Sunday November 29, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 11/29/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE130.8  (12)216.3  (10)347.2  (13)32
DEFENSE134.5  (18)203.8  (15)338.2  (15)29
OFFENSE129.2  (13)247.8  (5)377.0  (3)33
DEFENSE132.1  (16)174.9  (3)307.0  (3)26

Line: Bills by 5

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (5-8-0)0140014
Buffalo Bills (8-5-0)777021

( 0- 7) BUF Jerry Butler 21 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) ( 0-14) BUF Roland Hooks 4 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) ( 7-14) WAS John Riggins 2 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) (14-14) WAS Art Monk 25 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (14-21) BUF Roland Hooks 18 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
                     WAS             BUF
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        27-91           39-188
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-34-220-1     6-18-76-0
Sacked-yards:        3-18            3-35
Net pass yards:      202             41
Net yards/pass:      5.5             2.0
Total net yards:     293             229
Total plays:         64 (42% run)    60 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             3-2
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     9-80            5-40

Attendance: 59,624

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 22 of 34 for 220 yards and 1 TD (1 int) BUF: Joe Ferguson, 6 of 18 for 76 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
WAS: Joe Washington, 16 for 69 yards; John Riggins, 7 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Joe Theismann, 4 for 16 yards BUF: Roland Hooks, 19 for 109 yards and 2 TDs; Roosevelt Leaks, 13 for 50 yards; Joe Ferguson, 4 for 0 yards; Robb Riddick, 3 for 29 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Joe Washington, 7 for 64 yards; Art Monk, 6 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Virgil Seay, 4 for 55 yards; Don Warren, 4 for 38 yards; Terry Metcalf, 1 for 3 yards BUF: Jerry Butler, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jessie, 1 for 15 yards; Frank Lewis, 1 for 13 yards; Mark Brammer, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Mike Nelms, 2 for 50 yards; Otis Wonsley, 1 for 27 yards; Alvin Garrett, 1 for 19 yards BUF: Robb Riddick, 2 for 30 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Mike Nelms, 3 for 21 yards BUF: Robb Riddick, 1 for 7 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Mario Clark, 1 for 14 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Connell, 3 for 123 yards BUF: Greg Cater, 5 for 177 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE121.0  (20)255.3  (3)376.3  (4)15
DEFENSE119.3  (9)220.7  (19)340.0  (16)30
OFFENSE115.8  (22)252.0  (4)367.8  (6)36
DEFENSE136.7  (19)217.6  (18)354.2  (20)28

Line: Bengals by 2

Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (10-3-0)141401341
Cleveland Browns (5-8-0)0701421

( 7- 0) CIN Pete Johnson 5 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (14- 0) CIN Cris Collinsworth 39 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (21- 0) CIN Cris Collinsworth 7 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (21- 7) CLE Ricky Feacher 30 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Matt Bahr kick) (28- 7) CIN M.L. Harris 2 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (28-14) CLE Mike Pruitt 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) (34-14) CIN Pete Johnson 11 yard rush (kick failed) (41-14) CIN Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick) (41-21) CLE Greg Pruitt 7 yard pass from Paul McDonald (Matt Bahr kick)
                     CIN             CLE
First Downs:         24              23
Rushes-yards:        29-130          29-125
Yards/rush:          4.5             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     27-34-254-0     22-34-277-0
Sacked-yards:        3-28            5-53
Net pass yards:      226             224
Net yards/pass:      6.1             5.7
Total net yards:     356             349
Total plays:         66 (43% run)    68 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-3
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     5-24            7-55

