Wild Card Playoff Games, 1984

played in Baltimore, MD

53 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	0	0	7	-	10
Baltimore Colts	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 BAL - Emery Moorehead 21 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 07:56 BUF - Carson Long 32 field goal
4Q: 13:21 BUF - Orlando Whiteman 79 punt return (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 09:21 BAL - J.T. Smith 5 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 BAL - Emery Moorehead 21 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 07:56 BUF - Carson Long 32 field goal
4Q: 13:21 BUF - Orlando Whiteman 79 punt return (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 09:21 BAL - J.T. Smith 5 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Team Statistics BUF BAL
Record 11-6 12-5
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 5 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 252 283
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 3.82 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 175 110
- Rushing Attempts 42 30
- Yards per Rush 4.17 3.67
Net Passing Yards 77 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 9 - 0 31 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 83 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 3.21 5.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/29 5/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/101 4/73
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:00 28:00

Team Statistics	BUF	BAL
Record	11-6	12-5
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	5	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	252	283
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	3.82	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	175	110
- Rushing Attempts	42	30
- Yards per Rush	4.17	3.67
Net Passing Yards	77	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 9 - 0	31 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	83	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	3.21	5.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/29	5/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/101	4/73
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 36
Time of Possession	32:00	28:00

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 27	7	35	Punt
1	9:29	1:38	OWN 30	8	55	Field Goal
1	5:48	1:51	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
1	1:59	1:59	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
2	13:35	6:30	OWN 14	11	52	Missed FG
2	5:31	4:01	OWN 7	9	35	Punt
3	13:43	1:39	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
3	9:37	4:07	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
3	1:20	2:10	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
4	9:14	4:46	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
4	1:05	0:49	OWN 19	4	-6	Downs

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	2:39	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
1	7:51	2:03	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
1	3:57	1:58	OPP 35	4	28	Fumble
2	15:00	1:25	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	7:05	1:34	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 3	6	19	Interception
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	12:04	2:27	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
3	5:30	4:10	OWN 20	8	55	Missed FG
4	14:10	0:57	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	13:13	3:11	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
4	10:02	0:48	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
4	4:28	3:23	OWN 4	7	31	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 13	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mike Ruether, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	17	59	3.47	10	1
Walter Payton	9	55	6.11	19	1
Larry Moriarty	9	22	2.44	9	0
Ted McKnight	3	9	3.00	5	0
Tony Hill	2	14	7.00	11	1
Archie Griffin	1	9	9.00	9	0
Richard Todd	1	7	7.00	7	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Delaney	20	93	4.65	11	2
Lynn Cain	7	9	1.29	5	0
Joe Theismann	3	8	2.67	11	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	23	9	83	1/6	0	21	0	49.7

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	31	15	175	1/2	2	21	1	74.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Hill	3	5	24	8.00	0	16
WR Archie Griffin	2	4	24	12.00	0	16
WR Roger Carr	1	5	12	12.00	0	12
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	3	21	21.00	0	21
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	2	2.00	4	2
FB Larry Moriarty	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Eric Sievers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Tim Wrightman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	5	9	45	9.00	7	14	1
WR Dwight Clark	3	11	38	12.67	27	18	0
WR Rick Parros	2	2	28	14.00	0	21	0
WR Lionel Manuel	2	5	25	12.50	0	20	0
TE Emery Moorehead	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	1
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	0
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0
Reggie White	0	1	0
Jermaine Perkins	0	0	1
Bruce Scholtz	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Theismann	1	0	0
Joe Delaney	1	0	0
Emery Moorehead	0	1	0
Lionel Manuel	0	1	0
Daniel Reiner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	8	324	40.5	29.3	55	4

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	8	367	45.9	34.1	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/2	0/1	0/1	32	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	3	101	33.7	1

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	4	73	18.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	1	25	25.0	0
Orlando Whiteman	1	23	23.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	5	3	0.0	27	23
DT Mike Dawson	5	0	0.0	16	19
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	1	0.0	26	31
DE Reggie White	4	1	0.0	24	25
S Shaun Gayle	4	1	0.0	29	28
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	1	1.0	23	25
DE Andy Dorris	3	1	0.0	20	17
S Tommy Casanova	3	0	0.0	28	25
OLB Keena Turner	2	3	0.0	25	26
ILB Don Blackmon	2	1	0.0	7	5
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	0.0	21	25
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	0.0	10	6
CB Graham Spreen	1	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Scott Radecic	1	1	0.0	4	10
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Carl Barisich	0	1	0.0	14	14
DE Fred Anderson	0	1	0.0	6	7

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bruce Laird	9	1	0.0	32	20
DT John Dutton	5	1	0.0	35	21
OLB Mike Cofer	5	1	0.0	15	10
ILB E.J. Junior	4	4	0.0	35	18
OLB Mike Douglass	4	2	0.0	30	17
DE Donnell Thompson	3	3	1.0	32	15
DE Eric Williams	3	1	0.0	26	14
DT James White	2	2	0.0	23	13
S Mark Murphy	2	2	0.0	29	13
S Daniel Reiner	2	1	0.0	15	7
DT Edgar Fields	2	1	0.0	19	14
CB Pat Thomas	2	0	0.0	29	13
CB Eugene Daniel	2	0	0.0	20	12
DE Robert Smith	2	0	0.0	10	9
ILB Keith Butler	1	3	0.0	7	5
CB Allan Ellis	1	1	0.0	29	19
DT Doug English	1	1	0.0	16	9
S Paul Moyer	1	0	0.0	17	10
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Reggie White	0.0	2	1	1	25
OLB Keena Turner	0.0	0	3	1	26
DT Carl Barisich	0.0	0	2	0	14
OLB Tom Toner	0.0	0	1	0	6
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	0	2	19

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Thompson	1.0	1	1	1	15
DE Eric Williams	0.0	2	1	0	14
DT James White	0.0	1	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shaun Gayle	3	0	28
S Tommy Casanova	2	0	25
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	25
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	0	31
CB Graham Spreen	1	1	25
DT Mike Dawson	1	0	19
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	26
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	6
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	0	23
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	10

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mike Douglass	2	1	17
OLB Mike Cofer	2	0	10
CB Allan Ellis	1	1	19
ILB E.J. Junior	1	1	18
S Bruce Laird	1	0	20
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	20
CB Pat Thomas	1	0	13
S Paul Moyer	0	3	10

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terry Tausch	3	6	0	33	0	18
Don Macek	3	5	0	39	0	17
Greg Sampson	2	10	0	36	0	19
Ken Huff	2	8	1	38	0	21
Don Mosebar	2	4	0	26	0	15
Larry Moriarty	2	3	0	28	0	14
Sid Abramowicz	1	5	0	23	1	19

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Ruether	4	10	0	25	0	24
Tim Stokes	3	6	2	24	0	25
Paul Farren	2	5	0	21	0	26
Dan Doornink	1	2	0	17	0	15
J.T. Turner	0	2	0	24	1	25
Cleveland Green	0	1	0	10	0	7
Jim Covert	0	1	0	23	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Don Blackmon	2	14
Glenn Dennison	1	16
Steve Luke	1	14
Carl Barisich	1	7
Ken Huff	1	5

