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New England Patriots 20 at Buffalo Bills 27

Sunday, November 28, 1971

New England Patriots 20, Buffalo Bills 27

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New England Patriots (4-7-0)337720
Buffalo Bills (1-10-0)01701027

Scoring

NWEBUF
1stNWECharlie Gogolak 40 yard field goal30
2ndBUFJ.D. Hill 11 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)37
NWECharlie Gogolak 17 yard field goal67
BUFJ.D. Hill 47 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)614
BUFJohn Leypoldt 48 yard field goal617
3rdNWEJim Nance 1 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)1317
4thBUFO.J. Simpson 7 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)1324
NWERon Sellers 12 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)2024
BUFJohn Leypoldt 41 yard field goal2027

Team Stats

NWEBUF
First downs1515
Rush-yards-TDs36-189-134-147-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT10-22-138-1-39-17-154-2-0
Sacked-yards4-333-37
Net pass yards105117
Total yards294264
Fumbles-lost0-03-1
Turnovers31
Penalties-yards4-304-45

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Carl Garrett NWE 21 127 0 0 2 35 0 0
Jim Plunkett NWE 10 22 138 1 3 0 4 33 0 0
Ron Sellers NWE 2 36 1 0
Randy Vataha NWE 2 26 0 0
Jim Nance NWE 8 18 1 0 1 8 0 0
Tom Beer NWE 2 24 0 0
Hubie Bryant NWE 1 1 0 0 1 9 0 0
Jack Maitland NWE 1 6 0 0
Bob Gladieux NWE 1 4 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Wayne Patrick BUF 17 76 0 0 2 7 0 0
J.D. Hill BUF 3 82 2 0
Dennis Shaw BUF 9 17 154 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
O.J. Simpson BUF 14 61 1 0
Marlin Briscoe BUF 3 46 0 0
Greg Jones BUF 1 -1 0 0 1 19 0 0
Jim Braxton BUF 1 11 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Hubie Bryant NWE 0 0 0 0 5 131 26.2 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 0 0 0 0 2 50 25.0 0 0
Bob Gladieux NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Al Andrews BUF 1 0 0 0
Tim Beamer BUF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Robert James BUF 2 25 0 0
Greg Jones BUF 0 0 0 0 1 24 24.0 0 0
O.J. Simpson BUF 0 0 0 0 2 57 28.5 0 0
Alvin Wyatt BUF 0 0 0 0 2 74 37.0 0 0 3 21 7.0 0 0