| New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills 10/3/2004 at Ralph Wilson Stadium  | 
| Final Team Statistics | 
| Visitor Patriots  | 
 Home Bills  | |
| 
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 18 | 
| By Rushing | 5 | 7 | 
| By Passing | 13 | 9 | 
| By Penalty | 3 | 2 | 
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-11-45% | 2-12-17% | 
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0% | 2-4-50% | 
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 397 | 337 | 
| Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 56 | 63 | 
| Average gain per offensive play | 7.1 | 5.3 | 
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 99 | 138 | 
| Total Rushing Plays | 26 | 26 | 
| Average gain per rushing play | 3.8 | 5.3 | 
| Tackles for a loss-number and yards | 3-7 | 2-2 | 
| NET YARDS PASSING | 298 | 199 | 
| Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 7-48 | 
| Gross yards passing | 298 | 247 | 
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 30-17-0 | 30-18-1 | 
| Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) | 9.9 | 5.4 | 
| KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks | 6-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 
| PUNTS Number and Average | 4-49.5 | 5-51.2 | 
| Had Blocked | 0 | 0 | 
| FGs - PATs Had Blocked | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Net Punting Average | 39.0 | 43.2 | 
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) | 21 | 22 | 
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-0 | 2-22 | 
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 4-96 | 5-191 | 
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-21 | 0-0 | 
| PENALTIES Number and Yards | 10-77 | 11-94 | 
| FUMBLES Number and Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 | 
| TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | 2 | 
| Rushing | 1 | 0 | 
| Passing | 2 | 1 | 
| Fumbles | 1 | 0 | 
| Kickoff Returns | 0 | 1 | 
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 2-2 | 
| Kicking Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 2-2 | 
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 1-1 | 
| RED ZONE EFFICIENCY | 2-3-67% | 0-2-0% | 
| GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY | 1-2-50% | 0-0-0% | 
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 | 
| FINAL SCORE | 31 | 17 | 
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:43 | 31:17 | 
    








































