| Buffalo Bills at Boston Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1968 Location: Boston, MA Venue: Fenway Park Attendance: 21082 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 58 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | BOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bruce Alford 16 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 20 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bruce Alford 11 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Jim Whalen 40 pass from Mike Taliaferro (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 16 FG | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Jim Whalen 18 pass from Mike Taliaferro (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 6 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Richard Trapp |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 61 | ROG | Bob Kalsu |
| 62 | ROT | Dick Cunningham |
| 82 | TE | Paul Costa |
| 10 | QB | Dan Darragh |
| 22 | HB | Max Anderson |
| 25 | FL | Haven Moses |
| 36 | FB | Bob Cappadona |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 89 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 24 | LCB | Booker Edgerson |
| 45 | LS | Hagood Clarke |
| 48 | RS | John Pitts |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Art Graham |
| 73 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Canale |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 82 | TE | Jim Whalen |
| 17 | QB | Mike Taliaferro |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| 22 | RB | Gene Thomas |
| 29 | FL | Aaron Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Dennis Byrd |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Lee Hunt |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 72 | RDE | Larry Eisenhauer |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 58 | RLB | Doug Satcher |
| 41 | LDH | Leroy Mitchell |
| 25 | LS | John Charles |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 23 | RDH | Daryl Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 54 | 1 | 1 | |
| BOS | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Cappadona | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Max Anderson | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 49 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 24 | 82 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Thomas | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 203 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dan Darragh | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 4 | 153 | 5.1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25.4 |
| Kay Stephenson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Gary McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 4 | 159 | 4.8 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23.0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 96 | 8.0 | 40t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 96 | 8.0 | 40t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Haven Moses | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Richard Trapp | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Masters | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Cappadona | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Costa | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 35 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Whalen | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 40t | 2 |
| Art Graham | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 40t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Nick Buoniconti | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Leroy Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 49 | 1 |
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Terry Swanson | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Hagood Clarke | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Porter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Max Anderson | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Charlie Brown | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Willie Porter | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 36 | 0 | |