| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 57 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 59 yards from the BUF30. James Hunter returned the ball 27 yards to the CLE38. Tackled by Tony Hill. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (1Q: 14:28) Mike Kruczek sacked by DE Andy Dorris for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Roger Finnie. |
| 2-17-CLE31 (1Q: 13:46) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by RB Ricky Bell. |
| 3-17-CLE31 (1Q: 13:39) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Bell. CB Lloyd Mumphord defended the pass. |
| 4-17-CLE31 (1Q: 13:32) Tom Wittum punted 29 yards. Lloyd Mumphord called for a fair catch at the BUF40. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (1Q: 13:23) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by DE Art Still. Buffalo's Wally Henry was hurt on the play. |
| 2-12-BUF38 (1Q: 12:47) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Tom Bailey for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Bolton. Bailey gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (1Q: 12:01) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. S Roland James defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE44 (1Q: 11:53) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Gary Shirk. CB Clarence Scott defended the pass. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-BUF46 (1Q: 11:46) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. CB Clarence Scott defended the pass. |
| 3-20-BUF46 (1Q: 11:41) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Mike Renfro. |
| 4-20-BUF46 (1Q: 11:33) Pat McInally punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CLE17. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (1Q: 11:22) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Jimmy Cefalo for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 2-6-CLE21 (1Q: 10:55) Greg Hawthorne ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 3-5-CLE22 (1Q: 10:20) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Jim Mandich for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by ILB Don Rives. Mandich gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-2-CLE25 (1Q: 09:51) Tom Wittum punted 45 yards. Tom Bailey returned the kick 4 yards to the BUF34. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (1Q: 09:40) Greg Hawthorne ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton, assisted by DE Will Wynn. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CLE30 (1Q: 09:31) Mike Kruczek sacked by DE Andy Dorris and DT Mike Dawson for a loss of 5 yards. Dorris simply blew through Charles White to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-25-CLE25 (1Q: 08:53) Greg Hawthorne ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 3-19-CLE31 (1Q: 08:32) Ricky Bell ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. Key block delivered by Roger Finnie. Finnie flattened Will Wynn to ensure the play's success. |
| 4-3-CLE47 (1Q: 08:03) Tom Wittum punted 41 yards. Tom Bailey returned the kick 3 yards to the BUF15. Tackled by Steve Wilson. |
| 1-10-BUF15 (1Q: 07:54) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott, assisted by OLB Terry Miller. Payton gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-BUF21 (1Q: 07:07) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by CB Ron Bolton. |
| 1-10-BUF30 (1Q: 06:20) Earl Gant ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott, assisted by CB James Hunter. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (1Q: 05:53) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Miller, assisted by S Thom Darden. |
| 2-6-BUF46 (1Q: 05:12) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Payton gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (1Q: 04:30) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Ted McKnight for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. McKnight gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (1Q: 04:19) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Tom Bailey for 2 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 2-8-CLE30 (1Q: 03:34) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for 30 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Kelvin Clark. Buffalo 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 03:34) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 03:17) Carson Long kicked off 57 yards from the BUF30. James Hunter returned the ball 39 yards to the BUF48. Tackled by Touchdown Tony Hill. |
| 1-10-BUF48 (1Q: 02:51) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-BUF49 (1Q: 02:23) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Mike Goff for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-BUF41 (1Q: 01:50) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Jimmy Cefalo for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (1Q: 01:08) Ricky Bell ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Willie Lee, assisted by DE Byron Alexander. Buffalo's Mike Dawson was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-BUF35 (1Q: 00:45) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Mike Goff for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. Goff gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-BUF45 (1Q: 00:31) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Goff. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-19-BUF45 (1Q: 00:25) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Jim Mandich for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-13-BUF39 (2Q: 15:00) Tom Wittum punted 34 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF05. |
| 1-10-BUF05 (2Q: 14:51) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE John Lee, assisted by DE Art Still. |
| 2-6-BUF09 (2Q: 14:25) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott, assisted by DT Jerry Sherk. |
| 3-4-BUF11 (2Q: 13:56) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Maddox. Griffin gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (2Q: 13:22) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Ted McKnight for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson. McKnight gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-BUF32 (2Q: 12:57) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-1-BUF34 (2Q: 12:22) Earl Gant ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 4-1-BUF34 (2Q: 11:39) Pat McInally punted 46 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 20 yards to the CLE40. Tackled by Larron Jackson. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (2Q: 11:32) Ricky Bell ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski. |
| 2-12-CLE38 (2Q: 10:50) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 2-17-CLE33 (2Q: 10:43) Mike Kruczek pass was intended for TE Bennie Cunningham and was intercepted by S Tommy Casanova at the CLE48. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Eddie Bell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 10:35) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by CB Clarence Scott. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (2Q: 09:55) Richard Todd sacked by DE John Lee for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Huff. |
| 2-16-CLE42 (2Q: 09:24) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery, assisted by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Larron Jackson. |
| 3-3-CLE29 (2Q: 09:01) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott, assisted by OLB George Andrews. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (2Q: 08:51) Walter Payton ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-6-CLE20 (2Q: 08:23) Richard Todd scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-CLE30 (2Q: 08:12) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Walter Payton. CB Ron Bolton defended the pass. |
| 3-16-CLE30 (2Q: 08:06) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-CLE17 (2Q: 07:24) Carson Long attempted a 34 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (2Q: 07:17) Greg Hawthorne ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. Key block delivered by Roger Finnie. |
| 2-4-CLE30 (2Q: 06:33) Greg Hawthorne ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by DE Walt Patulski. Key block delivered by Roger Finnie. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (2Q: 05:53) Ricky Bell ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 2-9-CLE38 (2Q: 05:29) Ricky Bell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Land, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 3-7-CLE40 (2Q: 04:46) Mike Kruczek pass was intended for TE Bennie Cunningham and was intercepted by S Bryant Salter at the BUF49. Tackled by Bennie Cunningham. |
| 1-10-BUF49 (2Q: 04:35) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. Payton gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (2Q: 03:48) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-8-CLE19 (2Q: 03:27) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-CLE14 (2Q: 03:10) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (2Q: 02:50) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Payton gained 10 yards after the catch. Buffalo 13, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 02:50) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 14, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 02:39) Carson Long kicked off 59 yards from the BUF30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 35 yards to the CLE46. Tackled by Bob Tucker. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (2Q: 02:21) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Greg Hawthorne for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (2Q: 02:03) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Eddie Bell for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (2Q: 01:57) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Eddie Bell for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Willie Lee. |
| 2-3-BUF24 (2Q: 01:38) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by WR Eddie Bell. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-3-BUF24 (2Q: 01:31) Ricky Bell ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. |
| 4-9-BUF30 (2Q: 01:13) Bruce Gossett attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 14, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 01:05) Bruce Gossett kicked off 57 yards from the CLE30. Lloyd Mumphord returned the ball 28 yards to the BUF41. Tackled by Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-BUF41 (2Q: 00:55) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Delay of Game. |
| 1-15-BUF36 (2Q: 00:55) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 2-10-BUF41 (2Q: 00:10) Sweetness Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. Key block delivered by Larron Jackson. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (2Q: 00:02) Carson Long attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 17, Cleveland 3 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bruce Gossett kicked off 66 yards from the CLE30. Tom Bailey returned the ball 17 yards to the BUF21. Tackled by Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (3Q: 14:43) Richard Todd sacked by DE Art Still for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Huff. |
| 2-13-BUF18 (3Q: 14:12) Richard Todd scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-6-BUF25 (3Q: 13:32) Richard Todd sacked by DT Bob Maddox for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Kelvin Clark. |
| 4-11-BUF20 (3Q: 12:47) Pat McInally punted 52 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CLE28. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (3Q: 12:38) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by WR Jimmy Cefalo. |
| 2-10-CLE28 (3Q: 12:32) Greg Hawthorne ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 3-10-CLE28 (3Q: 11:53) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. |
| 4-11-CLE27 (3Q: 11:19) Tom Wittum punted 36 yards. Tom Bailey called for a fair catch at the BUF37. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (3Q: 11:08) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-6-BUF41 (3Q: 10:37) Walter Payton ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford, assisted by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| 3-5-BUF42 (3Q: 10:01) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-BUF42 (3Q: 09:54) Pat McInally punted 37 yards. Eddie Bell returned the kick 4 yards to the CLE25. Tackled by Earl Gant. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Earl Gant for 14 yards to the CLE11.. Tackled by Jimmy Cefalo. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (3Q: 09:46) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still. |
| 2-8-CLE09 (3Q: 09:08) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Mike Renfro. |
| 3-8-CLE09 (3Q: 09:02) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 23, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 09:02) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 24, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 08:51) Carson Long kicked off 51 yards from the BUF30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 31 yards to the BUF50. Tackled by Tom Bailey. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a Face Mask on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (3Q: 08:14) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Cefalo. DE Andy Dorris defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF45 (3Q: 08:08) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Ricky Bell for -4 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 3-29-CLE36 (3Q: 08:01) Mike Kruczek sacked by CB Jeff Wright for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Roger Finnie. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Andy Dorris for 10 yards to the CLE20. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (3Q: 07:47) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Lee, assisted by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 2-5-CLE15 (3Q: 07:20) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 3-1-CLE11 (3Q: 06:44) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| 4-2-CLE12 (3Q: 06:20) Carson Long attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland's A.J. Duhe was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Buffalo 27, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 06:15) Carson Long kicked off 53 yards from the BUF30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 83 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 27, Cleveland 9 |
| (3Q: 06:15) Greg Hawthorne ran for the two-point conversion and succeeded. Buffalo 27, Cleveland 11 |
| (3Q: 05:58) Bruce Gossett kicked off 63 yards from the CLE30. Tom Bailey returned the ball 18 yards to the BUF25. Tackled by Ricky Bell. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Earl Gant on the BUF25. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (3Q: 05:32) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. DT Bob Maddox hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BUF25 (3Q: 05:22) Earl Gant ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 3-6-BUF29 (3Q: 04:52) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (3Q: 04:28) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (3Q: 03:47) Earl Gant ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE John Banaszak, assisted by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 2-11-CLE48 (3Q: 03:21) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. Farmer gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (3Q: 02:44) Walter Payton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Ted McKnight to the CLE18. |
