 yards; Archie Griffin, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Frank Lewis, 8 for 132 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Cribbs, 7 for 54 yards; Ron Jessie, 4 for 37 yards; Mark Brammer, 3 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 12 yards; Jerry Butler, 1 for 26 yards CIN: Cris Collinsworth, 10 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Steve Kreider, 4 for 75 yards and 2 TDs; Pete Johnson, 3 for 29 yards; Archie Griffin, 3 for 21 yards; Pat McInally, 2 for 21 yards; Isaac Curtis, 2 for 18 yards; David Verser, 1 for 23 yards; Dan Ross, 1 for 17 yards; Charles Alexander, 1 for 13 yards; Jimmy Hargrove, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Roland Hooks, 3 for 68 yards; Rufus Bess, 1 for 6 yards CIN: Clarence Chapman, 1 for 29 yards; David Verser, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Roland Hooks, 2 for 21 yards CIN: Mike Fuller, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
BUF: Greg Cater, 4 for 175 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 3 for 167 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/1 CIN: Jim Breech, 2/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE147.7  (8)184.7  (18)332.3  (14)8
DEFENSE95.0  (4)248.7  (22)343.7  (17)12
OFFENSE112.3  (20)268.7  (4)381.0  (5)4
DEFENSE114.7  (9)227.0  (17)341.7  (16)4

Line: Falcons by 2

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (3-1-0)370717
Cleveland Browns (2-2-0)0217028

( 3- 0) ATL Mick Luckhurst 35 yard field goal (10- 0) ATL Alfred Jenkins 18 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (10- 7) CLE Mike Pruitt 13 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Dave Jacobs kick) (10-14) CLE Ozzie Newsome 23 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Dave Jacobs kick) (10-21) CLE Brian Sipe 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) (10-28) CLE Mike Pruitt 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) (17-28) ATL Alfred Jenkins 5 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)
                     ATL             CLE
First Downs:         14              26
Rushes-yards:        23-112          44-178
Yards/rush:          4.9             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-30-176-2     21-34-215-2
Sacked-yards:        3-26            1-8
Net pass yards:      150             207
Net yards/pass:      4.5             5.9
Total net yards:     262             385
Total plays:         56 (41% run)    79 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             5-3
Turnovers:           4               5
Penalties-yards:     9-100           6-53

Attendance: 78,283

Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 12 of 30 for 176 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) CLE: Brian Sipe, 21 of 34 for 215 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 16 for 97 yards; Lynn Cain, 6 for 13 yards; Tony Daykin, 1 for 2 yards CLE: Mike Pruitt, 20 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Charles White, 17 for 72 yards; Brian Sipe, 4 for -2 yards and 1 TD; Cleo Miller, 3 for 9 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 6 for 136 yards and 2 TDs; Lynn Cain, 3 for 20 yards; William Andrews, 2 for 9 yards; Junior Miller, 1 for 11 yards CLE: Ozzie Newsome, 6 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Mike Pruitt, 4 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Charles White, 4 for 32 yards; Greg Pruitt, 3 for 26 yards; Dave Logan, 2 for 32 yards; Reggie Rucker, 1 for 8 yards; Cleo Miller, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Reggie Smith, 2 for 44 yards; James Mayberry, 1 for 8 yards CLE: Cleo Montgomery, 2 for 64 yards; Eddie Johnson, 1 for 7 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Reggie Smith, 2 for 2 yards CLE: Cleo Montgomery, 6 for 26 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Pridemore, 1 for 30 yards; Bobby Butler, 1 for 0 yards CLE: Judson Flint, 1 for 0 yards; Dave Logan, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 7 for 315 yards CLE: Steve Cox, 4 for 175 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 1/1 CLE: Dave Jacobs, 0/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE77.3  (28)192.0  (16)269.3  (26)5
DEFENSE117.3  (10)207.0  (16)324.3  (12)9
OFFENSE208.0  (1)189.3  (17)397.3  (4)4
DEFENSE98.0  (6)255.7  (24)353.7  (19)15

