Today In Patriots History Oct 23, 2016: Blount gets revenge in win at Pittsburgh

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Today in Patriots History
October 23, 2016: LeGarrette Blount gets revenge
127 yards rushing, 2 TD vs team that dumped him
Pats remain perfect since bogus deflategate suspension​

Sunday October 23, 2016 at 4:25
Week 7, Game 7 at Heinz Field
New England Patriots 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 16
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Mike Tomlin
QBs: Tom Brady, Landry Jones
Odds: New England favored by 7½
TV: CBS; Jim Nantz, Phil Simms; Tracy Wolfson
Patriots improve to 6-1, Bengals drop to 4-3


Game 3 of the bogus, science denying post-deflategate suspension tour continued on to Pittsburgh. But unlike the first two victories, this game was won less on Tom Brady's arm, and more on LeGarrette Blount's legs. The running back torched his former team to the tune of 127 yards of 24 carries (5.3 ypc) and two touchdowns. His first score put the Patriots up 14-0 in the first half, and the second TD sealed the win in the fourth quarter.

Patriots pull away to beat Steelers, 27-16

LeGarrette Blount ran for 127 yards and Tom Brady threw for 222 yards in leading the Patriots

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Tom Brady and LeGarrette Blount were too much for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger or no Ben Roethlisberger.

Blount ran for 127 yards and two scores while Brady completed 19 of 26 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns as the Patriots pulled away for a 27-16 win on Sunday.

Steelers quarterback Landry Jones played capably while filling in for Roethlisberger, who watched from the sideline after undergoing left knee surgery last week.

Making just his third career start, Jones threw for 281 yards with a touchdown and an interception but undermanned Pittsburgh (4-3) lost its second straight when its defense failed to keep Brady under wraps.

Blount, facing Pittsburgh for the first time since the Steelers cut him when he walked off the field with the clock still running in November 2014, hurt the Steelers after halftime. He ran for 74 yards following the break, including consecutive runs of 11 and 25 yards that set up Gronkowski's eighth touchdown in five games against the Steelers.​

Blount, Patriots pull away from Steelers 27-16

LeGarrette Blount ran for 127 yards and two scores while Brady completed 19 of 26 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns as the Patriots pulled away for a 27-16 win on Sunday.

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Their momentum gone and the Pittsburgh Steelers surging behind backup quarterback Landry Jones, the New England Patriots needed something to get them going.

They found inspiration in the usual places: LeGarrette Blount’s churning legs, Tom Brady’s accurate right arm and Rob Gronkowski’s massive hands.

Twice the undermanned Steelers needed one stop to give their offense the ball with a chance to take the lead on Sunday afternoon.

And twice the Patriots instead went right down the field instead, pulling away for a 27-16 victory that left little doubt as to where the balance of power in the AFC sits as the season reaches its halfway point.

The Steelers were within 14-13 when Blount broke runs of 11 and 25 yards to set up a 36-yard touchdown from Brady to Gronkowski early in the third quarter.

When another Pittsburgh field goal brought Pittsburgh within four, the Patriots responded with another long touchdown drive fueled by a 37-yard catch-and-run by Gronkowski that set up Blount’s second touchdown of the game.​

Blount, Patriots pull away from Steelers 27-16

Tom Brady and LeGarrette Blount were too much for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger or no Ben Roethlisberger.

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FLEET FEET: The 39-year-old quarterback who once ran the 40-yard dash at the combine in a not-so fleet 5.28 seconds can still run away from the bad guys. Brady ran for three first downs in the first half, mashing his way on a quarterback sneak and twice escaping pressure and outrunning defenders a decade or more younger for the necessary yardage.

NOT-SO RELIABLE: New England kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed a regular season extra point during his rookie year in 2006 and then didn’t miss another one until last week against Cincinnati, an NFL record streak of 479 attempts between misfires (though there was that costly missed kick in last year’s AFC Championship game). Gostkowski didn’t have to wait nearly as long until watching a second one go astray. Gostkowski misfired on a third-quarter extra point that kept the Steelers within seven.

Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell had his issues as well. He sent a 42-yarder in the second quarter wide right and missed a 54-yarder with the Steelers down two scores in the fourth quarter.​

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1) - Pats’ running backs are an asset
2) - Emphasis on Edelman is telling
3) - Gostkowski is a legitimate concern
4) - The Steelers are a major threat
5) - The Pats control the standings​

Malcolm Butler's interception on a pass intended for Antonio Brown kept the Steelers off the board in the first quarter



Tom Brady scrambles for one of his three rushing first downs



Julian Edelman had 9 catches (on ten targets)



LeGarrette Blount on the first of his two touchdown runs



Gronk's 36-yard touchdown put the Patriots up 20-13 in the second half



Blount's second TD gave the Patriots an 11-point fourth quarter lead


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That maneuver was ****ing brilliance... let him go get the fat contract in Pittsburgh, they hand him right back to us for pennies on the offset dollar... lol...

 

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That maneuver was ****ing brilliance... let him go get the fat contract in Pittsburgh, they hand him right back to us for pennies on the offset dollar... lol...

Steeler fans are still pissed about that. Then they started making tampering claims on bb, that couldn’t have been easy watching blount win 2 sbs with us

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 23, 1995: MNF returns to Foxborough
Rookie Curtis Martin rushes for 127 yards; Patriots 27, Bills 14
NE ends 5-game losing streak; Buffalo ends 5-game win streak​

Monday October 23, 1995 at 9:00
Week 8, Game 7 at Foxboro Stadium
New England Patriots 27, Buffalo Bills 14
Head Coaches: Bill Parcells, Elijah Pitts
QBs: Drew Bledsoe, Jim Kelly
Odds: Even pick'em
TV: ABC; Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf; Lynn Swann
Patriots improve to 2-5, Bills drop to 5-2


The Patriots snapped a five-game losing streak with a 27-14 win over Buffalo - who entered the night on a five-game winning streak. After a 10-6 1994 season that included the team's first playoff game in eight years, the 1995 downfall was frustrating and disappointing.

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This was the first home game on Monday Night Football in 14 years. Thanks to drunkeness and violence, the town of Foxborough banned MNF after a particularly rowdy 1981 game against Dallas.

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Foxboro, Mass. has been a town of terrors for visiting NFL teams in the 21st century. But a few decades ago, the majority of the devastation occurred off the field. In 1971, the New England Patriots moved into Schaefer Stadium, which would be the team’s home under various names (including...

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NIGHT OF HORROR After a Monday-night NFL game at Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. in 1976, a 41-7 victory by the Patriots over the Jets, Foxboro Police

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On Oct. 18, 1976, the Patriots beat the Jets 41-7 at Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro in a nationally-televised “Monday Night Football” game. With the outcome all but decided, the cameras focused on the mayhem in the stands where a series of wild fights had broken out among fans.​

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The final score: A fan was stabbed, a police officer assaulted and his gun stolen, a departing fan urinated on a medic treating a man suffering from a heart attack and more than 60 people were arrested for drunken brawling. Police Chief Daniel McCarthy told residents to “hope and pray” that no more night games would be played in Foxboro.​

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On Sept. 21, 1981, the Patriots hosted the Cowboys in another “Monday Night Football” clash. Fans arrived in the late afternoon for the 9 p.m. kickoff, and after hours of drinking, numerous fights broke out in the stands.​

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The Patriots beat the Cowboys, 35-21, but Foxboro officials banned “Monday Night Football” in response to the chaos. Another “Monday Night Football” game in Foxboro would not be played until Oct. 23, 1995, 14 years later.​

Back to this 1995 game against Buffalo.

Curtis Martin rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown, and the Pats defense sacked Jim Kelly four times while forcing three turnovers, all fumbles. Drew Bledsoe went 23-40-262 with a TD and no picks. The 40 pass attempts was actually a season low for him at this point; he would lead the NFL with 636 pass attempts in '95, despite missing one game.

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Rookie Curtis Martin ran for 127 yards and a touchdown and Drew Bledsoe threw for 262 to end the Bills' five-game winning streak and spoil the head coaching debut of Elijah Pitts, who is filling in while Marv Levy recovers from prostate surgery.​

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Losing Levy, who delegates much of his gameday authority anyway, wasn't necessarily devastating for Buffalo (5-2). But the Bills, who were already absent receiver Andre Reed, couldn't recover from the loss of running back Thurman Thomas six minutes into the game.​

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After winning their final seven regular-season games last season, including a 41-17 victory over the Bills that eliminated the four-time AFC champions from playoff consideration, the Patriots came into this season with high expectations. With an opening day victory over Cleveland, the hopes got even higher.​

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But New England (2-5) went on to lose its next five games. Bledsoe went into Week 6 as the only starting quarterback without a touchdown pass. The team managed just a field goal in three of four games.​

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They were supposed to be on their way out. And, after last year's brief interruption, the Bills were supposed to be resuming their AFC dynasty.​

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148 yards and two TDs for rookie RB Curtis Martin, plus a wacky fumble return TD for Troy Brown and a Ty Law pick to seal it in the home finale in 1995 against the New York Jets.

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PRO FOOTBALL;Patriots Salvage Parcells's Sanity (Published 1995)

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Bill Parcells didn't believe the Patriots would have been finished if they'd lost to Buffalo, and he doesn't think their season is saved now that they've won.​

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"I think we played a little bit better. I by no means think that we've turned any corners or anything," he said Monday night after New England snapped a five-game losing streak with a 27-14 victory over the Bills."I just think we finally got a win," he said. "We needed it."​

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"The guys were just tired of losing," Patriots defensive lineman Willie McGinest said.​

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Martin rushed 36 times, two fewer than Jim Nance's team record, and scored on a 20-yard run. He rushed for 102 yards in his pro debut, but only 186 in his next five games.​

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"This game we got to use our whole offense," he said. "Before, we fell behind and had to go to our passing game. Getting the lead and keeping it allowed us to do more offensively."​

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New England also did more defensively. The Patriots recovered three fumbles and had four sacks against Buffalo, which had lost just three fumbles and allowed seven sacks all season.​

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Thomas' fumble on his first carry led to Martin's touchdown. Bledsoe hit Vincent Brisby for New England's second touchdown, and Dave Meggett's 3-yard run made it 21-6 with 1:57 left in the half.​

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But Kelly and Bill Brooks hooked up on a 45-yard touchdown pass play 33 seconds before halftime. Kelly found Carwell Gardner wide open for a two-point conversion - Buffalo's first since the rule was implemented last season - drawing the Bills to 21-14 at halftime.​

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Steeler fans are still pissed about that. Then they started making tampering claims on bb, that couldn’t have been easy watching blount win 2 sbs with us

Steeler fans were clinically obsessed with the Patriots.

Their Bernard Pollard Fan Club t-shirt craze was despicable.

Then their Blount-Patriots conspiracy theories were just incredibly absurd.

Sadly a large portion of their fan base genuinely believed their was some sort of agreement/contract for Blount to go to Pittsburgh just to screw with the Steelers - overlooking the fact that 30 other teams could have claimed him off waivers.

 

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Steeler fans were clinically obsessed with the Patriots.

Their Bernard Pollard Fan Club t-shirt craze was despicable.

Then their Blount-Patriots conspiracy theories were just incredibly absurd.

Sadly a large portion of their fan base genuinely believed their was some sort of agreement/contract for Blount to go to Pittsburgh just to screw with the Steelers - overlooking the fact that 30 other teams could have claimed him off waivers.

i live in the pitt area so deal with these clowns all the time. Even now when we suck theyre still not over it all lmao

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 23, 1983: Huge upset in Buffalo
The other game that the Patriots beat the Bills 31-0
Tony Collins with 192 total yards, Roland James with 3 picks​

Sunday October 23, 1983 at 1:00
Week 8, Game 8 at Rich Stadium
New England Patriots 31, Buffalo Bills 0
Head Coaches: Ron Meyer, Kay Stephenson
QBs: Steve Grogan, Joe Ferguson
Odds: Buffalo favored by 3½
TV: NBC; Charlie Jones, Bob Griese
Patriots improve to 4-4, Bills drop to 5-3

