Week 6, 1979

played in Buffalo, NY

66 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Tennessee Titans	0	3	3	21	-	27
Buffalo Bills	0	3	3	14	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:08 BUF - Carson Long 27 field goal
2Q: 08:22 TEN - Benny Ricardo 53 field goal
3Q: 11:23 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal
3Q: 06:04 TEN - Benny Ricardo 40 field goal
4Q: 14:06 TEN - Earl Campbell 24 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 13:08 BUF - Gary Shirk 54 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 10:26 TEN - Ken Sawyer 59 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 04:23 BUF - Ted McKnight 11 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 02:39 TEN - Sidney Thornton 0 blocked punt return (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:08 BUF - Carson Long 27 field goal
2Q: 08:22 TEN - Benny Ricardo 53 field goal
3Q: 11:23 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal
3Q: 06:04 TEN - Benny Ricardo 40 field goal
4Q: 14:06 TEN - Earl Campbell 24 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 13:08 BUF - Gary Shirk 54 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 10:26 TEN - Ken Sawyer 59 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 04:23 BUF - Ted McKnight 11 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 02:39 TEN - Sidney Thornton 0 blocked punt return (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics TEN BUF
Record 6-0 1-5
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 313 374
- Offensive Plays 61 73
- Yards per Play 5.13 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 89 130
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 4.24 5.00
Net Passing Yards 224 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 1 45 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.60 5.19
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/47 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:59 30:01

Team Statistics	TEN	BUF
Record	6-0	1-5
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	313	374
- Offensive Plays	61	73
- Yards per Play	5.13	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	89	130
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	4.24	5.00
Net Passing Yards	224	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 1	45 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.60	5.19
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/47	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:59	30:01

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 8	5	28	Punt
1	6:43	1:18	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	13:00	4:43	OWN 20	10	44	Field Goal
2	2:53	2:05	OWN 30	8	61	Fumble
3	11:18	5:20	OWN 33	8	44	Field Goal
3	4:37	5:43	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
4	12:52	1:49	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	9:50	1:33	OWN 28	4	25	Interception
4	7:47	1:58	OWN 7	3	-4	Punt
4	4:17	1:16	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 33	2	-2	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	3:26	OWN 17	7	25	Punt
1	8:16	1:33	OPP 23	3	2	Missed FG
1	5:25	7:25	OWN 18	15	72	Field Goal
2	8:17	5:24	OWN 32	10	45	Missed FG
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 9	2	13	Half
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 37	6	39	Field Goal
3	5:58	1:21	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	13:54	1:02	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
4	11:03	0:48	OWN 36	3	23	Fumble
4	10:15	0:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:17	0:30	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	5:49	1:32	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
4	3:01	0:35	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
4	2:26	2:11	OWN 23	10	44	Downs

Game MVP: Richard Todd, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	14	69	4.93	24	3	1
Wilbert Montgomery	5	22	4.40	8	0	0
Gary Huff	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	14	64	4.57	18	2	0
Mike Franckowiak	5	23	4.60	10	1	0
Ted McKnight	5	37	7.40	19	2	1
Richard Todd	2	6	3.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	39	28	232	1/8	0	20	1	76.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	45	23	255	2/11	1	54	0	75.7

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Earl Campbell	11	12	80	7.27	50	15
WR Reggie Rucker	5	7	47	9.40	5	20
TE Marc Forbes	3	3	42	14.00	9	16
WR Calvin Hickman	3	9	21	7.00	0	11
FB Boobie Clark	2	3	9	4.50	7	10
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	16	8.00	6	11
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	10	10.00	5	10
WR Edward McIntyre	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Walter Payton	5	6	41	8.20	25	22	0
TE Andrew James	4	4	30	7.50	14	15	0
TE Gary Shirk	4	5	70	17.50	44	54	1
WR Tony Hill	3	7	28	9.33	9	13	0
WR Ken Burrough	2	2	20	10.00	1	11	0
WR Wally Henry	2	10	37	18.50	1	21	0
WR James Scott	1	2	20	20.00	4	20	0
WR Archie Griffin	1	7	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
TE Bob Klein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steven Stone	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Campbell	2	0	0	0
Mack Herron	1	0	0	0
Ken Sawyer	0	1	0	1
Reggie Rucker	0	1	0	0
Mike Hunt	0	0	1	0
Sidney Thornton	0	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter Payton	1	0	0
Dwight Harrison	0	1	0
Steve Courson	0	1	0
Tommy Casanova	0	0	1
Tom Toner	0	0	1
Brad Benson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	5	258	51.6	48.2	61	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	5	206	41.2	35.8	65	4

