Week 1, 1975

played in New England, MA

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	7	7	3	-	20
New England Patriots	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:41 BUF - Roy Gerela 20 field goal
2Q: 13:23 NED - Chris Farasopoulos 78 punt return (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 05:39 NED - Bob Adams 12 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:38 BUF - Walter Payton 3 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 04:51 BUF - Patrick Schulz 16 pass from Steve Ramsey (Roy Gerela extra point)
4Q: 14:17 NED - Frank Grant 5 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 04:48 BUF - Roy Gerela 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:41 BUF - Roy Gerela 20 field goal
2Q: 13:23 NED - Chris Farasopoulos 78 punt return (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 05:39 NED - Bob Adams 12 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:38 BUF - Walter Payton 3 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 04:51 BUF - Patrick Schulz 16 pass from Steve Ramsey (Roy Gerela extra point)
4Q: 14:17 NED - Frank Grant 5 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 04:48 BUF - Roy Gerela 52 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 332 290
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 5.27 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 112 146
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 4.48 4.56
Net Passing Yards 220 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 1 27 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/70 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/94
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	332	290
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	5.27	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	112	146
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	4.48	4.56
Net Passing Yards	220	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 1	27 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	240	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/70	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/94
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	28:17	31:43

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 11	3	27	Fumble
1	13:02	6:27	OWN 20	12	77	Field Goal
1	2:07	3:55	OWN 3	9	30	Punt
2	13:12	2:25	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
2	5:33	1:21	OWN 25	2	6	Interception
2	2:48	2:16	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 41	1	10	Half
3	12:55	0:58	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
3	8:49	4:08	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	14:12	1:41	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
4	8:58	4:18	OWN 31	9	34	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	0:09	OPP 30	1	0	Interception
1	6:35	4:28	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
2	10:47	5:14	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
2	4:12	1:24	OPP 38	3	6	Missed FG
2	0:32	0:28	OWN 44	2	22	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	8	48	Missed FG
3	11:57	1:40	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
3	10:17	1:28	OPP 29	3	3	Missed FG
3	4:41	5:29	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
4	12:31	3:33	OWN 2	5	23	Punt
4	4:40	4:40	OWN 39	10	43	Game

Game MVP: Paul Naumoff, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	18	79	4.39	21	2	1
Reggie Harrison	7	33	4.71	14	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dave Osborn	17	79	4.65	22	2
Jumbo Asher	12	52	4.33	9	0
Jim Plunkett	2	3	1.50	4	0
Larry Smith	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	35	24	240	3/20	1	23	1	85.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	27	19	168	3/24	2	25	1	95.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Patrick Schulz	6	6	78	13.00	8	23	1
WR Fair Hooker	5	11	50	10.00	1	18	0
RB Walter Payton	5	6	39	7.80	22	14	0
FB Bill Olds	4	4	31	7.75	10	12	0
TE Jerome Barkum	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
RB Reggie Harrison	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Bob Moore	1	3	17	17.00	9	17	0
WR Chip Myers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Rucker	4	7	30	7.50	4	10	0
WR Vincent Slatus	4	5	29	7.25	4	12	0
WR Frank Grant	3	5	23	7.67	0	14	1
TE Bob Adams	2	2	24	12.00	9	12	1
RB Dave Osborn	2	3	15	7.50	7	11	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	3	29	14.50	1	25	0
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	16	16.00	17	16	0
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sam Hunt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Lenny Dunlap	1	0
Walter Payton	1	0
Bob Babich	0	1
Jim Osborne	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jumbo Asher	2	1	0
Sam Hunt	0	1	0
Jim Plunkett	0	1	0
Kyle Delaroche	0	1	0
Paul Naumoff	0	0	1
Autry Beamon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	4	176	44.0	28.8	47	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	3	144	48.0	44.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	0/4	0/4	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	11	11.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	2	94	47.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg
Lenny Dunlap	1	20	20.0
George Farmer	1	10	10.0
Don Herrmann	1	26	26.0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	2	62	31.0	0
Sandy Durko	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clyde Werner	7	1	1.0	30	30
S Tommy Casanova	7	1	0.0	31	30
DE Andy Dorris	6	2	1.0	30	30
S Bryant Salter	6	1	0.0	28	22
CB Lenny Dunlap	5	1	1.0	27	26
ILB Bob Babich	4	6	0.0	31	29
DT Jim Osborne	4	1	0.0	25	27
CB Dwight Harrison	3	2	0.0	32	29
S Donnie Walker	3	0	0.0	10	8
DT Carl Barisich	2	1	0.0	24	25
CB Tony Blevins	2	1	0.0	18	20
WR Fair Hooker	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom Toner	1	1	0.0	14	10
DT Harry Boyd	1	0	0.0	11	5
OLB Levon Bernhardt	0	1	0.0	3	3

