Week 8, 1980

played in Buffalo, NY

64 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York Jets	0	7	3	3	-	13
Buffalo Bills	0	14	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:29 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 2 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 04:23 BUF - Wally Henry 19 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 00:19 BUF - Tony Hill 13 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 03:22 NYJ - Frank Corral 44 field goal
4Q: 12:16 NYJ - Frank Corral 18 field goal
4Q: 02:14 BUF - Carson Long 19 field goal
4Q: 01:37 BUF - Earl Gant 6 run (Carson Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:29 NYJ - Ottis Anderson 2 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 04:23 BUF - Wally Henry 19 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 00:19 BUF - Tony Hill 13 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 03:22 NYJ - Frank Corral 44 field goal
4Q: 12:16 NYJ - Frank Corral 18 field goal
4Q: 02:14 BUF - Carson Long 19 field goal
4Q: 01:37 BUF - Earl Gant 6 run (Carson Long extra point)

Team Statistics NYJ BUF
Record 2-6 4-4
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 375 334
- Offensive Plays 74 56
- Yards per Play 5.07 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 111 88
- Rushing Attempts 26 18
- Yards per Rush 4.27 4.89
Net Passing Yards 264 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 22 - 2 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 275 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 4/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:30 26:30

Team Statistics	NYJ	BUF
Record	2-6	4-4
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	375	334
- Offensive Plays	74	56
- Yards per Play	5.07	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	111	88
- Rushing Attempts	26	18
- Yards per Rush	4.27	4.89
Net Passing Yards	264	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 22 - 2	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	275	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	4/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:30	26:30

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 21	8	33	Punt
1	7:21	2:27	OWN 12	5	35	Punt
1	2:11	1:47	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
1	0:24	4:02	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
2	7:38	2:08	OWN 15	7	71	Missed FG
2	4:15	1:28	OWN 20	4	5	Interception
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	2	-2	Half
3	12:51	9:35	OWN 22	16	51	Field Goal
3	2:27	5:18	OPP 44	11	43	Field Goal
4	2:07	0:23	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	1:27	1:27	OWN 8	7	80	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	4:13	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
1	4:54	2:43	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	11:22	3:44	OWN 32	6	23	Punt
2	5:30	1:15	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	2:47	2:39	OPP 47	12	47	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	3:16	0:49	OWN 36	3	0	Interception
4	12:09	10:02	OWN 16	16	82	Field Goal
4	1:44	0:17	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown

Game MVP: Walter Payton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ottis Anderson	18	83	4.61	16	4	1
Gary Hammond	8	28	3.50	10	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	12	64	5.33	22	3	0
Earl Gant	6	24	4.00	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	46	22	275	2/11	0	47	2	48.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	36	21	258	2/12	2	30	1	87.5

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Carrol	5	7	42	8.40	14	16
WR Marco Vehar	5	12	79	15.80	0	34
WR Karl Farmer	4	8	91	22.75	40	47
RB Ottis Anderson	3	5	17	5.67	9	7
FB Jim Otis	2	3	8	4.00	2	8
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	25	25.00	3	25
TE Mike Cobb	1	2	14	14.00	14	14
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Gary Hammond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Don Bass	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Henry	6	9	67	11.17	12	26	1
RB Walter Payton	5	9	57	11.40	23	16	0
WR Archie Griffin	4	6	50	12.50	21	30	0
WR Tony Hill	4	6	65	16.25	10	21	1
TE Bob Tucker	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
FB Ted McKnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR George Farmer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Earlie Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Harrison	1	25	25.00	0
CB Kenny Johnson	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ottis Anderson	1	0	0
Ken Geddes	0	1	0
Terry Carrol	0	1	0
Jim Otis	0	0	1
Rush Brown	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tom Bailey	1	0	0
Richard Todd	1	0	0
Don Macek	0	1	0
Bryant Salter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	3	134	44.7	31.0	53	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	4	170	42.5	40.5	54	4

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	2/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Hammond	2	8	4.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Hammond	2	35	17.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	3	48	16.0	0
Lloyd Mumphord	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lenny Richard	6	1	0.0	8	28
CB Lucious Smith	6	1	0.0	12	30
ILB Gerald Irons	5	1	0.0	10	13
ILB Jim LeClair	4	0	0.0	14	34
S Brenard Wilson	4	0	0.0	11	12
DT Rush Brown	3	2	1.5	7	17
DE Fred Smerlas	2	1	0.0	12	22
DE Ron Carpenter	1	1	0.0	10	26
DE Percy Kirkwood	1	1	0.0	12	28
CB Dale Lucas	1	1	0.0	12	23
CB Earlie Thomas	1	0	0.0	15	24
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	---	---	---
CB Antonio Dodge	1	0	0.0	12	27
S Cedric Brown	1	0	0.0	6	28
WR Don Bass	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ken Clarke	1	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Ken Geddes	0	1	0.5	5	20
OLB Jeff Barnes	0	3	0.0	13	28
OLB Mike Engler	0	1	0.0	5	8
DE Horace Jones	0	1	0.0	8	12

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryant Salter	11	1	0.0	23	41
ILB Don Rives	4	2	0.0	24	36
CB Jeff Wright	4	1	0.0	13	30
CB Dwight Harrison	4	0	0.0	23	36
OLB Tom Toner	4	0	0.0	20	40
DT Willie Lee	3	1	0.0	15	24
CB Kenny Johnson	3	1	0.0	15	33
DT Carl Barisich	3	0	0.0	16	31
S Bob Glazebrook	3	0	0.0	12	28
ILB Harold McLinton	2	2	0.0	5	15
S Vince Castillo	2	2	0.0	21	32
OLB Andy Collins	2	1	0.0	6	10
DE Byron Alexander	1	0	1.0	4	13
DT Greg Wojcik	1	3	0.5	17	29
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	0.5	22	35
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	1	0.0	22	37
WR George Farmer	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rush Brown	1.5	0	0	0	17
OLB Ken Geddes	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Ron Carpenter	0.0	1	0	1	26
DE Percy Kirkwood	0.0	0	3	0	28
DE Fred Smerlas	0.0	0	2	1	22
ILB Gerald Irons	0.0	0	1	0	13

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Byron Alexander	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Walt Patulski	0.5	0	1	2	35
DT Greg Wojcik	0.5	0	1	0	29
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	2	4	5	33
ILB Harold McLinton	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Will Wynn	0.0	0	1	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lucious Smith	5	0	0	30
S Lenny Richard	4	0	0	28
S Brenard Wilson	3	0	0	12
ILB Gerald Irons	2	0	0	13
ILB Jim LeClair	2	0	0	34
CB Antonio Dodge	1	1	0	27
CB Dale Lucas	1	1	0	23
OLB Jeff Barnes	1	1	0	28
S Cedric Brown	1	0	0	28
DE Fred Smerlas	1	0	0	22
CB Earlie Thomas	0	0	1	24

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryant Salter	6	0	0	41
CB Jeff Wright	4	0	0	30
OLB Tom Toner	3	2	0	40
S Bob Glazebrook	2	1	0	28
OLB Andy Collins	2	0	0	10
CB Kenny Johnson	1	1	1	33
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	1	0	37
ILB Don Rives	1	1	0	36
CB Dwight Harrison	1	0	1	36
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Watkins	3	5	19	0	44
Bob Johnson	2	5	23	0	42
Kurt Schumacher	1	4	25	1	43
Randy Young	1	3	19	0	33
Mike Wilson	1	3	14	0	19
Jim Otis	1	1	8	1	24
Keith Eck	0	3	13	0	21
Rod Walters	0	1	16	0	33
Adger Armstrong	0	1	9	0	7

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Huff	3	4	0	17	0	35
Kelvin Clark	2	2	0	13	0	34
Reggie McKenzie	1	5	0	13	0	28
Steve Riley	0	3	0	17	1	35
Don Macek	0	2	1	17	0	30
Larron Jackson	0	1	0	5	1	10
Gary Shirk	0	1	0	13	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Geddes	2	12
Adger Armstrong	1	13
Mike Cobb	1	10
Jim Otis	1	5

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Hill	2	15
Lloyd Mumphord	1	17
Earl Gant	1	14
Archie Griffin	1	1

