Sunday December 19, 1982
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 12/19/1982:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE114.2  (13)196.0  (14)310.2  (13)17
DEFENSE106.2  (10)178.7  (11)284.8  (9)18
OFFENSE117.8  (11)139.7  (27)257.5  (26)10
DEFENSE172.3  (28)170.3  (9)342.7  (23)4

Line: Packers by 7

Team1234OTF
Green Bay Packers (4-2-1)01037020
Baltimore Colts (0-6-1)30314020

( 0- 3) BAL Dan Miller 23 yard field goal
( 3- 3) GB  Jan Stenerud 40 yard field goal
(10- 3) GB  John Thompson 1 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick)
(10- 6) BAL Dan Miller 40 yard field goal
(13- 6) GB  Jan Stenerud 25 yard field goal
(20- 6) GB  Eddie Lee Ivery 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
(20-13) BAL Matt Bouza 12 yard pass from Mike Pagel (Dan Miller kick)
(20-20) BAL Randy McMillan 1 yard rush (Dan Miller kick)
                     GB              BAL
First Downs:         24              19
Rushes-yards:        40-138          39-110
Yards/rush:          3.5             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-35-256-1     23-40-211-0
Sacked-yards:        4-32            3-26
Net pass yards:      224             185
Net yards/pass:      5.7             4.3
Total net yards:     362             295
Total plays:         79 (50% run)    82 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     6-54            10-80

Attendance: 25,920

Passing:
GB: Lynn Dickey, 16 of 34 for 213 yards and 1 TD (1 int); James Lofton, 1 of 1 for 43 yards BAL: Mike Pagel, 23 of 39 for 211 yards and 1 TD; Rohn Stark, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
GB: Eddie Lee Ivery, 18 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Gerry Ellis, 11 for 47 yards; Del Rodgers, 7 for 35 yards; Jim Jensen, 2 for 8 yards; Lynn Dickey, 1 for 11 yards; James Lofton, 1 for -8 yards BAL: Randy McMillan, 13 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Curtis Dickey, 10 for 39 yards; Zachary Dixon, 6 for 11 yards; Mike Pagel, 5 for 31 yards; Cleveland Franklin, 4 for 3 yards; Ray Butler, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
GB: John Jefferson, 5 for 101 yards; James Lofton, 5 for 67 yards; Gerry Ellis, 3 for 27 yards; Phil Epps, 1 for 33 yards; Paul Coffman, 1 for 27 yards; John Thompson, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD; Jim Jensen, 1 for 0 yards BAL: Matt Bouza, 5 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Curtis Dickey, 5 for 42 yards; Zachary Dixon, 4 for 23 yards; Tim Sherwin, 3 for 31 yards; Randy McMillan, 3 for 19 yards; Ray Butler, 2 for 15 yards; Bernard Henry, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Del Rodgers, 6 for 106 yards BAL: Larry Anderson, 4 for 57 yards; Matt Bouza, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Phil Epps, 4 for 13 yards BAL: Larry Anderson, 4 for 43 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Kim Anderson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
GB: Ray Stachowicz, 7 for 259 yards BAL: Rohn Stark, 5 for 243 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Jan Stenerud, 2/3 BAL: Dan Miller, 2/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE138.5  (6)149.8  (24)288.3  (20)7
DEFENSE111.7  (13)209.7  (18)321.3  (17)14
OFFENSE99.8  (20)158.7  (21)258.5  (25)17
DEFENSE96.5  (7)170.8  (10)267.3  (5)11

Line: Cardinals by 1

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (4-3-0)070310
Chicago Bears (2-5-0)00077

( 7- 0) STL Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
( 7- 7) CHI Emery Moorehead 9 yard pass from Jim McMahon (John Roveto kick)
(10- 7) STL Neil O'Donoghue 48 yard field goal
                     STL             CHI
First Downs:         17              14
Rushes-yards:        33-147          32-118
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-26-110-1      16-35-160-0
Sacked-yards:        3-17            1-5
Net pass yards:      93              155
Net yards/pass:      3.2             4.3
Total net yards:     240             273
Total plays:         62 (53% run)    68 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     3-15            4-40

Attendance: 43,270

Passing:
STL: Neil Lomax, 5 of 17 for 74 yards (1 int); Jim Hart, 4 of 9 for 36 yards CHI: Jim McMahon, 16 of 33 for 160 yards and 1 TD; Walter Payton, 0 of 1 for 0 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
STL: Ottis Anderson, 16 for 58 yards; Wayne Morris, 12 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Stump Mitchell, 3 for 29 yards; Neil Lomax, 2 for 11 yards CHI: Walter Payton, 20 for 73 yards; Jim McMahon, 5 for 24 yards; Matt Suhey, 4 for 14 yards; Willie McClendon, 2 for 9 yards; Calvin Thomas, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
STL: Greg LaFleur, 3 for 47 yards; Pat Tilley, 3 for 31 yards; Roy Green, 2 for 23 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 9 yards CHI: Matt Suhey, 9 for 87 yards; Emery Moorehead, 4 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Walter Payton, 2 for 21 yards; Rickey Watts, 1 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 1 for 14 yards; Randy Love, 1 for 1 yard CHI: Rickey Watts, 1 for 22 yards; Jeff Fisher, 1 for 17 yards; Todd Bell, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Stump Mitchell, 5 for 28 yards CHI: Jeff Fisher, 3 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Leslie Frazier, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
STL: Carl Birdsong, 6 for 253 yards CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 284 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/2 CHI: John Roveto, 0/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE102.7  (19)186.2  (17)288.8  (19)15
DEFENSE104.0  (9)225.0  (22)329.0  (19)16
OFFENSE112.0  (16)189.5  (16)301.5  (14)15
DEFENSE138.0  (24)195.7  (16)333.7  (21)14

Line: Steelers by 3½

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3-0)07029
Cleveland Browns (3-4-0)307010

( 0- 3) CLE Matt Bahr 44 yard field goal
( 7- 3) PIT John Stallworth 6 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gary Anderson kick)
( 7-10) CLE Johnny Davis 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick)
( 9-10) PIT Safety, Steve Cox ran out of end zone
                     PIT             CLE
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        25-98           27-38
Yards/rush:          3.9             1.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-39-144-4     19-40-227-1
Sacked-yards:        3-20            6-41
Net pass yards:      124             186
Net yards/pass:      3.0             4.0
Total net yards:     222             224
Total plays:         67 (37% run)    73 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-1
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     7-43            8-75

Attendance: 67,139

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 12 of 39 for 144 yards and 1 TD (4 int) CLE: Paul McDonald, 19 of 40 for 227 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 14 for 65 yards; Frank Pollard, 7 for 30 yards; Russell Davis, 2 for 2 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 2 for 1 yard CLE: Cleo Miller, 7 for 20 yards; Charles White, 7 for 16 yards; Mike Pruitt, 6 for 17 yards; Paul McDonald, 4 for -5 yards; Johnny Davis, 2 for 1 yard and 1 TD; Steve Cox, 1 for -11 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Jim Smith, 4 for 74 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 3 for 33 yards; Franco Harris, 3 for 24 yards; Frank Pollard, 1 for 7 yards; John Stallworth, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD CLE: Dwight Walker, 4 for 57 yards; Dave Logan, 4 for 52 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 4 for 42 yards; Charles White, 3 for 37 yards; Ricky Feacher, 2 for 25 yards; Danny Fulton, 1 for 9 yards; Mike Pruitt, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Fred Bohannon, 3 for 58 yards CLE: Dino Hall, 2 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Willie Sydnor, 4 for 24 yards CLE: Dwight Walker, 4 for 29 yards; Dino Hall, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 2 yards CLE: Hanford Dixon, 3 for 0 yards; Clarence Scott, 1 for 2 yards
Punting:
PIT: John Goodson, 8 for 275 yards CLE: Steve Cox, 7 for 251 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Matt Bahr, 1/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE124.5  (8)158.0  (22)282.5  (21)16
DEFENSE95.8  (5)170.0  (8)265.8  (4)13
OFFENSE147.7  (5)231.3  (3)379.0  (3)15
DEFENSE88.5  (4)217.3  (21)305.8  (15)14

Line: Cowboys by 10

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (3-4-0)00077
Dallas Cowboys (6-1-0)0210021

( 0- 7) DAL Tony Dorsett 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
( 0-14) DAL Doug Cosbie 3 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)
( 0-21) DAL Tony Dorsett 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
( 7-21) NO  George Rogers 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
                     NO              DAL
First Downs:         18              16
Rushes-yards:        46-238          33-121
Yards/rush:          5.2             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-22-86-3       14-22-222-2
Sacked-yards:        3-23            2-27
Net pass yards:      63              195
Net yards/pass:      2.5             8.1
Total net yards:     301             316
Total plays:         71 (64% run)    57 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             4-3
Turnovers:           4               5
Penalties-yards:     8-70            4-35

Attendance: 64,506

Passing:
NO: Ken Stabler, 2 of 10 for 32 yards (2 int); Guido Merkens, 4 of 10 for 54 yards (1 int); Russell Erxleben, 0 of 1 for 0 yards; Jack Holmes, 0 of 1 for 0 yards DAL: Danny White, 14 of 22 for 222 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
NO: George Rogers, 33 for 166 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Wilson, 10 for 51 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 2 for 28 yards; Guido Merkens, 1 for -7 yards DAL: Tony Dorsett, 25 for 105 yards and 2 TDs; Ron Springs, 7 for 17 yards; Danny White, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
NO: Lindsay Scott, 2 for 40 yards; Rich Mauti, 2 for 24 yards; Jeff Groth, 1 for 20 yards; Jimmy Rogers, 1 for 2 yards DAL: Doug Cosbie, 4 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Drew Pearson, 3 for 58 yards; Tony Dorsett, 3 for 16 yards; Butch Johnson, 2 for 38 yards; Ron Springs, 1 for 13 yards; Tony Hill, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Wayne Wilson, 2 for 49 yards; Hokie Gajan, 1 for 18 yards DAL: Doug Donley, 2 for 36 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Jeff Groth, 1 for 4 yards DAL: Ron Fellows, 2 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Whitney Paul, 1 for 14 yards; Russell Gary, 1 for 6 yards DAL: Everson Walls, 1 for 6 yards; Anthony Dickerson, 1 for 4 yards; Too Tall Jones, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Russell Erxleben, 4 for 181 yards DAL: Danny White, 5 for 178 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Toni Fritsch, 0/2; Morten Andersen, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE95.8  (23)170.5  (19)266.3  (24)8
DEFENSE120.8  (18)184.8  (13)305.7  (14)13
OFFENSE114.0  (14)200.2  (11)314.2  (12)22
DEFENSE107.8  (11)262.8  (28)370.7  (27)11

Line: Broncos by 6½

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (2-5-0)37101737
Denver Broncos (2-5-0)0133016

( 3- 0) KC  Nick Lowery 47 yard field goal
(10- 0) KC  Eric Harris 56 yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick)
(10- 6) DEN Gerald Willhite 2 yard rush (kick failed)
(10-13) DEN Rick Upchurch 78 yard punt return (Rich Karlis kick)
(17-13) KC  Al Dixon 1 yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick)
(17-16) DEN Rich Karlis 44 yard field goal
(20-16) KC  Nick Lowery 19 yard field goal
(23-16) KC  Nick Lowery 22 yard field goal
(30-16) KC  Carlos Carson 33 yard pass from Bill Kenney (Nick Lowery kick)
(37-16) KC  Gary Barbaro 43 yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick)
                     KC              DEN
First Downs:         17              17
Rushes-yards:        33-98           26-74
Yards/rush:          3.0             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-26-188-1     19-30-163-2
Sacked-yards:        2-16            3-17
Net pass yards:      172             146
Net yards/pass:      6.1             4.4
Total net yards:     270             220
Total plays:         61 (54% run)    59 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             4-2
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     3-33            8-76

Attendance: 74,192

Passing:
KC: Bill Kenney, 12 of 26 for 188 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) DEN: Steve DeBerg, 19 of 30 for 163 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
KC: Billy Jackson, 19 for 49 yards; James Hadnot, 13 for 49 yards; Bill Kenney, 1 for 0 yards DEN: Gerald Willhite, 12 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Sammy Winder, 8 for 28 yards; Rick Parros, 4 for 7 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for -3 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for -4 yards
Receiving:
KC: Carlos Carson, 3 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Al Dixon, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Henry Marshall, 3 for 30 yards; James Hadnot, 2 for 9 yards; Willie Scott, 1 for 3 yards DEN: Dave Preston, 5 for 49 yards; Steve Watson, 4 for 28 yards; Rick Upchurch, 3 for 27 yards; Gerald Willhite, 3 for 13 yards; James Wright, 2 for 30 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 15 yards; Rick Parros, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
KC: Anthony Hancock, 3 for 100 yards DEN: Wade Manning, 4 for 70 yards; Gerald Willhite, 2 for 33 yards; Steve Wilson, 1 for 30 yards; Keith Uecker, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Anthony Hancock, 3 for 45 yards DEN: Rick Upchurch, 2 for 91 yards
Interceptions:
KC: Eric Harris, 1 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Gary Barbaro, 1 for 43 yards and 1 TD DEN: Aaron Kyle, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
KC: Case deBruijn, 5 for 174 yards DEN: Luke Prestridge, 6 for 299 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Nick Lowery, 3/3 DEN: Rich Karlis, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE80.3  (27)200.0  (12)280.3  (22)11
DEFENSE114.8  (15)195.3  (15)310.2  (16)15
OFFENSE123.3  (9)145.0  (25)268.3  (23)18
DEFENSE87.3  (3)202.2  (17)289.5  (11)20

Line: Lions by 4

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (4-3-0)71701034
Detroit Lions (3-4-0)7032131

( 0- 7) DET Leonard Thompson 70 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)
( 7- 7) MIN Terry LeCount 15 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
(14- 7) MIN Leo Lewis 5 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
(17- 7) MIN Rick Danmeier 20 yard field goal
(24- 7) MIN Leo Lewis 39 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)
(24-10) DET Eddie Murray 24 yard field goal
(24-17) DET Billy Sims 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)
(27-17) MIN Rick Danmeier 25 yard field goal
(34-17) MIN Charlie Johnson 44 yard fumble return (Rick Danmeier kick)
(34-24) DET Horace King 7 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)
(34-31) DET Leonard Thompson 1 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)
                     MIN             DET
First Downs:         17              19
Rushes-yards:        34-116          18-42
Yards/rush:          3.4             2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-29-233-0     20-39-347-2
Sacked-yards:        4-17            7-43
Net pass yards:      216             304
Net yards/pass:      6.5             6.6
Total net yards:     332             346
Total plays:         67 (50% run)    64 (28% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     16-122          3-20

Attendance: 73,058

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 20 of 29 for 233 yards and 3 TDs DET: Gary Danielson, 20 of 39 for 347 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Ted Brown, 20 for 69 yards; Tony Galbreath, 10 for 39 yards; Rickey Young, 2 for 5 yards; Tommy Kramer, 2 for 3 yards DET: Billy Sims, 12 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 13 yards; Gary Danielson, 3 for 7 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Sam McCullum, 7 for 79 yards; Joe Senser, 5 for 45 yards; Leo Lewis, 3 for 53 yards and 2 TDs; Terry LeCount, 2 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Ted Brown, 1 for 18 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 12 yards; Tony Galbreath, 1 for 6 yards DET: Leonard Thompson, 5 for 161 yards and 2 TDs; David Hill, 5 for 47 yards; Freddie Scott, 3 for 71 yards; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 41 yards; Billy Sims, 2 for 0 yards; Mark Nichols, 1 for 20 yards; Horace King, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
MIN: Jarvis Redwine, 4 for 124 yards DET: Robbie Martin, 5 for 101 yards; Horace King, 1 for 11 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Eddie Payton, 4 for 56 yards DET: Robbie Martin, 2 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Randy Holloway, 1 for 6 yards; Doug Martin, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 6 for 232 yards DET: Tom Skladany, 5 for 207 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 2/3 DET: Eddie Murray, 1/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE89.8  (24)152.2  (23)242.0  (28)14
DEFENSE128.2  (22)251.7  (27)379.8  (28)12
OFFENSE83.0  (26)231.3  (3)314.3  (11)15
DEFENSE126.8  (21)235.0  (24)361.8  (25)15

Line: Eagles by 6

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (1-6-0)007714
Philadelphia Eagles (2-5-0)7147735

( 0- 7) PHI Richard Blackmore 20 yard interception return (Tony Franklin kick)
( 0-14) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 3 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)
( 0-21) PHI Mike Quick 49 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
( 0-28) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 90 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)
( 7-28) HOU Dave Casper 16 yard pass from Archie Manning (Florian Kempf kick)
(14-28) HOU Donnie Craft 5 yard pass from Archie Manning (Florian Kempf kick)
(14-35) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 2 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)
                     HOU             PHI
First Downs:         14              17
Rushes-yards:        26-43           26-198
Yards/rush:          1.7             7.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-30-230-4     12-21-217-1
Sacked-yards:        7-55            4-53
Net pass yards:      175             164
Net yards/pass:      4.7             6.6
Total net yards:     218             362
Total plays:         63 (41% run)    51 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             7.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     8-45            4-30

Attendance: 44,119

Passing:
HOU: Archie Manning, 18 of 30 for 230 yards and 2 TDs (4 int) PHI: Ron Jaworski, 11 of 20 for 193 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Joe Pisarcik, 1 of 1 for 24 yards
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 18 for 26 yards; Archie Manning, 4 for 22 yards; Donnie Craft, 4 for -5 yards PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 17 for 147 yards and 3 TDs; Louie Giammona, 4 for 22 yards; Leroy Harris, 3 for 21 yards; Melvin Hoover, 1 for 5 yards; Perry Harrington, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Dave Casper, 5 for 102 yards and 1 TD; Mike Renfro, 5 for 88 yards; Donnie Craft, 3 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Earl Campbell, 2 for 6 yards; Stan Edwards, 2 for -3 yards; Harold Bailey, 1 for 19 yards PHI: Ron Smith, 5 for 85 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 38 yards; Mike Quick, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence Sampleton, 1 for 24 yards; Louie Giammona, 1 for 10 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 1 for 6 yards; John Spagnola, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 5 for 105 yards; Gary Allen, 1 for 16 yards PHI: Wally Henry, 2 for 44 yards; Melvin Hoover, 1 for 43 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Carl Roaches, 2 for 15 yards PHI: Wally Henry, 4 for 26 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Robert Brazile, 1 for 31 yards PHI: Roynell Young, 2 for 0 yards; Richard Blackmore, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Herm Edwards, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
HOU: John James, 6 for 209 yards PHI: Max Runager, 5 for 209 yards
Field Goals:


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE148.7  (4)99.8  (28)248.5  (27)14
DEFENSE149.2  (27)149.2  (4)298.3  (13)14
OFFENSE89.0  (25)207.8  (8)296.8  (15)12
DEFENSE146.7  (26)124.2  (2)270.8  (7)14

Line: Seahawks by 4

Team1234F
New England Patriots (4-3-0)373316
Seattle Seahawks (3-4-0)00000

( 3- 0) NE  John Smith 21 yard field goal
(10- 0) NE  Mark van Eeghen 5 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(13- 0) NE  John Smith 37 yard field goal
(16- 0) NE  John Smith 23 yard field goal
                     NE              SEA
First Downs:         25              12
Rushes-yards:        60-249          14-53
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-20-157-0     15-35-134-4
Sacked-yards:        1-13            2-16
Net pass yards:      144             118
Net yards/pass:      6.9             3.2
Total net yards:     393             171
Total plays:         81 (74% run)    51 (27% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-2
Turnovers:           1               6
Penalties-yards:     4-35            7-53

Attendance: 53,457

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 14 of 20 for 157 yards and 1 TD SEA: Jim Zorn, 15 of 35 for 134 yards (4 int)
Rushing:
NE: Tony Collins, 32 for 103 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 12 for 82 yards; Robert Weathers, 6 for 30 yards; Mosi Tatupu, 4 for 20 yards; Steve Grogan, 3 for 11 yards; Sam Cunningham, 2 for 0 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 3 yards SEA: Theotis Brown, 7 for 20 yards; Dan Doornink, 5 for 20 yards; Sherman Smith, 2 for 13 yards
Receiving:
NE: Tony Collins, 4 for 21 yards; Morris Bradshaw, 3 for 78 yards; Lin Dawson, 3 for 33 yards; Stanley Morgan, 2 for 16 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Don Hasselbeck, 1 for 4 yards SEA: Sherman Smith, 4 for 47 yards; Steve Largent, 3 for 45 yards; Dan Doornink, 3 for 10 yards; Theotis Brown, 3 for 3 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 15 yards; David Hughes, 1 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Ricky Smith, 1 for 13 yards SEA: Eric Lane, 2 for 34 yards; Theotis Brown, 2 for 33 yards; David Hughes, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Paul Johns, 2 for 27 yards
Interceptions:
NE: Mike Haynes, 2 for 0 yards; Roland James, 1 for 12 yards; Rick Sanford, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
NE: Rich Camarillo, 4 for 166 yards SEA: Jeff West, 3 for 130 yards
Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 3/5 SEA: Norm Johnson, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE135.3  (7)196.2  (13)331.5  (6)16
DEFENSE112.2  (14)180.5  (12)292.7  (12)17
OFFENSE71.3  (28)316.8  (1)388.2  (2)15
DEFENSE116.2  (17)216.3  (19)332.5  (20)9

Line: 49ers by 4

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (5-2-0)0100717
San Francisco 49ers (2-5-0)07007

( 3- 0) ATL Mick Luckhurst 22 yard field goal
( 3- 7) SF  Dwight Clark 7 yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick)
(10- 7) ATL Steve Bartkowski 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)
(17- 7) ATL Gerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)
                     ATL             SF
First Downs:         23              11
Rushes-yards:        57-231          16-65
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-21-176-2     16-31-177-1
Sacked-yards:        2-16            2-13
Net pass yards:      160             164
Net yards/pass:      7.0             5.0
Total net yards:     391             229
Total plays:         80 (71% run)    49 (32% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     9-75            3-34

Attendance: 53,234

Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 12 of 21 for 176 yards (2 int) SF: Joe Montana, 16 of 31 for 177 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 24 for 108 yards; Gerald Riggs, 15 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Bo Robinson, 9 for 55 yards; Lynn Cain, 5 for 15 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 4 for -2 yards and 1 TD SF: Bill Ring, 7 for 23 yards; Joe Montana, 5 for 19 yards; Earl Cooper, 1 for 9 yards; Jeff Moore, 1 for 3 yards; Amos Lawrence, 1 for 2 yards; Renaldo Nehemiah, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
ATL: William Andrews, 4 for 68 yards; Alfred Jackson, 2 for 53 yards; Gerald Riggs, 2 for 21 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 2 for 16 yards; Lynn Cain, 1 for 10 yards; Junior Miller, 1 for 8 yards SF: Dwight Clark, 8 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Russ Francis, 2 for 27 yards; Earl Cooper, 2 for 13 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 15 yards; Mike Wilson, 1 for 8 yards; Jeff Moore, 1 for 7 yards; Amos Lawrence, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Floyd Hodge, 1 for 23 yards; Blane Gaison, 1 for 14 yards SF: Amos Lawrence, 3 for 66 yards; Dana McLemore, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Billy Johnson, 4 for 30 yards SF: Dana McLemore, 2 for 25 yards; Dwight Hicks, 1 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Kenny Johnson, 1 for 30 yards SF: Bob Horn, 1 for 19 yards; Ronnie Lott, 1 for 12 yards
Punting:
ATL: George Roberts, 6 for 212 yards SF: Jim Miller, 7 for 279 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Mick Luckhurst, 1/2 SF: Ray Wersching, 0/1


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE156.3  (1)169.5  (20)325.8  (8)16
DEFENSE96.2  (6)125.8  (3)222.0  (1)13
OFFENSE99.2  (21)192.8  (15)292.0  (18)14
DEFENSE111.0  (12)166.7  (7)277.7  (8)13

Line: Buccaneers by 1

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (4-3-0)637723
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-4-0)0107724

( 6- 0) BUF Roosevelt Leaks 8 yard rush (kick failed)
( 6- 7) TB  Mel Carver 2 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick)
( 9- 7) BUF Efren Herrera 49 yard field goal
( 9-10) TB  Bill Capece 27 yard field goal
(16-10) BUF Roosevelt Leaks 3 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(16-17) TB  Gordon Jones 2 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick)
(16-24) TB  Mel Carver 13 yard rush (Bill Capece kick)
(23-24) BUF Joe Ferguson 10 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
                     BUF             TB
First Downs:         21              22
Rushes-yards:        32-166          35-138
Yards/rush:          5.2             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-25-168-3     20-36-204-3
Sacked-yards:        1-16            0-0
Net pass yards:      152             204
Net yards/pass:      5.8             5.7
Total net yards:     318             342
Total plays:         58 (55% run)    71 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           5               4
Penalties-yards:     6-60            3-19

