Week 10, 1980

played in New England, MA

35 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	14	7	0	0	-	21
New England Patriots	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 BUF - Walter Payton 7 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 03:48 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 18 field goal
1Q: 01:19 BUF - Walter Payton 20 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 09:18 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 18 field goal
2Q: 02:35 BUF - Walter Payton 5 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 00:42 NED - Carlos Stevens 1 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 BUF - Walter Payton 7 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 03:48 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 18 field goal
1Q: 01:19 BUF - Walter Payton 20 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 09:18 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 18 field goal
2Q: 02:35 BUF - Walter Payton 5 run (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 00:42 NED - Carlos Stevens 1 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 5-5 6-4
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 12 2
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 316 251
- Offensive Plays 67 53
- Yards per Play 4.72 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 171 79
- Rushing Attempts 38 18
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.39
Net Passing Yards 145 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 22 - 0 34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 156 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/60 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/2 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/41 3/104
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:09 22:51

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	5-5	6-4
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	12	2
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	316	251
- Offensive Plays	67	53
- Yards per Play	4.72	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	171	79
- Rushing Attempts	38	18
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.39
Net Passing Yards	145	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 22 - 0	34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	156	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/60	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/2	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/41	3/104
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:09	22:51

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:52	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
1	3:40	1:14	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
1	2:26	1:19	OPP 29	3	29	Touchdown
1	0:27	1:50	OWN 49	3	-18	Punt
2	9:13	4:03	OWN 11	6	25	Punt
2	4:23	1:57	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 34	2	-12	Half
3	12:55	5:31	OWN 38	9	25	Punt
3	5:15	3:28	OWN 22	6	15	Punt
3	0:43	3:32	OWN 24	6	31	Punt
4	9:12	6:40	OWN 20	10	56	Missed FG

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:08	4:28	OPP 49	9	48	Field Goal
1	1:07	0:40	OWN 49	1	10	Fumble
2	13:37	4:24	OWN 33	8	66	Field Goal
2	5:10	0:47	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
2	2:26	1:29	OWN 42	6	31	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	7:24	2:09	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:47	1:04	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	12:11	2:59	OWN 8	5	19	Punt
4	2:32	2:00	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 40	2	-8	Fumble

Game MVP: Walter Payton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	22	127	5.77	21	4	3
Earl Gant	12	36	3.00	16	1	0
Tom Bailey	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Archie Griffin	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Richard Todd	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Ted McKnight	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Cunningham	10	62	6.20	34	2
Jimmy Rogers	4	5	1.25	3	0
John Brockington	2	1	0.50	1	0
Rich Caster	1	9	9.00	9	0
Carlos Brown	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	27	22	156	2/11	0	21	0	90.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlos Brown	34	18	177	1/5	1	31	0	77.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wally Henry	5	5	37	7.40	9	13
WR Tony Hill	5	7	30	6.00	6	9
WR George Farmer	4	4	44	11.00	15	13
RB Walter Payton	3	4	2	0.67	0	5
WR Archie Griffin	2	3	27	13.50	8	21
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	11	11.00	3	11
RB Earl Gant	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Bob Tucker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Sam Cunningham	3	4	20	6.67	1	11	0
WR Lamont Marrow	3	7	54	18.00	10	31	0
WR Carlos Stevens	3	6	16	5.33	0	8	1
WR Stanley Morgan	3	8	37	12.33	17	22	0
WR Darryl Stingley	2	4	24	12.00	5	16	0
TE Loaird McCreary	2	3	20	10.00	1	14	0
FB John Brockington	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force
George Buehler	1	0
Walt Patulski	1	0
Don Rives	1	0
Andy Dorris	0	1
Jeff Wright	0	1
Vince Castillo	0	1
Bob Glazebrook	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov
Carlos Brown	2	0
Sam Cunningham	1	0
Stanley Morgan	1	0
Carlos Stevens	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	6	259	43.2	36.5	51	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	226	45.2	44.8	50	0

Kicking Statistics

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

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/3	0/1	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	3	2	0.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	3	41	13.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	73	36.5	0
Glenn Buchanan	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy Collins	5	0	0.0	12	21
CB Kenny Johnson	5	0	0.0	7	23
DE Andy Dorris	3	0	1.0	17	30
S Bryant Salter	3	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Keena Turner	3	1	0.0	13	18
CB Dwight Harrison	2	0	0.0	13	29
ILB Don Rives	2	0	0.0	13	26
DT Mike Dawson	2	0	0.0	10	23
OLB Mel Land	2	0	0.0	2	3
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	1	0.0	14	30
CB Jeff Wright	1	1	0.0	12	24
DT Willie Lee	1	1	0.0	11	19
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	0.0	5	6
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	0.0	14	28
DE Will Wynn	1	0	0.0	8	11
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0.0	13	26
DT Carl Barisich	0	1	0.0	6	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	8	2	0.0	30	16
S Sandy Durko	6	2	0.0	22	13
ILB Jim Haslett	6	1	0.0	15	8
S Shafer Suggs	6	0	0.0	14	13
S Steve Luke	5	2	0.0	19	18
ILB John Anderson	5	1	0.0	8	5
OLB Gary Campbell	4	1	0.0	38	29
OLB Sam Hunt	3	3	1.0	33	26
DE Jim Young	3	1	1.0	30	17
DE Ken Johnson	2	3	0.0	29	26
S Glenn Buchanan	2	1	0.0	28	23
S Edddie Brown	2	0	0.0	16	20
DT R.J. Reese	2	0	0.0	24	24
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0.0	21	13
CB Carl Allen	1	1	0.0	29	20
C Peter Bernstein	1	0	---	---	---
CB Walt Farrell	1	0	0.0	25	25
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	0	0.0	14	5
DE Al Harris	0	1	0.0	17	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	1.0	2	4	1	30
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	2	1	23
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	0	1	0	28
DT Willie Lee	0.0	0	1	0	19

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	1.0	0	0	1	26
DE Jim Young	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Gary Campbell	0.0	1	1	2	29
CB Luke Szorcsik	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Ken Johnson	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kenny Johnson	5	0	23
ILB Don Rives	3	0	26
OLB Keena Turner	2	1	18
CB Jeff Wright	2	0	24
CB Dwight Harrison	1	1	29
S Vince Castillo	1	1	26
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	6
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	30
OLB Andy Collins	1	0	21
OLB Mel Land	1	0	3

New England	Caught	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	4	16
S Steve Luke	3	18
OLB Gary Campbell	3	29
S Shafer Suggs	3	13
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	13
ILB John Anderson	2	5
S Edddie Brown	1	20
DE Ken Johnson	1	26
DT R.J. Reese	1	24
CB Walt Farrell	1	25
ILB Jim Haslett	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Huff	6	11	35	0	26
Ted McKnight	3	4	21	0	13
Don Macek	2	7	35	0	24
Kelvin Clark	2	3	33	1	20
Steve Riley	1	4	32	1	25
Larron Jackson	1	2	4	0	4
Reggie McKenzie	0	6	34	0	25

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wade Griffin	2	5	2	18	0	35
John Hannah	1	5	0	18	0	34
Ken Garcia	1	1	0	12	0	20
Joe Fields	0	3	0	17	1	30
Lindsey Mason	0	2	0	13	0	29
Peter Bernstein	0	1	0	14	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Hill	3	17
Bob Glazebrook	1	18
Mike Renfro	1	12
George Farmer	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Caster	2	14
Loaird McCreary	2	14
Shafer Suggs	1	8
Sam Hunt	1	2

