NFL game summary for 10/20/1974:

O. J. Simpson gained 122 yards and Joe Ferguson threw three touchdown passes as Buffalo snapped New England's five-game winning streak and moved into a first-place tie in the AFC East. Sam Cunningham ran 75 yards for a score on the first play from scrimmage; it was the longest AFC run from scrimmage in 1974 and the first of his three TDs as Cunningham became the leading scorer in the conference. The Bills however came right back with 20 points in the first quarter and never yielded the lead. Simpson ran for one TD and caught a TD pass and Paul Seymour caught two TD passes.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	171.8  (5)	157.2  (10)	329.0  (6)	8
	DEFENSE	95.2  (2)	177.0  (20)	272.2  (10)	15
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	171.8  (5)	109.0  (22)	280.8  (13)	10
	DEFENSE	139.0  (15)	67.4  (1)	206.4  (2)	13

Line: Bills by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (5-1-0)	7	7	7	7	28
Buffalo Bills (5-1-0)	20	7	0	3	30

( 7- 0) NE  Sam Cunningham 75 yard rush (John Smith kick)
( 7- 7) BUF Paul Seymour 10 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
( 7-13) BUF O.J. Simpson 29 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed)
( 7-20) BUF O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(14-20) NE  Sam Cunningham 12 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(14-27) BUF Paul Seymour 40 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(21-27) NE  Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(21-30) BUF John Leypoldt 35 yard field goal
(28-30) NE  Reggie Rucker 12 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

                     NE              BUF
First Downs:         19              19
Rushes-yards:        28-189          52-180
Yards/rush:          6.8             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-150-1     8-12-153-0
Sacked-yards:        2-19            2-18
Net pass yards:      131             135
Net yards/pass:      5.7             9.6
Total net yards:     320             315
Total plays:         51 (54% run)    66 (78% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     6-47            8-57

Attendance: 78,926

Passing:
NE: Jim Plunkett, 11 of 21 for 150 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 8 of 12 for 153 yards and 3 TDs

Rushing:
NE: Mack Herron, 14 for 50 yards; Sam Cunningham, 11 for 125 yards and 3 TDs; Josh Ashton, 2 for 5 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 9 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 32 for 122 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 12 for 39 yards; Joe Ferguson, 8 for 19 yards

Receiving:
NE: Reggie Rucker, 5 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Bob Windsor, 3 for 34 yards; Sam Cunningham, 2 for 21 yards; Mack Herron, 1 for 17 yards
BUF: Paul Seymour, 3 for 64 yards and 2 TDs; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 36 yards; Jim Braxton, 2 for 24 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 5 for 102 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 13 yards
BUF: Wallace Francis, 2 for 61 yards; Neal Craig, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 1 for 48 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 11 yards
BUF: Donnie Walker, 3 for 28 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 23 yards

Punting:
NE: Bruce Barnes, 5 for 146 yards
BUF: Spike Jones, 5 for 219 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 1/1

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