| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1988 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 55945 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: % Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Cedric Jones 41 pass from Steve Grogan (Teddy Garcia kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 19 pass from Steve Grogan (Teddy Garcia kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 44 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Robb Riddick 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 41 FG | 16 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 61 | LOT | Len Burton |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 73 | OG | Will Wolford |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 96 | RDE | Leon Seals |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 49 | SS | Dwight Drane |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 64 | C | Trevor Matich |
| 66 | ROG | Paul Fairchild |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 88 | TE | Willie Scott |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 2 | 170 | 5.2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 61.4 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 2 | 195 | 9.8 | 41t | 2 | 4 | 36 | 94.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 41t | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Bob Perryman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Willie Scott | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Odomes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Fred Marion | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 60 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Mark Pike | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Marvin Allen | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Sammy Martin | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
| Ray Bentley | 1.0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1.0 |
| Shane Conlan | 0.5 |
| Darryl Talley | 0.5 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Johnny Rembert | 2.0 |
| Andre Tippett | 1.0 |
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