Week 11, 1987

played in Buffalo, NY

32 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots7736-23
Buffalo Bills7700-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 BUF - Bobby Duckworth 3 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 03:23 NED - Greg Baty 7 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 07:39 BUF - Mike Young 4 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 02:26 NED - Mike Wilson 22 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 14:12 NED - Mike Wood 42 field goal
4Q: 08:03 NED - Mike Wood 49 field goal
4Q: 00:13 NED - Mike Wood 21 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record5-51-9
First Downs1118
- by Rushing47
- by Passing611
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards183297
- Offensive Plays6174
- Yards per Play3.004.01
Net Rushing Yards67162
- Rushing Attempts2431
- Yards per Rush2.795.23
Net Passing Yards116135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 16 - 139 - 17 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards129159
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/134/24
- Yards per Pass Play3.143.14
Fumbles/Lost1/13/1
3rd Down Conversions3/157/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.98.6
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards1/510/70
Punt Returns/Yards3/324/36
Kick Returns/Yards3/954/48
Interception Ret./Yards5/551/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 45OWN 25
Time of Possession26:1133:49

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:50OWN 2530Punt
112:171:43OWN 2539Punt
16:462:42OWN 25519Punt
14:040:47OPP 16216Touchdown
213:303:22OWN 10826Fumble
27:302:38OWN 4149Punt
22:260:12OPP 22122Touchdown
20:150:15OWN 3522Half
314:300:24OPP 2530Field Goal
38:225:55OWN 131040Punt
30:431:26OPP 4048Missed FG
412:051:50OWN 10426Punt
49:111:15OPP 3533Field Goal
45:540:47OWN 3833Interception
42:170:37OPP 4832Punt
41:131:07OPP 23-2Field Goal
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:101:53OWN 443-9Punt
110:343:48OWN 36764Touchdown
13:174:47OWN 201042Punt
210:082:38OPP 26626Touchdown
24:522:26OWN 1154Interception
22:141:59OWN 10619Punt
315:000:30OWN 2610Interception
314:065:44OWN 151041Punt
32:271:44OWN 234Punt
414:172:12OWN 39519Punt
410:151:04OWN 243-12Interception
47:562:02OWN 22431Interception
45:072:50OWN 35813Downs
41:400:27OWN 530Interception

Game MVP: Glenn Blackwood, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dalton Hilliard11191.73800
Tony Nathan10444.401120
Gary Kubiak341.33400
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Anderson261385.313830
Cedric Minter5244.801210

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Kubiak35161292/13224162.7
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kevin Sweeney39171594/24236532.8

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Wilson487017.5014241
RB Tony Nathan23157.50880
FB Stan Edwards2410.50010
WR Carl Monroe2484.00040
TE Greg Baty2394.50071
WR Stanley Morgan121010.002100
WR Carl Roaches14-1-1.000-10
TE Lin Dawson131313.000130
RB Dalton Hilliard1244.00640
WR Phil Freeman0200.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stan Rome411287.001110
WR Bobby Duckworth36124.00061
TE Eric Sievers244623.0028360
TE Zeke Mowatt222211.001120
WR Daryl Turner292914.500200
WR Mike Young2373.50041
TE Dan Ross111111.000110
RB Cedric Minter1144.00040
WR George Farmer0100.00000
RB Gary Anderson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Glenn Blackwood34515.000
OLB Milt McColl100.000
CB Toi Cook11010.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
S Shaun Gayle100.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Gary Kubiak1000
Sylvester Stamps0110
Milt McColl0010
Reggie White0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Kevin Sweeney2000
Mike Prior1000
Bruce Scholtz0110
Joe Bostic0100
Steve Wallace0100

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles730243.138.0475
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat McInally623338.833.5514

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood3/42/30/0492/2
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Carson Long0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan22110.50
Kevin Clark11111.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Prior4369.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Clark39531.70
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Maurice Harvey44812.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mark Dusbabek500.01814
DE Reggie White422.02636
S Mike Davis420.02435
ILB John Anderson420.02433
CB Herman Edwards410.01725
OLB Greg Gaines410.02019
S Fred Bohannon400.01228
DT Pete Koch320.01222
OLB Gary Campbell300.01720
S Glenn Blackwood300.02130
OLB Andrew Melontree300.01215
DE Bob Kohrs211.02338
OLB Milt McColl201.01423
CB Kevin Clark210.01722
TE Lin Dawson20---------
DT Johnny Robinson120.02325
S Doug Greene100.01630
DE Bruce Clark100.0119
CB Chris Goode010.0711
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Scott Radecic621.02027
S Rick Woods410.0715
S Shaun Gayle400.02029
DT Dino Mangiero310.01122
CB Wayne Davis300.01423
DE Reggie White211.01731
S Mike Prior230.01932
OLB Anthony Bell220.01526
DE Terry Dion210.0108
OLB Johnny Rembert210.02130
DE Mike Fultz200.01315
WR Bobby Duckworth20---------
CB Ronnie Lippett200.01829
WR Daryl Turner20---------
ILB Don Blackmon110.068
CB Kenny Johnson100.01014
TE Eric Sievers10---------
CB Rod Hill100.01325
DE Eric Dorsey100.01429
ILB Jim Collins010.01211

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Reggie White2.000136
DE Bob Kohrs1.012038
OLB Milt McColl1.011023
OLB Gary Campbell0.002020
DT Johnny Robinson0.001025
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Scott Radecic1.001027
DE Reggie White1.000231
OLB Johnny Rembert0.012030
OLB Anthony Bell0.003026
DE Mike Fultz0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Herman Edwards30025
ILB John Anderson21033
S Fred Bohannon21028
S Mike Davis20035
OLB Greg Gaines20019
S Glenn Blackwood10330
CB Toi Cook10138
OLB Gary Campbell10020
OLB Andrew Melontree10015
CB Kevin Clark10022
ILB Mark Dusbabek10014
OLB Milt McColl01123
S Doug Greene01030
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert21030
ILB Scott Radecic21027
CB Wayne Davis21023
DT Dino Mangiero20022
S Rick Woods20015
S Shaun Gayle10129
CB Kenny Johnson10014
ILB Don Blackmon1008
CB Rod Hill10025
S Mike Prior10032
OLB Leonard Jackson10010

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Stan Edwards22015025
Larry Tearry13120029
Duval Love13012026
Don Maggs12019130
Randy Dixon11015015
Ron Solt04020030
Steve August02012029
Bill Cherry0207011
Lin Dawson01014025
Eric Kattus0105010
J.D. Maarleveld00015115
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mark Cannon47025032
Harry Swayne35025135
Steve Wallace15127336
Eric Sievers14025030
Jeff Bregel14022026
Wes Phillips12010017
Larry Moriarty02013016
Joe Bostic01028038
Ron Mattes01012020

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Eric Kattus219
Sylvester Stamps213
Tony Nathan126
Herbert Harris115
Phil Freeman113
Carl Monroe110
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Rod Hill318
Zeke Mowatt215
George Farmer115

