The Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Boston Patriots, 23 to 21, on September 23, 1961.

1961 Buffalo Bills

Final

BOS

23

BUF

Bills

1-2-0

21

1

3

7

2

3

0

3

14

7

4

3

7

Total

23

21

1st quarter

BOS

BUF

Patriots

Gino Cappelletti 36-yard field goal

3

0

Bills

Wray Carlton 1-yard run (Billy Atkins kick)

3

7

2nd quarter

BOS

BUF

Patriots

Gino Cappelletti 35-yard field goal

6

7

3rd quarter

BOS

BUF

Patriots

Larry Garron 67-yard run (Gino Cappelletti kick)

13

7

Patriots

Tom Stephens 1-yard pass from Butch Songin (Gino Cappelletti kick)

20

7

Bills

M.C. Reynolds 1-yard run (Billy Atkins kick)

20

14

4th quarter

BOS

BUF

Patriots

Gino Cappelletti 46-yard field goal

23

14

Bills

Elbert Dubenion 10-yard pass from M.C. Reynolds (Billy Atkins kick)

23

21

Patriots

Bills

1st Downs

15

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

64

Total Yards

329

175

Yards per play

5.3

2.7

Passing

163

112

Comp - Att

13 - 37

14 - 32

Yards per pass

4.1

2.9

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 29

6 - 36

Rushing

166

63

Rushing Attempts

22

26

Yards per rush

7.5

2.4

Penalties

7

3

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Butch Songin 12 28 185 6.6 1 0 77.2
Babe Parilli 1 8 7 0.9 0 0 39.6
Tom Yewcic 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0
Team 13 37 163 5.2 1 1 3 50.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Larry Garron 7 90 12.9 1
Mel West 7 49 7.0 0
Billy Lott 3 15 5.0 0
Jim Colclough 0 10 0
Clyde Washington 1 3 3.0 0
Tom Yewcic 2 3 1.5 0
Babe Parilli 1 0 0.0 0
Ron Burton 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 22 166 7.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Gino Cappelletti 4 73 18.3 0
Jim Colclough 3 69 23.0 0
Larry Garron 3 49 16.3 0
Mel West 1 5 5.0 0
Tom Stephens 1 1 1.0 1
Tom Yewcic 1 -5 -5.0 0
Team 13 192 5.2 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 6.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Gino Cappelletti 3 4 2 11
Team 3 4 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Yewcic 5 189 37.8
Team 5 189 37.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mel West 2 35 17.5 0
Charley Long 1 2 2.0 0
Walt Cudzik 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 37 9.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Fred Bruney 6 39 6.5 0
Team 6 39 6.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
M.C. Reynolds 12 22 129 5.9 1 0 87.1
Richie Lucas 2 10 19 1.9 0 1 0.0
Team 14 32 112 4.6 1 1 6 55.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Fred Brown 7 32 4.6 0
M.C. Reynolds 5 14 2.8 1
Glenn Bass 2 8 4.0 0
Wray Carlton 11 8 0.7 1
Art Baker 1 1 1.0 0
Team 26 63 2.4 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wray Carlton 2 40 20.0 0
Elbert Dubenion 4 37 9.3 1
Tom Rychlec 3 34 11.3 0
Monte Crockett 2 19 9.5 0
Glenn Bass 3 18 6.0 0
Team 14 148 4.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Billy Atkins 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Billy Atkins 9 467 51.9
Team 9 467 51.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Art Baker 2 56 28.0 0
Fred Brown 1 12 12.0 0
Team 3 68 22.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jim Wagstaff 1 35 35.0 0
Team 1 35 35.0 0

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4,306

Allen

Josh Allen

RUSH

1,122

Cook

James Cook

REC

1,183

Diggs

Stefon Diggs

Team Rankings

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PPG

26.5

6th

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

KC Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM