| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 7, 1976 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 61157 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 52 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 46 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 33 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Mike Haynes 89 punt return (John Smith kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | George Jakowenko 31 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 8 run (John Smith kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Gary Marangi 6 run (George Jakowenko kick) | 10 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | QB | Gary Marangi |
| 42 | RB | Eddie Ray |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Jim Romaniszyn |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | RS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 10/20 | / | 5 | 45 | 5 | 4 | |
| NE | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5/13 | / | 6 | 60 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Roland Hooks | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Eddie Ray | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Marangi | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 149 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 23 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 177 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Gary Marangi | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 4 | 241 | 7.1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 28.8 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 4 | 241 | 7.1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 28.8 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 2 | 137 | 7.6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 31.2 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 2 | 137 | 7.6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 31.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Ray | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| John Holland | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 241 | 16.1 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Skorupan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Merv Krakau | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Marv Bateman | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Mike Patrick | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 4 | 0 | 156 | 39.0 | 89t | 1 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bo Cornell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |