Week 17, 1974

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots714010-31
Buffalo Bills07140-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 NED - Vincent Slatus 11 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - J.D. Hill 23 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 02:38 NED - John Brockington 1 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:33 NED - Jumbo Asher 15 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 10:39 BUF - Patrick Schulz 21 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 09:06 BUF - Dave Osborn 7 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
4Q: 12:36 NED - John Brockington 3 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 08:35 NED - Ray Wersching 18 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record10-67-9
First Downs2315
- by Rushing105
- by Passing1310
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards355315
- Offensive Plays6860
- Yards per Play5.225.25
Net Rushing Yards135108
- Rushing Attempts3318
- Yards per Rush4.096.00
Net Passing Yards220207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 25 - 240 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards245222
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/252/15
- Yards per Pass Play6.294.93
Fumbles/Lost3/02/1
3rd Down Conversions5/155/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.98.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards2/153/15
Punt Returns/Yards1/162/10
Kick Returns/Yards4/1006/175
Interception Ret./Yards4/252/38
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits61
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 44OWN 31
Time of Possession36:4523:15

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:07OWN 3937Punt
111:523:09OPP 24624Touchdown
15:561:35OPP 4839Punt
214:465:05OWN 23733Punt
26:091:21OWN 1034Punt
24:482:18OPP 39639Touchdown
20:530:27OWN 41359Touchdown
313:281:58OWN 29524Interception
310:250:33OWN 4410Interception
39:003:49OWN 45523Missed FG
33:486:18OPP 491149Touchdown
410:502:20OPP 41540Field Goal
47:022:24OWN 2437Punt
43:391:13OWN 28424Punt
41:461:46OPP 2233Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:531:01OWN 532Interception
18:432:47OWN 23414Interception
14:214:35OWN 41096Touchdown
29:413:32OWN 3649Punt
22:301:37OWN 43623Missed FG
20:260:26OWN 402-7Half
315:001:32OWN 3834Punt
311:301:05OWN 40360Touchdown
39:520:52OPP 28328Touchdown
35:111:23OWN 3932Interception
412:301:40OWN 433-2Interception
48:301:28OWN 363-4Punt
44:380:59OWN 34738Downs
42:260:40OWN 2042Downs

Game MVP: Coy Bacon, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Essex Johnson15755.001630
Jumbo Asher10535.301521
John Brockington451.25201
Jim Plunkett221.00300
Reggie Rucker100.00000
Larry Smith100.00000
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
O.J. Simpson10858.503930
Dave Osborn6254.17701
David Jaynes2-2-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jim Plunkett31252454/25228294.2
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
David Jaynes40182222/15230439.8

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gloster Richardson799113.000240
WR Reggie Rucker575410.8010150
RB Essex Johnson33134.33160
FB John Brockington23147.000111
RB Jumbo Asher22136.501110
WR Vincent Slatus223919.500281
TE Bob Adams1122.00020
WR Larry Smith1222.00020
TE Jerome Moriarty1111.00010
WR Van Harmon111616.000160
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR J.D. Hill5116913.802231
WR Patrick Schulz45307.500211
WR Chip Myers384916.334270
RB Reggie Harrison224422.0030300
RB Dave Osborn2373.50050
TE Bob Moore1377.00070
RB O.J. Simpson131616.0012160
TE Jerome Barkum0100.00000
WR Fair Hooker0400.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Sandy Durko2157.500
OLB Jims Sims100.000
S Andrew Ybarra11010.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Greg Brezina11010.000
CB Lenny Dunlap12828.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Jim Plunkett2000
Bob Adams1000
John Hannah0100
Reggie Rucker0100
Babe Morgan0100
Kyle Delaroche0100
John Brockington0010
Sandy Durko0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Lenny Dunlap1000
Patrick Schulz1000
Bob Moore0100
Carl Barisich0010
Walt Patulski0010
Desmond Woodson0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman626544.239.2493
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jay Bryden312742.337.0452

