Week 1, 1987

played in New England, MA

67 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills7070-14
New England Patriots79710-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:26 NED - Johnny Robinson 4 fumble return (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 09:34 BUF - Bobby Duckworth 12 pass from Bubby Brister (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 10:36 NED - Mike Wood 29 field goal
2Q: 07:57 NED - Mike Wood 46 field goal
2Q: 00:11 NED - Mike Wood 29 field goal
3Q: 12:42 BUF - Daryl Turner 28 pass from Bubby Brister (Carson Long extra point)
3Q: 06:22 NED - Carl Roaches 2 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 13:36 NED - Mike Wood 23 field goal
4Q: 04:27 NED - Jim Eliopulos 11 fumble return (Mike Wood extra point)

Team StatisticsBUFNED
Record0-11-0
First Downs1717
- by Rushing16
- by Passing159
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards288277
- Offensive Plays6265
- Yards per Play4.654.26
Net Rushing Yards29116
- Rushing Attempts1335
- Yards per Rush2.233.31
Net Passing Yards259161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt46 - 26 - 429 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards281166
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/221/5
- Yards per Pass Play5.295.37
Fumbles/Lost2/21/1
3rd Down Conversions4/124/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.35.8
4th Down Conversions2/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/232/10
Punt Returns/Yards0/01/6
Kick Returns/Yards6/863/82
Interception Ret./Yards1/04/32
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 36
Time of Possession25:2034:40

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:49OWN 131-9Fumble
114:114:48OWN 101090Touchdown
15:593:06OWN 20618Punt
11:542:03OWN 536Punt
210:300:34OWN 3210Interception
27:492:11OWN 22738Punt
23:330:46OPP 3726Interception
20:040:04OWN 201-1Half
313:501:21OPP 41341Touchdown
36:132:56OWN 22535Interception
31:480:40OWN 83-4Punt
413:291:56OWN 1638Punt
49:482:52OWN 20613Punt
44:270:07OWN 516Fumble
44:202:36OWN 201042Interception
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:233:24OWN 35620Punt
12:530:59OWN 2531Punt
214:514:21OPP 38726Field Goal
29:562:07OPP 3637Field Goal
25:382:05OWN 13535Fumble
22:472:43OWN 261062Field Goal
315:001:10OWN 3620Interception
312:296:16OWN 321068Touchdown
33:171:29OWN 4238Punt
31:082:39OPP 36530Field Goal
411:331:45OWN 3737Punt
46:562:29OWN 2839Punt
41:441:44OWN 13514Game

Game MVP: Reggie White, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Anderson8151.88400
Cedric Minter4153.75800
Bubby Brister1-1-1.00-100
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Nathan20673.351710
Billy Taylor13483.69700
Gary Kubiak210.50200

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bubby Brister46262813/22228452.9
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Kubiak29211661/5120183.4

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Daryl Turner101713613.6018281
WR Bobby Duckworth47379.254131
WR Mike Young37237.676100
WR Stan Rome263316.500280
RB Gary Anderson222412.0011170
RB Tony Dorsett12-2-2.000-20
WR George Farmer111111.000110
TE Eric Sievers1199.00390
FB Larry Moriarty1233.00230
RB Cedric Minter1177.00070
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stanley Morgan56285.607110
WR Carl Roaches44358.759141
TE Lin Dawson353712.3321200
RB Billy Taylor222412.004150
RB Tony Nathan22178.50190
FB Stan Edwards2342.00250
WR Carl Monroe25168.00290
TE Greg Baty1155.00050
WR Mike Wilson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ronnie Lippett100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Mike Davis11313.000
S Glenn Blackwood100.000
OLB Andrew Melontree11919.000
CB Daryl Smith100.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Daryl Turner1000
Bubby Brister1000
Rod Hill0110
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Lin Dawson1000
Johnny Robinson0101
Jim Eliopulos0101
Daryl Smith0010
Reggie White0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat McInally620734.533.5451
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles526753.445.4693

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Carson Long0/00/00/002/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood4/41/10/0463/3

