Week 17, 2030

played in Buffalo, NY

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	7	3	10	-	23
Buffalo Bills	7	0	0	13	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NED - Cedric Harden 34 field goal
1Q: 03:29 BUF - Branden Pritchett 3 pass from Jerry Sinclair (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 01:25 NED - Micah Manning 12 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Harden extra point)
3Q: 03:49 NED - Cedric Harden 50 field goal
4Q: 09:24 NED - Mitchell Hopper 16 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:39 NED - Cedric Harden 35 field goal
4Q: 01:58 BUF - Elijah Morris 52 pass from Jerry Sinclair (Jerry Sinclair pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:02 BUF - Jonathan Simmons 8 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NED - Cedric Harden 34 field goal
1Q: 03:29 BUF - Branden Pritchett 3 pass from Jerry Sinclair (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 01:25 NED - Micah Manning 12 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Harden extra point)
3Q: 03:49 NED - Cedric Harden 50 field goal
4Q: 09:24 NED - Mitchell Hopper 16 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 02:39 NED - Cedric Harden 35 field goal
4Q: 01:58 BUF - Elijah Morris 52 pass from Jerry Sinclair (Jerry Sinclair pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:02 BUF - Jonathan Simmons 8 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 8-7-1 9-7
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 377 293
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 5.71 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 117 63
- Rushing Attempts 34 20
- Yards per Rush 3.44 3.15
Net Passing Yards 260 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 1 38 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 273 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 8.13 5.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/70 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 4/40 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:07 23:53

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	8-7-1	9-7
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	377	293
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	5.71	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	117	63
- Rushing Attempts	34	20
- Yards per Rush	3.44	3.15
Net Passing Yards	260	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 1	38 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	273	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	8.13	5.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/70	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	4/40	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:07	23:53

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:33	OWN 28	8	55	Field Goal
1	10:15	1:47	OPP 29	3	-10	Punt
1	3:18	4:41	OWN 27	8	34	Punt
2	12:03	3:24	OWN 32	8	64	Interception
2	5:25	4:10	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	13:53	2:54	OWN 43	5	19	Punt
3	9:43	2:02	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
3	6:14	2:32	50	4	17	Field Goal
4	14:53	5:42	OWN 12	11	88	Touchdown
4	7:04	2:01	OPP 41	3	-7	Punt
4	3:41	1:09	OPP 23	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:55	0:55	50	2	-4	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:27	0:12	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	8:28	5:10	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	13:37	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	8:39	3:14	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 25	4	22	Half
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 17	3	-8	Punt
3	10:59	1:16	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	7:41	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	3:42	3:49	OWN 13	6	33	Punt
4	9:11	2:07	OWN 32	4	9	Downs
4	5:03	1:22	OWN 19	6	4	Downs
4	2:32	0:48	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
4	1:36	0:41	50	6	50	Touchdown

Game MVP: Alonzo Tomaceski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	11	31	2.82	17	1	0
RB Mitchell Hopper	11	55	5.00	19	2	1
RB Freddie Ducrot	8	29	3.63	11	1	0
RB Jason Bullock	4	2	0.50	3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonathan Simmons	11	39	3.55	9	0	1
RB Chase Lane	6	20	3.33	10	1	0
QB Jerry Sinclair	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
WR Cornell Darkins	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alonzo Tomaceski	30	23	273	2/13	1	35	1	101.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerry Sinclair	38	22	249	2/19	2	52	1	84.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thurman Crenshaw	9	10	71	7.89	9	15	0
RB Mitchell Hopper	4	5	53	13.25	41	18	0
WR Dusty Banks	4	9	60	15.00	7	24	0
WR Micah Manning	3	3	71	23.67	34	35	1
RB Freddie Ducrot	2	2	7	3.50	3	4	0
TE Dana Asperilla	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Branden Pritchett	5	11	42	8.40	9	13	1
WR Elijah Morris	4	6	89	22.25	79	52	1
WR Cornell Darkins	4	7	43	10.75	6	21	0
WR Buddy Thatcher	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	0
TE Angel Grunow	2	5	16	8.00	7	13	0
RB Chase Lane	2	2	16	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jonathan Simmons	2	3	32	16.00	21	26	0
TE Jake Harper	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cory Blair	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Doug Ellison	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	5	200	40.0	24.0	55	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	6	288	48.0	38.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Harden	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Knight	4	40	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Banks	1	26	26.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Branden Pritchett	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Faherty	9	1	0.0	19	35
ILB Cory Blair	8	3	0.0	20	40
ILB Elijah Dennis	5	0	0.0	12	8
DT Cameron Mallard	3	1	1.0	14	20
OLB Clyde Burroughs	3	0	1.0	8	21
S Kenyon Wiggins	3	1	0.0	3	22
OLB Noah Levine	2	2	0.0	20	32
OLB Dana Koehler	2	0	0.0	12	19
CB Bryant Knight	1	2	0.0	19	36
DE Moe Dole	1	1	0.0	19	38
CB Tristan Green	1	1	0.0	19	40
DE Conrad Story	1	0	0.0	9	22
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	1	0	---	---	---
CB Joel Moore	1	0	0.0	2	13
CB Charles Keathley	0	2	0.0	8	30
DT Cole Thomas	0	1	0.0	6	20

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	9	5	0.0	33	31
S Terrance DeMoen	9	2	0.0	34	32
CB Ken Erickson	7	4	0.0	34	32
OLB Jeffrey Hudson	6	4	0.0	30	22
DE Mitchell Bishop	3	2	1.0	34	29
DT Randall Vaughn	3	1	0.0	34	31
DT Zack Kerr	3	0	0.0	18	14
OLB Mel Bruce	3	0	0.0	15	6
DE Bubba Holiday	2	0	1.0	12	12
S Doug Ellison	2	1	0.0	29	23
CB Randal Frederick	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB Chuck Floyd	2	0	0.0	28	22
DT Amir Brennan	1	2	0.0	14	19
ILB Van Fagundez	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Norm Sera	1	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Mason McCormick	1	0	0.0	3	9
WR Elijah Morris	1	0	---	---	---
DE Toby Noland	0	1	0.0	25	23
CB Wes Bernstein	0	1	0.0	17	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clyde Burroughs	1.0	0	1	1	21
DT Cameron Mallard	1.0	0	0	0	20
S Jesse Cunningham	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Moe Dole	0.0	0	3	1	38
DE Norman Webb	0.0	0	1	0	14

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Holiday	1.0	1	0	12
DE Mitchell Bishop	1.0	0	1	29
DE Toby Noland	0.0	1	1	23
DT Randall Vaughn	0.0	1	0	31
DT Amir Brennan	0.0	1	0	19
DT Zack Kerr	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cory Blair	7	0	1	40
S Kenyon Wiggins	3	1	0	22
S Lorenzo Faherty	3	1	0	35
OLB Noah Levine	3	0	0	32
OLB Dana Koehler	1	3	0	19
CB Bryant Knight	1	0	0	36
CB Joel Moore	1	0	0	13
DE Moe Dole	1	0	0	38
CB Tristan Green	1	0	0	40
OLB Clyde Burroughs	1	0	0	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	5	0	0	31
S Terrance DeMoen	3	1	0	32
OLB Jeffrey Hudson	3	0	0	22
S Doug Ellison	2	0	1	23
DT Randall Vaughn	2	0	0	31
CB Chuck Floyd	2	0	0	22
CB Randal Frederick	1	0	0	8
S Norm Sera	1	0	0	13
OLB Mason McCormick	1	0	0	9
DT Amir Brennan	1	0	0	19
DE Mitchell Bishop	1	0	0	29
OLB Mel Bruce	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joshua Dodge	3	4	34	1	32
G Perry Boyd	1	8	34	0	32
T Gene Carpenter	1	7	34	1	32
C Elias Berry	1	7	34	0	32
T Donnie Stone	1	3	34	0	32
FB James Dorn	1	1	8	0	7
TE Dana Asperilla	1	1	29	0	25

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Travis Cloutier	1	6	20	1	40
G Jeffrey Barndt	1	3	20	0	40
G Gino Battle	1	3	20	0	40
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	2	7	0	5
C Willie Simmons	0	2	20	1	40
T Isaiah Weller	0	2	9	0	18
T Corey Burnett	0	1	11	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
James Dorn	2	19
Micah Manning	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Muranaka	3	10
Buddy Thatcher	1	21
Travis Cloutier	1	3

