Week 1, 1990

played in Buffalo, NY

80 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	0	0	-	7
Buffalo Bills	3	3	0	8	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:24 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 30 field goal
2Q: 08:37 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 21 field goal
2Q: 01:17 NED - Bill Brooks 2 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 03:31 BUF - Michael Timpson 17 pass from Troy Aikman (Mike Pringle run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:24 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 30 field goal
2Q: 08:37 BUF - Fuad Reveiz 21 field goal
2Q: 01:17 NED - Bill Brooks 2 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 03:31 BUF - Michael Timpson 17 pass from Troy Aikman (Mike Pringle run for conversion)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 7 25
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 5 18
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 120 407
- Offensive Plays 50 74
- Yards per Play 2.40 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 51 67
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 2.13 2.31
Net Passing Yards 69 340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 8 - 0 44 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 83 345
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.65 7.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 5/36 5/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/70 1/6
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 23:45 36:15

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	7	25
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	5	18
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	120	407
- Offensive Plays	50	74
- Yards per Play	2.40	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	51	67
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	2.13	2.31
Net Passing Yards	69	340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 8 - 0	44 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	83	345
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.65	7.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	5/36	5/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/70	1/6
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	23:45	36:15

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	9:45	0:57	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
1	4:19	4:27	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
2	8:31	1:23	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
2	6:04	4:55	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
3	8:24	4:25	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
4	13:30	1:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	11:11	1:19	OWN 47	3	-2	Punt
4	7:49	1:15	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
4	3:22	1:33	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
4	1:12	0:42	OWN 44	4	-8	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	3:30	OWN 12	6	23	Punt
1	8:48	4:29	OWN 36	8	51	Field Goal
2	14:52	6:21	OWN 20	14	76	Field Goal
2	7:08	1:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 8	2	12	Half
3	15:00	6:36	OWN 8	11	87	Interception
3	3:59	5:29	OWN 16	11	49	Punt
4	12:23	1:12	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	9:52	2:03	OWN 12	4	22	Punt
4	6:34	3:12	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	1:49	0:37	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Troy Aikman, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Dalton Hilliard	14	37	2.64	8
Earnest Jackson	6	3	0.50	4
Gordie Lockbaun	2	4	2.00	4
Stan Edwards	1	3	3.00	3
Gary Kubiak	1	4	4.00	4

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Mike Pringle	17	27	1.59	5
George Wonsley	6	23	3.83	9
Larry Moriarty	3	9	3.00	4
Herman Heard	2	9	4.50	7
Troy Aikman	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	24	8	83	2/14	1	20	0	58.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	44	32	345	1/5	1	24	1	93.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Teal	3	5	37	12.33	9	20	0
WR Bill Brooks	2	4	8	4.00	0	6	1
WR Mike Wilson	1	4	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	2	19	19.00	14	19	0
WR Bobby Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Carl Monroe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Eric Kattus	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Eric Green	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Timpson	9	12	112	12.44	29	22	1
WR Mervyn Fernandez	7	9	84	12.00	12	21	0
RB George Wonsley	4	5	25	6.25	8	11	0
WR Mark Ingram	3	7	33	11.00	8	24	0
WR Troy Stradford	3	3	44	14.67	4	23	0
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	13	6.50	4	13	0
C Cap Boso	2	3	19	9.50	2	11	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	9	424	47.1	43.1	60	5

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	6	244	40.7	31.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fuad Reveiz	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	5	36	7.2	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	5	16	3.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	70	35.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benny Perrin	1	6	6.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Stewart	7	1	0.0	22	30
S Leander Knight	6	1	1.0	23	36
OLB David Griggs	6	1	0.0	10	20
CB Don Griffin	5	1	0.0	23	28
ILB John Anderson	5	0	0.0	10	16
OLB James Francis	4	2	0.0	21	30
S Vencie Glenn	4	0	0.0	19	28
CB Toi Cook	3	2	0.0	25	42
OLB Michael Jackson	3	1	0.0	14	14
DT John Randle	3	0	0.0	20	28
ILB Dan Murray	2	3	0.0	17	25
CB Ray Crockett	2	3	0.0	12	29
DE Donald Evans	2	1	0.0	19	33
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	0	0.0	11	14
CB Kevin Clark	2	0	0.0	11	18
DE Doug Barnett	1	1	0.0	16	23
S Ken Johnson	1	1	0.0	14	30
DE Burt Grossman	1	1	0.0	21	31
DT Pete Koch	1	0	0.0	11	20

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	6	1	0.0	19	22
OLB Anthony Bell	3	1	1.0	23	21
DE Mike Fox	3	1	0.5	9	18
DE Alonzo Mitz	3	1	0.0	15	9
S Benny Perrin	3	0	0.0	16	21
DE Reggie White	2	1	0.5	13	14
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	1	0.0	20	17
ILB Jim Collins	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Wayne Davis	2	0	0.0	17	23
CB Vito McKeever	2	0	0.0	13	21
S Mike Prior	1	4	0.0	22	23
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	3	0.0	18	21
DT Bill Goldberg	1	2	0.0	15	17
ILB Mark Brown	1	1	0.0	8	6
S Shaun Gayle	1	1	0.0	11	11
QB Troy Aikman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tory Smith	0	1	0.0	12	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Leander Knight	1.0	0	0	36
DT Pete Koch	0.0	1	0	20
OLB David Griggs	0.0	0	1	20
DT John Randle	0.0	0	1	28
OLB James Francis	0.0	0	1	30

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Anthony Bell	1.0	1	0	21
DE Reggie White	0.5	2	0	14
DE Mike Fox	0.5	2	0	18
OLB Johnny Rembert	0.0	2	0	17
DE Alonzo Mitz	0.0	1	1	9
ILB Mark Brown	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Don Griffin	5	0	0	28
S Michael Stewart	5	0	0	30
S Leander Knight	4	1	0	36
OLB David Griggs	3	0	0	20
OLB James Francis	3	0	0	30
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0	16
OLB Michael Jackson	2	0	0	14
CB Toi Cook	2	0	0	42
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	1	1	14
CB Ray Crockett	1	1	0	29
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0	23
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	0	18
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	0	25
S Ken Johnson	1	0	0	30

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	2	1	22
S Benny Perrin	2	0	21
CB Wayne Davis	2	0	23
CB Vito McKeever	1	0	21
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	9
OLB Johnny Rembert	0	1	17
S Shaun Gayle	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	2	5	20	0	21
Steve August	1	4	18	0	22
Stan Edwards	1	2	14	0	11
Ron Solt	0	2	18	1	21
Ron McNair	0	2	16	1	18
Don Maggs	0	2	13	0	10
Bill Cherry	0	2	5	0	5
Randy Dixon	0	2	20	0	22
Duval Love	0	1	10	0	11
Eric Kattus	0	1	15	0	14

