| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: November 19, 1989 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 49663 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 35 F Humidty: % Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 3 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 34 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 24 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 31 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Patrick Egu 15 run (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Larry Kinnebrew 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 25 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 24 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Hart Lee Dykes 14 pass from Steve Grogan (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 34 FG | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Maurice Hurst 16 interception return (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 24 | 30 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 38 FG | 24 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 70 | ROG | Joe Devlin |
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard |
| 84 | TE | Keith McKeller |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 28 | FB | Larry Kinnebrew |
| 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 |
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Hart Lee Dykes |
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 66 | ROG | Paul Fairchild |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 85 | TE | Eric Sievers |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 96 | RDE | Brent Williams |
| 52 | LOLB | Johnny Rembert |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 59 | RILB | Vincent Brown |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 37 | LCB | Maurice Hurst |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 23 | RCB | Rod McSwain |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jim Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 23 | 126 | 5.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Patrick Egu | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 2 | 356 | 8.7 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 68.8 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 3 | 167 | 6.4 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 28 | 1 |
| Don Beebe | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Keith McKeller | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Hart Lee Dykes | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 30 | 1 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Carlton Bailey | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland James | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Maurice Hurst | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 41 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mickey Sutton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Don Beebe | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Butch Rolle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Kitrick Taylor | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Erroll Tucker | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Brent Williams | 2.0 |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
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