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ray Wersching1/20/10/0184/4
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Roy Gerela0/10/10/103/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Jumbo Asher11616.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lenny Dunlap2105.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Essex Johnson38327.70
Mike Bass11717.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lenny Dunlap617529.20

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Sam Hunt500.01841
CB Martin Lance500.0618
DE Coy Bacon412.01842
OLB Paul Naumoff310.01840
S Vince Castillo310.0520
CB Mike Bass300.01841
OLB Steve Nelson220.074
S Sandy Durko210.01741
DE Bill Stanfill200.055
CB Graham Spreen110.01841
OLB Charlie Hall100.01324
DE Tommy Hart100.01839
WR Gloster Richardson10---------
WR Larry Smith10---------
S Andrew Ybarra100.01339
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Greg Brezina820.02832
OLB Tom Toner601.01412
DT Carl Barisich610.53031
ILB Bob Babich640.03234
S Bryant Salter610.02932
CB Dwight Harrison600.02930
CB Mo Houck520.02023
CB Jeff Wright320.02328
CB Lenny Dunlap300.02832
OLB Desmond Woodson200.053
DE Walt Patulski111.53134
DE Barney Chavous111.095
S Donnie Walker110.084
S Tommy Casanova100.078
DE Andy Dorris100.02935
WR J.D. Hill10---------
WR Fair Hooker10---------
RB O.J. Simpson10---------
WR Patrick Schulz10---------
DT Larry Oliver100.02526
DT Ron Dirnbauer020.01112
OLB Levon Bernhardt020.054

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Coy Bacon2.003342
OLB Paul Naumoff0.010040
DE Tommy Hart0.002039
DE Olin Rogers0.001041
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Walt Patulski1.501034
DE Barney Chavous1.00005
OLB Tom Toner1.000012
DT Carl Barisich0.500031
DE Andy Dorris0.010035
CB Dwight Harrison0.010030

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Sam Hunt31041
CB Martin Lance31018
S Andrew Ybarra21139
CB Mike Bass21041
S Vince Castillo21020
S Sandy Durko20241
OLB Paul Naumoff20040
CB Graham Spreen11041
OLB Steve Nelson1004
OLB Jims Sims0013
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dwight Harrison50030
OLB Greg Brezina40132
OLB Tom Toner40012
S Bryant Salter30032
CB Mo Houck30023
CB Lenny Dunlap20132
CB Jeff Wright20028
ILB Bob Babich10034
OLB Desmond Woodson1003

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Doug Van Horn36030035
John Hannah26032233
Jean Barrett23025128
Jim Langer17019018
Babe Morgan13029130
Bob Adams12017022
John Brockington12020021
Dan Stonebarger01015012
Skip Lewis01014017
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ed Flanagan25014125
Richard Pender2214017
Louis Andersen22014020
John Vella1207018
Reggie McKenzie02014031
Lewis Morris0108133
Gary Puetz01011022
John Williams01011024

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Troy Gerhardt216
Vincent Slatus27
Larry Smith121
Maurice Spencer116
Ray Wersching18
John Brockington15
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Jerome Barkum210
Brent McClanahan113
Jeremy Wolf112
Dave Osborn17

