Week 12, 1980

played in Buffalo, NY

31 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	10	7	3	-	23
Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 LAS - Joe Danelo 51 field goal
2Q: 07:04 BUF - Walter Payton 2 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 02:19 LAS - Freddie Solomon 11 pass from Ron Jaworski (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 00:04 LAS - Joe Danelo 41 field goal
3Q: 08:32 LAS - Lawrence McCutcheon 1 run (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 04:50 BUF - Walter Payton 8 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 12:31 LAS - Joe Danelo 41 field goal
4Q: 01:20 BUF - George Farmer 3 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 LAS - Joe Danelo 51 field goal
2Q: 07:04 BUF - Walter Payton 2 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 02:19 LAS - Freddie Solomon 11 pass from Ron Jaworski (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 00:04 LAS - Joe Danelo 41 field goal
3Q: 08:32 LAS - Lawrence McCutcheon 1 run (Joe Danelo extra point)
3Q: 04:50 BUF - Walter Payton 8 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 12:31 LAS - Joe Danelo 41 field goal
4Q: 01:20 BUF - George Farmer 3 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)

Team Statistics LAS BUF
Record 7-4 5-6
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 382 345
- Offensive Plays 74 54
- Yards per Play 5.16 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 133 107
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 4.03 4.86
Net Passing Yards 249 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 1 29 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 256 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.07 7.44
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 2/16
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 2/20 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:45 23:15

Team Statistics	LAS	BUF
Record	7-4	5-6
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	382	345
- Offensive Plays	74	54
- Yards per Play	5.16	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	133	107
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	4.03	4.86
Net Passing Yards	249	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 1	29 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	256	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.07	7.44
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	2/16
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	2/20	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:45	23:15

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	0:45	OWN 33	3	-2	Interception
1	11:55	2:39	OWN 40	5	26	Field Goal
1	5:31	1:09	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
1	3:10	2:36	OWN 2	6	39	Punt
2	13:39	2:11	OWN 43	5	40	Fumble
2	6:54	4:41	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 46	5	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:35	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	4:44	7:20	OWN 20	14	56	Field Goal
4	11:34	2:51	OPP 41	4	24	Missed FG
4	5:42	3:41	OWN 14	6	16	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
1	12:43	0:48	OPP 39	3	1	Interception
1	9:16	3:45	OWN 38	5	11	Punt
1	4:22	1:12	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
1	0:34	1:55	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
2	11:28	4:34	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
2	2:13	1:10	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	8:25	3:41	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	12:24	0:50	OWN 35	2	16	Fumble
4	8:43	3:01	OWN 24	7	44	Interception
4	2:01	0:50	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 42	5	32	Game

Game MVP: Lawrence McCutcheon, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence McCutcheon	20	75	3.75	12	5	1
Allen Carter	11	46	4.18	9	0	0
Ron Jaworski	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
John Floyd	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	16	78	4.88	21	3	1
Earl Gant	5	29	5.80	14	1	0
Richard Todd	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	40	26	256	1/7	1	28	1	80.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	29	19	257	3/19	2	44	2	87.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Daryl Bernstein	5	7	58	11.60	16	20	0
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	4	5	46	11.50	28	28	0
WR Freddie Solomon	4	7	37	9.25	0	12	1
WR John Floyd	4	6	29	7.25	4	10	0
TE Greg Latta	3	5	30	10.00	9	16	0
WR Billy Brooks	3	6	25	8.33	1	11	0
FB Tony Galbreath	2	2	12	6.00	2	13	0
TE Rick Walker	1	2	19	19.00	1	19	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Walter Payton	5	6	17	3.40	4	8	1
WR Tony Hill	4	6	80	20.00	38	39	0
WR Archie Griffin	2	5	65	32.50	29	44	0
RB Earl Gant	2	2	55	27.50	33	34	0
WR George Farmer	2	5	5	2.50	0	3	1
TE Bob Tucker	1	2	14	14.00	11	14	0
TE Gary Shirk	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	12	12.00	9	12	0
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Broderick Ours	1	0	0.00	0
S Jerry Anderson	1	20	20.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom Toner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Galbreath	1	1	0
Daryl Bernstein	1	0	0
Dwight Hicks	0	1	0
Broderick Ours	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Hill	1	0	0
Dwight Harrison	0	1	0
Tommy Casanova	0	0	1
Bryant Salter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	3	147	49.0	47.0	65	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	5	241	48.2	43.6	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	3/4	3/3	1/1	51	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Solomon	2	23	11.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Casanova	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Carter	2	53	26.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Casanova	4	101	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jim Youngblood	5	3	1.0	17	28
CB Wentford Gaines	5	1	0.0	10	23
S Dave Elmendorf	4	2	0.0	16	22
S Larry Brune	4	0	0.0	8	18
ILB Jeff Siemon	3	1	0.0	18	26
DT Troy Archer	3	1	0.0	18	24
S Jimmy Allen	3	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	0	0.0	9	1
OLB Dave Morton	2	1	0.0	3	6
S Jerry Anderson	2	0	0.0	8	13
DE Cory Joyner	1	0	1.0	13	19
DE Ian Lyons	1	0	1.0	14	24
CB Dwight Hicks	1	3	0.0	20	25
CB Broderick Ours	1	1	0.0	11	23
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Golic	1	0	0.0	17	26
DT Stafford Mays	1	0	0.0	14	14