Patriots Surprise Bills by 31-0 (Published 1983)

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Steve Grogan threw two touchdown passes to Derrick Ramsey to help give the New England Patriots a 31-0 victory over the Buffalo Bills today.​

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Tony Collins and Mark van Eeghen added touchdown runs for New England (4-4). Fred Steinfort kicked a 22- yard field goal.​

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The Bills (5-3), who scored 68 points in their last two games, were unable to move against a defense that was ranked the second worst in the National Football League entering the game.​

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The Patriots' strong safety Roland James intercepted three fourth-quarter passes by Joe Ferguson.​

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In the second quarter, the Patriots drove 94 yards and scored on a 35- yard touchdown pass from Grogan to Ramsey.​

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Early in the final period, Grogan threw 2 yards to Ramsey for a touchdown, and Collins, who had 147 yards on 23 carries, ran for a 50-yard touchdown.​

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The New England Patriots- to borrow a popular phrase from the rebellious late 1960s -- seized the moment....

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The New England Patriots- to borrow a popular phrase from the rebellious late 1960s -- seized the moment.​

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The Patriots had a chance to stay in the thick of the AFC division race Sunday against the Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium and took advantage of the opportunity with a resounding 31-0 victory over the division-leading Bills.​

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'Obviously we're extremely pleased,' said coach Ron Meyer, whose Patriots took advantage of a key pass interception to end any hopes of a Buffalo comeback in the fourth quarter. 'It's a big game. To have us come back to .500 and have us beat the division leader is something to be very proud of.'​

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The Patriots, thanks mainly to quarterback Steve Grogan, tight end Derrick Ramsey, running back Tony Collins and defensive back Roland James, evened their season record at 4-4, tying them with the Baltimore Colts and leaving them just a game behind Buffalo and the Miami Dolphins.​

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The Patriots took a 14-0 lead at the 54-second mark of the fourth quarter when Grogan tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Ramsey. They jumped to a 7-0 lead in the second quarter when the Grogan-to-Ramsey combination clicked on a 34-yard scoring pass play.​

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Buffalo was driving in the final quarter when Roland James picked off a Joe Ferguson pass intended for wide receiver Frank Lewis at the Buffalo four and returned it to the 50. On the next play, Tony Collins broke off tackle on a 50-yard scoring run that gave the Patriots a 21-0 bulge.​

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'I was supposed to run just through the hole,' said Collins, who gained 147 yards on 23 carries, the sixth 100-yard game of his career. 'There was nothing fancy about it.'​

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James again interrupted the Ferguson-to-Lewis combination, picking off a pass to lead to a 22-yard field goal by kicker Fred Steinfort to give the Patriots a 24-0 lead.​

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Just to make sure of the outcome, James again intercepted a Ferguson pass, setting up the final touchdown- a 2-yard run by veteran running back Mark van Eeghen with 1:05 left in the game.​

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It was a game in which Buffalo, 5-3, couldn't get anything going offensively. The running game only accounted for 93 yards and Buffalo receivers dropped several passes, but Ferguson wasn't making any excuses.​

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Bills coach Kay Stephenson hopes his team can bounce back the way it did following a 34-10 loss to the New York Jets three weeks ago.​

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The divisional race should heat up in the next few weeks with the Bills visiting New England in just 14 days.​

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Interesting tidbit in the story below about the 1983 Buffalo Bills. Apparently it was Lou Saban - the first head coach of the Boston Patriots - that recruited Jim Kelly to play for the Miami Hurricanes. Kelly took the offer because every other college football program wanted to convert him from a quarterback to a linebacker.

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1983 Buffalo Bills - Competing vs a Rival League by Bill Choinski Frustrations swept the Buffalo Bills organization, from management down to the players. The first to exit the organization was coach Chuck Knox himself- architect of the Bills revival. Knox grew weary of the front office battles...

