Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

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September 8th, 1996

1996 Week 2

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Offensive Starters

QB J. Kelly

RB T. Thomas

WR Q. Early

WR A. Reed

WR E. Moulds

TE L. Johnson

T J. Fina

G C. Lacina

C K. Hull

G J. Ostroski

T G. Parker

Defensive Starters

DE P. Hansen

DT T. Washington

DE B. Smith

LB B. Paup

LB C. Spielman

LB M. Maddox

LB S. Rogers

CB J. Burris

CB T. Smith

S H. Jones

S K. Schulz

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Bills	3	7	0	7	17
Patriots	3	0	7	0	10

	Bills	Patriots
Q1	3	3
Q2	7	0
Q3	0	7
Q4	7	0
FINAL	17	10

Key Performers

Bills

PassingJ. Kelly

14/27, 173 YDS, 1 TD

RushingD. Holmes

15, 49 YDS

ReceivingQ. Early

6, 119 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesC. Spielman

SacksB. Smith

3.0

InterceptionsN/A

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

21/46, 210 YDS, 1 TD

RushingC. Martin

28, 90 YDS

ReceivingT. Glenn

6, 76 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesC. Slade

SacksC. Slade

1.0

InterceptionsC. Slade

Team Comparison

Bills

Stat

Patriots

First Downs

231

Total Yards

293

Rushes

Rush YDS

114

Rush TD

51.9%

PASS %

44.7%

154

NET PASS YDS

179

PASS TD

Takeaways

28:07

Time of Possession

31:53

Offensive Starters

D. Bledsoe QB

C. Martin RB

S. Gash FB

T. Glenn WR

D. Jells WR

B. Coates TE

B. Armstrong T

W. Roberts G

D. Wohlabaugh C

B. Kratch G

M. Lane T

Defensive Starters

M. Jones DT

M. Wheeler DT

W. McGinest DE

T. Johnson LB

T. Collins LB

C. Slade LB

T. Law CB

R. Reynolds CB

T. Ray S

W. Clay S

L. Whigham DB

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 2 match up between the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots featuring 119 receiving yards by Quinn Early.

Legend

Moment: Bills

Moment: Patriots

Bills Momentum

Patriots Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 42 yard field goal good

Patriots opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 33 yard field goal good

Bills ties it up → 3-3

< Q2 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Thurman Thomas middle for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills takes the lead → 10-3

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Terry Glenn for 37 yards touchdown - PAT no good - PAT good

Patriots ties it up → 10-10

< Q4 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Kelly pass complete to Quinn Early for 63 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills takes the lead → 17-10

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Kelly	27	14	51.9	173	1	3	63	2	44.8
Team Totals	27	14	51.9	173	1	3	63	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Darick Holmes	15	49	3.3	0	6
Thurman Thomas	15	22	1.5	1	10
Eric Moulds	4	7	1.8	0	7
Jim Kelly	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	35	77	2.2	1	10

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Quinn Early	8	6	119	19.8	1	63
Lonnie Johnson	7	3	21	7.0	0	9
Darick Holmes	2	2	7	3.5	0	4
Thurman Thomas	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Eric Moulds	4	1	6	6.0	0	6
Russell Copeland	2	1	14	14.0	0	14
Tony Cline	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	25	14	173	12.4	1	63

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Chris Spielman	12	6	6	0
Ted Washington	10	6	4	0
Phil Hansen	8	7	1	1
Bryce Paup	7	7	0	0
Sam Rogers	7	4	3	0
Bruce Smith	6	5	1	3
Mark Maddox	6	3	3	0
Henry Jones	5	3	2	0
Kurt Schulz	4	3	1	0
Jeff Burris	3	2	1	0
Marlo Perry	3	3	0	0
Emanuel Martin	3	3	0	0
Marlon Kerner	2	2	0	0
Ken Irvin	1	0	1	0
Thomas Smith	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	78	55	23	4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	47	23.5	0
Team Totals	2	47	23.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Russell Copeland	2	26	13	0
Team Totals	2	26	13.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Steve Christie	2	1	2	2
Team Totals	2	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Chris Mohr	7	296	42.3
Team Totals	7	296	42.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	46	21	45.7	210	1	37	4	66.4
Tom Tupa	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	47	21	44.7	210	1	37	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Curtis Martin	28	90	3.2	13
Dave Meggett	4	17	4.3	12
Sam Gash	3	7	2.3	3
Team Totals	35	114	3.3	13

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Terry Glenn	17	6	76	12.7	1	37
Dave Meggett	6	4	35	8.8	0	14
Curtis Martin	6	4	20	5.0	0	10
Ben Coates	6	3	31	10.3	0	12
Sam Gash	5	2	26	13.0	0	15
Will Moore	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Hason Graham	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Dietrich Jells	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	44	21	210	10.0	1	37

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Chris Slade	10	6	4	1	1
Willie Clay	7	6	1	0	1
Ted Johnson	7	4	3	0	0
Terry Ray	7	3	4	0	0
Ty Law	6	5	1	0	0
Mark Wheeler	5	4	1	0	0
Willie McGinest	4	3	1	1	0
Devin Wyman	4	4	0	0	0
Ricky Reynolds	3	2	1	0	1
Mike Jones	3	2	1	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	2	2	0	0	0
Todd Collins	2	2	0	0	0
Monty Brown	1	1	0	0	0
Dwayne Sabb	1	0	1	0	0
Larry Whigham	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	63	45	18	2	3