| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 9, 1997 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 65783 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 48 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Derrick Cullors 86 kickoff return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 42 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Ben Coates 6 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Chris Slade 1 interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Antowain Smith 1 run (Steve Christie kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 31 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 63 | LOG | Heath Irwin |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 31 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler |
| 68 | ROG | Corbin Lacina |
| 60 | ROT | Jerry Ostroski |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 10 | QB | Alex Van Pelt |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 98 | LDT | Sean Moran |
| 92 | RDT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 52 | MLB | John Holecek |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 30 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 32 | 1 |
| Marrio Grier | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Antowain Smith | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Todd Collins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 0 | 200 | 9.1 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 111.9 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Todd Collins | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 1 | 89 | 4.2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47.5 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 3 | 38 | 3.2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lonnie Johnson | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Willie Clay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Jeff Burris | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 6 | 364 | 60.7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 3 | 183 | 61.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 134 | 67.0 | 86 | 1 | |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Darick Holmes | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Willie McGinest | 1.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bryce Paup | 1.5 |
| Phil Hansen | 0.5 |
| John Holecek | 0.5 |
| Ted Washington | 0.5 |
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