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Today in Patriots History
October 23, 1977: NE 17, Baltimore 3
Patriots shut down previously undefeated Colts
D limits Colts to 8 1st downs, 86 yards​

Sunday October 23, 1977 at 4:00
Week 6, Game 6 at Schaefer Stadium
New England Patriots 17, Baltimore Colts 3
Head Coaches: Chuck Fairbanks, Ted Marchibroda
QBs: Steve Grogan, Bert Jones
Odds: New England favored by 2½
TV: NBC; Curt Gowdy, John Brodie
Patriots improve to 4-2, Colts drop to 5-1


The hard-hitting defense kept Bert Jones under wraps, sacking him five times, while allowing just eight first downs and holding the Colts to a miniscule 86 yards of total offense. All this against an undefeated team that had been averaging 25.6 points per game.

Richard Bishop set the tone early with a sack for a loss of 14 yards. Richard Barnes, Ray Hamilton, Tony McGee and Mel Lunsford each had a sack as well, for a collective loss of 53 yards.

This win over the Colts made things very interesting at the top of the AFC East, with the Patriots improving to 4-2 versus Baltimore's 5-1. Don Calhoun rushed for a touchdown, and Russ Francis took a Steve Grogan pass and rumbled 31 yards for a score. Baltimore finished with a net 11 yards passing on 23 dropbacks.

Colts Suffer First Loss As Patriots Stifle Jones (Published 1977)

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The New England Patriots, a football team still defining its considerable abilities, had to win the game. The standings said that. A third defeat would have eliminated the Patriots from serious consideration as a playoff team in December and the opposition, Baltimore was unbeaten but not invincible.​

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So the Patriots did what they had to do and they accomplished a thorough, complete job. They beat the Colts, 17?3, stamping out an offense that had scored 128 points in five victories, the third highest total in the National Football League.​

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The outcome tightened up the most interesting division race in the N.F.L., Eastern of the American Conference. The Colts and the Dolphins are tied with 5?1 won?lost records and the Patriots are one game back. Futhermore the pesky Jets add an element because they apparently are capable of upsetting anyone and they play New England here on Sunday.​

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In taking on Baltimore, a team first must cope with Bert Jones, who may be pro football's premier quarterback. In terms of a key number the Patriots gave Jones the worst day he has ever had in the N.F.L. Under a savage rush with a weakside linebacker, Pete Barnes, blitzing on every passing down, Jones managed to complete just six of 18 pass attempts.​

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Jones Hits the Deck​

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He was sacked five times by five different Patriot pass rushers for losses of 53 yards and when that number was subtracted from the gross, Baltimore's net by passing came out to 11. Hold Bert Jones to 11 yards passing? Never. fhe Pats did it.​

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The Patriots outgained the Colts 370 yards to 86. Chuck Fairbanks, the winning coach, predictably said that it was he Patriots’ best game by far—they had lost to the Browns and the Jets—and it was his quarterback's best game. That was important because Steve Grogan still causes doubts.​

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Although it was New England's aim to control the ball with its strong rushing attack, which it did, Grogan's passing proved to be important.​

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“Steve was really drilling the ball right between defenders,” said Russ Francis, the outstanding tight end.​

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Francis caught four passes for 69 yards and produced the big play of the day. That was the catch of a 4?yard pass from Grogan to which Francis added a 27?yard run for a touchdown.​

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It was some run. This big moose from Oregon, 6 feet 6 inches and 240 pounds, weaved through the Colt secondary as though he was a 170?pound scatback.​

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This touchdown in the third quarter put New England ahead, 14?0, and at that point the Colts had managed to get past midfield only once and then by just six yards. The closest they ever got was the Patriots’ 23 and Toni Linhart then kicked a 40?yard field goal for their only points.​

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The game's biggest yardage gainer was Darryl Stingley, the Pats’ wide receiver who caught four for 116 yards. He was flying by the Colts, making marvelous catches, and up in the press box the New England director of player personnel, Frank Kilroy, said, “It's too bad he's lost some of his speed on account of injuries.” It was Kilroy who insisted the Pats draft Stingley out of Purdue four years ago.​

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The Patriots had 20 first downs to the Colts' eight; they ran 69 plays to the Colts' 46; they had ball possession for 38 of the game's 60 minutes. That's a trouncing.​

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Mitchell Gets Only 29 Yards​

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The quartet of active New England linebackers, led by Steve Nelson, was coming at the Colts from all directions and Lydell Mitchell never could run outside on his favorite sweeps. Mitchell, one of the most consistent and best ground gainers in the league, wound up with 29 yards on 13 rushes.​

Team Stats BAL NWE First Downs 8 20 Rush-Yds-TDs 23-75-0 52-169-1 Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 6-18-64-0-0 11-16-214-1-0 Sacked-Yards 5-53 1-13 Net Pass Yards 11 201 Total Yards 86 370 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Turnovers 0 2 Penalties-Yards 4-39 7-65

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Today in Patriots History
October 23, 1966: Pats upset Chargers at Fenway
Larry Garron scores on two 53-yard passes, plus a rushing TD
Jim Nance rushes for 108 yards, TD; Parilli throws 3 TDs​

Sunday October 23, 1966 at 1:00
Week 8, Game 6 at Fenway Park
Boston Patriots 35, San Diego Chargers 17
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Sid Gillman
QBs: Babe Parilli, John Hadl
Odds: San Diego favored by 6½
TV: NBC; Jim Simpson, Elmer Angsman
Patriots improve to 3-2-1, Chargers drop to 4-2-1


Running backs Jim Nance and Larry Garron combined for 260 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns as the Patriots poured it on late to upset the Chargers at Fenway Park.

GARRON REGISTERS 3 BOSTON SCORES; Interceptions in Second Half Are Costly to San Diego (Published 1966)

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Larry Garron scored three touchdowns today and led the Boston Patriots to a 35-17 American Football League upset victory over the San Diego Chargers, who had beaten the Patriots by 24-0 in San Diego last month.​

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The Patriots scored three touchdowns in the final 16 minutes and scurried back into pennant contention by ripping the San Diego Chargers, 35-17 in a sun soaked Fenway Park. By winning, the Pats moved to within one half game of the front running New York Jets, who lost to Oakland.​

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Lance Alworth was the only Charger that the Patriots couldn't contain. He caught passes from John Hadl of 42 and 66 yards for two touchdowns. But with the day the Boston offense was having, they weren't enough. Larry Garron, playing his finest game in two seasons, more than countered Alworth's performance by scoring three touchdowns. Coming into the game the league leading San Diego defense had not given up a single long touchdown pass. Garron, on almost identical plays, latched on to two Babe Parilli 53-yard scoring passes.​

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Parilli, after a slow start, was brilliant with three touchdown passes and 254 passing yards. Jim Nance was big on the field, carrying 25 times for 108 yards and another touchdown. The Chargers were concentrating on Nance, allowed Parilli to pick apart the San Diego pass defense, and **** Degan in particular. Degan had a gimpy ankle and when Parilli saw him hobbling, he went after him. Parilli put Garron on him and the speedy Garron easily got past him and caught both long touchdown passes.​

For nearly three periods it was Alworth vs the Patriots and Alworth was winning. In the first period he took a screen pass and raced 42 yards to put his team in front 7-0. The Patriots tied the game in the second quarter on Garron's first touchdown pass. Parilli then completed eight in a row, moving the Pats 77 yards and another touchdown and a 14-7 lead. This one was a pretty over-the-shoulder catch by Gino Cappelletti. The Chargers added a field goal and the Patriots went into the locker room with a 14-10 lead. Back came Alworth in the second half. He ran away from his Tom Hennessey and put himself under a perfect pass from Hadl to cover 66 yards putting the Chargers up 17-14.​

If there was a turning point, it happened when Charlie Hall picked off a deflected pass at the San Diego 37-yard line and ran it back to the three. Garron slashed over on the second play to put the Pats back in the lead 21-17. Two minutes later Garron was again running by Degan for another long touchdown score, putting the Pats up now, 28-17. This time it was Nick Buoniconti who stepped in. The Chargers still had time left to get back in the game until Buoniconti intercepted another pass with a great move on the sideline and rambled 41 yards to the Charger 19. Nance and Garron took four shots at the San Diego defense with Nance slamming over from the two for the final score of the day.​

