| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: January 2, 1983 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 36218 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: % Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 42 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 14 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 22 pass from Joe Ferguson (Matt Kofler run failed) | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Morris Bradshaw 11 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Ken Toler 33 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick failed) | 13 | 16 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Efren Herrera 46 FG | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 1 run (John Smith kick) | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Efren Herrera 25 FG | 19 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Hasselbeck 2 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 19 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 73 | ROG | Jon Borchardt |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 85 | 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 |
| 62 | LOLB | Ervin Parker |
| 54 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 55 | RILB | Jim Haslett |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 45 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Morris Bradshaw |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 34 | FB | Mark van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 40 | LCB | Mike Haynes |
| 22 | SS | Keith Lee |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 17 | 104 | 6.1 | 48 | 1 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mark van Eeghen | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 1 | 234 | 8.4 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 84.5 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 1 | 260 | 7.6 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 32 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 45 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 15 | 1 |
| Lin Dawson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Toler | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 47 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Mosley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Mosley | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mark Roopenian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Don Blackmon | 1.0 |
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