Week 6, 1981

played in Oakland, CA

71 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	10	0	3	-	23
Oakland Raiders	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 BUF - Walter Payton 7 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 04:13 BUF - Carson Long 46 field goal
2Q: 14:30 BUF - Carson Long 52 field goal
2Q: 08:55 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 6 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 03:26 OAK - James Wilder 2 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:43 BUF - Tony Hill 15 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 09:41 OAK - Tommie Towns 2 pass from Kim Reedy (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 09:36 BUF - Carson Long 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 BUF - Walter Payton 7 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 04:13 BUF - Carson Long 46 field goal
2Q: 14:30 BUF - Carson Long 52 field goal
2Q: 08:55 OAK - Jerry Eckwood 6 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 03:26 OAK - James Wilder 2 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:43 BUF - Tony Hill 15 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 09:41 OAK - Tommie Towns 2 pass from Kim Reedy (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 09:36 BUF - Carson Long 51 field goal

Team Statistics BUF OAK
Record 2-4 3-3
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 5
Total Net Yards 304 238
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards per Play 4.68 4.10
Net Rushing Yards 120 79
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards per Rush 4.44 3.76
Net Passing Yards 184 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 36 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 194 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 4.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/37 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 5/109
Interception Ret./Yards 3/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:19 26:41

Team Statistics	BUF	OAK
Record	2-4	3-3
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	5
Total Net Yards	304	238
- Offensive Plays	65	58
- Yards per Play	4.68	4.10
Net Rushing Yards	120	79
- Rushing Attempts	27	21
- Yards per Rush	4.44	3.76
Net Passing Yards	184	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	36 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	194	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	4.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/37	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	5/109
Interception Ret./Yards	3/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:19	26:41

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	4:08	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
1	7:45	3:40	OWN 41	7	30	Field Goal
1	1:12	1:47	OPP 43	3	8	Field Goal
2	8:49	2:19	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
2	3:17	1:38	OWN 35	5	30	Missed FG
2	1:30	0:57	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:38	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	9:32	2:20	OWN 23	5	7	Punt
3	5:18	3:08	OWN 24	5	13	Punt
4	14:45	5:15	OWN 3	9	63	Field Goal
4	7:36	4:53	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
4	2:02	2:02	50	6	26	Game

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	9:25	1:40	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
1	4:05	2:53	OWN 32	5	6	Interception
2	14:25	5:36	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	6:30	3:13	50	8	50	Touchdown
2	1:39	0:09	OWN 42	1	0	Interception
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 29	2	10	Half
3	14:22	4:50	OWN 40	12	60	Touchdown
3	7:12	1:54	OWN 33	4	25	Interception
3	2:10	2:25	OWN 28	5	28	Punt
4	9:30	1:54	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	2:43	0:41	OWN 3	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Richard Todd, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	13	56	4.31	13	2
Earl Gant	10	51	5.10	9	0
Richard Todd	3	10	3.33	7	0
Billy Jackson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerry Eckwood	9	48	5.33	18	2	1
James Wilder	9	36	4.00	12	2	1
Randy McMillan	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Kim Reedy	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	36	21	194	2/10	2	24	0	91.6

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kim Reedy	36	19	165	1/6	1	24	3	39.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Walter Payton	5	5	23	4.60	4	7	1
WR Tony Hill	5	7	69	13.80	17	15	1
WR Archie Griffin	3	7	37	12.33	5	24	0
WR Dennis Franklin	2	5	21	10.50	1	17	0
FB Ted McKnight	2	4	9	4.50	0	8	0
TE Walt Arnold	2	4	11	5.50	0	9	0
WR George Farmer	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Wally Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Earl Gant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Byron Franklin	4	9	38	9.50	6	24	0
RB James Wilder	4	6	28	7.00	7	13	0
WR Bobby Jones	3	4	26	8.67	5	22	0
WR Gerald Tinker	2	4	34	17.00	18	18	0
WR Tommie Towns	2	5	10	5.00	1	8	1
TE Randy McMillan	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	0
TE Dave Casper	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Robbie Ramirez	1	2	16	16.00	5	16	0
TE Al Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Casanova	2	8	4.00	0
CB Dwight Harrison	1	21	21.00	0

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kenny Johnson	0	0	1	0

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Jones	1	0	0	0
Mike Voight	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	5	201	40.2	37.0	45	2

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	5	222	44.4	39.2	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	3/4	3/4	2/3	52	2/2

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	1	6	6.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billie Hayes	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Spreen	3	58	19.3	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robbie Ramirez	5	109	21.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Keena Turner	6	1	0.0	14	20
CB Dwight Harrison	4	1	0.0	17	31
ILB Don Blackmon	3	0	1.0	11	25
OLB Tom Toner	3	1	0.0	16	27
S Bryant Salter	3	0	0.0	15	28
CB Kenny Johnson	3	0	0.0	13	24
DE Doug McDougald	2	3	0.0	12	14
CB Jeff Wright	2	2	0.0	10	14
DT Carl Barisich	2	1	0.0	10	11
S Tommy Casanova	2	0	0.0	13	19
S Jack Tatum	2	0	0.0	9	22
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	0.0	16	29
ILB Jim Collins	1	4	0.0	14	24
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0.0	5	14
ILB Don Rives	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Mike Dawson	1	0	0.0	12	27

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	8	1	0.0	21	36
OLB Bo Cornell	7	2	1.0	13	16
S Johnnie Gray	6	2	0.0	25	33
DT Mike Fanning	4	2	0.0	24	30
S Hanford Dixon	4	0	0.0	22	30
DE Jerry Wilkinson	3	0	1.0	8	16
OLB Clyde Werner	3	1	0.0	13	8
S Prentice McCray	2	2	0.0	8	16
OLB Jim Merlo	2	1	0.0	20	32
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	1	0.0	17	17
CB Earl Dvorak	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Mario Clark	1	1	0.0	17	28
DT Jim Bailey	1	0	0.0	9	19
WR Gerald Tinker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tommie Towns	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rod Perry	1	0	0.0	13	22
CB Chris Golub	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Byron Franklin	1	0	---	---	---
S Michael Downs	0	2	0.0	20	23
DE Harry Weis	0	1	0.0	19	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Don Blackmon	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	2	3	0	27
DT Carl Barisich	0.0	1	0	0	11
OLB Frank LeMaster	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	1	1	25

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Bo Cornell	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Mike Fanning	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Harry Weis	0.0	0	2	2	22
DE Brison Manor	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Henry Reed	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Graham Spreen	2	1	0	29
CB Dwight Harrison	2	0	1	31
S Bryant Salter	2	0	0	28
OLB Tom Toner	2	0	0	27
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	0	24
OLB Keena Turner	2	0	0	20
ILB Don Blackmon	2	0	0	25
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0	14
ILB Don Rives	1	0	0	5
S Jack Tatum	1	0	0	22
CB Jeff Wright	1	0	0	14
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0	24
S Tommy Casanova	0	1	2	19

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	3	0	36
OLB Bo Cornell	3	0	16
S Hanford Dixon	3	0	30
S Johnnie Gray	2	2	33
S Prentice McCray	2	0	16
CB Earl Dvorak	2	0	10
CB Mario Clark	2	0	28
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	32
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	17
CB Chris Golub	1	0	6
DE Jerry Wilkinson	1	0	16
CB Rod Perry	0	2	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	4	7	23	0	32
Ken Huff	2	6	21	0	34
Reggie McKenzie	2	3	20	0	30
Steve Riley	1	2	25	1	36
Chad Bush	1	1	8	0	8
Dave Scott	1	1	6	0	4
Gary Shirk	1	1	20	0	20
Kelvin Clark	0	1	19	1	30
Steve Courson	0	1	7	0	8
Billy Jackson	0	1	7	0	10

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Brahaney	4	8	1	21	0	37
Jeff Bleamer	3	3	0	9	0	9
Steve Sylvester	1	2	0	21	0	37
Joe Devlin	0	2	0	16	0	32
Ted Albrecht	0	2	0	17	0	33
Barney Cotton	0	1	0	10	1	21
George Kunz	0	1	0	11	0	16
Randy McMillan	0	1	0	17	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dextor Clinkscale	3	15
George Farmer	2	19
Billy Jackson	1	17
Dennis Franklin	1	15
Len Gotshalk	1	9

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Voight	2	20
Clyde Werner	1	22
Al Dixon	1	14

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richard Todd	27	38	---	---	---	65
Ken Huff	21	34	---	---	7	62
Steve Riley	25	36	---	---	---	61
Graham Spreen	---	---	16	29	13	58
Don Macek	23	32	---	---	3	58
Tony Hill	16	28	---	---	12	56
Walt Arnold	12	22	---	---	18	52
Reggie McKenzie	20	30	---	---	---	50
Kelvin Clark	19	30	---	---	---	49
Dwight Harrison	---	---	17	31	---	48
Ted McKnight	15	25	---	---	8	48
Kenny Johnson	---	---	13	24	10	47
Gary Shirk	20	20	---	---	6	46
Earl Gant	11	11	---	---	24	46
Tom Toner	---	---	16	27	2	45
Don Blackmon	---	---	11	25	9	45
Bryant Salter	---	---	15	28	---	43
Mike Dawson	---	---	12	27	1	40
Andy Dorris	---	---	14	25	---	39
Keena Turner	---	---	14	20	5	39
Dennis Franklin	8	15	---	---	15	38
Walter Payton	15	23	---	---	---	38
Jim Collins	---	---	14	24	---	38
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	9	13	15	37
Walt Patulski	---	---	9	23	3	35
Jeff Wright	---	---	10	14	10	34
Billy Jackson	7	10	---	---	17	34
Tommy Casanova	---	---	13	19	---	32
Jack Tatum	---	---	9	22	---	31
Doug McDougald	---	---	12	14	5	31
Frank LeMaster	---	---	5	14	10	29
Archie Griffin	12	17	---	---	---	29
George Farmer	3	7	---	---	19	29
Wally Henry	16	12	---	---	---	28
Chad Bush	8	8	---	---	9	25
Carl Barisich	---	---	10	11	1	22
Will Wynn	---	---	7	12	---	19
Dave Scott	6	4	---	---	9	19
Steve Courson	7	8	---	---	2	17
Len Gotshalk	2	2	---	---	9	13
Don Rives	---	---	5	5	3	13
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	10	10
Todd Thomas	4	6	---	---	---	10
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Brahaney	21	37	---	---	5	63
Steve Sylvester	21	37	---	---	5	63
Mark Arneson	---	---	21	36	4	61
Johnnie Gray	---	---	25	33	3	61
Dave Casper	18	35	---	---	6	59
Kim Reedy	21	37	---	---	---	58
Mike Fanning	---	---	24	30	4	58
Jim Merlo	---	---	20	32	5	57
Hanford Dixon	---	---	22	30	3	55
Randy McMillan	17	22	---	---	14	53
Ted Albrecht	17	33	---	---	---	50
Mario Clark	---	---	17	28	3	48
Joe Devlin	16	32	---	---	---	48
Rod Perry	---	---	13	22	12	47
James Wilder	10	28	---	---	9	47
Michael Downs	---	---	20	23	3	46
Harry Weis	---	---	19	22	4	45
Clyde Werner	---	---	13	8	22	43
Bo Cornell	---	---	13	16	11	40
Henry Reed	---	---	16	20	3	39
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	17	17	5	39
Prentice McCray	---	---	8	16	14	38
Barney Cotton	10	21	---	---	5	36
Byron Franklin	6	24	---	---	6	36
Robbie Ramirez	7	18	---	---	10	35
Jim Bailey	---	---	9	19	5	33
Brison Manor	---	---	11	18	4	33
Bobby Jones	6	11	---	---	15	32
Gerald Tinker	7	23	---	---	---	30
Billie Hayes	---	---	6	8	16	30
Al Dixon	10	6	---	---	14	30
George Kunz	11	16	---	---	---	27
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	8	16	3	27
Tommie Towns	12	8	---	---	6	26
Earl Dvorak	---	---	10	10	3	23
Jeff Bleamer	9	9	---	---	5	23
Mike Voight	1	1	---	---	20	22
Jerry Eckwood	11	9	---	---	---	20
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	3	8	---	11
Chris Golub	---	---	2	6	1	9
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nat Hudson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cleveland Jackson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jeb Blount	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	14	69	4.9
Right	7	28	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	6	20	3.3
Right	3	10	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

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

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kim Reedy	36	19	2	2	2	2	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	91	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	86	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	48	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie Griffin	7	3	2	37	1	17
WR Tony Hill	7	5	0	69	0	28
WR Dennis Franklin	5	2	0	21	0	15
RB Walter Payton	5	5	0	23	0	23
FB Ted McKnight	4	2	0	9	0	25
TE Walt Arnold	4	2	1	11	0	22
WR Wally Henry	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB Earl Gant	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR George Farmer	1	1	0	13	0	7
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	0	11	0	10

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Byron Franklin	9	4	1	38	1	24
RB James Wilder	6	4	1	28	0	28
WR Tommie Towns	5	2	0	10	0	8
WR Gerald Tinker	4	2	0	34	0	23
WR Bobby Jones	4	3	0	26	1	11
TE Dave Casper	3	1	0	7	0	35
WR Robbie Ramirez	2	1	0	16	0	18
TE Randy McMillan	2	2	0	6	0	22
TE Al Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Wilder	4	9	2.25	4.00
Jerry Eckwood	2	10	5.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	2	2	22	11.00	5.39

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kim Reedy	5	4	30	6.00	4.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Payton	1	1	7	7.00	4.60
WR Tony Hill	1	1	15	15.00	9.86

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Byron Franklin	2	2	15	7.50	4.22
RB James Wilder	2	1	13	6.50	4.67
WR Tommie Towns	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	1	0
Earl Gant	1	1

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
James Wilder	2	1
Jerry Eckwood	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	8	3	2

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kim Reedy	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Ted McKnight	3	1	0
WR Dennis Franklin	2	0	0
WR Archie Griffin	1	1	1
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0
FB Billy Jackson	1	1	1

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommie Towns	2	1	1
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	1
WR Byron Franklin	2	1	1
TE Dave Casper	1	0	0
WR Gerald Tinker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,200 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (22,100)
End Zone 15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,200 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (22,100)
End Zone	15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)