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Buffalo Bills 27 at New England Patriots 24
Sunday, November 19, 1972
Stadium: Schaefer Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 39 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 7 mph
Weather: 39 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 7 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (3-7-0) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| New England Patriots (2-8-0) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Scoring
| BUF | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patriots | Randy Vataha 32 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Bills | O.J. Simpson 13 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Bills | John Leypoldt 44 yard field goal | 10 | 7 | |
| Bills | Wayne Patrick 7 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Patriots | Bob Windsor 2 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 17 | 14 |
| Patriots | John Tarver 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) | 17 | 21 | |
| 4th | Patriots | Mike Walker 36 yard field goal | 17 | 24 |
| Bills | Bob Chandler 42 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 24 | 24 | |
| Bills | John Leypoldt 45 yard field goal | 27 | 24 |
Team Stats
| BUF | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-179-1 | 39-115-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-26-143-2-0 | 9-23-208-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-27 | 3-25 |
| Net pass yards | 116 | 183 |
| Total yards | 295 | 298 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-4 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-60 | 6-59 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 22 | 103 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | BUF | 12 | 26 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wayne Patrick | BUF | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| J.D. Hill | BUF | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jan White | BUF | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 9 | 23 | 208 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Windsor | NWE | 5 | 72 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 24 | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Reynolds | NWE | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Tarver | NWE | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pat Studstill | NWE | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Gladieux | NWE | 2 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Linzy Cole | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Greene | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Maurice Tyler | BUF | 2 | 35 | 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 | |||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Carwell | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Gladieux | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| George Hoey | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Spike Jones | BUF | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 0 | ||||
| John Leypoldt | BUF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Pat Studstill | NWE | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Walker | NWE | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |