Week 16, 1983

played in Buffalo, NY

41 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York Giants	0	6	0	10	-	16
Buffalo Bills	3	0	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 BUF - Carson Long 31 field goal
2Q: 13:08 NYK - Dan Miller 36 field goal
2Q: 09:24 NYK - Dan Miller 31 field goal
3Q: 07:56 BUF - Carson Long 36 field goal
4Q: 11:14 NYK - Eric Dickerson 1 run (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 05:11 BUF - Orlando Whiteman 8 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 02:35 NYK - Dan Miller 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:01 BUF - Carson Long 31 field goal
2Q: 13:08 NYK - Dan Miller 36 field goal
2Q: 09:24 NYK - Dan Miller 31 field goal
3Q: 07:56 BUF - Carson Long 36 field goal
4Q: 11:14 NYK - Eric Dickerson 1 run (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 05:11 BUF - Orlando Whiteman 8 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 02:35 NYK - Dan Miller 27 field goal

Team Statistics NYK BUF
Record 3-12 4-11
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 188 342
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 3.48 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 78 143
- Rushing Attempts 34 31
- Yards per Rush 2.29 4.61
Net Passing Yards 110 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 10 - 1 35 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 110 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/55 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/25 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	NYK	BUF
Record	3-12	4-11
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	188	342
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	3.48	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	78	143
- Rushing Attempts	34	31
- Yards per Rush	2.29	4.61
Net Passing Yards	110	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 10 - 1	35 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	110	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/55	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/25	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	10:00	1:11	OWN 39	4	-7	Punt
1	8:15	1:00	OPP 47	3	3	Interception
1	3:18	5:17	OWN 33	9	48	Field Goal
2	11:21	2:04	OPP 20	3	6	Field Goal
2	5:18	1:13	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
2	2:55	1:41	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 18	1	-2	Half
3	11:21	0:31	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
3	7:49	3:54	OWN 29	5	25	Punt
3	2:14	6:08	OPP 42	11	42	Touchdown
4	5:04	2:37	OWN 36	7	54	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	3:30	OWN 49	5	19	Missed FG
1	8:49	0:34	OWN 30	2	17	Fumble
1	7:15	3:22	OWN 47	6	39	Field Goal
2	13:01	1:40	OWN 20	5	13	Interception
2	9:17	3:59	OWN 13	6	27	Punt
2	4:05	1:10	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	1:14	0:55	OWN 39	6	43	Fumble
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 35	6	18	Punt
3	10:50	3:01	OPP 43	6	24	Field Goal
3	3:55	1:41	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
4	11:06	6:02	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:27	2:27	OWN 29	10	40	Game

Game MVP: Eric Dickerson, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eric Dickerson	28	71	2.54	16	1	1
Horace Ivory	4	11	2.75	4	0	0
Victor Hicks	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Rick Trocano	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	16	65	4.06	20	1
Gary Anderson	12	69	5.75	18	3
Richard Todd	2	7	3.50	4	0
Larry Moriarty	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Trocano	20	10	110	0/0	0	27	1	45.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	35	27	210	2/11	1	20	1	89.0

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Billy Campfield	3	5	46	15.33	4	27
WR Willis Adams	2	6	17	8.50	0	14
WR Henry Marshall	1	3	9	9.00	10	9
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	17	17.00	4	17
WR Ron Johnson	1	2	6	6.00	4	6
RB Eric Dickerson	1	1	10	10.00	6	10
TE Jerry Bell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Archie Griffin	5	5	45	9.00	3	18	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	4	40	10.00	7	15	1
RB Walter Payton	4	5	30	7.50	7	12	0
WR Wally Henry	4	6	40	10.00	5	20	0
WR Tony Hill	4	6	25	6.25	1	14	0
RB Gary Anderson	3	3	27	9.00	15	16	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tim Wrightman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Zach Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	25	25.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Casanova	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Horace Ivory	1	0	0
Donnie Ostrowski	0	1	0
Ron Johnson	0	1	0
Chuck Commiskey	0	1	0
Brent Sexton	0	0	1
Reggie Camp	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Orlando Whiteman	1	0
Richard Todd	1	0
Dextor Clinkscale	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	234	39.0	36.8	44	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	4	163	40.8	38.3	44	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. O'Steen	1	10	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	3	76	25.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	27	13.5	0
Tony Hill	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Reggie Camp	8	0	1.0	26	29
ILB Kurt Allerman	8	2	0.0	18	28
S Frank Reed	5	1	0.0	23	32
CB Ron Johnson	5	1	0.0	23	23
S J.J. O'Steen	4	2	0.0	12	14
S Ken Greene	3	1	0.0	24	30
OLB Darryl Talley	3	1	0.0	28	34
DT Donnie Ostrowski	3	0	0.0	13	13
CB Victor Heflin	3	0	0.0	22	24
CB Mike Williams	2	2	0.0	24	31
CB Mark Burke	2	1	0.0	14	21
OLB Mike Hawkins	2	1	0.0	20	19
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE Tom Strauthers	1	1	1.0	19	22
OLB John Hennessy	1	2	0.0	2	5
DE Ross Browner	1	2	0.0	12	15
ILB Reggie Wilkes	1	1	0.0	13	9
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0.0	12	9
G Chuck Commiskey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Johnson	0	2	0.0	18	24
DE Charles Mann	0	1	0.0	5	8

