Week 1, 1984

played in New England, MA

55 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	0	-	14
New England Patriots	7	9	7	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 NED - Lynn Swann 26 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 13:50 NED - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
2Q: 11:06 NED - Bucky Wallace 22 field goal
2Q: 04:43 BUF - Gary Anderson 8 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 00:14 NED - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
3Q: 11:24 BUF - Shaun Gayle 31 fumble return (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 01:23 NED - Stan Edwards 8 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:05 NED - Bucky Wallace 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:20 NED - Lynn Swann 26 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 13:50 NED - Bucky Wallace 20 field goal
2Q: 11:06 NED - Bucky Wallace 22 field goal
2Q: 04:43 BUF - Gary Anderson 8 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 00:14 NED - Bucky Wallace 33 field goal
3Q: 11:24 BUF - Shaun Gayle 31 fumble return (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 01:23 NED - Stan Edwards 8 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:05 NED - Bucky Wallace 50 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 201 434
- Offensive Plays 45 70
- Yards per Play 4.47 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 91 156
- Rushing Attempts 20 38
- Yards per Rush 4.55 4.11
Net Passing Yards 110 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 16 - 1 29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 138 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.40 8.69
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/39 10/98
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/68
Kick Returns/Yards 6/78 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 22:08 37:52

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	201	434
- Offensive Plays	45	70
- Yards per Play	4.47	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	91	156
- Rushing Attempts	20	38
- Yards per Rush	4.55	4.11
Net Passing Yards	110	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 16 - 1	29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	138	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.40	8.69
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/39	10/98
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/68
Kick Returns/Yards	6/78	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	22:08	37:52

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	2:04	OWN 20	3	36	Punt
1	7:07	2:37	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	11:00	6:27	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	2:16	1:16	OWN 9	3	-3	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 28	4	20	Punt
3	8:51	1:59	50	3	7	Punt
3	1:14	5:34	OWN 18	10	56	Interception
4	2:36	1:26	OWN 20	7	21	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 20	4	35	Punt
1	10:34	3:27	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	4:30	5:45	OPP 45	11	42	Field Goal
2	13:35	2:35	OPP 32	4	27	Field Goal
2	4:33	2:17	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	1:00	0:53	OPP 36	4	20	Field Goal
3	12:30	1:14	OWN 21	3	10	Fumble
3	11:16	2:25	OWN 20	6	30	Fumble
3	6:52	5:38	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
4	10:40	8:04	OWN 17	14	40	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 41	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	13	75	5.77	17	2	1
Walter Payton	4	11	2.75	4	0	0
Richard Todd	3	5	1.67	3	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Nathan	16	68	4.25	15	3
Jimmy Rogers	14	79	5.64	13	2
Steve Bartkowski	4	5	1.25	3	0
Stan Edwards	3	4	1.33	5	0
Walter White	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	20	16	138	5/28	0	22	1	74.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	29	21	295	3/17	2	31	0	127.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Carr	4	5	27	6.75	0	13
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	3	27	9.00	12	12
WR Tony Hill	3	4	29	9.67	7	18
WR Archie Griffin	2	3	26	13.00	8	22
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	22	11.00	14	12
RB Walter Payton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Gary Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lin Dawson	6	7	73	12.17	28	26	0
WR Lynn Swann	5	8	92	18.40	32	28	1
FB Stan Edwards	4	4	46	11.50	25	31	1
WR Mike Wilson	2	2	51	25.50	24	29	0
WR Benny Malone	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Walter White	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	4	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sam Hunt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richard Todd	2	0	0	0
Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0	0
Shaun Gayle	0	1	0	1
Walter Payton	0	1	0	0
Mike Dawson	0	1	0	0
Phil Pozderac	0	1	0	0
Graham Spreen	0	0	1	0
Bruce Scholtz	0	0	1	0
Reggie White	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Nathan	1	1	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0
Stan Edwards	1	0	0
Mark Mitchell	0	1	0
Gary Campbell	0	0	2
Johnny Perkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	5	198	39.6	26.0	46	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	141	47.0	33.7	53	1

Kicking Statistics

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

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	5	68	13.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	5	68	13.6	0
Roger Carr	1	10	10.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	9	3	0.0	31	22
CB Ronnie Lippett	7	0	0.0	37	29
OLB Keena Turner	5	0	0.0	26	26
ILB Scott Radecic	5	0	0.0	9	14
CB Kenny Johnson	4	0	0.0	27	28
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	0	2.0	31	20
CB Graham Spreen	3	5	0.0	33	26
DE Reggie White	3	0	0.5	29	26
S Shaun Gayle	3	1	0.0	34	30
S Steve Luke	3	0	0.0	35	28
DT Mike Dawson	2	3	0.5	17	18
DE Andy Dorris	2	2	0.0	31	16
DE Fred Anderson	2	2	0.0	9	6
ILB Don Blackmon	2	2	0.0	12	14
DT Carl Barisich	2	1	0.0	22	14
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	0.0	15	13
WR Roger Carr	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0.0	8	16
OLB Tom Toner	0	2	0.0	12	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	5	0	3.0	20	24
S Doug Greene	5	2	0.0	15	21
ILB Shane Nelson	5	0	0.0	12	16
CB Herman Edwards	4	1	1.0	15	19
S Jeff Donaldson	4	2	0.0	11	16
ILB John Anderson	3	1	0.0	12	15
DT Ron Fernandes	3	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Sam Hunt	2	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Rusty Rebowe	2	1	0.0	3	6
DE Al Harris	1	0	1.0	14	16
S Vinny Hoover	1	1	0.0	9	6
CB Mark Mitchell	1	1	0.0	13	10
DE Brison Manor	1	0	0.0	12	17
S Mike Davis	1	0	0.0	16	22
DE Jim Young	1	0	0.0	13	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2.0	0	1	20
DE Reggie White	0.5	1	0	26
DT Mike Dawson	0.5	0	0	18
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	1	0	16

New England	Sack	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	3.0	1	24
CB Herman Edwards	1.0	0	19
DE Al Harris	1.0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	4	0	14
CB Kenny Johnson	3	1	28
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	0	29
OLB Keena Turner	2	2	26
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	26
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	0	22
S Steve Luke	1	0	28
DE Fred Anderson	1	0	6
ILB Don Blackmon	1	0	14
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	13
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	20
S Shaun Gayle	0	1	30

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Doug Greene	4	0	0	21
CB Herman Edwards	3	0	0	19
ILB Shane Nelson	2	0	0	16
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0	15
OLB Gary Campbell	1	1	0	24
OLB Sam Hunt	1	0	1	15
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	0	6
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	0	0	6
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Edelman	2	2	2	0	5
Greg Sampson	1	4	16	1	19
Ken Huff	1	3	17	1	20
Terry Tausch	1	2	18	0	20
Thomas Hopkins	1	1	4	0	6
Don Macek	0	2	20	2	23
Phil Pozderac	0	1	13	1	17
Tim Wrightman	0	1	8	0	8
Larry Moriarty	0	1	12	0	12

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	3	7	0	32	1	31
Irv Pankey	3	5	0	20	0	6
Don Maggs	2	5	0	25	0	26
Wade Griffin	2	3	0	29	1	29
Montique Anderson	1	5	0	26	0	15
Lin Dawson	1	2	1	23	0	21
Larry Tearry	0	3	0	32	1	30
Stan Edwards	0	2	0	26	0	19
Walter White	0	1	0	22	0	18
Ron Solt	0	1	0	26	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Don Blackmon	2	14
Cedric Minter	2	7
Ken Huff	1	3

