| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1986 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 77808 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 56 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Craig James 2 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 31 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Robert Weathers 16 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 26 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 27 FG | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 26 FG | 23 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 66 | LOG | Paul Fairchild |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 27 | TE | Greg Hawthorne |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 90 | NT | Toby Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Eric Richardson |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 73 | ROG | Will Wolford |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 33 | RB | Ronnie Harmon |
| 34 | FB | Gary Wilkins |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Sean McNanie |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 54 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 58 | RILB | George Cumby |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 36 | LCB | Rodney Bellinger |
| 43 | SS | Martin Bayless |
| 22 | FS | Steve Freeman |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Eason | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Craig James | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 6 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 16 | 39 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Moore | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 0 | 206 | 7.9 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 89.6 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 2 | 166 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 38.3 |
| Frank Reich | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 2 | 15 | 1.9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Greg Hawthorne | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg Baty | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Scott | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ricky Moore | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Richardson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ronnie Lippett | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Johnny Rembert | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Fred Marion | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Andre Tippett | 0 | 32 | 32L | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ron Pitts | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Richardson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Rodney Bellinger | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ron Pitts | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Andre Tippett | 3.5 |
| Brent Williams | 1.0 |
| Garin Veris | 0.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
| Sean McNanie | 1.0 |
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