Week 17, 1979

played in New England, MA

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	3	7	3	-	13
New England Patriots	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:22 NED - Jim Smith 18 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 06:06 BUF - Carson Long 32 field goal
2Q: 00:17 NED - Bucky Wallace 21 field goal
3Q: 10:07 BUF - Walter Payton 6 run (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 07:43 NED - Carlos Stevens 22 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 03:15 BUF - Carson Long 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:22 NED - Jim Smith 18 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 06:06 BUF - Carson Long 32 field goal
2Q: 00:17 NED - Bucky Wallace 21 field goal
3Q: 10:07 BUF - Walter Payton 6 run (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 07:43 NED - Carlos Stevens 22 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 03:15 BUF - Carson Long 31 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 7-9 6-10
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 393 222
- Offensive Plays 67 56
- Yards per Play 5.87 3.96
Net Rushing Yards 155 65
- Rushing Attempts 23 25
- Yards per Rush 6.74 2.60
Net Passing Yards 238 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 31 - 0 30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/39 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/105 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time of Possession 35:26 24:34

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	7-9	6-10
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	393	222
- Offensive Plays	67	56
- Yards per Play	5.87	3.96
Net Rushing Yards	155	65
- Rushing Attempts	23	25
- Yards per Rush	6.74	2.60
Net Passing Yards	238	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 31 - 0	30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/39	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/105	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 38
Time of Possession	35:26	24:34

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 45	6	10	Punt
1	5:34	3:24	OWN 9	6	19	Punt
1	0:55	0:09	OWN 20	1	-1	Fumble
2	14:15	1:52	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	10:05	4:04	OWN 32	7	53	Field Goal
2	2:19	1:32	OWN 2	4	22	Fumble
3	13:09	3:08	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
3	7:29	2:34	OWN 35	4	21	Punt
3	3:16	7:07	OWN 4	12	83	Missed FG
4	8:54	5:45	OWN 41	10	45	Field Goal
4	1:51	1:13	OWN 29	7	35	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	5:02	OWN 20	10	64	Interception
1	2:10	1:15	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
1	0:46	1:31	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
2	12:23	2:18	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
2	6:01	3:42	OWN 34	9	25	Punt
2	0:47	0:38	OPP 24	3	20	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 27	6	6	Punt
3	10:01	2:32	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
3	4:55	1:39	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
4	11:09	2:15	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	3:09	1:18	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Richard Todd, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	13	113	8.69	39	3	1
Mike Franckowiak	5	17	3.40	9	0	0
Don Hasselbeck	2	7	3.50	8	0	0
Ken Burrough	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Richard Todd	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Ted McKnight	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Paul Hofer	13	32	2.46	12	1
Theotis Brown	8	26	3.25	7	0
Jim Plunkett	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Sam Cunningham	1	9	9.00	9	0
Art Whittington	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	42	31	249	2/11	0	27	0	88.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	30	17	163	1/6	2	22	1	80.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Archie Griffin	10	13	82	8.20	13	20
RB Walter Payton	5	7	23	4.60	14	12
WR Tony Hill	4	5	23	5.75	9	13
TE Andrew James	3	3	17	5.67	6	8
WR James Scott	3	3	27	9.00	10	14
WR Eddie Bell	2	3	39	19.50	1	27
WR Ken Burrough	2	5	32	16.00	8	18
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Gary Shirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Paul Hofer	3	3	18	6.00	10	10	0
WR Stanley Morgan	3	8	26	8.67	4	18	0
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	18	9.00	7	14	0
WR Jubilee Dunbar	2	6	22	11.00	6	12	0
WR Fred Willis	2	4	10	5.00	3	8	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	3	37	18.50	0	22	1
WR Jim Smith	2	2	20	10.00	0	18	1
TE Craig Lane	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	0
RB Theotis Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Harrison	1	3	3.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eddie Bell	1	0	0
Walter Payton	1	0	0
Don Hasselbeck	1	0	0
Tony Hill	0	1	0
Bryant Salter	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Paul Hofer	1	0	0
Jim Turnbull	0	1	1
Tyrell Garrison	0	1	0
Jim Smith	0	1	0
Lynn Boden	0	0	1
Marty Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	4	165	41.3	28.0	45	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	7	335	47.9	39.4	69	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/3	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	3	39	13.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	3	78	26.0	0
Jerry Moore	1	27	27.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Theotis Brown	4	81	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Walt Patulski	7	1	1.0	18	22
ILB Don Rives	6	3	0.0	17	23
S Bryant Salter	5	0	0.0	21	25
S Tommy Casanova	3	1	0.0	23	27
DT Mike Dawson	3	1	0.0	13	18
S Jerry Moore	3	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Tom Toner	3	0	0.0	19	22
CB Jeff Wright	2	1	0.0	15	25
DE Andy Dorris	1	2	0.0	15	25
CB Dwight Harrison	1	0	0.0	22	28
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Bob Barber	1	0	0.0	7	9
CB Gerard Williams	1	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Mel Land	1	0	0.0	8	6
DT Carl Barisich	0	1	0.0	10	11
DT Ronnie Moore	0	1	0.0	10	15
ILB Terry Hopper	0	1	0.0	8	8
DE Leroy Jones	0	1	0.0	12	13
S Bob Glazebrook	0	1	0.0	9	11

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	8	3	0.0	21	43
OLB Jim Turnbull	6	1	0.0	12	20
S Vince Castillo	5	3	0.5	16	30
OLB Steve Nelson	4	2	0.0	22	36
CB Martin Lance	4	2	0.0	18	36
S Sandy Durko	4	1	0.0	15	24
S Tommy Marvaso	4	1	0.0	9	27
CB Carl Allen	3	2	0.0	18	34
CB Richard Blackmore	3	1	0.0	17	37
DE Jimmy Nakis	3	0	0.0	12	24
S Glenn Buchanan	3	0	0.0	17	33
OLB Gary Campbell	3	0	0.0	10	11
DT Marty Smith	2	0	0.0	8	22
DE Jim Young	1	0	1.0	22	36
ILB John Anderson	1	1	0.5	6	11
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	1	0.0	12	33
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Patulski	1.0	0	1	0	22
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	1	0	1	25
DT Carl Barisich	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	1	0	18

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Young	1.0	0	0	0	36
ILB John Anderson	0.5	1	0	0	11
S Vince Castillo	0.5	0	0	0	30
DE Jimmy Nakis	0.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Steve Nelson	0.0	0	2	1	36
DT Marty Smith	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryant Salter	3	1	0	25
ILB Don Rives	3	0	0	23
OLB Tom Toner	3	0	0	22
S Jerry Moore	2	0	0	14
CB Jeff Wright	2	0	0	25
CB Dwight Harrison	1	1	1	28
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	0	27
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	0	9
CB Gerard Williams	1	0	0	20
ILB Terry Hopper	0	1	0	8

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	5	2	43
CB Martin Lance	4	0	36
CB Richard Blackmore	3	1	37
S Vince Castillo	3	0	30
S Tommy Marvaso	3	0	27
CB Carl Allen	3	0	34
S Sandy Durko	2	0	24
OLB Steve Nelson	2	0	36
S Glenn Buchanan	2	0	33
OLB Gary Campbell	2	0	11
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	0	20
DT Marty Smith	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	5	8	1	21	0	36
Reggie McKenzie	5	7	2	20	0	40
Steve Riley	2	3	0	23	0	41
Ken Huff	1	2	1	21	0	40
Andrew James	1	1	0	11	0	19
Russ Washington	0	1	0	17	1	26
Steve Courson	0	0	0	9	1	22

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wade Griffin	2	5	18	0	22
John Hannah	1	4	24	0	31
Joe Fields	1	4	23	0	26
Bob Trumpy	1	1	1	0	2
John Brockington	0	2	7	0	2
Sam Cunningham	0	2	10	0	16
Kyle Delaroche	0	2	22	0	29
Lynn Boden	0	2	18	0	24
Darryl Carlton	0	1	3	0	2
Al Speer	0	0	8	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Ted McKnight	2	11
Mike Franckowiak	1	22
Gerard Williams	1	12
James Scott	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Trumpy	2	16
Fred Carr	1	16
Art Whittington	1	16
Vince Castillo	1	12
John Brockington	1	9
Lynn Boden	1	7

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Huff	21	40	---	---	6	67
Richard Todd	23	44	---	---	---	67
Tommy Casanova	---	---	23	27	15	65
Reggie McKenzie	20	40	---	---	4	64
Steve Riley	23	41	---	---	---	64
Don Macek	21	36	---	---	1	58
Eddie Bell	9	26	---	---	16	51
Dwight Harrison	---	---	22	28	1	51
Gary Shirk	15	28	---	---	7	50
Gerard Williams	---	---	17	20	12	49
Walter Payton	17	31	---	---	---	48
Bryant Salter	---	---	21	25	1	47
Archie Griffin	13	31	---	---	---	44
Andy Dorris	---	---	15	25	3	43
Russ Washington	17	26	---	---	---	43
Walt Patulski	---	---	18	22	2	42
Tom Toner	---	---	19	22	1	42
Andrew James	11	19	---	---	11	41
Don Rives	---	---	17	23	---	40
Jeff Wright	---	---	15	25	---	40
Ken Burrough	12	27	---	---	---	39
Ted McKnight	12	16	---	---	11	39
Steve Courson	9	22	---	---	7	38
Tony Hill	10	17	---	---	11	38
Jerry Moore	---	---	14	14	9	37
Mike Franckowiak	6	9	---	---	22	37
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	9	11	15	35
Mike Dawson	---	---	13	18	2	33
Leroy Jones	---	---	12	13	5	30
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	6	9	13	28
Carl Barisich	---	---	10	11	5	26
Don Hasselbeck	5	7	---	---	14	26
Ronnie Moore	---	---	10	15	---	25
James Scott	5	9	---	---	11	25
Bob Barber	---	---	7	9	8	24
Terry Hopper	---	---	8	8	5	21
Buddy Cutler	4	12	---	---	4	20
Byron Alexander	---	---	10	6	2	18
Mel Land	---	---	8	6	---	14
Brad Benson	0	3	---	---	7	10
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earl Gant	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carl Wafer	---	---	1	4	1	6
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Hunt	---	---	21	43	3	67
Jim Young	---	---	22	36	7	65
Richard Blackmore	---	---	17	37	9	63
Steve Nelson	---	---	22	36	2	60
Vince Castillo	---	---	16	30	12	58
Joe Fields	23	26	---	---	8	57
Jim Plunkett	25	31	---	---	---	56
Martin Lance	---	---	18	36	2	56
John Hannah	24	31	---	---	---	55
Carl Allen	---	---	18	34	2	54
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	17	33	2	52
Kyle Delaroche	22	29	---	---	---	51
Lynn Boden	18	24	---	---	7	49
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	12	33	1	46
Stanley Morgan	20	21	---	---	4	45
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	9	27	7	43
Wade Griffin	18	22	---	---	3	43
Sandy Durko	---	---	15	24	3	42
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	15	17	7	39
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	12	24	1	37
Sam Cunningham	10	16	---	---	10	36
Craig Lane	10	13	---	---	13	36
Carlos Stevens	11	18	---	---	6	35
Paul Hofer	16	19	---	---	---	35
Jubilee Dunbar	7	16	---	---	10	33
Fred Willis	15	18	---	---	---	33
Jim Turnbull	---	---	12	20	1	33
Marty Smith	---	---	8	22	1	31
Peter Bernstein	9	12	---	---	6	27
Gary Campbell	---	---	10	11	5	26
John Anderson	---	---	6	11	9	26
Fred Carr	---	---	1	8	16	25
Al Speer	8	9	---	---	8	25
Richard Osborne	12	12	---	---	1	25
Jim Smith	7	9	---	---	9	25
Theotis Brown	8	9	---	---	4	21
Bob Trumpy	1	2	---	---	16	19
John Brockington	7	2	---	---	9	18
Art Whittington	1	0	---	---	16	17
Darryl Carlton	3	2	---	---	8	13
Andy Collins	---	---	2	1	8	11
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Haslett	---	---	0	1	4	5
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	14	101	7.2
Right	3	28	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	42	31	2	2	1	3	3	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	30	17	1	3	2	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	28	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	98	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	65	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	40	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie Griffin	13	10	0	82	1	31
RB Walter Payton	7	5	0	23	0	31
WR Ken Burrough	5	2	0	32	0	27
WR Tony Hill	5	4	0	23	0	17
WR Eddie Bell	3	2	0	39	1	26
TE Andrew James	3	3	0	17	0	19
WR James Scott	3	3	0	27	0	9
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	0	3	0	9
TE Gary Shirk	1	0	1	0	0	28
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	1	0	3	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	8	3	1	26	0	21
WR Jubilee Dunbar	6	2	0	22	0	16
WR Fred Willis	4	2	1	10	0	18
WR Carlos Stevens	3	2	0	37	1	18
RB Paul Hofer	3	3	0	18	0	19
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	0	18	0	16
WR Jim Smith	2	2	0	20	0	9
TE Craig Lane	1	1	0	12	0	13
RB Theotis Brown	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	3	13	4.33	8.69
Mike Franckowiak	1	2	2.00	3.40

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	2	17	8.50	2.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	8	5	15	1.88	5.93

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	5	2	24	4.80	5.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Archie Griffin	4	3	14	3.50	6.31
RB Walter Payton	2	1	0	0.00	3.29
WR Tony Hill	2	1	1	0.50	4.60

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Fred Willis	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Jim Smith	1	1	18	18.00	10.00
RB Theotis Brown	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Franckowiak	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Hofer	3	2
Theotis Brown	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	11	6	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie Griffin	3	2	1
WR Ken Burrough	2	0	0
RB Walter Payton	2	1	0
WR James Scott	2	2	1
TE Andrew James	1	1	1
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	3	1	0
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	1	1
WR Fred Willis	1	0	0
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	1
WR Jim Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)