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	2/2	1/1	53	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/4	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	2	27	13.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	24	24.0	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	28	28.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	3	59	19.7	0
Ken Burrough	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	6	3	0.0	23	45
OLB Reggie Mathis	5	1	1.0	12	18
S Kendrick Sullivan	5	1	0.0	13	32
CB Ken Sawyer	5	0	0.0	21	40
S Frank Reed	4	3	0.0	23	33
S Bill Simpson	4	0	0.0	23	39
CB Ronnie Covington	4	0	0.0	20	32
DE Bill Kollar	3	0	1.0	18	37
OLB Donnie Thomas	3	0	0.0	15	35
OLB Jack Ham	2	1	0.0	18	35
CB Johnny Lynn	2	1	0.0	17	38
DT Craig Fulcher	1	2	0.0	18	25
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	1	0.0	15	38
ILB Mike Hunt	1	1	0.0	5	8
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Earl Dvorak	1	0	0.0	12	14
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rickey McBeal	0	1	0.0	8	22
DT Doug English	0	1	0.0	11	9

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Casanova	6	0	0.0	20	37
S Jerry Moore	5	3	0.0	16	31
DE Walt Patulski	4	0	0.5	10	29
DT Carl Barisich	4	1	0.0	6	11
OLB Tom Toner	4	1	0.0	17	35
CB Steven Stone	4	1	0.0	17	31
ILB Don Rives	3	4	0.0	15	31
CB Dwight Harrison	3	2	0.0	18	34
OLB Mel Land	3	0	0.0	4	10
S Bryant Salter	2	4	0.0	15	31
DT Mike Dawson	2	0	0.0	14	25
DE Andy Dorris	1	2	0.0	14	31
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Byron Alexander	1	0	0.0	7	9
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Bob Barber	1	0	0.0	11	11
DE Leroy Jones	0	1	0.5	7	15
DT Ronnie Moore	0	3	0.0	11	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	1.0	2	0	37
OLB Reggie Mathis	1.0	2	0	18
OLB Jack Ham	0.0	6	2	35
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	3	0	38
OLB Donnie Thomas	0.0	2	0	35
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	0	22
DT Doug English	0.0	1	0	9

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Patulski	0.5	1	0	0	29
DE Leroy Jones	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	2	1	31
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	1	2	25
DE Byron Alexander	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	PPlay
CB Ronnie Covington	4	32
S Kendrick Sullivan	4	32
OLB Donnie Thomas	4	35
CB Ken Sawyer	3	40
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	45
ILB Mike Hunt	2	8
OLB Jack Ham	1	35
S Bill Simpson	1	39
CB Earl Dvorak	1	14
CB Johnny Lynn	1	38

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Casanova	4	0	0	37
S Jerry Moore	4	0	0	31
OLB Tom Toner	4	0	0	35
CB Dwight Harrison	3	0	0	34
OLB Mel Land	2	1	0	10
CB Steven Stone	2	0	1	31
DE Walt Patulski	2	0	0	29
ILB Don Rives	2	0	0	31
S Bryant Salter	2	0	0	31
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	0	5
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0	9
DT Mike Dawson	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Juan Bruce	2	3	0	7	0	8
John Riggins	2	2	2	8	0	17
Keith Dorney	1	1	0	17	1	33
Ken Garcia	1	1	0	15	0	23
Dave Studdard	1	1	0	4	0	7
Carlton Malone	0	3	0	14	0	32
Andy Dawson	0	3	0	18	0	36
Kris Wheeler	0	3	0	17	0	34
Vincent Forbes	0	2	0	8	0	5

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Huff	4	8	26	0	45
Don Macek	3	4	18	0	44
Buddy Cutler	3	3	8	0	5
Steve Riley	1	3	26	0	46
Reggie McKenzie	1	2	24	2	43
Ted McKnight	1	2	19	0	21
Russ Washington	1	1	16	0	31
Steve Courson	1	1	12	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Sidney Thornton	5	19
Donnie Thomas	1	27
Ron Cassidy	1	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Klein	1	20
Jerry Moore	1	13
Brad Benson	1	9
Buddy Cutler	1	8

