The Buffalo Bills didn't even show up against the New England Patriots, 31 to 10, on November 9, 1997.
Final
1st quarter
NE
BUF
Steve Christie 23-yard field goal
0
3
Derrick Cullors 86-yard kickoff return (Adam Vinatieri kick)
7
3
2nd quarter
NE
BUF
Adam Vinatieri 42-yard field goal
10
3
Ben Coates 6-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)
17
3
3rd quarter
NE
BUF
Chris Slade 1-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)
24
3
Antowain Smith 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick)
24
10
4th quarter
NE
BUF
Curtis Martin 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)
31
10
Patriots
Bills
1st Downs
11
14
Passing 1st Downs
6
7
Rushing 1st Downs
5
4
1st downs from penalties
0
3
3rd down efficiency
5 - 15
0 - 11
4th down efficiency
0 - 1
1 - 3
Total Plays
57
62
Total Yards
267
241
Yards per play
4.7
3.9
Passing
164
119
Comp - Att
15 - 22
15 - 33
Yards per pass
6.6
3.4
Interceptions thrown
0
4
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 36
2 - 8
Rushing
103
122
Rushing Attempts
32
27
Yards per rush
3.2
4.5
Penalties
4
9
Turnovers
0
4
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
0
4
Possession
31:35
28:25
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe | 15 | 22 | 200 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 111.9 |
Team | 15 | 22 | 164 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 111.9 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | |
T. Glenn | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | |
S. Jefferson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
B. Coates | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | |
C. Martin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
D. Meggett | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
S. Gash | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 15 | 200 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. McGinest | 1.0 | |||||
H. Thomas | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Team | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | |
Team | 6 | 233 | 38.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors | 2 | 134 | 67.0 | 1 | |
D. Meggett | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 157 | 52.3 | 1 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Collins | 12 | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47.5 |
A. Van Pelt | 3 | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 |
Team | 15 | 33 | 119 | 3.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16.4 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 |
T. Thomas | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 |
D. Holmes | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
A. Van Pelt | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
T. Collins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 122 | 4.5 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
T. Cline | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | |
Q. Early | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
A. Reed | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
E. Moulds | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
D. Holmes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
J. Riemersma | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
A. Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 15 | 127 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Hansen | 0.5 | |||||
J. Holecek | 0.5 | |||||
B. Paup | 1.5 | |||||
T. Washington | 0.5 | |||||
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Christie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mohr | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | |
Team | 5 | 226 | 45.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Holmes | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Burris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 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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