Line: Cowboys by 11

Team1234F
New York Giants (2-2-0)030710
Dallas Cowboys (4-0-0)370818

( 0- 3) DAL Rafael Septien 36 yard field goal ( 3- 3) NYG Joe Danelo 42 yard field goal ( 3-10) DAL Butch Johnson 41 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) ( 3-13) DAL Rafael Septien 20 yard field goal ( 3-15) DAL Safety, Phil Simms tackled in end zone by John Dutton ( 3-18) DAL Rafael Septien 21 yard field goal (10-18) NYG Johnny Perkins 20 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)
                     NYG             DAL
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        24-85           41-124
Yards/rush:          3.5             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-35-285-3     14-27-204-0
Sacked-yards:        4-27            2-11
Net pass yards:      258             193
Net yards/pass:      6.6             6.7
Total net yards:     343             317
Total plays:         63 (38% run)    70 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     7-52            3-25

Attendance: 63,449

Passing:
NYG: Phil Simms, 18 of 35 for 285 yards and 1 TD (3 int) DAL: Danny White, 14 of 27 for 204 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
NYG: Billy Taylor, 13 for 52 yards; Leon Bright, 5 for 16 yards; Leon Perry, 5 for 15 yards; Bo Matthews, 1 for 2 yards DAL: Tony Dorsett, 22 for 70 yards; Ron Springs, 10 for 17 yards; James Jones, 4 for 10 yards; Danny White, 2 for 14 yards; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 2 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 11 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Johnny Perkins, 5 for 129 yards and 1 TD; Gary Shirk, 4 for 78 yards; Earnest Gray, 3 for 38 yards; Tom Mullady, 2 for 17 yards; Leon Perry, 2 for 12 yards; Mike Friede, 1 for 7 yards; Billy Taylor, 1 for 4 yards DAL: Drew Pearson, 4 for 76 yards; Tony Dorsett, 3 for 33 yards; Butch Johnson, 2 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Ron Springs, 2 for 2 yards; Doug Cosbie, 1 for 22 yards; Doug Donley, 1 for 6 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Leon Bright, 4 for 68 yards; Alvin Garrett, 1 for 24 yards DAL: James Jones, 1 for 26 yards; Steve Wilson, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Leon Bright, 3 for 22 yards DAL: James Jones, 3 for 21 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Dennis Thurman, 1 for 27 yards; Everson Walls, 1 for 13 yards; Michael Downs, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 5 for 227 yards DAL: Danny White, 7 for 303 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/3 DAL: Rafael Septien, 3/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE125.3  (16)308.0  (2)433.3  (1)5
DEFENSE126.3  (15)283.7  (27)410.0  (26)12
OFFENSE137.7  (11)213.0  (10)350.7  (11)7
DEFENSE117.7  (11)96.0  (1)213.7  (1)8

Line: Chargers by 3

Team1234F
San Diego Chargers (3-1-0)00101424
Denver Broncos (3-1-0)2177742

( 0- 7) DEN Riley Odoms 19 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 0-14) DEN Steve Watson 93 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 0-21) DEN James Wright 2 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 0-28) DEN Steve Watson 21 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 0-35) DEN Dave Preston 2 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 7-35) SD Ron Smith 39 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (10-35) SD Rolf Benirschke 52 yard field goal (17-35) SD John Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (24-35) SD Kellen Winslow 1 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (24-42) DEN Rob Lytle 3 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     SD              DEN
First Downs:         23              20
Rushes-yards:        23-82           37-103
Yards/rush:          3.6             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     26-47-298-3     21-24-367-0
Sacked-yards:        4-31            2-17
Net pass yards:      267             350
Net yards/pass:      5.2             13.5
Total net yards:     349             453
Total plays:         74 (31% run)    63 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             7.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             3-3
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     6-40            6-55