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnny Lynn	---	---	17	38	23	78
Donnie Thomas	---	---	15	35	27	77
Jack Reynolds	---	---	23	45	4	72
Bill Simpson	---	---	23	39	5	67
Ken Sawyer	---	---	21	40	5	66
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	13	32	18	63
Gary Huff	21	40	---	---	---	61
Bill Kollar	---	---	18	37	5	60
Andy Dawson	18	36	---	---	6	60
Frank Reed	---	---	23	33	4	60
Jack Ham	---	---	18	35	5	58
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	15	38	5	58
Keith Dorney	17	33	---	---	7	57
Ronnie Covington	---	---	20	32	2	54
Kris Wheeler	17	34	---	---	2	53
Todd Christensen	14	25	---	---	14	53
Ken Garcia	15	23	---	---	12	50
Earl Campbell	16	33	---	---	---	49
Pete Adams	13	35	---	---	---	48
Carlton Malone	14	32	---	---	---	46
Craig Fulcher	---	---	18	25	3	46
Calvin Hickman	16	26	---	---	---	42
Reggie Rucker	14	25	---	---	1	40
Reggie Mathis	---	---	12	18	10	40
Rickey McBeal	---	---	8	22	3	33
Edward McIntyre	4	13	---	---	15	32
Marc Forbes	8	19	---	---	5	32
Boobie Clark	3	9	---	---	17	29
Earl Dvorak	---	---	12	14	3	29
John Riggins	8	17	---	---	1	26
Doug English	---	---	11	9	6	26
Mack Herron	0	0	---	---	22	22
Dan Ryczek	7	10	---	---	4	21
Vincent Forbes	8	5	---	---	7	20
Sidney Thornton	0	0	---	---	19	19
Will Wynn	---	---	8	10	---	18
Juan Bruce	7	8	---	---	3	18
Ron Cassidy	2	3	---	---	13	18
Wilbert Montgomery	5	7	---	---	5	17
Frank LeMaster	---	---	6	7	1	14
Mike Hunt	---	---	5	8	---	13
Dave Studdard	4	7	---	---	---	11
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Huff	26	45	---	---	8	79
Richard Todd	26	47	---	---	---	73
Steve Riley	26	46	---	---	---	72
Tommy Casanova	---	---	20	37	12	69
Reggie McKenzie	24	43	---	---	1	68
Don Macek	18	44	---	---	6	68
Gary Shirk	17	36	---	---	9	62
Jerry Moore	---	---	16	31	13	60
Steven Stone	---	---	17	31	12	60
Dwight Harrison	---	---	18	34	7	59
Tom Toner	---	---	17	35	2	54
Walter Payton	20	33	---	---	---	53
Ted McKnight	19	21	---	---	13	53
Wally Henry	15	26	---	---	11	52
Ken Burrough	9	25	---	---	15	49
Archie Griffin	18	31	---	---	---	49
Andy Dorris	---	---	14	31	3	48
Don Rives	---	---	15	31	1	47
Bryant Salter	---	---	15	31	1	47
Russ Washington	16	31	---	---	---	47
Gerard Williams	---	---	14	30	1	45
Mike Franckowiak	6	13	---	---	24	43
Andrew James	13	12	---	---	17	42
Walt Patulski	---	---	10	29	2	41
Steve Courson	12	20	---	---	9	41
Mike Dawson	---	---	14	25	1	40
Tony Hill	8	19	---	---	7	34
Ronnie Moore	---	---	11	20	1	32
Bob Klein	3	8	---	---	20	31
James Scott	2	11	---	---	16	29
Bob Barber	---	---	11	11	6	28
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	4	5	16	25
Leroy Jones	---	---	7	15	3	25
Carl Barisich	---	---	6	11	5	22
Buddy Cutler	8	5	---	---	8	21
Byron Alexander	---	---	7	9	2	18
Mike Cofer	---	---	5	5	7	17
Terry Hopper	---	---	6	9	1	16
Mel Land	---	---	4	10	---	14
Brad Benson	0	1	---	---	9	10
Earl Gant	0	0	---	---	10	10
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	4	4
Carl Wafer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	52	8.7
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	4	11	2.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	15	81	5.4
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	39	28	1	1	3	1	4	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	45	23	4	3	2	0	17	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	56	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	97	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	139	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	88	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Earl Campbell	12	11	1	80	0	33
WR Calvin Hickman	9	3	1	21	0	26
WR Reggie Rucker	7	5	0	47	1	25
FB Boobie Clark	3	2	0	9	0	9
TE Marc Forbes	3	3	0	42	0	19
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	0	16	0	25
WR Edward McIntyre	1	0	1	0	0	13
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0	7	0	23
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	0	10	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Henry	10	2	2	37	1	26
WR Archie Griffin	7	1	0	4	0	31
WR Tony Hill	7	3	0	28	0	19
RB Walter Payton	6	5	0	41	1	33
TE Gary Shirk	5	4	0	70	1	36
TE Andrew James	4	4	0	30	0	12
WR Ken Burrough	2	2	0	20	0	25
WR James Scott	2	1	0	20	1	11
TE Bob Klein	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	5	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	4	5	1.25	4.57
Ted McKnight	2	10	5.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	5	1	4	0.80	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Archie Griffin	2	0	0	0.00	0.57
WR Wally Henry	2	0	0	0.00	3.70
RB Walter Payton	1	1	4	4.00	6.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbert Montgomery	1	1
Earl Campbell	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	11	7	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Hickman	5	2	2
RB Earl Campbell	3	2	2
WR Reggie Rucker	2	2	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	4	1	1
WR Archie Griffin	2	0	0
WR Wally Henry	2	0	0
TE Andrew James	1	1	0
RB Walter Payton	1	1	1
WR James Scott	1	1	1
TE Gary Shirk	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)