The New York Jets couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Bills, 31 to 27, in the 1981 AFC Wild Card game on December 27, 1981.

Final

Bills

1-0-0

31

Jets

0-1-0

27

Team

BUF

NYJ

1

17

0

2

7

10

3

0

3

4

7

14

Total

31

27

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BUF

NYJ

Charles Romes 26-yard fumble return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

7

0

Frank Lewis 50-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

14

0

Nick Mike-Mayer 29-yard field goal

17

0

2nd quarter

BUF

NYJ

Frank Lewis 26-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

24

0

Mickey Shuler 30-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)

24

7

Pat Leahy 26-yard field goal

24

10

3rd quarter

BUF

NYJ

Pat Leahy 19-yard field goal

24

13

4th quarter

BUF

NYJ

Joe Cribbs 45-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

31

13

Bobby Jones 30-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)

31

20

Kevin Long 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

31

27

Bills

Jets

1st Downs

15

23

Passing 1st Downs

11

18

Rushing 1st Downs

4

3

1st downs from penalties

0

3

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

78

Total Yards

321

419

Yards per play

5.4

Passing

230

348

Comp - Att

17 - 34

28 - 51

Yards per pass

6.4

6.2

Interceptions thrown

4

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 38

5 - 29

Rushing

91

71

Rushing Attempts

23

22

Yards per rush

4.0

3.2

Penalties

8

6

Turnovers

4

5

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

4

Possession

Bills

Jets

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	17	34	268	7.9	2	4	2	56.6
Team	17	34	230	7.9	2	4	2	56.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Joe Cribbs	15	83	5.5	1
Roosevelt Leaks	6	12	2.0	0
Joe Ferguson	2	-4	-2.0	0
Team	23	91	4.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Lewis	7	158	22.6	2
Joe Cribbs	4	64	16.0	0
Roosevelt Leaks	3	23	7.7	0
Mark Brammer	2	17	8.5	0
Jerry Butler	1	6	6.0	0
Team	17	268	7.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer	1	2		4	7
Team	1	2		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Cater	4	175	43.8	50
Team	4	175	43.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Robb Riddick	4	73	18.3	22
Curtis Brown	1	27	27.0	27
Phil Villapiano	1	1	1.0	1
Team	6	101	16.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Robb Riddick	1	6	6.0	6
Lou Piccone	1	5	5.0	5
Team	2	11	5.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Richard Todd	28	51	377	7.4	2	4	5	59.0
Team	28	51	348	7.4	2	4	5	59.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Freeman McNeil	12	32	2.7	0
Kevin Long	8	28	3.5	1
Richard Todd	2	11	5.5	0
Team	22	71	3.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mickey Shuler	6	116	19.3	1
Derrick Gaffney	4	64	16.0	0
Bobby Jones	4	64	16.0	1
Scott Dierking	7	52	7.4	0
Jerome Barkum	2	41	20.5	0
Wesley Walker	3	24	8.0	0
Tom Newton	1	12	12.0	0
Bruce Harper	1	4	4.0	0
Team	28	377	7.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Pat Leahy	2	3		3	9
Team	2	3		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Chuck Ramsey	4	132	33.0	41
Team	4	132	33.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bruce Harper	4	82	20.5	22
Kurt Sohn	1	28	28.0	28
Team	5	110	22.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bruce Harper	3	31	10.3	0	14
Team	3	31	10.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,271

Wilson

RUSH

994

Hall

REC

1,042

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

15.8

29th

OPP PPG

20.9

12th

RUSH YDS/G

96.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

198.4

30th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New York Jets couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Bills, 31 to 27, in the 1981 AFC Wild Card game on December 27, 1981.

Final

Bills

31

Jets

27

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Jets Stats

2,271

994

1,042

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule