1971 New England Patriots

The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills, 38 to 33, on November 14, 1971.

Final

BUF

Bills

0-9-0

33

NE

38

1

7

7

2

13

21

3

10

7

4

3

3

Total

33

38

1st quarter

BUF

NE

Bills

Ike Hill 68-yard punt return (John Leypoldt kick)

7

0

Patriots

Randy Vataha 16-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Tom Beer 10-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

7

14

Bills

Marlin Briscoe 15-yard pass from James Harris (John Leypoldt kick)

14

14

Bills

John Leypoldt 17-yard field goal

17

14

Patriots

Carl Garrett 80-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

17

21

Patriots

Roland Moss 10-yard blocked punt return (Charlie Gogolak kick)

17

28

Bills

John Leypoldt 48-yard field goal

20

28

3rd quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Eric Crabtree 31-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

20

35

Bills

John Leypoldt 17-yard field goal

23

35

Bills

Robert James 0-yard fumble return (John Leypoldt kick)

30

35

4th quarter

BUF

NE

Bills

John Leypoldt 12-yard field goal

33

35

Patriots

Charlie Gogolak 37-yard field goal

33

38

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

15

9

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

47

Total Yards

217

299

Yards per play

3.4

6.4

Passing

128

180

Comp - Att

15 - 36

9 - 16

Yards per pass

3.2

9

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 46

4 - 38

Rushing

89

119

Rushing Attempts

24

27

Yards per rush

3.7

4.4

Penalties

2

6

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Harris
13
32
160
5.0
1
0
67.2
D. Shaw
2
4
14
3.5
0
0
58.3
Team
15
36
128
4.8
1
0
4
66.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O.J. Simpson
16
61
3.8
0
W. Patrick
6
21
3.5
0
J. Braxton
2
7
3.5
0
Team
24
89
3.7
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
W. Patrick
2
72
36.0
0
M. Briscoe
6
44
7.3
1
H. Moses
2
31
15.5
0
J. White
1
13
13.0
0
J. Braxton
3
9
3.0
0
I. Hill
1
5
5.0
0
Team
15
174
4.8
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Leypoldt
4
4
3
15
Team
4
4
3
15

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
S. Jones
9
318
35.3
Team
9
318
35.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
I. Hill
3
94
31.3
0
T. Beamer
2
50
25.0
0
A. Wyatt
1
22
22.0
0
J. Braxton
1
13
13.0
0
Team
7
179
25.6
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
I. Hill
6
98
16.3
1
Team
6
98
16.3
1

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Plunkett
9
16
218
13.6
4
1
114.6
Team
9
16
180
13.6
4
1
4
114.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
B. Gladieux
4
48
12.0
0
J. Nance
8
26
3.3
0
C. Garrett
8
21
2.6
0
E. Crabtree
1
18
18.0
0
J. Maitland
4
5
1.3
0
J. Plunkett
2
1
0.5
0
Team
27
119
4.4
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
C. Garrett
2
97
48.5
1
R. Vataha
3
63
21.0
1
E. Crabtree
2
38
19.0
1
T. Beer
1
10
10.0
1
B. Gladieux
1
10
10.0
0
Team
9
218
13.6
4
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
2
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
C. Gogolak
1
1
5
8
Team
1
1
5
8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Janik
7
278
39.7
Team
7
278
39.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
C. Garrett
4
78
19.5
0
R. Gardin
2
51
25.5
0
T. Janik
1
0
0.0
0
Team
7
129
18.4
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
C. Garrett
2
48
24.0
0
Team
2
48
24.0
0

More Patriots Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

15.7

30th

OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

111.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

177.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
Dolphins Dolphins
2
6
0
.250
Patriots Patriots
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
NE NE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
LAR LAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
IND IND
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
NE NE
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

2-6-0

20

Final

17

NE Patriots

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM