Week 1, 2029

played in Buffalo, NY

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	0	7	7	-	17
Buffalo Bills	0	6	3	15	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 NED - Cedric Harden 33 field goal
2Q: 02:47 BUF - Earl Wheeler 33 field goal
2Q: 00:40 BUF - Earl Wheeler 28 field goal
3Q: 08:29 BUF - Earl Wheeler 24 field goal
3Q: 04:45 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 4 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Rob Whitcomb 28 fumble return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 08:56 NED - Neil Groh 27 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:02 BUF - Silas Stone 2 run (Silas Stone pass to Cornelius Fryar for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 NED - Cedric Harden 33 field goal
2Q: 02:47 BUF - Earl Wheeler 33 field goal
2Q: 00:40 BUF - Earl Wheeler 28 field goal
3Q: 08:29 BUF - Earl Wheeler 24 field goal
3Q: 04:45 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 4 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Rob Whitcomb 28 fumble return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 08:56 NED - Neil Groh 27 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:02 BUF - Silas Stone 2 run (Silas Stone pass to Cornelius Fryar for conversion)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 23
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 5 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 251 392
- Offensive Plays 51 71
- Yards per Play 4.92 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 140 116
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.83
Net Passing Yards 111 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 13 - 1 46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 136 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 5.87
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/5 5/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	23
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	5	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	251	392
- Offensive Plays	51	71
- Yards per Play	4.92	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	140	116
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.83
Net Passing Yards	111	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 13 - 1	46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	136	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	5.87
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/5	5/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:35	OWN 25	12	59	Field Goal
1	5:35	2:06	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
1	2:15	0:49	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
2	14:03	1:56	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
2	7:44	1:40	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
2	2:40	1:12	OWN 32	2	-8	Fumble
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	1	-3	Half
3	8:21	3:45	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
3	1:21	1:35	OWN 27	3	1	Fumble
4	14:46	1:38	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
4	11:38	2:55	OWN 17	6	83	Touchdown
4	5:57	2:29	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
4	1:53	0:46	OWN 38	3	6	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:25	3:50	OWN 16	7	35	Punt
1	3:29	1:14	OPP 47	3	29	Fumble
1	1:26	2:23	OWN 6	5	11	Punt
2	12:07	4:23	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
2	6:04	3:24	OWN 47	8	37	Field Goal
2	1:28	0:54	OPP 24	5	13	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:39	OWN 26	12	67	Field Goal
3	4:36	3:15	OWN 21	5	50	Interception
4	13:08	1:30	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	8:43	2:46	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	3:28	1:35	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 47	4	7	Game

Game MVP: Toby Noland, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jason Bullock	11	53	4.82	15	2
RB Mitchell Hopper	10	44	4.40	16	2
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	5	38	7.60	14	1
WR Neil Groh	1	5	5.00	5	0
FB James Dorn	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dillon Scheid	11	60	5.45	18	3	0
QB Silas Stone	6	22	3.67	12	1	1
RB Wes Greenberg	6	32	5.33	22	1	0
FB Barry Sumpter	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alonzo Tomaceski	20	13	136	3/25	2	38	1	97.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Stone	46	28	282	1/6	0	27	1	69.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Groh	4	5	62	15.50	43	27	1
TE Hector Wayt	4	6	53	13.25	39	38	0
WR Thurman Crenshaw	3	3	7	2.33	0	6	1
RB Mitchell Hopper	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Tracy Cruse	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
RB Jason Bullock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gavin Schwant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chester Summers	11	15	59	5.36	22	18
WR Winfred Daehnke	4	8	63	15.75	19	27
WR Cornelius Fryar	4	8	55	13.75	31	22
TE Jake Harper	3	3	30	10.00	4	11
WR Wayne Nye	2	3	33	16.50	14	21
TE Angel Grunow	1	2	6	6.00	1	6
RB Dillon Scheid	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
RB Wes Greenberg	1	2	25	25.00	18	25
WR Mason Guthrie	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cory Blair	1	4	4.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ken Erickson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	2	0	0
TE Hector Wayt	1	0	0
DT Claude Zimmerman	0	1	0
T Donnie Stone	0	1	0
OLB Lamar Merrill	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Dillon Scheid	1	0	0	0
DE Toby Noland	0	1	1	0
DT Rob Whitcomb	0	1	0	1
OLB Darnell Hammond	0	0	1	0
DT Randall Vaughn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	6	290	48.3	47.3	59	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	5	244	48.8	47.8	54	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Harden	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	3/3	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Arends	3	5	1.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Daehnke	5	6	1.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thurman Crenshaw	2	54	27.0	0
Julio Seaton	1	33	33.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mason Guthrie	2	37	18.5	0
Doug Ellison	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Faherty	11	0	0.0	23	46
CB Devin Walters	8	3	0.0	23	46
OLB Noah Levine	7	0	1.0	21	41
ILB Cory Blair	6	5	0.0	21	41
CB Tristan Green	3	1	0.0	21	42
S Jesse Cunningham	2	2	0.0	11	23
CB Isaac Poppe	2	1	0.0	10	31
DT Claude Zimmerman	2	1	0.0	6	21
DE Conrad Story	2	0	0.0	14	25
ILB Elijah Dennis	2	0	0.0	8	8
DT Cameron Mallard	1	0	0.0	18	26
TE Hector Wayt	1	0	---	---	---
DE Barry Woodson	1	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Lamar Merrill	1	0	0.0	24	37
CB Julio Seaton	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Moe Dole	1	0	0.0	22	46
S John Arends	0	1	0.0	4	7
S Kenyon Wiggins	0	1	0.0	13	23

