Sunday, November 5, 1978
New England Patriots 14, Buffalo Bills 10| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (8-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Buffalo Bills (3-7-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| NWE | BUF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | Tom Dempsey 21 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| NWE | Horace Ivory 19 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 7 | 3 |
| NWE | Horace Ivory 5 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 14 | 3 |
| BUF | Bob Chandler 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 10 |
| NWE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 47-279-2 | 34-140-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 5-17-65-0-1 | 14-23-114-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-12 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 53 | 107 |
| Total yards | 332 | 247 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-54 | 9-75 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 16 | 128 | 2 | ||||||||