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	2	15
Walter White	1	17
George Farmer	1	14
Edddie Brown	1	12
Shane Nelson	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Luke	---	---	35	28	10	73
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	37	29	7	73
Graham Spreen	---	---	33	26	12	71
Shaun Gayle	---	---	34	30	5	69
Kenny Johnson	---	---	27	28	11	66
Reggie White	---	---	29	26	3	58
Keena Turner	---	---	26	26	5	57
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	31	20	4	55
Johnny Rembert	---	---	31	22	1	54
Andy Dorris	---	---	31	16	3	50
Tony Hill	17	20	---	---	9	46
Don Macek	20	23	---	---	2	45
Richard Todd	20	25	---	---	---	45
Ken Huff	17	20	---	---	3	40
Don Blackmon	---	---	12	14	14	40
Carl Barisich	---	---	22	14	3	39
Mike Dawson	---	---	17	18	4	39
Eric Sievers	16	17	---	---	6	39
Terry Tausch	18	20	---	---	---	38
Greg Sampson	16	19	---	---	---	35
Scott Radecic	---	---	9	14	12	35
Phil Pozderac	13	17	---	---	3	33
Roger Carr	10	14	---	---	8	32
Jim Collins	---	---	15	13	2	30
Gary Anderson	14	15	---	---	---	29
Larry Moriarty	12	12	---	---	5	29
Don Mosebar	10	15	---	---	4	29
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	8	16	4	28
Orlando Whiteman	6	10	---	---	11	27
Tim Wrightman	8	8	---	---	10	26
Tom Toner	---	---	12	6	6	24
Archie Griffin	6	12	---	---	6	24
Walter Payton	6	10	---	---	1	17
Fred Anderson	---	---	9	6	1	16
Earl Gant	0	0	---	---	15	15
Thomas Hopkins	4	6	---	---	5	15
Glenn Dennison	1	1	---	---	13	15
Brad Edelman	2	5	---	---	5	12
Ted McKnight	3	5	---	---	1	9
Cedric Minter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wally Henry	1	1	---	---	2	4
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	32	31	---	---	7	70
Steve Bartkowski	38	32	---	---	---	70
Larry Tearry	32	30	---	---	3	65
Stan Edwards	26	19	---	---	17	62
Wade Griffin	29	29	---	---	2	60
Walter White	22	18	---	---	17	57
Lynn Swann	27	24	---	---	5	56
Jimmy Rogers	16	16	---	---	21	53
Don Maggs	25	26	---	---	2	53
Ron Solt	26	23	---	---	3	52
Lin Dawson	23	21	---	---	5	49
Montique Anderson	26	15	---	---	7	48
Gary Campbell	---	---	20	24	1	45
Stanley Morgan	25	19	---	---	---	44
Tony Nathan	22	16	---	---	1	39
Mike Davis	---	---	16	22	---	38
Doug Greene	---	---	15	21	1	37
Shane Nelson	---	---	12	16	8	36
Herman Edwards	---	---	15	19	1	35
Mike Wilson	17	17	---	---	1	35
Mark Mitchell	---	---	13	10	10	33
Jim Young	---	---	13	15	5	33
Irv Pankey	20	6	---	---	7	33
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	11	16	5	32
Ron Fernandes	---	---	10	15	5	30
Al Harris	---	---	14	16	---	30
Eddie McMillan	---	---	11	18	---	29
Brison Manor	---	---	12	17	---	29
Sam Hunt	---	---	12	15	1	28
John Anderson	---	---	12	15	---	27
Pete Koch	---	---	12	12	---	24
Benny Malone	7	6	---	---	8	21
Vinny Hoover	---	---	9	6	6	21
Johnny Perkins	3	3	---	---	15	21
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	3	6	10	19
George Farmer	2	1	---	---	14	17
Edddie Brown	---	---	1	3	12	16
Jerry Blanton	---	---	5	6	2	13
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	8	8
Garcia Lane	---	---	4	3	---	7
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	4	4
Aaron Kyle	---	---	0	0	4	4
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	48	5.3
Middle	8	42	5.3
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	8	15	1.9
Right	21	102	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	20	16	1	0	2	1	0	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	29	21	8	1	0	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	62	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	14	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	107	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	148	16.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	5	4	0	27	0	14
WR Tony Hill	4	3	0	29	0	20
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	3	0	27	0	10
WR Archie Griffin	3	2	1	26	1	12
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	0	22	0	12
RB Walter Payton	1	1	0	-1	0	10
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	0	8	0	8
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	1	0	0	15

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	8	5	92	3	24
TE Lin Dawson	7	6	73	2	21
RB Tony Nathan	4	1	-2	0	16
FB Stan Edwards	4	4	46	1	19
WR Benny Malone	2	1	7	0	6
WR Mike Wilson	2	2	51	2	17
TE Walter White	1	1	16	0	18
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	12	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	2	12	6.00	5.77
Richard Todd	1	3	3.00	1.67

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	2	3	1.50	1.25
Stan Edwards	2	-1	-0.50	1.33
Jimmy Rogers	1	5	5.00	5.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	4	2	15	3.75	10.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benny Malone	2	1	7	3.50	3.50
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0	0.00	11.50
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	8	8.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	4	2
Walter Payton	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Rogers	5	4
Steve Bartkowski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	5	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	3	2	1
WR Archie Griffin	2	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Swann	4	3	2
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	2	2	1
WR Benny Malone	1	0	0
TE Walter White	1	1	1
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)