Attendance: 74,844

Passing:
SD: Dan Fouts, 26 of 47 for 298 yards and 2 TDs (3 int) DEN: Craig Morton, 17 of 18 for 308 yards and 4 TDs; Steve DeBerg, 4 of 6 for 59 yards
Rushing:
SD: James Brooks, 7 for 41 yards; John Cappelletti, 7 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Muncie, 7 for 16 yards; Clarence Williams, 1 for 1 yard; Dan Fouts, 1 for -2 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 14 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Larry Canada, 8 for 43 yards; Rick Parros, 6 for 15 yards; Tony Reed, 4 for -2 yards; Rob Lytle, 3 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Craig Morton, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
SD: Kellen Winslow, 10 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Muncie, 3 for 35 yards; Charlie Joiner, 3 for 32 yards; Eric Sievers, 3 for 26 yards; John Cappelletti, 2 for 26 yards; James Brooks, 2 for 6 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Dwight Scales, 1 for 16 yards; Clarence Williams, 1 for 12 yards DEN: Steve Watson, 8 for 178 yards and 2 TDs; Riley Odoms, 4 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 2 for 43 yards; Wade Manning, 2 for 41 yards; Dave Preston, 2 for 25 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 7 yards; James Wright, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
SD: Clarence Williams, 3 for 32 yards; Aundra Thompson, 2 for 44 yards; Pete Shaw, 1 for 24 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 2 for 42 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 1 yard
Punt returns:
DEN: Wade Manning, 2 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Steve Foley, 3 for 42 yards
Punting:
SD: George Roberts, 3 for 120 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 3 for 128 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Rolf Benirschke, 1/1 DEN: Fred Steinfort, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE140.0  (10)162.3  (23)302.3  (20)7
DEFENSE100.0  (7)239.0  (20)339.0  (15)6
OFFENSE159.0  (5)202.3  (14)361.3  (9)6
DEFENSE90.7  (3)266.0  (25)356.7  (20)8

Line: Raiders by 2

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (2-2-0)00000
Detroit Lions (2-2-0)0301316

( 0- 3) DET Eddie Murray 36 yard field goal ( 0- 6) DET Eddie Murray 39 yard field goal ( 0-13) DET Billy Sims 3 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) ( 0-16) DET Eddie Murray 39 yard field goal
                     OAK             DET
First Downs:         14              20
Rushes-yards:        32-86           35-181
Yards/rush:          2.7             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-102-1     12-27-109-2
Sacked-yards:        6-57            4-30
Net pass yards:      45              79
Net yards/pass:      1.7             2.5
Total net yards:     131             260
Total plays:         59 (54% run)    66 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          2.2             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     7-43            10-100

Attendance: 77,919

Passing:
OAK: Jim Plunkett, 11 of 21 for 102 yards (1 int) DET: Jeff Komlo, 8 of 16 for 65 yards; Gary Danielson, 3 of 10 for 36 yards (2 int); Tom Skladany, 1 of 1 for 8 yards
Rushing:
OAK: Derrick Jensen, 19 for 65 yards; Kenny King, 10 for 15 yards; Arthur Whittington, 2 for 5 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 1 yard DET: Billy Sims, 21 for 133 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 12 for 48 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 3 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 4 for 49 yards; Raymond Chester, 3 for 27 yards; Derrick Jensen, 2 for 12 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 10 yards; Morris Bradshaw, 1 for 4 yards DET: David Hill, 4 for 34 yards; Leonard Thompson, 2 for 27 yards; Freddie Scott, 2 for 24 yards; Horace King, 1 for 9 yards; Ken Callicutt, 1 for 8 yards; Billy Sims, 1 for 7 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 38 yards; Malcolm Barnwell, 2 for 13 yards; Todd Christensen, 1 for 19 yards DET: Alvin Hall, 1 for 30 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 8 yards DET: Robbie Martin, 6 for 76 yards
Interceptions:
OAK: Odis McKinney, 1 for 4 yards; Lester Hayes, 1 for 0 yards DET: Jimmy Allen, 1 for 30 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 7 for 389 yards; Chris Bahr, 1 for 11 yards DET: Tom Skladany, 5 for 237 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Chris Bahr, 0/1 DET: Eddie Murray, 3/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE78.7  (27)294.0  (3)372.7  (7)10
DEFENSE144.0  (21)167.0  (9)311.0  (8)3
OFFENSE137.0  (12)177.0  (19)314.0  (18)12
DEFENSE146.0  (22)135.3  (3)281.3  (7)11

Line: Packers by 3

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (2-2-0)02010030
Green Bay Packers (1-3-0)1003013

( 0- 7) GB James Lofton 6 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 0-10) GB Jan Stenerud 24 yard field goal ( 3-10) MIN Rick Danmeier 34 yard field goal (10-10) MIN Randy Holloway 45 yard fumble return (Rick Danmeier kick) (17-10) MIN Bob Bruer 1 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (20-10) MIN Rick Danmeier 30 yard field goal (27-10) MIN Ahmad Rashad 7 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (27-13) GB Jan Stenerud 27 yard field goal (30-13) MIN Rick Danmeier 25 yard field goal
                     MIN             GB
First Downs:         28              22
Rushes-yards:        32-157          19-71
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-34-253-0     22-40-303-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             8-58
Net pass yards:      253             245
Net yards/pass:      7.4             5.1
Total net yards:     410             316
Total plays:         66 (48% run)    67 (28% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             3-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     8-88            9-79

