| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 6, 1977 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60263 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 55 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 7 pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 2 run (Carson Long kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Ray Clayborn 93 kickoff return (John Smith kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Carson Long 30 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Doug Jones 24 interception return (Carson Long kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 10 run (John Smith kick) | 24 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 25 | RB | Roland Hooks |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 76 | RDT | Bill Dunstan |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 58 | ROG | Pete Brock |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | Don Calhoun |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 52 | LOLB | Steve King |
| 55 | LILB | Ray Costict |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Hooks | 27 | 155 | 5.7 | 66 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Collier | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 1 | 201 | 9.1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 93.2 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 4 | 128 | 4.7 | 0 | 10.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Reuben Gant | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 1 | |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Al Chandler | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Steve Burks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mario Clark | 0 | ||||
| Doug Jones | 1 | ||||
| Steve Freeman | 0 | ||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Hunt | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Johnny Kimbrough | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | ||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 1 | ||
| Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Pete Barnes | 1.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
| Sam Hunt | 1.0 |
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