Week 11, 1984

played in Buffalo, NY

46 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	10	0	-	10
Buffalo Colts	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Carson Long 27 field goal
2Q: 05:03 BUF - Carson Long 18 field goal
3Q: 07:49 NED - Stan Edwards 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 01:43 NED - Bucky Wallace 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Carson Long 27 field goal
2Q: 05:03 BUF - Carson Long 18 field goal
3Q: 07:49 NED - Stan Edwards 5 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 01:43 NED - Bucky Wallace 39 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 7-3 6-4
First Downs 13 12
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 222 205
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 3.83 3.06
Net Rushing Yards 123 99
- Rushing Attempts 29 33
- Yards per Rush 4.24 3.00
Net Passing Yards 99 106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 13 - 2 27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 104 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 7/40
- Yards per Pass Play 3.41 3.12
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 5/72 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/69 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:37 33:23

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	7-3	6-4
First Downs	13	12
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	222	205
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	3.83	3.06
Net Rushing Yards	123	99
- Rushing Attempts	29	33
- Yards per Rush	4.24	3.00
Net Passing Yards	99	106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 13 - 2	27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	104	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	7/40
- Yards per Pass Play	3.41	3.12
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	5/72	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/69	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:37	33:23

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
1	9:43	2:37	OWN 22	6	26	Punt
1	6:04	0:39	OPP 46	2	4	Interception
1	2:56	0:09	OWN 23	1	1	Fumble
2	14:55	1:14	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
2	11:39	1:06	OPP 38	2	22	Interception
2	8:30	0:07	OWN 42	1	0	Fumble
2	4:56	1:58	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 25	1	0	Half
3	13:15	1:06	50	3	6	Punt
3	10:58	3:19	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
3	5:34	3:58	OWN 39	7	39	Field Goal
4	11:24	1:17	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	7:47	5:44	OWN 4	11	60	Fumble
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 34	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	1:55	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
1	7:06	1:02	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
1	5:25	2:29	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	2:47	2:52	OPP 24	6	14	Field Goal
2	13:41	2:02	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
2	10:33	2:03	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	8:23	3:27	OPP 42	7	41	Field Goal
2	2:58	2:56	OWN 15	6	12	Punt
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
3	12:09	1:11	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	7:39	2:05	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
3	1:36	5:12	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
4	10:07	2:20	OWN 35	4	16	Punt
4	2:03	1:54	OWN 36	9	30	Downs

Game MVP: Jim Young, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Nathan	19	106	5.58	14	5
Jimmy Rogers	7	14	2.00	4	0
Steve Bartkowski	3	3	1.00	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	16	29	1.81	12	1
Walter Payton	12	65	5.42	10	1
Roger Carr	2	2	1.00	2	0
Larry Moriarty	2	0	0.00	1	0
Richard Todd	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	28	13	104	1/5	1	17	2	38.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	27	15	146	7/40	0	23	0	70.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	4	8	32	8.00	0	12	0
FB Stan Edwards	2	2	16	8.00	4	11	1
WR Benny Malone	1	4	13	13.00	10	13	0
WR Lynn Swann	1	5	10	10.00	4	10	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	17	17.00	15	17	0
WR George Farmer	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	3	4	4.00	6	4	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Mike Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Carr	3	5	22	7.33	0	13
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	4	38	12.67	29	23
TE Eric Sievers	3	3	23	7.67	4	17
TE Tim Wrightman	2	4	35	17.50	3	21
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	15	7.50	5	11
FB Larry Moriarty	2	3	13	6.50	0	8
WR Archie Griffin	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tony Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Force
Tony Nathan	2	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	0
Johnny Perkins	0	1
Jeff Donaldson	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Carr	1	0	0
Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0
Carl Barisich	0	1	1
Greg Sampson	0	1	0
Tom Toner	0	1	0
Don Blackmon	0	1	0
Shaun Gayle	0	1	0
Graham Spreen	0	0	1
Johnny Rembert	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	6	267	44.5	41.3	47	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	11	497	45.2	36.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	4	62	15.5	0
Stanley Morgan	1	10	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	-1	-0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	1	33	33.0	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	36	36.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	8	1	0.0	21	20
DE Al Harris	5	0	1.0	24	24
CB Herman Edwards	5	1	0.0	14	20
ILB John Anderson	5	1	0.0	21	20
DE Brison Manor	4	3	0.5	19	23
DT Pete Koch	4	0	0.5	18	18
S Mike Davis	4	2	0.0	29	25
DE Jim Young	3	1	2.5	20	21
S Vinny Hoover	3	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Gary Campbell	2	3	1.0	32	33
CB Eddie McMillan	2	0	1.0	24	19
DT Ron Fernandes	2	2	0.5	18	18
CB Aaron Kyle	2	3	0.0	19	20
OLB Sam Hunt	2	2	0.0	27	22
QB Steve Bartkowski	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerry Blanton	2	0	0.0	8	1
CB Mark Mitchell	1	1	0.0	18	26
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0.0	13	20
S Edddie Brown	0	3	0.0	3	6

