| Played in New England, MA, weather: 34 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Buffalo won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 56 yards from the NED30. Dennis Franklin returned the ball 20 yards to the BUF34. Tackled by Luke Szorcsik. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (1Q: 14:31) Sweetness Payton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Steve Luke, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. New England's Mike Washington was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-BUF35 (1Q: 14:03) Sweetness Payton ran around the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. McKenzie ran over Mike Davis to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NED50 (1Q: 13:37) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. Riley ran over Mark Mitchell to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NED30 (1Q: 12:51) Billy Jackson ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. |
| 2-9-NED29 (1Q: 12:11) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 3-3-NED23 (1Q: 11:45) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. |
| 1-10-NED15 (1Q: 11:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Buffalo 6, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 11:00) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 10:50) Carson Long kicked off 68 yards from the BUF30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 28 yards to the NED30. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED08 (1Q: 10:27) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. DT Mike Dawson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED08 (1Q: 10:22) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison, assisted by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 3-6-NED12 (1Q: 09:59) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 14 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale, assisted by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 1-10-NED26 (1Q: 09:16) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by TE Lin Dawson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED26 (1Q: 09:09) Jimmy Rogers ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison, assisted by DT Mike Dawson. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-15-NED21 (1Q: 09:02) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. |
| 3-13-NED23 (1Q: 08:36) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 19 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hawkins gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 07:52) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. Swann gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-BUF49 (1Q: 07:10) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova, assisted by OLB Frank LeMaster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (1Q: 06:43) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 16 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF27 (1Q: 06:16) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF32 (1Q: 06:10) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. |
| 2-12-BUF29 (1Q: 05:36) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-BUF26 (1Q: 04:53) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. DE Walt Patulski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-BUF26 (1Q: 04:46) Bucky Wallace attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 7, New England 3 |
| (1Q: 04:38) Garo Yepremian kicked off 53 yards from the NED30. Graham Spreen returned the ball 21 yards to the BUF38. Tackled by Mike Wilson. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (1Q: 04:03) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. Payton gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-BUF47 (1Q: 03:28) Sweetness Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Dave Scott. |
| 1-10-NED49 (1Q: 02:56) Earl Gant ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-10-NED49 (1Q: 02:21) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Hill. DE Al Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED49 (1Q: 02:14) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Ted McKnight for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-NED43 (1Q: 01:39) Pat McInally punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 01:34) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank LeMaster. Morgan gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-NED27 (1Q: 01:05) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Loaird McCreary for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 1-10-NED38 (1Q: 00:35) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova, assisted by OLB Keena Turner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stingley gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-8-NED40 (1Q: 00:07) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Will Wynn, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-7-NED41 (2Q: 15:00) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 13 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (2Q: 14:12) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Reuben Gant for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gant gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-BUF38 (2Q: 13:40) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-BUF48 (2Q: 13:31) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. OLB Tom Toner knocked down Irv Pankey to break up the play. |
| 3-11-BUF47 (2Q: 12:50) Steve Bartkowski sacked by DE Will Wynn for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Wade Griffin. |
| 4-17-NED47 (2Q: 12:19) Rick Engles punted 43 yards. Graham Spreen called for a fair catch at the BUF10. |
| 1-10-BUF10 (2Q: 12:12) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-7-BUF13 (2Q: 11:43) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (2Q: 11:09) Sweetness Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-11-BUF20 (2Q: 10:27) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-BUF26 (2Q: 09:42) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Gary Shirk for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. Shirk gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (2Q: 08:57) Ted McKnight ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| 2-8-BUF39 (2Q: 08:30) Earl Gant ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| 3-7-BUF40 (2Q: 08:00) Richard Todd sacked by OLB Gary Campbell for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Huff. |
| 4-14-BUF33 (2Q: 07:13) Pat McInally punted 55 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 13 yards to the NED25. Tackled by Ted McKnight. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 07:04) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 2-8-NED27 (2Q: 06:37) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Reuben Gant for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED30 (2Q: 05:56) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED34 (2Q: 05:20) Rick Engles punted 52 yards. Graham Spreen returned the kick 19 yards to the BUF33. Tackled by Mike Hawkins. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (2Q: 05:11) Walter Payton ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. McKenzie ran over Mark Mitchell to set up the play. |
| 2-2-BUF41 (2Q: 04:46) Walter Payton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 3-1-BUF42 (2Q: 04:18) Richard Todd pass was intended for WR Tony Hill and was intercepted by CB Luke Szorcsik at the BUF49. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Tony Hill. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (2Q: 04:05) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. OLB Tom Toner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF36 (2Q: 04:01) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-BUF40 (2Q: 03:18) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. S Bryant Salter defended the pass. |
| 4-14-BUF40 (2Q: 03:11) Rick Engles punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 03:06) Billy Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell. |
| 2-7-BUF23 (2Q: 02:30) Walter Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-BUF22 (2Q: 02:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (2Q: 01:28) Earl Gant ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. |
| 2-8-BUF47 (2Q: 01:08) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Henry gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED39 (2Q: 00:47) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED44 (2Q: 00:47) Earl Gant ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 2-17-NED46 (2Q: 00:38) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Walt Arnold for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-NED46 (2Q: 00:29) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. S Mike Davis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-NED46 (2Q: 00:21) Pat McInally punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the NED04. |
| 1-10-NED04 (2Q: 00:12) Bartman Bartkowski dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 79 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 15:00) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DT Mike Dawson drove right through Irv Pankey to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-NED20 (3Q: 14:55) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-NED25 (3Q: 14:27) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Morgan gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED43 (3Q: 13:47) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED38 (3Q: 13:43) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| 2-13-NED40 (3Q: 12:59) Bartman Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DE Andy Dorris blocked the pass. |
| 3-13-NED40 (3Q: 12:55) Steve Bartkowski sacked by DE Walt Patulski and DE Andy Dorris for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Larry Tearry. |
| 4-18-NED35 (3Q: 12:25) Rick Engles punted 47 yards. Dennis Franklin returned the kick 18 yards to the BUF36. Tackled by Loaird McCreary. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (3Q: 12:16) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Gary Shirk for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BUF39 (3Q: 11:45) Richard Todd pass was intended for WR Dennis Franklin and was intercepted by ILB Shane Nelson at the NED50. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Walter Payton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (3Q: 11:32) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF45 (3Q: 11:25) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. Key block delivered by John Hannah. Hannah ran over Bryant Salter to set up the play. |
| 2-10-BUF40 (3Q: 10:54) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. Dawson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-8-BUF38 (3Q: 10:11) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Jimmy Rogers for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rogers gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Dwight Harrison on the BUF37. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (3Q: 10:01) Richard Todd sacked by DT Jeff Lloyd for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 2-16-BUF31 (3Q: 09:21) Earl Gant ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris. |
| 3-8-BUF39 (3Q: 08:46) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 1 yard. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-BUF40 (3Q: 08:06) Pat McInally punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the NED15. |
| 1-10-NED15 (3Q: 07:56) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by CB Kenny Johnson. Morgan gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 07:09) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. DT Carl Barisich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED25 (3Q: 07:01) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 3-1-NED34 (3Q: 06:33) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-NED37 (3Q: 06:01) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. |
| 2-6-NED41 (3Q: 05:27) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 3-5-NED42 (3Q: 04:46) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. Stingley gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF41 (3Q: 03:59) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 2-7-BUF38 (3Q: 03:28) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-BUF27 (3Q: 03:03) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Stanley Morgan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF27 (3Q: 02:59) Steve Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Reuben Gant. ILB Don Blackmon blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-BUF27 (3Q: 02:54) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. |