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Donnie Stone	34	32	---	---	8	74
OLB Noah Levine	---	---	20	32	21	73
WR Dusty Banks	33	32	---	---	4	69
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	34	32	---	---	---	66
G Perry Boyd	34	32	---	---	---	66
C Elias Berry	34	32	---	---	---	66
G Joshua Dodge	34	32	---	---	---	66
T Gene Carpenter	34	32	---	---	---	66
CB Bryant Knight	---	---	19	36	6	61
ILB Cory Blair	---	---	20	40	---	60
CB Tristan Green	---	---	19	40	---	59
DE Moe Dole	---	---	19	38	---	57
WR Thurman Crenshaw	24	29	---	---	1	54
TE Dana Asperilla	29	25	---	---	---	54
S Lorenzo Faherty	---	---	19	35	---	54
WR Micah Manning	17	22	---	---	11	50
CB Charles Keathley	---	---	8	30	8	46
S Kenyon Wiggins	---	---	3	22	14	39
RB Mitchell Hopper	14	25	---	---	---	39
TE Xavier Lincoln	20	10	---	---	8	38
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	14	20	---	34
FB James Dorn	8	7	---	---	19	34
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	6	20	6	32
DE Conrad Story	---	---	9	22	---	31
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	12	19	---	31
ILB Elijah Dennis	---	---	12	8	10	30
TE Alfredo Godlewski	5	0	---	---	24	29
CB Joel Moore	---	---	2	13	14	29
OLB Clyde Burroughs	---	---	8	21	---	29
RB Jason Bullock	7	1	---	---	18	26
S Jesse Cunningham	---	---	7	16	2	25
DE Norman Webb	---	---	3	14	6	23
WR Neil Groh	1	0	---	---	19	20
RB Freddie Ducrot	10	6	---	---	4	20
S Deon Ciarleglio	---	---	11	8	---	19
WR Camden Waldron	2	3	---	---	11	16
DE Bo Baker	---	---	9	6	---	15
K Cedric Harden	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Shane Erdrich	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Brady Lester	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Johnny Oster	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Julian Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Zachery Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Isaiah Whitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Parker Kramer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ken Erickson	---	---	34	32	3	69
S Terrance DeMoen	---	---	34	32	3	69
DT Randall Vaughn	---	---	34	31	3	68
ILB Sebastian Hubinger	---	---	33	31	3	67
DE Mitchell Bishop	---	---	34	29	3	66
T Travis Cloutier	20	40	---	---	3	63
QB Jerry Sinclair	20	40	---	---	---	60
G Jeffrey Barndt	20	40	---	---	---	60
G Gino Battle	20	40	---	---	---	60
C Willie Simmons	20	40	---	---	---	60
WR Branden Pritchett	19	34	---	---	6	59
WR Cornell Darkins	20	38	---	---	---	58
TE Angel Grunow	19	37	---	---	---	56
CB Wes Bernstein	---	---	17	23	14	54
S Doug Ellison	---	---	29	23	---	52
OLB Jeffrey Hudson	---	---	30	22	---	52
CB Chuck Floyd	---	---	28	22	---	50
DE Toby Noland	---	---	25	23	---	48
S Norm Sera	---	---	9	13	18	40
DT Zack Kerr	---	---	18	14	8	40
RB Jonathan Simmons	14	20	---	---	5	39
OLB Mason McCormick	---	---	3	9	24	36
T Corey Burnett	11	22	---	---	3	36
WR Elijah Morris	7	28	---	---	---	35
WR Buddy Thatcher	1	11	---	---	21	33
TE Jake Harper	5	7	---	---	21	33
T Isaiah Weller	9	18	---	---	6	33
DT Amir Brennan	---	---	14	19	---	33
DE Bubba Holiday	---	---	12	12	8	32
CB Randal Frederick	---	---	4	8	18	30
FB Emmanuel Shoate	7	5	---	---	15	27
RB Chase Lane	6	17	---	---	---	23
OLB Mel Bruce	---	---	15	6	---	21
RB Dillon Scheid	1	0	---	---	16	17
ILB Van Fagundez	---	---	1	1	11	13
OLB Tyrus Muranaka	---	---	0	2	10	12
WR Wayne Nye	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Brady Mickens	1	3	---	---	6	10
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Bob Feaser	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Terrence Elston	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Winfred Daehnke	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Braden Jacke	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Denzel Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Alexander Coolidge	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	12	50	4.2
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alonzo Tomaceski	30	23	4	0	0	1	5	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerry Sinclair	38	22	3	1	3	5	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	44	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	58	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	151	16.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	57	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	99	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thurman Crenshaw	10	9	71	0	29
WR Dusty Banks	9	4	60	2	32
RB Mitchell Hopper	5	4	53	0	25
WR Micah Manning	3	3	71	2	22
RB Freddie Ducrot	2	2	7	0	6
TE Dana Asperilla	1	1	11	0	25

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Branden Pritchett	11	5	1	42	0	34
WR Cornell Darkins	7	4	0	43	1	38
WR Elijah Morris	6	4	0	89	1	28
TE Angel Grunow	5	2	2	16	0	37
WR Buddy Thatcher	3	2	0	7	0	11
RB Jonathan Simmons	3	2	0	32	1	20
RB Chase Lane	2	2	0	16	0	17
TE Jake Harper	1	1	0	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mitchell Hopper	2	20	10.00	5.00
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	1	7	7.00	2.82
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	1.00	0.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Simmons	1	8	8.00	3.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alonzo Tomaceski	4	1	12	3.00	9.10

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerry Sinclair	1	1	3	3.00	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dusty Banks	2	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Thurman Crenshaw	1	0	0	0.00	7.10
WR Micah Manning	1	1	12	12.00	23.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Branden Pritchett	1	1	3	3.00	3.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mitchell Hopper	2	1
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jerry Sinclair	1	0
RB Jonathan Simmons	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alonzo Tomaceski	9	7	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerry Sinclair	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thurman Crenshaw	7	6	3
RB Mitchell Hopper	1	1	0
WR Dusty Banks	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Darkins	5	3	2
TE Angel Grunow	3	1	0
WR Branden Pritchett	2	0	0
TE Jake Harper	1	1	1
WR Elijah Morris	1	1	1

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)