Today In Patriots History Nov 7, 2010: The Peyton Hillis Game

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Today in Patriots History
Other November 7 News and Trivia​

Nov 7, 1982:
The Patriots' 1:00 home game versus the Baltimore Colts is canceled.
This was the seventh of what would be eight consecutive games that were canceled due to the player's strike, from week 3 through week 10.




Nov 7, 1989:
Kicker Greg Davis is waiver, with Jason Staurovsky signed to take his place.

Davis had missed two of his four field goal attempts as well as one of his three extra point tries two days earlier in a 27-26 home loss to the New York Jets. Despite the setback he recovered to have a 12-year NFL career.

Staurovsky had kicked for the Patriots the previous season, but Davis won the job in training camp. For the remainder of the season he went 14-17 on field goals, and made all 14 of his extra points, a marked improvement over Davis.




Nov 7, 1999:
Bye week for the Patriots

A bye is supposed to give a team an opportunity to heal, rest up and return rejuvinated - but not in this case. The Pats were 6-2 heading into the bye, came out and lost three staright and finished the season 8-8, losing six of their final eight games - resulting in the firing of head coach Pete Carroll.




Nov 7, 2015:
OL Bryan Stork is activated off IR; OL Ryan Wendell is placed on IR.




Nov 7, 2017:
Dont'a Hightower is placed on injured reserve due to a torn pectoral muscle
DT Ricky Jean Francois is signed to the active roster
DT Mike Purcell is signed to the practice squad
Fred Grasso, who had been a flanker with the Boston Patriots in 1968, passed away at the age of 72
Grasso is more well known for being a legendary high school basketball coach, as well as basketball coach at Hofstra University




Nov 7, 2018:
OL Matt Tobin is signed to the active roster
RB Josh Ferguson is signed to the practice squad




Nov 7, 2022:
WR Lynn Bowden Jr and OL Kody Russey revert to the practice squad, one day after a 26-3 victory over the Colts




Nov 7, 2023:
WR T.J. Luther is re-signed to the practice squad

 

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And then Hillis got Madden'd.

 

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Today in Patriots History
November 7, 1965: Buffalo 23, Boston 7
Pats win streak ends at one​

Sunday, November 7, 1965 at 2:00
Week 9, Game 9 at Fenway Park
Buffalo Bills 23, Boston Patriots 7
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Lou Saban
QBs: Babe Parilli, Jack Kemp
Odds: Buffalo 3-point road favorites
TV: NBC; Herb Carneal, Andy Robustelli
Cloudy, rainy, 52º, humidity 100%, 8 mph wind
Attendance 24,415
Patriots drop to 1-7-1, Bills improve to 7-2


Neither team could get it going on offense in the rain, evidenced by the two clubs combining for three first downs on eight(!) first quarter possessions. The Patriot defense did its part, forcing nine Buffalo punts by Paul Maguire, and limiting the Bills to nine first downs and 161 yards of offense. Problem was the the Patriots turned the ball over four times, punted six times, and missed a field goal attempt. And the one time the Pats did score, on a one-yard run by J.D. Garrett to close the score to 13-7, it was immediatley followed by a 102-yard kickoff return for a Buffalo touchdown.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
81 SE Jim Colclough
71 LT Don Oakes
76 LG Charlie Long
56 C Jon Morris
73 RG Billy Neighbors
50 RT Bob Yates
12 TE Jim Whalen
20 FL Gino Cappelletti
15 QB Babe Parilli
22 HB Ron Burton
40 FB Larry Garron

Patriots Starting Defense:
89 LDE Bob Dee
79 LDT Jim Lee Hunt
65 RDT Houston Antwine
60 RDE Len St. Jean
53 LLB Tommy Addison
85 MLB Nick Buoniconti
54 RLB Mike Dukes
42 LCB Don Webb
25 LS Ross O'Hanley
23 RS Ronnie Hall
34 RCB Chuck Shonta

Patriots Special Teams:
63 K Justin Canale (Kickoffs)
20 K Gino Cappelletti (FG, PAT)
14 P Tom Yewcic
32 KR J.D. Garrett
22 PR Ron Burton

Hard to find a pic, but here we go - JD Garrett