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Today in Patriots History
October 23, 1964: Boston 24, KC 7
Defense forces 3 turnovers, allows just 7 first downs
Jim Colclough goes for 95 yards receiving, two TDs​

Friday October 23, 1964 at 8:00
Week 7, Game 7 at Fenway Park
Boston Patriots 24, Kansas City Chiefs 7
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Hank Stram
QBs: Babe Parilli; Len Dawson, Eddie Wilson
Odds: Boston favored by 5
TV: Not Televised
Patriots improve to 5-1-1, Chiefs drop to 2-4


Jim Colclough caught two touchdown passes and Babe Parilli went 13 for 18 - an extraordinarily high completion percentage for those days - as the Patriots cruised to a 24-7 victory. The Boston defense stifled Kansas City, limiting the Chiefs to 52 yards rushing and just 7 first downs, keeping KC out of the end zone until the final seconds of the game.

Patriots Conquer Chiefs, 24–7, As Colclough, a Reserve, Stars (Published 1964)

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Jim Colclough leads the Patriots past the Kansas City Chiefs - Fenway Park Diaries

Jim Colclough seized his chance to shine and made the most of it. Jim caught two touchdown passes in turning in a brilliant performance as the Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time in three years. The Boston College grad from Quincy who is one of the original Patriots, scored on a 38-yard play in the first quarter and repeated on a 25-yard pass that was something to see in the third period. That was all the team needed as the defense stepped up and played its best football of the season, shackling the potent Chiefs' offense until only three seconds were left. At that point Kansas City scored averting the first shutout in the American Football League this year.​

Until the final desperation outburst which was launched with only 46 seconds remaining, the Boston defense, using a variety of blitzes and patterns, simply toyed with the Chiefs. Neither Len Dawson or Eddie Wilson could accomplish much of anything for the Chiefs. At the end it was hard to contain Chris Burford as Eddie Wilson heaved one from his own 47-yard line and Burford outwrestled Chuck Shonta for the ball on the Boston four. From there Wilson passed three times in the end zone to no avail. Finally Wilson tossed a short pass to Mack Lee Hill on the two and he took it in for their only score. It was of little consequence because this was a night where the Patriots put themselves right back into contention in the AFL East.​

The Patriots got lucky on the opening kickoff when J.D. Garrett was hit and skidded under the stands. A minute later Curtis McClinton was hit by Bob Dee and fumbled. Ron Hall fell on the ball at the KC 38-yard line. On the next play Boston scored its first points. Colclough went down the right side, faked toward the middle, zigzagged right and zigzagged back. Parilli hit him on the KC 39 and Colclough took it in for the score.​

Following an exchange, Larry Eisenhauer picked up his second fumble on the Chiefs' 23-yd line and in six plays the score was upped again. This time Gino Cappelletti kicked a 26-yd field goal. Then it was Colclough's turn again. When the Pats got the ball back, he ran another great pattern and Parilli found him at the Chiefs' 39. Colclough couldn't be stopped until he hauled down at the seven on the last play of the third quarter. Only two more plays were needed to get the Patriots another score. Tony Romeo took a pass on the one, allowing Ron Burton to run to the right on the next play, running up another score.​

It was an important game, one that had the Patriots' offense and defense play in sync. Parilli was outstanding with 13 completions in 18 attempts. Cappy had another tremendous night. Ron Burton and Larry Garron ran well and the defense gave up only 189 yards. The team record in now 5-1 and the hopes for another run are alive and well.​

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Today in Patriots History
October 23, 1988: Bills beat Pats on late FG, again
Scott Norwood kicks 2nd '88 game-winning FG in final seconds vs Pats
Meanwhile, Tedy Garcia goes 0-3 on FG attempts & misses extra point​

Friday October 23, 1988 at 1:00
Week 8, Game 8 at Rich Stadium
Buffalo Bills 23, New England Patriots 20
Head Coaches: Raymond Berry, Marv Levy
QBs: Jim Kelly, Doug Flutie
Odds: Buffalo favored by 6½
TV: NBC; Tom Hammond, Jon Morris
Patriots drop to 3-5, Bills improve to 7-1

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Bills Get Kicks and Win, 23-20 : Norwood Has 3 Field Goals, Garcia Misses 3 as Patriots Fall

Separated by 200 feet of locker-room space and miles of self-confidence, 2 kickers talked in equally measured tones about their roles Sunday in the Buffalo Bills' 23-20 victory over the New England Patriots.

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Separated by 200 feet of locker-room space and miles of self-confidence, 2 kickers talked in equally measured tones about their roles Sunday in the Buffalo Bills’ 23-20 victory over the New England Patriots.​

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Buffalo’s Scott Norwood kicked 3 field goals, including the game-winner with 13 seconds left. New England’s Teddy Garcia missed 3 field-goal attempts and an extra-point attempt.​

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The Patriots forced 4 Buffalo turnovers and got a sensational rushing effort from rookie John Stephens, who carried 25 times for 134 yards and 1 touchdown.​

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“The kicking game hurt us a lot,” said New England Coach Raymond Berry, whose team dropped to 3-5. “I’m sure Teddy has lost his confidence, and I think that’s the main problem.”​

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Buffalo improved its AFC East-leading record to 7-1, but Coach Marv Levy admitted: “We were fortunate to win.”​

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The Bills drove 69 yards on their last possession before Norwood broke a 20-20 tie with a 33-yard field goal. Norwood also connected from 35 and 30 yards out. Garcia missed from 25 and 52 yards, and had a 39-yarder blocked.​

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The Bills snapped a 13-13 tie near the end of the third quarter after Garcia, who missed 2 field goals in the first half, had his third attempt of the day blocked by Howard Ballard.​

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A 49-yard reception by Trumaine Johnson was the big play in a 75-yard drive that ended with Jim Kelly hitting tight end Pete Metzelaars for a 10-yard touchdown pass that gave Buffalo a 20-13 lead.​

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But the Patriots’ defense helped New England get back in the game when cornerback Raymond Clayborn intercepted a Kelly pass, giving the Patriots the ball at the Buffalo 34.​

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A pass interference penalty in the end zone on the Bills’ Dwight Drane moved the ball to the 1-yard line, and Robert Perryman crashed through the line for the touchdown that tied the score at 20-20.​

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1988-10-23 New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills



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1988 Buffalo Bills - The Thurminator Arrives by Bill Choinski For the first time since 1980 the fans and the city of Buffalo had a peaceful offseason void of any controversy. There was peace on the labor front and no threat of a strike. All of Buffalo’s rising young stars were signed and under ...

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Today in Patriots History
October 23, 1960: Broncos 31, Patriots 24
Patriots blow 24-0 lead in battle of last place teams
Ron Burton's 168 yards from scrimmage wasted​

Friday October 23, 1960 at 3:30
Week 7, Game 6 at Bears Stadium
Denver Broncos 31, Boston Patriots 24
Head Coaches: Lou Saban, Frank Filchock
QBs: Butch Songin, Frank Tripucka
Odds: Denver favored by 7
TV: ABC; Jack Buck, Elmer Angsman
Patriots drop to 2-4, Broncos improve to 4-2


Thankfully this game did not turn fans off forever to the fledgling American Football League. In a game between two teams that would ultimately finish last in their respective divisions, Denver overcame a 24-0 deficit to win 31-24. Neither team seemed to want to win, based on the combined 11 turnovers. Ron Burton had a great game (127 yards rushing on just 16 carries, plus 41 yards receiving) for the Patriots. Jim Colclough caught three passes for 84 yards and a TD, but the Patriots completely fell apart in the second half.

BRONCOS CONQUER PATRIOTS BY 31-24; Tripucka Throws 4 Scoring Passes -- Bills Triumph Over Raiders, 38-9 (Published 1960)

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The Denver Broncos roared from 24 points behind in the final eighteen minutes today and downed the Boston Patriots, 31-24, on four touchdown passes by Frank Tripucka. The American Football League game drew 12,682 fans.​

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10/23/1960 Boston Patriots at Denver Broncos highlights, American Football League Week 7



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Happy 62nd birthday to Doug Flutie

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