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan166.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Dorsett57214.40
Maurice Harvey11414.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Clark25125.50
Fred Bohannon13131.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Prior720.02323
ILB Scott Radecic650.02520
S Shaun Gayle600.02321
CB Rod Hill520.02026
S Maurice Harvey420.51716
OLB Johnny Rembert440.02423
OLB Leonard Jackson400.01010
S Rick Woods310.01718
CB Ronnie Lippett310.02513
OLB Anthony Bell300.02020
DT Dino Mangiero210.52222
DE Reggie White230.02317
CB Kenny Johnson210.0119
WR Stan Rome20---------
ILB Jim Collins120.0137
DT Rickey McBeal110.01213
OLB Bruce Scholtz100.0158
WR Daryl Turner10---------
WR Mike Young10---------
DE Mike Fultz010.0138
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Greg Gaines430.01235
S Mike Davis400.01133
S Glenn Blackwood400.0939
DE Reggie White302.01235
ILB Jerry Blanton320.0618
CB Toi Cook320.01031
CB Elbert Shelley310.0530
ILB John Anderson210.01123
S Doug Greene210.0730
OLB Todd Seabaugh210.0216
DT Johnny Robinson200.0828
OLB Milt McColl110.51135
DE Donald Evans100.51143
DE Bruce Clark100.0213
DE Bob Kohrs100.0628
TE Lin Dawson10---------
S Fred Bohannon100.0411
G Duval Love10---------
CB Daryl Smith100.01142
OLB Andrew Melontree010.0114

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Maurice Harvey0.500016
DT Dino Mangiero0.500022
DE Mike Fultz0.00108
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Reggie White2.002235
OLB Milt McColl0.501035
DE Donald Evans0.501043
OLB Greg Gaines0.010035
DE Bruce Clark0.001013
DE Bob Kohrs0.001028
DT Johnny Robinson0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rod Hill40026
OLB Leonard Jackson30010
S Maurice Harvey20016
CB Kenny Johnson2009
S Shaun Gayle20021
ILB Scott Radecic20020
OLB Johnny Rembert11023
CB Ronnie Lippett10113
DT Rickey McBeal10013
DT Dino Mangiero10022
S Rick Woods10018
OLB Anthony Bell10020
OLB Bruce Scholtz0108
CB Wayne Davis01021
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Glenn Blackwood30139
CB Daryl Smith30142
S Doug Greene30030
CB Elbert Shelley30030
S Mike Davis20133
ILB John Anderson20023
OLB Greg Gaines20035
OLB Todd Seabaugh20016
CB Toi Cook20031
ILB Jerry Blanton10018
DE Bruce Clark10013
OLB Milt McColl10035
DT Johnny Robinson10028
OLB Andrew Melontree00114

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harry Swayne1309039
Larry Moriarty1106010
Joe Bostic0307039
Wes Phillips0207117
Steve Wallace0108134
Mark Cannon01012026
Ron Mattes0109033
Jeff Bregel00012134
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Solt38126024
Steve August25033022
Larry Tearry18030029
Bill Cherry120601
Don Maggs11031025
Eric Kattus1101007
Randy Dixon05035127
Stan Edwards01019018
Duval Love010909
Greg Baty01021020

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Rod Hill220
Tony Dorsett122
Cedric Minter114
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Carl Monroe310
Eric Kattus118
Phil Freeman115
Jim Eliopulos110

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rod Hill------20262066
Bobby Duckworth1137------1664
Bubby Brister1349---------62
Mike Prior------2323955
Eric Sievers934------1053
Joe Bostic739------652
Jeff Bregel1234------652
Johnny Rembert------2423350
Rick Woods------17181449
Dino Mangiero------2222448
Scott Radecic------2520348
Wayne Davis------2421348
Harry Swayne939---------48
Shaun Gayle------2321246
Steve Wallace834------446
Maurice Harvey------17161245
Anthony Bell------2020545
Daryl Turner1031------344
Reggie White------2317343
Mark Cannon1226------543
Ron Mattes933---------42
Terry Dion------1815841
Ronnie Lippett------2513240
Gary Anderson831---------39
Mike Young631---------37
Eric Dorsey------1715537
Bruce Scholtz------1581336
Cedric Minter417------1435
Stan Rome529---------34
Tony Dorsett29------2233
Wes Phillips717------630
Don Blackmon------1351230
Jim Collins------1371030
Zeke Mowatt211------1730
Kenny Johnson------119727
Rickey McBeal------1213126
Wayne Radloff123------125
Leonard Jackson------1010525
George Farmer25------1724
Mike Fultz------138122
Larry Moriarty610------319
Pat McInally00------66
Dan Ross00------55
Carson Long00------33
Kyle Mackey00---------0
Kevin Sweeney00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Daryl Smith------11421467
Larry Tearry3029------665
Gary Kubiak3530---------65
Randy Dixon3527---------62
Donald Evans------1143660
Steve August3322------358
Don Maggs3125---------56
Ron Solt2624------656
Billy Taylor1415------2655
Lin Dawson2119------1454
Toi Cook------10311152
Stan Edwards1918------1350
Glenn Blackwood------939---48
Greg Gaines------1235---47
Milt McColl------1135147
Reggie White------1235---47
Mike Davis------1133145
Greg Baty2120------445
Elbert Shelley------5301045
Jim Eliopulos------3311044
Stanley Morgan1819------643
Carl Monroe1912------1041
Bob Kohrs------628640
Doug Greene------730---37
Carl Roaches1010------1737
John Anderson------1123236
Tony Nathan2115---------36
Johnny Robinson------828---36
Eric Kattus107------1835
Jerry Blanton------618428
Andrew Melontree------1141328
Mike Wilson1513---------28
Duval Love99------927
J.D. Maarleveld513------927
Phil Freeman72------1524
Todd Seabaugh------216321
Fred Bohannon------411318
Bill Cherry61------916
Bruce Clark------213---15
Sylvester Stamps00------1313
Allan Leavitt00------88
Kevin Clark------1438
Rick Engles00------55
Mike Wood00------44
Erik Kramer00------44
J.J. Jones00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left341.3
Middle5132.6
Right4133.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9273.0
Middle13342.6
Right12564.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bubby Brister46264530724
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Kubiak29211213101

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)138554.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)18101297.2
Long (19+ Yds)737811.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3272.3
Short (0-8 Yds)19171367.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)62233.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Daryl Turner17102136331
WR Bobby Duckworth74037037
WR Mike Young73123031
WR Stan Rome62033129
RB Tony Dorsett210-209
RB Gary Anderson22024031
FB Larry Moriarty2103010
WR George Farmer1101105
TE Eric Sievers1109034
RB Cedric Minter1107017
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan65028019
TE Lin Dawson53037119
WR Carl Monroe52116012
WR Carl Roaches44035010
FB Stan Edwards3204018
RB Billy Taylor22024015
RB Tony Nathan22017015
WR Mike Wilson1000013
TE Greg Baty1105020

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Nathan3124.003.35
Billy Taylor284.003.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bubby Brister42205.006.11
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Kubiak65264.335.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Tony Dorsett1000.00-1.00
WR Stan Rome1000.005.50
WR Bobby Duckworth111212.005.29
WR Daryl Turner1188.008.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Carl Roaches22168.008.75
WR Stanley Morgan1155.004.67
TE Lin Dawson1166.007.40
WR Mike Wilson1000.000.00
FB Stan Edwards11-1-1.001.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
New EnglandRushesConversions
Billy Taylor11
Tony Nathan10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Bubby Brister1164
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Gary Kubiak1073

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Daryl Turner421
WR Bobby Duckworth321
WR Mike Young211
RB Tony Dorsett100
WR Stan Rome111
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Carl Monroe311
WR Stanley Morgan221
FB Stan Edwards210
RB Billy Taylor111
WR Carl Roaches110
TE Greg Baty110

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,900 (21,400)
End Zone14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)