Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
Stadium
Capacity: 66,829
Inaugurated: 01/01/1971
Broadcast
Announcers
Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, Don Meredith
Summary
BUF and NE combined for 451 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, O.J. Simpson led BUF with 74 rushing yards while Sam Cunningham paced NE with 85. Through the air, Ahmad Rashad topped BUF with 115 receiving yards while Mack Herron led NE with 77.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
BUF
NE
First Downs
22
20
Rush-Yds-TDs
27-103-1
38-155-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
16-25-247-1-2
12-28-204-2-3
Sacked-Yards
3-23
1-4
Net Pass Yards
224
200
Total Yards
327
355
Fumbles-Lost
2-2
1-0
Turnovers
4
3
Penalties-Yards
5-37
6-40
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
BUF
NE
First Downs
22
20
Rush-Yds-TDs
27-103-1
38-155-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
16-25-247-1-2
12-28-204-2-3
Sacked-Yards
3-23
1-4
Net Pass Yards
224
200
Total Yards
327
355
Fumbles-Lost
2-2
1-0
Turnovers
4
3
Penalties-Yards
5-37
6-40
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Bills
John Leypoldt 45 yard field goal
3-0
—
Patriots
Mack Herron 43 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
3-7
—
Bills
John Leypoldt 20 yard field goal
6-7
2
Patriots
Mack Herron 20 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
6-14
—
Bills
Ahmad Rashad 25 yard pass from Joe Ferguson
12-14
—
Patriots
Sam Cunningham 31 yard rush (John Smith kick)
12-21
—
Bills
O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
19-21
3
Bills
Dave Washington 72 yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick)
26-21
—
Patriots
Mack Herron 2 yard rush (John Smith kick)
26-28
4
Bills
John Leypoldt 47 yard field goal
29-28