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Habib	2	3	20	0	35
Larry Combs	1	6	23	0	33
Wayne Radloff	1	5	25	1	40
Cap Boso	1	2	17	0	26
Steve Wallace	1	2	21	0	38
Kevin Glover	0	4	23	0	32
Darryl Haley	0	2	11	0	12
Eric Sievers	0	1	6	0	13
Larry Moriarty	0	1	9	0	26
Jeff Bregel	0	1	9	0	21
Oliver North	0	1	9	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Kattus	4	15
Earnest Jackson	1	21
Stan Edwards	1	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Benny Perrin	4	22
Bobby Micho	1	14
Darryl Haley	1	8
Larry Moriarty	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toi Cook	---	---	25	42	11	78
Leander Knight	---	---	23	36	1	60
Ray Crockett	---	---	12	29	16	57
Dan Murray	---	---	17	25	13	55
Donald Evans	---	---	19	33	2	54
Burt Grossman	---	---	21	31	2	54
Don Griffin	---	---	23	28	2	53
Michael Stewart	---	---	22	30	1	53
James Francis	---	---	21	30	1	52
Gary Kubiak	24	26	---	---	---	50
Ken Johnson	---	---	14	30	6	50
John Randle	---	---	20	28	2	50
Vencie Glenn	---	---	19	28	2	49
Ron Solt	18	21	---	---	7	46
Doug Barnett	---	---	16	23	6	45
Eric Kattus	15	14	---	---	15	44
David Griggs	---	---	10	20	14	44
Larry Tearry	20	21	---	---	2	43
Steve August	18	22	---	---	2	42
Randy Dixon	20	22	---	---	---	42
Kevin Clark	---	---	11	18	11	40
Stan Edwards	14	11	---	---	13	38
Pete Koch	---	---	11	20	6	37
Dalton Hilliard	15	21	---	---	---	36
Michael Jackson	---	---	14	14	7	35
Ron McNair	16	18	---	---	---	34
Don Maggs	13	10	---	---	9	32
Earnest Jackson	6	4	---	---	21	31
Lin Dawson	9	6	---	---	15	30
Johnny Taylor	---	---	11	14	5	30
Duval Love	10	11	---	---	9	30
Bill Brooks	14	14	---	---	---	28
Eric Green	14	14	---	---	---	28
John Anderson	---	---	10	16	1	27
Mike Wilson	9	16	---	---	---	25
Jimmy Teal	14	11	---	---	---	25
Bobby Jones	4	12	---	---	3	19
Bill Cherry	5	5	---	---	9	19
Herbert Harris	1	4	---	---	12	17
Carl Monroe	2	2	---	---	12	16
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gordie Lockbaun	3	1	---	---	---	4
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Aikman	29	45	---	---	---	74
Wayne Radloff	25	40	---	---	---	65
Steve Wallace	21	38	---	---	3	62
Kevin Glover	23	32	---	---	5	60
Benny Perrin	---	---	16	21	22	59
Wayne Davis	---	---	17	23	18	58
George Wonsley	8	27	---	---	22	57
Larry Combs	23	33	---	---	---	56
Brian Habib	20	35	---	---	---	55
Mike Prior	---	---	22	23	8	53
Michael Timpson	22	31	---	---	---	53
Cap Boso	17	26	---	---	9	52
Troy Stradford	20	30	---	---	---	50
Mervyn Fernandez	17	27	---	---	3	47
Vito McKeever	---	---	13	21	11	45
Mark Ingram	13	19	---	---	13	45
Anthony Bell	---	---	23	21	---	44
Mike Pringle	20	18	---	---	5	43
Larry Moriarty	9	26	---	---	6	41
Scott Radecic	---	---	19	22	---	41
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	18	21	---	39
Jeff Bregel	9	21	---	---	8	38
Johnny Rembert	---	---	20	17	---	37
Bill Goldberg	---	---	15	17	3	35
Dan Benish	---	---	12	12	9	33
Darryl Haley	11	12	---	---	8	31
Leonard Jackson	---	---	5	6	20	31
Reggie White	---	---	13	14	---	27
Tory Smith	---	---	12	10	5	27
Mike Fox	---	---	9	18	---	27
Oliver North	9	9	---	---	8	26
Eric Sievers	6	13	---	---	6	25
Neil Elshire	---	---	9	9	6	24
Shaun Gayle	---	---	11	11	2	24
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	15	9	---	24
Mark Brown	---	---	8	6	5	19
Herman Heard	10	5	---	---	3	18
Rob Monaco	4	5	---	---	8	17
Bobby Micho	0	0	---	---	14	14
Kelvin Edwards	3	3	---	---	8	14
Jim Collins	---	---	7	5	1	13
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Paul McFadden	0	0	---	---	4	4
Fuad Reveiz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Bono	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	24	2.7
Middle	13	17	1.3
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	13	22	1.7
Right	10	26	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	24	8	1	1	3	3	9	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	44	32	4	3	1	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	54	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	1	10	1.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	52	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	101	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	84	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Teal	5	3	1	37	1	11
WR Mike Wilson	4	1	1	10	0	16
WR Bill Brooks	4	2	1	8	0	14
TE Eric Green	3	0	0	0	0	14
WR Herbert Harris	2	1	0	9	0	4
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	1	0	19	0	21
TE Eric Kattus	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0	0	0	2

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Timpson	12	9	0	112	1	31
WR Mervyn Fernandez	9	7	0	84	1	27
WR Mark Ingram	7	3	0	33	1	19
RB George Wonsley	5	4	0	25	0	27
C Cap Boso	3	2	0	19	0	26
WR Troy Stradford	3	3	0	44	1	30
FB Larry Moriarty	2	2	0	13	0	26
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	1	1	4	0	3
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	0	11	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	1	1	1.00	0.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pringle	4	2	0.50	1.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	1	1	2	2.00	3.46

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	5	3	33	6.60	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Timpson	3	3	33	11.00	9.33
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	0	0	0.00	9.33
WR Mark Ingram	1	0	0	0.00	4.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dalton Hilliard	4	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
George Wonsley	2	1
Herman Heard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	8	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	13	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bill Brooks	3	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	1	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	1
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mervyn Fernandez	4	3	2
WR Michael Timpson	4	4	2
WR Mark Ingram	2	1	1
WR Troy Stradford	2	2	1
RB George Wonsley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)