Week 15, 1986

played in Buffalo, NY

40 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	6	3	7	5	-	21
Buffalo Bills	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 NED - Mike Wood 53 field goal
1Q: 04:05 NED - Mike Wood 21 field goal
2Q: 11:26 NED - Mike Wood 51 field goal
3Q: 15:00 NED - Fred Bohannon 95 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 07:32 BUF - Carson Long 43 field goal
4Q: 14:45 NED - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 04:52 NED - Mike Wood 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 NED - Mike Wood 53 field goal
1Q: 04:05 NED - Mike Wood 21 field goal
2Q: 11:26 NED - Mike Wood 51 field goal
3Q: 15:00 NED - Fred Bohannon 95 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 07:32 BUF - Carson Long 43 field goal
4Q: 14:45 NED - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 04:52 NED - Mike Wood 41 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-6 3-11
First Downs 11 17
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 197 315
- Offensive Plays 56 72
- Yards per Play 3.52 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 70 107
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 2.59 5.35
Net Passing Yards 127 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 50 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 127 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 10/93
Punt Returns/Yards 3/49 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/145 4/61
Interception Ret./Yards 3/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 17
Time of Possession 28:12 31:48

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-6	3-11
First Downs	11	17
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	197	315
- Offensive Plays	56	72
- Yards per Play	3.52	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	70	107
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	2.59	5.35
Net Passing Yards	127	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	50 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	127	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	10/93
Punt Returns/Yards	3/49	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/145	4/61
Interception Ret./Yards	3/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 17
Time of Possession	28:12	31:48

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:48	2:18	OWN 32	6	32	Field Goal
1	7:11	3:13	OPP 33	8	29	Field Goal
1	1:47	1:21	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	13:53	2:32	50	4	16	Field Goal
2	8:44	1:12	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
2	5:39	3:28	OWN 22	6	19	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 48	2	11	Half
3	7:27	2:07	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	2:11	2:26	OWN 29	6	19	Punt
4	14:35	3:40	OWN 36	6	16	Punt
4	8:50	4:03	OWN 36	5	40	Field Goal
4	1:29	0:36	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 6	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:12	OWN 10	10	55	Interception
1	7:30	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
1	3:58	2:11	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
1	0:26	1:33	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
2	11:21	2:37	OWN 29	5	14	Punt
2	7:32	1:53	OWN 23	4	8	Punt
2	2:11	1:49	OWN 15	6	13	Punt
3	14:45	7:18	OWN 22	12	52	Field Goal
3	5:20	3:09	OWN 12	7	66	Missed FG
4	14:45	0:10	OWN 4	1	-7	Safety
4	10:55	2:05	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	4:47	3:18	OWN 11	13	51	Downs
4	0:53	0:40	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception

Game MVP: Mike Wood, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Taylor	16	46	2.88	10	1
Sylvester Stamps	8	22	2.75	10	1
Gary Kubiak	2	0	0.00	1	0
Stan Edwards	1	2	2.00	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	16	93	5.81	13	2	0
Cedric Minter	4	14	3.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	29	18	127	0/0	0	27	0	72.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubby Brister	50	28	220	2/12	0	40	3	42.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lynn Swann	4	5	36	9.00	2	11
WR Carl Monroe	4	5	52	13.00	15	27
TE Lin Dawson	3	5	4	1.33	0	3
FB Stan Edwards	3	3	5	1.67	3	4
TE Greg Baty	3	4	19	6.33	7	8
WR Phil Freeman	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Stanley Morgan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Billy Taylor	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stan Rome	6	14	38	6.33	0	15
WR Bobby Duckworth	4	6	39	9.75	4	13
TE Tim Wrightman	4	4	16	4.00	1	6
FB Larry Moriarty	4	5	62	15.50	50	40
WR Mike Young	3	6	25	8.33	3	13
RB Tony Dorsett	2	2	1	0.50	0	3
WR Rich Martini	2	8	23	11.50	3	17
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	15	7.50	4	11
RB Gary Anderson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
RB Cedric Minter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Brian Kelley	1	10	10.00
OLB Gary Campbell	1	19	19.00
S Mike Davis	1	6	6.00

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0
Don McNeal	0	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rod Hill	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	7	346	49.4	42.9	60	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	6	260	43.3	35.2	47	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	4/4	3/3	2/2	53	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	1/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	49	16.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	3	145	48.3	1

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Griffin	3	47	15.7	0
Tony Dorsett	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Glenn Blackwood	6	2	0.0	17	45
S Mark Murphy	6	0	0.0	8	30
OLB Milt McColl	4	3	1.0	17	35
OLB Gary Campbell	4	0	1.0	20	51
CB Herman Edwards	4	1	0.0	16	42
ILB Jim Eliopulos	3	3	0.0	14	35
ILB Jerry Blanton	3	1	0.0	5	11
DE Bruce Clark	3	1	0.0	8	20
DT Pete Koch	3	1	0.0	17	28
ILB John Anderson	3	0	0.0	9	20
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0.0	14	41
CB Daryl Smith	3	0	0.0	16	30
CB Don McNeal	2	2	0.0	10	34
DE Reggie White	1	2	0.0	15	37
OLB Greg Gaines	1	1	0.0	3	12
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0.0	3	24
DE Bob Kohrs	0	1	0.0	17	47

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Prior	9	0	0.0	24	21
CB Ronnie Lippett	6	0	0.0	19	21
ILB Scott Radecic	5	3	0.0	26	19
CB Kenny Johnson	3	2	0.0	11	12
CB Rod Hill	3	2	0.0	17	22
DE Reggie White	3	2	0.0	22	22
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	0	0.0	17	23
S Scott Burk	2	0	0.0	11	13
CB Wayne Davis	2	0	0.0	19	20
ILB Jim Collins	1	3	0.0	10	9
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	3	0.0	12	18
ILB Don Blackmon	1	1	0.0	11	17
OLB Anthony Bell	1	1	0.0	9	5
WR Stan Rome	1	0	---	---	---
DE Terry Dion	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Phil Murphy	1	0	0.0	11	6
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0.0	1	10
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	---	---	---
S Shaun Gayle	1	0	0.0	24	27
OLB Johnny Rembert	0	2	0.0	21	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	1.0	0	3	1	51
OLB Milt McColl	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Bob Kohrs	0.0	2	0	0	47
S Glenn Blackwood	0.0	0	2	2	45
S Fred Bohannon	0.0	0	1	0	41
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	0	5	37

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1	1	22
DE Terry Dion	1	0	13
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Herman Edwards	4	1	0	42
S Glenn Blackwood	3	1	0	45
S Mark Murphy	3	0	0	30
OLB Milt McColl	3	0	0	35
ILB Jerry Blanton	2	1	0	11
CB Daryl Smith	2	1	0	30
OLB Gary Campbell	2	0	1	51
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0	20
CB Don McNeal	2	0	0	34
S Fred Bohannon	2	0	0	41
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	0	12
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0	35
DT Pete Koch	1	0	0	28
ILB Brian Kelley	0	0	1	4
S Mike Davis	0	0	1	14

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	0	21
CB Rod Hill	3	2	22
S Mike Prior	2	1	21
S Scott Burk	2	0	13
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	12
CB Wayne Davis	2	0	20
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	9
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	10
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	5
S Shaun Gayle	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Larry Tearry	2	5	20	22
Ron Solt	1	6	16	15
Don Maggs	1	4	21	26
J.D. Maarleveld	0	3	19	21
Stan Edwards	0	2	20	19
Jerrol Webster	0	2	16	18
Duval Love	0	1	22	22
Greg Baty	0	1	21	17
Bill Cherry	0	1	8	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Edelman	3	4	0	18	0	35
Steve Wallace	2	4	0	19	0	46
Don Macek	2	3	1	16	0	44
Kurt Schumacher	2	2	0	16	0	44
Larry Moriarty	2	2	0	14	0	33
Ron Mattes	1	2	0	17	2	33
Joe Bostic	0	1	0	6	0	20
Eric Sievers	0	1	0	9	0	42
Wayne Radloff	0	1	0	5	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Don McNeal	2	19
Phil Freeman	1	18
Lin Dawson	1	13
Kevin Williams	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
George Farmer	2	22
Rod Hill	2	21
Eric Sievers	1	16

