| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1989 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78921 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Greg Davis 35 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 4 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Keith McKeller 39 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Metzelaars 8 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 36 FG | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Cedric Jones 20 pass from Doug Flutie (Greg Davis kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 74 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 10 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 66 | ROG | Paul Fairchild |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 2 | QB | Doug Flutie |
| 21 | HB | Reggie Dupard |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 96 | RDE | Brent Williams |
| 93 | LOLB | Tim Jordan |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 37 | LCB | Maurice Hurst |
| 28 | SS | Jim Bowman |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Flip Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 70 | ROG | Joe Devlin |
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 97 | LILB | Scott Radecic |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Perryman | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Flutie | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Marvin Allen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 21 | 105 | 5.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Kenneth Davis | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 41 | 15 | 36.6 | 1 | 176 | 4.3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 48.4 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 278 | 16.4 | 74t | 3 | 3 | 22 | 152.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Cedric Jones | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Lin Dawson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Hart Lee Dykes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Sammy Martin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 74t | 1 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Keith McKeller | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Leonard Smith | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sammy Martin | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Marvin Allen | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Sammy Martin | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Brent Williams | 2.0 |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
| Johnny Rembert | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Nate Odomes | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
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