Week 11, 1979

played in Buffalo, NY

30 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	3	7	-	13
Buffalo Bills	6	0	10	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 BUF - Carson Long 30 field goal
1Q: 04:57 BUF - Carson Long 32 field goal
2Q: 05:53 NED - Bucky Wallace 38 field goal
3Q: 12:50 BUF - Carson Long 24 field goal
3Q: 06:06 NED - Bucky Wallace 22 field goal
3Q: 02:19 BUF - Walter Payton 5 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 10:25 NED - Theotis Brown 10 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 06:19 BUF - Carson Long 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 BUF - Carson Long 30 field goal
1Q: 04:57 BUF - Carson Long 32 field goal
2Q: 05:53 NED - Bucky Wallace 38 field goal
3Q: 12:50 BUF - Carson Long 24 field goal
3Q: 06:06 NED - Bucky Wallace 22 field goal
3Q: 02:19 BUF - Walter Payton 5 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 10:25 NED - Theotis Brown 10 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 06:19 BUF - Carson Long 48 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 4-6 4-6
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 232 307
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 3.74 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 50 168
- Rushing Attempts 18 37
- Yards per Rush 2.78 4.54
Net Passing Yards 182 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 0 25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.14 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/29 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/57 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 5/117 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	4-6	4-6
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	232	307
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	3.74	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	50	168
- Rushing Attempts	18	37
- Yards per Rush	2.78	4.54
Net Passing Yards	182	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 0	25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.14	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/29	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/57	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	5/117	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:34	32:26

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	1:56	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
1	4:51	2:52	OWN 33	4	20	Punt
2	12:47	2:30	OWN 8	6	32	Punt
2	10:17	4:29	OPP 30	8	9	Field Goal
2	4:28	0:49	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	2:39	1:06	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 26	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	0:53	OWN 28	3	13	Fumble
3	12:42	6:44	OWN 28	12	67	Field Goal
3	2:09	2:17	OWN 35	4	16	Punt
4	12:44	2:26	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
4	6:13	2:33	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
4	1:51	0:46	OWN 32	4	9	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 29	7	58	Field Goal
1	8:50	3:59	OPP 42	7	27	Field Goal
1	1:59	2:08	OWN 2	5	8	Punt
2	14:51	2:04	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
2	5:48	1:20	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	3:39	1:00	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	1:33	1:24	OWN 20	6	61	Missed FG
3	14:07	1:25	OPP 7	3	0	Field Goal
3	5:58	3:49	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	14:52	2:08	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
4	10:18	4:05	OWN 20	8	49	Field Goal
4	3:40	1:49	OWN 30	5	12	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 41	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Walter Payton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Paul Hofer	8	22	2.75	8	0	0
Theotis Brown	7	27	3.86	10	1	1
Jim Plunkett	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Carlos Stevens	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Stanley Morgan	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	23	102	4.43	17	6	1
Mike Franckowiak	8	27	3.38	10	1	0
Ted McKnight	4	24	6.00	9	0	0
Richard Todd	2	15	7.50	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	39	22	216	5/34	0	25	0	72.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	25	14	139	0/0	0	23	0	71.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Stevens	8	11	72	9.00	4	20
WR Stanley Morgan	4	10	42	10.50	1	19
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	17	5.67	2	10
WR Fred Willis	3	8	20	6.67	3	14
TE Richard Osborne	2	3	31	15.50	13	19
RB Paul Hofer	1	2	9	9.00	2	9
WR Jim Smith	1	1	25	25.00	7	25
FB John Brockington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wally Henry	4	5	56	14.00	24	20
RB Mike Franckowiak	2	3	6	3.00	0	5
RB Walter Payton	2	2	33	16.50	29	23
RB Earl Gant	2	2	7	3.50	3	4
WR Archie Griffin	1	4	9	9.00	0	9
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Tony Hill	1	2	12	12.00	1	12
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	7	7.00	7	7
WR Ken Burrough	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Gary Shirk	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stanley Morgan	3	0	0
Fred Willis	1	0	0
Al Speer	0	1	0
Gary Campbell	0	1	0
Jim Young	0	1	0
Vince Castillo	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wally Henry	1	0	0
Gerard Williams	0	1	0
Don Hasselbeck	0	1	0
Mike Franckowiak	0	0	3
Bryant Salter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	7	301	43.0	35.4	50	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	6	268	44.7	35.2	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	4/5	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	4	57	14.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	3	28	9.3	0
Ken Burrough	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Theotis Brown	3	69	23.0	0
Jubilee Dunbar	2	48	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	11	1	0.0	34	24
S Sandy Durko	8	1	0.0	27	21
DE Tyrell Garrison	5	0	0.0	18	16
CB Carl Allen	4	0	0.0	31	19
DT R.J. Reese	3	2	0.0	20	13
OLB Gary Campbell	3	2	0.0	23	7
S Tommy Marvaso	3	1	0.0	19	15
S Glenn Buchanan	3	0	0.0	28	19
OLB Steve Nelson	2	4	0.0	33	22
DT Reggie Kinlaw	2	2	0.0	26	14
OLB Jim Turnbull	2	1	0.0	20	16
DE Jimmy Nakis	1	1	0.0	19	14
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0.0	20	18
T Wade Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
ILB John Anderson	1	0	0.0	11	5
DE Jim Young	0	3	0.0	29	18
OLB Fred Carr	0	1	0.0	4	3