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	20	51	2	73
Bob Kohrs	---	---	17	47	8	72
Milt McColl	---	---	17	35	15	67
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	17	45	2	64
Don McNeal	---	---	10	34	19	63
Herman Edwards	---	---	16	42	3	61
Fred Bohannon	---	---	14	41	6	61
Lin Dawson	21	24	---	---	13	58
Gary Kubiak	27	29	---	---	---	56
Greg Baty	21	17	---	---	17	55
Don Maggs	21	26	---	---	7	54
Reggie White	---	---	15	37	1	53
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	14	35	3	52
Larry Tearry	20	22	---	---	8	50
Stan Edwards	20	19	---	---	8	47
Daryl Smith	---	---	16	30	1	47
Lynn Swann	15	19	---	---	12	46
Pete Koch	---	---	17	28	1	46
Jerrol Webster	16	18	---	---	11	45
Duval Love	22	22	---	---	---	44
Billy Taylor	18	18	---	---	6	42
Mark Murphy	---	---	8	30	3	41
J.D. Maarleveld	19	21	---	---	---	40
Carl Monroe	8	14	---	---	16	38
Stanley Morgan	14	16	---	---	6	36
Ron Solt	16	15	---	---	4	35
Sylvester Stamps	9	7	---	---	19	35
Mark Behning	13	11	---	---	11	35
John Anderson	---	---	9	20	4	33
Bruce Clark	---	---	8	20	1	29
Bill Cherry	8	10	---	---	11	29
Andy Buffone	---	---	3	24	1	28
Tony Nathan	2	5	---	---	20	27
Mike Davis	---	---	8	14	1	23
Phil Freeman	0	2	---	---	18	20
Jerry Blanton	---	---	5	11	3	19
Greg Gaines	---	---	3	12	4	19
Kevin Williams	---	---	2	8	8	18
Brian Kelley	---	---	1	4	9	14
Mike Wilson	7	4	---	---	---	11
Doug Greene	---	---	0	4	5	9
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bubby Brister	20	52	---	---	2	74
Steve Wallace	19	46	---	---	3	68
Eric Sievers	9	42	---	---	16	67
Kurt Schumacher	16	44	---	---	5	65
Don Macek	16	44	---	---	5	65
Shaun Gayle	---	---	24	27	13	64
Gary Anderson	16	41	---	---	5	62
Brad Edelman	18	35	---	---	8	61
Rod Hill	---	---	17	22	21	60
Mike Prior	---	---	24	21	13	58
Larry Moriarty	14	33	---	---	5	52
Ron Mattes	17	33	---	---	---	50
Mike Young	15	35	---	---	---	50
Scott Radecic	---	---	26	19	3	48
Reggie White	---	---	22	22	3	47
Stan Rome	15	29	---	---	---	44
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	19	21	4	44
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	17	23	2	42
Kenny Johnson	---	---	11	12	18	41
Johnny Rembert	---	---	21	18	2	41
Don Blackmon	---	---	11	17	11	39
Jim Collins	---	---	10	9	20	39
Wayne Davis	---	---	19	20	---	39
Eric Dorsey	---	---	19	16	3	38
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	12	18	5	35
Tim Wrightman	9	17	---	---	9	35
Cedric Minter	4	11	---	---	20	35
Joe Bostic	6	20	---	---	8	34
Wes Phillips	3	21	---	---	8	32
Tony Dorsett	1	12	---	---	17	30
Rich Martini	8	21	---	---	---	29
Terry Dion	---	---	8	13	8	29
Scott Burk	---	---	11	13	3	27
George Farmer	1	2	---	---	22	25
Bobby Duckworth	7	17	---	---	---	24
Wayne Radloff	5	17	---	---	2	24
Phil Murphy	---	---	11	6	6	23
Dino Mangiero	---	---	5	7	4	16
Anthony Bell	---	---	9	5	2	16
Archie Griffin	1	0	---	---	11	12
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	1	10	1	12
Daryl Turner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	10	10.0
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	13	16	1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	1	4	4.0
Right	10	57	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	29	18	1	0	4	4	3	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubby Brister	50	28	1	3	4	4	6	8	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	20	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	51	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	29	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	16	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	124	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	80	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	5	4	0	36	0	19
TE Lin Dawson	5	3	1	4	0	24
WR Carl Monroe	5	4	1	52	1	14
TE Greg Baty	4	3	0	19	0	17
FB Stan Edwards	3	3	0	5	0	19
WR Stanley Morgan	2	0	1	0	0	16
RB Billy Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Mike Wilson	2	0	1	0	0	4
WR Phil Freeman	1	1	0	11	0	2

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stan Rome	14	6	1	38	0	29
WR Rich Martini	8	2	2	23	0	21
WR Bobby Duckworth	6	4	0	39	0	17
WR Mike Young	6	3	0	25	0	35
FB Larry Moriarty	5	4	0	62	1	33
TE Tim Wrightman	4	4	0	16	0	17
RB Tony Dorsett	2	2	0	1	0	12
TE Eric Sievers	2	2	0	15	0	42
RB Gary Anderson	2	1	0	1	0	41
RB Cedric Minter	1	0	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Taylor	1	5	5.00	2.88
Gary Kubiak	1	-1	-1.00	0.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	4	2	11	2.75	4.38

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Billy Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Stan Edwards	1	1	4	4.00	1.67
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	7	7.00	10.40

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Taylor	4	1
Stan Edwards	1	0
Gary Kubiak	1	1
Sylvester Stamps	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	8	2	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubby Brister	16	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Billy Taylor	2	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	0	0
WR Carl Monroe	2	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	1
TE Greg Baty	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stan Rome	7	3	1
WR Rich Martini	2	1	1
FB Larry Moriarty	2	1	1
WR Mike Young	2	1	1
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	1
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	1	1
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,300)