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	10	3	0.0	22	38
OLB Sam Hunt	9	2	0.0	24	37
CB Maurice Spencer	6	2	0.0	17	31
OLB Paul Naumoff	5	4	2.0	24	37
CB Mike Williams	5	0	0.0	23	38
OLB Steve Nelson	4	1	0.0	6	6
DE Tommy Hart	3	0	1.0	22	36
OLB Charlie Hall	2	1	0.0	19	24
S Autry Beamon	2	1	0.0	10	15
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	2	0.0	20	34
CB Graham Spreen	1	1	0.0	24	36
QB Jim Plunkett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Elex Price	1	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Danny Rhodes	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT R.J. Reese	0	4	0.0	24	37
DE Bill Stanfill	0	2	0.0	24	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	1.0	1	0	30
OLB Clyde Werner	1.0	0	2	30
CB Lenny Dunlap	1.0	0	0	26
DT Harry Boyd	0.0	1	0	5
DE Lamar Martin	0.0	1	0	29
ILB Bob Babich	0.0	0	1	29

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Paul Naumoff	2.0	0	37
DE Tommy Hart	1.0	1	36
OLB Charlie Hall	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Casanova	4	0	1	30
CB Lenny Dunlap	4	0	0	26
OLB Clyde Werner	3	1	0	30
ILB Bob Babich	2	1	0	29
S Bryant Salter	2	1	0	22
DE Andy Dorris	2	0	0	30
S Donnie Walker	2	0	0	8
CB Tony Blevins	0	1	0	20

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	6	2	0	38
OLB Sam Hunt	4	0	1	37
S Sandy Durko	3	0	0	38
OLB Charlie Hall	2	0	0	24
OLB Paul Naumoff	2	0	0	37
CB Maurice Spencer	2	0	0	31
S Autry Beamon	2	0	0	15
CB Graham Spreen	1	1	0	36
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0	34
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	4	7	2	19	1	32
Ken Huff	4	5	1	23	0	33
Terry Owens	1	4	0	20	2	28
Jerome Barkum	1	1	0	8	0	11
Ed Flanagan	0	3	0	24	0	36
Lewis Morris	0	2	0	6	0	6
Louis Andersen	0	2	0	20	0	33
Gary Puetz	0	1	0	2	0	5

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	3	6	23	1	19
Doug Van Horn	3	4	18	0	14
Skip Lewis	2	4	20	0	19
Jean Barrett	2	2	15	0	20
John Brockington	1	3	15	0	9
Chuck Wingle	1	1	7	0	11
Lynn Boden	1	1	9	0	11
Babe Morgan	0	3	14	1	16
Dan Stonebarger	0	3	22	1	19
Jim Langer	0	2	22	0	22
Bob Adams	0	1	20	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Barkum	2	10
Don Herrmann	1	16
Tony Blevins	1	12

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Grant	2	14
Autry Beamon	1	13
John McKay	1	13

