Week 14, 1979

played in Buffalo, NY

36 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Washington Redskins	10	3	6	3	-	22
Buffalo Bills	7	9	7	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:05 WAS - Mike Siani 15 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 08:28 BUF - Wally Henry 4 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 05:23 WAS - John Leypoldt 43 field goal
2Q: 13:47 BUF - Carson Long 38 field goal
2Q: 09:02 BUF - Carson Long 46 field goal
2Q: 03:17 BUF - Carson Long 51 field goal
2Q: 01:25 WAS - John Leypoldt 45 field goal
3Q: 12:51 WAS - John Leypoldt 52 field goal
3Q: 08:42 BUF - Archie Griffin 24 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 03:54 WAS - John Leypoldt 42 field goal
4Q: 03:56 WAS - John Leypoldt 38 field goal
4Q: 01:15 BUF - Jeff Wright 22 interception return (Carson Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:05 WAS - Mike Siani 15 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 08:28 BUF - Wally Henry 4 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 05:23 WAS - John Leypoldt 43 field goal
2Q: 13:47 BUF - Carson Long 38 field goal
2Q: 09:02 BUF - Carson Long 46 field goal
2Q: 03:17 BUF - Carson Long 51 field goal
2Q: 01:25 WAS - John Leypoldt 45 field goal
3Q: 12:51 WAS - John Leypoldt 52 field goal
3Q: 08:42 BUF - Archie Griffin 24 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 03:54 WAS - John Leypoldt 42 field goal
4Q: 03:56 WAS - John Leypoldt 38 field goal
4Q: 01:15 BUF - Jeff Wright 22 interception return (Carson Long extra point)

Team Statistics WAS BUF
Record 8-5 6-7
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 317 336
- Offensive Plays 73 59
- Yards per Play 4.34 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 114 131
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 4.96 4.68
Net Passing Yards 203 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 26 - 3 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.06 6.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/139 6/121
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	WAS	BUF
Record	8-5	6-7
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	317	336
- Offensive Plays	73	59
- Yards per Play	4.34	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	114	131
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	4.96	4.68
Net Passing Yards	203	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 26 - 3	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.06	6.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/139	6/121
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:55	1:01	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
1	8:20	3:04	OWN 39	8	35	Field Goal
2	13:40	2:42	OWN 20	6	22	Interception
2	8:55	3:48	OWN 12	7	28	Interception
2	3:12	1:55	OWN 38	7	34	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 30	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 33	5	32	Field Goal
3	8:28	4:39	OWN 34	9	41	Field Goal
3	2:00	4:23	OWN 21	8	46	Missed FG
4	9:40	5:52	OWN 6	13	73	Field Goal
4	1:53	0:51	OWN 25	3	-11	Interception
4	1:02	0:44	OWN 34	4	0	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	5:34	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	5:16	6:36	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
2	10:58	2:03	OWN 22	5	49	Field Goal
2	5:07	1:55	OWN 37	6	29	Field Goal
2	1:11	1:06	OWN 37	5	33	Fumble
3	12:44	4:16	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	3:49	1:49	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	12:37	2:57	OWN 40	6	20	Punt
4	3:48	1:55	OWN 23	5	11	Punt
4	0:18	0:18	OPP 34	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Richard Todd, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Delvin Williams	12	72	6.00	26	1
Jeff Kinney	8	32	4.00	13	2
Bert Jones	2	3	1.50	5	0
Jim Braxton	1	7	7.00	7	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	15	51	3.40	18	2
Po James	9	59	6.56	24	1
Richard Todd	3	19	6.33	13	1
Mike Franckowiak	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	48	26	214	2/11	1	21	3	46.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	30	19	210	1/5	2	29	0	106.2

