Week 2, 1980

played in St. Louis, MO

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	3	7	13	-	30
St. Louis Cardinals	3	6	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 STL - Toni Linhart 18 field goal
1Q: 07:21 BUF - George Farmer 42 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 09:36 STL - Toni Linhart 45 field goal
2Q: 02:00 STL - Toni Linhart 31 field goal
2Q: 00:23 BUF - Carson Long 28 field goal
3Q: 09:53 BUF - Earl Gant 2 run (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 08:37 STL - Melvin Wilber 36 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 12:04 BUF - Carson Long 19 field goal
4Q: 05:27 BUF - Walter Payton 3 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Carson Long 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 STL - Toni Linhart 18 field goal
1Q: 07:21 BUF - George Farmer 42 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 09:36 STL - Toni Linhart 45 field goal
2Q: 02:00 STL - Toni Linhart 31 field goal
2Q: 00:23 BUF - Carson Long 28 field goal
3Q: 09:53 BUF - Earl Gant 2 run (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 08:37 STL - Melvin Wilber 36 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 12:04 BUF - Carson Long 19 field goal
4Q: 05:27 BUF - Walter Payton 3 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Carson Long 36 field goal

Team Statistics BUF STL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 27 15
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 480 274
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 7.16 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 113 80
- Rushing Attempts 26 21
- Yards per Rush 4.35 3.81
Net Passing Yards 367 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 0 34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 378 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.95 5.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/44 5/193
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:47 27:13

Team Statistics	BUF	STL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	27	15
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	480	274
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	7.16	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	113	80
- Rushing Attempts	26	21
- Yards per Rush	4.35	3.81
Net Passing Yards	367	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 0	34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	378	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.95	5.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/44	5/193
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:47	27:13

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:40	2:36	OWN 14	4	86	Touchdown
1	3:56	3:15	OWN 6	6	43	Punt
2	9:31	1:36	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
2	1:55	1:37	OWN 20	8	69	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
3	8:23	3:21	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
3	2:58	5:59	OWN 20	14	78	Field Goal
4	11:30	6:10	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
4	4:21	2:26	OPP 42	6	23	Field Goal
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 26	1	-1	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:20	OWN 46	9	53	Field Goal
1	7:04	3:08	OWN 42	5	9	Punt
1	0:41	6:10	OWN 16	11	56	Field Goal
2	7:55	6:00	OWN 25	12	61	Field Goal
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:43	1:20	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
3	5:02	2:04	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	11:59	0:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	5:20	0:59	OWN 42	3	0	Fumble
4	1:55	1:40	OWN 30	8	44	Downs

Game MVP: Richard Todd, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	19	86	4.53	23	2	1
Earl Gant	5	26	5.20	12	1	1
Richard Todd	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	12	48	4.00	14	1
Sherman Smith	7	30	4.29	12	2
Joe Montana	2	2	1.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	39	26	378	2/11	1	42	0	106.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	34	20	208	2/14	1	36	0	86.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Hill	7	9	70	10.00	20	29	0
WR Archie Griffin	5	9	103	20.60	45	40	0
WR Wally Henry	4	6	41	10.25	17	23	0
WR George Farmer	4	7	76	19.00	41	42	1
RB Walter Payton	3	3	39	13.00	22	22	0
TE Bob Tucker	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Gary Shirk	1	1	22	22.00	4	22	0
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
RB Tom Bailey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	6	7	67	11.17	33	23	0
WR Freddie Scott	5	6	35	7.00	2	15	0
WR Melvin Wilber	3	5	58	19.33	26	36	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	9	30	10.00	10	15	0
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	12	6.00	2	8	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Al Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walter Payton	1	0	0
Andy Dorris	0	1	0
Gary Shirk	0	1	0
Will Wynn	0	0	1
Willie Lee	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sherman Smith	1	0	0
Joe Montana	1	0	0
Larry McCarren	0	1	0
Ron Rydalich	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	3	136	45.3	40.7	60	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	3	161	53.7	47.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	2	31	15.5	0
Lloyd Mumphord	1	13	13.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	4	162	40.5	0
Freddie Scott	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	4	0	1.0	20	30
OLB Tom Toner	4	2	0.0	14	28
CB Lloyd Mumphord	4	1	0.0	16	31
S Bryant Salter	4	0	0.0	15	31
ILB Don Rives	3	3	0.0	15	31
S Vince Castillo	3	1	0.0	7	18
CB Dwight Harrison	3	0	0.0	16	24
CB Jeff Wright	3	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Mel Land	3	0	0.0	9	8
DT Willie Lee	2	2	1.0	15	22
DT Mike Dawson	2	1	0.0	7	24
DE Will Wynn	2	0	0.0	10	13
ILB Harold McLinton	1	1	0.0	8	3
DT Carl Barisich	1	0	0.0	10	6
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	0.0	16	26
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	22
S Tommy Casanova	0	1	0.0	17	31