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	7	0	1.0	15	36
S Tommy Casanova	5	0	0.0	18	41
CB Jeff Wright	4	1	0.0	13	31
S Jerry Moore	3	1	1.0	9	35
DE Walt Patulski	3	0	1.0	15	35
DT Mike Dawson	3	2	0.0	10	26
ILB Terry Hopper	3	0	0.0	5	12
DE Andy Dorris	2	0	1.0	14	33
DT Ronnie Moore	2	1	0.5	10	16
ILB Don Rives	2	1	0.0	13	32
S Bryant Salter	2	1	0.0	16	40
DE Byron Alexander	2	0	0.0	4	11
DE Leroy Jones	1	0	0.5	8	18
CB Dwight Harrison	1	1	0.0	15	36
CB Gerard Williams	1	1	0.0	11	37
OLB Mel Land	1	1	0.0	9	4
DT Carl Barisich	0	1	0.0	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	22
OLB Fred Carr	0	1	0	3
S Tommy Marvaso	0	1	0	15
DE Jim Young	0	0	1	18

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	1.0	1	1	1	33
DE Walt Patulski	1.0	1	1	0	35
OLB Tom Toner	1.0	0	0	1	36
S Jerry Moore	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Ronnie Moore	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Leroy Jones	0.5	0	0	0	18
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	1	3	2	26
OLB Ken Hutcherson	0.0	1	0	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	4	0	24
S Glenn Buchanan	2	0	19
S Tommy Marvaso	2	0	15
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	1	16
S Sandy Durko	1	0	21
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	22
OLB Gary Campbell	1	0	7
CB Carl Allen	1	0	19
ILB John Anderson	1	0	5
CB Richard Blackmore	0	3	20
CB Martin Lance	0	1	10
DE Jim Young	0	1	18

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	4	1	36
S Tommy Casanova	4	0	41
S Bryant Salter	3	0	40
ILB Don Rives	2	0	32
CB Jeff Wright	2	0	31
DT Mike Dawson	2	0	26
CB Dwight Harrison	1	1	36
ILB Terry Hopper	1	1	12
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	33
S Jerry Moore	1	0	35
CB Gerard Williams	1	0	37
DT Carl Barisich	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wade Griffin	3	7	15	2	33
Peter Bernstein	2	2	7	1	15
Joe Fields	1	3	14	0	36
John Hannah	1	2	18	0	44
Al Speer	0	1	3	1	11
Sam Cunningham	0	1	13	0	20
Lynn Boden	0	1	15	0	37
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	16	1	42

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	5	9	2	34	22
Ken Huff	3	7	0	34	21
Steve Riley	3	4	2	32	24
Russ Washington	1	5	0	27	16
Gary Shirk	1	1	0	27	19
Brad Benson	1	1	0	5	1
Steve Courson	1	1	0	13	12
Ted McKnight	1	1	0	20	10
Don Macek	0	3	0	33	18
Andrew James	0	2	0	18	9
Buddy Cutler	0	1	0	7	11

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Art Whittington	2	19
Vince Castillo	1	19
Fred Carr	1	18
Bob Trumpy	1	10
Al Speer	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Franckowiak	5	28
Gerard Williams	3	18
Andrew James	1	18

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	18	44	---	---	---	62
Sam Hunt	---	---	34	24	4	62
Jim Plunkett	18	44	---	---	---	62
Lynn Boden	15	37	---	---	9	61
Steve Nelson	---	---	33	22	4	59
Joe Fields	14	36	---	---	9	59
Kyle Delaroche	16	42	---	---	---	58
Vince Castillo	---	---	20	18	19	57
Jim Young	---	---	29	18	10	57
Carl Allen	---	---	31	19	4	54
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	28	19	6	53
Stanley Morgan	14	32	---	---	7	53
Carlos Stevens	6	30	---	---	16	52
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	19	15	18	52
Sandy Durko	---	---	27	21	3	51
Wade Griffin	15	33	---	---	2	50
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	26	14	7	47
Richard Blackmore	---	---	23	20	3	46
Sam Cunningham	13	20	---	---	11	44
Fred Willis	9	30	---	---	---	39
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	18	16	4	38
R.J. Reese	---	---	20	13	4	37
Jim Turnbull	---	---	20	16	1	37
Gary Campbell	---	---	23	7	7	37
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	19	14	2	35
Martin Lance	---	---	19	10	5	34
Paul Hofer	10	22	---	---	---	32
Bob Trumpy	8	13	---	---	10	31
John Anderson	---	---	11	5	15	31
Jim Smith	6	19	---	---	5	30
Peter Bernstein	7	15	---	---	7	29
Craig Lane	4	6	---	---	19	29
Theotis Brown	8	13	---	---	6	27
Fred Carr	---	---	4	3	18	25
Richard Osborne	9	16	---	---	---	25
Al Speer	3	11	---	---	9	23
Art Whittington	0	4	---	---	19	23
John Brockington	2	6	---	---	14	22
Jubilee Dunbar	1	9	---	---	12	22
Darryl Carlton	2	2	---	---	9	13
Jim Haslett	---	---	3	1	7	11
Andy Collins	---	---	0	0	10	10
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Casanova	---	---	18	41	21	80
Ken Huff	34	21	---	---	11	66
Gerard Williams	---	---	11	37	18	66
Richard Todd	37	25	---	---	---	62
Dwight Harrison	---	---	15	36	10	61
Bryant Salter	---	---	16	40	2	58
Reggie McKenzie	34	22	---	---	1	57
Jerry Moore	---	---	9	35	12	56
Steve Riley	32	24	---	---	---	56
Gary Shirk	27	19	---	---	9	55
Walt Patulski	---	---	15	35	4	54
Tom Toner	---	---	15	36	2	53
Andy Dorris	---	---	14	33	5	52
Don Macek	33	18	---	---	---	51
Wally Henry	21	17	---	---	9	47
Don Rives	---	---	13	32	1	46
Jeff Wright	---	---	13	31	1	45
Andrew James	18	9	---	---	18	45
Mike Franckowiak	8	9	---	---	28	45
Walter Payton	29	15	---	---	---	44
Russ Washington	27	16	---	---	---	43
Archie Griffin	24	17	---	---	---	41
Ted McKnight	20	10	---	---	11	41
Ken Burrough	11	12	---	---	17	40
Mike Dawson	---	---	10	26	2	38
Steve Courson	13	12	---	---	11	36
Leroy Jones	---	---	8	18	6	32
Buddy Cutler	7	11	---	---	10	28
Carl Barisich	---	---	6	16	5	27
Ronnie Moore	---	---	10	16	1	27
Tony Hill	11	10	---	---	6	27
James Scott	8	2	---	---	16	26
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	3	8	14	25
Don Hasselbeck	1	1	---	---	21	23
Earl Gant	7	4	---	---	12	23
Bob Barber	---	---	3	9	7	19
Terry Hopper	---	---	5	12	1	18
Brad Benson	5	1	---	---	11	17
Byron Alexander	---	---	4	11	1	16
Mike Cofer	---	---	1	8	4	13
Mel Land	---	---	9	4	---	13
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	11	11
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carl Wafer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	6	7	1.2
Right	4	21	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	39	4.9
Middle	20	83	4.2
Right	8	47	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	39	22	2	2	2	4	5	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	25	14	2	1	1	6	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	86	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	88	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	39	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	47	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	54	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Stevens	11	8	0	72	1	30
WR Stanley Morgan	10	4	0	42	0	32
WR Fred Willis	8	3	1	20	0	30
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	0	17	0	20
TE Richard Osborne	3	2	1	31	0	16
RB Paul Hofer	2	1	0	9	0	22
FB John Brockington	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Jim Smith	1	1	0	25	1	19

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Henry	5	4	0	56	1	17
WR Archie Griffin	4	1	1	9	0	17
WR Ken Burrough	3	0	0	0	0	12
RB Mike Franckowiak	3	2	0	6	0	9
RB Walter Payton	2	2	0	33	1	15
TE Gary Shirk	2	0	0	0	0	19
WR Tony Hill	2	1	0	12	0	10
RB Earl Gant	2	2	0	7	0	4
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	1	0	9	0	1
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	2	2	1.00	2.75
Theotis Brown	2	9	4.50	3.86

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	7	12	1.71	4.43
Ted McKnight	1	5	5.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	8	4	33	4.13	5.54

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	3	0	0	0.00	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Willis	2	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Carlos Stevens	2	2	12	6.00	6.55
RB Paul Hofer	2	1	9	4.50	4.50
FB John Brockington	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	12	12.00	4.20

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Burrough	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Hofer	1	1
Theotis Brown	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	10	7	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Stevens	4	4	2
WR Fred Willis	3	1	0
WR Stanley Morgan	2	1	0
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Burrough	3	0	0
WR Archie Griffin	2	0	0
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	0
WR Wally Henry	1	1	1
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)