NFL game summary for 11/05/1978:

Horace Ivory scored touchdowns of 19 and 5 yards and rushed for a career-high 128 yards on 16 carries as New England tied a team record of seven straight wins. The Patriots' defense stopped three Buffalo drives with two fumble recoveries and an interception and prevented the Bills from scoring a touchdown until 1:47 remained in the game.

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	194.4  (1)	195.9  (3)	390.3  (1)	25
	DEFENSE	108.1  (2)	182.7  (25)	290.8  (12)	26
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	123.7  (22)	157.1  (12)	280.8  (19)	15
	DEFENSE	202.6  (28)	132.9  (3)	335.4  (25)	16

Line: Patriots by 9

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (8-2-0)	0	7	7	0	14
Buffalo Bills (3-7-0)	3	0	0	7	10

( 0- 3) BUF Tom Dempsey 21 yard field goal
( 7- 3) NE  Horace Ivory 19 yard rush (David Posey kick)
(14- 3) NE  Horace Ivory 5 yard rush (David Posey kick)
(14-10) BUF Bob Chandler 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)

                     NE              BUF
First Downs:         20              15
Rushes-yards:        47-279          34-140
Yards/rush:          5.9             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     5-17-65-1       14-23-114-1
Sacked-yards:        1-12            1-7
Net pass yards:      53              107
Net yards/pass:      2.9             4.5
Total net yards:     332             247
Total plays:         65 (72% run)    58 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     6-54            9-75

Attendance: 44,897

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 5 of 17 for 65 yards (1 int)
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 14 of 23 for 114 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
NE: Horace Ivory, 16 for 128 yards and 2 TDs; Sam Cunningham, 13 for 85 yards; Don Calhoun, 10 for 39 yards; Steve Grogan, 5 for 24 yards; James McAlister, 2 for 3 yards; Jerrel Wilson, 1 for 0 yards
BUF: Curtis Brown, 13 for 48 yards; Terry Miller, 12 for 58 yards; Roland Hooks, 7 for 21 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 13 yards

Receiving:
NE: Russ Francis, 2 for 26 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 20 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 12 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 7 yards
BUF: Bob Chandler, 4 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Frank Lewis, 4 for 34 yards; Reuben Gant, 3 for 26 yards; Curtis Brown, 1 for 15 yards; Terry Miller, 1 for 10 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for -6 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Raymond Clayborn, 2 for 38 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 30 yards; Dennis Johnson, 1 for 28 yards; Scott Hutchinson, 1 for 8 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Stanley Morgan, 2 for 20 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 14 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Steve Nelson, 1 for 24 yards
BUF: Shane Nelson, 1 for 16 yards

Punting:
NE: Jerrel Wilson, 3 for 112 yards
BUF: Rusty Jackson, 4 for 178 yards

Field Goals:
NE: David Posey, 0/1
BUF: Tom Dempsey, 1/1

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