Sunday, October 1, 1989
New England Patriots 10, Buffalo Bills 31| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (1-3-0) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Buffalo Bills (3-1-0) | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| NWE | BUF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | Greg Davis 35 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| BUF | Thurman Thomas 4 yard rush (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 7 |
| BUF | Keith McKeller 39 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 14 |
| BUF | Pete Metzelaars 8 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 21 |
| BUF | Scott Norwood 36 yard field goal | 3 | 24 |
| NWE | Cedric Jones 20 yard pass from Doug Flutie (Greg Davis kick) | 10 | 24 |
| BUF | Thurman Thomas 74 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 10 | 31 |
| NWE | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-124-0 | 31-115-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-41-176-1-1 | 12-17-278-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-21 | 3-22 |
| Net pass yards | 155 | 256 |
| Total yards | 279 | 371 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-68 | 7-55 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Andre Reed | BUF | 4 | 114 | 0 | ||||||||
| Thurman Thomas | BUF | 21 | 105 | 1 | ||||||||