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Cooney	10	3	0.0	25	34
S Bernie Jackson	7	1	0.0	18	30
S Tony Peters	4	1	0.0	7	17
CB Rufus Bess	4	1	0.0	20	27
S Marvin Switzer	4	0	0.0	7	17
DE Ron Rydalich	3	0	1.0	12	26
S John Sanders	3	3	0.0	22	30
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	3	1	0.0	20	27
DE Stan Lewis	2	0	1.0	17	26
OLB Marv Kellum	2	2	0.0	17	21
DT Kent Kremer	2	1	0.0	14	16
DT John Grant	2	0	0.0	23	31
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	0.0	16	27
DT Gary Johnson	1	1	0.0	13	15
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Hugh Rodgers	0	2	0.0	19	32
S Mike Jolly	0	1	0.0	7	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	1.0	1	3	3	30
DT Willie Lee	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Will Wynn	0.0	0	1	1	13
DE Byron Alexander	0.0	0	1	0	10

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Rydalich	1.0	0	26
DE Stan Lewis	1.0	0	26
DT John Grant	0.0	1	31
DT Dave Pear	0.0	1	26
S Mike Jolly	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	3	1	24
S Bryant Salter	3	1	31
CB Jeff Wright	3	0	21
S Vince Castillo	3	0	18
ILB Don Rives	2	1	31
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	0	31
OLB Tom Toner	1	1	28
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	26
OLB Mel Land	1	0	8
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	22
OLB Andy Collins	0	1	9

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bernie Jackson	7	0	30
ILB Mark Cooney	3	1	34
S Tony Peters	3	0	17
S Marvin Switzer	3	0	17
CB Rufus Bess	2	1	27
OLB Marv Kellum	2	0	21
CB Wayne Smith	2	0	27
S John Sanders	1	0	30
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	1	0	27
S Mike Jolly	1	0	24
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	3
CB Hugh Rodgers	0	3	32

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	2	3	1	18	0	31
Reggie McKenzie	1	6	0	24	0	36
Ken Huff	1	4	1	21	0	28
Steve Riley	1	3	0	23	1	38
Kelvin Clark	1	3	0	21	0	33
Larron Jackson	1	1	0	7	1	18
George Buehler	1	1	0	8	0	10
Chad Bush	1	1	0	5	0	8
Gary Shirk	0	1	0	13	0	20
Ted McKnight	0	1	0	12	0	14

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	2	6	1	21	0	35
Ron Mikolajczyk	2	5	0	17	1	27
Dan Dierdorf	1	4	0	21	0	34
Al Chandler	1	1	0	17	0	21
Ed Fisher	1	1	0	18	0	33
Aaron Meyer	0	2	0	17	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
George Farmer	4	10
Tom Bailey	1	21
Walt Arnold	1	18
Tony Hill	1	17

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Al Chandler	1	17
Roosevelt Leaks	1	16
Marvin Switzer	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	16	31	21	68
Richard Todd	26	41	---	---	---	67
Steve Riley	23	38	---	---	---	61
Reggie McKenzie	24	36	---	---	---	60
Tony Hill	13	27	---	---	17	57
Ken Huff	21	28	---	---	6	55
Andy Dorris	---	---	20	30	4	54
Kelvin Clark	21	33	---	---	---	54
Tommy Casanova	---	---	17	31	3	51
Bob Tucker	16	16	---	---	18	50
Don Rives	---	---	15	31	3	49
Don Macek	18	31	---	---	---	49
Bryant Salter	---	---	15	31	1	47
Tom Toner	---	---	14	28	3	45
Walter Payton	20	25	---	---	---	45
Walt Patulski	---	---	16	26	2	44
Dwight Harrison	---	---	16	24	3	43
Archie Griffin	18	23	---	---	2	43
Wally Henry	16	25	---	---	1	42
George Farmer	8	22	---	---	10	40
Vince Castillo	---	---	7	18	14	39
Willie Lee	---	---	15	22	2	39
Gary Shirk	13	20	---	---	3	36
Mike Dawson	---	---	7	24	4	35
Jeff Wright	---	---	11	21	2	34
Earl Gant	6	14	---	---	14	34
Kenny Johnson	---	---	7	22	5	34
Tom Bailey	4	8	---	---	21	33
Larron Jackson	7	18	---	---	6	31
Ted McKnight	12	14	---	---	5	31
Andy Collins	---	---	9	9	11	29
Walt Arnold	3	4	---	---	18	25
Will Wynn	---	---	10	13	1	24
George Buehler	8	10	---	---	5	23
Harold McLinton	---	---	8	3	12	23
Mike Renfro	1	7	---	---	15	23
Byron Alexander	---	---	5	10	5	20
Mel Land	---	---	9	8	3	20
Chad Bush	5	8	---	---	6	19
Carl Barisich	---	---	10	6	1	17
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	4	8	---	12
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steve Courson	3	3	---	---	1	7
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Cooney	---	---	25	34	5	64
Bernie Jackson	---	---	18	30	14	62
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	20	27	13	60
Larry McCarren	21	35	---	---	2	58
Joe Montana	21	36	---	---	---	57
John Grant	---	---	23	31	2	56
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	19	32	5	56
Al Chandler	17	21	---	---	17	55
Dan Dierdorf	21	34	---	---	---	55
John Sanders	---	---	22	30	3	55
Roy Green	18	29	---	---	7	54
Ed Fisher	18	33	---	---	---	51
Rufus Bess	---	---	20	27	2	49
Ron Mikolajczyk	17	27	---	---	4	48
Mike Jolly	---	---	7	24	17	48
Stan Lewis	---	---	17	26	4	47
Marv Kellum	---	---	17	21	8	46
Aaron Meyer	17	29	---	---	---	46
Alfred Jenkins	15	31	---	---	---	46
Dave Pear	---	---	17	26	3	46
Freddie Scott	8	22	---	---	15	45
Wayne Smith	---	---	16	27	1	44
Ron Rydalich	---	---	12	26	3	41
Frank Pollard	12	26	---	---	---	38
Roosevelt Leaks	10	11	---	---	16	37
Tony Peters	---	---	7	17	12	36
Kent Kremer	---	---	14	16	4	34
Sherman Smith	9	6	---	---	18	33
Marvin Switzer	---	---	7	17	9	33
Gary Johnson	---	---	13	15	---	28
Elvis Franks	---	---	9	15	3	27
Melvin Wilber	7	14	---	---	---	21
Brooks Williams	6	9	---	---	6	21
Jim Pietrzak	4	9	---	---	6	19
Walt Downing	4	9	---	---	6	19
Larry Dorsey	0	1	---	---	15	16
Randy Love	3	6	---	---	6	15
Richard Wood	---	---	1	7	6	14
Ron Coder	3	3	---	---	6	12
Billy Taylor	0	4	---	---	8	12
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	2	3	1	6
Tommie Ginn	0	1	---	---	3	4
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	6	25	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	13	36	2.8
Right	6	44	7.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	39	26	8	2	3	5	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	34	20	3	1	1	5	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	185	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	164	14.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	65	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie Griffin	9	5	1	103	2	23
WR Tony Hill	9	7	1	70	2	27
WR George Farmer	7	4	1	76	1	22
WR Wally Henry	6	4	0	41	1	25
RB Walter Payton	3	3	0	39	1	25
TE Bob Tucker	2	1	0	11	0	16
RB Tom Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Gary Shirk	1	1	0	22	1	20
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	0	16	0	7

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins	9	3	0	30	0	31
WR Roy Green	7	6	0	67	2	29
WR Freddie Scott	6	5	0	35	0	22
WR Melvin Wilber	5	3	0	58	1	14
TE Brooks Williams	3	1	0	6	0	9
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	0	12	0	26
TE Al Chandler	1	0	1	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	6	5	0.83	4.53
Earl Gant	1	2	2.00	5.20

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Smith	1	10	10.00	4.29
Frank Pollard	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	3	1	8	2.67	9.69

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	8	4	20	2.50	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Henry	2	1	8	4.00	6.83
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0	0.00	7.78

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	1	6	2.00	3.33
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	3	1.50	5.83
WR Roy Green	2	2	11	5.50	9.57
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0	0.00	11.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Montana	1	0
Frank Pollard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	10	7	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	4	3	3
RB Walter Payton	2	2	2
WR George Farmer	2	1	0
TE Bob Tucker	1	0	0
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	1	1
WR Roy Green	2	2	1
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	1
TE Brooks Williams	1	0	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)