Attendance: 55,012

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 19 of 34 for 253 yards and 2 TDs GB: Lynn Dickey, 19 of 33 for 251 yards and 1 TD; David Whitehurst, 3 of 7 for 52 yards
Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 21 for 109 yards; Rickey Young, 6 for 9 yards; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 39 yards GB: Jim Jensen, 7 for 35 yards; Terdell Middleton, 5 for 5 yards; Harlan Huckleby, 4 for 13 yards; John Jefferson, 1 for 15 yards; David Whitehurst, 1 for 3 yards; Lynn Dickey, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Joe Senser, 4 for 66 yards; Sammy White, 3 for 57 yards; Rickey Young, 3 for 19 yards; Ted Brown, 2 for 23 yards; Terry LeCount, 1 for 21 yards; Bob Bruer, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD GB: James Lofton, 8 for 101 yards and 1 TD; John Jefferson, 7 for 121 yards; Paul Coffman, 5 for 67 yards; Jim Jensen, 1 for 7 yards; Terdell Middleton, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Keith Nord, 2 for 22 yards; Mardye McDole, 1 for 15 yards; Eddie Payton, 1 for 13 yards GB: Fred Nixon, 5 for 95 yards; Harlan Huckleby, 1 for 25 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 2 for 19 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
GB: Ray Stachowicz, 3 for 128 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 3/4 GB: Jan Stenerud, 2/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE105.3  (22)134.7  (27)240.0  (27)8
DEFENSE120.0  (13)194.7  (13)314.7  (9)7
OFFENSE116.7  (19)175.7  (20)292.3  (23)5
DEFENSE200.7  (27)230.7  (19)431.3  (28)3

Line: Oilers by 3

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (2-2-0)737017
New York Jets (1-3-0)7145733

( 0- 7) NYJ Kevin Long 1 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7- 7) HOU Earl Campbell 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 7-14) NYJ Wesley Walker 28 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7-21) NYJ Wesley Walker 40 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) (10-21) HOU Toni Fritsch 38 yard field goal (10-23) NYJ Safety, David Carter tackled in end zone by Greg Buttle (17-23) HOU Ken Burrough 70 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) (17-26) NYJ Pat Leahy 41 yard field goal (17-33) NYJ Kevin Long 2 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
                     HOU             NYJ
First Downs:         16              25
Rushes-yards:        23-116          46-171
Yards/rush:          5.0             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-30-183-3     25-39-312-0
Sacked-yards:        8-78            2-5
Net pass yards:      105             307
Net yards/pass:      2.8             7.5
Total net yards:     221             478
Total plays:         61 (37% run)    87 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             2-2
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     5-30            15-116

Attendance: 50,309

Passing:
HOU: Ken Stabler, 10 of 20 for 138 yards and 1 TD (2 int); John Reaves, 5 of 10 for 45 yards (1 int) NYJ: Richard Todd, 25 of 39 for 312 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 16 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Rob Carpenter, 4 for 19 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 7 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 2 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards NYJ: Freeman McNeil, 17 for 70 yards; Mike Augustyniak, 9 for 35 yards; Kevin Long, 6 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Kenny Lewis, 4 for 7 yards; Tom Newton, 3 for 16 yards; Richard Todd, 3 for 11 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 20 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 4 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 4 for 14 yards; Ken Burrough, 3 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Mike Renfro, 3 for 40 yards; Mike Barber, 2 for 7 yards; Mike Holston, 1 for 15 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 11 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 10 yards NYJ: Wesley Walker, 8 for 128 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Augustyniak, 4 for 48 yards; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 54 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 32 yards; Bobby Jones, 2 for 21 yards; Kenny Lewis, 2 for 14 yards; Freeman McNeil, 2 for 10 yards; Tom Newton, 1 for 4 yards; Kevin Long, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Kick returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 3 for 61 yards; Willie Tullis, 1 for 69 yards NYJ: Kurt Sohn, 3 for 62 yards; Kenny Lewis, 1 for 30 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 1 for 8 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 10 yards; Kurt Sohn, 1 for -3 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Lance Mehl, 1 for 7 yards; Darrol Ray, 1 for 2 yards; Johnny Lynn, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 4 for 171 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 275 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/1 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE80.7  (26)317.3  (1)398.0  (3)12
DEFENSE128.0  (16)144.7  (4)272.7  (6)3
OFFENSE186.0  (2)175.0  (21)361.0  (10)7
DEFENSE97.0  (5)166.3  (8)263.3  (4)9