Attendance: 62,510

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 17 of 25 for 168 yards (3 int) TB: Doug Williams, 20 of 36 for 204 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)
Rushing:
BUF: Roosevelt Leaks, 13 for 62 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Cribbs, 13 for 49 yards; Joe Ferguson, 3 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Curtis Brown, 2 for 20 yards; Matt Kofler, 1 for 12 yards TB: Mel Carver, 20 for 89 yards and 1 TD; James Wilder, 8 for 25 yards; Doug Williams, 7 for 24 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 4 for 16 yards; Jerry Butler, 3 for 42 yards; Mark Brammer, 3 for 22 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 3 for 17 yards; Lou Piccone, 2 for 38 yards; Buster Barnett, 1 for 22 yards; Frank Lewis, 1 for 11 yards TB: James Wilder, 9 for 58 yards; Kevin House, 4 for 69 yards; Jimmie Giles, 2 for 31 yards; Gordon Jones, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Gerald Carter, 1 for 9 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 7 yards; Mel Carver, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
BUF: Mike Mosley, 4 for 138 yards TB: Michael Morton, 4 for 67 yards; George Yarno, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Robert Holt, 1 for 6 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 1 yard TB: Theo Bell, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Steve Freeman, 1 for 14 yards; Bill Simpson, 1 for 3 yards; Eugene Marve, 1 for 0 yards TB: Hugh Green, 1 for 31 yards; Mike Washington, 1 for 13 yards; Neal Colzie, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BUF: Greg Cater, 2 for 81 yards TB: Larry Swider, 3 for 136 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Efren Herrera, 1/1 TB: Bill Capece, 1/2


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE98.5  (22)216.8  (6)315.3  (10)13
DEFENSE124.0  (20)164.7  (6)288.7  (10)10
OFFENSE113.2  (15)205.0  (9)318.2  (9)9
DEFENSE121.7  (19)216.3  (19)338.0  (22)16

Line: Redskins by 3½

Team1234F
New York Giants (3-4-0)770014
Washington Redskins (6-1-0)036615

( 7- 0) NYG Johnny Perkins 28 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick)
( 7- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 20 yard field goal
(14- 3) NYG Butch Woolfolk 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
(14- 9) WAS Joe Washington 22 yard rush (kick failed)
(14-12) WAS Mark Moseley 31 yard field goal
(14-15) WAS Mark Moseley 42 yard field goal
                     NYG             WAS
First Downs:         10              20
Rushes-yards:        20-55           41-134
Yards/rush:          2.8             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-26-128-0     25-38-252-4
Sacked-yards:        5-44            1-11
Net pass yards:      84              241
Net yards/pass:      2.7             6.2
Total net yards:     139             375
Total plays:         51 (39% run)    80 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-1
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     4-35            5-34

Attendance: 50,030

Passing:
NYG: Scott Brunner, 10 of 26 for 128 yards and 1 TD WAS: Joe Theismann, 25 of 38 for 252 yards (4 int)
Rushing:
NYG: Rob Carpenter, 10 for 28 yards; Butch Woolfolk, 10 for 27 yards and 1 TD WAS: John Riggins, 31 for 87 yards; Joe Theismann, 6 for 21 yards; Joe Washington, 3 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Earnest Gray, 3 for 36 yards; Johnny Perkins, 2 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Gary Shirk, 1 for 19 yards; Floyd Eddings, 1 for 13 yards; Rob Carpenter, 1 for 11 yards; Tom Mullady, 1 for 6 yards; Butch Woolfolk, 1 for 4 yards WAS: Charlie Brown, 7 for 96 yards; Joe Washington, 5 for 28 yards; Art Monk, 4 for 60 yards; Don Warren, 4 for 33 yards; Rick Walker, 4 for 28 yards; John Riggins, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Butch Woolfolk, 3 for 70 yards; Mike Dennis, 1 for 27 yards; Pete Shaw, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Alvin Garrett, 1 for 18 yards; Otis Wonsley, 1 for 14 yards; Mike Nelms, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Leon Bright, 3 for 11 yards WAS: Mike Nelms, 5 for 34 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Brian Kelley, 2 for 21 yards; Terry Jackson, 1 for 14 yards; Beasley Reece, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 10 for 378 yards WAS: Jeff Hayes, 4 for 167 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 3/3


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