| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 40 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| Buffalo won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Allan Leavitt kicked off 65 yards from the NED30. Tony Dorsett returned the ball 16 yards to the BUF21. Tackled by Lynn Swann. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BUF10 (1Q: 14:44) Gary Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Fred Bohannon, assisted by DE Reggie White. Key block delivered by Brad Edelman. |
| 2-4-BUF16 (1Q: 14:05) Cedric Minter ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 3-3-BUF17 (1Q: 13:19) Bubby Brister pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by OLB Greg Gaines. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 12:48) Bubby Brister pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton. Moriarty gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-BUF28 (1Q: 12:09) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. OLB Gary Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-BUF28 (1Q: 12:03) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton, assisted by ILB Jim Eliopulos. Key block delivered by Larry Moriarty. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (1Q: 11:27) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Andy Buffone, assisted by ILB Jim Eliopulos. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 2-4-BUF42 (1Q: 11:02) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Milt McColl. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED43 (1Q: 10:29) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 8 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duckworth gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-NED35 (1Q: 09:56) Bubby Brister pass was intended for WR Bobby Duckworth and was intercepted by S Mike Davis at the NED26. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Bobby Duckworth. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 09:48) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED43 (1Q: 09:07) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (1Q: 08:29) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Phil Freeman for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (1Q: 08:20) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by WR Mike Wilson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF35 (1Q: 08:12) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior, assisted by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 3-11-BUF36 (1Q: 07:44) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Taylor. CB Rod Hill defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-BUF36 (1Q: 07:37) Mike Wood attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 07:30) Allan Leavitt kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 07:30) Bubby Brister pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (1Q: 07:22) Bubby Brister pass was intended for WR Stan Rome and was intercepted by ILB Brian Kelley at the BUF43. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Stan Rome. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (1Q: 07:11) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. DE Reggie White drove right through Mark Behning to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-BUF33 (1Q: 07:01) Gary Kubiak pass completed to FB Stan Edwards for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Davis, assisted by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 3-7-BUF30 (1Q: 06:37) Billy Taylor ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. The defense looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 06:06) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Carl Monroe for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. Monroe gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-BUF13 (1Q: 05:30) Billy Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Perkins, assisted by OLB Anthony Bell. Key block delivered by Ron Solt. |
| 1-8-BUF08 (1Q: 04:45) Gary Kubiak pass completed to FB Stan Edwards for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Hill. Edwards gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-BUF04 (1Q: 04:15) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Wilson. OLB Johnny Rembert hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-BUF04 (1Q: 04:11) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Taylor. CB Rod Hill defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BUF04 (1Q: 04:05) Mike Wood attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 6, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 03:58) Allan Leavitt kicked off 66 yards from the NED30. Archie Griffin returned the ball 16 yards to the BUF20. Tackled by Don McNeal. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 03:30) Bubby Brister pass completed to TE Eric Sievers for 11 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (1Q: 02:56) Gary Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Eliopulos. Key block delivered by Don Macek. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF21 (1Q: 02:47) Bubby Brister pass was dropped by WR Stan Rome. |
| 2-20-BUF21 (1Q: 02:37) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Mike Young for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-BUF32 (1Q: 02:04) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. ILB Jerry Blanton defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-BUF32 (1Q: 01:54) Pat McInally punted 34 yards. Stanley Morgan called for a fair catch at the NED34. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 01:47) Billy Taylor ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz, assisted by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 2-11-NED33 (1Q: 01:13) Sylvester Stamps ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. |
