| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1981 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 71593 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 31 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 28 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 56 pass from Andy Johnson (John Smith kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 23 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 11 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 43 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 5 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 36 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 12 | QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 66 | RILB | John Lee |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 38 | RCB | Roland James |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 73 | LOG | Jon Borchardt |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 51 | ROG | Jim Ritcher |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 41 | RILB | Phil Villapiano |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 45 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Vagas Ferguson | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Roosevelt Leaks | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 133 | 11.1 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 117.7 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 1 | 258 | 7.6 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 77.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 65 | 1 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 30 | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Roland Hooks | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 37 | 2 |
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | 72 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ken Toler | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Paul Dombroski | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| John Lee | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ken Johnson | 1.0 |
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