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

NE

1

0

2

10

7

3

7

4

7

12

Total

24

26

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

BUF

NE

Roland Hooks 28-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick)

7

0

Sam Cunningham 4-yard run (David Posey kick)

7

Tom Dempsey 26-yard field goal

10

7

3rd quarter

BUF

NE

Terry Miller 32-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick)

17

7

Steve Grogan 4-yard run (David Posey kick)

17

14

4th quarter

BUF

NE

Horace Ivory 20-yard run (David Posey kick)

17

21

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

24

21

Safety by Tim Fox

24

23

David Posey 21-yard field goal

24

26

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

16

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

60

73

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

7

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

1 - 6

Rushing

184

249

Rushing Attempts

35

51

Yards per rush

5.3

4.9

Penalties

3

2

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Bills

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe 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	14	74	5.3	1
Curtis Brown	9	53	5.9	0
Roland Hooks	7	49	7.0	1
Dennis Johnson	3	17	5.7	0
Joe Ferguson	1	4	4.0	0
Rusty Jackson	1	-13	-13.0	0
Team	35	184	5.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Lewis	4	40	10.0	1
Curtis Brown	2	29	14.5	0
Dennis Johnson	1	28	28.0	0
Reuben Gant	1	25	25.0	0
Bob 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	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

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

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Keith Moody	3	66	22.0
Mike Franckowiak	1	19	19.0
Dennis 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	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	16	91	5.7	1
Sam Cunningham	19	76	4.0	1
Steve Grogan	8	44	5.5	1
Andy Johnson	8	38	4.8	0
Team	51	249	4.9	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Stanley Morgan	1	52	52.0
Russ Francis	3	38	12.7
Donald Westbrook	2	30	15.0
Sam Cunningham	3	16	5.3
Horace Ivory	3	16	5.3
Harold 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	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

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

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

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

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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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

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NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule