NFL game summary for 11/23/1975:

O. J. Simpson was held to 69 yards, his season low, but scored four touchdowns, tying Chuck Foreman and Lydell Mitchell for most points scored in a game in the NFL in 1975, in a wild game that saw the Bills wind up with 416 yards on offense and the Patriots with 498 yards. Simpson boosted his season yardage total to 1,394, and moved 71 yards ahead of his record pace in 1973. Steve Grogan hit with 25 of 46 passes for 365 yards and two scores and Joe Ferguson of the Bills completed 16 of 32 for 276 yards and four touchdowns. Sam Cunningham gained 100 yards and scored twice. A 45-yard kickoff return by Vic Washington set up the go-ahead touchdown.

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	141.6  (14)	143.6  (19)	285.1  (18)	28
	DEFENSE	131.8  (9)	156.2  (12)	288.0  (11)	20
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	217.6  (1)	171.0  (13)	388.6  (1)	19
	DEFENSE	150.0  (17)	229.0  (26)	379.0  (25)	25

Line: Bills by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (3-7-0)	7	14	7	3	31
Buffalo Bills (6-4-0)	14	10	7	14	45

( 0- 7) BUF Reuben Gant 19 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
( 0-14) BUF J.D. Hill 77 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
( 7-14) NE  Sam Cunningham 10 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(14-14) NE  Sam Cunningham 11 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(14-21) BUF O.J. Simpson 2 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(14-24) BUF John Leypoldt 28 yard field goal
(21-24) NE  Russ Francis 21 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(28-24) NE  Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(28-31) BUF O.J. Simpson 3 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(31-31) NE  John Smith 34 yard field goal
(31-38) BUF O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
(31-45) BUF O.J. Simpson 3 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

                     NE              BUF
First Downs:         28              23
Rushes-yards:        31-138          40-153
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     25-46-365-3     16-32-276-1
Sacked-yards:        1-5             2-13
Net pass yards:      360             263
Net yards/pass:      7.7             7.7
Total net yards:     498             416
Total plays:         78 (39% run)    74 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          6.4             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-0
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     11-67           8-65

Attendance: 65,655

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 25 of 46 for 365 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 16 of 32 for 276 yards and 4 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 19 for 100 yards and 2 TDs; Andy Johnson, 7 for 16 yards; Steve Grogan, 5 for 22 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 27 for 69 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Braxton, 13 for 84 yards

Receiving:
NE: Russ Francis, 7 for 125 yards and 1 TD; Randy Vataha, 5 for 96 yards; Elmo Wright, 4 for 46 yards; Andy Johnson, 4 for 37 yards; Darryl Stingley, 3 for 47 yards; Sam Cunningham, 2 for 14 yards and 1 TD
BUF: Bob Chandler, 6 for 78 yards; J.D. Hill, 4 for 147 yards and 1 TD; O.J. Simpson, 4 for 22 yards and 2 TDs; Reuben Gant, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Allen Carter, 5 for 138 yards; Leon McQuay, 1 for 0 yards
BUF: Vic Washington, 3 for 136 yards; Steven Schnarr, 1 for 18 yards; Reggie McKenzie, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Gary Hayman, 1 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Bob Howard, 1 for 7 yards
BUF: Ike Thomas, 1 for 58 yards; Steve Freeman, 1 for 14 yards; Tony Greene, 1 for 7 yards

Punting:
NE: Mike Patrick, 4 for 164 yards
BUF: Marv Bateman, 4 for 165 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/2
BUF: John Leypoldt, 1/2

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