Week 11, 1981

played in New England, MA

34 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills7007-14
New England Patriots3033-9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 BUF - Tony Hill 15 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 04:46 NED - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
3Q: 02:08 NED - Bucky Wallace 36 field goal
4Q: 05:51 NED - Bucky Wallace 31 field goal
4Q: 00:53 BUF - Walter Payton 7 run (Carson Long extra point)

Team StatisticsBUFNED
Record5-56-4
First Downs1718
- by Rushing65
- by Passing1113
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards263334
- Offensive Plays5669
- Yards per Play4.704.84
Net Rushing Yards10581
- Rushing Attempts2521
- Yards per Rush4.203.86
Net Passing Yards158253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 20 - 246 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards185264
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/272/11
- Yards per Pass Play5.105.27
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions4/128/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.37.9
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards1/56/37
Punt Returns/Yards2/371/13
Kick Returns/Yards3/551/34
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/23
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/00/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 27
Time of Possession25:4634:14

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:10OWN 34766Touchdown
14:383:04OWN 38519Punt
212:125:08OWN 10823Punt
25:111:06OWN 3339Interception
23:062:54OWN 20834Punt
312:160:44OWN 3623Interception
310:012:05OWN 3733Punt
32:033:45OWN 30613Punt
45:441:54OWN 2033Punt
42:461:59OWN 151185Touchdown
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:506:12OWN 81266Field Goal
11:344:22OWN 20827Punt
27:041:53OWN 2539Punt
24:050:59OPP 363-4Punt
20:120:12OWN 41-2Half
315:002:44OWN 20615Punt
311:321:31OPP 4033Fumble
37:565:53OWN 151266Field Goal
413:187:34OWN 51481Field Goal
43:501:04OWN 383-1Punt
40:470:47OWN 42444Game

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Walter Payton14684.862021
Earl Gant6111.83800
Ted McKnight2168.001410
Billy Jackson242.00300
Richard Todd166.00600
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman10424.201110
Jimmy Rogers8364.501110
Steve Bartkowski210.50300
Lin Dawson122.00200

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Richard Todd28201853/27123271.3
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski46312642/11031082.1

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tony Hill797310.4312231
RB Walter Payton33186.00490
WR Archie Griffin24178.500110
TE Gary Shirk22147.002110
WR Wally Henry222814.006140
WR Dennis Franklin131414.003140
FB Ted McKnight1166.00060
TE Walt Arnold1300.00000
WR George Farmer111515.000150
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darryl Stingley6910116.8338310
RB Chuck Foreman58102.00190
WR Lynn Swann59387.602160
WR Stanley Morgan58418.2017180
TE Lin Dawson34113.67180
WR Reuben Gant23115.50280
WR Mike Wilson222110.500130
TE Mike Hawkins111919.0012190
TE Loaird McCreary111111.000110
RB Jimmy Rogers1111.00110

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Luke Szorcsik11313.000
ILB Shane Nelson11010.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Dwight Harrison0100
Walt Patulski0010
Jim Collins0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Darryl Stingley1000
Jimmy Rogers1000
Loaird McCreary0100

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat McInally627646.040.5554
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles523046.034.6524

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Carson Long0/00/00/002/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Wallace3/31/10/0430/0

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Graham Spreen11919.00
Dennis Franklin11818.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan11313.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Graham Spreen23517.50
Dennis Franklin12020.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edddie Brown13434.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jim Collins1020.01244
OLB Tom Toner800.01733
S Tommy Casanova540.02143
DE Walt Patulski400.51432
DE Will Wynn311.01012
CB Dwight Harrison330.01738
S Dextor Clinkscale320.01029
CB Graham Spreen310.01441
S Bryant Salter300.01333
DT Carl Barisich210.01114
OLB Frank LeMaster210.0614
DE Andy Dorris110.51136
CB Kenny Johnson120.01436
OLB Mel Land110.0105
ILB Don Rives100.0610
CB Jeff Wright100.0818
RB Walter Payton10---------
DT Mike Dawson100.01034
WR Tony Hill10---------
OLB Keena Turner010.01524
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Gary Campbell702.02116
CB Mark Mitchell600.01618
CB Herman Edwards410.02025
DT Jeff Lloyd301.02530
OLB Sam Hunt320.02015
S Glenn Buchanan320.0615
S Steve Luke320.01622
ILB Shane Nelson320.01613
OLB Steve Nelson300.0517
S Mike Davis300.02127
DE Al Harris300.02429
ILB John Anderson220.01221
S Edddie Brown100.02026
DE Barney Chavous100.02428
CB Luke Szorcsik100.02431

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Will Wynn1.000012
DE Andy Dorris0.511136
DE Walt Patulski0.501032
ILB Don Blackmon0.011016
DT Mike Dawson0.002134
DT Carl Barisich0.001014
OLB Tom Toner0.001033
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Gary Campbell2.000016
DT Jeff Lloyd1.000030
DE Al Harris0.001029
OLB Sam Hunt0.000115
DE Jim Young0.00015