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	7	1	0.0	28	16
DT Carl Barisich	4	1	0.0	18	10
DT Jermaine Perkins	4	0	0.0	21	11
DE Doug McDougald	4	0	0.0	19	12
S Jack Tatum	3	3	0.0	33	18
DE Andy Dorris	3	0	0.0	23	16
S Dextor Clinkscale	3	0	0.0	20	8
OLB Ray Kiddoo	2	1	0.0	6	4
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	1	0.0	28	15
OLB Brian Cabral	2	0	0.0	5	4
DT Luther Henson	2	0	0.0	10	7
ILB Jim Collins	1	2	0.0	15	8
OLB Tom Toner	1	1	0.0	6	5
OLB Keena Turner	1	1	0.0	26	17
ILB Don Blackmon	1	1	0.0	8	3
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	0.0	30	20
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	0.0	25	16
CB Mark Reichow	0	2	0.0	24	12
DE Fred Anderson	0	1	0.0	11	4
CB Kenny Johnson	0	1	0.0	18	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie Camp	1.0	1	0	1	29
DE Tom Strauthers	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Greg Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	24
S Frank Reed	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Darryl Talley	0.0	0	1	0	34

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.0	1	0	0	11
ILB Don Blackmon	0.0	1	0	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kurt Allerman	6	0	0	28
CB Mike Williams	4	1	0	31
S J.J. O'Steen	4	0	0	14
CB Ron Johnson	3	0	0	23
S Frank Reed	2	0	0	32
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	0	7
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0	8
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0	13
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0	9
CB Mark Burke	1	0	0	21
OLB John Hennessy	1	0	0	5
S Ken Greene	1	0	0	30
OLB Darryl Talley	1	0	0	34
OLB Mike Hawkins	0	0	1	19

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	1	0	16
DE Andy Dorris	2	0	0	16
S Jack Tatum	1	1	0	18
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	1	0	15
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	1	20
OLB Brian Cabral	1	0	0	4
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0	17
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Glen Titensor	2	6	28	18
Billy Shields	2	3	28	17
Harvey Salem	2	3	24	15
Chuck Commiskey	1	6	29	16
Dan Jiggetts	1	1	10	6
Jerry Bell	1	1	25	12
Rich Saul	0	7	30	19
Zach Waite	0	2	5	1
Sidney Thornton	0	2	15	10
Warren Bryant	0	1	10	5
Victor Hicks	0	1	16	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terry Tausch	2	8	25	0	33
Don Macek	2	4	26	0	37
Greg Sampson	2	3	26	1	29
Ken Huff	1	4	28	1	33
Larry Moriarty	1	3	23	0	10
Don Mosebar	1	3	15	0	16
Walt Arnold	1	2	21	0	17
Sid Abramowicz	1	2	24	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Ivory	2	16
Michael Green	2	15
Victor Heflin	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Anderson	1	21
Dextor Clinkscale	1	14
George Farmer	1	12
Kenny Johnson	1	5

