Bills 19, Patriots 10 Box Score, Dec 13, 1981

December 13, 1981

Buffalo BillsBUF · 10-6BUF10-619

Final

New England PatriotsNE · 2-14NE2-14

Top performers

Quarterbacks

JFJoe Ferguson

BUF

C/ATT: 10/18
YDS: 151
TD: 1
INT: 0
RTG: 101.9

TOTom Owen

C/ATT: 6/14
YDS: 82
TD: 0
INT: 1
RTG: 32.4

JFJoe FergusonQB151YDS10/18 · 1 TDPassing yardsTOTom OwenQB82YDS6/14 · 1 INT
JCJoe CribbsRB153YDS33 CARRushing yardsVFVagas FergusonRB42YDS7 CAR · 1 TD
JBJerry ButlerWR50YDS4 RECReceiving yardsHJHarold JacksonWR47YDS5 REC
JCJoe CribbsRB1TD1 receivingTouchdownsVFVagas FergusonRB1TD1 rushing

Game flow

NE+100+10BUF

Biggest lead BUF by 14

Team stats

BUF

343Total yards230
151Passing yards133
192Rushing yards97
0Turnovers2

5.1Yards per play3.5
17First downs12
5/133rd down5/14
1/14th down0/1
3Red zone trips2
11-53Penalties2-10

1981 AFC East Standings

	W-L-T	PCT
1MIDolphins	11-4-1	.719
2NYJets	10-5-1	.656
3BUBills	10-6-0	.625
4INColts	2-14-0	.125
5NEPatriots	2-14-0	.125

Drives

BUF goalNE goal

Passing

Bills


JFJoe FergusonQB	10/18	151	8.4	1	0	2	101.9
Team	10/18	151	8.4	1	0	2	101.9

Patriots


TOTom OwenQB	6/14	82	5.9	1	1	32.4
MCMatt CavanaughQB	6/13	51	3.9	0	2	56.9
AJAndy JohnsonRB	0/1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0
Team	12/28	133	4.8	2	3	27.8

Rushing

Bills


JCJoe CribbsRB	33	153	4.6	0
RLRoosevelt LeaksRB	5	24	4.8	1
CBCurtis BrownRB	7	18	2.6	0
JFJoe FergusonQB	2	-3	-1.5	0
Team	47	192	4.1	1

Patriots


VFVagas FergusonRB	7	42	6.0	1
SCSam CunninghamRB	11	42	3.8	0
TCTony CollinsRB	9	13	1.4	0
Team	27	97	3.6	1

Receiving

Bills


JBJerry ButlerWR	4	6	50	12.5	0
JCJoe CribbsRB	3	4	48	16.0	1
FLFrank LewisWR	1	4	25	25.0	0
RJRon JessieWR	1	1	17	17.0	0
RLRoosevelt LeaksRB	1	1	11	11.0	0
MBMark BrammerTE	0	1	0	—	0
CBCurtis BrownRB	0	1	0	—	0
Team	10	18	151	15.1	1

Patriots


HJHarold JacksonWR	5	9	47	9.4
DWDonald WestbrookWR	2	4	27	13.5
LDLin DawsonTE	2	4	22	11.0
VFVagas FergusonRB	1	1	20	20.0
SMStanley MorganWR	1	3	9	9.0
TCTony CollinsRB	1	1	8	8.0
KTKenneth TolerWR	0	1	0	—
MTMosi TatupuRB	0	1	0	—
SCSam CunninghamRB	0	1	0	—
AJAndy JohnsonRB	0	1	0	—
Team	12	26	133	11.1

Q1 · BUF 14–0 NE · BUF leads 14–0

NMNick Mike-Mayer kicks off 61 yards, returned by Tony Collins for 30 yards (tackle by Rod Kush)BUF 0
NE 0

NEinterception3 plays · 3 yards

VFVagas Ferguson right for 2 yards (tackle by Isiah Robertson)BUF 0
NE 0
TCTony Collins left for 1 yard (tackle by Isiah Robertson)BUF 0
NE 0
AJINTAndy Johnson pass intended for Stanley Morgan is intercepted by Charles Romes at BUF24 and returned for 25 yardsBUF 0
NE 0

BUFtouchdown8 plays · 46 yards

JCJoe Cribbs for 4 yards (tackle by Richard Bishop)BUF 0
NE 0
JCJoe Cribbs middle for 4 yards (tackle by Bob Golic)BUF 0
NE 0
RLRoosevelt Leaks right for 1 yard (tackle by Bob Golic)BUF 0
NE 0
RLRoosevelt Leaks right guard for 3 yards (tackle by Tim Fox)BUF 0
NE 0
JFJoe Ferguson pass complete to Jerry Butler for 6 yards (tackle by Keith Lee)BUF 0
NE 0
JLPenalty on John Lee: Offside, 5 yards (accepted)BUF 0
NE 0
JFJoe Ferguson pass complete to Joe Cribbs for -2 yards (tackle by Steve Nelson)BUF 0
NE 0
JCJoe Cribbs for 25 yards (tackle by Tim Fox)BUF 0
NE 0
RLTDRoosevelt Leaks left end for 5 yards, touchdownBUF 6
NE 0
NMXPNick Mike-Mayer kicks extra point goodBUF 7
NE 0

NMNick Mike-Mayer kicks off 52 yards, returned by Tony Collins for 16 yards (tackle by Ervin Parker)BUF 7
NE 0

NEpunt3 plays · 9 yards

MCMatt Cavanaugh pass incomplete intended for Harold JacksonBUF 7
NE 0
MCMatt Cavanaugh pass complete to Stanley Morgan for 9 yards (tackle by Mario Clark)BUF 7
NE 0
MCMatt Cavanaugh pass incomplete intended for Stanley MorganBUF 7
NE 0
RCRich Camarillo punts 49 yards, returned by Roland Hooks for 6 yards (tackle by Ken Toler)BUF 7
NE 0

BUFtouchdown8 plays · 86 yards

JCJoe Cribbs right tackle for 8 yards (tackle by Rod Shoate)BUF 7
NE 0
RLRoosevelt Leaks middle for 6 yards (tackle by Bob Golic)BUF 7
NE 0
JCJoe Cribbs right for 2 yards (tackle by Richard Bishop)BUF 7
NE 0
JFJoe Ferguson pass complete to Roosevelt Leaks for 11 yards (tackle by Keith Lee)BUF 7
NE 0
JFJoe Ferguson pass complete to Jerry Butler for 7 yards (tackle by Keith Lee)BUF 7
NE 0
RLRoosevelt Leaks middle for 9 yards (tackle by Bob Golic)BUF 7
NE 0
JCJoe Cribbs middle for no gain. Penalty on Joe Ferguson: Delay of Game, 5 yards (accepted) (no play)BUF 7
NE 0
CBCurtis Brown middle for 4 yards (tackle by Julius Adams)BUF 7
NE 0
JFTDJoe Ferguson pass complete to Joe Cribbs for 39 yards, touchdownBUF 13
NE 0
NMXPNick Mike-Mayer kicks extra point goodBUF 14
NE 0

NMNick Mike-Mayer kicks off 61 yards, returned by Tony Collins for 17 yards (tackle by Phil Villapiano)BUF 14
NE 0

NEpunt6 plays · 20 yards

SCSam Cunningham middle for 2 yards (tackle by Isiah Robertson)BUF 14
NE 0
TCTony Collins left guard for 3 yards (tackle by Shane Nelson)BUF 14
NE 0
MCMatt Cavanaugh pass complete to Harold Jackson for 8 yards (tackle by Mario Clark)BUF 14
NE 0
VFVagas Ferguson for 5 yards (tackle by Lucius Sanford)BUF 14
NE 0
TCTony Collins left for 2 yards (tackle by Jim Haslett)BUF 14
NE 0
BHPenalty on Brian Holloway: Illegal Motion, 5 yards (accepted)BUF 14
NE 0
MCMatt Cavanaugh pass incomplete intended for Harold JacksonBUF 14
NE 0
RCRich Camarillo punts 40 yards, returned by Lou Piccone for 12 yards (tackle by Paul Dombroski)BUF 14
NE 0

BUFpunt3 plays · -3 yards

JFJoe Ferguson pass incomplete intended for Frank LewisBUF 14
NE 0
JCJoe Cribbs for -3 yards (tackle by Julius Adams and Mike Hawkins)BUF 14
NE 0
Penalty on BUF: Illegal Use of Hands (declined)BUF 14
NE 0
JFJoe Ferguson pass incomplete intended for Frank LewisBUF 14
NE 0
GCGreg Cater punts 29 yardsBUF 14
NE 0

NEtouchdown8 plays · 62 yards

MCMatt Cavanaugh pass complete to Harold Jackson for 9 yards (tackle by Charles Romes)BUF 14
NE 0

Top performers

Quarterbacks

Game flow

Team stats

1981 AFC East Standings

Drives

Passing

Bills

Patriots

Rushing

Bills

Patriots

Receiving

Bills

Patriots

Q1 · BUF 14–0 NE · BUF leads 14–0

Bills beat Patriots 19-10 behind Ferguson's 151 passing yards

Players mentioned

Bills at Patriots

Top performers

Quarterbacks

Game flow

Team stats

1981 AFC East Standings

Drives

Passing

Bills

Patriots

Rushing

Bills

Patriots

Receiving

Bills

Patriots

Q1 · BUF 14–0 NE · BUF leads 14–0

Bills beat Patriots 19-10 behind Ferguson's 151 passing yards

Players mentioned