History of Pro Football in Buffalo

Scoring Summary

New England

First Quarter
BUF FG, STEVE CHRISTIE 19 YD, 13:41. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards in 6:57. Key plays: Bryson 10-yard run to Buffalo 35; Flutie 20-yard pass to Morris to New England 35; Morris 20-yard run to New England 2.

Second Quarter
BUF TD, JAY RIEMERSMA 9 YD PASS FROM DOUG FLUTIE (STEVE CHRISTIE KICK), 4:50. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards in 3:32. Key plays: Irvin 1-yard interception return to Buffalo 17; Flutie 14-yard pass to Price on 3rd-and-5 to Buffalo 36; 21-yard pass interference penalty on Patriots' Jones at New England 30; Flutie 9-yard pass to Moulds to New England 9.

NEW FG, ADAM VINATIERI 48 YD, 14:40. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards in 0:47. Key plays: McGinest recovery of Flutie fumble at Buffalo 33.

Fourth Quarter
NWE TD, JR REDMOND 1 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 6:00. Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards in 4:57. Key plays: Brown 25-yard punt return to Buffalo 27; Carter 7-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Buffalo 11; Friesz 17-yard pass to Brown to Buffalo 1.

NWE FG, ADAM VINATIERI 43 YD, 12:57. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards in 1:50. Key plays: Friesz 11-yard pass to Glenn to Buffalo 32.

BUF FG, STEVE CHRISTIE 48 YD, 14:56. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards in 1:59. Key plays: Flutie 24-yard pass to McDaniel to Buffalo 48; Flutie 11-yard run on 3rd-and-10 to New England 41; Flutie 10-yard pass to Riemersma to New England 31; Flutie 9-yard pass to Price on 3rd-and-3 to New England 24.

Overtime
BUF FG, STEVE CHRISTIE 32 YD, 4:32. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards in 2:39. Key plays: 22-yard pass interference on Patriots' Law to New England 43; Bryson 15-yard run to New England 22.

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2000

Regular Season November 5, 2000

Bills 16
New England 13 (OT)

Attendance: 58,543

FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) -- The clock ticks down, Steve Christie trots on and the Buffalo Bills celebrate.

The remarkable has become routine for a kicker whose 32-yard field goal at 4:32 of overtime beat the New England Patriots 16-13 Sunday. He also was sure-footed on the rain-soaked field with a 48-yarder that tied the game with four seconds left in regulation.

"It was wet and the balls were getting heavy," Christie said. "I just block everything off, try to hit the ball solid and just don't let things bother me."

The Bills (5-4) have won four games on Christie's field goals in the last minute of regulation or overtime this year. And his 23-yard overtime field goal last season on the same Foxboro Stadium field gave Buffalo a 13-10 win in the next-to-last regular-season game and clinched a playoff berth.

"He's an amazing guy under pressure," Buffalo coach Wade Phillips said.

Coming off a bye week, the Patriots (2-7) lost quarterback Drew Bledsoe to a hand injury in the second quarter, but John Friez did just enough to lead the Patriots to Adam Vinatieri's 43-yard field goal with 2:03 left in regulation and a 13-10 lead.

Doug Flutie, starting his third game for injured Rob Johnson, led the Bills on drives of 46 and 52 yards to Christie's last two field goals. He also kicked a 19-yarder that gave Buffalo a 3-0 lead and has connected on 15 of his last 16 attempts.

Buffalo has won three of its last four games on Christie's field goals on the final play.

"I was just being really careful. At the end, we had to take some chances and it paid off," Flutie said. "This team had the confidence going down the wire."

The Patriots keep messing up with the game on the line. For the sixth time this season, they lost when they had a chance to win or tie in the final minutes.

"It seems like every time we get in the fourth quarter, something happens," safety Tebucky Jones said.

It happened to Bledsoe earlier.

The quarterback had played 114 of a possible 120 games before Sunday. But late in the first quarter he jammed his right thumb on linebacker Sam Rogers' helmet and, after one more series, was replaced by Friesz with 9:59 left in the half.

"When I was throwing on the sidelines, my feeling was I wasn't throwing accurately to help the team," Bledsoe said.

He wouldn't reveal the results of X-rays, and there was no word on his availability for next Sunday's game at Cleveland.

Friesz, playing his second game in two seasons with the Patriots, completed 11 of 21 passes for 66 yards and an interception.

"I'm tremendously excited to go out and redeem myself (next Sunday) if given the opportunity," he said.