| 3-10-NED34 (1Q: 00:39) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lin Dawson. S Mike Prior defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED34 (1Q: 00:33) Rick Engles punted 41 yards. Mike Prior returned the kick 8 yards to the BUF33. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (1Q: 00:26) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch, assisted by ILB Jerry Blanton. Key block delivered by Brad Edelman. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-BUF31 (2Q: 15:00) Bubby Brister sacked by OLB Gary Campbell for a loss of 8 yards. Campbell ran right past Ron Mattes and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-9-BUF23 (2Q: 14:13) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. S Glenn Blackwood simply tossed Brad Edelman aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-BUF23 (2Q: 14:03) Pat McInally punted 47 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 20 yards to the BUF50. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (2Q: 13:53) Sylvester Stamps ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior, assisted by ILB Scott Radecic. Key block delivered by Don Maggs. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (2Q: 13:26) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Anthony Bell. |
| 2-8-BUF38 (2Q: 12:39) Billy Taylor ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jermaine Perkins. |
| 3-7-BUF37 (2Q: 12:12) Billy Taylor ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 4-4-BUF34 (2Q: 11:26) Mike Wood attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 9, Buffalo 0 |
| (2Q: 11:21) Allan Leavitt kicked off 58 yards from the NED30. Archie Griffin returned the ball 17 yards to the BUF29. Tackled by Don McNeal. |
| 1-10-BUF29 (2Q: 10:45) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by DT Pete Koch. Key block delivered by Steve Wallace. |
| 2-3-BUF36 (2Q: 10:16) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. Key block delivered by Brad Edelman. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (2Q: 09:55) Bubby Brister pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. |
| 2-10-BUF42 (2Q: 09:50) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. DE Reggie White knocked down Steve Wallace to break up the play. |
| 3-9-BUF43 (2Q: 09:05) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. OLB Gary Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-9-BUF43 (2Q: 08:55) Pat McInally punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED13. New England's Bob Kohrs was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NED13 (2Q: 08:44) Billy Taylor ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic, assisted by DE Reggie White. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-11-NED12 (2Q: 08:36) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by WR Stanley Morgan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-NED12 (2Q: 08:23) Billy Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Shaun Gayle, assisted by CB Rod Hill. Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. |
| 4-2-NED21 (2Q: 07:43) Rick Engles punted 44 yards. Mike Prior returned the kick 12 yards to the BUF47. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF23 (2Q: 07:32) Gary Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by DE Reggie White. Key block delivered by Kurt Schumacher. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (2Q: 06:46) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. |
| 2-4-BUF41 (2Q: 06:10) Bubby Brister pass was dropped by WR Rich Martini. |
| 3-4-BUF41 (2Q: 06:03) Cedric Minter ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch, assisted by S Mike Davis. Key block delivered by Ron Mattes. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-BUF31 (2Q: 05:55) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. CB Daryl Smith defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-BUF31 (2Q: 05:47) Pat McInally punted 47 yards. Stanley Morgan called for a fair catch at the NED22. |
| 1-10-NED22 (2Q: 05:39) Sylvester Stamps ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 2-8-NED24 (2Q: 04:58) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Greg Baty for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Hill. |
| 3-1-NED31 (2Q: 04:32) Gary Kubiak scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 04:06) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Greg Baty for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. Baty gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-NED36 (2Q: 03:19) Billy Taylor ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior, assisted by CB Rod Hill. |
| 3-3-NED39 (2Q: 02:52) Stan Edwards ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Dion, assisted by OLB Johnny Rembert. CB Rod Hill knocked down Bill Cherry to break up the play. |
| 4-1-NED41 (2Q: 02:18) Rick Engles punted 50 yards. Mike Prior returned the kick 6 yards to the BUF15. Tackled by Lin Dawson. |
| 1-10-BUF15 (2Q: 02:11) Bubby Brister pass completed to RB Tony Dorsett for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Eliopulos, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-12-BUF13 (2Q: 02:00) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 5 yards. Tackled by S Fred Bohannon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-BUF18 (2Q: 01:31) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (2Q: 01:02) Gary Anderson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. |