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	6	1	0.0	25	28
S Shaun Gayle	6	0	0.0	26	25
S Steve Luke	5	0	0.0	24	23
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	1	0.0	22	25
CB Graham Spreen	3	3	0.0	24	23
DE Andy Dorris	3	1	0.0	22	21
DE Reggie White	2	1	1.0	25	19
DT Mike Dawson	2	2	0.0	20	20
S Tommy Casanova	2	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Keena Turner	2	1	0.0	15	16
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	0	0.0	7	8
DT Carl Barisich	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0.0	19	20
ILB Don Blackmon	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0.0	21	16
ILB Jim Collins	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jim Young	2.5	0	0	21
DE Al Harris	1.0	0	2	24
CB Eddie McMillan	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Gary Campbell	1.0	0	0	33
DT Ron Fernandes	0.5	1	1	18
DT Pete Koch	0.5	1	0	18
DE Brison Manor	0.5	0	0	23

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	1	0	19
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	1	1	20
ILB Don Blackmon	0.0	0	1	1	14
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.0	0	1	0	8
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Shane Nelson	3	0	20
ILB John Anderson	3	0	20
CB Aaron Kyle	2	1	20
S Mike Davis	2	0	25
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	20
CB Eddie McMillan	1	0	19
DE Brison Manor	1	0	23
CB Mark Mitchell	1	0	26
OLB Gary Campbell	0	1	33

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shaun Gayle	4	0	0	25
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	1	0	28
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	0	1	25
OLB Keena Turner	1	3	0	16
CB Kenny Johnson	1	1	0	20
S Steve Luke	1	0	0	23
ILB Jim Collins	0	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	2	5	0	25	0	24
Wade Griffin	2	4	1	28	1	29
John Hannah	2	4	0	29	0	29
Irv Pankey	1	4	0	12	0	10
Stan Edwards	1	2	0	20	0	16
Joe Fields	0	3	0	12	0	16
Ron Solt	0	3	0	19	0	17
Don Maggs	0	1	0	20	0	20

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	3	5	1	32	1	29
Greg Sampson	1	8	0	25	1	26
Don Mosebar	1	7	0	15	0	21
Ted McKnight	1	4	0	10	0	6
Brad Edelman	1	1	0	5	0	9
Terry Tausch	0	3	0	28	2	25
Ken Huff	0	2	0	27	2	28
Sid Abramowicz	0	2	0	25	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Lin Dawson	1	16
Dana McKenzie	1	12
Johnny Perkins	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Luke	2	18
Don Blackmon	2	17
Larry Moriarty	2	11
Ted McKnight	1	3

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	32	33	4	69
John Hannah	29	29	---	---	7	65
Wade Griffin	28	29	---	---	4	61
Steve Bartkowski	29	29	---	---	---	58
Mike Davis	---	---	29	25	4	58
Sam Hunt	---	---	27	22	8	57
Larry Tearry	25	24	---	---	6	55
Aaron Kyle	---	---	19	20	15	54
Jim Young	---	---	20	21	13	54
Vinny Hoover	---	---	25	24	3	52
Lin Dawson	17	19	---	---	16	52
Eddie McMillan	---	---	24	19	6	49
Lynn Swann	19	20	---	---	10	49
Al Harris	---	---	24	24	1	49
Mark Mitchell	---	---	18	26	3	47
John Anderson	---	---	21	20	5	46
Shane Nelson	---	---	21	20	4	45
Brison Manor	---	---	19	23	1	43
Stan Edwards	20	16	---	---	7	43
Dana McKenzie	16	14	---	---	12	42
Tony Nathan	21	17	---	---	3	41
Don Maggs	20	20	---	---	---	40
Ron Fernandes	---	---	18	18	3	39
Ron Solt	19	17	---	---	3	39
Herman Edwards	---	---	14	20	4	38
Stanley Morgan	20	17	---	---	1	38
Pete Koch	---	---	18	18	1	37
Benny Malone	16	17	---	---	3	36
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	13	20	3	36
Joe Fields	12	16	---	---	7	35
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	4	3	26	33
Jimmy Rogers	8	12	---	---	13	33
Irv Pankey	12	10	---	---	7	29
Garcia Lane	---	---	6	11	5	22
George Farmer	0	1	---	---	19	20
Edddie Brown	---	---	3	6	10	19
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	19	19
Mike Wilson	7	10	---	---	---	17
Johnny Perkins	1	2	---	---	11	14
Jerry Blanton	---	---	8	1	---	9
Milt McColl	---	---	0	0	8	8
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Macek	32	29	---	---	12	73
Richard Todd	33	34	---	---	---	67
Steve Luke	---	---	24	23	18	65
Tommy Casanova	---	---	23	28	12	63
Ken Huff	27	28	---	---	8	63
Terry Tausch	28	25	---	---	5	58
Graham Spreen	---	---	24	23	7	54
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	22	25	7	54
Johnny Rembert	---	---	25	28	1	54
Eric Sievers	25	21	---	---	7	53
Shaun Gayle	---	---	26	25	2	53
Greg Sampson	25	26	---	---	---	51
Gary Anderson	19	31	---	---	1	51
Sid Abramowicz	25	24	---	---	---	49
Don Mosebar	15	21	---	---	12	48
Tony Hill	18	21	---	---	8	47
Larry Moriarty	15	19	---	---	11	45
Reggie White	---	---	25	19	1	45
Andy Dorris	---	---	22	21	1	44
Kenny Johnson	---	---	19	20	3	42
Mike Dawson	---	---	20	20	---	40
Don Blackmon	---	---	9	14	17	40
Roger Carr	16	14	---	---	8	38
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	21	16	1	38
Archie Griffin	15	18	---	---	3	36
Tom Toner	---	---	12	10	12	34
Glenn Dennison	6	9	---	---	19	34
Orlando Whiteman	12	9	---	---	12	33
Keena Turner	---	---	15	16	2	33
Tim Wrightman	14	18	---	---	---	32
Thomas Hopkins	8	8	---	---	13	29
Brad Edelman	5	9	---	---	13	27
Carl Barisich	---	---	9	9	7	25
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	7	8	6	21
Earl Gant	0	1	---	---	19	20
Ted McKnight	10	6	---	---	3	19
Walter Payton	14	2	---	---	1	17
Fred Anderson	---	---	4	10	---	14
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	11	11
Scott Radecic	---	---	5	1	5	11
Jim Collins	---	---	7	3	---	10
Cedric Minter	0	0	---	---	10	10
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wally Henry	1	1	---	---	1	3
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	61	5.5
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	7	30	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	39	3.0
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	11	33	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	28	13	0	0	2	5	5	2	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	27	15	2	2	2	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	44	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	30	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	8	4	0	32	17
WR Lynn Swann	5	1	0	10	20
WR Benny Malone	4	1	0	13	17
RB Jimmy Rogers	3	1	1	4	12
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	1	4	19
FB Stan Edwards	2	2	0	16	16
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	3	14
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	17	17
WR George Farmer	1	1	0	5	1
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	5	3	0	22	0	14
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	3	0	38	1	9
WR Archie Griffin	4	0	0	0	0	18
TE Tim Wrightman	4	2	1	35	1	18
TE Eric Sievers	3	3	0	23	0	21
FB Larry Moriarty	3	2	0	13	0	19
RB Gary Anderson	2	2	0	15	0	31
WR Tony Hill	1	0	1	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	3	6	2.00	1.81
Walter Payton	2	10	5.00	5.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	4	2	10	2.50	3.71

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	2	0	0	0.00	5.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR George Farmer	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	5	5.00	8.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	3	3
Jimmy Rogers	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	7	2
Gary Anderson	4	1
Roger Carr	1	0
Larry Moriarty	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	10	4	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	3	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	3	2	2
WR Lynn Swann	2	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	2	2	2
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)