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Fuqua	6	8	46	7.67	8	19	0
WR Lou Piccone	4	5	25	6.25	3	9	0
WR Mike Siani	4	9	26	6.50	8	15	1
RB Delvin Williams	4	7	45	11.25	25	21	0
WR Don McCauley	2	10	12	6.00	13	10	0
TE Mike Barber	2	3	28	14.00	7	15	0
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Mike Donohoe	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	17	17.00	15	17	0
WR James Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Henry	5	8	53	10.60	2	29	1
WR Archie Griffin	4	7	74	18.50	3	24	1
WR Tony Hill	4	5	40	10.00	5	20	0
RB Walter Payton	3	4	2	0.67	0	2	0
TE Gary Shirk	2	3	24	12.00	5	16	0
WR Ken Burrough	1	2	17	17.00	4	17	0
TE Don Hasselbeck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	0.00	0
S Bryant Salter	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jeff Wright	1	22	22.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Delvin Williams	1	0	0
Norm Bulaich	0	1	0
Tom Luken	0	1	0
Cleveland Elam	0	1	0
Richard Neal	0	0	1
Curtis Townsend	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Po James	1	0
Richard Todd	1	0
Mike Dawson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	3	131	43.7	41.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	5/6	4/5	1/2	52	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	1	8	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	3	67	22.3	0
Kerry Reardon	3	72	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	5	103	20.6	0
Wally Henry	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Williams	5	2	0.0	23	27
DE Jeff Merrow	4	1	0.0	19	21
OLB Bo Conway	3	1	0.0	11	9
ILB Ralph Ortega	3	1	0.0	24	22
CB Kerry Reardon	3	0	0.0	17	23
DE Cleveland Elam	3	0	0.0	22	19
DE Mike Butler	3	0	0.0	18	23
DT John Mendenhall	2	1	0.0	12	16
S Tommy Jeffries	2	1	0.0	11	19
OLB Curtis Townsend	2	1	0.0	18	14
S Tom Pridemore	2	1	0.0	27	29
CB Larry Marshall	2	0	0.0	18	22
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Stan White	2	0	0.0	5	4
DE Mike Fultz	2	0	0.0	10	8
DE Lem Burnham	1	1	0.5	9	10
DE Richard Neal	1	1	0.5	13	12
DT O.J. Sanford	1	1	0.0	6	12
S Ken Greene	1	1	0.0	23	20
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	1	0.0	4	9
WR Don McCauley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Siani	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	7	6	0.0	19	40
ILB Don Rives	6	4	0.0	17	37
DT Mike Dawson	5	2	1.0	18	26
S Bryant Salter	5	0	0.0	21	42
DE Bob Barber	3	0	1.0	8	16
S Jerry Moore	3	2	0.0	15	41
CB Dwight Harrison	3	1	0.0	20	40
CB Jeff Wright	3	1	0.0	15	39
S Tommy Casanova	3	0	0.0	22	49
CB Steven Stone	2	2	0.0	19	38
DE Andy Dorris	2	1	0.0	20	37
ILB Mike Cofer	2	1	0.0	6	12
DE Walt Patulski	2	0	0.0	15	34
DE Byron Alexander	1	0	0.0	3	13
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Mel Land	1	0	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lem Burnham	0.5	0	0	10
DE Richard Neal	0.5	0	0	12
DE Jeff Merrow	0.0	1	1	21
DT John Mendenhall	0.0	0	1	16
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	0	1	19
DE Mike Butler	0.0	0	1	23
DE Mike Fultz	0.0	0	1	8

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mike Dawson	1.0	1	1	2	26
DE Bob Barber	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	1	3	1	34
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	1	2	37
DE Leroy Jones	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Reggie Williams	4	0	27
CB Kerry Reardon	2	1	23
CB Larry Marshall	2	0	22
OLB Curtis Townsend	2	0	14
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	20
OLB Stan White	1	0	4
S Tommy Jeffries	1	0	19
DE Jeff Merrow	1	0	21
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	22
DE Mike Butler	1	0	23
DE Mike Fultz	1	0	8
S Ken Greene	1	0	20
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	29

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	4	1	0	40
ILB Don Rives	3	1	0	37
S Tommy Casanova	3	0	1	49
S Jerry Moore	3	0	0	41
CB Jeff Wright	2	1	1	39
S Bryant Salter	2	0	1	42
CB Steven Stone	2	0	0	38
OLB Mel Land	2	0	0	12
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	0	37
ILB Mike Cofer	1	0	0	12
DE Byron Alexander	1	0	0	13
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0	2
DT Mike Dawson	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dumler	2	4	1	22	1	48
Jim Hough	2	3	0	19	0	43
Keith Shelton	1	3	0	20	1	49
Tom Luken	1	3	0	18	0	40
Harris Richardson	1	3	0	5	0	9
Dean Lang	1	2	0	19	0	40
Ronnie Lee	1	1	0	4	0	10
Jack Cornell	0	1	0	8	0	11
Mike Barber	0	1	0	17	0	26

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Riley	2	7	2	28	1	31
Russ Washington	2	4	0	23	0	21
Reggie McKenzie	2	3	1	26	0	26
Ken Huff	1	4	1	27	0	28
Ted McKnight	1	2	0	16	0	14
Buddy Cutler	0	3	0	9	0	5
Don Macek	0	2	0	20	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Townsend	4	8
Jim Braxton	1	20
Don McCauley	1	16

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Franckowiak	2	19
Ken Burrough	2	14
Po James	1	20
Andrew James	1	20
Ted McKnight	1	12

