| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 28, 1971 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 27166 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 39 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 11 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 17 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 47 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 48 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Jim Nance 1 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 7 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Ron Sellers 12 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 41 FG | 20 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 34 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 82 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 71 | RDE | Art May |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 42 | LS | Don Webb |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 68 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 62 | ROG | Levert Carr |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 56 | RLB | Al Andrews |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 37 | RS | Pete Richardson |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| BUF | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 45 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 21 | 127 | 6.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 189 | 5.3 | 38 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wayne Patrick | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 147 | 4.3 | 19 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 3 | 138 | 6.3 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 41.7 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 3 | 138 | 6.3 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 41.7 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 154 | 9.1 | 47t | 2 | 3 | 37 | 123.2 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 154 | 9.1 | 47t | 2 | 3 | 37 | 123.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Sellers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Beer | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 47t | 2 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 154 | 17.1 | 47t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Robert James | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Al Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 42 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Tim Beamer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Hubie Bryant | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |