| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 20 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| New York won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 75 yards from the BUF30. Karl Farmer returned the ball 19 yards to the NYJ14. Tackled by James Scott. |
| 1-10-NYJ14 (1Q: 14:33) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. Key block delivered by John Hicks. |
| 2-1-NYJ23 (1Q: 14:04) Ottis Anderson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Hopper. Key block delivered by Bob Johnson. |
| 1-10-NYJ26 (1Q: 13:18) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by DE Andy Dorris. |
| 2-7-NYJ29 (1Q: 12:49) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives, assisted by S Bob Glazebrook. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-NYJ33 (1Q: 12:04) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Don Bass for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Land, assisted by ILB Don Rives. Bass gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ41 (1Q: 11:31) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Don Bass for 16 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by CB Gerard Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bass gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (1Q: 10:56) Joe Namath pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ed Porcher. S Bob Glazebrook blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF43 (1Q: 10:48) Broadway Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DE Andy Dorris drove right through Mitch Thornton to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF43 (1Q: 10:41) Joe Namath pass completed to TE Eric Sanderson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF32 (1Q: 09:54) Ottis Anderson ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by DE Walt Patulski. |
| 2-11-BUF33 (1Q: 09:23) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-BUF26 (1Q: 08:57) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Hopper. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-BUF24 (1Q: 08:30) Frank Corral attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 3, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 08:24) Frank Corral kicked off 54 yards from the NYJ30. Po James returned the ball 18 yards to the BUF34. Tackled by Freddie Douglas. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (1Q: 07:58) Richard Todd scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. |
| 2-7-BUF37 (1Q: 07:20) Richard Todd sacked by DE Horace Jones and DE Brison Manor for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Huff. |
| 3-11-BUF33 (1Q: 06:53) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Kolen. |
| 4-8-BUF36 (1Q: 06:15) Pat McInally punted 42 yards. Freddie Douglas returned the kick -2 yards to the NYJ20. PENALTY: New York was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NYJ12 (1Q: 06:08) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. Key block delivered by Rod Walters. |
| 2-5-NYJ17 (1Q: 05:40) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. PENALTY: New York was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-NYJ09 (1Q: 05:34) Broadway Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Douglas. OLB Tom Toner defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-NYJ09 (1Q: 05:24) Broadway Joe Namath sacked by DE Walt Patulski for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mitch Thornton. |
| 4-19-NYJ03 (1Q: 04:37) Johnny Evans punted 39 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 2 yards to the NYJ40. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-NYJ18 (1Q: 04:30) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Don Bass for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. Bass gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ35 (1Q: 03:43) PENALTY: New York was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NYJ30 (1Q: 03:34) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Hutcherson, assisted by ILB Don Rives. Key block delivered by Todd Watkins. |
| 2-8-NYJ37 (1Q: 03:06) Joe Namath pass completed to RB Ottis Anderson for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. Anderson gained 16 yards after the catch. New York's Mike Wilson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (1Q: 02:35) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (1Q: 01:56) Louis Carter ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ronnie Moore, assisted by ILB Don Rives. |
| 2-7-BUF30 (1Q: 01:17) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. |
| 3-3-BUF26 (1Q: 00:34) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Hutcherson, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 1-10-BUF23 (1Q: 00:08) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. ILB Don Rives defended the pass. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-10-BUF23 (2Q: 15:00) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-BUF14 (2Q: 14:14) Louis Carter ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Todd Watkins. |
| 1-8-BUF08 (2Q: 13:39) Louis Carter ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 2-7-BUF07 (2Q: 13:08) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marco Vehar. DT Carl Barisich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-BUF07 (2Q: 13:01) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DE Walt Patulski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-BUF07 (2Q: 12:54) Frank Corral attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 6, Buffalo 0 |
| (2Q: 12:49) Frank Corral kicked off 71 yards from the NYJ30. Po James returned the ball 30 yards to the BUF29. Tackled by Randy Colbert. |
| 1-10-BUF29 (2Q: 12:13) Po James ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Hawkins. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 2-2-BUF37 (2Q: 11:32) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. |