Line: Eagles by 9

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (0-4-0)060713
Philadelphia Eagles (4-0-0)0772236

( 0- 7) PHI Louie Giammona 13 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) ( 3- 7) WAS Mark Moseley 19 yard field goal ( 6- 7) WAS Mark Moseley 22 yard field goal ( 6-14) PHI Louie Giammona 1 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) (13-14) WAS John Riggins 3 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) (13-21) PHI Charlie Smith 29 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) (13-24) PHI Tony Franklin 28 yard field goal (13-26) PHI Safety, Joe Theismann tackled in end zone by Ken Clarke (13-29) PHI Tony Franklin 36 yard field goal (13-36) PHI Greg Brown 7 yard fumble return (Tony Franklin kick)
                     WAS             PHI
First Downs:         23              15
Rushes-yards:        33-109          25-70
Yards/rush:          3.3             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-34-265-1     15-27-167-1
Sacked-yards:        4-37            2-16
Net pass yards:      228             151
Net yards/pass:      6.0             5.2
Total net yards:     337             221
Total plays:         71 (46% run)    54 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             0-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     8-98            10-77

Attendance: 70,664

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 22 of 32 for 265 yards (1 int); Tom Flick, 0 of 2 for 0 yards PHI: Ron Jaworski, 14 of 26 for 150 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Joe Pisarcik, 1 of 1 for 17 yards
Rushing:
WAS: Wilbur Jackson, 17 for 64 yards; John Riggins, 9 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Terry Metcalf, 5 for 14 yards; Rick Walker, 1 for 5 yards; Joe Theismann, 1 for 4 yards PHI: Louie Giammona, 18 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Billy Campfield, 5 for 19 yards; Perry Harrington, 1 for 4 yards; Joe Pisarcik, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Terry Metcalf, 8 for 123 yards; Ricky Thompson, 4 for 52 yards; Art Monk, 4 for 33 yards; Don Warren, 2 for 33 yards; John Riggins, 2 for 18 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 6 yards; Rick Walker, 1 for 0 yards PHI: Louie Giammona, 5 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Billy Campfield, 4 for 27 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 49 yards; Charlie Smith, 3 for 44 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
WAS: Mike Nelms, 2 for 50 yards; Otis Wonsley, 1 for 22 yards PHI: Wally Henry, 4 for 115 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Mike Nelms, 4 for 8 yards PHI: Wally Henry, 2 for 22 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Joe Lavender, 1 for 30 yards PHI: Reggie Wilkes, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Connell, 3 for 153 yards PHI: Max Runager, 4 for 184 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 2/4 PHI: Tony Franklin, 2/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE122.7  (17)212.0  (11)334.7  (13)15
DEFENSE235.3  (28)152.3  (7)387.7  (23)4
OFFENSE183.0  (3)241.7  (6)424.7  (2)10
DEFENSE136.0  (17)183.0  (10)319.0  (11)5

Line: Steelers by 4

Team1234OTF
New England Patriots (0-4-0)07014021
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2-0)7770627

( 0- 7) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) ( 0-14) PIT Bennie Cunningham 1 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) ( 7-14) NE Matt Cavanaugh 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) ( 7-21) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) (14-21) NE Tony Collins 10 yard rush (John Smith kick) (21-21) NE Stanley Morgan 12 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) (21-27) PIT Lynn Swann 24 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw
                     NE              PIT
First Downs:         24              27
Rushes-yards:        32-115          45-251
Yards/rush:          3.6             5.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-43-334-1     15-30-247-0
Sacked-yards:        2-11            0-0
Net pass yards:      323             247
Net yards/pass:      7.2             8.2
Total net yards:     438             498
Total plays:         77 (41% run)    75 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             6.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     11-105          6-55

