1972 New England Patriots

The New England Patriots lost to the Buffalo Bills, 27 to 24, on November 19, 1972.

Final

BUF

Bills

3-7-0

27

NE

24

1

0

7

2

17

0

3

0

14

4

10

3

Total

27

24

1st quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Randy Vataha 32-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

BUF

NE

Bills

O.J. Simpson 13-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

7

7

Bills

John Leypoldt 44-yard field goal

10

7

Bills

Wayne Patrick 7-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)

17

7

3rd quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Bob Windsor 2-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)

17

14

Patriots

John Tarver 1-yard run (Mike Walker kick)

17

21

4th quarter

BUF

NE

Patriots

Mike Walker 36-yard field goal

17

24

Bills

Bob Chandler 42-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)

24

24

Bills

John Leypoldt 45-yard field goal

27

24

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

19

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

65

65

Total Yards

295

298

Yards per play

4.5

4.6

Passing

116

183

Comp - Att

12 - 26

9 - 23

Yards per pass

3.9

7

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 27

3 - 25

Rushing

179

115

Rushing Attempts

35

39

Yards per rush

5.1

2.9

Penalties

8

6

Turnovers

4

4

Fumbles lost

4

1

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Shaw
12
26
143
5.5
2
0
89.1
Team
12
26
116
5.5
2
0
4
89.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
O.J. Simpson
22
103
4.7
1
J. Braxton
6
43
7.2
0
W. Patrick
7
33
4.7
0
Team
35
179
5.1
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
B. Chandler
4
71
17.8
1
J.D. Hill
3
36
12.0
0
J. Braxton
1
16
16.0
0
J. White
1
12
12.0
0
W. Patrick
3
8
2.7
1
Team
12
143
5.5
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
5
4
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Leypoldt
2
2
3
9
Team
2
2
3
9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
S. Jones
8
330
41.3
Team
8
330
41.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Cole
3
97
32.3
0
T. Greene
1
26
26.0
0
Team
4
123
30.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Greene
1
9
9.0
0
L. Cole
1
1
1.0
0
Team
2
10
5.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Plunkett
9
23
208
9.0
2
3
61.8
Team
9
23
183
9.0
2
3
3
61.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. Ashton
24
66
2.8
0
J. Plunkett
4
29
7.3
0
J. Tarver
7
16
2.3
1
P. Studstill
1
11
11.0
0
B. Gladieux
2
1
0.5
0
R. Rucker
1
-8
-8.0
0
Team
39
115
2.9
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
R. Rucker
2
77
38.5
0
B. Windsor
5
72
14.4
1
R. Vataha
1
32
32.0
1
T. Reynolds
1
27
27.0
0
Team
9
208
9.0
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
4

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Walker
1
2
3
6
Team
1
2
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
P. Studstill
7
281
40.1
Team
7
281
40.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
J. Ashton
2
46
23.0
0
G. Hoey
1
18
18.0
0
Team
3
64
21.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Carwell
2
7
3.5
0
B. Gladieux
1
0
0.0
0
Team
3
7
2.3
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