The Buffalo Bills dominated the New England Patriots, 37 to 13, on December 9, 1973.

Final

Patriots

5-8-0

13

Bills

8-5-0

37

Team

NE

BUF

1

3

7

2

3

10

3

7

17

4

0

3

Total

13

37

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NE

BUF

Jeff White 14-yard field goal

3

0

Wally Francis 90-yard kickoff return (John Leypoldt kick)

3

7

2nd quarter

NE

BUF

O.J. Simpson 6-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

3

14

John Leypoldt 34-yard field goal

3

17

Jeff White 12-yard field goal

6

17

3rd quarter

NE

BUF

Bob Chandler 37-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

6

24

John Leypoldt 34-yard field goal

6

27

Jim Plunkett 5-yard run (Jeff White kick)

13

27

Bob Chandler 6-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

13

34

4th quarter

NE

BUF

John Leypoldt 19-yard field goal

13

37

Patriots

Bills

1st Downs

20

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

71

48

Total Yards

390

324

Yards per play

5.5

6.8

Passing

292

31

Comp - Att

17 - 41

2 - 7

Yards per pass

7.1

3.9

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

1 - 12

Rushing

98

293

Rushing Attempts

30

40

Yards per rush

3.3

7.3

Penalties

2

7

Turnovers

4

0

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Patriots

Bills

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Plunkett	17	41	292	7.1	0	2		46.0
Team	17	41	292	7.1	0	2	0	46.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
John Tarver	11	52	4.7	0
Sam Cunningham	14	30	2.1	0
Jim Plunkett	5	16	3.2	1
Team	30	98	3.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Bob Adams	6	100	16.7
Reggie Rucker	4	79	19.8
Randy Vataha	1	48	48.0
Mack Herron	2	38	19.0
Darryl Stingley	2	31	15.5
Sam Cunningham	2	-4	-2.0
Team	17	292	7.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jeff White	2	2		1	7
Team	2	2		1	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bruce Barnes	2	84	42.0
Team	2	84	42.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mack Herron	4	67	16.8
Bob McCall	1	17	17.0
John Hannah	1	0	0.0
Team	6	84	14.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mack Herron	1	4	4.0	0
Team	1	4	4.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	2	7	43	6.1	2	0		92.3
Team	2	7	31	6.1	2	0	1	92.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
O.J. Simpson	22	219	10.0	1
Jim Braxton	15	70	4.7	0
Joe Ferguson	2	2	1.0	0
Larry Watkins	1	2	2.0	0
Team	40	293	7.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bob Chandler	2	43	21.5	2
Team	2	43	6.1	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	3	3		4	13
Team	3	3		4	13

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Spike Jones	2	77	38.5
Team	2	77	38.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD
Wally Francis	1	90	90.0	1
Ray Jarvis	1	18	18.0	0
Jim Braxton	1	0	0.0	0
Team	3	108	36.0	1

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Donnie Walker	1	23	23.0	0
Team	1	23	23.0	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 dominated the New England Patriots, 37 to 13, on December 9, 1973.

Final

Patriots

13

Bills

37

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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