| 2-7-BUF28 (2Q: 00:40) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gary Anderson. S Fred Bohannon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-BUF28 (2Q: 00:35) Bubby Brister pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Larry Moriarty. DE Bob Kohrs blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BUF28 (2Q: 00:30) Pat McInally punted 46 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 22 yards to the NED48. Tackled by Rod Hill. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Don McNeal at the NED48. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 00:22) Sylvester Stamps ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-7-BUF49 (2Q: 00:12) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Greg Baty for 8 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by ILB Don Blackmon. Baty gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 65 yards from the BUF30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 95 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New England 15, Buffalo 0 |
| (3Q: 15:00) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. New England 16, Buffalo 0 |
| (3Q: 14:45) Allan Leavitt kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Archie Griffin returned the ball 14 yards to the BUF22. Tackled by Phil Freeman. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (3Q: 14:27) Gary Anderson ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White. Key block delivered by Larry Moriarty. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (3Q: 13:51) Bubby Brister pass was dropped by WR Rich Martini. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF35 (3Q: 13:47) Cedric Minter ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Eliopulos, assisted by OLB Milt McColl. |
| 3-6-BUF39 (3Q: 13:14) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Milt McColl, assisted by CB Don McNeal. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (3Q: 12:38) Bubby Brister pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Fred Bohannon, assisted by OLB Milt McColl. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-BUF48 (3Q: 11:52) Bubby Brister pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by OLB Milt McColl. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-NED46 (3Q: 11:18) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Mike Young for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED45 (3Q: 10:45) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. Key block delivered by Don Macek. Macek ran over Milt McColl to set up the play. |
| 2-4-NED39 (3Q: 10:07) Bubby Brister pass completed to TE Eric Sievers for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. Sievers gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED35 (3Q: 09:33) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. Key block delivered by Ron Mattes. |
| 2-5-NED30 (3Q: 08:47) Gary Anderson ran around right end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by CB Don McNeal. ILB John Anderson knocked down Ron Mattes to break up the play. |
| 3-6-NED31 (3Q: 08:16) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED26 (3Q: 07:32) Carson Long attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 16, Buffalo 3 |
| (3Q: 07:27) Carson Long kicked off 63 yards from the BUF30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 25 yards to the NED32. Tackled by Rod Hill. |
| 1-10-NED32 (3Q: 07:00) Gary Kubiak pass completed to FB Stan Edwards for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| 2-12-NED30 (3Q: 06:15) Sylvester Stamps ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. |
| 3-9-NED33 (3Q: 05:34) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by WR Carl Monroe. |
| 4-9-NED33 (3Q: 05:27) Rick Engles punted 55 yards. Rod Hill returned the kick 14 yards to the BUF26. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF12 (3Q: 05:20) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by S Glenn Blackwood. Key block delivered by Steve Wallace. |
| 2-1-BUF21 (3Q: 04:51) Bubby Brister pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-BUF21 (3Q: 04:41) Bubby Brister pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for 40 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. Moriarty gained 35 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED39 (3Q: 04:10) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Mike Young for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. Young gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 03:33) Cedric Minter ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Eliopulos. |
| 2-7-NED23 (3Q: 03:04) Bubby Brister pass completed to RB Gary Anderson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Don McNeal, assisted by ILB Jim Eliopulos. |
| 3-6-NED22 (3Q: 02:24) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. OLB Gary Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED22 (3Q: 02:18) Carson Long attempted a 39 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NED29 (3Q: 02:11) Billy Taylor ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| 2-8-NED31 (3Q: 01:33) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED34 (3Q: 00:47) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Davis. Swann gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED45 (3Q: 00:17) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DE Terry Dion hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED45 (3Q: 00:11) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-7-NED48 (4Q: 15:00) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Greg Baty. S Shaun Gayle defended the pass. |
| 4-7-NED48 (4Q: 14:54) Rick Engles punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF04. |
| 1-10-BUF04 (4Q: 14:45) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. Safety awarded on penalty in the end zone. New England 18, Buffalo 3 |
| (4Q: 14:35) Carson Long kicked off 69 yards from the BUF20. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 25 yards to the NED36. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 13:59) Billy Taylor ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. |
| 2-7-NED39 (4Q: 13:24) Sylvester Stamps ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon, assisted by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 3-5-NED41 (4Q: 12:41) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Carl Monroe for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Hill. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 12:09) Billy Taylor ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Reggie White. |
| 2-9-NED49 (4Q: 11:28) Billy Taylor ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy. |
| 3-6-BUF48 (4Q: 11:05) Gary Kubiak pass was dropped by TE Lin Dawson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-BUF48 (4Q: 11:01) Rick Engles punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 10:55) Cedric Minter ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. Key block delivered by Kurt Schumacher. |
| 2-4-BUF26 (4Q: 10:26) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. ILB John Anderson knocked down Joe Bostic to break up the play. |
| 3-2-BUF28 (4Q: 09:45) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by DE Bob Kohrs. |
| 4-1-BUF29 (4Q: 09:01) Pat McInally punted 42 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 7 yards to the NED36. Tackled by Eric Sievers. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 08:50) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED31 (4Q: 08:43) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Carl Monroe for 11 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. Monroe gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED42 (4Q: 08:05) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Carl Monroe for 27 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Monroe gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (4Q: 07:19) Billy Taylor ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Anthony Bell. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-BUF26 (4Q: 07:09) Billy Taylor ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. DE Reggie White knocked down J.D. Maarleveld to break up the play. |
| 2-4-BUF25 (4Q: 06:24) Billy Taylor ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 3-3-BUF24 (4Q: 05:39) Sylvester Stamps ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior, assisted by OLB Johnny Rembert. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-3-BUF24 (4Q: 04:52) Mike Wood attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. New England's Larry Lawrence was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. New England 21, Buffalo 3 |
| (4Q: 04:47) Allan Leavitt kicked off 74 yards from the NED30. Touchback. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (4Q: 04:47) Allan Leavitt kicked off 78 yards from the NED25. Tony Dorsett returned the ball 14 yards to the BUF11. Tackled by Kevin Williams. |
| 1-10-BUF11 (4Q: 04:41) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Milt McColl. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF11 (4Q: 04:23) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF24 (4Q: 04:07) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. Duckworth gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (4Q: 04:00) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. S Glenn Blackwood drove right through Kurt Schumacher to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF35 (4Q: 03:54) Bubby Brister pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-BUF41 (4Q: 03:32) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. Martini gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED42 (4Q: 03:10) Bubby Brister pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. Moriarty gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-NED34 (4Q: 02:54) Bubby Brister pass was dropped by RB Cedric Minter. |
| 3-2-NED34 (4Q: 02:44) Bubby Brister pass completed to RB Tony Dorsett for 3 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED31 (4Q: 02:26) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED41 (4Q: 02:15) Bubby Brister sacked by OLB Milt McColl for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Mattes. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-24-NED45 (4Q: 02:00) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Duckworth. S Glenn Blackwood knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-24-NED45 (4Q: 01:54) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by S Glenn Blackwood. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-NED38 (4Q: 01:38) Bubby Brister pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rich Martini. DE Bob Kohrs blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED38 (4Q: 01:29) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED33 (4Q: 01:29) Sylvester Stamps ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic, assisted by DE Reggie White. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 2-14-NED34 (4Q: 01:17) Billy Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 3-12-NED36 (4Q: 01:07) Billy Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-8-NED40 (4Q: 00:58) Rick Engles punted 60 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 00:53) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. CB Herman Edwards defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (4Q: 00:45) Bubby Brister pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. Wrightman gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-BUF24 (4Q: 00:26) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-BUF19 (4Q: 00:26) Bubby Brister pass was intended for WR Rich Martini and was intercepted by OLB Gary Campbell at the BUF25. The interception was returned 19 yards. Tackled by Larry Moriarty. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-6-BUF06 (4Q: 00:13) Gary Kubiak dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 21, Buffalo Bills 3 |