The Buffalo Bills couldn't pull it off against the New England Patriots, 26 to 22, on October 24, 1976.
Final
2nd quarter
NE
BUF
John Smith 44-yard field goal
3
0
George Jakowenko 46-yard field goal
3
3
John Smith 32-yard field goal
6
3
3rd quarter
NE
BUF
Russ Francis 9-yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed)
12
3
Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (John Smith kick)
19
3
O.J. Simpson 32-yard run (kick failed)
19
9
4th quarter
NE
BUF
Steve Grogan 10-yard run (John Smith kick)
26
9
Bob Chandler 4-yard pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick)
26
16
O.J. Simpson 2-yard run (kick failed)
26
22
Patriots
Bills
1st Downs
18
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
66
71
Total Yards
272
309
Yards per play
4.1
4.4
Passing
93
100
Comp - Att
8 - 21
11 - 29
Yards per pass
3.9
3.4
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 29
0 - 0
Rushing
179
209
Rushing Attempts
42
42
Yards per rush
4.3
5.0
Penalties
8
6
Turnovers
4
5
Fumbles lost
3
4
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan | 8 | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 54.1 | |
Team | 8 | 21 | 93 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 54.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 1 |
A. Johnson | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 |
S. Grogan | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 |
J. Phillips | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
M. Patrick | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 179 | 4.3 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
R. Francis | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
D. Stingley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | |
M. Briscoe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Team | 8 | 122 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Patrick | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | |
Team | 4 | 154 | 38.5 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Phillips | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 0 | |
D. Beaudoin | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Marangi | 6 | 22 | 61 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 35.8 | |
J. Ferguson | 5 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 84.8 | |
Team | 11 | 29 | 100 | 3.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.2 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. Simpson | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 2 |
G. Marangi | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 |
E. Ray | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 |
J. Ferguson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 209 | 5.0 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chandler | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
J. Holland | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
E. Ray | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
O.J. Simpson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
J. Kinney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 11 | 100 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jakowenko | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bateman | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | |
Team | 3 | 135 | 45.0 |
More Bills Stats
PPG
28.9
5th
OPP PPG
19.2
8th
RUSH YDS/G
119.1
17th
PASS YDS/G
222.9
18th
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