| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1983 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 60424 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 50 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Derrick Ramsey 35 pass from Steve Grogan (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Derrick Ramsey 2 pass from Steve Grogan (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 50 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Fred Steinfort 22 FG | 24 | 0 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mark van Eeghen 2 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 31 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 75 | ROT | Bob Cryder |
| 88 | TE | Derrick Ramsey |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 24 | FB | Robert Weathers |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Toby Williams |
| 98 | NT | Dennis Owens |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 59 | LILB | Tim Golden |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 73 | ROG | Jon Borchardt |
| 63 | ROT | Justin Cross |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 34 | FB | Booker Moore |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 52 | LILB | Chris Keating |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 62 | ROLB | Ervin Parker |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 27 | FS | Chris Williams |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 35:15 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8/16 | 0/0 | 7 | 51 | 3 | 0 |
| BUF | 24:45 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3/15 | 0/1 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 23 | 147 | 6.4 | 50t | 1 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Robert Weathers | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 200 | 4.7 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Booker Moore | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 251 | 8.7 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 110.0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 251 | 8.7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 110.0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 38 | 15 | 39.5 | 3 | 188 | 4.9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 22.7 |
| Matt Kofler | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 22 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 17 | 38.6 | 3 | 210 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 25.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 35t | 2 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Brooks Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 251 | 14.8 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Perry Tuttle | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 210 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland James | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Rich Camarillo | 7 | 325 | 46.4 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 325 | 46.4 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Greg Cater | 8 | 324 | 40.5 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 324 | 40.5 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Van Williams | 3 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Mike Mosley | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 | 60 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |