The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills, 33 to 6, on October 12, 1997.

Final

Bills

3-3-0

6

Patriots

5-1-0

33

Team

BUF

NE

1

0

10

2

0

6

3

0

17

4

6

0

Total

6

33

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BUF

NE

Ben Coates 20-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

7

Adam Vinatieri 20-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

BUF

NE

Adam Vinatieri 23-yard field goal

0

13

Adam Vinatieri 41-yard field goal

0

16

3rd quarter

BUF

NE

Adam Vinatieri 52-yard field goal

0

19

Curtis Martin 26-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

26

Keith Byars 4-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

33

4th quarter

BUF

NE

Darick Holmes 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed)

6

33

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

13

19

Passing 1st Downs

6

9

Rushing 1st Downs

7

6

1st downs from penalties

0

4

3rd down efficiency

1 - 14

4 - 15

4th down efficiency

1 - 3

0 - 2

Total Plays

62

67

Total Yards

242

310

Yards per play

3.9

4.6

Passing

148

171

Comp - Att

21 - 41

14 - 27

Yards per pass

3.4

6.1

Interceptions thrown

4

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 16

1 - 10

Rushing

94

139

Rushing Attempts

18

39

Yards per rush

5.2

3.6

Penalties

11

1

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

4

1

Possession

26:11

33:49

Bills

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Billy Joe Hobert	17	30	133	4.4	2	2	40.0
Alex Van Pelt	3	7	22	3.1	2	0	11.3
Todd Collins	1	4	9	2.3	0	1	39.6
Team	21	41	148	4.0	4	3	21.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Darick Holmes	4	41	10.3	1
Thurman Thomas	6	24	4.0	0
Antowain Smith	6	22	3.7	0
Billy Joe Hobert	2	7	3.5	0
Team	18	94	5.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Quinn Early	6	59	9.8
Andre Reed	4	42	10.5
Antowain Smith	3	21	7.0
Darick Holmes	2	14	7.0
Lonnie Johnson	3	12	4.0
Jay Riemersma	2	11	5.5
Thurman Thomas	1	5	5.0
Team	21	164	4.0	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Bruce Smith			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Steve Christie	0	1		0	0
Team	0	1		0	0

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Chris Mohr	6	250	41.7
Team	6	250	41.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eric Moulds	8	151	18.9	0
Team	8	151	18.9	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eric Moulds	2	20	10.0	0
Team	2	20	10.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Drew Bledsoe	14	27	181	6.7	2	1	1	82.5
Team	14	27	171	6.7	2	1	1	82.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Curtis Martin	22	99	4.5	1
Marrio Grier	8	24	3.0	0
Dave Meggett	2	10	5.0	0
Keith Byars	2	4	2.0	0
Derrick Cullors	1	3	3.0	0
Drew Bledsoe	2	1	0.5	0
Scott Zolak	2	-2	-1.0	0
Team	39	139	3.6	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ben Coates	4	92	23.0	1
Terry Glenn	4	50	12.5	0
Shawn Jefferson	1	13	13.0	0
Vincent Brisby	1	11	11.0	0
Sam Gash	2	7	3.5	0
Keith Byars	1	4	4.0	1
Curtis Martin	1	4	4.0	0
Team	14	181	6.7	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Tedy Bruschi			1.0
Chris Slade			2.0
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Adam Vinatieri	4	4		3	15
Team	4	4		3	15

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Tupa	3	144	48.0
Team	3	144	48.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Derrick Cullors	2	61	30.5	0
Team	2	61	30.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dave Meggett	5	54	10.8	0
Team	5	54	10.8	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills, 33 to 6, on October 12, 1997.

Final

Bills

6

Patriots

33

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Patriots Stats

2,120

642

561

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule