The New England Patriots eked out a victory over the Buffalo Bills, 26 to 24, on December 10, 1978.

Final

Bills

4-11-0

24

Patriots

11-4-0

26

Team

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

BUF

Roland Hooks 28-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick)

Sam Cunningham 4-yard run (David Posey kick)

Tom Dempsey 26-yard field goal

3rd quarter

BUF

Terry Miller 32-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick)

Steve Grogan 4-yard run (David Posey kick)

4th quarter

BUF

Horace Ivory 20-yard run (David Posey kick)

Frank Lewis 21-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)

Safety by Tim Fox

David Posey 21-yard field goal

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

307

403

Yards per play

5.1

5.5

Passing

123

154

Comp - Att

9 - 24

13 - 21

Yards per pass

4.9

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

1 - 6

Rushing

184

249

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

5.3

4.9

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Bills

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	9	24	133	5.5	1	1		53.0
Team	9	24	123	5.5	1	1	1	53.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Terry Miller T. Miller	14	74	5.3	1
Curtis Brown C. Brown	9	53	5.9	0
Roland Hooks R. Hooks	7	49	7.0	1
Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	3	17	5.7	0
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	1	4	4.0	0
Rusty Jackson R. Jackson	1	-13	-13.0	0
Team	35	184	5.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Lewis F. Lewis	4	40	10.0	1
Curtis Brown C. Brown	2	29	14.5	0
Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1	28	28.0	0
Reuben Gant R. Gant	1	25	25.0	0
Bob Chandler B. Chandler	1	11	11.0	0
Team	9	133	5.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tom Dempsey T. Dempsey	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rusty Jackson R. Jackson	4	129	32.3
Team	4	129	32.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Keith Moody K. Moody	3	66	22.0
Mike Franckowiak M. Franckowiak	1	19	19.0
Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1	6	6.0
Team	5	91	18.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Grogan S. Grogan	13	21	160	7.6	0	0		85.4
Team	13	21	154	7.6	0	0	1	85.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Horace Ivory H. Ivory	16	91	5.7	1
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	19	76	4.0	1
Steve Grogan S. Grogan	8	44	5.5	1
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	8	38	4.8	0
Team	51	249	4.9	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	1	52	52.0
Russ Francis R. Francis	3	38	12.7
Donald Westbrook D. Westbrook	2	30	15.0
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	3	16	5.3
Horace Ivory H. Ivory	3	16	5.3
Harold Jackson H. Jackson	1	8	8.0
Team	13	160	7.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
David Posey D. Posey	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jerrel Wilson J. Wilson	2	41	20.5
Team	2	41	20.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Raymond Clayborn R. Clayborn	2	60	30.0
Horace Ivory H. Ivory	2	43	21.5
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	1	17	17.0
Team	5	120	24.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	3	23	7.7	0
Team	3	23	7.7	0

More Patriots Stats

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/8	NE	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/15	SEA	@	NE	1:00 PM
Thu 9/19	NE	@	NYJ	8:15 PM
Sun 9/29	NE	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 10/6	MIA	@	NE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

Final

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,624

Tagovailoa

4,575

Goff

4,516

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,459

McCaffrey

1,167

Henry

1,144

Williams

Rec Yards Leaders

1,799

Hill

1,749

Lamb

1,515

St. Brown

Pass TD Leaders

36

Prescott

32

Love

31

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

18

Mostert

15

Hurts

15

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

13

Hill

13

Evans

12

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

113.0

Purdy

105.9

Prescott

103.8

Cousins

Sack Leaders

19.0

Watt

17.5

Hines-Allen

17.5

Hendrickson

NFL 2023 Rankings

PPG Rankings

29.9

29.2

28.9

28.4

27.1

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

16.5

17.3

17.5

18.3

18.5

19.1

Total Yards Rankings

401.3

398.4

394.8

374.5

371.6

370.4

Rush Yards Rankings

156.5

141.1

140.5

139.1

135.9

135.8

Pass Yards Rankings

276.5

276.4

274.1

270.9

269.3

269.2

Sack Leaders

60.0

57.0

56.0

54.0

51.0

49.0

NFL Fantasy 2023

Fantasy RB Rankings

324.3

McCaffrey

242.7

Mostert

224.4

Etienne

Fantasy WR Rankings

268.2

Lamb

257.4

Hill

211.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

153.3

LaPorta

138.2

Kittle

126.4

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

181

Aubrey

160

Tucker

158

Myers

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

6-11

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	11	6	0	.647
Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	13	4	0	.765
Browns	11	6	0	.647
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	10	7	0	.588
Jaguars	9	8	0	.529
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
Raiders	8	9	0	.471

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	12	5	0	.706
Packers	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
Saints	9	8	0	.529
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	12	5	0	.706
Rams	10	7	0	.588

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)
Thu 9/5	BAL	@	KC	8:20 PM
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 9/8	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	TEN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	JAX	@	MIA	1:00 PM

The New England Patriots eked out a victory over the Buffalo Bills, 26 to 24, on December 10, 1978.

Final

Bills

24

Patriots

26

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

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Kick Return

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224.4

268.2

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