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Augustyniak	2	15
Daniel Reiner	1	14
Dan Doornink	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Casanova	---	---	28	25	18	71
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	26	31	10	67
Richard Todd	42	24	---	---	---	66
Don Macek	39	17	---	---	9	65
Ken Huff	38	21	---	---	5	64
Shaun Gayle	---	---	29	28	4	61
Terry Tausch	33	18	---	---	6	57
Eric Sievers	27	20	---	---	9	56
Greg Sampson	36	19	---	---	---	55
Steve Luke	---	---	20	20	14	54
Keena Turner	---	---	25	26	1	52
Johnny Rembert	---	---	27	23	1	51
Larry Moriarty	28	14	---	---	8	50
Don Mosebar	26	15	---	---	9	50
Reggie White	---	---	24	25	1	50
Tony Hill	21	16	---	---	11	48
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	23	25	---	48
Kenny Johnson	---	---	21	25	1	47
Gary Anderson	29	18	---	---	---	47
Graham Spreen	---	---	16	25	5	46
Roger Carr	20	16	---	---	9	45
Sid Abramowicz	23	19	---	---	---	42
Andy Dorris	---	---	20	17	---	37
Mike Dawson	---	---	16	19	2	37
Carl Barisich	---	---	14	14	7	35
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	10	15	9	34
Archie Griffin	21	11	---	---	2	34
Tim Wrightman	26	8	---	---	---	34
Orlando Whiteman	10	7	---	---	14	31
Tom Toner	---	---	4	6	18	28
Don Blackmon	---	---	7	5	14	26
Brad Edelman	9	6	---	---	10	25
Glenn Dennison	8	1	---	---	16	25
Jim Collins	---	---	10	6	5	21
Thomas Hopkins	6	5	---	---	10	21
Walter Payton	13	6	---	---	---	19
Earl Gant	0	0	---	---	16	16
Scott Radecic	---	---	4	10	---	14
Fred Anderson	---	---	6	7	---	13
Cedric Minter	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ted McKnight	5	2	---	---	3	10
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wally Henry	2	1	---	---	---	3
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Laird	---	---	32	20	13	65
Joe Theismann	30	32	---	---	---	62
J.T. Smith	27	31	---	---	2	60
John Dutton	---	---	35	21	3	59
Wentford Gaines	---	---	32	20	5	57
E.J. Junior	---	---	35	18	3	56
Tim Stokes	24	25	---	---	5	54
Jim Covert	23	29	---	---	2	54
J.T. Turner	24	25	---	---	4	53
Dwight Clark	18	21	---	---	12	51
Allan Ellis	---	---	29	19	2	50
Mike Douglass	---	---	30	17	2	49
Eugene Daniel	---	---	20	12	17	49
Mike Ruether	25	24	---	---	---	49
Donnell Thompson	---	---	32	15	1	48
Paul Farren	21	26	---	---	---	47
Mike Cofer	---	---	15	10	21	46
Lionel Manuel	22	24	---	---	---	46
Emery Moorehead	15	11	---	---	19	45
Pat Thomas	---	---	29	13	2	44
Mark Murphy	---	---	29	13	1	43
Eric Williams	---	---	26	14	3	43
Lynn Cain	9	11	---	---	22	42
Dan Doornink	17	15	---	---	9	41
Mike Augustyniak	13	12	---	---	15	40
James White	---	---	23	13	2	38
Joe Delaney	21	17	---	---	---	38
Daniel Reiner	---	---	15	7	14	36
Edgar Fields	---	---	19	14	1	34
Doug English	---	---	16	9	7	32
Ted Banker	10	13	---	---	8	31
Paul Moyer	---	---	17	10	1	28
Robert Smith	---	---	10	9	7	26
Cleveland Green	10	7	---	---	8	25
Robb Rubick	4	3	---	---	16	23
Ken Lanier	7	3	---	---	9	19
Jimmy Williams	---	---	10	5	4	19
Keith Butler	---	---	7	5	6	18
Wayne Givens	0	5	---	---	10	15
Cornell Forte	6	8	---	---	---	14
Rick Parros	4	10	---	---	---	14
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike McDonald	---	---	1	0	6	7
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	69	3.8
Middle	12	69	5.8
Right	12	37	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	6	29	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	23	9	1	0	1	6	3	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	31	15	3	2	2	0	9	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	8	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	26	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	62	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	5	1	0	12	0	16
WR Tony Hill	5	3	0	24	0	16
WR Archie Griffin	4	2	0	24	0	11
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	1	0	21	1	7
TE Eric Sievers	2	0	0	0	0	20
FB Larry Moriarty	2	1	1	0	0	14
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	0	2	0	18

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	11	3	1	38	0	21
WR J.T. Smith	9	5	0	45	0	31
WR Lionel Manuel	5	2	0	25	1	24
TE Emery Moorehead	2	1	1	21	1	11
WR Rick Parros	2	2	0	28	1	10
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0	13	0	12
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	0	5	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	2	10	5.00	4.65
Joe Theismann	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
Lynn Cain	1	0	0.00	1.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	1	0	0	0.00	3.61

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	1	1	5	5.00	5.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0	0.00	4.80

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	6	1
Tony Hill	2	2
Larry Moriarty	2	1
Gary Anderson	1	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	2	1
Lynn Cain	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	6	2	2

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	3	1	1
WR Archie Griffin	2	1	1
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Clark	5	2	2
WR J.T. Smith	3	1	1
WR Lionel Manuel	2	0	0
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	0

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

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