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Casanova	---	---	31	30	11	72
Andy Dorris	---	---	30	30	7	67
Dwight Harrison	---	---	32	29	5	66
Bob Babich	---	---	31	29	5	65
Clyde Werner	---	---	30	30	4	64
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	27	26	10	63
Steve Ramsey	25	38	---	---	---	63
Bryant Salter	---	---	28	22	12	62
Ken Huff	23	33	---	---	5	61
Ed Flanagan	24	36	---	---	---	60
Lamar Martin	---	---	27	29	4	60
Jim Osborne	---	---	25	27	4	56
Carl Barisich	---	---	24	25	5	54
Louis Andersen	20	33	---	---	---	53
Reggie McKenzie	19	32	---	---	---	51
Tony Blevins	---	---	18	20	12	50
Fair Hooker	18	29	---	---	2	49
Walter Payton	18	31	---	---	---	49
Don Herrmann	13	19	---	---	16	48
Terry Owens	20	28	---	---	---	48
Bob Moore	16	25	---	---	3	44
Bill Olds	14	24	---	---	6	44
Patrick Schulz	13	22	---	---	---	35
Chip Myers	11	15	---	---	8	34
Jerome Barkum	8	11	---	---	10	29
Reggie Harrison	7	7	---	---	15	29
Tom Toner	---	---	14	10	1	25
Donnie Walker	---	---	10	8	4	22
Al Dennis	5	10	---	---	6	21
Jeremy Wolf	4	6	---	---	9	19
George Farmer	3	1	---	---	13	17
Harry Boyd	---	---	11	5	1	17
Walt Patulski	---	---	9	7	---	16
Don Adams	0	0	---	---	15	15
Levon Bernhardt	---	---	3	3	8	14
Gary Puetz	2	5	---	---	6	13
Lewis Morris	6	6	---	---	---	12
John Vella	5	5	---	---	1	11
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	2	0	9	11
Joe Fields	1	2	---	---	6	9
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Schnitker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Jaynes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andy Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sandy Durko	---	---	22	38	13	73
Bill Stanfill	---	---	24	38	6	68
Maurice Spencer	---	---	17	31	19	67
Mike Williams	---	---	23	38	6	67
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	20	34	10	64
Sam Hunt	---	---	24	37	2	63
Paul Naumoff	---	---	24	37	2	63
R.J. Reese	---	---	24	37	2	63
Jim Plunkett	32	30	---	---	---	62
Graham Spreen	---	---	24	36	2	62
Tommy Hart	---	---	22	36	---	58
Frank Grant	21	18	---	---	14	53
Charlie Hall	---	---	19	24	10	53
Reggie Rucker	22	27	---	---	1	50
Jim Langer	22	22	---	---	4	48
Dan Stonebarger	22	19	---	---	3	44
John Hannah	23	19	---	---	---	42
Skip Lewis	20	19	---	---	3	42
Bob Adams	20	14	---	---	6	40
Autry Beamon	---	---	10	15	13	38
Babe Morgan	14	16	---	---	7	37
Jean Barrett	15	20	---	---	---	35
Kyle Delaroche	17	10	---	---	7	34
Dave Osborn	17	15	---	---	1	33
Jerome Moriarty	11	13	---	---	9	33
Doug Van Horn	18	14	---	---	---	32
Vincent Slatus	14	15	---	---	3	32
John Brockington	15	9	---	---	6	30
Chuck Wingle	7	11	---	---	10	28
Lynn Boden	9	11	---	---	4	24
Van Harmon	13	10	---	---	---	23
Jumbo Asher	12	11	---	---	---	23
Larry Smith	3	4	---	---	15	22
John McKay	5	2	---	---	13	20
Steve Nelson	---	---	6	6	6	18
Elex Price	---	---	8	7	2	17
Walter White	0	1	---	---	16	17
Terry Meyer	---	---	2	1	8	11
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	8	8
Danny Rhodes	---	---	4	3	---	7
Olin Rogers	---	---	2	0	4	6
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Louis Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	12	12.0
Middle	17	97	5.7
Right	13	38	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	35	24	1	3	2	3	2	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	27	19	1	0	0	4	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	39	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	47	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	25	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fair Hooker	11	5	1	50	0	29
WR Patrick Schulz	6	6	0	78	1	22
RB Walter Payton	6	5	0	39	0	31
FB Bill Olds	4	4	0	31	0	24
TE Bob Moore	3	1	1	17	0	25
WR Chip Myers	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Jerome Barkum	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB Reggie Harrison	1	1	0	6	0	7
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	0	13	0	19

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	7	4	30	0	27
WR Frank Grant	5	3	23	0	18
WR Vincent Slatus	5	4	29	0	15
RB Dave Osborn	3	2	15	0	15
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	2	29	1	13
TE Bob Adams	2	2	24	0	14
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	16	0	11
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	6	5	0.83	4.39
Reggie Harrison	2	5	2.50	4.71

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jumbo Asher	2	2	1.00	4.33
Dave Osborn	1	5	5.00	4.65
Jim Plunkett	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	3	2	23	7.67	6.86

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	4	4	27	6.75	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Patrick Schulz	2	2	23	11.50	13.00
RB Walter Payton	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bob Adams	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Frank Grant	1	1	5	5.00	4.60
WR Reggie Rucker	1	1	7	7.00	4.29
WR Vincent Slatus	1	1	3	3.00	5.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	6	4

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	2	0
Dave Osborn	1	1
Larry Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	8	7	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	3	3	3
WR Fair Hooker	2	1	0
RB Walter Payton	2	2	0
FB Bill Olds	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	3	3	2
WR Vincent Slatus	2	1	1
WR Frank Grant	1	1	0
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)