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New England Patriots 20 at Buffalo Bills 7
Sunday, November 20, 1977
Stadium: Rich Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 39 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 12 mph
Weather: 39 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 12 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (6-4-0) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Buffalo Bills (2-8-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Scoring
| NWE | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patriots | John Smith 33 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | Patriots | John Smith 25 yard field goal | 6 | 0 |
| Bills | Jim Braxton 24 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick) | 6 | 7 | |
| 4th | Patriots | Sam Cunningham 31 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 13 | 7 |
| Patriots | Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 20 | 7 |
Team Stats
| NWE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 11 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 54-256-2 | 26-126-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-17-73-0-1 | 10-22-115-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 4-32 |
| Net pass yards | 73 | 83 |
| Total yards | 329 | 209 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-75 | 7-63 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 8 | 17 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 20 | 80 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 17 | 69 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 2 | 36 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Al Chandler | NWE | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ike Forte | NWE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 10 | 22 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 14 | 64 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 5 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 24 | ||||||
| Reuben Gant | BUF | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Lou Piccone | BUF | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Mike Collier | BUF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
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 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ike Forte | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Howard | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 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 | |||
| Mario Clark | BUF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Kimbrough | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Moody | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Patrick | NWE | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | ||||
| John Smith | NWE | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Marv Bateman | BUF | 6 | 275 | 45.8 | 0 | ||||