The Buffalo Bills couldn't pull it off against the New England Patriots, 14 to 10, on November 5, 1978.
Final
1st quarter
NE
BUF
Tom Dempsey 21-yard field goal
0
3
2nd quarter
NE
BUF
Horace Ivory 19-yard run (David Posey kick)
7
3
3rd quarter
NE
BUF
Horace Ivory 5-yard run (David Posey kick)
14
3
4th quarter
NE
BUF
Bob Chandler 11-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)
14
10
Patriots
Bills
1st Downs
20
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
65
58
Total Yards
332
247
Yards per play
5.1
4.3
Passing
53
107
Comp - Att
5 - 17
14 - 23
Yards per pass
2.9
4.5
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 12
1 - 7
Rushing
279
140
Rushing Attempts
47
34
Yards per rush
5.9
4.1
Penalties
6
9
Turnovers
3
3
Fumbles lost
2
2
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan | 5 | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 18.5 | |
Team | 5 | 17 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Ivory | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 2 |
S. Cunningham | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 0 |
D. Calhoun | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 |
S. Grogan | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 |
J. McAlister | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
J. Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 47 | 279 | 5.9 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Francis | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
S. Morgan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
S. Cunningham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
A. Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Posey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wilson | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | |
Team | 3 | 112 | 37.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Clayborn | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ferguson | 14 | 23 | 114 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 69.8 | |
Team | 14 | 23 | 107 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69.8 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Miller | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 |
C. Brown | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 |
R. Hooks | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 |
J. Ferguson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
Team | 34 | 140 | 4.1 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chandler | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | |
F. Lewis | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
R. Gant | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
C. Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
T. Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
J. Ferguson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 114 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dempsey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jackson | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | |
Team | 4 | 178 | 44.5 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | |
D. Johnson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
S. Hutchinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
L. Piccone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
More Bills Stats
PPG
28.9
4th
OPP PPG
19.2
8th
RUSH YDS/G
119.1
17th
PASS YDS/G
222.9
18th
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