It was a critical win for Buffalo, which remained in fourth place in the AFC East, two games off the lead.

Friesz was booed when he took the field with 13:57 left in the fourth quarter, but the Patriots came through as J.R. Redmond scored on a 1-yard run and Vinatieri kicked the tying extra point.

The Bills took a 3-0 lead on their second possession and made it 10-0 on Flutie's 9-yard pass to a wide-open Jay Riemersma. Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal late in the first half made it 10-3.

The Bills started the winning drive at their 35 after a punt. A 22-yard pass interference call against cornerback Ty Law moved the ball to the Patriots 43. Flutie completed a 6-yard pass to Riemersma, Shawn Bryson ran for 5 and 15 yards and Antowain Smith rushed for 4.

Then Christie came through, just as he had done a week earlier with a 34-yarder on the last play of regulation to beat the New York Jets 23-20.

"Steve Christie makes plays when it counts," Phillips said. "I don't know if we're a real good team that's lost some close games or a real bad team that has won some in the last second. We're learning to win."

NOTES - Flutie is 12-1 at Foxboro Stadium, including 5-0 when he played at Boston College. ... The Bills won their first road game of the season after three losses. ... Buffalo has held eight of its nine opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing. ... New England had won four of its previous five against Buffalo in Foxboro. ... Patriots wide receivers had just seven receptions. ... The Patriots had eight plays from the 1-yard line and scored on just one.

Game Breakdown
	BUF	NWE
FIRST DOWNS 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL NET YARDS Total plays Average gain NET YARDS RUSHING Rushes Average per rush NET YARDS PASSING Completed-attempted Yards per pass Sacked-yards lost PUNTS-AVERAGE RETURN YARDAGE Punts-returns Kickoffs-returns Interceptions-returns PENALTIES-YARDS FUMBLES-LOST TIME OF POSSESSION	20 5-15 0-0 315 69 4.6 141 31 4.5 174 18-37 4.6 1-5 8-35.5 37 3-14 4-22 2-1 7-73 2-1 31:54	14 6-17 1-1 189 64 3.0 89 34 2.6 100 14-27 3.3 3-16 8-42.0 143 5-64 5-79 0-0 8-103 1-0 32:38
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Missed field goals None. Buffalo rushing Shawn Bryson 13-60, Sammy Morris 10-45, Doug Flutie 5-23, Antowain Smith 3-13. New England rushing Jr Redmond 24-68, Tony Carter 6-19, Drew Bledsoe 1-5, Kevin Faulk 2-2, Troy Brown 1-minus 5. Buffalo passing Doug Flutie 18-37 for 179 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD. New England passing John Friesz 11-21 for 66 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD, Drew Bledsoe 3-5 for 50 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD, Michael Bishop 0-1 for 0 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD. Buffalo receiving Jay Riemersma 6-49, Sammy Morris 4-41, Eric Moulds 4-29, Peerless Price 3-36, Jeremy Mcdaniel 1-24. New England receiving Jr Redmond 5-19, Troy Brown 3-49, Terry Glenn 3-25, Tony Simmons 1-22, Tony Carter 1-6, Kevin Faulk 1-minus 5. Buffalo tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial) Sam Cowart 10-4-1, Marcellus Wiley 4-6-1, John Holecek 5-2-0, Sam Rogers 4-3-1, Shawn Price 5-0-0, Keion Carpenter 4-0-0, Henry Jones 3-1-0, Keith Newman 3-1-0, Ted Washington 2-2-0, Erik Flowers 0-4-0, Donovan Greer 3-0-0, Leif Larsen 2-1-0, Pat Williams 1-2-0, Antoine Winfield 2-0-0, Kenyatta Wright 2-0-0, Steve Christie 0-1-0, Doug Flutie 0-1-0. New England tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial) Ted Johnson 7-4-0, Otis Smith 8-0-0, Willie Mcginest 6-0-0, Bobby Hamilton 3-3-0, Lawyer Milloy 3-3-0, Ty Law 5-0-0, Chris Slade 3-2-0, Tedy Bruschi 2-3-0, Tebucky Jones 3-1-0, Henry Thomas 1-2-1, Chad Eaton 1-1-0, Antonio Langham 1-1-0, Lonie Paxton 0-2-0, Antwan Harris 1-0-0, Greg Spires 1-0-0. Interceptions Buffalo (Ken Irvin 1 for 1 yards, John Holecek 1 for 0 yards). Fumbles lost Buffalo (Doug Flutie). Opponent's fumbles recovered New England (Willie Mcginest).

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