New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
Date: November 5, 1978 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 44897 |
Weather: Drizzle Temp: 68 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 18 mph |
Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tom Dempsey 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
2 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 19 run (David Posey kick) | 7 | 3 |
3 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 5 run (David Posey kick) | 14 | 3 |
4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 11 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 10 |
LINEUPS | ||
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New England Patriots | ||
Offense | ||
29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
73 | LOG | John Hannah |
67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
81 | TE | Russ Francis |
14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
23 | HB | Horace Ivory |
39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
Defense | ||
72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
48 | FS | Tim Fox |
40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
Buffalo Bills | ||
Offense | ||
81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
61 | C | Willie Parker |
68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
40 | RB | Terry Miller |
47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
Offense | ||
77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
83 | RDT | Sherm White |
85 | RDE | Phil Dokes |
59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
54 | MLB | Randy McClanahan |
57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
43 | FS | Tony Greene |
26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Patriots | |||||
Horace Ivory | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 26 | 2 |
Sam Cunningham | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 29 | 0 |
Don Calhoun | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
Steve Grogan | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 |
James McAlister | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills | |||||
Terry Miller | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
Curtis Brown | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
Roland Hooks | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
Joe Ferguson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Patriots | |||||||||||
Steve Grogan | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 1 | 65 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18.5 |
Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
Joe Ferguson | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 114 | 5.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 69.8 |
RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Patriots | |||||
Russ Francis | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
Stanley Morgan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Sam Cunningham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Andy Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills | |||||
Bob Chandler | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 11t | 1 |
Frank Lewis | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
Reuben Gant | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
Curtis Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Terry Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Joe Ferguson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Patriots | |||||
Steve Nelson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills | |||||
Shane Nelson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Patriots | |||||
Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 48 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills | |||||
Rusty Jackson | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 52 | 0 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Patriots | ||||||
Stanley Morgan | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills | ||||||
Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Lou Piccone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Patriots | ||||||
Ray Clayborn | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
Buffalo Bills | ||||||
Keith Moody | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
Dennis Johnson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
Scott Hutchinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
SACKS | NO |
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New England Patriots | |
Mel Lunsford | 1.0 |
Buffalo Bills | |
Tom Graham | 1.0 |
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