| 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 PatriotsNE | 0 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 44 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | George Jakowenko 46 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 32 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 9 pass from Steve Grogan (run failed) | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (John Smith kick) | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 32 run (Bob Chandler pass failed) | 19 | 9 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 10 run (John Smith kick) | 26 | 9 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 4 pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 26 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 2 run (George Jakowenko kick failed) | 26 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 66 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | RS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 80 | WR | John Holland |
| 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 |
| 42 | RB | Eddie Ray |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Ken Jones |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 79 | RDT | Marty Smith |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | LS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Patrick | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 32 | 2 |
| Gary Marangi | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Eddie Ray | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 1 | 122 | 5.8 | 1 | 54.1 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Gary Marangi | 22 | 6 | 27.3 | 1 | 61 | 2.8 | 1 | 35.8 | |||
| Joe Ferguson | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 84.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| John Holland | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Eddie Ray | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Doug Beaudoin | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 71 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | ||
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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