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Buffalo Bills 27 at New England Patriots 24

Sunday, November 19, 1972

Buffalo Bills 27, New England Patriots 24

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Buffalo Bills (3-7-0)01701027
New England Patriots (2-8-0)7014324

Scoring

BUFNWE
1stNWERandy Vataha 32 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)07
2ndBUFO.J. Simpson 13 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)77
BUFJohn Leypoldt 44 yard field goal107
BUFWayne Patrick 7 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)177
3rdNWEBob Windsor 2 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)1714
NWEJohn Tarver 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)1721
4thNWEMike Walker 36 yard field goal1724
BUFBob Chandler 42 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)2424
BUFJohn Leypoldt 45 yard field goal2724

Team Stats

BUFNWE
First downs1915
Rush-yards-TDs35-179-139-115-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT12-26-143-2-09-23-208-2-3
Sacked-yards4-273-25
Net pass yards116183
Total yards295298
Fumbles-lost5-42-1
Turnovers44
Penalties-yards8-606-59

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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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