Pro Football Hall of Fame Game : Gibbs, Redskins Play Everyone and Everyone Plays Well, 31-6

Joe Gibbs took attendance, then gave his team a passing grade.

“The high point was that everyone played and we still won,” Gibbs said Saturday after his Washington Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills, 31-6, in the Hall of Fame exhibition game.

Three quarterbacks and eight running backs got a chance to show Gibbs what they could do as the Redskins opened the National Football League exhibition season by outgaining the Bills, 404 yards to 170.

“There were no serious injuries and both teams looked sharp,” Gibbs added.

Said Buffalo Coach Marv Levy: “Our goal was to play everyone and get a good look at a a lot of people. We did that.

“What was disappointing was that no one stood out. That the game was on national television didn’t bother me. That the score was a considerable margin did bother me.”

Willard Reaves scored on a pair of short runs and Mark Rypien completed 10 of 12 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown to lead the Washington offense.

“Our quarterbacks played cautious,” Gibbs said. “We ran a lot of out patterns, a lot of safe patterns. But I thought the quarterbacks got off to a good start.”

Rypien, a fourth-year pro and the starter while Doug Williams recovers from back problems, said he’s not worried about losing the No. 1 job when Williams gets healthy. Williams was released from the hospital Saturday.

“That’s always a possibility,” Rypien said. “I can’t worry about it. I just go out and play hard.”

Buffalo’s starting quarterback, Jim Kelly, played only one series and connected on two of five passes for 32 yards.