| Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 1, 1981 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78226 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 58 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 58 pass from Joe Ferguson (run failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 15 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 36 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 39 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Safety, Paul McDonald illegal pass penalyty enforced in end zone | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ozzie Newsome 12 pass from Brian Sipe (Matt Bahr kick) | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 60 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 13 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 68 | LOG | Bob Jackson |
| 79 | C | Gerry Sullivan |
| 64 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 25 | RB | Charles White |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Marshall Harris |
| 91 | NT | Henry Bradley |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 50 | LOLB | Don Goode |
| 58 | LILB | Bruce Huther |
| 52 | RILB | Dick Ambrose |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 22 | SS | Clarence Scott |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 73 | LOG | Jon Borchardt |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 69 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 45 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charles White | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 37 | 14 | 37.8 | 3 | 199 | 5.4 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 31.2 |
| Paul McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 297 | 9.9 | 60t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Ricky Feacher | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 5 | 163 | 32.6 | 60t | 3 |
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Thom Darden | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Steve Cox | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Dino Hall | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cleo Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Dino Hall | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Matt Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Byron Franklin | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 2.0 |
| Lucius Sanford | 1.0 |
| Ken Johnson | 1.0 |
| Fred Smerlas | 1.0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 0.5 |
| Bill Simpson | 0.5 |
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