Week 15, 1989

played in Buffalo, NY

48 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	13	13	0	3	-	29
Buffalo Bills	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:57 NED - Terry LeCount 46 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 06:59 BUF - Mike Cofer 26 field goal
1Q: 02:55 NED - Sylvester Stamps 4 run (Mike Wood extra point failed)
2Q: 11:17 NED - Mike Wood 49 field goal
2Q: 06:18 NED - Sylvester Stamps 12 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:16 NED - Mike Wood 47 field goal
4Q: 11:16 NED - Mike Wood 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:57 NED - Terry LeCount 46 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 06:59 BUF - Mike Cofer 26 field goal
1Q: 02:55 NED - Sylvester Stamps 4 run (Mike Wood extra point failed)
2Q: 11:17 NED - Mike Wood 49 field goal
2Q: 06:18 NED - Sylvester Stamps 12 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:16 NED - Mike Wood 47 field goal
4Q: 11:16 NED - Mike Wood 51 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-6 6-8
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 320 352
- Offensive Plays 52 67
- Yards per Play 6.15 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 152 156
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 5.07 5.20
Net Passing Yards 168 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 13 - 0 33 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 7.64 5.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 5/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:21 33:39

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-6	6-8
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	320	352
- Offensive Plays	52	67
- Yards per Play	6.15	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	152	156
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	5.07	5.20
Net Passing Yards	168	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 13 - 0	33 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	174	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	7.64	5.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	5/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:21	33:39

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	6:53	4:06	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
2	13:50	2:41	OWN 29	6	39	Field Goal
2	9:07	2:56	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	4:28	1:38	OWN 44	4	16	Punt
2	0:40	0:31	OPP 37	3	7	Field Goal
3	11:49	2:26	OWN 40	6	25	Punt
3	5:05	1:34	OWN 38	3	-22	Punt
3	0:30	4:22	OWN 24	8	42	Field Goal
4	6:56	2:26	OWN 31	3	7	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	5:50	OWN 22	9	69	Field Goal
1	2:47	3:57	OWN 17	8	22	Punt
2	11:09	2:02	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	6:11	1:43	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
2	2:50	2:10	OWN 7	7	35	Fumble
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 15	6	34	Interception
3	9:23	4:18	OWN 20	7	49	Missed FG
3	3:31	3:01	OPP 48	6	24	Fumble
4	11:08	4:12	OWN 17	7	36	Punt
4	4:30	4:30	OWN 34	10	58	Game

Game MVP: Gary Kubiak, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sylvester Stamps	16	78	4.88	15	3	1
Larry Heater	13	68	5.23	13	2	0
Gary Kubiak	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	21	107	5.10	17	1
Mel Gray	4	23	5.75	7	0
Cedric Minter	4	27	6.75	15	1
Troy Aikman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	21	13	174	1/6	2	46	0	119.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	33	22	219	4/23	0	38	1	72.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry LeCount	5	5	56	11.20	45	46	1
WR Bobby Jones	2	2	39	19.50	16	23	0
WR Mike Wilson	2	7	26	13.00	13	13	0
WR Jimmy Teal	2	3	40	20.00	14	28	0
TE Pete Holohan	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	1
TE Eric Kattus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Butch Woolfolk	5	6	93	18.60	41	38
FB Larry Moriarty	5	6	29	5.80	18	13
TE Anthony Jones	3	3	20	6.67	6	13
WR Troy Stradford	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
WR Flipper Anderson	2	4	23	11.50	4	15
WR Michael Timpson	2	7	13	6.50	0	8
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	2	12	12.00	8	12

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ken Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sylvester Stamps	1	0	0
Greg Gaines	0	1	0
Gary Kubiak	0	1	0
Burt Grossman	0	1	0
Rick Dennison	0	0	1
Reggie White	0	0	1
Don Griffin	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gary Anderson	2	0	0
Troy Aikman	1	0	0
Eric Sievers	0	1	0
Mike Prior	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	4	142	35.5	27.0	42	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	4	166	41.5	35.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/3	3/3	1/1	51	2/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	1/2	0/1	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	23	11.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benny Perrin	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	59	29.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tory Smith	3	33	11.0	0
Ken Buben	2	25	12.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Dennison	9	3	0.0	21	31
CB Kevin Clark	7	0	1.0	15	28
DE Reggie White	4	0	0.5	18	30
CB Toi Cook	4	1	0.0	23	31
OLB Greg Gaines	4	0	0.0	19	18
ILB Johnny Taylor	4	0	0.0	13	21
CB Don Griffin	4	0	0.0	25	24
S Michael Stewart	3	1	0.0	20	22
ILB John Anderson	3	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	0	0.0	11	10
DE Burt Grossman	2	1	1.5	19	15
S Vencie Glenn	2	3	0.0	27	28
S Ken Johnson	2	3	0.0	24	33
S Fred Bohannon	2	1	0.0	22	32
DT Pete Koch	1	0	1.0	21	27
ILB Dan Murray	1	3	0.0	9	4
DE Doug Barnett	0	1	0.0	18	25

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Prior	8	5	0.0	23	17
ILB Scott Radecic	6	2	0.0	26	19
OLB Anthony Bell	3	1	1.0	21	18
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	3	0.0	20	16
ILB Dave Simmons	3	0	0.0	6	3
S Benny Perrin	3	0	0.0	25	20
DE Reggie White	3	0	0.0	26	19
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0.0	23	18
CB Tory Smith	1	3	0.0	27	21
DE Bob Otto	1	1	0.0	17	15
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	1	0.0	7	4
DT Gary Hadd	1	1	0.0	30	22
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Dan Benish	1	0	0.0	18	10
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	0.0	25	17
CB Ken Buben	1	0	0.0	9	6
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	---	---	---
G Oliver North	1	0	---	---	---
S Shaun Gayle	0	2	0.0	15	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Grossman	1.5	0	0	15
DT Pete Koch	1.0	0	0	27
CB Kevin Clark	1.0	0	0	28
DE Reggie White	0.5	0	2	30
ILB Rick Dennison	0.0	1	0	31

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Anthony Bell	1.0	1	18
DT Dan Benish	0.0	1	10
OLB Johnny Rembert	0.0	1	16
DE Bob Otto	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Clark	5	0	0	28
ILB Rick Dennison	4	0	0	31
OLB Greg Gaines	2	0	0	18
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	0	0	21
CB Toi Cook	2	0	0	31
S Michael Stewart	2	0	0	22
ILB John Anderson	1	1	0	9
CB Don Griffin	1	1	0	24
S Fred Bohannon	1	0	0	32
DE Reggie White	1	0	0	30
S Vencie Glenn	1	0	0	28
S Ken Johnson	0	1	1	33
DE Doug Barnett	0	1	0	25

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Prior	3	0	17
S Benny Perrin	2	1	20
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	4
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	0	17
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	0	16
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	19
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	18
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	18
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	4
CB Ken Buben	1	0	6
DE Reggie White	0	1	19
CB Tory Smith	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	4	5	19	0	14
Duval Love	3	5	19	0	14
Ron McNair	2	4	18	0	13
Bill Cherry	1	6	20	0	11
Randy Dixon	1	3	19	1	13
Pete Holohan	1	1	26	0	13
Don Maggs	0	3	26	0	17
Vince Stroth	0	2	14	0	14

