Week 1
Final
BUF
NE1Q
0 - 6
S. Cunningham 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
1Q
7 - 6
O.J. Simpson 80-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 6
J. Leypoldt 48-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
17 - 6
L. Watkins 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
17 - 13
M. Herron 10-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
24 - 13
O.J. Simpson 22-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
31 - 13
L. Watkins 15-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
226
Plunkett
NE
Rush Yds
250
Simpson
BUF
Rec Yds
55
Ashton
NE
Scrim TD
2
Simpson
BUF
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1973 AFC East
Dolphins 
Bills 
Patriots 
Jets 
Colts Game Summary
The New England Patriots were easily defeated by the Buffalo Bills, 31 to 13, on September 16, 1973.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Shaw #16 | 7/9 | 109 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 77.5 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 1/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 64.6 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 1/1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plunkett #16 | 16/27 | 226 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 70.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. Simpson #32 | 29 | 250 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 |
L. Watkins #34 | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Shaw #16 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 |
J. Ashton #31 | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Plunkett #16 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Stingley #84 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chandler #81 | 0/0 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
L. Watkins #34 | 0/0 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
J.D. Hill #40 | 0/0 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ashton #31 | 0/0 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Adams #85 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 0/0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rucker #33 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Windsor #89 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Greene #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Acks #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Leypoldt #3 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bell #37 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jones #11 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Barnes #3 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Francis #89 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Tarver #36 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Walker #26 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stingley #84 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Shaw #16 | 7/9 | 109 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 77.5 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 1/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 64.6 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 1/1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. Simpson #32 | 29 | 250 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 |
L. Watkins #34 | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Shaw #16 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chandler #81 | 0/0 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
L. Watkins #34 | 0/0 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
J.D. Hill #40 | 0/0 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Greene #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Leypoldt #3 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jones #11 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Francis #89 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Walker #26 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plunkett #16 | 16/27 | 226 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 70.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 |
J. Ashton #31 | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Plunkett #16 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Stingley #84 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ashton #31 | 0/0 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Adams #85 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 0/0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rucker #33 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stingley #84 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Windsor #89 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Acks #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bell #37 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Barnes #3 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Tarver #36 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Herron #42 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stingley #84 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
459
Total Yds
297
99
Pass Yds
190
360
Rush Yds
107
65
Total Plays
56
7.1
Yards Per Play
5.3
7.1
Yards Per Pass
6.3
7.1
Yards Per Rush
4.1
23
1st Downs
17
2
Punts
2
2
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
3
11
Penalties
4
3.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
