Sports headlines for Sunday December 27, 1981:

• Bills Almost Blow 24-0 Lead, Beat Jets 31-27
• Eagles' Errors Costly In Loss To Giants, 27-21

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Today's Top Performances
Passing Richard Todd (NYJ) 377 yards Joe Ferguson (BUF) 268 yards Ron Jaworski (PHI) 154 yards Scott Brunner (NYG) 96 yards	Rushing Rob Carpenter (NYG) 161 yards Joe Cribbs (BUF) 83 yards Wilbert Montgomery (PHI) 65 yards Freeman McNeil (NYJ) 32 yards Kevin Long (NYJ) 28 yards	Receiving Frank Lewis (BUF) 158 yards Mickey Shuler (NYJ) 116 yards Joe Cribbs (BUF) 64 yards Bobby Jones (NYJ) 64 yards Derrick Gaffney (NYJ) 64 yards

Team 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills (11-6-0) 17 7 0 7 31 New York Jets (10-6-1) 0 10 3 14 27 Att: 57,050 at Shea Stadium Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 4 F New York Giants (10-7-0) 20 7 0 0 27 Philadelphia Eagles (10-7-0) 0 7 7 7 21 Att: 71,611 at Veterans Stadium Game Summary

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