| 3-4-BUF35 (2Q: 10:59) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 15 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Henry gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (2Q: 10:31) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Ken Burrough for 36 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Burrough gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ14 (2Q: 09:57) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Don Hasselbeck for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hasselbeck gained 1 yard after the catch. Buffalo 6, New York 6 |
| (2Q: 09:57) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, New York 6 |
| (2Q: 09:47) Carson Long kicked off 71 yards from the BUF30. Randy Colbert returned the ball 29 yards to the NYJ28. Tackled by Gerard Williams. |
| 1-10-NYJ28 (2Q: 09:10) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. |
| 1-10-BUF29 (2Q: 08:37) Joe Namath sacked by DE Andy Dorris for a loss of 5 yards. Dorris ran right past Kurt Schumacher and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-15-BUF34 (2Q: 07:58) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed Porcher. DE Andy Dorris simply tossed Rod Walters aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-15-BUF34 (2Q: 07:50) Joe Namath pass was intended for WR Ed Porcher and was intercepted by S Bryant Salter at the BUF16. Tackled by Ed Porcher. |
| 1-10-BUF16 (2Q: 07:37) Ted McKnight ran around left end for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Kolen. Key block delivered by Steve Courson. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (2Q: 07:08) Walter Payton ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Brison Manor, assisted by CB Earlie Thomas. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 2-5-BUF41 (2Q: 06:38) Po James ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina, assisted by OLB Mike Hawkins. |
| 3-5-BUF41 (2Q: 05:59) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Brison Manor. Griffin gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ47 (2Q: 05:34) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon, assisted by CB Randy Colbert. Payton gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ37 (2Q: 05:09) Sweetness Payton ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Horace Jones. |
| 2-9-NYJ36 (2Q: 04:31) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Horace Jones. Henry gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ25 (2Q: 03:47) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 17 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Henry gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-NYJ08 (2Q: 03:27) Richard Todd sacked by OLB Greg Brezina for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Reggie McKenzie. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Ken Burrough for 7 yards to the NYJ07. |
| 2-7-NYJ07 (2Q: 03:10) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina, assisted by DE Horace Jones. |
| 3-1-NYJ01 (2Q: 02:50) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair, assisted by OLB Mike Hawkins. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-2-NYJ02 (2Q: 02:29) Carson Long attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 10, New York 6 |
| (2Q: 02:21) Carson Long kicked off 79 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NYJ20 (2Q: 02:21) Louis Carter ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter, assisted by DE Leroy Jones. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-NYJ22 (2Q: 02:00) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marco Vehar. ILB Don Rives defended the pass. |
| 3-8-NYJ22 (2Q: 01:54) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Don Bass for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. Bass gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ35 (2Q: 01:26) PENALTY: New York was called for Delay of Game. |
| 1-15-NYJ30 (2Q: 01:26) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New York was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-25-NYJ20 (2Q: 01:19) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Gerard Williams, assisted by OLB Ken Hutcherson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-NYJ25 (2Q: 00:45) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Don Bass for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. Bass gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (2Q: 00:35) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 2-1-BUF41 (2Q: 00:27) Joe Namath pass completed to FB Jim Otis for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (2Q: 00:18) Joe Namath pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. Stone gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (2Q: 00:07) Frank Corral attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 10, New York 9 |
| (2Q: 00:01) Frank Corral kicked off 74 yards from the NYJ30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 00:01) Richard Todd dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Frank Corral kicked off 63 yards from the NYJ30. Wally Henry returned the ball 13 yards to the BUF20. Tackled by Mike Kolen. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 14:39) Walter Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Rolly Woolsey. |
| 2-11-BUF19 (3Q: 13:57) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Colbert. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (3Q: 13:28) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Walter Payton. CB Randy Colbert defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF31 (3Q: 13:24) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Colbert. |
| 3-7-BUF34 (3Q: 12:57) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Gary Shirk for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Earlie Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (3Q: 12:14) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Gary Shirk for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Colbert. Shirk gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-NYJ48 (3Q: 11:41) Richard Todd scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Colbert. |
