New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Stadium
Capacity: 71,608
Inaugurated: 01/01/1973
Broadcast
Announcers
Jay Randolph, Alan Miller
Summary
NE and BUF combined for 335 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, John Tarver led NE with 52 rushing yards while O.J. Simpson paced BUF with 219. Through the air, Bob Adams topped NE with 100 receiving yards while Bob Chandler led BUF with 43.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NE
BUF
First Downs
20
13
Rush-Yds-TDs
30-98-1
40-293-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
17-41-292-0-2
2-7-43-2-0
Sacked-Yards
0-0
1-12
Net Pass Yards
292
31
Total Yards
390
324
Fumbles-Lost
3-2
1-0
Turnovers
4
0
Penalties-Yards
2-20
7-45
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NE
BUF
First Downs
20
13
Rush-Yds-TDs
30-98-1
40-293-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
17-41-292-0-2
2-7-43-2-0
Sacked-Yards
0-0
1-12
Net Pass Yards
292
31
Total Yards
390
324
Fumbles-Lost
3-2
1-0
Turnovers
4
0
Penalties-Yards
2-20
7-45
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Patriots
Jeff White 14 yard field goal
3-0
—
Bills
Wallace Francis 90 yard kickoff return (John Leypoldt kick)
3-7
2
Bills
O.J. Simpson 6 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
3-14
—
Bills
John Leypoldt 34 yard field goal
3-17
—
Patriots
Jeff White 12 yard field goal
6-17
3
Bills
Bob Chandler 37 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
6-24
—
Bills
John Leypoldt 34 yard field goal
6-27
—
Patriots
Jim Plunkett 5 yard rush (Jeff White kick)
13-27
—
Bills
Bob Chandler 6 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
13-34
4
Bills
John Leypoldt 19 yard field goal
13-37