Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
Stadium
Capacity: 66,829
Inaugurated: 01/01/1971
Broadcast
Announcers
Jay Randolph, Paul Maguire
Summary
BUF and NE combined for 378 passing yards and 5 passing touchdowns. On the ground, O.J. Simpson led BUF with 61 rushing yards while Bob Gladieux paced NE with 48. Through the air, Wayne Patrick topped BUF with 72 receiving yards while Carl Garrett led NE with 97.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
BUF
NE
First Downs
15
9
Rush-Yds-TDs
24-89-0
27-119-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
15-36-174-1-0
9-16-218-4-1
Sacked-Yards
4-46
4-38
Net Pass Yards
128
180
Total Yards
217
299
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
2-2
Turnovers
1
3
Penalties-Yards
2-10
6-71
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
BUF
NE
First Downs
15
9
Rush-Yds-TDs
24-89-0
27-119-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
15-36-174-1-0
9-16-218-4-1
Sacked-Yards
4-46
4-38
Net Pass Yards
128
180
Total Yards
217
299
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
2-2
Turnovers
1
3
Penalties-Yards
2-10
6-71
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Bills
Ike Hill 68 yard punt return (John Leypoldt kick)
7-0
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Patriots
Randy Vataha 16 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)
7-7
2
Patriots
Tom Beer 10 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)
7-14
—
Bills
Marlin Briscoe 15 yard pass from James Harris (John Leypoldt kick)
14-14
—
Bills
John Leypoldt 17 yard field goal
17-14
—
Patriots
Carl Garrett 80 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)
17-21
—
Patriots
Roland Moss 10 yard blocked punt return (Charlie Gogolak kick)
17-28
—
Bills
John Leypoldt 48 yard field goal
20-28
3
Patriots
Eric Crabtree 31 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)
20-35
—
Bills
John Leypoldt 17 yard field goal
23-35
—
Bills
Robert James defensive fumble recovery in end zone (John Leypoldt kick)
30-35
4
Bills
John Leypoldt 12 yard field goal
33-35
—
Patriots
Charlie Gogolak 37 yard field goal
33-38