Sunday November 7, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/07/1976:



Sam Cunningham's 141 yards rushing and Mike Haynes's 89-yard punt return touchdown, New England's first in 17 years, led to the Patriots victory and gave them a 2-0 series record against the Bills for the first time since 1965. Haynes's touchdown put New England ahead 13-0 in the second quarter and Cunningham picked up the Patriots' final score in the third quarter on an eight-yard run. New England's defense had four interceptions and picked up four Buffalo fumbles.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE159.4  (10)148.2  (15)307.6  (13)21
DEFENSE187.8  (25)149.4  (8)337.1  (21)26
OFFENSE200.6  (1)148.2  (15)348.9  (8)23
DEFENSE148.9  (17)159.5  (15)308.4  (17)22

Line: Patriots by 11

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (2-7-0)030710
New England Patriots (6-3-0)3107020

( 0- 3) NE John Smith 46 yard field goal ( 0- 6) NE John Smith 33 yard field goal ( 0-13) NE Mike Haynes 89 yard punt return (John Smith kick) ( 3-13) BUF George Jakowenko 31 yard field goal ( 3-20) NE Sam Cunningham 8 yard rush (John Smith kick) (10-20) BUF Gary Marangi 6 yard rush (George Jakowenko kick)
                     BUF             NE
First Downs:         20              16
Rushes-yards:        42-149          39-172
Yards/rush:          3.5             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-34-241-4     8-18-137-2
Sacked-yards:        3-17            2-11
Net pass yards:      224             126
Net yards/pass:      6.1             6.3
Total net yards:     373             298
Total plays:         79 (53% run)    59 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             4-3
Turnovers:           8               5
Penalties-yards:     5-45            6-60

Attendance: 61,157

Passing:
BUF: Gary Marangi, 15 of 34 for 241 yards (4 int) NE: Steve Grogan, 8 of 18 for 137 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
BUF: Roland Hooks, 18 for 80 yards; Eddie Ray, 13 for 32 yards; O.J. Simpson, 6 for 8 yards; Gary Marangi, 4 for 26 yards and 1 TD; Jeff Kinney, 1 for 3 yards NE: Sam Cunningham, 25 for 141 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 7 for 9 yards; Steve Grogan, 3 for 19 yards; Ike Forte, 2 for 8 yards; Don Calhoun, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Bob Chandler, 7 for 104 yards; Roland Hooks, 3 for 28 yards; Reuben Gant, 2 for 69 yards; Eddie Ray, 1 for 15 yards; John Holland, 1 for 13 yards; Paul Seymour, 1 for 12 yards NE: Andy Johnson, 3 for 35 yards; Randy Vataha, 2 for 50 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 36 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 4 for 107 yards; Bo Cornell, 1 for 18 yards NE: Don Calhoun, 1 for 33 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 4 for 156 yards and 1 TD; Doug Beaudoin, 1 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: John Skorupan, 1 for 13 yards; Merv Krakau, 1 for 0 yards NE: Steve Nelson, 1 for 34 yards; Tim Fox, 1 for 29 yards; Mike Haynes, 1 for 2 yards; Prentice McCray, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 234 yards NE: Mike Patrick, 5 for 177 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: George Jakowenko, 1/1 NE: John Smith, 2/2


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