| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: November 25, 1979 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60991 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 71 F Humidty: % Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 47 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 29 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 26 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 1 run (John Smith kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 32 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Piccone 11 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 29 FG | 16 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | NT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LOLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 57 | ROLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 38 | FS | Jeff Nixon |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 58 | LOT | Pete Brock |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Garry Puetz |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 23 | RB | Horace Ivory |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 23 | 83 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 235 | 7.1 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 59.5 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 4 | 160 | 6.4 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 19.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lou Piccone | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 | |
| Jerry Butler | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Terry Miller | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Danny Fulton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Haslett | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Nixon | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 8 | 343 | 42.9 | 49 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Collier | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Keith Moody | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 2.0 |
| Mike Kadish | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
| Rod Shoate | 1.0 |
| Richard Bishop | 1.0 |
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