Week 15, 2040

played in Buffalo, NY

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	14	7	3	-	31
Buffalo Bills	6	0	0	14	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:37 NED - Jonathan Summers 32 interception return (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
1Q: 07:46 BUF - Demetrius Evans 32 field goal
1Q: 04:56 BUF - Demetrius Evans 26 field goal
2Q: 14:56 NED - Drake McGregor 4 pass from Horace Thompson (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 06:29 NED - Jay Sauter 2 run (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
3Q: 07:37 NED - Donte Shepherd 17 pass from Horace Thompson (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 14:25 BUF - Will Andrews 2 run (Demetrius Evans extra point)
4Q: 06:36 BUF - Will Andrews 2 run (Demetrius Evans extra point)
4Q: 02:16 NED - Reggie Blackwell 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:37 NED - Jonathan Summers 32 interception return (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
1Q: 07:46 BUF - Demetrius Evans 32 field goal
1Q: 04:56 BUF - Demetrius Evans 26 field goal
2Q: 14:56 NED - Drake McGregor 4 pass from Horace Thompson (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
2Q: 06:29 NED - Jay Sauter 2 run (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
3Q: 07:37 NED - Donte Shepherd 17 pass from Horace Thompson (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 14:25 BUF - Will Andrews 2 run (Demetrius Evans extra point)
4Q: 06:36 BUF - Will Andrews 2 run (Demetrius Evans extra point)
4Q: 02:16 NED - Reggie Blackwell 45 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 5-9 5-9
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 285 345
- Offensive Plays 58 59
- Yards per Play 4.91 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 74 125
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 2.55 4.81
Net Passing Yards 211 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 25 - 0 32 - 22 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 220 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.28 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/29 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 5/131
Interception Ret./Yards 4/76 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:58 29:02

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	5-9	5-9
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	285	345
- Offensive Plays	58	59
- Yards per Play	4.91	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	74	125
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	2.55	4.81
Net Passing Yards	211	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 25 - 0	32 - 22 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	220	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.28	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/29	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	5/131
Interception Ret./Yards	4/76	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:58	29:02

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:40	0:40	OWN 26	1	-9	Fumble
1	4:48	4:58	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	10:29	4:08	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
2	3:40	2:42	OWN 10	6	34	Punt
3	15:00	7:32	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
3	3:06	1:46	OWN 23	4	-7	Punt
4	14:18	2:53	OWN 42	4	10	Punt
4	6:26	4:18	OWN 35	5	37	Field Goal
4	1:26	1:26	50	5	12	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:32	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
1	14:28	6:48	OWN 25	12	60	Field Goal
1	7:00	2:12	OPP 17	3	8	Field Goal
2	14:50	4:21	OWN 31	7	29	Interception
2	6:21	2:41	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 26	7	20	Half
3	7:28	4:22	OWN 27	9	47	Interception
3	1:20	2:02	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
4	11:25	4:59	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	2:08	0:42	OWN 39	2	4	Interception

Game MVP: Horace Thompson, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Miles Romund	15	43	2.87	10	1	0
RB Jay Sauter	11	38	3.45	15	1	1
QB Horace Thompson	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
FB Trenton Bernard	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Will Andrews	19	88	4.63	25	2	2
RB Tyrone Lofton	3	17	5.67	10	1	0
WR Cornell Darkins	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
QB Caiden Bryner	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
QB Duane Joyner	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
RB Rufus Anderson	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Thompson	28	25	220	1/9	2	27	0	123.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Bryner	18	13	122	1/4	0	21	2	50.9
Duane Joyner	14	9	102	0/0	0	27	2	46.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caleb Villa	8	8	84	10.50	15	25	0
TE Drake McGregor	6	6	57	9.50	16	22	1
RB Miles Romund	4	5	17	4.25	10	6	0
WR Camden Waldron	3	5	11	3.67	0	6	0
WR Brant Killens	2	2	31	15.50	24	27	0
WR Orlando Lucas	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Donte Shepherd	1	1	17	17.00	12	17	1

