Week 9
Final
BUF
NE1Q
0 - 3
J. Smith 46-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 6
J. Smith 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 13
M. Haynes 89-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 13
G. Jakowenko 31-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
3 - 20
S. Cunningham 8-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 20
G. Marangi 6-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
241
Marangi
BUF
Rush Yds
141
Cunningham
NE
Rec Yds
104
Chandler
BUF
Scrim TD
1
Marangi
BUF
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1976 AFC East
Colts
Patriots
Dolphins
Jets
BillsGame Summary
The New England Patriots decisively defeated the Buffalo Bills, 20 to 10, on November 7, 1976.
Game Info
November 6, 1976
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Marangi #17 | 15/34 | 241 | 7.1 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 28.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 8/18 | 137 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 31.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Hooks #25 | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 0 | 18 |
E. Ray #44 | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
G. Marangi #17 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 15 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 7 |
J. Kinney #31 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 1 | 23 |
S. Grogan #14 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
A. Johnson #32 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 14 |
I. Forte #30 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chandler #81 | 0/0 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | 30 |
R. Gant #88 | 0/0 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 39 |
R. Hooks #25 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 |
E. Ray #44 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Holland #80 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
P. Seymour #87 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Vataha #18 | 0/0 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 44 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 21 |
A. Johnson #32 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Krakau #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Skorupan #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McCray #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nelson #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Fox #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Haynes #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jakowenko #5 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bateman #7 | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Patrick #2 | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cornell #30 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Calhoun #44 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haynes #40 | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Beaudoin #27 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Marangi #17 | 15/34 | 241 | 7.1 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 28.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Hooks #25 | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 0 | 18 |
E. Ray #44 | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
G. Marangi #17 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 15 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 7 |
J. Kinney #31 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chandler #81 | 0/0 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | 30 |
R. Gant #88 | 0/0 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 39 |
R. Hooks #25 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 |
E. Ray #44 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Holland #80 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
P. Seymour #87 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Krakau #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Skorupan #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jakowenko #5 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bateman #7 | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cornell #30 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 8/18 | 137 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 31.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 1 | 23 |
S. Grogan #14 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
A. Johnson #32 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 14 |
I. Forte #30 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Vataha #18 | 0/0 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 44 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 21 |
A. Johnson #32 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McCray #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Nelson #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Fox #48 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Haynes #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Patrick #2 | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Calhoun #44 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haynes #40 | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Beaudoin #27 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
373
Total Yds
303
224
Pass Yds
126
149
Rush Yds
177
79
Total Plays
58
4.7
Yards Per Play
5.2
6.1
Yards Per Pass
6.3
3.5
Yards Per Rush
4.7
20
1st Downs
16
5
Punts
5
8
Turnovers
5
4
Interceptions Thrown
2
4
Fumbles Lost
3
5
Penalties
6
45
Penalty Yards
60
2
Sacks
3
11
Sack Yards
17
0
D/ST TD
1