Patriots 33-6 Bills (12 Oct, 1997) Box Score

Buffalo Bills

3-3, 1-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BUF					6
NE					33

New England Patriots

5-1, 4-0 home

Buffalo Passing


Billy Joe Hobert
Alex Van Pelt
Todd Collins
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
17/30	133	4.4	2	2-7	40.0
3/7	22	3.1	2	0-0	11.3
1/4	9	2.3	0	1-9	39.6
21/41	148	4.0	4	3-16	21.8

New England Passing


Drew Bledsoe
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/27	181	6.7	2	1	1-10	82.5
14/27	171	6.7	2	1	1-10	82.5

Buffalo Rushing


Darick Holmes
Thurman Thomas
Antowain Smith
Billy Joe Hobert
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	41	10.3	1	19
6	24	4.0	0	14
6	22	3.7	0	11
2	7	3.5	0	7
18	94	5.2	1	19

New England Rushing


Curtis Martin
Marrio Grier
David Meggett
Keith Byars
Derick Cullors
Drew Bledsoe
Scott Zolak
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
22	99	4.5	1	26
8	24	3.0	0	10
2	10	5.0	0	6
2	4	2.0	0	4
1	3	3.0	0	3
2	1	0.5	0	2
2	-2	-1.0	0	-1
39	139	3.6	1	26

Buffalo Receiving


Quinn Early
Andre Reed
Antowain Smith
Darick Holmes
Lonnie Johnson
Jay Riemersma
Thurman Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	59	9.8	20
4	42	10.5	18
3	21	7.0	12
2	14	7.0	9
3	12	4.0	7
2	11	5.5	8
1	5	5.0	5
21	164	7.8	20

New England Receiving


Ben Coates
Terry Glenn
Shawn Jefferson
Vincent Brisby
Sam Gash
Keith Byars
Curtis Martin
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	92	23.0	1	30
4	50	12.5	0	22
1	13	13.0	0	13
1	11	11.0	0	11
2	7	3.5	0	4
1	4	4.0	1	4
1	4	4.0	0	4
14	181	12.9	2	30

Buffalo Fumbles


Billy Joe Hobert
Todd Collins
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0
2	0	0

New England Fumbles


Ty Law
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Buffalo Defense



Chris Spielman
Damien Covington
Sean Moran
Marlon Kerner
Bruce Smith
Ted Washington
Kurt Schulz
Shawn Price
Sam Rogers
Mark Pike
Phil Hansen
Henry Jones
Gabe Northern
Bryce Paup
Eric Smedley
Dan Brandenburg
Manny Martin
Marcellus Wiley
Thomas Smith
Marlo Perry
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	5	0	0	0	0	0
8	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	3	0	0
6	4	1	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
82	46	1	0	5	0	0

New England Defense



Ted Johnson
Chris Slade
Henry Thomas
Willie Clay
Todd Collins
Ty Law
Jimmy Hitchcock
Tedy Bruschi
Marty Moore
Lawyer Milloy
Mike D. Jones
Mark Wheeler
Chris Canty
Brandon Mitchell
Larry Whigham
Chris Carter
Derick Cullors
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	8	0	0	0	0	0
6	3	2	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	3	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	41	3	0	9	0	0

Buffalo Interceptions


Marlo Perry
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	4	0
1	4	0

New England Interceptions


Ty Law
Willie Clay
Marty Moore
Lawyer Milloy
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	40	0
1	26	0
1	7	0
1	0	0
4	73	0

Buffalo Kick Returns


Eric Moulds
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
8	151	18.9	38	0
8	151	18.9	38	0

New England Kick Returns


Derick Cullors
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	61	30.5	33	0
2	61	30.5	33	0

Buffalo Punt Returns


Eric Moulds
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	20	10.0	10	0
2	20	10.0	10	0

New England Punt Returns


David Meggett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	54	10.8	29	0
5	54	10.8	29	0

Buffalo Kicking


Steve Christie
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	0/0	0
0/1	0.0	0	0/0	0

New England Kicking


Adam Vinatieri
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/4	100.0	52	3/3	15
4/4	100.0	52	3/3	15

Buffalo Punting


Chris Mohr
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	250	41.7	0	1	50
6	250	41.7	0	1	50

New England Punting


Tom Tupa
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	144	48.0	1	0	49
3	144	48.0	1	0	49

5:00 AM, 12 October 1997

Attendance: 59,802

Referees:
Robert McElwee

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	7	2	.778	260	173
New York	3	6	.333	171	183
Miami	2	6	.250	124	187
New England	2	7	.222	141	217

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