| 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 PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Josh Ashton 1 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 11 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 36 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 11 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 43 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Brian Dowling 1 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 14 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Montler |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 24 | RB | Bob Gladieux |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Julius Adams |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 26 | LS | Clarence Scott |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | John Matlock |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Hart |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 56 | MLB | Ken Lee |
| 86 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Maurice Tyler |
| 41 | RS | Alvin Wyatt |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| 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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