| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 28, 1971 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 27166 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 39 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 11 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 17 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 47 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 48 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Jim Nance 1 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 7 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Ron Sellers 12 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 41 FG | 20 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 34 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 82 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 71 | RDE | Art May |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 42 | LS | Don Webb |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 68 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 62 | ROG | Levert Carr |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 56 | RLB | Al Andrews |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 37 | RS | Pete Richardson |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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