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1981 Buffalo Bills Game Log

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Record: 10-6-0, 3rd in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Chuck Knox (10-6-0)

Points For: 311 (19.4/g) 20th of 28

Points Against: 276 (17.3/g) 6th of 28

Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9

SRS: 1.33 (15th of 28), SOS: -0.86

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 31-27 vs. New York Jets
Lost Divisional Round 21-28 vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Offensive Coordinator: Ray Prochaska

Defensive Coordinator: Tom Catlin

Other Notable Asst.: Chick Harris (Offensive Backs), Ralph Hawkins (Defensive Backs), Steve Moore (Special Teams) and Kay Stephenson (Quarterbacks)

Stadium: Rich Stadium

Owner/President: Ralph Wilson

General Manager/VP of Administration: Stew Barber

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1000

Training Camp: SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, New York)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W			New York Jets	31	0	15	24	236	2	1	2	18	10.6	9.1	62.5	105.6	44	182	4.1	2	1	2	4	4	5	238
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	35	3	16	28	261	4	1	0	0	9.3	9.3	57.1	113.2	39	169	4.3	1	0	1	5	5	3	143
3	Thu	September 17	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	14	20	14	30	187	1	2	0	0	6.2	6.2	46.7	50.3	31	90	2.9	1	0	1	2	2	4	164
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L	OT	@	Cincinnati Bengals	24	27	25	46	287	3	0	0	0	6.2	6.2	54.3	95.1	30	102	3.4	0	1	1	3	3	4	175
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	23	17	14	29	137	1	1	1	11	5.1	4.6	48.3	59.1	36	229	6.4	1	3	4	2	2	3	127
6	Mon	October 12	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	31	21	20	29	338	3	0	0	0	11.7	11.7	69.0	142.6	33	116	3.5	1	1	1	4	4	4	140
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	14	33	15	36	242	2	2	1	8	6.9	6.5	41.7	60.2	16	46	2.9	0	0	1	2	2	4	170
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	9	7	21	42	204	0	1	2	19	5.3	4.6	50.0	54.1	29	119	4.1	0	3	3	0	0	9	422
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W			Cleveland Browns	22	13	14	30	297	3	1	0	0	9.9	9.9	46.7	101.7	44	172	3.9	0	0	0	2	2	6	232
10	Mon	November 9	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	14	27	20	43	310	2	4	0	0	7.2	7.2	46.5	47.6	17	55	3.2	0	0	0	2	2	7	246
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	0	24	21	37	226	0	4	1	7	6.3	5.9	56.8	35.2	19	85	4.5	0	0	0	0	0	3	135
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	20	17	15	34	249	2	1	1	9	7.6	7.1	44.1	76.7	43	185	4.3	0	2	4	2	2	5	173
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	21	14	6	18	41	1	0	3	35	4.2	2.0	33.3	60.9	39	188	4.8	2	0	1	3	3	5	177
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	28	27	13	29	234	0	0	2	14	8.6	7.5	44.8	73.1	34	84	2.5	4	0	1	4	4	7	259
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	W		@	New England Patriots	19	10	10	18	137	1	0	2	14	8.4	6.9	55.6	98.6	47	192	4.1	1	1	1	2	2	6	187
16	Sat	December 19	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	6	16	14	30	129	0	2	1	11	4.7	4.2	46.7	31.1	23	111	4.8	0	2	3	0	0	5	187

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
17	Sun	December 27	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	31	27	17	34	230	2	4	2	38	7.9	6.4	50.0	52.0	22	91	4.1	1	1	2	4	4	4	70
18	Sun	January 3	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	21	28	15	31	202	1	2	0	0	6.5	6.5	48.4	53.4	28	134	4.8	2	0	0	3	3	3	38

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W			New York Jets	31	0	16	25	129	0	2	1	9	5.5	5.0	64.0	43.6	25	102	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	8	250
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	35	3	12	28	74	0	2	5	46	4.3	2.2	42.9	20.5	26	73	2.8	0	1	1	0	0	6	156
3	Thu	September 17	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	14	20	20	32	236	2	1	1	4	7.5	7.2	62.5	92.7	38	160	4.2	0	2	3	2	2	3	35
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	L	OT	@	Cincinnati Bengals	24	27	28	40	316	3	0	3	12	8.2	7.3	70.0	118.3	31	113	3.6	0	2	2	3	3	3	50
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	23	17	22	36	245	2	1	4	30	7.6	6.1	61.1	88.3	31	133	4.3	0	1	1	2	2	5	78
6	Mon	October 12	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	31	21	26	44	225	1	4	2	20	5.6	4.9	59.1	42.3	18	99	5.5	1	0	0	3	3	4	70
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	14	33	17	27	174	1	0	2	16	7.0	6.0	63.0	93.7	43	200	4.7	1	4	4	3	3	1	49
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Denver Broncos	9	7	10	25	97	1	0	7	54	6.0	3.0	40.0	64.9	24	64	2.7	0	0	1	1	1	12	638
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W			Cleveland Browns	22	13	14	38	140	1	3	6	59	5.2	3.2	36.8	24.0	20	71	3.6	0	2	2	1	1	8	288
10	Mon	November 9	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	14	27	9	17	202	3	1	2	17	12.9	10.6	52.9	110.8	47	196	4.2	0	2	2	3	3	4	69
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	0	24	13	23	80	1	1	2	22	4.4	3.2	56.5	60.1	41	258	6.3	2	1	2	3	3	3	30
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	20	17	7	13	181	2	0	1	8	14.5	12.9	53.8	138.6	39	116	3.0	0	1	2	2	2	5	126
13	Sun	November 29	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	21	14	22	34	202	1	1	3	18	6.5	5.5	64.7	78.3	27	91	3.4	1	0	0	2	2	3	37
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	28	27	28	42	337	2	1	1	6	8.2	7.8	66.7	97.0	32	145	4.5	1	2	2	3	3	4	53
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	W		@	New England Patriots	19	10	12	28	107	0	2	3	26	4.8	3.5	42.9	24.0	27	97	3.6	1	1	1	1	1	3	40
16	Sat	December 19	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	6	16	11	22	125	1	0	4	26	6.9	4.8	50.0	82.6	47	157	3.3	0	3	3	1	1	5	98

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
17	Sun	December 27	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	31	27	28	50	348	2	4	5	29	7.5	6.3	56.0	57.7	22	71	3.2	1	2	3	3	3	4	53
18	Sun	January 3	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	21	28	14	21	169	1	0	4	23	9.1	6.8	66.7	107.0	33	136	4.1	3	0	1	4	4	4	71

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