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	22	48	---	---	4	74
Bert Jones	23	50	---	---	---	73
Keith Shelton	20	49	---	---	3	72
Jim Hough	19	43	---	---	3	65
Tom Pridemore	---	---	27	29	8	64
Lou Piccone	13	36	---	---	10	59
Dean Lang	19	40	---	---	---	59
Tom Luken	18	40	---	---	---	58
Larry Marshall	---	---	18	22	17	57
Don McCauley	8	30	---	---	16	54
Reggie Williams	---	---	23	27	3	53
Jeff Kinney	8	19	---	---	23	50
Ralph Ortega	---	---	24	22	3	49
Mike Barber	17	26	---	---	6	49
Kerry Reardon	---	---	17	23	8	48
Delvin Williams	15	31	---	---	---	46
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	11	19	15	45
Mike Butler	---	---	18	23	4	45
Ken Greene	---	---	23	20	1	44
Cleveland Elam	---	---	22	19	2	43
John Fuqua	15	26	---	---	1	42
Jeff Merrow	---	---	19	21	2	42
Norm Bulaich	14	22	---	---	4	40
Mike Siani	14	26	---	---	---	40
Curtis Townsend	---	---	18	14	8	40
Mike Donohoe	7	14	---	---	18	39
Jim Braxton	4	14	---	---	20	38
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	12	20	3	35
John Mendenhall	---	---	12	16	4	32
Stan White	---	---	5	4	19	28
Bo Conway	---	---	11	9	8	28
Richard Neal	---	---	13	12	2	27
James Thompson	0	6	---	---	20	26
Jack Cornell	8	11	---	---	6	25
Mike Fultz	---	---	10	8	3	21
Lem Burnham	---	---	9	10	1	20
O.J. Sanford	---	---	6	12	2	20
Ronnie Lee	4	10	---	---	6	20
Harris Richardson	5	9	---	---	4	18
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	4	9	3	16
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	13	13
Bob Martin	---	---	6	2	1	9
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Pisarcik	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Casanova	---	---	22	49	6	77
Steven Stone	---	---	19	38	20	77
Jerry Moore	---	---	15	41	20	76
Bryant Salter	---	---	21	42	5	68
Dwight Harrison	---	---	20	40	5	65
Tom Toner	---	---	19	40	6	65
Ken Huff	27	28	---	---	6	61
Andy Dorris	---	---	20	37	2	59
Steve Riley	28	31	---	---	---	59
Richard Todd	28	31	---	---	---	59
Don Rives	---	---	17	37	4	58
Jeff Wright	---	---	15	39	4	58
Walt Patulski	---	---	15	34	4	53
Reggie McKenzie	26	26	---	---	---	52
Don Macek	20	29	---	---	3	52
Mike Dawson	---	---	18	26	4	48
Gary Shirk	22	26	---	---	---	48
Wally Henry	13	20	---	---	14	47
Russ Washington	23	21	---	---	---	44
Ted McKnight	16	14	---	---	12	42
Archie Griffin	20	21	---	---	---	41
Walter Payton	18	21	---	---	---	39
Po James	9	8	---	---	20	37
Ronnie Moore	---	---	9	23	5	37
Ken Burrough	10	9	---	---	14	33
Mike Franckowiak	6	8	---	---	19	33
James Scott	6	7	---	---	20	33
Leroy Jones	---	---	5	24	2	31
Don Hasselbeck	12	10	---	---	8	30
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	4	11	14	29
Steve Courson	7	15	---	---	6	28
Mike Cofer	---	---	6	12	9	27
Bob Barber	---	---	8	16	2	26
Carl Barisich	---	---	10	14	---	24
Byron Alexander	---	---	3	13	4	20
Andrew James	0	0	---	---	20	20
Buddy Cutler	9	5	---	---	6	20
Tony Hill	8	11	---	---	---	19
Mel Land	---	---	4	12	---	16
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brad Benson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Hopper	---	---	3	2	---	5
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	3	3
Carl Wafer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	13	81	6.2
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	51	8.5
Middle	18	64	3.6
Right	3	17	5.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	48	26	1	3	5	3	6	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	30	19	4	2	2	1	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	112	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	62	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	89	14.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don McCauley	10	2	2	12	0	30
WR Mike Siani	9	4	0	26	0	26
WR John Fuqua	8	6	0	46	0	26
RB Delvin Williams	7	4	0	45	1	31
WR Lou Piccone	5	4	0	25	0	36
TE Mike Barber	3	2	1	28	0	26
TE Mike Donohoe	2	1	1	5	0	14
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	0	-1	0	14
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	11	0	22
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	0	17	0	19
WR James Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Henry	8	5	1	53	1	20
WR Archie Griffin	7	4	0	74	2	21
WR Tony Hill	5	4	0	40	1	11
RB Walter Payton	4	3	1	2	0	21
TE Gary Shirk	3	2	0	24	0	26
WR Ken Burrough	2	1	0	17	0	9
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	1	2	2.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	2	2	14	7.00	4.46

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	2	1	4	2.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Fuqua	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.75
WR Mike Siani	1	1	15	15.00	2.89

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gary Shirk	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Wally Henry	1	1	4	4.00	6.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Kinney	2	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	14	8	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	11	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don McCauley	4	2	1
WR John Fuqua	3	2	0
RB Delvin Williams	3	2	1
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	0
TE Mike Donohoe	1	1	1
WR Mike Siani	1	0	0
WR James Thompson	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie Griffin	3	3	3
WR Tony Hill	3	2	1
WR Wally Henry	2	2	1
WR Ken Burrough	1	1	1
RB Walter Payton	1	1	0
TE Gary Shirk	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)