Week 16, 1980

played in Buffalo, NY

32 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	10	3	6	0	-	19
Buffalo Bills	3	7	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 SFO - Brandon Bush 10 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 06:55 BUF - Carson Long 21 field goal
1Q: 01:12 SFO - Eddie Murray 32 field goal
2Q: 08:44 BUF - Walter Payton 13 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 00:20 SFO - Eddie Murray 36 field goal
3Q: 09:41 SFO - Eddie Murray 28 field goal
3Q: 03:59 SFO - Eddie Murray 47 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Carson Long 33 field goal
4Q: 05:19 BUF - Walter Payton 7 run (Carson Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 SFO - Brandon Bush 10 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 06:55 BUF - Carson Long 21 field goal
1Q: 01:12 SFO - Eddie Murray 32 field goal
2Q: 08:44 BUF - Walter Payton 13 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 00:20 SFO - Eddie Murray 36 field goal
3Q: 09:41 SFO - Eddie Murray 28 field goal
3Q: 03:59 SFO - Eddie Murray 47 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Carson Long 33 field goal
4Q: 05:19 BUF - Walter Payton 7 run (Carson Long extra point)

Team Statistics SFO BUF
Record 4-11 8-7
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 360 262
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 5.37 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 104 108
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards per Rush 4.16 3.86
Net Passing Yards 256 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 21 - 2 34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 256 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 4.16
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/80 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 5/105 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 5/142 6/97
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/81
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:07 30:53

Team Statistics	SFO	BUF
Record	4-11	8-7
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	360	262
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	5.37	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	104	108
- Rushing Attempts	25	28
- Yards per Rush	4.16	3.86
Net Passing Yards	256	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 21 - 2	34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	256	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	4.16
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/80	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	5/105	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	5/142	6/97
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/81
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:07	30:53

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
1	6:49	2:00	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
1	2:25	1:18	OPP 21	3	6	Field Goal
2	13:50	4:02	OWN 20	9	34	Interception
2	8:36	3:02	OWN 27	5	30	Punt
2	1:56	1:43	OWN 42	8	39	Field Goal
2	0:04	0:04	OPP 36	1	0	Half
3	13:04	3:28	OWN 36	7	53	Field Goal
3	8:03	4:09	OWN 27	10	43	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:14	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	10:40	1:31	OWN 32	5	22	Punt
4	6:58	0:55	OWN 26	2	5	Interception
4	5:13	1:52	OWN 33	3	5	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	2:09	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
1	9:46	2:57	OPP 39	7	35	Field Goal
1	4:49	2:24	OWN 7	5	24	Punt
1	1:07	2:17	OWN 24	6	29	Punt
2	9:48	1:12	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
2	5:34	3:38	OWN 1	8	30	Punt
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	9:36	1:33	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	3:54	1:29	OWN 20	4	-6	Punt
3	2:25	2:32	OPP 49	6	33	Field Goal
4	12:39	1:59	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	9:09	2:11	OWN 7	6	10	Punt
4	6:03	0:50	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
4	3:21	3:21	OWN 21	8	39	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Casanova, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Betterson	12	54	4.50	12	2
Zachary Dixon	11	46	4.18	11	2
Gary Hogeboom	2	4	2.00	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	19	88	4.63	29	2	1
Earl Gant	4	8	2.00	3	0	0
Richard Todd	3	12	4.00	7	0	0
Ted McKnight	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Hogeboom	42	21	256	0/0	1	33	2	57.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	34	19	172	3/18	1	26	0	79.5

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Carlson	6	9	102	17.00	3	33	0
TE Ted Kwalick	4	5	49	12.25	5	18	0
WR Billy Ryckman	4	12	35	8.75	4	16	0
WR Bob Pickard	2	5	26	13.00	14	15	0
WR Fred Willis	2	3	8	4.00	0	7	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Rickey Watts	1	5	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Brandon Bush	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
RB Zachary Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Walter Payton	5	8	53	10.60	25	13	1
WR Archie Griffin	3	4	44	14.67	6	19	0
FB Ted McKnight	3	3	3	1.00	0	2	0
TE Gary Shirk	2	4	15	7.50	7	12	0
WR Wally Henry	2	7	10	5.00	2	11	0
WR Tony Hill	2	3	8	4.00	3	9	0
TE Bob Tucker	1	1	26	26.00	11	26	0
WR George Farmer	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Mike Renfro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Walt Arnold	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Casanova	2	81	40.50	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clyde Powers	2	0	0
James Betterson	1	0	0
Gary Davis	0	1	0
John Jackson	0	1	0
Burgess Owens	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	0
Bob Tucker	0	1	0
Ted McKnight	0	1	0
George Farmer	0	0	2
Carl Barisich	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Montrae Jones	5	222	44.4	41.8	51	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	9	409	45.4	32.7	57	1

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	5	105	21.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	5	142	28.4	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	4	57	14.3	0
Lloyd Mumphord	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donnie Shell	7	3	0.0	24	32
ILB Otis Wilson	7	2	0.0	22	27
ILB Merv Krakau	5	3	0.0	17	25
ILB Rod Rhodes	4	0	0.0	11	12
CB Randy Colbert	3	2	0.0	15	24
S Clyde Powers	3	0	0.0	26	32
DE Fred Cook	2	2	1.0	17	26
DT Randy Crowder	2	0	0.5	21	24
OLB Rick Middleton	2	1	0.0	16	10
DE Randy White	2	0	0.0	13	23
DT James White	2	0	0.0	7	12
CB Chris Golub	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Mike Hartenstine	1	1	1.5	16	27
DE Terry Dion	1	2	0.0	12	10
S Burgess Owens	1	1	0.0	4	19
WR James Carlson	1	0	---	---	---
C Ralph Perretta	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Boyd	1	0	0.0	12	11
CB LeRoy Irvin	1	0	0.0	20	25
DT Fred Nolan	0	2	0.0	15	13
CB Joe Lavender	0	1	0.0	26	30

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	8	2	18	33
DT Carl Barisich	7	2	22	33
OLB Tom Toner	6	1	19	35
CB Lloyd Mumphord	5	1	20	33
CB Kenny Johnson	5	0	14	22
S Tommy Casanova	3	3	24	39
ILB Don Rives	3	2	21	35
DT Mike Dawson	2	0	15	37
S Bob Glazebrook	2	0	11	26
ILB Harold McLinton	1	1	4	10
CB Jeff Wright	1	1	16	29
DT Willie Lee	1	1	21	28
OLB Mel Land	1	0	5	10
DE Will Wynn	0	1	16	19
DE Byron Alexander	0	1	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Hartenstine	1.5	0	0	0	27
DE Fred Cook	1.0	0	2	1	26
DT Randy Crowder	0.5	1	0	0	24
ILB Merv Krakau	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Terry Dion	0.0	1	0	0	10
DT Fred Nolan	0.0	0	1	1	13
DE Randy White	0.0	0	1	1	23

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Will Wynn	1	1	0	19
DT Willie Lee	1	0	0	28
DE Walt Patulski	0	3	3	30
DT Mike Dawson	0	1	2	37

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Donnie Shell	4	0	32
ILB Otis Wilson	3	2	27
S Clyde Powers	3	0	32
CB Randy Colbert	3	0	24
S Burgess Owens	1	1	19
OLB Mike Woods	1	1	17
CB LeRoy Irvin	1	1	25
DE Fred Cook	1	0	26
OLB Rick Middleton	1	0	10
CB Chris Golub	1	0	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	5	1	0	33
OLB Tom Toner	5	0	0	35
CB Kenny Johnson	4	0	0	22
S Tommy Casanova	2	2	2	39
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	0	0	33
CB Jeff Wright	1	1	0	29
ILB Don Rives	1	0	0	35
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0	26
S Vince Castillo	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Randy Cross	2	7	0	19	36
Emmanuel Zanders	2	5	1	19	35
Ralph Perretta	1	5	1	18	31
John Jackson	1	1	0	18	33
Korey Benoot	0	1	0	3	1
Gerald Taylor	0	1	0	21	32
Jordan Gibson	0	1	0	7	11
Greg Roberts	0	1	0	10	13
Brandon Bush	0	1	0	9	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	3	8	25	0	32
Steve Riley	1	3	27	2	35
Ken Huff	1	3	27	0	36
George Buehler	1	1	4	0	4
Gary Shirk	1	1	19	0	17
Don Macek	0	4	24	0	33
Kelvin Clark	0	3	24	1	28
Steve Young	0	1	1	0	1
Ted McKnight	0	1	17	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Middleton	3	12
Ted Kwalick	2	17
Randy Colbert	1	31
Burgess Owens	1	26
Gary Davis	1	24
Clyde Powers	1	16
Chris Golub	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Hill	5	22
George Farmer	3	12
Ted McKnight	2	11

