| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 30 degrees, snow, 10 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 71 yards from the BUF30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 32 yards to the NED31. Tackled by Archie Griffin. |
| 1-10-NED31 (1Q: 14:31) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior, assisted by DE Reggie White. Key block delivered by Ron Solt. |
| 2-5-NED36 (1Q: 13:55) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 3-5-NED36 (1Q: 13:29) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Walter Payton. OLB Keena Turner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NED36 (1Q: 13:20) Rick Engles punted 38 yards. Mike Prior called for a fair catch at the BUF26. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (1Q: 13:09) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-BUF31 (1Q: 12:32) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turner gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED46 (1Q: 11:45) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED46 (1Q: 11:40) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Gary Anderson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. |
| 3-1-NED37 (1Q: 11:11) Cedric Minter ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by DE Reggie White. Key block delivered by Wayne Radloff. Buffalo's Brad Edelman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 10:45) Gary Anderson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 2-10-NED34 (1Q: 10:22) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-NED39 (1Q: 10:17) Gary Anderson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 3-11-NED35 (1Q: 09:38) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 12 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED23 (1Q: 08:55) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by DT Pete Koch. Logan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-NED21 (1Q: 08:12) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. |
| 3-7-NED20 (1Q: 07:47) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Garcia Lane, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED11 (1Q: 07:20) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo 6, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 07:20) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 07:12) Carson Long kicked off 63 yards from the BUF30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 26 yards to the NED33. Tackled by Cedric Minter. |
| 1-10-NED33 (1Q: 06:39) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. |
| 1-10-BUF32 (1Q: 06:00) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. |
| 2-11-BUF33 (1Q: 05:18) Tony Nathan ran a draw inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. |
| 3-6-BUF28 (1Q: 04:50) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-9-BUF09 (1Q: 04:21) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert, assisted by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 2-8-BUF08 (1Q: 03:55) Gary Kubiak pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Payton gained 1 yard after the catch. Buffalo 7, New England 6 |
| (1Q: 03:55) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Buffalo 7, New England 7 |
| (1Q: 03:49) Allan Leavitt kicked off 64 yards from the NED30. Rod Hill returned the ball 13 yards to the BUF19. Tackled by Dana McKenzie. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (1Q: 03:24) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Cedric Minter for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-BUF24 (1Q: 02:50) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Young for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Garcia Lane, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-BUF23 (1Q: 02:08) Richard Todd sacked by ILB Shane Nelson for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Don Mosebar. |
| 4-14-BUF15 (1Q: 01:35) Pat McInally punted 44 yards. Stanley Morgan called for a fair catch at the NED41. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 01:28) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. Key block delivered by Ron Solt. |
| 2-3-NED48 (1Q: 00:42) Walter Payton ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by S Shaun Gayle. Key block delivered by Duval Love. New England's Dana McKenzie was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF48 (2Q: 15:00) Stan Edwards ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White, assisted by DE Milford Hodge. |
| 2-10-BUF48 (2Q: 14:32) Stan Edwards ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Hamby. |
| 3-9-BUF47 (2Q: 14:05) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dana McKenzie. CB Kenny Johnson defended the pass. |
| 4-9-BUF47 (2Q: 13:54) Rick Engles punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 13:47) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Moriarty gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF41 (2Q: 13:07) Gary Anderson ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Doug Greene. |
| 2-14-BUF37 (2Q: 12:33) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Gary Anderson for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-BUF36 (2Q: 11:59) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-BUF36 (2Q: 11:16) Pat McInally punted 44 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 10 yards to the NED30. Tackled by Rod Hill. |
| 1-10-NED30 (2Q: 11:09) Gary Kubiak pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. |
| 2-10-NED30 (2Q: 11:04) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. |
| 3-5-NED35 (2Q: 10:25) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 4-5-NED35 (2Q: 09:43) Rick Engles punted 46 yards. Mike Prior returned the kick 4 yards to the BUF23. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. |
| 1-10-BUF23 (2Q: 09:34) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-BUF22 (2Q: 08:52) Gary Anderson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. |
| 3-12-BUF21 (2Q: 08:06) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Logan gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (2Q: 07:40) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Young for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. |
| 2-10-BUF40 (2Q: 06:56) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-BUF47 (2Q: 06:51) Richard Todd sacked by DE Jim Young for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Brad Edelman. |
| 2-16-BUF41 (2Q: 06:24) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jim Young. |
| 3-15-BUF42 (2Q: 05:39) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 46 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Griffin gained 32 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED12 (2Q: 04:57) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dave Logan for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-7-NED07 (2Q: 04:48) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. DE Jim Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NED07 (2Q: 04:38) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Daryl Turner. DE Jim Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED07 (2Q: 04:31) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Daryl Turner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-7-NED07 (2Q: 04:21) Carson Long attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 10, New England 7 |
| (2Q: 04:15) Carson Long kicked off 68 yards from the BUF30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 25 yards to the NED27. Tackled by Ted McKnight. |
| 1-10-NED27 (2Q: 03:45) Gary Kubiak pass was intended for TE Walter White and was intercepted by S Shaun Gayle at the NED45. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Walter White. |
| 1-10-NED41 (2Q: 03:34) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Davis. |
| 2-9-NED40 (2Q: 03:04) Gary Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Doug Greene. CB Herman Edwards knocked down Don Mosebar to break up the play. |
| 3-7-NED38 (2Q: 02:23) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Young for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. Young gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Mark Murphy on the NED30. The bad weather has caused a slippery ball today. |
| 1-10-NED30 (2Q: 02:17) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-NED34 (2Q: 02:00) Sweetness Payton ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert, assisted by OLB Keena Turner. Key block delivered by Bill Story. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 01:42) Gary Kubiak sacked by CB Ronnie Lippett for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Duval Love. |
| 2-16-NED34 (2Q: 01:23) Walter Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. |
| 3-16-NED34 (2Q: 01:01) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. CB Rod Hill defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-NED34 (2Q: 00:53) Rick Engles punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF20. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 00:43) Cedric Minter ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Don Mosebar. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF10 (2Q: 00:37) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. S Mark Murphy defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-20-BUF10 (2Q: 00:33) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Cedric Minter for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-20-BUF10 (2Q: 00:22) Archie Griffin ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 4-16-BUF14 (2Q: 00:15) Pat McInally punted 51 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 9 yards to the NED44. Tackled by Rod Hill. |
| 1-10-NED44 (2Q: 00:07) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Allan Leavitt kicked off 57 yards from the NED30. Archie Griffin returned the ball 14 yards to the BUF27. Tackled by Phil Freeman. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BUF12 (3Q: 14:38) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Cedric Minter for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Fred Bohannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-BUF08 (3Q: 14:10) Cedric Minter ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Mark Murphy. |
| 3-12-BUF10 (3Q: 13:25) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-BUF05 (3Q: 13:17) PENALTY: New England was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-12-BUF10 (3Q: 13:08) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Gary Anderson for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (3Q: 12:32) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BUF25 (3Q: 11:44) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Young for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-BUF30 (3Q: 11:17) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Don Mosebar. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (3Q: 10:36) Richard Todd scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. |
| 2-4-BUF42 (3Q: 09:55) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. |
| 3-8-BUF38 (3Q: 09:16) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Mike Young. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Buffalo's Mike Young was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-8-BUF38 (3Q: 09:11) Pat McInally punted and it was blocked by Ron Fernandes. NED Ron Fernandes recovered the ball at the BUF25. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (3Q: 09:02) Sweetness Payton ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz. Key block delivered by Ron Solt. |
| 2-4-BUF19 (3Q: 08:35) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by CB Rod Hill. |
| 3-2-BUF17 (3Q: 07:53) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Walter Payton. OLB Keena Turner defended the pass. |
| 4-2-BUF17 (3Q: 07:43) Bucky Wallace attempted a 34 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. He could not find his footing on the snowy field. |
| 1-10-BUF24 (3Q: 07:38) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-5-BUF29 (3Q: 07:03) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Gary Anderson for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (3Q: 06:53) Gary Anderson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF24 (3Q: 06:45) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for -3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-23-BUF21 (3Q: 06:03) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-23-BUF21 (3Q: 05:57) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-24-BUF20 (3Q: 05:23) Pat McInally punted 41 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 14 yards to the BUF47. Tackled by Thomas Hopkins. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Jim Young at the BUF47. |
| 1-10-BUF47 (3Q: 05:14) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (3Q: 04:46) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White. |
| 2-8-BUF26 (3Q: 04:03) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. ILB Don Blackmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-BUF26 (3Q: 03:50) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Ron Solt was hurt on the play. |
| 4-4-BUF22 (3Q: 03:16) Bucky Wallace attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 10, New England 10 |
| (3Q: 03:10) Allan Leavitt kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 03:10) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. DT Ron Fernandes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (3Q: 03:02) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Cedric Minter for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. Minter gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-BUF26 (3Q: 02:32) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Garcia Lane. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BUF26 (3Q: 02:09) Pat McInally punted 48 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 17 yards to the NED43. Tackled by Thomas Hopkins. |
| 1-10-NED43 (3Q: 02:02) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior, assisted by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 2-8-NED45 (3Q: 01:26) Gary Kubiak pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Tony Nathan. OLB Bruce Scholtz blocked the pass. |
| 3-8-NED45 (3Q: 01:19) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 4-6-NED47 (3Q: 00:37) Rick Engles punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF02. |
| 1-10-BUF02 (3Q: 00:26) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 14 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF16 (4Q: 15:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Young for 6 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by DT Pete Koch. |
| 2-4-BUF22 (4Q: 14:25) Richard Todd pass was dropped by RB Gary Anderson. |
| 3-4-BUF22 (4Q: 14:21) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Eric Sievers. OLB Gary Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-BUF22 (4Q: 14:14) Pat McInally punted 32 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 5 yards to the BUF49. Tackled by Rod Hill. |
| 1-10-BUF49 (4Q: 14:03) Walter Payton ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by S Mike Prior. CB Ronnie Lippett knocked down Bob Rush to break up the play. |
| 2-8-BUF47 (4Q: 13:40) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-BUF47 (4Q: 13:13) Gary Kubiak pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF39 (4Q: 12:47) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by TE Dana McKenzie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF39 (4Q: 12:39) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. CB Wayne Davis defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BUF39 (4Q: 12:28) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Hamby, assisted by OLB Johnny Rembert. |
| 4-9-BUF38 (4Q: 11:47) Rick Engles punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF06. |
| 1-10-BUF06 (4Q: 11:36) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-9-BUF07 (4Q: 11:02) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-BUF13 (4Q: 10:31) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-BUF15 (4Q: 09:53) Pat McInally punted 53 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 12 yards to the NED44. Tackled by Rod Hill. |
| 1-10-NED44 (4Q: 09:44) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White. |
| 2-10-NED44 (4Q: 09:18) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (4Q: 08:36) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic, assisted by OLB Ron Crosby. |
| 2-8-BUF31 (4Q: 07:50) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by WR Stanley Morgan. |
| 3-8-BUF31 (4Q: 07:41) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 4-5-BUF28 (4Q: 07:16) Bucky Wallace attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 13, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 07:08) Allan Leavitt kicked off 74 yards from the NED30. Archie Griffin returned the ball 16 yards to the BUF12. Tackled by Tony Nathan. |
| 1-10-BUF12 (4Q: 06:36) Cedric Minter ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis, assisted by DT Pete Koch. Minter slipped on the snowy field. |
| 2-10-BUF12 (4Q: 05:53) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Ron Fernandes. |
| 3-4-BUF18 (4Q: 05:30) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for -1 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BUF17 (4Q: 04:44) Pat McInally punted 44 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 6 yards to the NED45. Tackled by Ted McKnight. |
| 1-10-NED45 (4Q: 04:37) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (4Q: 03:49) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. |
| 2-10-BUF45 (4Q: 03:03) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White. |
| 3-8-BUF43 (4Q: 02:15) Sweetness Payton ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S D.D. Hoggard, assisted by OLB Keena Turner. Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (4Q: 02:04) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-BUF32 (4Q: 01:55) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shaun Gayle. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 3-3-BUF28 (4Q: 01:45) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S D.D. Hoggard, assisted by ILB Don Blackmon. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-3-BUF28 (4Q: 01:38) Bucky Wallace attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 16, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 01:32) Allan Leavitt kicked off 64 yards from the NED30. Archie Griffin returned the ball 16 yards to the BUF22. Tackled by Tony Nathan. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (4Q: 01:23) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. Turner gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED35 (4Q: 01:03) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mark Pattison. CB Daryl Smith knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED35 (4Q: 00:54) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-15-NED40 (4Q: 00:54) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 2-20-NED45 (4Q: 00:54) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Daryl Turner. ILB Shane Nelson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-NED45 (4Q: 00:41) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by CB Daryl Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED23 (4Q: 00:22) Richard Todd spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-NED23 (4Q: 00:17) Richard Todd sacked by OLB Gary Campbell for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Don Mosebar. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Ron Fernandes on the NED26. |
| 1-10-NED26 (4Q: 00:02) Gary Kubiak dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 16, Buffalo Bills 10 |