Week 17, 1985

played in New England, MA

19 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	3	3	0	-	9
New England Patriots	14	7	3	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 NED - Mike Wilson 10 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 05:40 BUF - Carson Long 37 field goal
1Q: 02:39 NED - Benny Malone 18 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:17 BUF - Carson Long 24 field goal
2Q: 00:58 NED - Mike Wilson 6 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 10:47 NED - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
3Q: 02:37 BUF - Carson Long 33 field goal
4Q: 11:23 NED - Mike Wilson 13 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 NED - Mike Wilson 10 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 05:40 BUF - Carson Long 37 field goal
1Q: 02:39 NED - Benny Malone 18 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:17 BUF - Carson Long 24 field goal
2Q: 00:58 NED - Mike Wilson 6 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 10:47 NED - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
3Q: 02:37 BUF - Carson Long 33 field goal
4Q: 11:23 NED - Mike Wilson 13 pass from Gary Kubiak (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 5-11 7-9
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 16 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 382 411
- Offensive Plays 77 67
- Yards per Play 4.96 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 66 91
- Rushing Attempts 15 23
- Yards per Rush 4.40 3.96
Net Passing Yards 316 320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 35 - 0 41 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 347 334
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.10 7.27
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 8/53
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 3/142
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 49
Time of Possession 30:48 29:12

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	5-11	7-9
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	16	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	382	411
- Offensive Plays	77	67
- Yards per Play	4.96	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	66	91
- Rushing Attempts	15	23
- Yards per Rush	4.40	3.96
Net Passing Yards	316	320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 35 - 0	41 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	347	334
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.10	7.27
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	8/53
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	3/142
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 49
Time of Possession	30:48	29:12

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:53	OWN 27	2	5	Fumble
1	11:32	6:00	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
1	2:28	1:28	OWN 20	3	20	Fumble
1	0:17	4:17	OWN 34	8	35	Missed FG
2	8:27	4:33	OWN 14	12	55	Missed FG
2	3:41	2:32	OWN 47	11	46	Field Goal
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 32	3	10	Half
3	10:42	1:44	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	6:30	3:58	OWN 8	8	76	Field Goal
4	11:15	2:40	OWN 14	5	22	Downs
4	7:15	1:07	OWN 20	6	23	Downs
4	3:56	0:58	OWN 20	6	23	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:07	2:35	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
1	5:32	3:04	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
1	1:00	0:43	OPP 40	4	6	Downs
2	11:00	2:33	OWN 38	6	59	Missed FG
2	3:54	0:13	OWN 38	2	15	Fumble
2	1:09	0:19	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:18	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
3	8:58	2:28	OWN 34	5	16	Punt
3	2:32	6:17	OWN 26	14	74	Touchdown
4	8:35	1:20	OPP 36	3	13	Interception
4	6:08	2:12	OPP 43	3	8	Punt
4	2:58	2:58	OPP 43	9	33	Game

Game MVP: Gary Kubiak, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	6	30	5.00	8	0
Cedric Minter	6	25	4.17	10	1
Richard Todd	2	7	3.50	7	0
Archie Griffin	1	4	4.00	4	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	19	91	4.79	33	1
Tony Nathan	3	2	0.67	2	0
Gary Kubiak	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	57	35	347	5/31	0	62	0	78.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	41	28	334	3/14	4	45	1	115.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Archie Griffin	8	14	64	8.00	6	14
WR Dave Logan	7	13	141	20.14	47	62
WR Mike Young	7	9	71	10.14	4	23
WR Daryl Turner	6	8	21	3.50	1	7
RB Gary Anderson	2	3	16	8.00	10	16
TE Eric Sievers	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Cedric Minter	1	2	3	3.00	3	3
WR Mark Pattison	1	3	14	14.00	6	14

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wilson	8	9	81	10.13	4	18	3
WR Benny Malone	5	6	72	14.40	25	18	1
WR Lynn Swann	5	8	68	13.60	32	45	0
WR Stanley Morgan	4	6	38	9.50	0	15	0
RB Walter Payton	3	3	28	9.33	15	13	0
TE Walter White	2	5	40	20.00	21	27	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Johnny Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tony Nathan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cedric Minter	1	0	0
Daryl Turner	1	0	0
Mark Pattison	1	0	0
Tim Wrightman	0	1	0
Scott Radecic	0	1	0
Keena Turner	0	0	1
Johnny Rembert	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lynn Swann	1	0	0
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
Gary Campbell	0	1	0
Doug Greene	0	1	0
Mike Wilson	0	1	0
John Anderson	0	0	1
Pete Koch	0	0	1
Garcia Lane	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	1	49	49.0	41.0	49	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	2	77	38.5	28.5	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	3/5	0/2	0/0	37	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/2	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lynn Swann	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Griffin	2	37	18.5	0
Rod Hill	1	18	18.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	3	142	47.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Prior	11	2	0.0	20	33
OLB Keena Turner	6	2	0.0	15	31
S Shaun Gayle	5	2	0.0	22	39
DE Reggie White	4	3	1.5	20	37
OLB Johnny Rembert	4	2	0.0	20	35
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	1	0.0	21	38
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	0	1.0	14	35
DE Mike Hamby	2	0	0.5	5	14
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	0	0.0	7	12
CB Rod Hill	2	0	0.0	15	32
ILB Scott Radecic	2	0	0.0	7	11
ILB Jim Collins	1	1	0.0	6	9
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0.0	6	20
DE Steve Hamilton	1	0	0.0	13	7
DE Bubba Emanuel	0	1	0.0	8	30

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Greene	7	2	0.0	12	46
CB Rufus Bess	6	0	0.0	12	55
S Mike Davis	5	2	0.0	7	30
OLB Sam Hunt	5	0	0.0	13	56
S Mark Murphy	5	0	0.0	8	40
ILB Shane Nelson	4	1	0.0	13	57
DT Pete Koch	4	0	0.0	10	34
OLB Gary Campbell	3	1	2.0	14	39
DE Reggie White	3	0	1.0	10	34
CB Herman Edwards	3	0	0.0	13	48
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	2.0	11	45
CB Daryl Smith	2	1	0.0	12	42
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	1	0.0	2	6
S Fred Bohannon	1	1	0.0	3	10
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	0.0	5	28
TE Walter White	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Young	1	0	0.0	9	45
CB Garcia Lane	0	2	0.0	5	32
OLB Greg Gaines	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1.5	2	0	37
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1.0	0	0	35
DE Mike Hamby	0.5	0	0	14
OLB Ron Crosby	0.0	1	0	13
CB Rod Hill	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Johnny Rembert	0.0	1	0	35
DE Milford Hodge	0.0	1	0	19
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	1	25

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	2.0	2	3	39
DE Bruce Clark	2.0	0	0	45
DE Reggie White	1.0	3	2	34
OLB Sam Hunt	0.0	2	0	56
DE Jim Young	0.0	2	0	45
DT Ron Fernandes	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Prior	6	0	0	33
OLB Keena Turner	4	0	0	31
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	0	0	38
S Shaun Gayle	4	0	0	39
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	1	0	35
CB Rod Hill	3	0	0	32
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	0	0	12
CB Wayne Davis	1	1	0	20
DE Mike Hamby	1	0	0	14
ILB Scott Radecic	0	1	0	11
ILB Jim Collins	0	0	1	9

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rufus Bess	6	3	55
S Doug Greene	5	0	46
S Mike Davis	4	1	30
ILB Shane Nelson	4	1	57
OLB Sam Hunt	4	0	56
CB Herman Edwards	3	3	48
S Mark Murphy	3	0	40
DE Jim Young	1	0	45
ILB John Anderson	1	0	29
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	6
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	10
CB Garcia Lane	1	0	32
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Sievers	2	2	11	0	21
Ron Mattes	1	2	12	1	46
Morlon Poole	1	1	2	0	10
Bob Olderman	0	2	13	2	46
Brad Edelman	0	2	14	0	48
Don Mosebar	0	2	13	0	51
Thomas Hopkins	0	1	3	0	16
Frank Hamilton	0	1	3	0	30
Sid Abramowicz	0	0	13	2	52

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	1	4	15	0	28
Bill Story	1	3	10	1	21
Wade Griffin	1	3	15	1	30
Larry Tearry	1	3	20	0	33
Walter White	1	2	21	0	29
Stan Edwards	1	1	14	0	26
Bob Rush	0	3	10	1	26
Don Maggs	0	3	20	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Ted McKnight	1	13
Rod Hill	1	13
Eric Sievers	1	11
D.D. Hoggard	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Perkins	1	14
George Farmer	1	11
Sylvester Stamps	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richard Todd	15	62	---	---	---	77
Shaun Gayle	---	---	22	39	11	72
Don Mosebar	13	51	---	---	6	70
Archie Griffin	11	51	---	---	6	68
Brad Edelman	14	48	---	---	6	68
Sid Abramowicz	13	52	---	---	---	65
Bob Olderman	13	46	---	---	6	65
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	21	38	2	61
Rod Hill	---	---	15	32	13	60
Reggie White	---	---	20	37	2	59
Ron Mattes	12	46	---	---	---	58
Johnny Rembert	---	---	20	35	2	57
Mike Young	7	50	---	---	---	57
Mike Prior	---	---	20	33	3	56
Dave Logan	10	42	---	---	---	52
Daryl Turner	6	34	---	---	12	52
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	14	35	---	49
Keena Turner	---	---	15	31	2	48
Cedric Minter	6	22	---	---	18	46
Kenny Johnson	---	---	17	25	1	43
Eric Sievers	11	21	---	---	11	43
Bubba Emanuel	---	---	8	30	3	41
Mike Dawson	---	---	12	25	2	39
Gary Anderson	9	28	---	---	---	37
Ron Crosby	---	---	8	13	15	36
Tim Wrightman	5	20	---	---	11	36
D.D. Hoggard	---	---	6	19	11	36
Mark Pattison	0	19	---	---	16	35
Frank Hamilton	3	30	---	---	2	35
Milford Hodge	---	---	11	19	2	32
Wayne Davis	---	---	6	20	5	31
Ted McKnight	3	9	---	---	13	25
Thomas Hopkins	3	16	---	---	6	25
Larry Moriarty	7	14	---	---	3	24
Jim Collins	---	---	6	9	7	22
Mike Hamby	---	---	5	14	2	21
Scott Radecic	---	---	7	11	2	20
Steve Hamilton	---	---	13	7	---	20
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	7	12	---	19
Wayne Radloff	2	11	---	---	4	17
Morlon Poole	2	10	---	---	---	12
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Hunt	---	---	13	56	8	77
Shane Nelson	---	---	13	57	5	75
Rufus Bess	---	---	12	55	6	73
Gary Kubiak	23	44	---	---	---	67
Herman Edwards	---	---	13	48	5	66
Doug Greene	---	---	12	46	4	62
Mark Murphy	---	---	8	40	14	62
Jim Young	---	---	9	45	5	59
Bruce Clark	---	---	11	45	3	59
Daryl Smith	---	---	12	42	4	58
Gary Campbell	---	---	14	39	4	57
Walter White	21	29	---	---	6	56
Don Maggs	20	35	---	---	---	55
Duval Love	21	33	---	---	1	55
Larry Tearry	20	33	---	---	1	54
Stan Edwards	14	26	---	---	11	51
Walter Payton	19	31	---	---	---	50
Pete Koch	---	---	10	34	4	48
Garcia Lane	---	---	5	32	10	47
Ron Solt	15	28	---	---	4	47
Reggie White	---	---	10	34	3	47
Dana McKenzie	11	21	---	---	13	45
Wade Griffin	15	30	---	---	---	45
John Anderson	---	---	4	29	10	43
Mike Davis	---	---	7	30	3	40
Stanley Morgan	14	26	---	---	---	40
Bob Rush	10	26	---	---	4	40
Mike Wilson	13	27	---	---	---	40
Lynn Swann	8	25	---	---	5	38
Ron Fernandes	---	---	5	28	2	35
Bill Story	10	21	---	---	4	35
Benny Malone	10	15	---	---	7	32
Tony Nathan	4	13	---	---	15	32
Revie Sorey	4	14	---	---	4	22
Johnny Perkins	1	4	---	---	14	19
Fred Bohannon	---	---	3	10	4	17
George Farmer	0	3	---	---	11	14
Jerry Blanton	---	---	2	6	4	12
Greg Gaines	---	---	2	6	1	9
Sylvester Stamps	0	0	---	---	8	8
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	0	0	1	1
Steve Bartkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	4	15	3.8
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	2	11	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	57	35	3	3	1	8	10	5	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	41	28	2	1	2	3	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	20	123	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	8	110	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	108	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	14	201	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	36	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie Griffin	14	8	0	64	0	51
WR Dave Logan	13	7	0	141	2	42
WR Mike Young	9	7	0	71	1	50
WR Daryl Turner	8	6	0	21	0	34
TE Eric Sievers	3	1	1	9	0	21
RB Gary Anderson	3	2	0	16	0	28
WR Mark Pattison	3	1	0	14	0	19
RB Cedric Minter	2	1	0	3	0	22
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	0	5	0	20
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	0	3	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	9	8	0	81	0	27
WR Lynn Swann	8	5	1	68	1	25
WR Benny Malone	6	5	0	72	0	15
WR Stanley Morgan	6	4	0	38	0	26
TE Walter White	5	2	1	40	1	29
RB Walter Payton	3	3	0	28	0	31
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	7	0	21
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Tony Nathan	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	5	12	2.40	4.79
Gary Kubiak	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	7	3	19	2.71	6.09

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	9	6	49	5.44	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Archie Griffin	2	1	3	1.50	4.57
WR Daryl Turner	2	1	2	1.00	2.63
WR Dave Logan	1	0	0	0.00	10.85
WR Mark Pattison	1	1	14	14.00	4.67
WR Mike Young	1	0	0	0.00	7.89

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wilson	4	4	31	7.75	9.00
WR Benny Malone	1	1	18	18.00	12.00
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	0	0.00	8.50
TE Walter White	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	1	0
Tony Nathan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	16	10	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Young	4	3	2
WR Archie Griffin	3	2	0
WR Dave Logan	3	2	2
WR Daryl Turner	3	2	1
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	0
RB Cedric Minter	1	0	0
WR Mark Pattison	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	4	4	3
WR Benny Malone	2	1	1
RB Walter Payton	2	2	2
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	1
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	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)