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Namath	26	48	---	---	---	74
Bob Johnson	23	42	---	---	5	70
Kurt Schumacher	25	43	---	---	---	68
Todd Watkins	19	44	---	---	---	63
Karl Farmer	16	34	---	---	12	62
Terry Carrol	16	30	---	---	13	59
Randy Young	19	33	---	---	6	58
Ottis Anderson	18	40	---	---	---	58
Francis Hartings	15	28	---	---	14	57
Antonio Dodge	---	---	12	27	17	56
Marco Vehar	15	35	---	---	5	55
Rod Walters	16	33	---	---	4	53
Jim LeClair	---	---	14	34	1	49
Dale Lucas	---	---	12	23	9	44
Lucious Smith	---	---	12	30	1	43
Jeff Barnes	---	---	13	28	1	42
Percy Kirkwood	---	---	12	28	1	41
Earlie Thomas	---	---	15	24	1	40
Don Bass	18	22	---	---	---	40
Ron Carpenter	---	---	10	26	2	38
Keith Eck	13	21	---	---	4	38
Ken Geddes	---	---	5	20	12	37
Jim Otis	8	24	---	---	5	37
Lenny Richard	---	---	8	28	1	37
Mike Wilson	14	19	---	---	3	36
Mike Hawkins	---	---	14	21	1	36
Fred Smerlas	---	---	12	22	1	35
Cedric Brown	---	---	6	28	---	34
Gary Hammond	8	6	---	---	19	33
Mike Engler	---	---	5	8	17	30
Adger Armstrong	9	7	---	---	13	29
Mike Cobb	7	10	---	---	10	27
Gerald Irons	---	---	10	13	3	26
Brenard Wilson	---	---	11	12	1	24
Rush Brown	---	---	7	17	---	24
Horace Jones	---	---	8	12	3	23
Ken Clarke	---	---	7	10	4	21
Dan Bunz	---	---	5	7	2	14
Charles Aiu	1	5	---	---	6	12
Robin Earl	0	4	---	---	5	9
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hank Bauer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	3	3
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andrew Rozanski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	22	37	17	76
Bryant Salter	---	---	23	41	2	66
Tom Toner	---	---	20	40	3	63
Dwight Harrison	---	---	23	36	3	62
Don Rives	---	---	24	36	2	62
Walt Patulski	---	---	22	35	2	59
Ken Huff	17	35	---	---	5	57
Richard Todd	18	38	---	---	---	56
Vince Castillo	---	---	21	32	2	55
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	12	28	14	54
Kenny Johnson	---	---	15	33	6	54
Carl Barisich	---	---	16	31	5	52
Steve Riley	17	35	---	---	---	52
Andy Dorris	---	---	17	33	1	51
Greg Wojcik	---	---	17	29	3	49
Don Macek	17	30	---	---	---	47
Tony Hill	7	25	---	---	15	47
Kelvin Clark	13	34	---	---	---	47
Jeff Wright	---	---	13	30	2	45
Reggie McKenzie	13	28	---	---	---	41
Walter Payton	12	28	---	---	---	40
Archie Griffin	14	25	---	---	1	40
Willie Lee	---	---	15	24	1	40
Wally Henry	12	28	---	---	---	40
Bob Tucker	7	17	---	---	14	38
Ted McKnight	8	21	---	---	2	31
Harold McLinton	---	---	5	15	10	30
Gary Shirk	13	15	---	---	2	30
Earl Gant	6	8	---	---	14	28
Andy Collins	---	---	6	10	11	27
Will Wynn	---	---	9	15	2	26
George Farmer	5	12	---	---	8	25
Tom Bailey	4	3	---	---	17	24
Byron Alexander	---	---	4	13	4	21
Larron Jackson	5	10	---	---	5	20
Walt Arnold	0	5	---	---	14	19
Mike Renfro	2	3	---	---	10	15
Chad Bush	5	4	---	---	5	14
George Buehler	1	8	---	---	4	13
Mel Land	---	---	2	10	1	13
Steve Young	1	3	---	---	2	6
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Courson	1	3	---	---	---	4
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	2	37	18.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	46	22	4	2	2	6	7	8	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	36	21	3	0	4	3	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	29	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	8	74	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	104	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	70	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	130	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marco Vehar	12	5	1	79	1	35
WR Karl Farmer	8	4	0	91	2	34
WR Terry Carrol	7	5	0	42	0	30
RB Ottis Anderson	5	3	0	17	0	40
WR Don Bass	4	0	0	0	0	22
FB Jim Otis	3	2	0	8	0	24
TE Mike Cobb	2	1	0	14	0	10
RB Gary Hammond	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	0	25	1	28
FB Adger Armstrong	1	1	0	-1	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Walter Payton	9	5	1	57	0	28
WR Wally Henry	9	6	1	67	1	28
WR Archie Griffin	6	4	0	50	1	25
WR Tony Hill	6	4	1	65	1	25
WR George Farmer	3	0	0	0	0	12
TE Bob Tucker	2	2	0	19	0	17
FB Ted McKnight	1	0	1	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Hammond	3	12	4.00	3.50
Ottis Anderson	2	9	4.50	4.61

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	3	17	5.67	5.33
Earl Gant	2	5	2.50	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	6	1	3	0.50	5.98

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	6	2	32	5.33	7.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Carrol	2	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Marco Vehar	1	0	0	0.00	6.58
TE Mike Cobb	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Don Bass	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	3	3.00	3.40

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Payton	3	0	0	0.00	6.33
WR Tony Hill	2	1	13	6.50	10.83
WR Wally Henry	1	1	19	19.00	7.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	4	3
Gary Hammond	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Gant	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	12	8	6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marco Vehar	3	2	2
WR Karl Farmer	2	1	1
WR Don Bass	2	0	0
RB Ottis Anderson	2	2	1
FB Jim Otis	1	1	0
WR Terry Carrol	1	1	1
TE Mike Cobb	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	4	2	2
WR George Farmer	2	0	0
TE Bob Tucker	1	1	1
RB Walter Payton	1	1	1
WR Archie Griffin	1	1	0
WR Wally Henry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)