New England Patriots 21 at Buffalo Bills 17
Sunday, September 2, 1984
New England Patriots 21, Buffalo Bills 17
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| New England Patriots (1-0-0) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Buffalo Bills (0-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| | NWE | BUF |
| NWE | Stephen Starring 65 yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NWE | Derrick Ramsey 3 yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 14 | 0 |
| NWE | Tony Collins 4 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 21 | 0 |
| BUF | Joe Danelo 27 yard field goal | 21 | 3 |
| BUF | Preston Dennard 8 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 21 | 10 |
| BUF | Tony Hunter 9 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 21 | 17 |
| NWE | BUF |
| First downs | 16 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 29-102-1 | 29-94-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-22-227-2-1 | 27-40-263-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-14 | 3-31 |
| Net pass yards | 213 | 232 |
| Total yards | 315 | 326 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-43 | 4-35 |