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New England Patriots 20 at Buffalo Bills 23
Sunday, October 23, 1988
New England Patriots 20, Buffalo Bills 23| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (3-5-0) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Buffalo Bills (7-1-0) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| NWE | BUF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | Irving Fryar 12 yard pass from Doug Flutie (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 0 |
| BUF | Robb Riddick 1 yard rush (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 7 |
| BUF | Scott Norwood 30 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| NWE | John Stephens 11 yard rush (kick failed) | 13 | 10 |
| BUF | Scott Norwood 35 yard field goal | 13 | 13 |
| BUF | Pete Metzelaars 10 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 13 | 20 |
| NWE | Bob Perryman 1 yard rush (Teddy Garcia kick) | 20 | 20 |
| BUF | Scott Norwood 33 yard field goal | 20 | 23 |
| NWE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 42-176-2 | 36-190-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 5-16-58-1-0 | 12-18-165-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-11 | 2-16 |
| Net pass yards | 47 | 149 |
| Total yards | 223 | 339 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-45 | 9-58 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| John Stephens | NWE | 25 | 134 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Trumaine Johnson | BUF | 6 | 132 | 0 | ||||||||