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Riddick Morrison	5	6	65	13.00	12	21
RB Will Andrews	4	6	56	14.00	43	27
TE Jimmie Brewer	4	4	25	6.25	4	11
WR Dusty Banks	3	7	41	13.67	15	19
WR Cornell Darkins	2	2	17	8.50	2	13
TE Donovan Whittington	2	4	5	2.50	4	4
RB Tyrone Lofton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Lamar Coates	1	2	9	9.00	0	9

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jonathan Summers	2	44	22.00	1
S Ezekiel Alaniz	2	32	16.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Horace Thompson	1	0	0	0
DE Neal Gaskin	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Will Andrews	1	0	0
T Gage Flannery	0	1	0
DT Cedric Boiman	0	1	0
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenyon Morris	3	124	41.3	31.3	48	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ashton Moss	1	58	58.0	58.0	58	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reggie Blackwell	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Demetrius Evans	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Copeland	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Winslett	3	82	27.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Banks	5	131	26.2	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Weston Jarvis	8	4	0.0	26	33
OLB Dennis Eaton	6	1	0.0	24	31
S Ezekiel Alaniz	5	2	0.0	24	31
CB Manuel Gillespie	5	1	0.0	24	29
ILB Lewis Freeman	5	0	0.0	25	25
ILB Stan Tutjer	4	2	0.0	9	16
OLB Bennett Jamison	3	0	0.0	16	12
DE Neal Gaskin	2	0	1.0	24	30
CB Jonathan Summers	2	1	0.0	26	33
DT Chris Ogris	2	1	0.0	12	16
DT Joe Griffin	1	1	0.0	14	17
CB Carlos Cannon	1	0	0.0	16	17
OLB Rondell Herndon	1	0	0.0	10	15
S Cedric Borders	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Gage Nixon	0	1	0.0	24	30

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	5	1	1.0	26	27
ILB Harvey Vaughn	5	1	0.0	12	10
S Ralph Braico	5	1	0.0	25	29
CB Rondell Copeland	5	0	0.0	28	25
OLB Jacob Guthrie	4	2	0.0	26	25
OLB Brett Bishop	4	2	0.0	18	23
ILB Vinny Blythe	4	1	0.0	17	17
DT Cedric Boiman	4	1	0.0	25	22
S Griffin Hayes	3	1	0.0	26	27
DE Thomas Watson	2	1	0.0	26	20
WR Dusty Banks	2	0	---	---	---
DE Shawn Phillips	2	0	0.0	21	20
CB Angel Sauerbrun	2	0	0.0	29	29
OLB Peyton Meert	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Reggie Bowbliss	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Dixon McBeal	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Travis Lyons	1	0	0.0	12	10
WR Lamar Coates	1	0	---	---	---
CB Todd Wells	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neal Gaskin	1.0	0	2	30
DT Joe Griffin	0.0	2	1	17
ILB Stan Tutjer	0.0	1	1	16
DE Gage Nixon	0.0	0	1	30
DE Logan Amey	0.0	0	1	5

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Thomas Watson	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Weston Jarvis	4	2	0	33
S Ezekiel Alaniz	4	0	2	31
ILB Stan Tutjer	4	0	0	16
OLB Dennis Eaton	3	0	0	31
CB Jonathan Summers	2	0	2	33
CB Carlos Cannon	1	0	0	17
ILB Lewis Freeman	1	0	0	25
S Cedric Borders	1	0	0	6
DT Joe Griffin	1	0	0	17
CB Manuel Gillespie	1	0	0	29
DE Gage Nixon	0	1	0	30

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rondell Copeland	4	0	25
S Ralph Braico	3	0	29
OLB Brett Bishop	3	0	23
ILB Harvey Vaughn	2	0	10
CB Angel Sauerbrun	2	0	29
OLB Jacob Guthrie	2	0	25
DT Cedric Boiman	2	0	22
S Griffin Hayes	1	1	27
S Dennis Snyder	1	0	2
DE Thomas Watson	1	0	20
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	1	0	27
DT Reggie Bowbliss	1	0	5
CB Dixon McBeal	1	0	4
CB Travis Lyons	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Emmett Bockwoldt	3	7	29	0	29
G Thurman Roach	2	7	29	0	29
G Daniel Rodgers	2	5	29	0	29
C Duane Divirgilio	1	4	29	1	29
T Keegan Shannon	0	4	29	0	29

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Miles Rhodes	5	10	1	26	0	33
C Kody Kosters	2	3	0	26	1	33
G Al Delrio	1	6	0	26	0	33
T Gage Flannery	1	2	0	26	0	33
T Brady Vanderjagt	1	2	0	26	0	33
TE Jimmie Brewer	0	1	0	6	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Camden Waldron	4	14
Josiah Brilz	1	16
Sammie Winslett	1	15
Stephen Lewis	1	13

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Vaughn	1	15
Peyton Meert	1	15
Kody Kosters	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Camden Waldron	25	29	---	---	14	68
S Ezekiel Alaniz	---	---	24	31	10	65
CB Jonathan Summers	---	---	26	33	3	62
G Thurman Roach	29	29	---	---	4	62
T Keegan Shannon	29	29	---	---	4	62
S Weston Jarvis	---	---	26	33	2	61
QB Horace Thompson	29	29	---	---	---	58
T Emmett Bockwoldt	29	29	---	---	---	58
C Duane Divirgilio	29	29	---	---	---	58
G Daniel Rodgers	29	29	---	---	---	58
DE Neal Gaskin	---	---	24	30	2	56
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	24	30	2	56
OLB Dennis Eaton	---	---	24	31	1	56
WR Caleb Villa	26	28	---	---	---	54
CB Manuel Gillespie	---	---	24	29	1	54
TE Drake McGregor	27	26	---	---	---	53
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	25	25	2	52
RB Miles Romund	16	20	---	---	---	36
DT Joe Griffin	---	---	14	17	3	34
CB Carlos Cannon	---	---	16	17	---	33
ILB Stan Tutjer	---	---	9	16	8	33
OLB Bennett Jamison	---	---	16	12	2	30
FB Trenton Bernard	3	14	---	---	13	30
DT Chris Ogris	---	---	12	16	---	28
WR Orlando Lucas	13	12	---	---	3	28
OLB Rondell Herndon	---	---	10	15	2	27
RB Jay Sauter	13	7	---	---	6	26
CB Stephen Lewis	---	---	2	7	13	22
TE Josiah Brilz	3	2	---	---	16	21
S Cedric Borders	---	---	2	6	13	21
WR Donte Shepherd	5	3	---	---	12	20
TE Darius Cash	14	2	---	---	---	16
RB Sammie Winslett	0	0	---	---	15	15
OLB Devonte Durham	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Brant Killens	0	2	---	---	9	11
OLB Toby Petrie	---	---	2	8	---	10
DE Logan Amey	---	---	2	5	1	8
K Reggie Blackwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Tanner Kelley	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Kenyon Morris	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Jim Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Terrence Walker	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Dixon Bell	---	---	2	1	---	3
DT Phil Rice	---	---	2	1	---	3
C Steve Briggs	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Greg Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Kody Kosters	26	33	---	---	6	65
WR Cornell Darkins	20	27	---	---	16	63
T Gage Flannery	26	33	---	---	3	62
G Al Delrio	26	33	---	---	3	62
G Miles Rhodes	26	33	---	---	3	62
T Brady Vanderjagt	26	33	---	---	3	62
CB Rondell Copeland	---	---	28	25	7	60
CB Angel Sauerbrun	---	---	29	29	1	59
S Ralph Braico	---	---	25	29	1	55
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	---	---	26	27	1	54
S Griffin Hayes	---	---	26	27	1	54
OLB Jacob Guthrie	---	---	26	25	1	52
WR Riddick Morrison	22	28	---	---	---	50
DT Cedric Boiman	---	---	25	22	1	48
DE Thomas Watson	---	---	26	20	1	47
WR Dusty Banks	19	21	---	---	6	46
TE Donovan Whittington	20	23	---	---	---	43
