The New England Patriots couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Bills, 29 to 28, on November 3, 1974.

Final

Bills

7-1-0

29

Patriots

6-2-0

28

Team

BUF

NE

1

6

7

2

13

14

3

7

4

3

0

Total

29

28

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BUF

NE

John Leypoldt 45-yard field goal

3

0

Mack Herron 43-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

3

7

John Leypoldt 20-yard field goal

6

7

2nd quarter

BUF

NE

Mack Herron 20-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

6

14

Ahmad Rashad 25-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed)

12

14

Sam Cunningham 31-yard run (John Smith kick)

12

21

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

19

21

3rd quarter

BUF

NE

Dave Washington 72-yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick)

26

21

Mack Herron 2-yard run (John Smith kick)

26

28

4th quarter

BUF

NE

John Leypoldt 47-yard field goal

29

28

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

22

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

55

67

Total Yards

327

355

Yards per play

5.9

5.3

Passing

224

200

Comp - Att

16 - 25

12 - 28

Yards per pass

8

6.9

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 23

1 - 4

Rushing

103

155

Rushing Attempts

27

38

Yards per rush

3.8

4.1

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Bills

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	16	24	247	10.3	1	2		79.7
O.J. Simpson	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	16	25	224	9.9	1	2	3	76.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
O.J. Simpson	19	74	3.9	1
Joe Ferguson	1	15	15.0	0
Jim Braxton	7	14	2.0	0
Team	27	103	3.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ahmad Rashad	8	115	14.4	1
J.D. Hill	4	67	16.8	0
Paul Seymour	2	35	17.5	0
O.J. Simpson	2	30	15.0	0
Team	16	247	9.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	3	4		2	11
Team	3	4		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	0	0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wally Francis	4	152	38.0	0
Team	4	152	38.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Donnie Walker	2	24	12.0	0
Team	2	24	12.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Plunkett	12	28	204	7.3	2	3		52.4
Team	12	28	200	7.3	2	3	1	52.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sam Cunningham	18	85	4.7	1
Mack Herron	17	69	4.1	1
Jim Plunkett	2	9	4.5	0
Randy Vataha	1	-8	-8.0	0
Team	38	155	4.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mack Herron	4	77	19.3	2
Randy Vataha	2	40	20.0	0
Reggie Rucker	2	34	17.0	0
Bob Adams	1	24	24.0	0
John Tanner	1	21	21.0	0
Sam Cunningham	1	6	6.0	0
John Tarver	1	2	2.0	0
Team	12	204	7.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	0	2		4	4
Team	0	2		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bruce Barnes	2	76	38.0
Team	2	76	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Eddie Hinton	3	83	27.7
Andy Johnson	2	46	23.0
Mack Herron	1	23	23.0
Joe Wilson	1	18	18.0
Team	7	170	24.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		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 couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Bills, 29 to 28, on November 3, 1974.

Final

Bills

29

Patriots

28

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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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