The New England Patriots won against the Buffalo Bills, 38 to 33, on November 14, 1971.

1971 New England Patriots

Final

BUF

Bills

0-9-0

33

NE

Patriots

4-5-0

38

Team

BUF

NE

1

7

7

2

13

21

3

10

7

4

3

3

Total

33

38

1st quarter

BUF

NE

Bills

Ike Hill 68-yard punt return (John Leypoldt kick)

7

0

Patriots

Randy Vataha 16-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Tom Beer 10-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

7

14

Bills

Marlin Briscoe 15-yard pass from James Harris (John Leypoldt kick)

14

14

Bills

John Leypoldt 17-yard field goal

17

14

Patriots

Carl Garrett 80-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

17

21

Patriots

Roland Moss 10-yard blocked punt return (Charlie Gogolak kick)

17

28

Bills

John Leypoldt 48-yard field goal

20

28

3rd quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Eric Crabtree 31-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

20

35

Bills

John Leypoldt 17-yard field goal

23

35

Bills

Robert James 0-yard fumble return (John Leypoldt kick)

30

35

4th quarter

BUF

NE

Bills

John Leypoldt 12-yard field goal

33

35

Patriots

Charlie Gogolak 37-yard field goal

33

38

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

15

9

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

47

Total Yards

217

299

Yards per play

3.4

6.4

Passing

128

180

Comp - Att

15 - 36

9 - 16

Yards per pass

3.2

9

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 46

4 - 38

Rushing

89

119

Rushing Attempts

24

27

Yards per rush

3.7

4.4

Penalties

2

6

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
James Harris 13 32 160 5.0 1 0 67.2
Dennis Shaw 2 4 14 3.5 0 0 58.3
Team 15 36 128 4.8 1 0 4 66.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O.J. Simpson 16 61 3.8 0
Wayne Patrick 6 21 3.5 0
Jim Braxton 2 7 3.5 0
Team 24 89 3.7 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wayne Patrick 2 72 36.0 0
Marlin Briscoe 6 44 7.3 1
Haven Moses 2 31 15.5 0
Jan White 1 13 13.0 0
Jim Braxton 3 9 3.0 0
Ike Hill 1 5 5.0 0
Team 15 174 4.8 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Leypoldt 4 4 3 15
Team 4 4 3 15

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Spike Jones 9 318 35.3
Team 9 318 35.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ike Hill 3 94 31.3 0
Tim Beamer 2 50 25.0 0
Alvin Wyatt 1 22 22.0 0
Jim Braxton 1 13 13.0 0
Team 7 179 25.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ike Hill 6 98 16.3 1
Team 6 98 16.3 1

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim Plunkett 9 16 218 13.6 4 1 114.6
Team 9 16 180 13.6 4 1 4 114.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Bob Gladieux 4 48 12.0 0
Jim Nance 8 26 3.3 0
Carl Garrett 8 21 2.6 0
Eric Crabtree 1 18 18.0 0
Jack Maitland 4 5 1.3 0
Jim Plunkett 2 1 0.5 0
Team 27 119 4.4 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Carl Garrett 2 97 48.5 1
Randy Vataha 3 63 21.0 1
Eric Crabtree 2 38 19.0 1
Tom Beer 1 10 10.0 1
Bob Gladieux 1 10 10.0 0
Team 9 218 13.6 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Charlie Gogolak 1 1 5 8
Team 1 1 5 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Janik 7 278 39.7
Team 7 278 39.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Carl Garrett 4 78 19.5 0
Ron Gardin 2 51 25.5 0
Tom Janik 1 0 0.0 0
Team 7 129 18.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Carl Garrett 2 48 24.0 0
Team 2 48 24.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

DeMario Douglas

Team Rankings

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

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NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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