DE Shawn Phillips	---	---	21	20	1	42
OLB Brett Bishop	---	---	18	23	1	42
RB Will Andrews	21	20	---	---	---	41
ILB Harvey Vaughn	---	---	12	10	15	37
TE Bryce Sergeant	7	12	---	---	17	36
ILB Vinny Blythe	---	---	17	17	1	35
QB Caiden Bryner	13	19	---	---	---	32
RB Tyrone Lofton	5	6	---	---	17	28
QB Duane Joyner	13	14	---	---	---	27
WR Lamar Coates	5	8	---	---	11	24
OLB Peyton Meert	---	---	3	4	15	22
CB Travis Lyons	---	---	12	10	---	22
S Dennis Snyder	---	---	5	2	14	21
RB Rufus Anderson	1	7	---	---	13	21
TE Jimmie Brewer	6	10	---	---	4	20
DE Donny Singleton	---	---	5	9	3	17
CB Todd Wells	---	---	2	4	11	17
DT Reggie Bowbliss	---	---	4	5	3	12
OLB Gus Adams	---	---	6	5	---	11
WR Cody Steude	4	3	---	---	2	9
CB Dixon McBeal	---	---	1	4	3	8
K Demetrius Evans	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ashton Moss	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Rufus Corbett	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Jalen Meier	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB Tyson Stovall	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Kris Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Arnie Monroe	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Amari Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	12	17	1.4
Right	7	13	1.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Thompson	28	25	3	0	1	1	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Bryner	18	13	1	0	0	1	2	3	2
Duane Joyner	14	9	1	0	0	2	1	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	143	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	33	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	95	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	82	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caleb Villa	8	8	0	84	1	28
TE Drake McGregor	6	6	0	57	1	26
WR Camden Waldron	5	3	1	11	0	29
RB Miles Romund	5	4	0	17	0	20
WR Brant Killens	2	2	0	31	1	2
WR Orlando Lucas	1	1	0	3	0	12
WR Donte Shepherd	1	1	0	17	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dusty Banks	7	3	41	0	21
RB Will Andrews	6	4	56	1	20
WR Riddick Morrison	6	5	65	1	28
TE Donovan Whittington	4	2	5	0	23
TE Jimmie Brewer	4	4	25	0	10
WR Cornell Darkins	2	2	17	0	27
WR Lamar Coates	2	1	9	0	8
RB Tyrone Lofton	1	1	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jay Sauter	3	3	1.00	3.45
RB Miles Romund	1	3	3.00	2.87

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Will Andrews	5	8	1.60	4.63
QB Duane Joyner	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Thompson	5	4	30	6.00	7.86

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Bryner	1	0	0	0.00	6.78
Duane Joyner	1	0	0	0.00	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Miles Romund	3	2	9	3.00	3.40
TE Drake McGregor	1	1	4	4.00	9.50
WR Donte Shepherd	1	1	17	17.00	17.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donovan Whittington	2	0	0	0.00	1.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Miles Romund	1	0
RB Jay Sauter	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Will Andrews	1	1
RB Rufus Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Thompson	12	12	8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Bryner	7	5	3
Duane Joyner	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caleb Villa	4	4	3
RB Miles Romund	3	3	2
TE Drake McGregor	3	3	2
WR Orlando Lucas	1	1	0
WR Brant Killens	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dusty Banks	2	2	1
TE Donovan Whittington	2	1	1
TE Jimmie Brewer	2	2	2
WR Cornell Darkins	1	1	0
WR Lamar Coates	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (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 2,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (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	2,100 (2,200)