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clyde Powers	---	---	26	32	16	74
Randy Colbert	---	---	15	24	31	70
Gary Hogeboom	25	42	---	---	---	67
Ted Kwalick	15	32	---	---	17	64
Billy Ryckman	20	24	---	---	20	64
Emmanuel Zanders	19	35	---	---	7	61
Joe Lavender	---	---	26	30	2	58
Donnie Shell	---	---	24	32	2	58
Ralph Perretta	18	31	---	---	9	58
Randy Cross	19	36	---	---	---	55
Gerald Taylor	21	32	---	---	---	53
John Jackson	18	33	---	---	---	51
Otis Wilson	---	---	22	27	1	50
Randy Crowder	---	---	21	24	4	49
Burgess Owens	---	---	4	19	26	49
Merv Krakau	---	---	17	25	6	48
Mike Hartenstine	---	---	16	27	5	48
Zachary Dixon	13	30	---	---	4	47
LeRoy Irvin	---	---	20	25	2	47
Fred Cook	---	---	17	26	2	45
James Betterson	12	12	---	---	20	44
Norm Bulaich	12	24	---	---	6	42
Mike Woods	---	---	9	17	15	41
Randy White	---	---	13	23	4	40
Rick Middleton	---	---	16	10	12	38
Gary Davis	5	8	---	---	24	37
Rickey Watts	8	14	---	---	15	37
James Carlson	13	23	---	---	---	36
Dave Anders	10	18	---	---	5	33
Greg Boyd	---	---	12	11	9	32
Greg Roberts	10	13	---	---	9	32
Brandon Bush	9	10	---	---	12	31
Fred Nolan	---	---	15	13	---	28
Terry Dion	---	---	12	10	5	27
Bob Pickard	9	17	---	---	---	26
Fred Willis	9	16	---	---	---	25
Rod Rhodes	---	---	11	12	2	25
James White	---	---	7	12	6	25
Jordan Gibson	7	11	---	---	6	24
Chris Golub	---	---	5	8	6	19
Korey Benoot	3	1	---	---	9	13
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	10	10
Montrae Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marty Smith	---	---	0	0	3	3
Cliff Olander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	20	33	25	78
Ken Huff	27	36	---	---	11	74
Tommy Casanova	---	---	24	39	4	67
Richard Todd	28	37	---	---	---	65
Carl Barisich	---	---	22	33	7	62
Steve Riley	27	35	---	---	---	62
Tony Hill	17	22	---	---	22	61
Don Rives	---	---	21	35	3	59
Reggie McKenzie	25	32	---	---	---	57
Tom Toner	---	---	19	35	3	57
Don Macek	24	33	---	---	---	57
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	11	26	20	57
Dwight Harrison	---	---	18	33	4	55
Mike Dawson	---	---	15	37	3	55
Willie Lee	---	---	21	28	4	53
Kelvin Clark	24	28	---	---	---	52
Bob Tucker	11	17	---	---	20	48
Walter Payton	24	24	---	---	---	48
Walt Patulski	---	---	15	30	2	47
Jeff Wright	---	---	16	29	1	46
Ted McKnight	17	18	---	---	11	46
Kenny Johnson	---	---	14	22	8	44
Vince Castillo	---	---	17	24	2	43
Archie Griffin	15	27	---	---	1	43
Gary Shirk	19	17	---	---	7	43
George Farmer	15	14	---	---	12	41
Will Wynn	---	---	16	19	4	39
Wally Henry	14	24	---	---	---	38
Tom Bailey	3	4	---	---	26	33
Andy Collins	---	---	7	7	17	31
Earl Gant	4	11	---	---	15	30
Byron Alexander	---	---	10	12	7	29
Harold McLinton	---	---	4	10	12	26
Walt Arnold	0	3	---	---	22	25
Mike Renfro	1	4	---	---	15	20
Larron Jackson	3	5	---	---	11	19
Mel Land	---	---	5	10	2	17
George Buehler	4	4	---	---	8	16
Chad Bush	4	9	---	---	3	16
Len Gotshalk	1	2	---	---	11	14
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Young	1	1	---	---	---	2
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Courson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	7	30	4.3
Right	7	42	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	21	92	4.4
Right	3	7	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Hogeboom	42	21	3	1	6	5	5	5	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	34	19	1	1	2	5	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	15	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	97	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	76	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	32	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	66	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	37	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	37	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Ryckman	12	4	3	35	0	24
WR James Carlson	9	6	0	102	3	23
TE Ted Kwalick	5	4	0	49	0	32
WR Bob Pickard	5	2	1	26	0	17
WR Rickey Watts	5	1	2	10	0	14
WR Fred Willis	3	2	0	8	0	16
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	16	0	24
RB Zachary Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	30
TE Brandon Bush	1	1	0	10	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Walter Payton	8	5	1	53	0	24
WR Wally Henry	7	2	1	10	0	24
WR Archie Griffin	4	3	0	44	0	27
TE Gary Shirk	4	2	0	15	0	17
WR Tony Hill	3	2	0	8	0	22
FB Ted McKnight	3	3	0	3	0	18
TE Walt Arnold	2	0	0	0	0	3
TE Bob Tucker	1	1	0	26	1	17
WR Mike Renfro	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR George Farmer	1	1	0	13	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Betterson	2	5	2.50	4.50
Gary Hogeboom	1	3	3.00	2.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	4	21	5.25	4.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Hogeboom	3	2	11	3.67	6.10

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	6	3	14	2.33	5.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Willis	1	1	1	1.00	2.67
WR Rickey Watts	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Brandon Bush	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Payton	2	1	13	6.50	6.63
TE Gary Shirk	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Tony Hill	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
TE Walt Arnold	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
James Betterson	5	2
Zachary Dixon	5	1
Gary Hogeboom	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	1	1
Richard Todd	1	0
Earl Gant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Hogeboom	4	2	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Ryckman	2	1	1
WR Bob Pickard	1	1	1
WR James Carlson	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Walter Payton	3	1	1
WR Archie Griffin	2	1	1
WR Wally Henry	2	0	0
WR Tony Hill	2	1	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	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)