▁first ▁three ▁r ounds , ▁and ▁not ▁strictly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 : 3 0   p . m . ▁and ▁ 4 : 0 0   p . m . ▁E ST ▁time ▁sl ots . ▁ ▁Wild ▁Card ▁play offs ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁A FC : ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁ 3 1 , ▁New ▁York ▁J ets ▁ 2 7 ▁ ▁B ills ▁def ensive ▁back ▁Bill ▁Sim pson ' s ▁inter ception ▁at ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁ 1 - yard ▁line ▁with ▁two ▁seconds ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁preserved ▁a ▁ 3 1 – 2 7 ▁victory ▁and ▁gave ▁Buff alo ▁their ▁first ▁play off ▁win ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁This ▁would ▁also ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁NFL ▁play off ▁game ▁at ▁She a ▁Stadium , ▁as ▁the ▁J ets ▁moved ▁to ▁Gi ants ▁Stadium ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁B ills ▁jump ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 4 – 0 ▁lead ▁by ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁against ▁a ▁J ets ▁defense ▁that ▁had ▁only ▁given ▁up ▁ 3 7 ▁first ▁quarter ▁points ▁all ▁season . ▁First ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Bruce ▁Har per ▁f umbled ▁the ▁opening ▁kick off ▁while ▁being ▁tack led ▁by ▁Er vin ▁Parker , ▁and ▁Charles ▁Rom es ▁returned ▁the ▁ball ▁ 2 6 - y ards ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁zone . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁pun ts , ▁New ▁York ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁chance ▁to ▁respond ▁when ▁Richard ▁Tod