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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots - October 27th, 1996
Buffalo Bills 25 at New England Patriots 28
Sunday, October 27, 1996
Buffalo Bills 25, New England Patriots 28| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (5-3-0) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| New England Patriots (5-3-0) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 28 |
Scoring
| BUF | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Curtis Martin 4 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | NWE | Adam Vinatieri 40 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 32 yard field goal | 0 | 13 | |
| 3rd | BUF | Steve Christie 33 yard field goal | 3 | 13 |
| BUF | Darick Holmes 6 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 10 | 13 | |
| NWE | Safety, Kelly called for intentional grounding in end zone | 10 | 15 | |
| 4th | BUF | Thurman Thomas 1 yard rush (Darick Holmes run) | 18 | 15 |
| NWE | Curtis Martin 10 yard rush (kick failed) | 18 | 21 | |
| NWE | Willie McGinest 46 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 18 | 28 | |
| BUF | Andre Reed 48 yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 25 | 28 |
Team Stats
| BUF | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-141-1 | 28-59-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-32-204-2-1 | 32-45-373-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-8 | 2-15 |
| Net pass yards | 196 | 358 |
| Total yards | 337 | 417 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-67 | 9-63 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Andre Reed | BUF | 4 | 121 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Thurman Thomas | BUF | 26 | 119 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | BUF | 15 | 32 | 204 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Lonnie Johnson | BUF | 6 | 47 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Quinn Early | BUF | 3 | 32 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Darick Holmes | BUF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Tim Tindale | BUF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Steve Tasker | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tony Cline | BUF | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 32 | 45 | 373 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 4 | 95 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 21 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 4 | 65 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Keith Byars | NWE | 7 | 52 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 3 | 43 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 4 | 40 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| Sam Gash | NWE | 4 | 31 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Jeff Burris | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Phil Hansen | BUF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Eric Moulds | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gabe Northern | BUF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Gisler | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Willie McGinest | NWE | 1.0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||