| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1985 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 45320 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 78 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Greg Bell 16 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 5 pass from Tony Collins (Tony Franklin kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Irving Fryar 85 punt return (Tony Franklin kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 18 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Scott Norwood kick) | 17 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 88 | TE | Derrick Ramsey |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 30 | FB | Mosi Tatupu |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 98 | NT | Dennis Owens |
| 90 | RDE | Toby Williams |
| 66 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 82 | WR | Eric Richardson |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 65 | ROG | Tim Vogler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 5 | QB | Vince Ferragamo |
| 28 | RB | Greg Bell |
| 33 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 74 | RDE | Don Smith |
| 56 | LOLB | Darryl Talley |
| 54 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 55 | RILB | Jim Haslett |
| 52 | ROLB | Guy Frazier |
| 25 | LCB | Rod Hill |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Martin Bayless |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 31:06 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5/14 | 0/0 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 1 |
| BUF | 28:54 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2/12 | 0/1 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Eason | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 122 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Bell | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | -20 | -20.0 | -20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 55 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 1 | 100 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 |
| Craig James | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127.1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 105 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.4 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Vince Ferragamo | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 1 | 251 | 6.4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84.5 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 1 | 251 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Derrick Ramsey | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Bell | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 16t | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 18t | 1 |
| Eason Ramson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eric Richardson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Mitchell Brookins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 251 | 10.9 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rod Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Rich Camarillo | 7 | 341 | 48.7 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 341 | 48.7 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| John Kidd | 9 | 420 | 46.7 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 420 | 46.7 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 85t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 1 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Rod Hill | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 3 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Anthony Hutchison | 4 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |