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

All NFL game summaries for 12/27/1981:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE132.8  (13)219.7  (9)352.5  (8)38
DEFENSE129.7  (16)179.4  (4)309.1  (7)36
OFFENSE146.3  (6)190.9  (19)337.2  (15)31
DEFENSE116.7  (7)187.8  (8)304.4  (5)36

Line: Jets by 3

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (11-6-0)1770731
New York Jets (10-6-1)01031427

( 7- 0) BUF Charles Romes 26 yard fumble return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (14- 0) BUF Frank Lewis 50 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (17- 0) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 29 yard field goal (24- 0) BUF Frank Lewis 26 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (24- 7) NYJ Mickey Shuler 30 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) (24-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 26 yard field goal (24-13) NYJ Pat Leahy 19 yard field goal (31-13) BUF Joe Cribbs 45 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) (31-20) NYJ Bobby Jones 30 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) (31-27) NYJ Kevin Long 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
                     BUF             NYJ
First Downs:         15              23
Rushes-yards:        22-91           22-71
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-34-268-4     28-50-377-4
Sacked-yards:        2-38            5-29
Net pass yards:      230             348
Net yards/pass:      6.4             6.3
Total net yards:     321             419
Total plays:         58 (37% run)    77 (28% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-1
Turnovers:           4               5
Penalties-yards:     8-62            6-55

Attendance: 57,050

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 17 of 34 for 268 yards and 2 TDs (4 int) NYJ: Richard Todd, 28 of 51 for 377 yards and 2 TDs (4 int)
Rushing:
BUF: Joe Cribbs, 15 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 6 for 12 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 for -4 yards NYJ: Freeman McNeil, 12 for 32 yards; Kevin Long, 8 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Richard Todd, 2 for 11 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Frank Lewis, 7 for 158 yards and 2 TDs; Joe Cribbs, 4 for 64 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 3 for 23 yards; Mark Brammer, 2 for 17 yards; Jerry Butler, 1 for 6 yards NYJ: Scott Dierking, 7 for 52 yards; Mickey Shuler, 6 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Gaffney, 4 for 64 yards; Bobby Jones, 4 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Wesley Walker, 3 for 24 yards; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 41 yards; Tom Newton, 1 for 12 yards; Bruce Harper, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Robb Riddick, 4 for 73 yards; Curtis Brown, 1 for 27 yards; Phil Villapiano, 1 for 1 yard NYJ: Bruce Harper, 4 for 82 yards; Kurt Sohn, 1 for 28 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Robb Riddick, 1 for 6 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 5 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 31 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Bill Simpson, 2 for 12 yards; Rufus Bess, 1 for 49 yards; Phil Villapiano, 1 for 18 yards NYJ: Greg Buttle, 2 for 40 yards; Donald Dykes, 1 for 22 yards; Jerry Holmes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BUF: Greg Cater, 4 for 175 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 4 for 132 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/2 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 2/3


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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE105.3  (25)165.1  (24)270.4  (28)36
DEFENSE118.2  (10)183.4  (7)301.6  (3)34
OFFENSE156.8  (4)190.2  (20)347.1  (12)39
DEFENSE109.4  (4)168.5  (1)277.9  (1)47

Line: Eagles by 7

Team1234F
New York Giants (10-7-0)2070027
Philadelphia Eagles (10-7-0)077721

( 6- 0) NYG Leon Bright 9 yard pass from Scott Brunner (kick failed) (13- 0) NYG John Mistler 10 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) (20- 0) NYG Mark Haynes 0 yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick) (20- 7) PHI Harold Carmichael 15 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) (27- 7) NYG Tom Mullady 22 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) (27-14) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 6 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) (27-21) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 1 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)
                     NYG             PHI
First Downs:         16              19
Rushes-yards:        42-183          29-93
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-14-96-1       13-24-154-0
Sacked-yards:        1-4             3-21
Net pass yards:      92              133
Net yards/pass:      6.1             4.9
Total net yards:     275             226
Total plays:         57 (73% run)    56 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-2
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     5-54            4-23

Attendance: 71,611

Passing:
NYG: Scott Brunner, 9 of 14 for 96 yards and 3 TDs (1 int) PHI: Ron Jaworski, 13 of 24 for 154 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
NYG: Rob Carpenter, 33 for 161 yards; Scott Brunner, 6 for 11 yards; Leon Perry, 3 for 11 yards PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 18 for 65 yards and 2 TDs; Hubie Oliver, 5 for 12 yards; Ron Jaworski, 5 for 6 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for 10 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Rob Carpenter, 4 for 32 yards; Tom Mullady, 1 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Earnest Gray, 1 for 12 yards; Johnny Perkins, 1 for 11 yards; John Mistler, 1 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Leon Bright, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 3 for 32 yards; Ron Smith, 3 for 31 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 2 for 19 yards; Keith Krepfle, 1 for 18 yards; Hubie Oliver, 1 for 7 yards; Booker Russell, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Beasley Reece, 3 for 64 yards; Louis Jackson, 1 for 23 yards PHI: Booker Russell, 2 for 24 yards; Wally Henry, 2 for 16 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Leon Bright, 4 for 32 yards; Beasley Reece, 1 for 9 yards PHI: John Sciarra, 2 for 16 yards; Wally Henry, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Herm Edwards, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 4 for 174 yards PHI: Max Runager, 7 for 297 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/1


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