| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1972 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 41749 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 57 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 26 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Josh Ashton 1 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | John Leypoldt 11 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | J.D. Hill 36 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | O.J. Simpson 11 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Chandler 43 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Brian Dowling 1 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 14 | 38 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Jack Maitland | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Dowling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Braxton | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 2 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Wayne Patrick | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Koy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 3 | 198 | 6.6 | 0 | 26.1 | |||
| Brian Dowling | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | 80.2 | |||
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 125 | 12.5 | 2 | 152.1 | |||
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 109.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | |
| Tom Beer | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 1 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ken Lee | 2 | 111 | 55.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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