| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 19, 1972 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60999 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 32 pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 13 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 44 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wayne Patrick 7 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Bob Windsor 2 pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Tarver 1 run (Mike Walker kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mike Walker 36 FG | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 42 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 45 FG | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 68 | C | Remi Prudhomme |
| 69 | ROG | Bob Penchion |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 63 | MLB | Dick Cunningham |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Maurice Tyler |
| 47 | RS | Leon Garror |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Montler |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 24 | RB | Bob Gladieux |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Jim White |
| 85 | LDT | Julius Adams |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 29 | LS | Honor Jackson |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 23 | RCB | George Hoey |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | / | / | 8 | 60 | 5 | 4 | |
| NE | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 59 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 179 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Ashton | 24 | 66 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 |
| John Tarver | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 115 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 0 | 143 | 5.5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 89.1 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 0 | 143 | 5.5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 89.1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 3 | 208 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 61.8 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 3 | 208 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 61.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 1 | |
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jan White | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 143 | 11.9 | 2 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Windsor | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Tom Reynolds | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 208 | 23.1 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Maurice Tyler | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | ||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Larry Carwell | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| George Hoey | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |