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New England Patriots 31 at Buffalo Bills 10

Sunday, November 9, 1997

New England Patriots 31, Buffalo Bills 10

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New England Patriots (6-4-0)7107731
Buffalo Bills (5-5-0)307010

Scoring

NWEBUF
1stBUFSteve Christie 23 yard field goal03
NWEDerrick Cullors 86 yard kickoff return (Adam Vinatieri kick)73
2ndNWEAdam Vinatieri 42 yard field goal103
NWEBen Coates 6 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)173
3rdNWEChris Slade 1 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)243
BUFAntowain Smith 1 yard rush (Steve Christie kick)2410
4thNWECurtis Martin 1 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick)3110

Team Stats

NWEBUF
First downs1114
Rush-yards-TDs32-103-127-122-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT15-22-200-1-015-33-127-0-4
Sacked-yards3-362-8
Net pass yards164119
Total yards267241
Fumbles-lost3-00-0
Turnovers04
Penalties-yards4-489-46

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Curtis Martin NWE 26 93 1 32 1 14 0 14
Drew Bledsoe NWE 15 22 200 1 0 50
Troy Brown NWE 2 61 0 50
Terry Glenn NWE 3 59 0 40
Shawn Jefferson NWE 2 33 0 18
Ben Coates NWE 3 17 1 7
Dave Meggett NWE 2 10 0 5
Sam Gash NWE 2 6 0 4
Marrio Grier NWE 4 5 0 3
Keith Byars NWE 2 5 0 4
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Todd Collins BUF 12 21 89 0 1 17 1 5 0 5
Antowain Smith BUF 12 43 1 20 1 1 0 1
Thurman Thomas BUF 8 41 0 17
Lonnie Johnson BUF 4 34 0 13
Darick Holmes BUF 4 25 0 17 1 6 0 6
Tony Cline BUF 1 29 0 29
Alex Van Pelt BUF 3 12 38 0 3 29 2 8 0 8
Quinn Early BUF 3 25 0 17
Andre Reed BUF 3 21 0 9
Eric Moulds BUF 1 9 0 9
Jay Riemersma BUF 1 2 0 2

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Willie Clay NWE 1 0 0 0
Derrick Cullors NWE 0 0 0 0 2 134 67.0 1 0
Jimmy Hitchcock NWE 1 4 0 0
Ty Law NWE 1 0 0 0
Willie McGinest NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Dave Meggett NWE 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0 0 3 16 5.3 0 0
Chris Slade NWE 1 1 1 0
Henry Thomas NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jeff Burris BUF 0 0 0 0 1 20 20.0 0 0
Phil Hansen BUF 0.5 0 0 0 0
John Holecek BUF 0.5 0 0 0 0
Darick Holmes BUF 0 0 0 0 6 107 17.8 0 0
Bryce Paup BUF 1.5 0 0 0 0