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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills - October 20th, 1974
New England Patriots 28 at Buffalo Bills 30
Sunday, October 20, 1974
New England Patriots 28, Buffalo Bills 30| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (5-1-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Buffalo Bills (5-1-0) | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
Scoring
| NWE | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Sam Cunningham 75 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BUF | Paul Seymour 10 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson 29 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed) | 7 | 13 | |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 20 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Sam Cunningham 12 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 14 | 20 |
| BUF | Paul Seymour 40 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 27 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 21 | 27 |
| 4th | BUF | John Leypoldt 35 yard field goal | 21 | 30 |
| NWE | Reggie Rucker 12 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 28 | 30 |
Team Stats
| NWE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-189-3 | 52-180-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-21-150-1-1 | 8-12-153-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-19 | 2-18 |
| Net pass yards | 131 | 135 |
| Total yards | 320 | 315 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-47 | 8-57 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 11 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 11 | 21 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 5 | 78 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mack Herron | NWE | 14 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Windsor | NWE | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Josh Ashton | NWE | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 32 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 8 | 12 | 153 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Seymour | BUF | 3 | 64 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | BUF | 2 | 36 | 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 | |||
| Mack Herron | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Schubert | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 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 | |||
| Neal Craig | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Wallace Francis | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Greene | BUF | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Donnie Walker | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||