| 2-8-CLE18 (3Q: 02:12) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Gary Shirk. DE John Banaszak defended the pass. |
| 3-8-CLE18 (3Q: 02:08) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Hill. OLB Terry Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 4-18-CLE28 (3Q: 02:01) Carson Long attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 30, Cleveland 11 |
| (3Q: 01:55) Carson Long kicked off 59 yards from the BUF30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 29 yards to the CLE40. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (3Q: 01:24) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by WR Ray Bradley. |
| 2-10-CLE40 (3Q: 01:16) Mike Kruczek sacked by DE Walt Patulski and DE Will Wynn for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Roger Finnie. |
| 3-17-CLE33 (3Q: 00:46) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Mike Goff for 13 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (3Q: 00:36) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. Cunningham gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CLE28 (3Q: 00:26) Mike Kruczek pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Goff. DE Will Wynn blocked the pass. |
| 2-20-CLE28 (3Q: 00:19) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Dennis Johnson. CB Lloyd Mumphord defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-CLE28 (3Q: 00:14) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-14-CLE34 (4Q: 15:00) Tom Wittum punted 49 yards. Tom Bailey returned the kick 3 yards to the BUF20. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF10 (4Q: 14:53) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 2-13-BUF07 (4Q: 14:24) Walter Payton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter, assisted by CB Clarence Scott. |
| 3-11-BUF09 (4Q: 13:52) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (4Q: 13:18) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Payton gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (4Q: 12:41) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by DE John Lee. Farmer gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-CLE48 (4Q: 11:55) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-1-CLE47 (4Q: 11:29) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (4Q: 10:54) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson. Key block delivered by Larron Jackson. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (4Q: 10:20) Earl Gant ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| 2-8-CLE11 (4Q: 09:51) Earl Gant ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Maddox. |
| 3-2-CLE05 (4Q: 09:16) Richard Todd sacked by ILB Al Brister for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Don Macek. |
| 4-7-CLE10 (4Q: 08:33) Carson Long attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 33, Cleveland 11 |
| (4Q: 08:27) Carson Long kicked off 64 yards from the BUF30. James Hunter returned the ball 28 yards to the CLE34. Tackled by Lloyd Mumphord. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (4Q: 08:03) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Jimmy Cefalo for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives, assisted by CB Kenny Johnson. Cefalo gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (4Q: 07:42) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. DT Willie Lee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE47 (4Q: 07:37) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (4Q: 07:19) Mike Kruczek pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Eddie Bell. DE Byron Alexander blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF28 (4Q: 07:15) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Cefalo. DT Carl Barisich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF28 (4Q: 07:08) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. DE Will Wynn drove right through Roger Finnie to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF28 (4Q: 06:59) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Willie McClendon. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-BUF14 (4Q: 06:49) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Jimmy Cefalo for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson, assisted by S Bryant Salter. |
| 1-4-BUF04 (4Q: 06:32) Mike Kruczek pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Cefalo. |
| 2-4-BUF04 (4Q: 06:28) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Mike Goff for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova, assisted by S Bryant Salter. |
| 3-4-BUF04 (4Q: 06:09) Mike Kruczek pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Eddie Bell. DT Willie Lee blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-BUF04 (4Q: 06:04) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ricky Bell. DE Walt Patulski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BUF04 (4Q: 05:59) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Lee, assisted by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| 2-8-BUF06 (4Q: 05:13) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still. |
| 3-8-BUF06 (4Q: 04:27) Earl Gant ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Art Still, assisted by ILB Al Brister. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-7-BUF07 (4Q: 03:40) Pat McInally punted 53 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 18 yards to the BUF42. Tackled by Tony Hill. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (4Q: 03:32) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. CB Dwight Harrison defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF42 (4Q: 03:23) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. DE Byron Alexander hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-BUF42 (4Q: 03:16) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Cefalo. OLB Andy Collins defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-BUF42 (4Q: 03:10) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (4Q: 03:02) Walter Payton ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jerry Sherk. |
| 2-6-BUF46 (4Q: 02:16) Earl Gant ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by DT Bob Maddox. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-6-BUF46 (4Q: 02:09) Earl Gant ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Jerry Sherk. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-8-BUF44 (4Q: 02:00) Pat McInally punted 49 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 13 yards to the CLE20. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE04 (4Q: 01:51) Mike Kruczek pass was intended for WR Jimmy Cefalo and was intercepted by S Tommy Casanova at the CLE22. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Willie McClendon. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (4Q: 01:41) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-10-CLE14 (4Q: 01:29) Sweetness Payton ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-7-CLE11 (4Q: 01:19) Tom Bailey ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 4-7-CLE11 (4Q: 00:33) Carson Long attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 36, Cleveland 11 |
| (4Q: 00:26) Carson Long kicked off 56 yards from the BUF30. James Hunter returned the ball 22 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (4Q: 00:16) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Bell. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE36 (4Q: 00:08) Mike Goff ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| Final Score: Buffalo Bills 36, Cleveland Browns 11 |