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Huff	35	26	---	---	6	67
Richard Todd	38	29	---	---	---	67
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	14	30	20	64
Don Macek	35	24	---	---	1	60
Reggie McKenzie	34	25	---	---	---	59
Steve Riley	32	25	---	---	---	57
Tony Hill	17	21	---	---	17	55
Kelvin Clark	33	20	---	---	---	53
Andy Dorris	---	---	17	30	3	50
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	8	23	18	49
Bryant Salter	---	---	16	28	3	47
Walter Payton	25	21	---	---	---	46
Dwight Harrison	---	---	13	29	3	45
Walt Patulski	---	---	14	28	3	45
Archie Griffin	27	18	---	---	---	45
Don Rives	---	---	13	26	3	42
Bob Tucker	19	12	---	---	11	42
Keena Turner	---	---	13	18	11	42
Wally Henry	19	17	---	---	4	40
Vince Castillo	---	---	13	26	---	39
Jeff Wright	---	---	12	24	2	38
Ted McKnight	21	13	---	---	4	38
Andy Collins	---	---	12	21	4	37
Gary Shirk	19	13	---	---	5	37
Mike Dawson	---	---	10	23	3	36
Earl Gant	13	7	---	---	15	35
George Farmer	14	13	---	---	7	34
Kenny Johnson	---	---	7	23	4	34
Willie Lee	---	---	11	19	2	32
Tom Bailey	8	3	---	---	20	31
Carl Barisich	---	---	6	10	5	21
Mike Renfro	3	6	---	---	12	21
Walt Arnold	5	1	---	---	15	21
Harold McLinton	---	---	5	6	8	19
Will Wynn	---	---	8	11	---	19
Len Gotshalk	6	4	---	---	7	17
Byron Alexander	---	---	4	7	6	17
Larron Jackson	4	4	---	---	7	15
Steve Courson	5	9	---	---	---	14
George Buehler	3	5	---	---	5	13
Steve Young	3	3	---	---	3	9
Mel Land	---	---	2	3	4	9
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	38	29	2	69
Ken Johnson	---	---	29	26	7	62
Sam Hunt	---	---	33	26	2	61
John Hannah	18	34	---	---	3	55
R.J. Reese	---	---	24	24	7	55
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	28	23	4	55
Carlos Brown	18	35	---	---	---	53
Joe Fields	17	30	---	---	6	53
Wade Griffin	18	35	---	---	---	53
Walt Farrell	---	---	25	25	2	52
Stanley Morgan	13	25	---	---	14	52
Peter Bernstein	14	31	---	---	6	51
Carl Allen	---	---	29	20	---	49
Shane Nelson	---	---	30	16	3	49
Darryl Stingley	12	25	---	---	11	48
Jim Young	---	---	30	17	1	48
Steve Luke	---	---	19	18	8	45
Edddie Brown	---	---	16	20	6	42
Lindsey Mason	13	29	---	---	---	42
Sam Cunningham	14	27	---	---	---	41
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	21	13	7	41
Ken Garcia	12	20	---	---	8	40
Sandy Durko	---	---	22	13	1	36
Loaird McCreary	10	12	---	---	14	36
Shafer Suggs	---	---	14	13	8	35
Al Harris	---	---	17	15	---	32
Rich Caster	5	12	---	---	14	31
John Brockington	8	11	---	---	11	30
Jim Haslett	---	---	15	8	6	29
Jimmy Rogers	4	8	---	---	16	28
Willie Harper	---	---	4	3	15	22
Lamont Marrow	7	15	---	---	---	22
Steve Kenney	5	9	---	---	8	22
John Anderson	---	---	8	5	7	20
Carlos Stevens	4	15	---	---	---	19
Lynn Boden	5	6	---	---	8	19
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	14	5	---	19
Bob Klein	1	1	---	---	15	17
Tony Galloway	0	4	---	---	6	10
Darryl Carlton	0	1	---	---	8	9
Tom De Paso	---	---	2	0	4	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	43	3.1
Middle	20	99	5.0
Right	4	29	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	27	22	1	2	0	0	2	4	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlos Brown	34	18	3	1	2	3	8	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	54	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	61	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	73	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Hill	7	5	30	0	21
WR Wally Henry	5	5	37	0	17
RB Walter Payton	4	3	2	0	21
WR George Farmer	4	4	44	0	13
WR Archie Griffin	3	2	27	1	18
RB Tom Bailey	1	1	1	0	3
TE Bob Tucker	1	0	0	0	12
WR Mike Renfro	1	1	11	0	6
RB Earl Gant	1	1	4	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	8	3	1	37	1	25
WR Lamont Marrow	7	3	0	54	2	15
WR Carlos Stevens	6	3	0	16	0	15
RB Sam Cunningham	4	3	0	20	0	27
WR Darryl Stingley	4	2	0	24	0	25
TE Loaird McCreary	3	2	1	20	0	12
FB John Brockington	1	1	0	6	0	11
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	3	32	10.67	5.77

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Cunningham	3	17	5.67	6.20
John Brockington	1	0	0.00	0.50
Jimmy Rogers	1	-2	-2.00	1.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	2	2	22	11.00	5.78

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carlos Brown	7	4	18	2.57	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Henry	1	1	13	13.00	7.40
WR Tony Hill	1	1	9	9.00	4.29

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Stevens	2	1	1	0.50	2.67
WR Stanley Morgan	2	1	4	2.00	4.63
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	14	14.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Gant	4	2
Walter Payton	2	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
John Brockington	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	8	7	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlos Brown	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Walter Payton	3	2	0
WR George Farmer	2	2	2
WR Wally Henry	1	1	1
WR Tony Hill	1	1	0
RB Earl Gant	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darryl Stingley	3	1	1
WR Lamont Marrow	2	2	2
TE Loaird McCreary	2	1	0
FB John Brockington	1	1	0
RB Sam Cunningham	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)