| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1973 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 56119 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 7 run (run failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 80 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 48 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Larry Watkins 4 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 10 run (Bill Bell kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 22 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 24 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Larry Watkins 15 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 31 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| 38 | RB | Larry Watkins |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 77 | LDT | Jerry Patton |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 88 | RDE | Halvor Hagen |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 86 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 47 | RS | Leon Garror |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 80 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Ray Hamilton |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 63 | RDE | Rick Cash |
| 57 | LLB | Steve Kiner |
| 50 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 23 | LCB | George Hoey |
| 22 | LS | Sandy Durko |
| 29 | RS | Honor Jackson |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 29 | 250 | 8.6 | 80 | 2 |
| Larry Watkins | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 2 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Josh Ashton | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 1 | 109 | 12.1 | 0 | 77.5 | |||
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 64.6 | ||
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 79.2 | ||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 1 | 226 | 8.4 | 0 | 70.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Watkins | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Adams | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ron Acks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| John Tarver | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
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