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jim Plunkett3335---------68
John Hannah3233---------65
Doug Van Horn3035---------65
Mike Bass------1841564
Babe Morgan2930------564
Coy Bacon------1842161
Sam Hunt------1841261
Sandy Durko------1741260
Graham Spreen------1841160
Paul Naumoff------1840159
Tommy Hart------1839158
Olin Rogers------1641158
Jean Barrett2528---------53
Andrew Ybarra------1339153
Gloster Richardson2325------149
Bob Adams1722------948
John Brockington2021------546
Jerome Moriarty1515------1646
Van Harmon1616------1244
Maurice Spencer------6201642
Charlie Hall------1324239
Jim Langer1918------239
Larry Smith99------2139
Jumbo Asher1213------1338
Essex Johnson1717------337
Reggie Rucker1720---------37
Vince Castillo------5201237
Vincent Slatus1614------737
Skip Lewis1417------132
Dan Stonebarger1512------330
Martin Lance------618125
Frank Grant31------1822
Troy Gerhardt02------1618
Bill Stanfill------55616
Jims Sims------03912
Tom Mullen12------811
Steve Nelson------74---11
Terry Meyer------02911
John Hicks00------88
Ray Wersching00------88
Kyle Delaroche00------88
Marv Bateman00------66
Elex Price------21---3
Jared Kuszewski00------22
Isaac Daniels00---------0
R.J. Reese------00---0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lenny Dunlap------28321575
Andy Dorris------2935872
Bob Babich------3234369
Walt Patulski------3134267
Mo Houck------20232265
Carl Barisich------3031263
Greg Brezina------2832363
Bryant Salter------2932263
Dwight Harrison------2930261
David Jaynes1842---------60
Larry Oliver------2526758
Jeff Wright------2328253
Fair Hooker1125------1450
Bob Moore1129------646
Reggie McKenzie1431---------45
Lewis Morris833------445
Ed Flanagan1425------241
O.J. Simpson1122------639
Gary Puetz1122------235
John Williams1124---------35
J.D. Hill824------234
Dave Osborn720------734
Patrick Schulz1123---------34
Louis Andersen1420---------34
Jerome Barkum814------1032
Al Dennis720------431
Jeremy Wolf513------1230
John Vella718------429
Reggie Harrison1015------328
Tommy Casanova------781227
Chip Myers621---------27
Tom Toner------1412127
Ron Dirnbauer------1112225
Richard Pender417------425
Desmond Woodson------531422
Corey Steadman13------1418
Levon Bernhardt------54918
Don Adams11------1416
Barney Chavous------95---14
Brent McClanahan00------1313
Donnie Walker------84---12
Arnold Turnbull------0066
Roy Gerela00------55
Jay Bryden00------44
Mike Boryla00---------0
Joe Ferguson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left144.0
Middle19382.0
Right12947.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6396.5
Middle7608.6
Right3113.7
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jim Plunkett31253100102
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
David Jaynes40185326634

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44225.5
Short (0-8 Yds)118242.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1191089.8
Long (19+ Yds)549118.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen333110.3
Short (0-8 Yds)96566.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)185442.4
Long (19+ Yds)104919.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gloster Richardson97091225
WR Reggie Rucker75054020
FB John Brockington32014021
RB Essex Johnson33013017
WR Larry Smith210209
RB Jumbo Asher22013013
WR Vincent Slatus22039114
TE Bob Adams1102022
TE Jerome Moriarty1101015
WR Van Harmon11016016
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR J.D. Hill115169224
WR Chip Myers83049121
WR Patrick Schulz54030123
WR Fair Hooker4010025
TE Bob Moore3107029
RB Dave Osborn3207020
RB O.J. Simpson31016022
RB Reggie Harrison22044115
TE Jerome Barkum1000014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Essex Johnson5102.005.00
John Brockington231.501.25
Jumbo Asher2189.005.30
Jim Plunkett1-1-1.001.00
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dave Osborn177.004.17
O.J. Simpson11111.008.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Plunkett76415.867.90
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB John Brockington32144.674.67
WR Gloster Richardson33165.3310.11
WR Vincent Slatus111111.0019.50
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
John Brockington32
Jumbo Asher20
Essex Johnson10
Jim Plunkett10
Larry Smith10
BuffaloRushesConversions
O.J. Simpson11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Jim Plunkett643
BuffaloAttCompConversions
David Jaynes1354

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
FB John Brockington111
WR Gloster Richardson110
WR Reggie Rucker100
WR Larry Smith100
RB Jumbo Asher111
WR Vincent Slatus111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR J.D. Hill400
WR Chip Myers421
RB Reggie Harrison222
WR Fair Hooker200
WR Patrick Schulz111

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,900 (21,400)
End Zone12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)