| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 28, 1990 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 51959 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Don Smith 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 3 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jason Staurovsky 32 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 35 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 35 FG | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Keith McKeller 20 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 27 | 3 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Sammy Martin 19 pass from Steve Grogan (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 27 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Don Beebe |
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 69 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 65 | ROG | John Davis |
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard |
| 84 | TE | Keith McKeller |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Leon Seals |
| 91 | NT | Jeff Wright |
| 98 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 97 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 22 | FS | John Hagy |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Greg McMurtry |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 74 | LOG | Chris Gambol |
| 66 | C | Paul Fairchild |
| 68 | ROG | Damian Johnson |
| 75 | ROT | Danny Villa |
| 46 | TE | Marv Cook |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | RB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 90 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 59 | LOLB | Vincent Brown |
| 58 | LILB | Richard Harvey |
| 95 | RILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 56 | ROLB | Andre Tippett |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 22 | SS | Rod McSwain |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 37 | RCB | Maurice Hurst |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 22 | 136 | 6.2 | 26 | 1 |
| Jamie Mueller | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1t | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| George Adams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 0 | 208 | 10.4 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 120.4 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 2 | 180 | 5.8 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 50.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Keith McKeller | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Perryman | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 32 | 0 |
| George Adams | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Sammy Martin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Marv Cook | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Greg McMurtry | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Nate Odomes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rick Tuten | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 36 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chris Hale | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Don Beebe | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Butch Rolle | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Don Overton | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Sammy Martin | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Carlton Bailey | 1.0 |
| Leon Seals | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Ed Reynolds | 1.0 |
| Brent Williams | 1.0 |
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