Attendance: 75,186

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 26 of 32 for 235 yards and 4 TDs; Jack Thompson, 1 of 2 for 19 yards CLE: Brian Sipe, 19 of 28 for 217 yards and 1 TD; Paul McDonald, 3 of 6 for 60 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
CIN: Pete Johnson, 21 for 105 yards and 2 TDs; Charles Alexander, 4 for 11 yards; Ken Anderson, 2 for 7 yards; Don Bass, 1 for 9 yards; Jimmy Hargrove, 1 for -2 yards CLE: Mike Pruitt, 21 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Brian Sipe, 4 for 43 yards; Charles White, 2 for -2 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 1 yard; Cleo Miller, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Pete Johnson, 7 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Dan Ross, 6 for 66 yards; Cris Collinsworth, 5 for 76 yards and 2 TDs; Isaac Curtis, 3 for 39 yards; M.L. Harris, 3 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Charles Alexander, 2 for 8 yards; Steve Kreider, 1 for 3 yards CLE: Mike Pruitt, 8 for 57 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 4 for 58 yards; Greg Pruitt, 4 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Ricky Feacher, 3 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Dave Logan, 2 for 13 yards; Reggie Rucker, 1 for 21 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: David Verser, 2 for 52 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 24 yards; Tom Dinkel, 1 for 0 yards CLE: Dino Hall, 7 for 169 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Mike Fuller, 2 for 15 yards CLE: Dino Hall, 4 for 29 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 6 for 238 yards CLE: Steve Cox, 5 for 187 yards
Field Goals:


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE125.3  (17)229.0  (7)354.3  (10)35
DEFENSE99.6  (1)226.2  (22)325.8  (10)36
OFFENSE126.7  (15)163.1  (25)289.8  (26)36
DEFENSE153.0  (26)197.8  (13)350.8  (19)25

Line: Falcons by 4

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (7-6-0)10147031
Houston Oilers (5-8-0)01301427

( 7- 0) ATL William Andrews 3 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) (10- 0) ATL Mick Luckhurst 36 yard field goal (10- 6) HOU Mike Holston 15 yard pass from Ken Stabler (kick failed) (17- 6) ATL Alfred Jackson 43 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (24- 6) ATL Alfred Jenkins 42 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) (24-13) HOU Dave Casper 15 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) (31-13) ATL Alfred Jackson 0 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick) (31-20) HOU Earl Campbell 18 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (31-27) HOU Adger Armstrong 3 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick)
                     ATL             HOU
First Downs:         18              23
Rushes-yards:        33-111          20-83
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-25-371-1     25-48-245-3
Sacked-yards:        3-23            1-10
Net pass yards:      348             235
Net yards/pass:      12.4            4.8
Total net yards:     459             318
Total plays:         61 (54% run)    69 (28% run)  
Yards/play:          7.5             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     5-35            1-10

Attendance: 40,201

Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 18 of 25 for 371 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) HOU: Ken Stabler, 17 of 33 for 139 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Gifford Nielsen, 8 of 15 for 106 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 25 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Lynn Cain, 7 for 12 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 1 for -2 yards HOU: Earl Campbell, 19 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Alfred Jenkins, 6 for 122 yards and 1 TD; Junior Miller, 3 for 69 yards; William Andrews, 3 for 47 yards; Alfred Jackson, 2 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Wallace Francis, 2 for 44 yards; Lynn Cain, 2 for 35 yards HOU: Mike Holston, 8 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Earl Campbell, 6 for 25 yards; Dave Casper, 4 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Tim Smith, 2 for 37 yards; Mike Barber, 2 for 32 yards; Adger Armstrong, 2 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Ken Burrough, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Reggie Smith, 3 for 68 yards; Blane Gaison, 1 for 9 yards HOU: Willie Tullis, 2 for 21 yards; Daryl Hunt, 1 for 6 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 3 yards; Carl Roaches, 1 for 2 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 2 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Scott Woerner, 3 for 4 yards HOU: Carl Roaches, 2 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Pridemore, 1 for 48 yards; Bobby Butler, 1 for 31 yards; Blane Gaison, 1 for 0 yards HOU: Bill Kay, 1 for 30 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 3 for 127 yards HOU: Cliff Parsley, 6 for 224 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 1/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE110.5  (24)199.1  (17)309.6  (21)34
DEFENSE140.6  (21)174.1  (2)314.7  (6)37
OFFENSE107.5  (26)283.2  (2)390.7  (2)32
DEFENSE117.5  (7)213.4  (16)330.9  (13)23

Line: Vikings by 7

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (6-7-0)01414735
Minnesota Vikings (7-6-0)1406323

( 0- 7) MIN Ahmad Rashad 50 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 0-14) MIN Joe Senser 13 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 7-14) GB Harlan Huckleby 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) (14-14) GB John Jefferson 30 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) (21-14) GB Harlan Huckleby 9 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) (21-20) MIN Ted Brown 6 yard rush (kick failed) (28-20) GB Harlan Huckleby 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) (35-20) GB James Lofton 47 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) (35-23) MIN Rick Danmeier 22 yard field goal
                     GB              MIN
First Downs:         24              23
Rushes-yards:        41-115          11-28
Yards/rush:          2.8             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-33-294-2     38-55-384-5
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-8
Net pass yards:      294             376
Net yards/pass:      8.9             6.7
Total net yards:     409             404
Total plays:         74 (55% run)    67 (16% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             0-0
Turnovers:           4               5
Penalties-yards:     7-61            8-56

Attendance: 46,025

Passing:
GB: Lynn Dickey, 18 of 33 for 294 yards and 3 TDs (2 int) MIN: Tommy Kramer, 38 of 55 for 384 yards and 2 TDs (5 int)
Rushing:
GB: Gerry Ellis, 19 for 77 yards; Harlan Huckleby, 14 for 25 yards and 2 TDs; Lynn Dickey, 5 for -2 yards; Terdell Middleton, 2 for 13 yards; Jim Jensen, 1 for 2 yards MIN: Ted Brown, 11 for 28 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
GB: James Lofton, 7 for 159 yards and 1 TD; Gerry Ellis, 6 for 62 yards; John Jefferson, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Harlan Huckleby, 2 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Paul Coffman, 1 for 10 yards MIN: Joe Senser, 11 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Ted Brown, 7 for 42 yards; Sammy White, 6 for 77 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 4 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 4 for 35 yards; Terry LeCount, 3 for 33 yards; Rickey Young, 3 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Mike McCoy, 2 for 46 yards; Fred Nixon, 2 for 37 yards; Terdell Middleton, 1 for 14 yards MIN: Eddie Payton, 4 for 87 yards; Keith Nord, 2 for 28 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Bill Whitaker, 2 for 1 yard MIN: Eddie Payton, 3 for 28 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Maurice Harvey, 1 for 32 yards; Estus Hood, 1 for 18 yards; John Anderson, 1 for 2 yards; Mike Douglass, 1 for 1 yard; Mark Lee, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Tom Hannon, 1 for 0 yards; John Swain, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
GB: Ray Stachowicz, 5 for 173 yards MIN: Greg Coleman, 6 for 218 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE139.2  (9)189.3  (20)328.5  (18)32
DEFENSE145.8  (23)229.0  (23)374.8  (26)26
OFFENSE133.8  (11)237.9  (6)371.7  (5)40
DEFENSE188.4  (28)175.2  (4)363.6  (23)27

Line: Patriots by 4

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (6-7-0)3371427
New England Patriots (2-11-0)706720

( 3- 0) STL Neil O'Donoghue 44 yard field goal ( 3- 7) NE Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) ( 6- 7) STL Neil O'Donoghue 45 yard field goal ( 6-13) NE Tony Collins 6 yard rush (kick failed) (13-13) STL Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (20-13) STL Ottis Anderson 14 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (20-20) NE Vagas Ferguson 3 yard rush (John Smith kick) (27-20) STL Roy Green 33 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
                     STL             NE
First Downs:         25              19
Rushes-yards:        41-157          27-127
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-28-280-0     17-25-245-2
Sacked-yards:        3-25            3-19
Net pass yards:      255             226
Net yards/pass:      8.2             8.1
Total net yards:     412             353
Total plays:         72 (56% run)    55 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             3-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     3-20            6-46

Attendance: 39,946

Passing:
STL: Neil Lomax, 20 of 28 for 280 yards and 1 TD NE: Matt Cavanaugh, 17 of 24 for 245 yards (2 int); Andy Johnson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 25 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 11 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Stump Mitchell, 3 for 21 yards; Neil Lomax, 1 for 2 yards; Carl Birdsong, 1 for -2 yards NE: Tony Collins, 9 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Sam Cunningham, 9 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Vagas Ferguson, 7 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Matt Cavanaugh, 2 for 11 yards
Receiving:
STL: Pat Tilley, 5 for 76 yards; Ottis Anderson, 4 for 25 yards; Roy Green, 3 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 3 for 30 yards; Mel Gray, 2 for 46 yards; Greg LaFleur, 2 for 18 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 6 yards NE: Stanley Morgan, 4 for 94 yards; Harold Jackson, 4 for 71 yards; Don Hasselbeck, 3 for 38 yards; Andy Johnson, 3 for 19 yards; Sam Cunningham, 2 for 13 yards; Tony Collins, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 3 for 81 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 1 yard NE: Ken Toler, 2 for 31 yards; Tony Collins, 1 for 9 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Stanley Morgan, 1 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Ken Greene, 2 for 5 yards
Punting:
STL: Carl Birdsong, 2 for 70 yards NE: Rich Camarillo, 5 for 166 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Neil O'Donoghue, 2/2 NE: John Smith, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE107.8  (25)201.8  (15)309.6  (21)22
DEFENSE137.1  (20)180.7  (7)317.8  (8)35
OFFENSE151.0  (6)158.5  (27)309.5  (23)34
DEFENSE113.7  (4)215.6  (17)329.2  (12)28

Line: Buccaneers by 1

Team1234F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6-0)01071431
New Orleans Saints (4-9-0)770014

( 0- 7) NO Larry Hardy 2 yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 0-14) NO George Rogers 8 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 3-14) TB Bill Capece 51 yard field goal (10-14) TB Kevin House 16 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) (17-14) TB Doug Williams 2 yard rush (Bill Capece kick) (24-14) TB Gordon Jones 4 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) (31-14) TB James Owens 6 yard rush (Bill Capece kick)
                     TB              NO
First Downs:         22              20
Rushes-yards:        38-127          27-137
Yards/rush:          3.3             5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-24-218-1     19-31-215-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-11
Net pass yards:      218             204
Net yards/pass:      9.1             6.2
Total net yards:     345             341
Total plays:         62 (61% run)    60 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     8-96            3-30

Attendance: 62,209

Passing:
TB: Doug Williams, 16 of 24 for 218 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) NO: Archie Manning, 16 of 23 for 162 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Dave Wilson, 3 of 8 for 53 yards
Rushing:
TB: James Owens, 17 for 50 yards and 1 TD; James Wilder, 7 for 47 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 7 for 15 yards; Doug Williams, 5 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Fusina, 2 for -4 yards NO: George Rogers, 23 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Jack Holmes, 3 for 16 yards; Scott Stauch, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
TB: Kevin House, 6 for 107 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Eckwood, 4 for 36 yards; Jimmie Giles, 2 for 46 yards; James Wilder, 2 for 14 yards; James Owens, 1 for 11 yards; Gordon Jones, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD NO: Jack Holmes, 7 for 35 yards; Guido Merkens, 4 for 57 yards; Larry Hardy, 2 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Toussaint Tyler, 2 for 5 yards; Jeff Groth, 1 for 54 yards; Aundra Thompson, 1 for 25 yards; Hoby Brenner, 1 for 17 yards; Rich Martini, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
TB: James Owens, 3 for 63 yards NO: Jimmy Rogers, 3 for 60 yards; Wayne Wilson, 2 for 51 yards; Scott Stauch, 1 for 29 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Jeff Groth, 2 for 47 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Mike Washington, 1 for 34 yards; Cecil Johnson, 1 for 16 yards NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 16 yards
Punting:
TB: Larry Swider, 3 for 140 yards NO: Russell Erxleben, 2 for 70 yards
Field Goals:
TB: Bill Capece, 1/1 NO: Benny Ricardo, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE124.1  (18)200.2  (16)324.3  (20)32
DEFENSE152.4  (24)275.2  (28)427.5  (28)28
OFFENSE145.3  (8)187.5  (21)332.8  (17)22
DEFENSE131.0  (14)195.5  (10)326.5  (11)26

Line: Jets by 11

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (1-12-0)00000
New York Jets (8-4-1)769325

( 0- 7) NYJ Freeman McNeil 30 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) ( 0-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 37 yard field goal ( 0-13) NYJ Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal ( 0-19) NYJ Freeman McNeil 1 yard rush (kick failed) ( 0-22) NYJ Pat Leahy 27 yard field goal ( 0-25) NYJ Pat Leahy 27 yard field goal
                     BAL             NYJ
First Downs:         11              22
Rushes-yards:        24-49           41-161
Yards/rush:          2.0             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-24-142-1     16-29-143-0
Sacked-yards:        5-39            1-4
Net pass yards:      103             139
Net yards/pass:      3.6             4.6
Total net yards:     152             300
Total plays:         53 (45% run)    71 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     9-82            6-40

Attendance: 53,593

Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 10 of 24 for 142 yards (1 int) NYJ: Richard Todd, 16 of 28 for 143 yards; Pat Ryan, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
BAL: Zachary Dixon, 12 for 22 yards; Randy McMillan, 8 for 12 yards; Don McCauley, 2 for 8 yards; Bert Jones, 2 for 7 yards NYJ: Freeman McNeil, 24 for 93 yards and 2 TDs; Tom Newton, 7 for 34 yards; Kevin Long, 7 for 21 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 12 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
BAL: Ray Butler, 5 for 88 yards; Reese McCall, 2 for 31 yards; Zachary Dixon, 2 for 14 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 9 yards NYJ: Bobby Jones, 4 for 46 yards; Bruce Harper, 3 for 29 yards; Tom Newton, 3 for 1 yard; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 33 yards; Scott Dierking, 2 for 18 yards; Freeman McNeil, 2 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Kim Anderson, 3 for 68 yards; Zachary Dixon, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 4 for 59 yards
Interceptions:
NYJ: Ken Schroy, 1 for 39 yards
Punting:
BAL: Mike Garrett, 8 for 282 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 2 for 65 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 4/6


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE146.1  (7)182.3  (23)328.4  (19)33
DEFENSE144.7  (22)175.5  (5)320.2  (9)27
OFFENSE154.3  (5)212.5  (12)366.8  (7)32
DEFENSE120.0  (10)239.4  (26)359.4  (22)33

Line: Steelers by 6½

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (5-8-0)00000
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5-0)7143024

( 0- 7) PIT Franco Harris 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) ( 0-14) PIT Lynn Swann 9 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) ( 0-21) PIT Terry Bradshaw 1 yard rush (David Trout kick) ( 0-24) PIT David Trout 21 yard field goal
                     LA              PIT
First Downs:         12              18
Rushes-yards:        21-71           44-211
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-37-135-4     10-19-204-0
Sacked-yards:        3-32            4-34
Net pass yards:      103             170
Net yards/pass:      2.6             7.4
Total net yards:     174             381
Total plays:         61 (34% run)    67 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             6-3
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     5-51            2-15

Attendance: 51,854

Passing:
LA: Dan Pastorini, 14 of 33 for 126 yards (3 int); Pat Haden, 1 of 4 for 9 yards (1 int) PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 10 of 19 for 204 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
LA: Mike Guman, 11 for 33 yards; Wendell Tyler, 7 for 19 yards; Pat Haden, 2 for 16 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 3 yards PIT: Franco Harris, 18 for 114 yards and 1 TD; Sidney Thornton, 9 for 21 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 5 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Frank Pollard, 4 for 28 yards; Russell Davis, 4 for 10 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 3 for 18 yards; Rick Moser, 1 for 4 yards
Receiving:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 6 for 59 yards; Mike Guman, 5 for 41 yards; Billy Waddy, 2 for 26 yards; Walt Arnold, 2 for 9 yards PIT: Calvin Sweeney, 2 for 53 yards; Franco Harris, 2 for 30 yards; John Stallworth, 1 for 55 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 1 for 28 yards; Russell Davis, 1 for 19 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Jim Smith, 1 for 7 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 3 for 65 yards; Ivory Sully, 1 for -3 yards
Punt returns:
LA: LeRoy Irvin, 1 for 6 yards PIT: Larry Anderson, 6 for 47 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Mel Blount, 2 for -4 yards; Jack Ham, 1 for 23 yards; Jack Lambert, 1 for 2 yards
Punting:
LA: Frank Corral, 9 for 394 yards PIT: Craig Colquitt, 6 for 269 yards
Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 0/1 PIT: David Trout, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE119.8  (21)215.5  (11)335.3  (16)27
DEFENSE127.2  (13)172.5  (1)299.8  (2)36
OFFENSE122.6  (19)298.1  (1)420.7  (1)31
DEFENSE121.1  (11)269.7  (27)390.8  (27)31

Line: Chargers by 4

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (8-5-0)0100717
San Diego Chargers (8-5-0)14137034

( 0- 7) SD Chuck Muncie 14 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) ( 0-14) SD Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) ( 7-14) DEN Larry Canada 4 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) ( 7-20) SD Chuck Muncie 4 yard rush (kick failed) (10-20) DEN Fred Steinfort 21 yard field goal (10-27) SD Chuck Muncie 3 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) (10-34) SD Eric Sievers 1 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (17-34) DEN Haven Moses 10 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     DEN             SD
First Downs:         19              20
Rushes-yards:        17-67           38-148
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     26-46-353-3     21-34-260-1
Sacked-yards:        4-31            0-0
Net pass yards:      322             260
Net yards/pass:      6.4             7.6
Total net yards:     389             408
Total plays:         67 (25% run)    72 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     3-20            11-84

Attendance: 51,533

Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 19 of 31 for 270 yards (2 int); Steve DeBerg, 7 of 15 for 83 yards and 1 TD (1 int) SD: Dan Fouts, 19 of 29 for 256 yards and 1 TD; Ed Luther, 2 of 5 for 4 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
DEN: Rick Parros, 5 for 36 yards; Dave Preston, 5 for 25 yards; Tony Reed, 4 for 2 yards; Rob Lytle, 2 for 0 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD SD: Chuck Muncie, 18 for 75 yards and 4 TDs; James Brooks, 11 for 44 yards; Clarence Williams, 4 for 12 yards; John Cappelletti, 3 for 9 yards; Wes Chandler, 1 for 9 yards; Ed Luther, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Tony Reed, 6 for 30 yards; Steve Watson, 4 for 95 yards; Rick Upchurch, 4 for 86 yards; Dave Preston, 4 for 43 yards; Haven Moses, 3 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Ron Egloff, 2 for 30 yards; Rick Parros, 2 for 16 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 21 yards SD: Wes Chandler, 4 for 111 yards; Eric Sievers, 4 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Muncie, 4 for 30 yards; Kellen Winslow, 3 for 18 yards; James Brooks, 3 for 15 yards; Charlie Joiner, 2 for 27 yards; Dwight Scales, 1 for 23 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Wade Manning, 4 for 59 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Harden, 1 for 1 yard SD: James Brooks, 3 for 51 yards; Pete Shaw, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Wade Manning, 2 for 9 yards SD: James Brooks, 2 for 17 yards; Hank Bauer, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Steve Foley, 1 for 24 yards SD: Glen Edwards, 1 for 6 yards; Willie Buchanon, 1 for 0 yards; Woodrow Lowe, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 4 for 162 yards SD: George Roberts, 6 for 231 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 1/1 SD: Rolf Benirschke, 0/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE125.8  (16)171.7  (24)297.5  (25)35
DEFENSE114.2  (5)220.8  (20)335.0  (14)26
OFFENSE100.2  (28)206.3  (13)306.5  (24)24
DEFENSE176.5  (27)188.8  (8)365.2  (24)28

Line: Even

Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (6-7-0)0382132
Seattle Seahawks (4-9-0)01014731

( 0- 3) SEA Efren Herrera 22 yard field goal ( 3- 3) OAK Chris Bahr 20 yard field goal ( 3-10) SEA Jim Zorn 3 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) ( 3-17) SEA Sherman Smith 3 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) ( 3-24) SEA Rodell Thomas 5 yard fumble return (Efren Herrera kick) ( 5-24) OAK Safety, Jeff West stepped out of end zone (11-24) OAK Derrick Ramsey 5 yard pass from Marc Wilson (kick failed) (18-24) OAK Bob Chandler 8 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) (25-24) OAK Arthur Whittington 16 yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) (32-24) OAK Derrick Jensen 3 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) (32-31) SEA Steve Largent 11 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Efren Herrera kick)
                     OAK             SEA
First Downs:         28              18
Rushes-yards:        36-181          32-69
Yards/rush:          5.0             2.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-33-218-1     19-36-318-0
Sacked-yards:        6-62            1-4
Net pass yards:      156             314
Net yards/pass:      4.0             8.5
Total net yards:     337             383
Total plays:         75 (48% run)    69 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     4-20            10-81

