| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1976 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 45144 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 44 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 0 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England Patriots | John Smith 44 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | George Jakowenko 46 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | John Smith 32 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Russ Francis 9 pass from Steve Grogan (run failed) | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Sam Cunningham 1 run (John Smith kick) | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | O.J. Simpson 32 run (Bob Chandler pass failed) | 19 | 9 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Steve Grogan 10 run (John Smith kick) | 26 | 9 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Chandler 4 pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 26 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | O.J. Simpson 2 run (George Jakowenko kick failed) | 26 | 22 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Sam Cunningham | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 22 | 1 |
| NE | Andy Johnson | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| NE | Jess Phillips | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| NE | Mike Patrick | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 32 | 2 |
| BUF | Gary Marangi | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| BUF | Eddie Ray | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| BUF | Joe Ferguson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| NE | Steve Grogan | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 1 | 122 | 5.8 | 1 | 54.1 | |||
| BUF | Gary Marangi | 22 | 6 | 27.3 | 1 | 61 | 2.8 | 1 | 35.8 | |||
| BUF | Joe Ferguson | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 84.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Sam Cunningham | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 16 | 0 |
| NE | Russ Francis | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| NE | Darryl Stingley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| NE | Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| BUF | Bob Chandler | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| BUF | John Holland | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| BUF | Eddie Ray | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| BUF | Jeff Kinney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Bobby Howard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| BUF | Keith Moody | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| NE | Mike Patrick | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| BUF | Marv Bateman | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Mike Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| BUF | Keith Moody | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| BUF | Roland Hooks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| NE | Doug Beaudoin | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| NE | Jess Phillips | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 71 | 0 |
| BUF | Keith Moody | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | |
| BUF | Roland Hooks | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
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