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Toi Cook------2738974
Bob Kohrs------2338667
Reggie White------2636---62
Gary Kubiak2437---------61
Ron Solt2030------1161
Mike Davis------2435---59
John Anderson------2433---57
Kevin Clark------17221655
Larry Tearry2029------554
Lin Dawson1425------1554
Stan Edwards1525------1353
Tony Nathan1015------2651
Glenn Blackwood------2130---51
Don Maggs1930---------49
Johnny Robinson------2325---48
Doug Greene------1630---46
Milt McColl------1423946
Fred Bohannon------1228444
Greg Baty1524------544
Carl Monroe1716------1043
Steve August1229------142
Herman Edwards------1725---42
Greg Gaines------2019342
J.D. Maarleveld1515------1141
Randy Dixon1515------1141
Pete Koch------1222640
Andrew Melontree------12151239
Duval Love1226---------38
Gary Campbell------1720---37
Mark Dusbabek------1814537
Dalton Hilliard1422---------36
Eric Kattus510------1934
Stanley Morgan721------533
Chris Goode------7111230
Bill Cherry711------1028
Phil Freeman56------1324
Bruce Clark------119---20
Mike Wilson812---------20
Carl Roaches109---------19
Herbert Harris00------1515
Sylvester Stamps00------1313
Rick Engles00------77
Allan Leavitt00------66
Mike Wood00------44
Erik Kramer00------44
Chris Miller00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kevin Sweeney3143---------74
Joe Bostic2838------672
Steve Wallace2736------568
Eric Sievers2530------964
Bobby Duckworth1928------1663
Mike Prior------19321162
Mark Cannon2532------461
Harry Swayne2535---------60
Daryl Turner2227------958
Rod Hill------13251856
Johnny Rembert------2130556
Jeff Bregel2226------654
Shaun Gayle------2029453
Scott Radecic------2027451
Gary Anderson2624---------50
Ronnie Lippett------1829350
Reggie White------1731250
Mike Young1730---------47
Eric Dorsey------1429447
Cedric Minter519------2246
Anthony Bell------1526142
Dino Mangiero------1122639
Wayne Davis------1423138
Kenny Johnson------10141337
Larry Moriarty1316------534
Stan Rome1221---------33
Wes Phillips1017------633
Rick Woods------7151133
Ron Mattes1220---------32
Zeke Mowatt412------1531
Mike Fultz------1315230
Bruce Scholtz------571830
Terry Dion------1081028
Jim Collins------1211528
Maurice Harvey------6101127
Dan Ross106------824
Don Blackmon------681024
Leonard Jackson------410721
George Farmer22------1519
Wayne Radloff611------118
Rickey McBeal------96217
Pat McInally00------66
Carson Long00------33
Rueben Mayes00------22
Kyle Mackey00---------0
Bubby Brister00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9293.2
Middle9384.2
Right510.2
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13503.8
Middle7669.4
Right11464.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Kubiak35162343721
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kevin Sweeney39172324615

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen95222.4
Short (0-8 Yds)97333.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)535210.4
Long (19+ Yds)121221.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)179412.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)127988.2
Long (19+ Yds)91202.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Wilson84170212
WR Carl Roaches410-109
FB Stan Edwards4201025
WR Carl Monroe4208016
RB Tony Nathan32015015
TE Lin Dawson31013025
TE Greg Baty3219024
WR Stanley Morgan21110021
WR Phil Freeman201006
RB Dalton Hilliard2104022
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stan Rome114028021
WR Daryl Turner92129127
WR Bobby Duckworth63012028
TE Eric Sievers42046130
WR Mike Young3217030
TE Zeke Mowatt22022012
TE Dan Ross1101106
WR George Farmer100002
RB Gary Anderson1000024
RB Cedric Minter1104019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tony Nathan100.004.40
Gary Kubiak1-1-1.001.33
Dalton Hilliard1-1-1.001.73
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gary Anderson3186.005.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Kubiak22168.003.69
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kevin Sweeney3272.334.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mike Wilson1199.008.75
TE Greg Baty1177.003.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bobby Duckworth1133.002.00
WR Daryl Turner1000.003.22
WR Mike Young1144.002.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Tony Nathan20
Gary Kubiak20
Dalton Hilliard22
BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Anderson32
Cedric Minter11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Gary Kubiak811
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Kevin Sweeney1264

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Wilson211
WR Carl Monroe200
WR Phil Freeman200
WR Carl Roaches100
TE Lin Dawson100
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Bobby Duckworth410
WR Stan Rome321
TE Zeke Mowatt222
WR Daryl Turner200
WR Mike Young111

SectionAttendance
Stadium41,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,400 (21,400)
End Zone8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,000 (3,300)