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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills - October 24th, 1976
New England Patriots 26 at Buffalo Bills 22
Sunday, October 24, 1976
New England Patriots 26, Buffalo Bills 22| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (5-2-0) | 0 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Buffalo Bills (2-5-0) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
Scoring
| NWE | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | NWE | John Smith 44 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| BUF | George Jakowenko 46 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| NWE | John Smith 32 yard field goal | 6 | 3 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Russ Francis 9 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed) | 12 | 3 |
| NWE | Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 19 | 3 | |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson 32 yard rush (pass failed) | 19 | 9 | |
| 4th | NWE | Steve Grogan 10 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 26 | 9 |
| BUF | Bob Chandler 4 yard pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 26 | 16 | |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson 2 yard rush (kick failed) | 26 | 22 |
Team Stats
| NWE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-184-2 | 42-209-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-21-122-1-1 | 11-29-100-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-29 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 93 | 100 |
| Total yards | 277 | 309 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 6-4 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-57 | 6-68 |
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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | ||||