Week 5, 1981

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	17	3	3	-	23
Denver Broncos	3	3	14	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 33 field goal
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Walter Payton 3 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 07:28 BUF - Tony Hill 12 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 03:18 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 36 field goal
2Q: 00:41 BUF - Carson Long 26 field goal
3Q: 15:00 DEN - Rick Upchurch 101 kickoff return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 13:14 DEN - Rick Upchurch 60 punt return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 01:54 BUF - Carson Long 30 field goal
4Q: 14:22 DEN - Johnny Perkins 6 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 08:12 BUF - Carson Long 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 33 field goal
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Walter Payton 3 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 07:28 BUF - Tony Hill 12 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 03:18 DEN - Tim Mazzetti 36 field goal
2Q: 00:41 BUF - Carson Long 26 field goal
3Q: 15:00 DEN - Rick Upchurch 101 kickoff return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 13:14 DEN - Rick Upchurch 60 punt return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 01:54 BUF - Carson Long 30 field goal
4Q: 14:22 DEN - Johnny Perkins 6 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
4Q: 08:12 BUF - Carson Long 38 field goal

Team Statistics BUF DEN
Record 1-4 1-3
First Downs 28 13
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 20 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 449 238
- Offensive Plays 85 48
- Yards per Play 5.28 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 127 131
- Rushing Attempts 31 20
- Yards per Rush 4.10 6.55
Net Passing Yards 322 107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 36 - 0 24 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 366 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/44 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 3.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/65 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/61
Kick Returns/Yards 6/114 6/217
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 38:14 21:46

Team Statistics	BUF	DEN
Record	1-4	1-3
First Downs	28	13
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	20	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	449	238
- Offensive Plays	85	48
- Yards per Play	5.28	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	127	131
- Rushing Attempts	31	20
- Yards per Rush	4.10	6.55
Net Passing Yards	322	107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 36 - 0	24 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	366	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/44	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	3.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/65	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/61
Kick Returns/Yards	6/114	6/217
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	38:14	21:46

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
1	8:38	3:05	OWN 23	5	36	Punt
1	3:42	3:50	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	12:52	5:32	OWN 46	11	54	Touchdown
2	3:11	2:37	OWN 31	7	60	Field Goal
3	14:45	1:38	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
3	13:07	5:09	OWN 46	12	30	Fumble
3	5:59	4:12	OPP 40	8	27	Field Goal
4	14:15	6:10	OWN 27	11	52	Field Goal
4	4:58	3:52	OWN 1	14	76	Downs
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 36	4	8	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	4:42	OWN 37	10	47	Field Goal
1	5:33	1:51	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	14:52	2:00	OWN 21	4	-14	Punt
2	7:20	4:09	OWN 33	12	48	Field Goal
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 33	2	9	Half
3	7:58	1:59	OWN 24	5	21	Interception
3	1:47	2:32	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
4	8:05	3:07	OWN 35	4	25	Punt
4	1:06	0:33	OWN 23	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Richard Todd, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	14	43	3.07	8	0	1
Earl Gant	8	31	3.88	8	0	0
Ted McKnight	4	21	5.25	20	1	0
Richard Todd	3	21	7.00	10	1	0
Billy Jackson	2	11	5.50	9	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Hughes	10	70	7.00	51	1	0
Charlie White	9	55	6.11	25	2	0
Johnny Perkins	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	48	36	366	6/44	1	34	0	103.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	24	12	132	4/25	0	22	1	49.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Hill	10	10	130	13.00	50	34	1
WR Wally Henry	8	13	86	10.75	24	19	0
WR George Farmer	4	4	29	7.25	0	11	0
RB Walter Payton	3	4	12	4.00	11	11	0
WR Archie Griffin	3	6	23	7.67	13	19	0
TE Gary Shirk	3	3	16	5.33	0	10	0
WR Dennis Franklin	2	4	22	11.00	0	16	0
FB Billy Jackson	2	3	22	11.00	2	17	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	26	26.00	18	26	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ken Payne	4	9	44	11.00	2	21
WR Rick Upchurch	3	4	18	6.00	5	14
WR Doug Winslow	1	3	12	12.00	0	12
WR Johnny Perkins	1	3	13	13.00	2	13
TE Victor Hicks	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
FB Mike Guman	1	1	22	22.00	16	22
RB David Hughes	1	1	14	14.00	11	14
RB Charlie White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bryant Salter	1	13	13.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Richard Todd	1	0
Andy Dorris	0	1
Jeff Wright	0	1
Mike Dawson	0	1
Keena Turner	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ken Payne	2	1	0
Turk Schonert	2	1	0
Steve Niehaus	0	1	0
Johnny Perkins	0	1	0
Joe Jacoby	0	1	0
Doug Martin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	3	131	43.7	21.7	45	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	4	148	37.0	36.3	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Franklin	1	3	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	2	61	30.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	5	99	19.8	0
Dennis Franklin	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	6	217	36.2	1

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Mike Dawson	6	2	0.5	15	17
S Bryant Salter	4	2	0.0	14	22
ILB Jim Collins	3	1	0.0	15	19
ILB Don Blackmon	2	1	1.0	12	16
DE Walt Patulski	2	2	0.5	9	18
S Tommy Casanova	2	1	0.0	16	14
CB Dwight Harrison	2	1	0.0	14	21
ILB Don Rives	2	0	0.0	3	7
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	0.0	12	21
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Keena Turner	1	3	1.5	15	18
DE Andy Dorris	1	3	0.5	15	21
S Jack Tatum	1	2	0.0	5	16
OLB Tom Toner	1	2	0.0	15	19
DT Carl Barisich	1	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0.0	9	11
CB Jeff Wright	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Will Wynn	1	0	0.0	5	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	11	2	0.5	24	38
S Bob Jury	9	1	0.0	17	47
CB Reuben Hendeson	6	2	0.0	23	40
S Deron Cherry	5	3	0.0	26	41
DT Steve Niehaus	4	1	2.0	15	32
DE Jim Wilks	4	3	0.5	26	43
S Donnie Walker	4	2	0.0	20	36
OLB Rusty Rebowe	4	1	0.0	14	18
CB Mark Lee	4	1	0.0	23	42
DE Doug Martin	3	1	2.0	15	33
DE Mark Mullaney	3	3	1.0	21	32
CB Derrick Hatchett	3	2	0.0	19	44
OLB Larry Keller	3	1	0.0	9	22
DT Josh Lane	3	0	0.0	25	39
S Lloyd Burrus	2	1	0.0	21	38
ILB Terry Hopper	2	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Bruce Huther	1	4	0.0	19	23
RB Charlie White	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Meisner	0	1	0.0	17	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Keena Turner	1.5	1	0	18
ILB Don Blackmon	1.0	0	0	16
DT Mike Dawson	0.5	2	1	17
DE Andy Dorris	0.5	1	1	21
DE Walt Patulski	0.5	0	0	18

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Doug Martin	2.0	1	0	33
DT Steve Niehaus	2.0	0	1	32
DE Mark Mullaney	1.0	0	2	32
DE Jim Wilks	0.5	1	0	43
ILB Larry McGrew	0.5	0	0	38
OLB Larry Keller	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Graham Spreen	2	1	0	21
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	0	14
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	1	0	11
S Bryant Salter	1	0	1	22
DT Carl Barisich	1	0	0	11
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	0	14
CB Dwight Harrison	1	0	0	21
S Jack Tatum	1	0	0	16
CB Jeff Wright	1	0	0	17
DT Mike Dawson	1	0	0	17
ILB Don Rives	0	1	0	7

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bob Jury	8	0	47
CB Reuben Hendeson	5	0	40
S Donnie Walker	3	1	36
ILB Larry McGrew	3	1	38
OLB Larry Keller	3	0	22
OLB Rusty Rebowe	3	0	18
CB Mark Lee	3	0	42
CB Derrick Hatchett	2	1	44
S Lloyd Burrus	2	0	38
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	12
OLB Bruce Huther	1	0	23
S Deron Cherry	1	0	41
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	43

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	3	10	1	25	2	42
Steve Riley	3	6	0	31	1	53
Kelvin Clark	1	3	0	25	2	44
Ken Huff	1	3	0	28	1	48
Don Macek	1	3	0	21	0	45
Ted McKnight	1	2	1	17	0	36
Steve Courson	0	1	0	6	0	12

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Jacoby	2	5	14	0	24
Leotis Harris	1	3	17	2	22
Daryl White	1	2	10	1	20
Edwin Bailey	1	2	10	1	8
Burt Prince	1	1	4	0	10
Jean Barrett	0	4	16	0	18
Willie Parker	0	2	16	0	19
Tom Glassic	0	1	3	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
George Farmer	4	18
Dextor Clinkscale	1	16
Tony Hill	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	4	16
Rusty Rebowe	3	16

