| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 15, 1998 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 72020 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 43 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 20 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 38 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jay Riemersma 10 pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Simmons 37 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vincent Brisby |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 63 | LOG | Heath Irwin |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 83 | TE | Rod Rutledge |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 47 | RB | Robert Edwards |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 74 | LDT | Chris Sullivan |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 99 | SLB | Vernon Crawford |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 54 | WLB | Tedy Bruschi |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 21 | RCB | Steve Israel |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 77 | LOT | Robert Hicks |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler |
| 72 | ROG | Joe Panos |
| 60 | ROT | Jerry Ostroski |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 7 | QB | Doug Flutie |
| 23 | RB | Antowain Smith |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 59 | SLB | Sam Rogers |
| 52 | LILB | John Holecek |
| 56 | RILB | Sam Cowart |
| 99 | WLB | Gabe Northern |
| 27 | LCB | Ken Irvin |
| 20 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 22:43 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4/13 | 0/1 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| BUF | 37:17 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 9/16 | 0/1 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Edwards | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Antowain Smith | 24 | 88 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Doug Flutie | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 213 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 0 | 180 | 5.8 | 37t | 1 | 3 | 22 | 69.3 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 0 | 180 | 5.8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 69.3 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 178 | 6.8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 178 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ben Coates | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Tony Simmons | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Robert Edwards | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 180 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 178 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Willie Clay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Chris Mohr | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Chris Canty | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 164 | 54.7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 4 | 243 | 60.8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Chris Canty | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
| Phil Hansen | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |