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New England Patriots 26 at Buffalo Bills 22

Sunday, October 24, 1976

New England Patriots 26, Buffalo Bills 22

1234Final
New England Patriots (5-2-0)0613726
Buffalo Bills (2-5-0)0361322

Scoring

NWEBUF
2ndNWEJohn Smith 44 yard field goal30
BUFGeorge Jakowenko 46 yard field goal33
NWEJohn Smith 32 yard field goal63
3rdNWERuss Francis 9 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed)123
NWESam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)193
BUFO.J. Simpson 32 yard rush (pass failed)199
4thNWESteve Grogan 10 yard rush (John Smith kick)269
BUFBob Chandler 4 yard pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick)2616
BUFO.J. Simpson 2 yard rush (kick failed)2622

Team Stats

NWEBUF
First downs1821
Rush-yards-TDs41-184-242-209-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT8-21-122-1-111-29-100-1-1
Sacked-yards3-290-0
Net pass yards93100
Total yards277309
Fumbles-lost5-36-4
Turnovers45
Penalties-yards8-576-68

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Sam Cunningham NWE 22 118 1 22 3 43 0 16
Steve Grogan NWE 8 21 122 1 1 27 6 29 1 14
Russ Francis NWE 3 41 1 17
Andy Johnson NWE 11 40 0 23
Darryl Stingley NWE 1 27 0 27
Marlin Briscoe NWE 1 11 0 11
Jess Phillips NWE 2 8 0 9
Mike Patrick NWE 1 -16 0 -16
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
O.J. Simpson BUF 25 110 2 32 1 9 0 9
Gary Marangi BUF 6 22 61 1 1 38 8 74 0 21
Bob Chandler BUF 3 46 1 38
John Holland BUF 3 34 0 14
Joe Ferguson BUF 5 7 39 0 0 14 3 10 0 9
Eddie Ray BUF 6 15 0 6 2 11 0 6
Jeff Kinney BUF 2 0 0 3

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
Doug Beaudoin NWE 0 0 0 0 2 28 14.0 0 0
Mike Haynes NWE 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Bob Howard NWE 1 15 0 0
Jess Phillips NWE 0 0 0 0 1 71 71.0 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
Roland Hooks BUF 0 0 0 0 2 42 21.0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0
Keith Moody BUF 1 44 0 0 4 109 27.3 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 0