The Buffalo Bills beat the New England Patriots, 45 to 31, on November 23, 1975.

Final

Patriots

3-7-0

31

Bills

6-4-0

45

Team

NE

BUF

1

7

14

2

14

10

3

7

4

3

14

Total

31

45

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NE

BUF

Reuben Gant 19-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

0

7

J.D. Hill 77-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

0

14

Sam Cunningham 10-yard run (John Smith kick)

7

14

2nd quarter

NE

BUF

Sam Cunningham 11-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

14

O.J. Simpson 2-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

14

21

John Leypoldt 28-yard field goal

14

24

Russ Francis 21-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

21

24

3rd quarter

NE

BUF

Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (John Smith kick)

28

24

O.J. Simpson 3-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

28

31

4th quarter

NE

BUF

John Smith 34-yard field goal

31

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

31

38

O.J. Simpson 3-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

31

45

Patriots

Bills

1st Downs

28

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

78

74

Total Yards

498

416

Yards per play

6.4

5.6

Passing

360

263

Comp - Att

25 - 46

16 - 32

Yards per pass

7.7

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

2 - 13

Rushing

138

153

Rushing Attempts

31

40

Yards per rush

4.5

3.8

Penalties

11

8

Turnovers

5

1

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Patriots

Bills

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Grogan	25	46	365	7.9	2	3		67.8
Team	25	46	360	7.9	2	3	1	67.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sam Cunningham	19	100	5.3	2
Steve Grogan	5	22	4.4	0
Andy Johnson	7	16	2.3	0
Team	31	138	4.5	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Russ Francis	7	125	17.9	1
Randy Vataha	5	96	19.2	0
Darryl Stingley	3	47	15.7	0
Elmo Wright	4	46	11.5	0
Andy Johnson	4	37	9.3	0
Sam Cunningham	2	14	7.0	1
Team	25	365	7.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	1	2		4	7
Team	1	2		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Patrick	4	164	41.0
Team	4	164	41.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Allen Carter	5	138	27.6
Leon McQuay	1	0	0.0
Team	6	138	23.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	16	32	276	8.6	4	1		106.3
Team	16	32	263	8.6	4	1	2	106.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Jim Braxton	13	84	6.5	0
O.J. Simpson	27	69	2.6	2
Team	40	153	3.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
J.D. Hill	4	147	36.8	1
Bob Chandler	6	78	13.0	0
O.J. Simpson	4	22	5.5	2
Reuben Gant	1	19	19.0	1
Jim Braxton	1	10	10.0	0
Team	16	276	8.6	4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	1	2		6	9
Team	1	2		6	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Marv Bateman	4	165	41.3
Team	4	165	41.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Vic Washington	3	136	45.3
Steve Schnarr	1	18	18.0
Reggie McKenzie	1	15	15.0
Team	5	169	33.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Gary Hayman	1	10	10.0	0
Team	1	10	10.0	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 beat the New England Patriots, 45 to 31, on November 23, 1975.

Final

Patriots

31

Bills

45

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

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6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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