| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1988 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76824 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Irving Fryar 12 pass from Doug Flutie (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Robb Riddick 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 30 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Stephens 11 run (Teddy Garcia kick failed) | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 35 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Metzelaars 10 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Bob Perryman 1 run (Teddy Garcia kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 33 FG | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 64 | LOT | Trevor Matich |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 85 | TE | Steve Johnson |
| 2 | QB | Doug Flutie |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 93 | LOLB | Tim Jordan |
| 59 | LILB | Vincent Brown |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 28 | SS | Jim Bowman |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Trumaine Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 65 | ROG | Tim Vogler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 35 | FB | Carl Byrum |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 25 | 134 | 5.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Reggie Dupard | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Doug Flutie | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 0 | 58 | 3.6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 64.1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 165 | 9.2 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 91.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Trumaine Johnson | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sammy Martin | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Marvin Allen | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Butch Rolle | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Tim Goad | 1.0 |
| Andre Tippett | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 0.5 |
| Art Still | 0.5 |
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