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Rives	10	3	0.0	28	36
S Tommy Casanova	6	2	0.0	30	35
DT Willie Lee	4	3	0.0	19	30
OLB Tom Toner	4	2	0.0	27	30
CB Lloyd Mumphord	4	0	0.0	22	33
S Vince Castillo	4	0	0.0	11	15
CB Jeff Wright	3	3	0.0	20	27
DT Carl Barisich	3	2	0.0	18	13
ILB Harold McLinton	3	2	0.0	11	8
CB Dwight Harrison	3	0	0.0	22	31
OLB Andy Collins	3	0	0.0	6	12
DT Mike Dawson	2	1	0.5	23	25
S Bryant Salter	2	2	0.0	22	29
WR George Farmer	2	0	---	---	---
DE Will Wynn	1	0	0.5	25	34
CB Kenny Johnson	1	2	0.0	19	19
DE Walt Patulski	1	1	0.0	22	32
DE Byron Alexander	1	1	0.0	15	12
C George Buehler	1	0	---	---	---
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0.0	5	13
OLB Mel Land	1	0	0.0	9	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cory Joyner	1.0	1	19
OLB Jim Youngblood	1.0	0	28
DE Ian Lyons	1.0	0	24

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Will Wynn	0.5	1	0	34
DT Mike Dawson	0.5	0	2	25
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	2	1	11
DT Willie Lee	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Tom Toner	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wentford Gaines	5	1	0	23
CB Broderick Ours	3	1	1	23
S Larry Brune	3	0	0	18
S Dave Elmendorf	2	0	0	22
CB Dwight Hicks	1	2	0	25
S Jerry Anderson	1	0	1	13
ILB Jeff Siemon	1	0	0	26
OLB Jim Youngblood	1	0	0	28
DT Bob Golic	1	0	0	26
OLB Dave Morton	1	0	0	6
S Jimmy Allen	0	1	0	22
CB Don McNeal	0	1	0	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Don Rives	7	2	0	36
S Tommy Casanova	5	2	0	35
CB Dwight Harrison	2	3	0	31
OLB Tom Toner	2	0	1	30
CB Jeff Wright	2	0	0	27
OLB Andy Collins	2	0	0	12
S Vince Castillo	2	0	0	15
S Bryant Salter	1	1	0	29
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	0	33
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	0	32
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0	13
DE Will Wynn	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Dillon	5	8	0	26	0	31
Andy Frederick	3	6	0	30	0	37
Bob Van Duyne	2	8	0	30	0	38
Jim Sexton	2	5	1	27	0	33
Greg Latta	1	1	0	15	0	18
Rick Walker	1	1	0	19	0	15
Dan Medlin	0	1	0	29	1	32
Bob McKay	0	1	0	10	0	14
Tony Galbreath	0	1	0	17	0	18

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Riley	3	4	0	20	1	29
Don Macek	1	5	0	17	0	26
Ken Huff	1	4	0	18	1	30
George Buehler	1	3	0	5	0	6
Reggie McKenzie	1	1	1	20	0	29
Kelvin Clark	1	1	0	17	1	28
Len Gotshalk	0	2	0	2	0	3
Ted McKnight	0	1	0	12	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Pinkney	2	8
Broderick Ours	1	14
Greg Latta	1	12
Tom Hicks	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Hill	2	14
Walt Arnold	1	14
George Farmer	1	6

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Van Duyne	30	38	---	---	7	75
Ron Jaworski	33	41	---	---	---	74
Andy Frederick	30	37	---	---	---	67
Dan Medlin	29	32	---	---	5	66
Freddie Solomon	23	24	---	---	14	61
John Floyd	18	28	---	---	15	61
Jim Sexton	27	33	---	---	---	60
Hardy Dillon	26	31	---	---	3	60
Lawrence McCutcheon	21	29	---	---	---	50
Broderick Ours	---	---	11	23	14	48
Daryl Bernstein	14	21	---	---	13	48
Billy Brooks	20	27	---	---	1	48
Rick Walker	19	15	---	---	14	48
Jeff Siemon	---	---	18	26	2	46
Greg Latta	15	18	---	---	12	45
Jim Youngblood	---	---	17	28	---	45
Dwight Hicks	---	---	20	25	---	45
Allen Carter	12	12	---	---	20	44
Bob Golic	---	---	17	26	---	43
Troy Archer	---	---	18	24	---	42
Tony Galbreath	17	18	---	---	7	42
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	16	22	2	40
Jimmy Allen	---	---	16	22	1	39
Ian Lyons	---	---	14	24	---	38
Don McNeal	---	---	14	21	1	36
Wentford Gaines	---	---	10	23	---	33
Cory Joyner	---	---	13	19	---	32
Jerry Anderson	---	---	8	13	9	30
Stafford Mays	---	---	14	14	1	29
Larry Brune	---	---	8	18	2	28
Everett Little	7	12	---	---	7	26
Bob McKay	10	14	---	---	---	24
Derrick Jensen	5	7	---	---	12	24
Dave Morton	---	---	3	6	14	23
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	8	8	5	21
Bob Rush	6	8	---	---	6	20
Tom Hicks	---	---	4	6	9	19
Andrew Melontree	---	---	9	1	4	14
Reggie Pinkney	---	---	1	3	8	12
Secdrick McIntyre	1	6	---	---	4	11
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	3	0	3	6
Parnell Dickinson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Casanova	---	---	30	35	13	78
Don Rives	---	---	28	36	3	67
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	22	33	10	65
Tom Toner	---	---	27	30	5	62
Will Wynn	---	---	25	34	3	62
Walt Patulski	---	---	22	32	3	57
Dwight Harrison	---	---	22	31	3	56
Richard Todd	22	32	---	---	---	54
Bryant Salter	---	---	22	29	2	53
Ken Huff	18	30	---	---	4	52
Willie Lee	---	---	19	30	3	52
Mike Dawson	---	---	23	25	3	51
Jeff Wright	---	---	20	27	3	50
Reggie McKenzie	20	29	---	---	---	49
Steve Riley	20	29	---	---	---	49
Tony Hill	13	22	---	---	14	49
Kenny Johnson	---	---	19	19	10	48
Kelvin Clark	17	28	---	---	---	45
Don Macek	17	26	---	---	---	43
Walter Payton	16	24	---	---	---	40
Bob Tucker	8	13	---	---	14	35
Carl Barisich	---	---	18	13	3	34
George Farmer	9	18	---	---	6	33
Gary Shirk	13	16	---	---	3	32
Wally Henry	14	18	---	---	---	32
Vince Castillo	---	---	11	15	5	31
Byron Alexander	---	---	15	12	3	30
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	5	13	12	30
Harold McLinton	---	---	11	8	10	29
Archie Griffin	11	18	---	---	---	29
Ted McKnight	12	12	---	---	4	28
Tom Bailey	3	7	---	---	17	27
Andy Collins	---	---	6	12	6	24
Andy Dorris	---	---	9	11	2	22
Earl Gant	6	5	---	---	10	21
Mel Land	---	---	9	6	6	21
Mike Renfro	3	4	---	---	12	19
Walt Arnold	2	3	---	---	14	19
George Buehler	5	6	---	---	5	16
Larron Jackson	6	5	---	---	5	16
Len Gotshalk	2	3	---	---	5	10
Steve Courson	5	4	---	---	1	10
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	4	4
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	20	78	3.9
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	11	64	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	40	26	2	0	0	9	4	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	29	19	5	0	1	6	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	132	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	114	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	46	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	162	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Daryl Bernstein	7	5	58	1	21
WR Freddie Solomon	7	4	37	0	24
WR Billy Brooks	6	3	25	0	27
WR John Floyd	6	4	29	0	28
TE Greg Latta	5	3	30	0	18
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	5	4	46	1	29
FB Tony Galbreath	2	2	12	0	18
TE Rick Walker	2	1	19	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Walter Payton	6	5	0	17	0	24
WR Tony Hill	6	4	0	80	1	22
WR Archie Griffin	5	2	0	65	2	18
WR George Farmer	5	2	0	5	0	18
TE Bob Tucker	2	1	1	14	0	13
RB Earl Gant	2	2	0	55	2	5
TE Gary Shirk	1	1	0	1	0	16
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	12	0	12
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	0	8	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon	3	2	0.67	3.75
Allen Carter	2	10	5.00	4.18

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	2	3	1.50	4.88
Earl Gant	1	2	2.00	5.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	4	3	30	7.50	6.40

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	3	3	23	7.67	8.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	2	1	6	3.00	9.20
WR Freddie Solomon	1	1	11	11.00	5.29
FB Tony Galbreath	1	1	13	13.00	6.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Payton	1	1	8	8.00	2.83
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR George Farmer	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence McCutcheon	3	1
Allen Carter	2	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	11	7	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Solomon	3	1	1
WR John Floyd	3	3	2
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	2	2	2
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	1	0
WR Billy Brooks	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bob Tucker	1	0	0
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	0
RB Earl Gant	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)