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wallace	4	7	30	1	30
Wayne Radloff	4	5	23	0	29
Oliver North	3	3	11	0	17
Jeff Bregel	1	4	25	1	29
Larry Combs	1	2	21	2	25
Larry Moriarty	1	2	18	0	13
Rob Monaco	1	2	10	0	9
Eric Sievers	1	1	16	0	18
Brian Habib	0	3	25	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Herbert Harris	2	15
Bobby Jones	2	12
Ken Johnson	1	15
Sylvester Stamps	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Flipper Anderson	2	6
Daryl Turner	1	12
Rob Monaco	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Johnson	---	---	24	33	15	72
Kevin Clark	---	---	15	28	21	64
Toi Cook	---	---	23	31	10	64
Fred Bohannon	---	---	22	32	5	59
Vencie Glenn	---	---	27	28	2	57
Rick Dennison	---	---	21	31	3	55
Gary Kubiak	30	22	---	---	---	52
Don Griffin	---	---	25	24	2	51
Pete Koch	---	---	21	27	2	50
Johnny Taylor	---	---	13	21	16	50
Doug Barnett	---	---	18	25	6	49
Reggie White	---	---	18	30	1	49
Don Maggs	26	17	---	---	2	45
Pete Holohan	26	13	---	---	5	44
Michael Stewart	---	---	20	22	2	44
Greg Gaines	---	---	19	18	5	42
Sylvester Stamps	17	17	---	---	8	42
Eric Kattus	15	11	---	---	16	42
Randy Dixon	19	13	---	---	7	39
Larry Heater	13	5	---	---	20	38
Ron Solt	19	14	---	---	5	38
Stan Edwards	18	11	---	---	6	35
Vince Stroth	14	14	---	---	7	35
Bill Cherry	20	11	---	---	4	35
Burt Grossman	---	---	19	15	1	35
Bobby Jones	10	11	---	---	12	33
Mike Wilson	21	12	---	---	---	33
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	14	15	4	33
Duval Love	19	14	---	---	---	33
Larry Tearry	15	14	---	---	3	32
Ron McNair	18	13	---	---	---	31
Terry LeCount	12	12	---	---	---	24
Herbert Harris	4	5	---	---	15	24
Lin Dawson	4	3	---	---	16	23
Andrew Melontree	---	---	11	10	1	22
John Anderson	---	---	9	9	1	19
Jimmy Teal	10	9	---	---	---	19
Dan Murray	---	---	9	4	1	14
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Crockett	---	---	2	4	---	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Art Okoye	0	0	---	---	3	3
Carl Monroe	0	1	---	---	1	2
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Aikman	30	37	---	---	---	67
Steve Wallace	30	30	---	---	2	62
Benny Perrin	---	---	25	20	15	60
Jeff Bregel	25	29	---	---	5	59
Gary Hadd	---	---	30	22	7	59
Tory Smith	---	---	27	21	10	58
Reggie White	---	---	26	19	7	52
Wayne Radloff	23	29	---	---	---	52
Wayne Davis	---	---	23	18	10	51
Brian Habib	25	25	---	---	---	50
Eric Sievers	16	18	---	---	14	48
Scott Radecic	---	---	26	19	3	48
Larry Combs	21	25	---	---	---	46
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	25	17	3	45
Mike Prior	---	---	23	17	5	45
Flipper Anderson	20	19	---	---	6	45
Michael Timpson	24	21	---	---	---	45
Gary Anderson	22	21	---	---	---	43
Damone Johnson	14	18	---	---	11	43
Butch Woolfolk	15	26	---	---	---	41
Anthony Bell	---	---	21	18	1	40
Johnny Rembert	---	---	20	16	2	38
Larry Moriarty	18	13	---	---	6	37
Shaun Gayle	---	---	15	9	11	35
Bob Otto	---	---	17	15	2	34
Oliver North	11	17	---	---	6	34
Dan Benish	---	---	18	10	1	29
Mel Gray	4	6	---	---	19	29
Anthony Jones	2	13	---	---	13	28
Troy Stradford	8	17	---	---	---	25
Rob Monaco	10	9	---	---	5	24
Ken Buben	---	---	9	6	9	24
Harry Swayne	5	12	---	---	6	23
Kelvin Edwards	3	3	---	---	13	19
Leonard Jackson	---	---	7	4	8	19
Dave Simmons	---	---	6	3	9	18
Jim Collins	---	---	3	4	8	15
Andy Headen	---	---	9	4	2	15
Cedric Minter	4	10	---	---	1	15
Daryl Turner	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ron Mattes	0	9	---	---	---	9
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shawn Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	13	81	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	56	6.2
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	12	64	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	21	13	3	0	1	3	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	33	22	2	3	2	4	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	87	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	113	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	60	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	7	2	1	26	0	12
WR Terry LeCount	5	5	0	56	1	12
WR Jimmy Teal	3	2	0	40	1	9
WR Bobby Jones	2	2	0	39	1	11
TE Pete Holohan	2	1	0	1	0	13
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	0	12	0	17
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0	0	0	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Timpson	7	2	2	13	0	21
WR Butch Woolfolk	6	5	0	93	2	26
FB Larry Moriarty	6	5	0	29	0	13
WR Flipper Anderson	4	2	0	23	0	19
TE Anthony Jones	3	3	0	20	0	13
WR Troy Stradford	3	2	0	12	0	17
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	1	0	12	0	3
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	0	8	0	18
TE Damone Johnson	1	1	0	9	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	1	6	6.00	5.23
Sylvester Stamps	1	4	4.00	4.88

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	2	9	4.50	5.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	3	2	24	8.00	8.29

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	2	0	0	0.00	6.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	3.71
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Jimmy Teal	1	1	12	12.00	13.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Stradford	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Flipper Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sylvester Stamps	4	1
Larry Heater	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Gray	3	3
Gary Anderson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	4	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry LeCount	2	2	1
WR Bobby Jones	1	1	1
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Woolfolk	3	3	3
WR Troy Stradford	2	1	0
WR Michael Timpson	2	1	0
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	0	0
WR Flipper Anderson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)