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ken Erickson	8	1	0.0	28	21
OLB Darnell Hammond	6	2	0.0	25	17
S Terrance DeMoen	6	2	0.0	28	23
DE Bubba Holiday	4	3	0.0	28	21
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	4	3	0.0	28	23
DE Toby Noland	3	3	2.0	26	17
DT Randall Vaughn	3	1	1.0	24	14
DT Rob Whitcomb	2	3	0.0	19	17
S Doug Ellison	2	0	0.0	25	17
CB Conner Hickey	1	1	0.0	16	9
WR Chester Summers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gino Rutherford	1	0	0.0	28	22
CB Randal Frederick	1	0	0.0	2	7
G Jeffrey Barndt	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mason McCormick	1	0	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Noah Levine	1.0	0	0	41
DE Conrad Story	0.0	1	1	25
DT Cameron Mallard	0.0	1	0	26
DE Moe Dole	0.0	1	0	46
CB Isaac Poppe	0.0	0	1	31
DE Barry Woodson	0.0	0	1	23
ILB Cory Blair	0.0	0	1	41

Buffalo	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Toby Noland	2.0	0	17
DT Randall Vaughn	1.0	0	14
DT Rob Whitcomb	0.0	2	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lorenzo Faherty	7	2	0	46
CB Devin Walters	6	1	0	46
CB Tristan Green	3	0	0	42
ILB Cory Blair	2	1	1	41
S Jesse Cunningham	2	1	0	23
CB Isaac Poppe	2	0	0	31
OLB Noah Levine	2	0	0	41
DT Claude Zimmerman	1	0	0	21
DE Barry Woodson	1	0	0	23
ILB Elijah Dennis	1	0	0	8
DE Moe Dole	1	0	0	46
S John Arends	0	1	0	7
CB Julio Seaton	0	1	0	14

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Darnell Hammond	3	0	0	17
CB Ken Erickson	2	0	1	21
OLB Mason McCormick	2	0	0	5
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	2	0	0	23
S Terrance DeMoen	1	1	0	23
CB Conner Hickey	1	0	0	9
CB Randal Frederick	1	0	0	7
DT Randall Vaughn	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joshua Dodge	3	4	18	0	6
G George Eckard	3	3	10	0	17
G Danny Pierce	2	8	28	0	23
T Donnie Stone	2	5	28	2	23
T Isaiah Whitt	1	1	28	1	23
C Elias Berry	0	2	28	0	23
FB James Dorn	0	1	9	0	8
TE Hector Wayt	0	1	26	0	22

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Travis Cloutier	2	6	24	1	47
G Gino Battle	2	5	24	0	47
T Carter Hinojosa	1	3	24	0	47
C Cristian Welch	1	1	24	0	47
G Jeffrey Barndt	1	1	24	0	47
TE Angel Grunow	0	2	7	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Thurman Crenshaw	4	16
Jason Bullock	2	17
Corwin Boyd	1	23
Lamar Merrill	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Noland	3	11
Levi Goodwin	1	21
Dillon Scheid	1	18
Randal Frederick	1	16

