New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

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September 8th, 1996

1996 Week 2

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

FB S. Gash

WR T. Glenn

WR D. Jells

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G W. Roberts

C D. Wohlabaugh

G B. Kratch

T M. Lane

Defensive Starters

DT M. Jones

DT M. Wheeler

DE W. McGinest

LB T. Johnson

LB T. Collins

LB C. Slade

CB T. Law

CB R. Reynolds

S T. Ray

S W. Clay

DB L. Whigham

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Bills

First Downs

293

Total Yards

231

Rushes

114

Rush YDS

Rush TD

44.7%

PASS %

51.9%

179

NET PASS YDS

154

PASS TD

Takeaways

31:53

Time of Possession

28:07

Offensive Starters

J. Kelly QB

T. Thomas RB

Q. Early WR

A. Reed WR

E. Moulds WR

L. Johnson TE

J. Fina T

C. Lacina G

K. Hull C

J. Ostroski G

G. Parker T

Defensive Starters

P. Hansen DE

T. Washington DT

B. Smith DE

B. Paup LB

C. Spielman LB

M. Maddox LB

S. Rogers LB

J. Burris CB

T. Smith CB

H. Jones S

K. Schulz S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 2 match up between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills featuring 90 rushing yards by Curtis Martin.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Bills

Patriots Momentum

Bills 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	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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Dave Meggett	2	21	10.5
Troy Brown	1	17	17
Team Totals	3	38	12.7

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	4	49	12.3	0
Team Totals	4	49	12.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	4	1	1	1
Team Totals	4	1	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	4	182	45.5
Team Totals	4	182	45.5

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