The New England Patriots couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Bills, 29 to 28, on November 3, 1974.

Final

Bills

7-1-0

29

Patriots

6-2-0

28

Team

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BUF

John Leypoldt 45-yard field goal

Mack Herron 43-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

John Leypoldt 20-yard field goal

2nd quarter

BUF

Mack Herron 20-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

Ahmad Rashad 25-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed)

Sam Cunningham 31-yard run (John Smith kick)

O.J. Simpson 1-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

3rd quarter

BUF

Dave Washington 72-yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick)

Mack Herron 2-yard run (John Smith kick)

4th quarter

BUF

John Leypoldt 47-yard field goal

Bills

Patriots

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

327

355

Yards per play

5.9

5.3

Passing

224

200

Comp - Att

16 - 25

12 - 28

Yards per pass

6.9

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 23

1 - 4

Rushing

103

155

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

3.8

4.1

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Bills

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	16	24	247	10.3	1	2		79.7
O.J. Simpson	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	16	25	224	9.9	1	2	3	76.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
O.J. Simpson	19	74	3.9	1
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	1	15	15.0	0
Jim Braxton J. Braxton	7	14	2.0	0
Team	27	103	3.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad	8	115	14.4	1
J.D. Hill	4	67	16.8	0
Paul Seymour P. Seymour	2	35	17.5	0
O.J. Simpson	2	30	15.0	0
Team	16	247	9.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt J. Leypoldt	3	4		2	11
Team	3	4		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	0	0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wally Francis W. Francis	4	152	38.0	0
Team	4	152	38.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Donnie Walker D. Walker	2	24	12.0	0
Team	2	24	12.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	12	28	204	7.3	2	3		52.4
Team	12	28	200	7.3	2	3	1	52.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	18	85	4.7	1
Mack Herron M. Herron	17	69	4.1	1
Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	2	9	4.5	0
Randy Vataha R. Vataha	1	-8	-8.0	0
Team	38	155	4.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mack Herron M. Herron	4	77	19.3	2
Randy Vataha R. Vataha	2	40	20.0	0
Reggie Rucker R. Rucker	2	34	17.0	0
Bob Adams B. Adams	1	24	24.0	0
John Tanner J. Tanner	1	21	21.0	0
Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	1	6	6.0	0
John Tarver J. Tarver	1	2	2.0	0
Team	12	204	7.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith J. Smith	0	2		4	4
Team	0	2		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bruce Barnes B. Barnes	2	76	38.0
Team	2	76	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Eddie Hinton E. Hinton	3	83	27.7
Andy Johnson A. Johnson	2	46	23.0
Mack Herron M. Herron	1	23	23.0
Joe Wilson J. Wilson	1	18	18.0
Team	7	170	24.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

More Patriots Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

828

Brissett

RUSH

438

Stevenson

REC

414

Henry

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	PCT
Bills	7	2	.778
Jets	3	6	.333
Dolphins	2	6	.250
Patriots	2	7	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	NE	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 11/17	LAR	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/24	NE	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 12/1	IND	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/15	NE	@	ARI	4:25 PM

Last Game

Titans

2-6-0

Final

Patriots

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

2,389

Mayfield

2,379

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

717

Chase

663

Wilson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Mayfield

20

Burrow

20

Jackson

Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

115.0

Goff

108.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.4

29.2

28.9

28.8

26.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

445.9

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

191.9

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

265.4

264.4

262.6

260.2

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

109.5

Jefferson

97

Reed

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

71.2

Bowers

68

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

7-1-1

7-2

6-2

5-2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-7

2-7

2-6

2-6-1

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	2	0	.778
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	6	3	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	5	0	.444
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	7	2	0	.778
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	1	0	.875
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	3	0	.667
Buccaneers	4	5	0	.444
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

The New England Patriots couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Bills, 29 to 28, on November 3, 1974.

Final

Bills

29

Patriots

28

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