Week 7
Final
NE
BUF2Q
3 - 0
J. Smith 44-yard field goal.
2Q
3 - 3
G. Jakowenko 46-yard field goal.
2Q
6 - 3
J. Smith 32-yard field goal.
3Q
12 - 3
R. Francis 9-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.
Missed XP
3Q
19 - 3
S. Cunningham 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
19 - 9
O.J. Simpson 32-yard TD run.
Missed XP
4Q
26 - 9
S. Grogan 10-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
26 - 16
B. Chandler 4-yard TD catch from G. Marangi.
Made XP
4Q
26 - 22
O.J. Simpson 2-yard TD run.
Missed XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
122
Grogan
NE
Rush Yds
118
Cunningham
NE
Rec Yds
46
Chandler
BUF
Scrim TD
2
Simpson
BUF
Matchup
1976 AFC East
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Bills Game Summary
The Buffalo Bills couldn't pull it off against the New England Patriots, 26 to 22, on October 24, 1976.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 8/21 | 122 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Marangi #17 | 6/22 | 61 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 35.8 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 5/7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 84.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 1 | 22 |
A. Johnson | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | 23 |
S. Grogan #14 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | 14 |
J. Phillips #30 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Patrick #2 | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 | -16 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. Simpson #32 | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 2 | 32 |
G. Marangi #17 | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 | 21 |
E. Ray #44 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 16 |
R. Francis #81 | 0/0 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 17 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chandler #81 | 0/0 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 38 |
J. Holland #80 | 0/0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 14 |
E. Ray #44 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howard #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jakowenko #5 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Patrick #2 | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bateman #7 | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beaudoin #27 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #30 | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hooks #25 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haynes #40 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hooks #25 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 8/21 | 122 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 1 | 22 |
A. Johnson | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | 23 |
S. Grogan #14 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | 14 |
J. Phillips #30 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
M. Patrick #2 | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 | -16 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 16 |
R. Francis #81 | 0/0 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 17 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
M. Briscoe #86 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howard #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Patrick #2 | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beaudoin #27 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #30 | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haynes #40 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Marangi #17 | 6/22 | 61 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 35.8 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 5/7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 84.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. Simpson #32 | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 2 | 32 |
G. Marangi #17 | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 | 21 |
E. Ray #44 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chandler #81 | 0/0 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 38 |
J. Holland #80 | 0/0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 14 |
E. Ray #44 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jakowenko #5 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bateman #7 | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hooks #25 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hooks #25 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
272
Total Yds
309
93
Pass Yds
100
179
Rush Yds
209
0
Total Drives
0
66
Total Plays
71
4.1
Yards Per Play
4.4
3.9
Yards Per Pass
3.4
4.3
Yards Per Rush
5
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
18
1st Downs
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st Downs from Penalties
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
4
Punts
3
4
Turnovers
5
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
3
Fumbles Lost
4
8
Penalties
6
0.0
Sacks
3.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
