Week 8, 1983

played in New York, NJ

61 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Buffalo Bills71000-17
New York Jets71403-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 BUF - Gary Anderson 12 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 08:45 NYJ - Alvin Moore 42 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 12:56 NYJ - Eddie Payton 8 run (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 12:47 BUF - Orlando Whiteman 81 kickoff return (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 12:32 NYJ - Raymond Clayborn 98 kickoff return (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 08:12 BUF - Carson Long 52 field goal
4Q: 11:58 NYJ - Frank Corral 29 field goal

Team StatisticsBUFNYJ
Record1-74-4
First Downs1014
- by Rushing75
- by Passing39
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards180313
- Offensive Plays5353
- Yards per Play3.405.91
Net Rushing Yards132105
- Rushing Attempts4333
- Yards per Rush3.073.18
Net Passing Yards48208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt10 - 7 - 017 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards48223
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/15
- Yards per Pass Play4.8010.40
Fumbles/Lost1/14/1
3rd Down Conversions4/143/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.78.2
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards3/177/42
Punt Returns/Yards3/61/5
Kick Returns/Yards5/2033/142
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 25
Time of Possession30:0129:59

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:19OWN 341066Touchdown
18:263:32OWN 40513Punt
212:154:09OWN 46619Field Goal
27:181:41OPP 4330Punt
23:492:50OWN 30613Punt
312:341:47OWN 3335Punt
39:363:10OWN 34519Punt
32:271:53OWN 736Punt
411:533:53OWN 29629Punt
44:581:53OWN 3237Punt
42:290:42OWN 3333Fumble
New York Jets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:411:15OWN 28272Touchdown
14:547:07OWN 201380Touchdown
28:060:48OWN 20233Fumble
25:371:48OWN 2038Punt
20:590:59OWN 735Punt
315:002:26OWN 2936Punt
310:471:11OWN 2031Punt
36:263:59OWN 15638Punt
30:343:41OWN 49739Field Goal
48:003:02OWN 20413Punt
43:050:36OWN 163-1Punt
41:471:47OPP 3644Game

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Walter Payton29933.211020
Gary Anderson12322.671211
Richard Todd273.50400
New YorkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ottis Anderson22773.501130
Eddie Payton7243.43801
Neil Lomax441.00400

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Richard Todd107480/0020080.4
New YorkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Neil Lomax17112233/151420127.7

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Walter Payton2252.50040
WR Archie Griffin23147.00090
WR Tony Hill112020.000200
TE Walt Arnold1111.00110
TE Tim Wrightman1188.00080
WR Wally Henry0100.00000
FB Larry Moriarty0100.00000
New YorkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Wes Chandler457418.502340
WR Alvin Moore236733.5021421
TE Charle Young121010.000100
TE Chuck Naretta111010.000100
WR Tyrell Fleming113030.000300
WR Kevin House133030.000300
FB Corey Bruschi1122.00020
RB Ottis Anderson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
New YorkIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Richard Todd1000
Kenny Johnson0100
Jack Tatum0010
Mike Dawson0010
Jim Collins0010
Zach Thomas0010
New YorkFumbRecovForceTD
Eddie Payton2100
Ottis Anderson1000
Neil Lomax1000
Jerry Patton0100
Charley Hannah0100
Keith Eck0100
Nathan Conrady0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat McInally834543.135.0494
New YorkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Johnny Evans729141.640.7521

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Carson Long1/11/11/1522/2
New YorkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frank Corral1/10/00/0293/3

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Orlando Whiteman362.00
New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Eddie Payton155.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Orlando Whiteman417644.01
Tony Hill12727.00
New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Clayborn314247.31

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jack Tatum640.03019
OLB Keena Turner510.52717
DT Carl Barisich420.01710
S Dextor Clinkscale410.02315
OLB Johnny Rembert410.03015
DT Jermaine Perkins310.0206
CB Kenny Johnson300.02016
ILB Jim Collins300.0188
CB Ronnie Lippett300.02616
DT Mike Dawson222.01315
S Tommy Casanova200.02715
ILB Don Blackmon110.563
DE Doug McDougald100.01610
OLB Bruce Scholtz100.02113
CB Mark Reichow100.02214
DE Andy Dorris010.02316
OLB Tom Toner010.063
OLB Brian Cabral010.050
New YorkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Donnie Shell630.03310
ILB Dewey Selmon540.0346
OLB Ray Preston420.0316
ILB Mike Hunt420.0286
CB Lucious Smith400.0259
DE Fred Smerlas350.0355
ILB Jerry Patton320.0255
S John Harris300.03710
CB Nathan Conrady210.0156
DE Randy White210.0237
DT Andrew Provence210.0254
OLB Bob Martin200.0131
S Brenard Wilson200.0120
DE Fred Dean120.0203
CB LeRoy Irvin120.0337
CB Raymond Clayborn110.0336
ILB Joey Lumpkin110.0185
S C.L. Whittington100.073
DE Dick Leftridge100.085
T Randy Young10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Mike Dawson2.000015
OLB Keena Turner0.500117
ILB Don Blackmon0.50003
DE Andy Dorris0.010016
OLB Bruce Scholtz0.001113
OLB Johnny Rembert0.001015
New YorkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Joey Lumpkin0.00105