Attendance: 53,344

Passing:
NE: Matt Cavanaugh, 22 of 42 for 325 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Andy Johnson, 1 of 1 for 9 yards PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 15 of 30 for 247 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
NE: Tony Collins, 16 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Sam Cunningham, 6 for 24 yards; Matt Cavanaugh, 3 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Don Calhoun, 3 for 10 yards; Mosi Tatupu, 3 for 4 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 5 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 17 for 63 yards and 2 TDs; Frank Pollard, 13 for 75 yards; Russell Davis, 10 for 64 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 5 for 49 yards
Receiving:
NE: Harold Jackson, 5 for 126 yards; Stanley Morgan, 5 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Tony Collins, 4 for 38 yards; Andy Johnson, 4 for 36 yards; Don Calhoun, 2 for 28 yards; Matt Cavanaugh, 1 for 9 yards; Don Hasselbeck, 1 for 9 yards; Mosi Tatupu, 1 for 1 yard PIT: Bennie Cunningham, 8 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Lynn Swann, 3 for 68 yards and 1 TD; John Stallworth, 3 for 63 yards; Jim Smith, 1 for 22 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Tony Collins, 1 for 22 yards PIT: Larry Anderson, 4 for 89 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Jim Smith, 6 for 65 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Anthony Washington, 1 for 35 yards
Punting:
NE: Mike Hubach, 7 for 276 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 5 for 185 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: David Trout, 0/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE148.0  (7)197.0  (15)345.0  (12)10
DEFENSE71.7  (1)296.3  (28)368.0  (22)10
OFFENSE84.3  (25)231.3  (8)315.7  (17)8
DEFENSE170.0  (26)183.0  (10)353.0  (18)9

Line: Seahawks by 2

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (3-1-0)7130020
Seattle Seahawks (1-3-0)077014

( 7- 0) KC Ted McKnight 2 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) (14- 0) KC Bill Kenney 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) (17- 0) KC Nick Lowery 30 yard field goal (20- 0) KC Nick Lowery 38 yard field goal (20- 7) SEA Sam McCullum 11 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) (20-14) SEA Sherman Smith 2 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
                     KC              SEA
First Downs:         26              23
Rushes-yards:        42-154          19-82
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-25-239-0     31-47-308-0
Sacked-yards:        1-12            3-31
Net pass yards:      227             277
Net yards/pass:      8.7             5.5
Total net yards:     381             359
Total plays:         68 (61% run)    69 (27% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-40            7-50

Attendance: 59,255

Passing:
KC: Bill Kenney, 16 of 25 for 239 yards SEA: Jim Zorn, 31 of 47 for 308 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
KC: Joe Delaney, 15 for 45 yards; Ted McKnight, 10 for 37 yards and 1 TD; James Hadnot, 9 for 34 yards; Billy Jackson, 5 for 40 yards; Bill Kenney, 2 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Al Dixon, 1 for -5 yards SEA: Sherman Smith, 11 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Jim Zorn, 4 for 48 yards; David Hughes, 2 for 6 yards; Jim Jodat, 2 for 5 yards
Receiving:
KC: J.T. Smith, 5 for 81 yards; Ted McKnight, 5 for 61 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 31 yards; Joe Delaney, 2 for 26 yards; Al Dixon, 1 for 31 yards; James Hadnot, 1 for 9 yards SEA: David Hughes, 12 for 103 yards; Sam McCullum, 5 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Sherman Smith, 5 for 35 yards; Paul Johns, 4 for 62 yards; Steve Largent, 4 for 52 yards; Mark McGrath, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Billy Jackson, 2 for 38 yards; Lloyd Burruss, 1 for 22 yards SEA: Will Lewis, 4 for 80 yards; Gregg Johnson, 1 for 11 yards
Punt returns:
KC: J.T. Smith, 3 for 11 yards SEA: Will Lewis, 2 for 6 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
KC: Bob Grupp, 2 for 85 yards SEA: Jeff West, 3 for 118 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Nick Lowery, 2/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE137.0  (12)147.0  (24)284.0  (24)10
DEFENSE119.3  (12)205.7  (15)325.0  (13)10
OFFENSE119.7  (18)245.3  (5)365.0  (8)8
DEFENSE137.7  (20)194.7  (13)332.3  (14)5

Line: 49ers by 6

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (1-3-0)700714
San Francisco 49ers (2-2-0)077721

( 7- 0) NO Jeff Groth 24 yard pass from Dave Wilson (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 7- 7) SF Johnny Davis 6 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) ( 7-14) SF Freddie Solomon 60 yard pass from Joe Montana (Matt Bahr kick) ( 7-21) SF Ronnie Lott 26 yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick) (14-21) NO Wayne Wilson 9 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick)
                     NO              SF
First Downs:         18              15
Rushes-yards:        37-163          39-146
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-38-250-2     16-22-175-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-7
Net pass yards:      250             168
Net yards/pass:      6.6             7.3
Total net yards:     413             314
Total plays:         75 (49% run)    62 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     11-106          8-79