| 1-10-NYJ36 (3Q: 10:55) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Smerlas. Key block delivered by Steve Courson. |
| 2-4-NYJ30 (3Q: 10:17) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Smerlas, assisted by S Lenny Richard. |
| 3-5-NYJ31 (3Q: 09:33) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Kolen. Payton gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NYJ23 (3Q: 09:02) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Po James for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. James gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-NYJ14 (3Q: 08:17) Po James ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 1-10-NYJ11 (3Q: 07:34) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Burrough. OLB Mike Hawkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NYJ11 (3Q: 07:28) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair, assisted by S Van Green. |
| 3-9-NYJ10 (3Q: 06:43) Po James ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. |
| 4-4-NYJ05 (3Q: 06:12) Carson Long attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 13, New York 9 |
| (3Q: 06:06) Carson Long kicked off 75 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NYJ20 (3Q: 06:06) Broadway Joe Namath pass was dropped by WR Ed Porcher. |
| 2-10-NYJ20 (3Q: 05:56) Broadway Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marco Vehar. CB Gerard Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NYJ20 (3Q: 05:49) Joe Namath sacked by DT Carl Barisich and DE Walt Patulski for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Kurt Schumacher. |
| 4-20-NYJ10 (3Q: 05:10) Johnny Evans punted 71 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick -3 yards to the BUF16. Tackled by Mike Kolen. |
| 1-10-BUF16 (3Q: 05:02) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Henry gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-BUF19 (3Q: 04:34) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. S Cedric Brown defended the pass. PENALTY: New York was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-BUF24 (3Q: 04:25) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. |
| 3-1-BUF25 (3Q: 03:39) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-BUF20 (3Q: 03:33) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 1 yard. Tackled by S Cedric Brown, assisted by S Lenny Richard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-5-BUF21 (3Q: 02:51) Pat McInally punted 43 yards. Freddie Douglas called for a fair catch at the NYJ36. |
| 1-10-NYJ36 (3Q: 02:43) Ottis Anderson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. Key block delivered by Randy Young. |
| 2-4-NYJ42 (3Q: 02:18) Ottis Anderson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by DT Ronnie Moore. Key block delivered by Randy Young. |
| 1-10-NYJ46 (3Q: 01:33) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-BUF47 (3Q: 00:53) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski, assisted by ILB Don Rives. Key block delivered by John Hicks. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (3Q: 00:26) Broadway Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed Porcher. DE Walt Patulski drove right through Mitch Thornton to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF43 (3Q: 00:20) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Louis Carter for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by CB Gerard Williams. Carter gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (4Q: 15:00) Broadway Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. CB Gerard Williams defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF33 (4Q: 14:54) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Don Bass for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gerard Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-BUF27 (4Q: 14:20) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gerard Williams, assisted by S Jerry Moore. Porcher gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (4Q: 13:32) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by CB Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Mitch Thornton. |
| 1-10-BUF11 (4Q: 13:07) Ottis Anderson ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by CB Gerard Williams. Key block delivered by Rod Walters. |
| 1-1-BUF01 (4Q: 12:32) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Hicks. New York 15, Buffalo 13 |
| (4Q: 12:32) Extra point by Frank Corral was good. New York 16, Buffalo 13 |
| (4Q: 12:26) Frank Corral kicked off 58 yards from the NYJ30. Po James returned the ball 29 yards to the BUF41. Tackled by Mike Kolen. |
| 1-10-BUF41 (4Q: 12:04) Richard Todd sacked by DE Brison Manor for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Riley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NYJ Cedric Brown for 9 yards to the BUF26. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (4Q: 11:53) PENALTY: New York was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF31 (4Q: 11:46) Louis Carter ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Gerard Williams. Key block delivered by Bob Johnson. |
| 2-10-BUF26 (4Q: 11:16) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Don Bass for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Hutcherson, assisted by S Bryant Salter. |
| 3-7-BUF23 (4Q: 10:41) Joe Namath pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ed Porcher. DT Ronnie Moore blocked the pass. |
| 4-7-BUF23 (4Q: 10:34) Frank Corral attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 19, Buffalo 13 |
