| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 10, 1978 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 40985 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 73 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Charles Romes 85 interception return (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 14 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Derrick Gaffney 36 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 11 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick failed) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Larry Walton 32 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Jerome Barkum 3 pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 89 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 33 | RB | Kevin Long |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | NT | Abdul Salaam |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 51 | LOLB | Greg Buttle |
| 63 | LILB | John Hennessy |
| 52 | RILB | Mike Hennigan |
| 59 | ROLB | Bob Martin |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 34 | FB | Jim Braxton |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 85 | RDT | Phil Dokes |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Kevin Long | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Clark Gaines | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 196 | 7.5 | 36t | 3 | 3 | 25 | 84.8 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 1 | 222 | 6.9 | 32t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 90.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Derrick Gaffney | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 36t | 1 |
| Wesley Walker | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14t | 2 |
| Scott Dierking | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Reuben Gant | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 24 | 1 |
| Dennis Johnson | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 32t | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lenny Willis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Shafer Suggs | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Charles Romes | 1 | 85 | 85.0 | 85t | 1 |
| Mario Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 9 | 329 | 36.6 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Levenseller | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Keith Moody | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Joe Klecko | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Phil Dokes | 1.0 |
| Lucius Sanford | 1.0 |
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