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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills - October 8th, 1972
New England Patriots 14 at Buffalo Bills 38
Sunday, October 8, 1972
New England Patriots 14, Buffalo Bills 38| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Buffalo Bills (2-2-0) | 3 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
Scoring
| NWE | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Josh Ashton 1 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BUF | John Leypoldt 11 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| 2nd | BUF | Jim Braxton 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 10 |
| BUF | J.D. Hill 36 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 17 | |
| BUF | Jim Braxton 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 24 | |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson 11 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 31 | |
| 3rd | BUF | Bob Chandler 43 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4th | NWE | Brian Dowling 1 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 14 | 38 |
Team Stats
| NWE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 34-110-2 | 45-145-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-39-268-0-3 | 9-13-178-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-24 | 2-18 |
| Net pass yards | 244 | 160 |
| Total yards | 354 | 305 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-34 | 4-35 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Carl Garrett | NWE | 15 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 13 | 30 | 198 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 7 | 103 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 13 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Beer | NWE | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Brian Dowling | NWE | 4 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Gladieux | NWE | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jack Maitland | NWE | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | NWE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 15 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 3 | 88 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | BUF | 7 | 10 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 2 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| J.D. Hill | BUF | 2 | 47 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wayne Patrick | BUF | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Randy Jackson | BUF | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ted Koy | BUF | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Gladieux | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| J.D. Hill | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Lee | BUF | 2 | 111 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Washington | BUF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||