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richard Todd	31	54	---	---	---	85
Steve Riley	31	53	---	---	---	84
Ken Huff	28	48	---	---	4	80
Kelvin Clark	25	44	---	---	---	69
Reggie McKenzie	25	42	---	---	---	67
Don Macek	21	45	---	---	---	66
Ted McKnight	17	36	---	---	6	59
Tony Hill	16	29	---	---	13	58
Earl Gant	11	25	---	---	22	58
Walt Arnold	14	21	---	---	18	53
Gary Shirk	18	29	---	---	4	51
Graham Spreen	---	---	12	21	17	50
Dennis Franklin	14	18	---	---	16	48
Walter Payton	20	26	---	---	---	46
Archie Griffin	18	27	---	---	---	45
Wally Henry	12	32	---	---	---	44
Billy Jackson	10	15	---	---	18	43
Don Blackmon	---	---	12	16	14	42
Kenny Johnson	---	---	13	14	14	41
Keena Turner	---	---	15	18	7	40
Bryant Salter	---	---	14	22	1	37
Andy Dorris	---	---	15	21	---	36
Dwight Harrison	---	---	14	21	1	36
Jim Collins	---	---	15	19	2	36
Tom Toner	---	---	15	19	1	35
George Farmer	5	12	---	---	18	35
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	9	9	16	34
Jeff Wright	---	---	8	17	8	33
Mike Dawson	---	---	15	17	1	33
Tommy Casanova	---	---	16	14	1	31
Frank LeMaster	---	---	9	11	9	29
Walt Patulski	---	---	9	18	2	29
Doug McDougald	---	---	11	10	5	26
Jack Tatum	---	---	5	16	1	22
Chad Bush	6	10	---	---	6	22
Carl Barisich	---	---	5	11	4	20
Steve Courson	6	12	---	---	2	20
Todd Thomas	10	9	---	---	---	19
Dave Scott	3	6	---	---	6	15
Don Rives	---	---	3	7	4	14
Will Wynn	---	---	5	7	2	14
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
Len Gotshalk	0	1	---	---	6	7
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	21	38	17	76
Jim Wilks	---	---	26	43	5	74
Derrick Hatchett	---	---	19	44	10	73
Donnie Walker	---	---	20	36	14	70
Deron Cherry	---	---	26	41	2	69
Josh Lane	---	---	25	39	3	67
Bob Jury	---	---	17	47	3	67
Mark Lee	---	---	23	42	1	66
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	23	40	3	66
Larry McGrew	---	---	24	38	3	65
Mark Mullaney	---	---	21	32	2	55
Steve Niehaus	---	---	15	32	3	50
Doug Martin	---	---	15	33	2	50
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	14	18	16	48
Turk Schonert	20	28	---	---	---	48
Bruce Huther	---	---	19	23	1	43
Rick Upchurch	14	19	---	---	9	42
Johnny Perkins	10	16	---	---	16	42
Charlie White	9	11	---	---	20	40
Larry Keller	---	---	9	22	8	39
Leotis Harris	17	22	---	---	---	39
Joe Jacoby	14	24	---	---	---	38
Doug Winslow	12	11	---	---	13	36
Willie Parker	16	19	---	---	---	35
Daryl White	10	20	---	---	5	35
Victor Hicks	9	10	---	---	16	35
Jean Barrett	16	18	---	---	---	34
Greg Meisner	---	---	17	14	1	32
Terry Hopper	---	---	7	12	12	31
Ken Payne	8	20	---	---	2	30
Earl Cooper	10	14	---	---	5	29
Mike Guman	10	13	---	---	5	28
David Hughes	11	17	---	---	---	28
Ted Brown	4	5	---	---	14	23
Ray Butler	3	4	---	---	14	21
Burt Prince	4	10	---	---	6	20
Jeff Bostic	4	9	---	---	6	19
Edwin Bailey	10	8	---	---	1	19
Tom Glassic	3	6	---	---	6	15
Sam Rohde	6	4	---	---	---	10
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Donnalley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rickey Claitt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	39	4.9
Middle	19	70	3.7
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	44	8.8
Middle	12	78	6.5
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	48	36	4	2	1	3	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	24	12	2	2	2	3	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	178	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	13	171	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	54	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	43	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Henry	13	8	0	86	0	32
WR Tony Hill	10	10	0	130	3	29
WR Archie Griffin	6	3	0	23	0	27
WR Dennis Franklin	4	2	1	22	0	18
RB Walter Payton	4	3	0	12	0	26
WR George Farmer	4	4	0	29	0	12
TE Gary Shirk	3	3	0	16	0	29
FB Billy Jackson	3	2	0	22	0	15
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	26	1	36

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Payne	9	4	2	44	1	20
WR Rick Upchurch	4	3	0	18	0	19
WR Doug Winslow	3	1	0	12	0	11
WR Johnny Perkins	3	1	0	13	0	16
TE Victor Hicks	2	1	0	9	0	10
RB Charlie White	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Mike Guman	1	1	0	22	1	13
RB David Hughes	1	1	0	14	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	4	20	5.00	3.07
Earl Gant	2	6	3.00	3.88
Ted McKnight	1	-1	-1.00	5.25

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Perkins	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	7	5	35	5.00	7.63

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	3	1	6	2.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Henry	4	3	17	4.25	6.62
WR Dennis Franklin	2	1	6	3.00	5.50
WR Tony Hill	1	1	12	12.00	13.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Payne	2	1	6	3.00	4.89
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Todd	2	1
Walter Payton	1	1
Ted McKnight	1	0
Earl Gant	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie White	1	0
David Hughes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	10	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Henry	5	2	2
WR Tony Hill	2	2	2
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0
WR George Farmer	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	1
RB Charlie White	1	0	0
TE Victor Hicks	1	0	0
RB David Hughes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)