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New England Patriots 14 at Buffalo Bills 10
Sunday, November 5, 1978
Stadium: Rich Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 56 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 13 mph
Weather: 56 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 13 mph
| 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 |
Scoring
| NWE | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bills | Tom Dempsey 21 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Patriots | Horace Ivory 19 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3rd | Patriots | Horace Ivory 5 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 4th | Bills | Bob Chandler 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 10 |
Team Stats
| 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
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 16 | 128 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 13 | 85 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 5 | 17 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 10 | 39 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 2 | 26 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| James McAlister | NWE | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Jerrel Wilson | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Terry Miller | BUF | 12 | 58 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 14 | 23 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 |
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 13 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 4 | 35 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Frank Lewis | BUF | 4 | 34 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Reuben Gant | BUF | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 7 | 21 | 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 | |||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Nelson | NWE | 1 | 24 | 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 | |||
| Scott Hutchinson | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dennis D. Johnson | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Moody | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shane Nelson | BUF | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lou Piccone | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| David Posey | NWE | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerrel Wilson | NWE | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Dempsey | BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Jackson | BUF | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 0 | ||||