| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 6, 1983 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 42604 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 44 F Humidty: % Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 4 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Clarence Weathers 40 pass from Steve Grogan (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Clarence Weathers 58 pass from Steve Grogan (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Mark Brammer 1 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 88 | WR | Mike Mosley |
| 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 |
| 91 | RDE | Ken Johnson |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 52 | LILB | Chris Keating |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 62 | ROLB | Ervin Parker |
| 43 | LCB | David Kilson |
| 21 | SS | Mike Kennedy |
| 22 | FS | Steve Freeman |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| 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 |
| 68 | ROT | Darryl Haley |
| 88 | TE | Derrick Ramsey |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 34 | FB | Mark van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Toby Williams |
| 98 | NT | Dennis Owens |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 52 | LILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 25:45 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2/14 | 1/2 | 10 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| NE | 34:15 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5/14 | 1/1 | 10 | 139 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 21 | 100 | 4.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 199 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 48 | 20 | 41.7 | 4 | 199 | 4.1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 26.3 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 20 | 41.7 | 4 | 199 | 4.1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 26.3 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 251 | 9.0 | 58t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78.1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 251 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Mosley | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hunter | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Byron Franklin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Julius Dawkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 199 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 58t | 2 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 251 | 16.7 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Charles Romes | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Lucius Sanford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rick Sanford | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Marion | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry McGrew | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Greg Cater | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Rich Camarillo | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Van Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Mosley | 3 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Van Williams | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |