| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 8, 1996 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78104 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 66 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 33 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 4 run (Steve Christie kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Terry Glenn 37 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Quinn Early 63 pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 18 | WR | Dietrich Jells |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 61 | ROG | Bob Kratch |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Mike Jones |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 23 | SS | Terry Ray |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 21 | RCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 25 | NB | Larry Whigham |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 68 | LOG | Corbin Lacina |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 60 | ROG | Jerry Ostroski |
| 74 | ROT | Glenn Parker |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 55 | RILB | Mark Maddox |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 20 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 28 | 90 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Darick Holmes | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 46 | 21 | 45.7 | 0 | 210 | 4.6 | 37t | 1 | 4 | 31 | 66.4 |
| Tom Tupa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 3 | 173 | 6.4 | 63t | 1 | 2 | 19 | 44.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 37t | 1 |
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ha'son Graham | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Will Moore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Quinn Early | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 63t | 1 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Russell Copeland | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Willie Clay | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 7 | 296 | 42.3 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Russell Copeland | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 4 | 275 | 68.8 | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 3 | 189 | 63.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Willie McGinest | 1.0 |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 3.0 |
| Phil Hansen | 1.0 |
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