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Tom Toner70033
ILB Jim Collins60044
S Tommy Casanova40043
S Bryant Salter31033
CB Graham Spreen30041
DE Walt Patulski20032
S Dextor Clinkscale20029
OLB Frank LeMaster11014
CB Dwight Harrison10038
DT Mike Dawson10034
OLB Mel Land1005
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mark Mitchell40018
S Mike Davis31027
OLB Steve Nelson30017
S Glenn Buchanan30015
OLB Gary Campbell30016
OLB Sam Hunt20015
CB Luke Szorcsik11131
S Steve Luke11022
ILB Shane Nelson00113

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Reggie McKenzie34317225
Ken Huff15019128
Steve Riley13123031
Chad Bush110506
Dave Scott110603
Don Macek06025024
Kelvin Clark02020025
Steve Courson010806
Ted McKnight01015014
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Hannah69119047
Wade Griffin23021142
Irv Pankey14018044
Lynn Boden1108015
Larry Tearry01017139
Lin Dawson01015026

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Tony Hill18
Ted McKnight14
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Mike Hawkins113
Luke Szorcsik113
Mike Wilson113
Loaird McCreary112
Andy Bolton18

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tommy Casanova------2143468
Graham Spreen------14411267
Dwight Harrison------1738358
Jim Collins------1244258
Kenny Johnson------1436757
Richard Todd2531---------56
Steve Riley2331---------54
Ken Huff1928------653
Tom Toner------1733252
Dextor Clinkscale------10291352
Don Macek2524------251
Walt Patulski------1432450
Andy Dorris------1136249
Mike Dawson------1034549
Bryant Salter------1333248
Kelvin Clark2025---------45
Keena Turner------1524544
Reggie McKenzie1725---------42
Tony Hill1618------842
Jeff Wright------8181339
Walter Payton1722---------39
Walt Arnold1016------1339
Gary Shirk1217------736
Dennis Franklin1012------1335
Earl Gant88------1834
Frank LeMaster------6141333
Ted McKnight1514------433
Billy Jackson1012------1133
Archie Griffin1315---------28
Wally Henry1315---------28
Doug McDougald------716528
Carl Barisich------1114227
Will Wynn------1012123
Mel Land------105722
Don Blackmon------516122
Don Rives------610521
George Farmer16------1421
Chad Bush56------617
Dave Scott63------615
Steve Courson86---------14
Len Gotshalk20------68
Todd Thomas07---------7
Pat McInally00------66
Carson Long00------33
Dave Mays00---------0
Jack Thompson00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Bartkowski2148---------69
Luke Szorcsik------24311368
Joe Fields1942------768
John Hannah1947------167
Wade Griffin2142---------63
Larry Tearry1739------662
Irv Pankey1844---------62
Loaird McCreary1830------1260
Al Harris------2429659
Jeff Lloyd------2530156
Lin Dawson1526------1253
Barney Chavous------2428---52
Herman Edwards------2025651
Edddie Brown------2026349
Mike Davis------2127---48
Stanley Morgan1131------648
Darryl Stingley1235---------47
Reuben Gant825------1245
Lynn Swann1229------344
Mark Mitchell------1618640
Chuck Foreman1225------138
Steve Luke------1622---38
Gary Campbell------2116---37
John Anderson------1221336
Sam Hunt------2015---35
Mike Hawkins713------1333
Jimmy Rogers916------732
Lynn Boden815------831
Glenn Buchanan------615829
Shane Nelson------1613---29
Steve Nelson------517628
Mike Wilson110------1324
Cullen Bryant00------2020
Milt McColl------111416
Leonard Mitchell35------816
Vern Holland06------814
Jim Young------35513
Andy Bolton00------88
Rick Engles00------55
Bucky Wallace00------44
Larry Lawrence00------33
Garo Yepremian00------33
R.J. Reese------02---2
Mike Washington------10---1
Joe Gilliam00---------0
Ed McAleney------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5336.6
Middle13574.4
Right7152.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7355.0
Middle8212.6
Right5275.4
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Richard Todd28201023122
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski46312042720

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33186.0
Short (0-8 Yds)107333.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)14101349.6
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22-1-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)33211193.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)9713014.4
Long (19+ Yds)21168.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tony Hill97073118
WR Archie Griffin42017015
WR Dennis Franklin31014012
RB Walter Payton33018022
TE Walt Arnold3120016
TE Gary Shirk22014017
WR Wally Henry22028015
FB Ted McKnight1106014
WR George Farmer1101506
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Darryl Stingley962101235
WR Lynn Swann95038029
RB Chuck Foreman85010025
WR Stanley Morgan85141031
TE Lin Dawson43111026
WR Reuben Gant32011025
WR Mike Wilson22021010
TE Mike Hawkins11019013
TE Loaird McCreary11011030
RB Jimmy Rogers1101016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Walter Payton177.004.86
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chuck Foreman263.004.20
Jimmy Rogers100.004.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Richard Todd111515.006.61
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski3000.005.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tony Hill111515.008.11
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lynn Swann2000.004.22
WR Darryl Stingley1000.0011.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Walter Payton11
New EnglandRushesConversions
Chuck Foreman22

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Richard Todd1063
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski1396

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Tony Hill432
TE Walt Arnold200
RB Walter Payton110
WR Archie Griffin100
TE Gary Shirk111
FB Ted McKnight110
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Darryl Stingley533
WR Stanley Morgan221
WR Mike Wilson221
RB Chuck Foreman100
WR Lynn Swann100
TE Mike Hawkins111
RB Jimmy Rogers110

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,100 (21,400)
End Zone14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)