The Buffalo Bills couldn't pull it off against the New England Patriots, 21 to 17, on September 2, 1984.
Final
1st quarter
NE
BUF
Stephen Starring 65-yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick)
7
0
Derrick Ramsey 3-yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick)
14
0
2nd quarter
NE
BUF
Tony Collins 4-yard run (Tony Franklin kick)
21
0
Joe Danelo 27-yard field goal
21
3
3rd quarter
NE
BUF
Preston Dennard 8-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick)
21
10
4th quarter
NE
BUF
Tony Hunter 9-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick)
21
17
Patriots
Bills
1st Downs
16
24
Passing 1st Downs
10
17
Rushing 1st Downs
5
5
1st downs from penalties
1
2
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
53
72
Total Yards
315
326
Yards per play
5.9
4.5
Passing
213
232
Comp - Att
12 - 22
27 - 40
Yards per pass
8.9
5.4
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 14
3 - 31
Rushing
102
94
Rushing Attempts
29
29
Yards per rush
3.5
3.2
Penalties
7
4
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan | 12 | 22 | 227 | 10.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101.9 |
Team | 12 | 22 | 213 | 10.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Collins | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 1 |
M. Tatupu | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 |
S. Grogan | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 |
Team | 29 | 102 | 3.5 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Starring | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | |
C. Jones | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | |
T. Collins | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
L. Dawson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
D. Ramsey | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | |
Team | 12 | 227 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Tippett | 2.5 | |||||
L. Williams | 0.5 | |||||
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Franklin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Prestridge | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | |
Team | 4 | 169 | 42.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Williams | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | |
R. Smith | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Starring | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ferguson | 27 | 40 | 263 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102.4 |
Team | 27 | 40 | 232 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102.4 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Bell | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 |
B. Moore | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 |
V. Williams | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 |
J. Ferguson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
T. Hunter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
S. Neal | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 29 | 94 | 3.2 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Franklin | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | |
T. Hunter | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | |
S. Neal | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
M. Brookins | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
J. Dawkins | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
P. Dennard | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | |
B. Moore | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
Team | 27 | 263 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Danelo | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | |
Team | 3 | 134 | 44.7 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wilson | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wilson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 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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