| Boston Patriots at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 8, 1968 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 38865 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Paul Costa 6 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 10 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | R.C. Gamble 45 run (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 28 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Gino Cappelletti 30 FG | 16 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Jim Colclough |
| 73 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Canale |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 82 | TE | Jim Whalen |
| 17 | QB | Mike Taliaferro |
| 13 | RB | R.C. Gamble |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| 29 | FL | Aaron Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Dennis Byrd |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Lee Hunt |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 72 | RDE | Larry Eisenhauer |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 58 | RLB | Doug Satcher |
| 23 | LDH | Daryl Johnson |
| 42 | LS | Don Webb |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 41 | RDH | Leroy Mitchell |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Elbert Dubenion |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 61 | ROG | Bob Kalsu |
| 62 | ROT | Dick Cunningham |
| 82 | TE | Paul Costa |
| 10 | QB | Dan Darragh |
| 22 | HB | Max Anderson |
| 25 | FL | Haven Moses |
| 33 | FB | Ben Gregory |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 89 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 42 | LCB | Butch Byrd |
| 26 | LS | George Saimes |
| 27 | RS | Tommy Janik |
| 24 | RCB | Booker Edgerson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | / | / | 5 | 26 | 3 | 2 | |
| BUF | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 45 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| R.C. Gamble | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 45t | 1 |
| Larry Garron | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Gene Thomas | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Aaron Marsh | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Tom Sherman | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 150 | 3.5 | 45t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ben Gregory | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bob Cappadona | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Darragh | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Costa | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Max Anderson | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 35 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 1 | 60 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21.3 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 1 | 60 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21.3 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dan Darragh | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 150 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 37.1 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 150 | 6.0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 37.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Whalen | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Aaron Marsh | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Haven Moses | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Richard Trapp | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Paul Costa | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Max Anderson | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | -4 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 29 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Daryl Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Leroy Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Booker Edgerson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 64 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Bobby Leo | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Hagood Clarke | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Trapp | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 51 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Willie Porter | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Charlie Mitchell | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gary McDermott | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Max Anderson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 24 | 0 | |