| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1978 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 44897 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 68 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Dempsey 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Horace Ivory 19 run (David Posey kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Horace Ivory 5 run (David Posey kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Chandler 11 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 10 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 26 | 2 |
| Sam Cunningham | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 |
| James McAlister | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 1 | 65 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 114 | 5.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 69.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 11t | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Shane Nelson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Scott Hutchinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Mel Lunsford | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Tom Graham | 1.0 |
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