Attendance: 44,433

Passing:
NO: Dave Wilson, 11 of 22 for 180 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Archie Manning, 10 of 16 for 70 yards and 1 TD (1 int) SF: Joe Montana, 16 of 22 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: George Rogers, 25 for 115 yards; Wayne Wilson, 5 for 27 yards; Jack Holmes, 3 for 8 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 2 for 13 yards; Dave Wilson, 1 for 9 yards; Tom Myers, 1 for -9 yards SF: Ricky Patton, 14 for 42 yards; Johnny Davis, 11 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 5 for 10 yards; Paul Hofer, 4 for 19 yards; Joe Montana, 3 for 17 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 5 yards; Walt Easley, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
NO: Wes Chandler, 4 for 72 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 4 for 30 yards; Jack Holmes, 3 for 11 yards; Jeff Groth, 2 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Wilson, 2 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Brooks Williams, 2 for 17 yards; George Rogers, 2 for 16 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 13 yards; Larry Hardy, 1 for 8 yards SF: Charle Young, 3 for 41 yards; Dwight Clark, 3 for 30 yards; Earl Cooper, 3 for 6 yards; Freddie Solomon, 2 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Ricky Patton, 2 for 8 yards; Paul Hofer, 2 for 7 yards; Amos Lawrence, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Jeff Groth, 1 for 21 yards; Wayne Wilson, 1 for 21 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 16 yards; Stan Brock, 1 for 12 yards SF: Amos Lawrence, 1 for 26 yards; Ronnie Lott, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Jeff Groth, 6 for 91 yards SF: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 14 yards; Dwight Hicks, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Dave Waymer, 1 for 31 yards SF: Ronnie Lott, 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Eric Wright, 1 for 26 yards
Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 6 for 241 yards SF: Jim Miller, 9 for 406 yards
Field Goals:


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE103.3  (23)204.0  (13)307.3  (19)4
DEFENSE155.0  (24)246.3  (21)401.3  (24)7
OFFENSE88.0  (24)234.3  (7)322.3  (15)3
DEFENSE126.0  (14)189.3  (12)315.3  (10)5

Line: Buccaneers by 1

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (1-3-0)037010
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2-0)6001420

( 0- 3) TB Bill Capece 29 yard field goal ( 0- 6) TB Bill Capece 23 yard field goal ( 3- 6) STL Neil O'Donoghue 20 yard field goal (10- 6) STL Willard Harrell 1 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (10-13) TB James Owens 1 yard rush (Bill Capece kick) (10-20) TB Jerry Eckwood 31 yard rush (Bill Capece kick)
                     STL             TB
First Downs:         18              18
Rushes-yards:        38-176          34-167
Yards/rush:          4.6             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-19-99-1      17-30-162-0
Sacked-yards:        2-20            1-8
Net pass yards:      79              154
Net yards/pass:      3.8             5.0
Total net yards:     255             321
Total plays:         59 (64% run)    65 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     6-60            7-97

Attendance: 65,850

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 11 of 18 for 91 yards (1 int); Neil Lomax, 1 of 1 for 8 yards TB: Doug Williams, 17 of 30 for 162 yards
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 20 for 97 yards; Wayne Morris, 12 for 60 yards; Stump Mitchell, 5 for 18 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD TB: James Wilder, 15 for 76 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 13 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Doug Williams, 5 for 19 yards; James Owens, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Receiving:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 3 for 8 yards; Roy Green, 2 for 24 yards; Willard Harrell, 2 for 13 yards; Dave Stief, 1 for 23 yards; Wayne Morris, 1 for 11 yards; Pat Tilley, 1 for 11 yards; Stump Mitchell, 1 for 5 yards; Greg LaFleur, 1 for 4 yards TB: James Wilder, 9 for 72 yards; Jimmie Giles, 3 for 36 yards; Theo Bell, 2 for 24 yards; Kevin House, 2 for 17 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 13 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 3 for 64 yards; Randy Love, 1 for 5 yards TB: Tony Davis, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 3 for 32 yards TB: Theo Bell, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Cecil Johnson, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
STL: Carl Birdsong, 4 for 167 yards TB: Larry Swider, 5 for 231 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/2 TB: Bill Capece, 2/2


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