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darryl Talley	---	---	28	34	2	64
Victor Heflin	---	---	22	24	14	60
Rich Saul	30	19	---	---	9	58
Mike Williams	---	---	24	31	3	58
Frank Reed	---	---	23	32	3	58
Reggie Camp	---	---	26	29	3	58
Rick Trocano	34	20	---	---	3	57
Ken Greene	---	---	24	30	2	56
Kurt Allerman	---	---	18	28	5	51
Glen Titensor	28	18	---	---	5	51
Ron Johnson	---	---	23	23	3	49
Jerry Bell	25	12	---	---	11	48
Greg Johnson	---	---	18	24	5	47
Sidney Thornton	15	10	---	---	22	47
Eric Dickerson	30	17	---	---	---	47
Billy Shields	28	17	---	---	---	45
Chuck Commiskey	29	16	---	---	---	45
Victor Hicks	16	10	---	---	18	44
Mike Hawkins	---	---	20	19	4	43
Tom Strauthers	---	---	19	22	2	43
Willis Adams	25	15	---	---	1	41
Billy Campfield	27	13	---	---	---	40
Harvey Salem	24	15	---	---	---	39
Mark Burke	---	---	14	21	2	37
Ron Johnson	14	10	---	---	12	36
J.J. O'Steen	---	---	12	14	9	35
Brent Sexton	---	---	12	9	12	33
Ross Browner	---	---	12	15	2	29
Henry Marshall	12	9	---	---	6	27
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	13	13	---	26
Dan Jiggetts	10	6	---	---	9	25
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	13	9	3	25
Horace Ivory	4	3	---	---	16	23
John Hennessy	---	---	2	5	15	22
Warren Bryant	10	5	---	---	4	19
Bob Pifferini	---	---	6	8	4	18
Bill Story	6	3	---	---	9	18
Michael Green	---	---	1	2	15	18
Charles Mann	---	---	5	8	5	18
Tom Jackson	---	---	6	7	2	15
Zach Waite	5	1	---	---	9	15
Mark Nichols	2	1	---	---	12	15
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Kerrigan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richard Todd	31	37	---	---	---	68
Ken Huff	28	33	---	---	6	67
Don Macek	26	37	---	---	4	67
Terry Tausch	25	33	---	---	2	60
Tony Hill	25	28	---	---	5	58
Mark Reichow	---	---	24	12	22	58
Greg Sampson	26	29	---	---	---	55
Jack Tatum	---	---	33	18	3	54
Tommy Casanova	---	---	30	20	3	53
Walt Arnold	21	17	---	---	13	51
Sid Abramowicz	24	25	---	---	---	49
Tim Wrightman	17	19	---	---	12	48
Johnny Rembert	---	---	28	16	3	47
Gary Anderson	12	13	---	---	21	46
Keena Turner	---	---	26	17	2	45
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	28	15	2	45
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	25	16	3	44
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	20	8	14	42
Andy Dorris	---	---	23	16	2	41
Orlando Whiteman	7	19	---	---	15	41
Larry Moriarty	23	10	---	---	8	41
Walter Payton	19	19	---	---	---	38
Wally Henry	17	20	---	---	---	37
Kenny Johnson	---	---	18	14	5	37
Don Mosebar	15	16	---	---	6	37
Carl Barisich	---	---	18	10	8	36
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	21	11	2	34
Archie Griffin	10	24	---	---	---	34
Doug McDougald	---	---	19	12	3	34
Jim Collins	---	---	15	8	6	29
Tom Toner	---	---	6	5	13	24
Zach Thomas	1	3	---	---	19	23
Luther Henson	---	---	10	7	5	22
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	6	4	11	21
Brad Edelman	5	8	---	---	7	20
George Farmer	1	6	---	---	12	19
Ted McKnight	2	7	---	---	9	18
Steve Courson	6	4	---	---	7	17
Fred Anderson	---	---	11	4	1	16
Brian Cabral	---	---	5	4	6	15
Don Blackmon	---	---	8	3	1	12
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	21	37	1.8
Right	5	26	5.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	24	110	4.6
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Trocano	20	10	1	1	3	3	0	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	35	27	1	1	1	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	5	0.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	89	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willis Adams	6	2	0	17	0	15
WR Billy Campfield	5	3	1	46	1	13
WR Henry Marshall	3	1	0	9	0	9
WR Ron Johnson	2	1	1	6	0	10
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	0	5	0	3
TE Victor Hicks	1	1	0	17	0	10
TE Jerry Bell	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB Eric Dickerson	1	1	0	10	0	17

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Henry	6	4	1	40	1	20
WR Tony Hill	6	4	0	25	0	28
RB Walter Payton	5	4	0	30	0	19
WR Archie Griffin	5	5	0	45	0	24
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	4	0	40	0	19
RB Gary Anderson	3	3	0	27	0	13
TE Tim Wrightman	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	1	0	7
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	0	2	0	17
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	0	0	0	10
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Dickerson	8	24	3.00	2.54
Horace Ivory	1	4	4.00	2.75

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	1	4	4.00	4.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Trocano	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	2	1	8	4.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Campfield	1	0	0	0.00	9.20

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	8	8.00	10.00
WR Zach Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Dickerson	3	0
Horace Ivory	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	4	2
Gary Anderson	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Trocano	9	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willis Adams	4	0	0
WR Ron Johnson	2	1	1
WR Henry Marshall	1	1	1
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	0
WR Billy Campfield	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Henry	3	2	1
WR Tony Hill	2	1	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	1	1
RB Walter Payton	1	1	1
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)