The New England Patriots managed to stay ahead of the Buffalo Bills, 28 to 25, on October 27, 1996.
1st quarter
BUF
NE
Curtis Martin 4-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
BUF
NE
Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal
0
10
Adam Vinatieri 32-yard field goal
0
13
3rd quarter
BUF
NE
Steve Christie 33-yard field goal
3
13
Darick Holmes 6-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick)
10
13
Safety
10
15
4th quarter
BUF
NE
Thurman Thomas 1-yard run (Darick Holmes rush for two-point conversion)
18
15
Curtis Martin 10-yard run (kick failed)
18
21
Willie McGinest 46-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)
18
28
Andre Reed 48-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick)
25
28
Bills
Patriots
1st Downs
18
23
Passing 1st Downs
7
17
Rushing 1st Downs
9
5
1st downs from penalties
2
1
3rd down efficiency
3 - 14
7 - 16
4th down efficiency
3 - 3
0 - 2
Total Plays
65
75
Total Yards
337
417
Yards per play
5.2
5.6
Passing
196
358
Comp - Att
15 - 32
32 - 45
Yards per pass
5.9
7.6
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 8
2 - 15
Rushing
141
59
Rushing Attempts
32
28
Yards per rush
4.4
2.1
Penalties
9
9
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
26:53
33:07
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Kelly | 15 | 32 | 204 | 6.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75.5 |
Team | 15 | 32 | 196 | 6.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75.5 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thurman Thomas | 26 | 119 | 4.6 | 1 |
Jim Kelly | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
Darick Holmes | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
Tim Tindale | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Steve Tasker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 32 | 141 | 4.4 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andre Reed | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 1 | |
Lonnie Johnson | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | |
Quinn Early | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
Darick Holmes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | |
Tony Cline | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 15 | 204 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil Hansen | 1.0 | |||||
Gabe Northern | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Christie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Mohr | 7 | 306 | 43.7 | |
Team | 7 | 306 | 43.7 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Moulds | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Burris | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drew Bledsoe | 32 | 45 | 373 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 103.3 |
Team | 32 | 45 | 358 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 103.3 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Curtis Martin | 21 | 54 | 2.6 | 1 |
Dave Meggett | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 |
Drew Bledsoe | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 |
Team | 28 | 59 | 2.1 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 0 | |
Terry Glenn | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | |
Keith Byars | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | |
Troy Brown | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
Ben Coates | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Sam Gash | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
Dave Meggett | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |
Curtis Martin | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | |
Team | 32 | 373 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie McGinest | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Vinatieri | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Tupa | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | |
Team | 4 | 201 | 50.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Troy Brown | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | |
Dave Meggett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Mike Gisler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Meggett | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 |
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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