New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Stadium
Capacity: 71,608
Inaugurated: 01/01/1973
Broadcast
Announcers
Jim Simpson, John Brodie
Summary
NE and BUF combined for 303 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Sam Cunningham led NE with 125 rushing yards while O.J. Simpson paced BUF with 122. Through the air, Reggie Rucker topped NE with 78 receiving yards while Paul Seymour led BUF with 64.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NE
BUF
First Downs
19
19
Rush-Yds-TDs
28-189-3
52-180-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
11-21-150-1-1
8-12-153-3-0
Sacked-Yards
2-19
2-18
Net Pass Yards
131
135
Total Yards
320
315
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
0-0
Turnovers
2
0
Penalties-Yards
6-47
8-57
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NE
BUF
First Downs
19
19
Rush-Yds-TDs
28-189-3
52-180-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
11-21-150-1-1
8-12-153-3-0
Sacked-Yards
2-19
2-18
Net Pass Yards
131
135
Total Yards
320
315
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
0-0
Turnovers
2
0
Penalties-Yards
6-47
8-57
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Patriots
Sam Cunningham 75 yard rush (John Smith kick)
7-0
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Bills
Paul Seymour 10 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
7-7
—
Bills
O.J. Simpson 29 yard pass from Joe Ferguson
7-13
—
Bills
O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
7-20
2
Patriots
Sam Cunningham 12 yard rush (John Smith kick)
14-20
—
Bills
Paul Seymour 40 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
14-27
3
Patriots
Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)
21-27
4
Bills
John Leypoldt 35 yard field goal
21-30
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Patriots
Reggie Rucker 12 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
28-30