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Lamar Merrill	---	---	24	37	12	73
CB Devin Walters	---	---	23	46	3	72
S Lorenzo Faherty	---	---	23	46	3	72
DE Moe Dole	---	---	22	46	3	71
CB Tristan Green	---	---	21	42	3	66
ILB Cory Blair	---	---	21	41	2	64
OLB Noah Levine	---	---	21	41	2	64
WR Thurman Crenshaw	24	21	---	---	16	61
G Danny Pierce	28	23	---	---	7	58
T Isaiah Whitt	28	23	---	---	7	58
T Donnie Stone	28	23	---	---	7	58
CB Isaac Poppe	---	---	10	31	14	55
S Kenyon Wiggins	---	---	13	23	16	52
WR Neil Groh	28	22	---	---	1	51
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	28	23	---	---	---	51
RB Jason Bullock	16	18	---	---	17	51
C Elias Berry	28	23	---	---	---	51
TE Hector Wayt	26	22	---	---	---	48
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	18	26	---	44
DE Barry Woodson	---	---	11	23	8	42
OLB Corwin Boyd	---	---	3	16	23	42
DE Conrad Story	---	---	14	25	---	39
CB Julio Seaton	---	---	9	14	15	38
S Jesse Cunningham	---	---	11	23	2	36
TE Tracy Cruse	7	7	---	---	22	36
DT Claude Zimmerman	---	---	6	21	8	35
FB James Dorn	9	8	---	---	16	33
G Joshua Dodge	18	6	---	---	5	29
WR Gavin Schwant	17	10	---	---	1	28
G George Eckard	10	17	---	---	---	27
S John Arends	---	---	4	7	6	17
RB Mitchell Hopper	12	5	---	---	---	17
ILB Elijah Dennis	---	---	8	8	---	16
WR Micah Manning	0	1	---	---	15	16
ILB Steve Jansen	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Camden Waldron	1	1	---	---	9	11
C Johnny Oster	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cedric Harden	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Brady Lester	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Roberto McGregor	---	---	1	1	---	2
DE Bo Baker	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Bennett Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Heath Hopper	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Zachery Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Freddie Ducrot	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Carter Hinojosa	24	47	---	---	8	79
G Jeffrey Barndt	24	47	---	---	8	79
G Gino Battle	24	47	---	---	8	79
T Travis Cloutier	24	47	---	---	8	79
C Cristian Welch	24	47	---	---	---	71
QB Silas Stone	24	47	---	---	---	71
WR Chester Summers	23	45	---	---	---	68
WR Winfred Daehnke	18	38	---	---	11	67
WR Cornelius Fryar	19	38	---	---	---	57
DE Toby Noland	---	---	26	17	11	54
RB Dillon Scheid	15	20	---	---	18	53
TE Jake Harper	19	33	---	---	---	52
S Terrance DeMoen	---	---	28	23	1	52
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	---	---	28	23	1	52
CB Gino Rutherford	---	---	28	22	1	51
DE Bubba Holiday	---	---	28	21	1	50
CB Ken Erickson	---	---	28	21	1	50
TE Angel Grunow	7	17	---	---	24	48
S Doug Ellison	---	---	25	17	4	46
OLB Darnell Hammond	---	---	25	17	---	42
OLB Levi Goodwin	---	---	10	11	21	42
DT Randall Vaughn	---	---	24	14	---	38
DT Rob Whitcomb	---	---	19	17	1	37
RB Wes Greenberg	9	22	---	---	---	31
FB Barry Sumpter	2	6	---	---	19	27
CB Conner Hickey	---	---	16	9	1	26
S Norman Emmons	---	---	3	6	17	26
CB Randal Frederick	---	---	2	7	16	25
WR Wayne Nye	4	10	---	---	10	24
WR Mason Guthrie	3	2	---	---	18	23
DT Colin Morton	---	---	4	8	7	19
DT Mitchell Bishop	---	---	2	8	7	17
TE Rodolfo Hatcher	1	4	---	---	11	16
DT Amir Brennan	---	---	9	7	---	16
ILB Chance Hass	---	---	1	0	10	11
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Mason McCormick	---	---	2	5	1	8
C Liam Fuchs	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Chuck Floyd	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Daquan Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Corwin Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Tyrus Muranaka	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Denzel Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Lewis Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Fernando Von der Ahe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	14	76	5.4
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	6	47	7.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alonzo Tomaceski	20	13	3	0	3	1	0	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Stone	46	28	5	3	0	7	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	136	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	9	43	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	104	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Hector Wayt	6	4	1	53	1	22
WR Neil Groh	5	4	1	62	2	22
WR Thurman Crenshaw	3	3	0	7	0	21
WR Gavin Schwant	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Mitchell Hopper	2	1	0	5	0	5
RB Jason Bullock	1	0	1	0	0	18
TE Tracy Cruse	1	1	0	9	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chester Summers	15	11	59	0	45
WR Winfred Daehnke	8	4	63	2	38
WR Cornelius Fryar	8	4	55	1	38
RB Dillon Scheid	4	1	7	0	20
WR Wayne Nye	3	2	33	1	10
TE Jake Harper	3	3	30	0	33
TE Angel Grunow	2	1	6	0	17
RB Wes Greenberg	2	1	25	1	22
WR Mason Guthrie	1	1	4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mitchell Hopper	2	8	4.00	4.40

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Silas Stone	1	2	2.00	3.67
RB Dillon Scheid	1	1	1.00	5.45
RB Wes Greenberg	1	2	2.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alonzo Tomaceski	4	2	10	2.50	6.80

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Stone	6	1	7	1.17	6.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thurman Crenshaw	2	2	10	5.00	2.33
WR Neil Groh	1	0	0	0.00	12.40
RB Jason Bullock	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dillon Scheid	2	1	7	3.50	1.75
WR Wayne Nye	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Winfred Daehnke	1	0	0	0.00	7.88
RB Wes Greenberg	1	0	0	0.00	12.50
WR Cornelius Fryar	1	0	0	0.00	6.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	2	0
RB Jason Bullock	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alonzo Tomaceski	8	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Stone	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neil Groh	3	2	1
TE Hector Wayt	2	1	0
WR Gavin Schwant	2	0	0
WR Thurman Crenshaw	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chester Summers	2	2	0
WR Wayne Nye	2	1	1
WR Winfred Daehnke	2	1	1
RB Wes Greenberg	2	1	1
TE Jake Harper	2	2	1
TE Angel Grunow	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (17,200)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (17,200)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)