Colts 17-23 Bills (Oct 4, 1981)

BAL

BUF

1

0

14

2

3

0

3

0

3

4

14

6

17

23

1Q

0 - 7

J. Butler 16-yard TD catch from J. Ferguson.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 14

R. Leaks 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

3 - 14

M. Wood 32-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

3 - 17

N. Mike-Mayer 34-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

10 - 17

R. Carr 6-yard TD catch from B. Jones.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

10 - 20

N. Mike-Mayer 44-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

10 - 23

N. Mike-Mayer 45-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

17 - 23

R. Butler 14-yard TD catch from B. Jones.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

275

Jones

BAL

Rush Yds

159

Cribbs

BUF

Rec Yds

80

Dickey

BAL

Scrim TD

1

Butler

BAL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Bert Jones

BAL QB #7

Joe Ferguson

BUF QB #12

275

Pass Yds

148

2

Pass TD

1

Int

1

BAL

Team Stats

BUF

378

Total Yds

366

23

1st Downs

22

2

Turnovers

1

1981 AFC East

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Dolphins	11	4	1	.719
Jets	10	5	1	.656
Bills	10	6	0	.625
Colts	2	14	0	.125
Patriots	2	14	0	.125

Game Summary

The Buffalo Bills emerged victorious over the Baltimore Colts, 23 to 17, on October 4, 1981.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bert Jones B. Jones #7	22/36	275	7.6	2	1	4-30	91.8

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson #12	14/29	148	5.1	1	1	1-11	60.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Curtis Dickey C. Dickey #33	10	78	7.8	25
Cleveland Franklin C. Franklin #28	12	36	3.0	8
Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon #31	6	20	3.3	7
Randy McMillan R. McMillan #32	1	1	1.0	1
Bert Jones B. Jones #7	2	-2	-1.0	4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	17	159	9.4	0	35
Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon #30	15	64	4.3	0	12
Roosevelt Leaks R. Leaks #48	3	7	2.3	1	3
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson #12	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Curtis Dickey C. Dickey #33	0/0	80	26.7	0	50
Ray Butler R. Butler #80	0/0	75	25.0	1	38
Roger Carr R. Carr #81	0/0	44	11.0	1	23
Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon #31	0/0	24	12.0	0	17
Don McCauley D. McCauley #23	0/0	21	4.2	0	9
Cleveland Franklin C. Franklin #28	0/0	14	4.7	0	6
Randy Burke R. Burke #84	0/0	11	11.0	0	11
Reese McCall R. McCall #86	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jerry Butler J. Butler #80	0/0	73	18.3	1	23
Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon #30	0/0	27	13.5	0	17
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	0/0	20	6.7	0	7
Frank Lewis F. Lewis #82	0/0	16	8.0	0	10
Mark Brammer M. Brammer #86	0/0	12	4.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bruce Laird B. Laird #40	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bill Simpson B. Simpson #48	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Wood M. Wood #16	1/1	2/2	5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Nick Mike-Mayer N. Mike-Mayer #12	3/4	2/2	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Garrett M. Garrett #9	5	156	31.2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Cater G. Cater #7	3	127	42.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Dave Shula D. Shula #85	1	16	16.0
Kim Anderson K. Anderson #26	1	30	30.0
Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon #31	2	35	17.5

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Byron Franklin B. Franklin #85	2	65	32.5	0	0
Steve Freeman S. Freeman #22	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dave Shula D. Shula #85	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Roland Hooks R. Hooks #25	1	2	2.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bert Jones B. Jones #7	22/36	275	7.6	2	1	4-30	91.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Curtis Dickey C. Dickey #33	10	78	7.8	25
Cleveland Franklin C. Franklin #28	12	36	3.0	8
Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon #31	6	20	3.3	7
Randy McMillan R. McMillan #32	1	1	1.0	1
Bert Jones B. Jones #7	2	-2	-1.0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Curtis Dickey C. Dickey #33	0/0	80	26.7	0	50
Ray Butler R. Butler #80	0/0	75	25.0	1	38
Roger Carr R. Carr #81	0/0	44	11.0	1	23
Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon #31	0/0	24	12.0	0	17
Don McCauley D. McCauley #23	0/0	21	4.2	0	9
Cleveland Franklin C. Franklin #28	0/0	14	4.7	0	6
Randy Burke R. Burke #84	0/0	11	11.0	0	11
Reese McCall R. McCall #86	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bruce Laird B. Laird #40	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Wood M. Wood #16	1/1	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Garrett M. Garrett #9	5	156	31.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Dave Shula D. Shula #85	1	16	16.0
Kim Anderson K. Anderson #26	1	30	30.0
Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon #31	2	35	17.5

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dave Shula D. Shula #85	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson #12	14/29	148	5.1	1	1	1-11	60.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	17	159	9.4	0	35
Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon #30	15	64	4.3	0	12
Roosevelt Leaks R. Leaks #48	3	7	2.3	1	3
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson #12	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jerry Butler J. Butler #80	0/0	73	18.3	1	23
Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon #30	0/0	27	13.5	0	17
Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs #20	0/0	20	6.7	0	7
Frank Lewis F. Lewis #82	0/0	16	8.0	0	10
Mark Brammer M. Brammer #86	0/0	12	4.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bill Simpson B. Simpson #48	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Nick Mike-Mayer N. Mike-Mayer #12	3/4	2/2	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Cater G. Cater #7	3	127	42.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Byron Franklin B. Franklin #85	2	65	32.5	0	0
Steve Freeman S. Freeman #22	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Roland Hooks R. Hooks #25	1	2	2.0	0	0

BAL

BUF

1

0

14

2

3

0

3

0

3

4

14

6

17

23

BAL

Team Stats

BUF

378

Total Yds

366

245

Pass Yds

137

133

Rush Yds

229

71

Total Plays

66

5.3

Yards Per Play

5.5

6.1

Yards Per Pass

4.6

4.3

Yards Per Rush

6.4

23

1st Downs

22

11

Passing 1st Downs

8

9

Rushing 1st Downs

11

3

1st Downs from Penalties

3

5

Punts

3

2

Turnovers

1

Interceptions Thrown

1

Fumbles Lost

0

10

Penalties

7

1.0

Sacks

4.0

0

D/ST TD

0

1-4 BAL

BUF 3-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1981 AFC East

Game Summary

Team Stats