| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 20, 1977 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 27598 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 25 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 24 pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 31 run (John Smith kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (John Smith kick) | 20 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 87 | TE | Al Chandler |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | Don Calhoun |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 52 | LOLB | Steve King |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 25 | RB | Roland Hooks |
| 34 | FB | Jim Braxton |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 76 | RDT | Bill Dunstan |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Steve Grogan | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 31 | 2 |
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Roland Hooks | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Mike Collier | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 | 34.7 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 115 | 5.2 | 1 | 58.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Calhoun | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Al Chandler | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Collier | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mario Clark | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 6 | 275 | 45.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 0 | ||
| Ike Forte | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Johnny Kimbrough | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Keith Moody | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 1.5 |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 0.5 |
| Julius Adams | 0.5 |
| Greg Boyd | 0.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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