| 4-2-BUF19 (3Q: 02:08) Bucky Wallace attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 7, New England 6 |
| (3Q: 02:03) Garo Yepremian kicked off 54 yards from the NED30. Graham Spreen returned the ball 14 yards to the BUF30. Tackled by Andy Bolton. |
| 1-10-BUF30 (3Q: 01:32) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-6-BUF34 (3Q: 00:50) Walter Payton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 3-1-BUF39 (3Q: 00:11) Walter Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Barney Chavous. Key block delivered by Chad Bush. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (4Q: 15:00) Earl Gant ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris, assisted by S Steve Luke. |
| 2-8-BUF42 (4Q: 14:18) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 3-7-BUF43 (4Q: 13:32) Richard Todd pass was dropped by TE Walt Arnold. |
| 4-7-BUF43 (4Q: 13:25) Pat McInally punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the NED05. |
| 1-10-NED05 (4Q: 13:18) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-5-NED10 (4Q: 12:45) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 3-4-NED11 (4Q: 11:59) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stingley gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED35 (4Q: 11:27) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. Foreman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-1-NED44 (4Q: 10:55) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 1-10-BUF48 (4Q: 10:12) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank LeMaster, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (4Q: 09:36) Chuck Foreman ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale, assisted by DE Will Wynn. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. |
| 2-5-BUF32 (4Q: 09:12) Lin Dawson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| 3-3-BUF30 (4Q: 08:29) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (4Q: 07:52) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-4-BUF20 (4Q: 07:25) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins, assisted by S Dextor Clinkscale. Key block delivered by Irv Pankey. |
| 1-10-BUF15 (4Q: 06:56) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 2-10-BUF15 (4Q: 06:32) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Will Wynn, assisted by OLB Mel Land. |
| 3-9-BUF14 (4Q: 05:56) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. ILB Don Blackmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-BUF14 (4Q: 05:51) Bucky Wallace attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 9, Buffalo 7 |
| (4Q: 05:44) Garo Yepremian kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 05:44) Richard Todd sacked by OLB Gary Campbell for a loss of 14 yards. Sack allowed by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 2-24-BUF06 (4Q: 05:04) Ted McKnight ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. McKenzie flattened Glenn Buchanan to ensure the play's success. |
| 3-10-BUF20 (4Q: 04:22) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan, assisted by ILB John Anderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BUF23 (4Q: 03:57) Pat McInally punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the NED38. |
| 1-10-NED38 (4Q: 03:50) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. OLB Frank LeMaster defended the pass. New England's Chuck Foreman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-NED38 (4Q: 03:46) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Land. |
| 3-11-NED37 (4Q: 03:02) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Darryl Stingley. |
| 4-11-NED37 (4Q: 02:55) Rick Engles punted 48 yards. Dennis Franklin called for a fair catch at the BUF15. |
| 1-10-BUF15 (4Q: 02:46) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell, assisted by S Glenn Buchanan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-BUF21 (4Q: 02:26) Richard Todd scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Steve Luke. |
| 1-10-BUF27 (4Q: 02:06) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 14 yards. Tackled by S Steve Luke, assisted by S Glenn Buchanan. Henry gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BUF41 (4Q: 01:59) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dennis Franklin. S Steve Luke defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF41 (4Q: 01:53) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. CB Luke Szorcsik defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF41 (4Q: 01:44) Richard Todd pass was dropped by TE Walt Arnold. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF41 (4Q: 01:34) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 01:18) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 11 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan, assisted by ILB John Anderson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 01:07) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dennis Franklin for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Franklin gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED22 (4Q: 01:01) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis, assisted by S Steve Luke. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 1-7-NED07 (4Q: 00:53) Sweetness Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ken Huff. Buffalo 13, New England 9 |
| (4Q: 00:53) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 14, New England 9 |
| (4Q: 00:47) Carson Long kicked off 62 yards from the BUF30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 34 yards to the NED42. Tackled by Tony Hill. |
| 1-10-NED42 (4Q: 00:38) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. Stingley gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF27 (4Q: 00:22) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins, assisted by S Dextor Clinkscale. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Loaird McCreary on the BUF14. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF14 (4Q: 00:15) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. DE Andy Dorris drove right through Irv Pankey to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF14 (4Q: 00:05) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Darryl Stingley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Lin Dawson was hurt on the play. |
| Final Score: Buffalo Bills 14, New England Patriots 9 |