Attendance: 57,147

Passing:
OAK: Marc Wilson, 20 of 33 for 218 yards and 3 TDs (1 int) SEA: Jim Zorn, 14 of 25 for 239 yards; Dave Krieg, 5 of 11 for 79 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
OAK: Kenny King, 13 for 75 yards; Frank Hawkins, 12 for 68 yards; Derrick Jensen, 6 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Marc Wilson, 4 for 10 yards; Arthur Whittington, 1 for 7 yards SEA: Theotis Brown, 18 for 34 yards; Dan Doornink, 8 for 23 yards; Sherman Smith, 3 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Jim Zorn, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Jeff West, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Derrick Ramsey, 5 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 3 for 38 yards; Frank Hawkins, 3 for 18 yards; Kenny King, 3 for 16 yards; Derrick Jensen, 2 for 11 yards; Arthur Whittington, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Todd Christensen, 1 for 15 yards; Morris Bradshaw, 1 for 14 yards; Bob Chandler, 1 for 8 yards and 1 TD SEA: Sam McCullum, 4 for 91 yards; Dan Doornink, 4 for 36 yards; Theotis Brown, 3 for 67 yards; Steve Largent, 3 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Sherman Smith, 3 for 39 yards; Paul Johns, 1 for 13 yards; Mike Tice, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Arthur Whittington, 4 for 72 yards; Kenny Hill, 1 for 21 yards; Todd Christensen, 1 for 18 yards SEA: Horace Ivory, 4 for 59 yards; Eric Lane, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Paul Johns, 2 for 44 yards
Interceptions:
SEA: John Harris, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 224 yards SEA: Jeff West, 4 for 147 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: Chris Bahr, 1/1 SEA: Wilson Alvarez, 1/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE100.3  (27)183.6  (22)283.9  (28)27
DEFENSE117.8  (8)196.5  (11)314.3  (5)25
OFFENSE114.2  (23)224.1  (8)338.2  (15)21
DEFENSE124.5  (12)191.1  (9)315.6  (7)34

Line: 49ers by 5

Team1234F
New York Giants (6-7-0)030710
San Francisco 49ers (10-3-0)770317

( 0- 7) SF Johnny Davis 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) ( 0-14) SF Joe Montana 20 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) ( 3-14) NYG Joe Danelo 52 yard field goal (10-14) NYG Rob Carpenter 3 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) (10-17) SF Ray Wersching 23 yard field goal
                     NYG             SF
First Downs:         12              19
Rushes-yards:        22-80           39-123
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-34-162-3     27-40-234-0
Sacked-yards:        2-19            3-20
Net pass yards:      143             214
Net yards/pass:      4.0             5.0
Total net yards:     223             337
Total plays:         58 (37% run)    82 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-0
Turnovers:           5               0
Penalties-yards:     9-65            5-48

Attendance: 57,186

Passing:
NYG: Scott Brunner, 13 of 34 for 162 yards (3 int) SF: Joe Montana, 27 of 39 for 234 yards; Dwight Clark, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NYG: Rob Carpenter, 13 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Ike Forte, 7 for 31 yards; Johnny Perkins, 1 for 10 yards; Scott Brunner, 1 for -1 yards SF: Johnny Davis, 11 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Paul Hofer, 8 for 33 yards; Ricky Patton, 7 for 20 yards; Bill Ring, 4 for 9 yards; Earl Cooper, 3 for 12 yards; Joe Montana, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Amos Lawrence, 2 for -7 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 6 yards; Dwight Clark, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Rob Carpenter, 5 for 55 yards; Earnest Gray, 2 for 40 yards; Johnny Perkins, 2 for 28 yards; Mike Friede, 2 for 21 yards; Tom Mullady, 1 for 13 yards; Ike Forte, 1 for 5 yards SF: Dwight Clark, 7 for 87 yards; Ricky Patton, 5 for 23 yards; Earl Cooper, 4 for 37 yards; Paul Hofer, 4 for 31 yards; Charle Young, 3 for 33 yards; Johnny Davis, 2 for -4 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 25 yards; Amos Lawrence, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Danny Pittman, 2 for 45 yards; Beasley Reece, 1 for 24 yards; Mike Dennis, 1 for 17 yards SF: Amos Lawrence, 1 for 25 yards; Bill Ring, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Leon Bright, 5 for 32 yards; Terry Jackson, 1 for 1 yard SF: Dwight Hicks, 3 for 19 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Carlton Williamson, 2 for 7 yards; Dwight Hicks, 1 for 54 yards
Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 257 yards SF: Jim Miller, 8 for 300 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/1 SF: Ray Wersching, 1/3


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