The Buffalo Bills eked out a victory over the New England Patriots, 30 to 28, on October 20, 1974.

Final

Patriots

5-1-0

28

Bills

5-1-0

30

Team

NE

BUF

1

7

20

2

7

3

7

0

4

7

3

Total

28

30

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NE

BUF

Sam Cunningham 75-yard run (John Smith kick)

7

0

Paul Seymour 10-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

7

O.J. Simpson 29-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed)

7

13

O.J. Simpson 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

7

20

2nd quarter

NE

BUF

Sam Cunningham 12-yard run (John Smith kick)

14

20

Paul Seymour 40-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

14

27

3rd quarter

NE

BUF

Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (John Smith kick)

21

27

4th quarter

NE

BUF

John Leypoldt 35-yard field goal

21

30

Reggie Rucker 12-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

28

30

Patriots

Bills

1st Downs

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

51

66

Total Yards

320

315

Yards per play

6.3

4.8

Passing

131

135

Comp - Att

11 - 21

8 - 12

Yards per pass

5.7

9.6

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 19

2 - 18

Rushing

189

180

Rushing Attempts

28

52

Yards per rush

6.8

3.5

Penalties

6

8

Turnovers

2

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Patriots

Bills

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Plunkett	11	21	150	7.1	1	1		71.5
Team	11	21	131	7.1	1	1	2	71.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sam Cunningham	11	125	11.4	3
Mack Herron	14	50	3.6	0
Jim Plunkett	1	9	9.0	0
Josh Ashton	2	5	2.5	0
Team	28	189	6.8	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Reggie Rucker	5	78	15.6	1
Bob Windsor	3	34	11.3	0
Sam Cunningham	2	21	10.5	0
Mack Herron	1	17	17.0	0
Team	11	150	7.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	0	0		4	4
Team	0	0		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bruce Barnes	5	146	29.2
Team	5	146	29.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mack Herron	5	102	20.4
Andy Johnson	1	13	13.0
Team	6	115	19.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Mack Herron	1	48	48.0
Steve Schubert	1	11	11.0
Team	2	59	29.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	8	12	153	12.8	3	0		149.3
Team	8	12	135	12.8	3	0	2	149.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
O.J. Simpson	32	122	3.8	1
Jim Braxton	12	39	3.3	0
Joe Ferguson	8	19	2.4	0
Team	52	180	3.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Paul Seymour	3	64	21.3	2
Ahmad Rashad	2	36	18.0	0
O.J. Simpson	1	29	29.0	1
Jim Braxton	2	24	12.0	0
Team	8	153	12.8	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Spike Jones	5	219	43.8
Team	5	219	43.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wally Francis	2	61	30.5
Neal Craig	1	0	0.0
Team	3	61	20.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Donnie Walker	3	28	9.3	0
Team	3	28	9.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,306

Allen

RUSH

1,122

Cook

REC

1,183

Diggs

Team Rankings

PPG

26.5

6th

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

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

Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 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 Buffalo Bills eked out a victory over the New England Patriots, 30 to 28, on October 20, 1974.

Final

Patriots

28

Bills

30

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,306

1,122

1,183

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

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