Week 11, 1975

played in Buffalo, NY

36 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	17	0	10	-	34
Buffalo Bills	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 BUF - Walter Payton 13 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
1Q: 05:55 NED - Dave Osborn 4 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Reggie Rucker 16 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 09:04 BUF - Walter Payton 1 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 03:21 NED - Dave Osborn 3 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:18 NED - Ray Wersching 35 field goal
3Q: 06:35 BUF - Roy Gerela 29 field goal
4Q: 11:07 NED - Larry Smith 16 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 07:14 BUF - Roy Gerela 36 field goal
4Q: 00:37 NED - Ray Wersching 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 BUF - Walter Payton 13 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
1Q: 05:55 NED - Dave Osborn 4 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Reggie Rucker 16 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 09:04 BUF - Walter Payton 1 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 03:21 NED - Dave Osborn 3 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:18 NED - Ray Wersching 35 field goal
3Q: 06:35 BUF - Roy Gerela 29 field goal
4Q: 11:07 NED - Larry Smith 16 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 07:14 BUF - Roy Gerela 36 field goal
4Q: 00:37 NED - Ray Wersching 42 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 5-5 5-5
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 376 303
- Offensive Plays 67 52
- Yards per Play 5.61 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 181 135
- Rushing Attempts 46 18
- Yards per Rush 3.93 7.50
Net Passing Yards 195 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 18 - 0 34 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 195 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.29 4.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/15 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/137 5/113
Interception Ret./Yards 2/41 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:31 24:29

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	5-5	5-5
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	376	303
- Offensive Plays	67	52
- Yards per Play	5.61	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	181	135
- Rushing Attempts	46	18
- Yards per Rush	3.93	7.50
Net Passing Yards	195	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 18 - 0	34 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	195	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.29	4.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/15	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/137	5/113
Interception Ret./Yards	2/41	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:31	24:29

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	5:54	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	4:31	4:40	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	8:58	5:43	OWN 40	12	60	Touchdown
2	1:47	1:36	OWN 41	6	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 43	5	30	Missed FG
3	6:30	2:39	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
3	2:07	6:09	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
4	7:09	4:53	OWN 43	6	16	Punt
4	1:41	1:11	OPP 29	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 23	1	-2	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	5:49	1:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	14:51	5:53	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	3:15	1:28	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	11:26	4:56	OWN 34	11	54	Field Goal
3	3:51	1:44	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	10:58	3:49	OWN 29	8	52	Field Goal
4	2:16	0:35	OWN 14	4	12	Interception
4	0:30	0:14	OWN 25	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Jim Plunkett, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dave Osborn	29	123	4.24	21	4	2
Louis Carter	12	42	3.50	8	0	0
Larry Smith	3	12	4.00	8	0	0
Jim Plunkett	2	4	2.00	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	13	83	6.38	16	5	2
Reggie Harrison	4	54	13.50	33	2	0
David Jaynes	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	21	18	195	0/0	2	27	0	137.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Jaynes	34	18	168	0/0	0	20	2	42.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Rucker	3	3	45	15.00	0	23	1
WR Vincent Slatus	3	3	42	14.00	8	27	0
FB John Brockington	2	3	16	8.00	0	10	0
RB Dave Osborn	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Walter White	2	2	29	14.50	7	18	0
TE Bob Adams	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Larry Smith	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	1
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
WR Van Harmon	1	2	18	18.00	3	18	0
WR Louis Carter	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jerome Barkum	6	7	63	10.50	6	16
WR Fair Hooker	4	9	42	10.50	0	16
WR Don Herrmann	2	2	21	10.50	14	20
WR Dean Perez	2	5	18	9.00	0	10
WR George Farmer	1	2	5	5.00	3	5
TE Bob Moore	1	1	8	8.00	8	8
FB Bill Olds	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Walter Payton	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
WR Patrick Schulz	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sandy Durko	1	35	35.00	0
CB Maurice Spencer	1	6	6.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	2	79	39.5	27.0	47	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	3	140	46.7	38.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	2	24	12.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	5	137	27.4	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	4	93	23.3	0
Don Herrmann	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Farasopoulos	5	1	16	31
S Sandy Durko	4	4	16	33
OLB Sam Hunt	4	1	18	34
CB Maurice Spencer	4	1	16	34
CB Mike Williams	4	0	17	31
OLB Steve Nelson	3	3	15	27
ILB Rick Kay	3	0	13	25
DE Tommy Hart	2	1	17	33
CB Graham Spreen	2	1	14	29
CB Martin Lance	1	1	3	7
DT R.J. Reese	1	0	3	4
DE Manny Sistrunk	0	1	15	33
S Autry Beamon	0	1	3	1

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	10	2	0.0	22	14
ILB Bob Babich	7	6	0.0	46	19
OLB Clyde Werner	7	3	0.0	39	20
CB Jeff Wright	5	4	0.0	41	19
CB Dwight Harrison	4	2	0.0	41	21
S Bryant Salter	4	2	0.0	32	12
DT Carl Barisich	3	4	0.0	28	17
CB Lenny Dunlap	3	3	0.0	39	17
DT Jim Osborne	3	1	0.0	41	20
S Donnie Walker	2	2	0.0	18	5
DE Andy Dorris	2	0	0.0	42	20
DT Harry Boyd	2	0	0.0	22	10
CB Tony Blevins	2	0	0.0	26	8
WR Fair Hooker	1	0	---	---	---
QB David Jaynes	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	0.0	44	21
CB Mo Houck	1	0	0.0	7	4
DE Lamar Martin	1	0	0.0	6	1
OLB Levon Bernhardt	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	1	0	0.0	5	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tommy Hart	0.0	1	1	0	33
DE Manny Sistrunk	0.0	0	2	0	33

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Patulski	1	1	21
DE Andy Dorris	0	2	20
DT Harry Boyd	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Williams	4	1	0	31
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	1	0	31
S Sandy Durko	3	0	1	33
CB Maurice Spencer	2	2	1	34
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	34
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	0	29
DE Tommy Hart	1	0	0	33
CB Martin Lance	1	0	0	7
ILB Rick Kay	0	2	0	25

Buffalo	Caught	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	5	14
OLB Clyde Werner	3	20
ILB Bob Babich	2	19
S Donnie Walker	2	5
CB Lenny Dunlap	1	17
CB Dwight Harrison	1	21
S Bryant Salter	1	12
CB Jeff Wright	1	19
DT Harry Boyd	1	10
CB Mo Houck	1	4

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jim Langer	4	13	41	16
John Brockington	4	5	27	10
Babe Morgan	3	7	38	16
Doug Van Horn	2	8	38	16
Skip Lewis	1	1	20	11
Lynn Boden	1	1	9	2
John Hannah	0	5	37	19
Dan Stonebarger	0	3	29	14
Chuck Wingle	0	1	12	3

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	3	4	1	16	28
Joe Fields	3	4	0	15	24
Terry Owens	2	6	0	15	27
Bill Olds	1	1	0	7	18
Lewis Morris	1	1	0	2	6
Jeremy Wolf	0	1	0	10	6

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Autry Beamon	3	14
Frank Grant	1	17
Maurice Spencer	1	14
Walter White	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Barkum	4	8
Don Herrmann	1	15
Dean Perez	1	13
Tony Blevins	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Plunkett	46	21	---	---	---	67
Reggie Rucker	38	13	---	---	15	66
Maurice Spencer	---	---	16	34	14	64
Jim Langer	41	16	---	---	2	59
Sandy Durko	---	---	16	33	9	58
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	16	31	10	57
Rick Kay	---	---	13	25	19	57
John Hannah	37	19	---	---	---	56
Sam Hunt	---	---	18	34	2	54
Doug Van Horn	38	16	---	---	---	54
Babe Morgan	38	16	---	---	---	54
John Brockington	27	10	---	---	15	52
Tommy Hart	---	---	17	33	2	52
Graham Spreen	---	---	14	29	8	51
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	15	33	2	50
Olin Rogers	---	---	15	30	5	50
Mike Williams	---	---	17	31	2	50
Steve Nelson	---	---	15	27	7	49
Jerome Moriarty	22	13	---	---	14	49
Dan Stonebarger	29	14	---	---	4	47
Van Harmon	26	6	---	---	12	44
Dave Osborn	30	10	---	---	2	42
Bob Adams	25	9	---	---	3	37
Walter White	18	13	---	---	6	37
Skip Lewis	20	11	---	---	5	36
Jean Barrett	16	10	---	---	5	31
Vincent Slatus	14	14	---	---	---	28
Larry Smith	4	5	---	---	15	24
Frank Grant	2	3	---	---	17	22
Charlie Hall	---	---	7	12	1	20
Chuck Wingle	12	3	---	---	5	20
Autry Beamon	---	---	3	1	14	18
Louis Carter	12	6	---	---	---	18
Martin Lance	---	---	3	7	3	13
Lynn Boden	9	2	---	---	1	12
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	10	10
R.J. Reese	---	---	3	4	3	10
Kyle Delaroche	2	1	---	---	5	8
Steve George	---	---	3	4	---	7
Danny Rhodes	---	---	2	3	---	5
Elex Price	---	---	3	1	---	4
Terry Meyer	---	---	2	2	---	4
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jumbo Asher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Babich	---	---	46	19	9	74
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	39	17	12	68
Walt Patulski	---	---	44	21	3	68
Dwight Harrison	---	---	41	21	4	66
Andy Dorris	---	---	42	20	3	65
Jim Osborne	---	---	41	20	3	64
Jeff Wright	---	---	41	19	3	63
Clyde Werner	---	---	39	20	2	61
David Jaynes	18	34	---	---	---	52
Ken Huff	16	31	---	---	5	52
Jerome Barkum	15	28	---	---	8	51
Carl Barisich	---	---	28	17	5	50
Bryant Salter	---	---	32	12	5	49
Tony Blevins	---	---	26	8	12	46
Reggie McKenzie	16	28	---	---	---	44
Joe Fields	15	24	---	---	5	44
Terry Owens	15	27	---	---	---	42
Don Herrmann	7	18	---	---	15	40
Louis Andersen	15	25	---	---	---	40
Fair Hooker	12	26	---	---	1	39
Dean Perez	8	18	---	---	13	39
Walter Payton	14	25	---	---	---	39
Tom Toner	---	---	22	14	2	38
Donnie Walker	---	---	18	5	12	35
Harry Boyd	---	---	22	10	---	32
Jeremy Wolf	10	6	---	---	14	30
Bill Olds	7	18	---	---	3	28
Reggie Harrison	4	6	---	---	17	27
Patrick Schulz	9	16	---	---	---	25
Levon Bernhardt	---	---	7	3	11	21
George Farmer	0	4	---	---	16	20
Ed Flanagan	3	10	---	---	4	17
Don Adams	0	0	---	---	17	17
Mo Houck	---	---	7	4	5	16
Mike Schnitker	3	7	---	---	5	15
John Vella	3	9	---	---	1	13
Bob Moore	4	5	---	---	2	11
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	5	0	6	11
Gary Puetz	2	3	---	---	5	10
Lamar Martin	---	---	6	1	2	9
Lewis Morris	2	6	---	---	---	8
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andy Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	99	7.6
Middle	24	55	2.3
Right	8	29	3.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	69	13.8
Middle	9	53	5.9
Right	3	15	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	21	18	2	1	1	0	1	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Jaynes	34	18	1	3	1	6	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	103	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	43	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	68	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	75	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB John Brockington	3	2	0	16	0	10
WR Reggie Rucker	3	3	0	45	1	13
WR Vincent Slatus	3	3	0	42	1	14
RB Dave Osborn	2	2	0	3	0	10
WR Van Harmon	2	1	1	18	0	6
WR Louis Carter	2	1	0	4	0	6
TE Walter White	2	2	0	29	0	13
TE Bob Adams	1	1	0	7	0	9
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0	16	0	5
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	0	4	0	3
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	0	11	0	13

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fair Hooker	9	4	0	42	0	26
TE Jerome Barkum	7	6	0	63	0	28
WR Dean Perez	5	2	0	18	0	18
WR Patrick Schulz	3	0	0	0	0	16
RB Walter Payton	3	1	1	11	0	25
WR George Farmer	2	1	0	5	0	4
WR Don Herrmann	2	2	0	21	1	18
FB Bill Olds	2	1	0	0	0	18
TE Bob Moore	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Osborn	5	12	2.40	4.24
Louis Carter	1	4	4.00	3.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	6	34	5.67	6.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	5	3	50	10.00	9.29

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Jaynes	5	1	0	0.00	4.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB John Brockington	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Reggie Rucker	1	1	16	16.00	15.00
WR Larry Smith	1	1	16	16.00	16.00
WR Van Harmon	1	1	18	18.00	9.00
WR Louis Carter	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Overall Avg
WR Patrick Schulz	3	0	0.00
TE Jerome Barkum	1	0	9.00
FB Bill Olds	1	1	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Smith	3	1
Dave Osborn	2	2
Jim Plunkett	1	0
Louis Carter	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	8	7	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Jaynes	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Slatus	2	2	2
FB John Brockington	1	1	1
WR Larry Smith	1	1	1
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	1
WR Van Harmon	1	0	0
WR Louis Carter	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	2	0	0
WR Dean Perez	2	2	1
TE Jerome Barkum	1	1	1
WR George Farmer	1	1	0
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)