| (4Q: 10:28) Frank Corral kicked off 56 yards from the NYJ30. Po James returned the ball 22 yards to the BUF36. Tackled by Freddie Douglas. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (4Q: 10:08) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF31 (4Q: 10:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 52 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. Hill gained 34 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ17 (4Q: 09:19) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown, assisted by S Van Green. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 2-4-NYJ11 (4Q: 08:53) Walter Payton ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon, assisted by CB Rolly Woolsey. Payton made a great move on Percy Kirkwood. Key block delivered by Russ Washington. |
| 1-4-NYJ04 (4Q: 08:19) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Don Hasselbeck. OLB Greg Brezina defended the pass. |
| 2-4-NYJ04 (4Q: 08:15) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Horace Jones, assisted by DE Percy Kirkwood. |
| 3-4-NYJ04 (4Q: 07:49) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hill gained 5 yards after the catch. Buffalo 19, New York 19 |
| (4Q: 07:49) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 20, New York 19 |
| (4Q: 07:42) Carson Long kicked off 62 yards from the BUF30. Randy Colbert returned the ball 33 yards to the NYJ41. Tackled by Gerard Williams. |
| 1-10-NYJ41 (4Q: 07:17) Broadway Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dustin Stone. CB Dwight Harrison defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NYJ41 (4Q: 07:11) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DT Mike Dawson drove right through Rod Walters to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-NYJ41 (4Q: 07:02) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Porcher gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (4Q: 06:36) Louis Carter ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris. Key block delivered by Eric Sanderson. |
| 2-5-BUF37 (4Q: 06:12) Ottis Anderson ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. Key block delivered by Jim Otis. |
| 1-10-BUF29 (4Q: 05:31) Broadway Joe Namath pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Don Bass. DE Walt Patulski blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF29 (4Q: 05:24) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Douglas. CB Dwight Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-BUF29 (4Q: 05:15) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed Porcher. S Jerry Moore defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF29 (4Q: 05:09) Frank Corral attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 22, Buffalo 20 |
| (4Q: 05:02) Frank Corral kicked off 77 yards from the NYJ30. Po James returned the ball 32 yards to the BUF25. Tackled by Dustin Stone. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (4Q: 04:42) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. |
| 2-10-BUF25 (4Q: 04:38) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon, assisted by S Van Green. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. McKenzie flattened Mike Hawkins to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (4Q: 04:08) Po James ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina. New York's Jim LeClair was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-8-BUF39 (4Q: 03:26) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 3-3-BUF44 (4Q: 03:05) Richard Todd pass completed to WR James Scott for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Rick Baska. Scott gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ43 (4Q: 02:56) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Ken Burrough for 10 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NYJ33 (4Q: 02:34) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Po James for 6 yards. Tackled by S Van Green. James gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-NYJ27 (4Q: 02:13) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. |
| 1-10-NYJ16 (4Q: 02:04) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-NYJ13 (4Q: 01:57) Wally Henry ran a reverse around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. |
| 3-11-NYJ17 (4Q: 01:36) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Hill. ILB Jim LeClair defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-NYJ17 (4Q: 01:27) Carson Long attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 23, New York 22 |
| (4Q: 01:20) Carson Long kicked off 77 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NYJ20 (4Q: 01:20) Joe Namath sacked by DE Andy Dorris for a loss of 4 yards. Dorris simply blew through Charlie Ane to reach the quarterback and knock him down. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Mike Dawson for 10 yards to the NYJ06. |
| 1-6-NYJ06 (4Q: 01:07) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 2-9-NYJ09 (4Q: 00:57) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Brison Manor. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 3-4-NYJ04 (4Q: 00:48) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Earlie Thomas, assisted by S Cedric Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 4-1-NYJ01 (4Q: 00:37) Carson Long attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 26, New York 22 |
| (4Q: 00:30) Carson Long kicked off 58 yards from the BUF30. Randy Colbert returned the ball 19 yards to the NYJ31. Tackled by Jerry Moore. |
| 1-10-NYJ31 (4Q: 00:25) Broadway Joe Namath pass was dropped by WR Ed Porcher. |
| 2-10-NYJ31 (4Q: 00:18) Broadway Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Farmer. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NYJ31 (4Q: 00:12) Broadway Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Douglas. CB Gerard Williams defended the pass. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NYJ36 (4Q: 00:06) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Don Bass for 15 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by CB Gerard Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Final Score: Buffalo Bills 26, New York Jets 22 |