| Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 29, 1981 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 59624 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 35 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 21 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 4 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 2 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Art Monk 25 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 18 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 80 | WR | Virgil Seay |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 61 | ROG | Melvin Jones |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Joe Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mat Mendenhall |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 51 | RLB | Monte Coleman |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 73 | LOG | Jon Borchardt |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 51 | ROG | Jim Ritcher |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 41 | RILB | Phil Villapiano |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 3 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Roland Hooks | 19 | 109 | 5.7 | 18t | 2 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 1 | 220 | 6.5 | 25t | 1 | 3 | 18 | 80.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 76 | 4.2 | 21t | 1 | 3 | 35 | 66.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Virgil Seay | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 21t | 1 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mario Clark | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dexter Manley | 1.0 |
| Perry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Monte Coleman | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Jeff Nixon | 2.0 |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
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