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kenny Johnson30016
OLB Johnny Rembert21015
S Jack Tatum20019
CB Ronnie Lippett20016
OLB Ray Kiddoo1005
S Dextor Clinkscale10015
OLB Bruce Scholtz02013
New YorkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lucious Smith3009
CB Nathan Conrady1106
S Donnie Shell10010
S C.L. Whittington1003
S John Harris10010

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Terry Tausch3703307
Larry Moriarty2503007
Don Macek1703908
Ken Huff1603409
Tim Wrightman1403604
Ted McKnight0302001
Phil Pozderac0302408
Steve Courson0201003
Sid Abramowicz0203206
Walt Arnold0103305
Don Mosebar0102407
New YorkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Steve August36023113
Dave Scott13026117
Randy Young13025113
Corey Bruschi130905
Charley Hannah05029017
Keith Eck05029016
Chuck Naretta0201207
Dan Neal01015012
Charle Young01019012

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Zach Thomas124
Dextor Clinkscale118
George Farmer110
New YorkTacklesSTPlays
Lucious Smith329
Tom Mullady215
Eddie Payton125
Bob Martin114

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mark Reichow------22142258
Dextor Clinkscale------23151856
Don Macek398------855
Walt Arnold335------1755
Richard Todd4310---------53
Tim Wrightman364------1353
Larry Moriarty307------1552
Jack Tatum------3019---49
Johnny Rembert------3015348
Ken Huff349------245
Keena Turner------2717---44
Ronnie Lippett------2616244
Tommy Casanova------2715143
Kenny Johnson------2016541
Andy Dorris------2316140
Phil Pozderac248------840
Terry Tausch337---------40
Gary Anderson132------2540
Sid Abramowicz326---------38
Walter Payton298---------37
Carl Barisich------1710936
Tony Hill228------535
Bruce Scholtz------2113135
Don Mosebar247------435
Jim Collins------188632
Mike Dawson------1315230
Doug McDougald------1610430
Brad Edelman192------930
Jermaine Perkins------206127
Orlando Whiteman71------1624
Ted McKnight201------324
Zach Thomas00------2424
Tom Toner------631423
Steve Courson103------922
Wally Henry148---------22
Ray Kiddoo------35917
Archie Griffin106---------16
Fred Anderson------104---14
George Farmer10------1011
Brian Cabral------50510
Don Blackmon------63110
Pat McInally00------88
Carson Long00------55
Dave Wilson00------11
Jack Thompson00---------0
Unknown------00---0
New YorkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lucious Smith------2592963
Jerry Patton------2552454
Neil Lomax3320---------53
Dave Scott2617------851
Keith Eck2916------651
Charle Young1912------1849
John Harris------3710148
Randy Young2513------846
Charley Hannah2917---------46
Fred Smerlas------355646
Donnie Shell------3310245
Raymond Clayborn------336645
Dewey Selmon------346343
Ottis Anderson2613------443
LeRoy Irvin------337141
Eddie Payton77------2539
Wes Chandler2316---------39
Ray Preston------316138
Kelly Thomas1812------838
Mike Hunt------286337
Steve August2313---------36
Kevin House2412---------36
Dan Neal1512------835
Andrew Provence------254534
Tom Mullady144------1533
Randy White------237131
Nathan Conrady------156930
Cris Collinsworth1514---------29
Bob Martin------1311428
Rush Brown------186428
Chuck Naretta127------827
Joey Lumpkin------185427
Fred Dean------203326
Corey Bruschi95------1125
Alvin Moore147---------21
C.L. Whittington------73919
Rich Mauti00------1717
Tyrell Fleming23------1015
Dick Leftridge------85114
Brenard Wilson------120---12
Johnny Evans00------88
Frank Corral00------66
Ed Porcher00---------0
Randy Davison------00---0
Pat Haden00---------0
Cliff Olander00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12342.8
Middle26873.3
Right5112.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left19743.9
Middle7263.7
Right581.6
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Richard Todd1071011100
New YorkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Neil Lomax17116003220

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)3262.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)43215.3
Long (19+ Yds)212010.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)84445.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)22199.5
Long (19+ Yds)7516022.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Archie Griffin3201406
RB Walter Payton220508
WR Wally Henry100008
WR Tony Hill1102018
TE Walt Arnold110105
TE Tim Wrightman110804
FB Larry Moriarty101007
New YorkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Wes Chandler54074216
WR Kevin House31030112
WR Alvin Moore3206727
TE Charle Young21010012
TE Chuck Naretta1101007
WR Tyrell Fleming1103013
RB Ottis Anderson1000013
FB Corey Bruschi110205

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gary Anderson11212.002.67
New YorkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ottis Anderson2115.503.50
Eddie Payton188.003.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
New YorkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Neil Lomax4171.7513.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
New YorkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Wes Chandler1177.0014.80
RB Ottis Anderson1000.000.00
WR Kevin House1000.0010.00
WR Alvin Moore1000.0022.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Walter Payton20
Richard Todd21
Gary Anderson10
New YorkRushesConversions
Ottis Anderson40
Eddie Payton11
Neil Lomax10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Richard Todd973
New YorkAttCompConversions
Neil Lomax632

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Archie Griffin321
RB Walter Payton220
WR Wally Henry100
WR Tony Hill111
TE Walt Arnold110
TE Tim Wrightman111
New YorkTargCatchConversions
WR Wes Chandler321
TE Chuck Naretta111
WR Kevin House100
WR Alvin Moore100

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,000 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck18,000 (26,500)
End Zone13,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine8,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats11,400 (16,900)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes5,100 (5,800)