| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: November 3, 1974 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 58932 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 45 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 43 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 20 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 20 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ahmad Rashad 25 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick blocked) | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 31 run (John Smith kick) | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 19 | 21 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dave Washington 72 interception return (John Leypoldt kick) | 26 | 21 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 2 run (John Smith kick) | 26 | 28 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 47 FG | 29 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 27 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 64 | RDE | Dave Costa |
| 86 | LLB | Dave Washington |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 59 | RLB | Doug Allen |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 26 | RS | Donnie Walker |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 80 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | MG | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 25 | LCB | John Sanders |
| 45 | LS | Jack Mildren |
| 34 | RS | Prentice McCray |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 31 | 1 |
| Mack Herron | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 2 | 247 | 10.3 | 1 | 79.7 | |||
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 3 | 204 | 7.3 | 2 | 52.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 1 | |
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 2 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Tanner | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Tarver | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dave Washington | 1 | 72 | 72.0 | 72t | 1 |
| Merv Krakau | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Robert James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Hunt | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Eddie Hinton | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | ||
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Joe Wilson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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