Week 17, 2042

played in Buffalo, NY

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	3	3	3	-	16
Buffalo Bills	7	0	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:07 NED - Jay Sauter 22 pass from Horace Thompson (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
1Q: 02:54 BUF - Joey Sutton 9 pass from Caiden Bryner (William Brinkley extra point)
2Q: 11:11 NED - Broderick Cottrill 30 field goal
3Q: 09:04 NED - Broderick Cottrill 21 field goal
3Q: 03:30 BUF - Dexter Kelley 29 run (William Brinkley extra point)
4Q: 07:38 NED - Broderick Cottrill 51 field goal
4Q: 01:42 BUF - Jimmie Brewer 18 pass from Caiden Bryner (William Brinkley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:07 NED - Jay Sauter 22 pass from Horace Thompson (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
1Q: 02:54 BUF - Joey Sutton 9 pass from Caiden Bryner (William Brinkley extra point)
2Q: 11:11 NED - Broderick Cottrill 30 field goal
3Q: 09:04 NED - Broderick Cottrill 21 field goal
3Q: 03:30 BUF - Dexter Kelley 29 run (William Brinkley extra point)
4Q: 07:38 NED - Broderick Cottrill 51 field goal
4Q: 01:42 BUF - Jimmie Brewer 18 pass from Caiden Bryner (William Brinkley extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 3-13 6-10
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 251 331
- Offensive Plays 64 57
- Yards per Play 3.92 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 112 125
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 3.29 5.21
Net Passing Yards 139 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 1 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/35 10/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	3-13	6-10
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	251	331
- Offensive Plays	64	57
- Yards per Play	3.92	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	112	125
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	3.29	5.21
Net Passing Yards	139	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 1	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/35	10/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:48	6:55	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	2:43	6:37	OWN 35	11	52	Field Goal
2	9:58	1:12	OPP 43	3	9	Missed FG
2	6:59	1:38	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	2:37	0:50	OPP 40	3	-4	Interception
2	1:00	0:38	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	6:03	OWN 37	8	59	Field Goal
3	3:13	2:16	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	12:35	1:18	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
4	9:30	1:59	OPP 40	3	6	Field Goal
4	5:52	3:20	OWN 11	6	20	Punt
4	1:36	0:55	OWN 25	6	5	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:12	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
1	4:53	2:10	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	11:06	1:08	OWN 25	4	-8	Punt
2	8:46	1:47	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
2	5:21	2:44	OWN 5	5	20	Punt
2	1:47	0:47	OPP 42	3	-2	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 40	3	7	Half
3	8:57	5:44	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	0:57	3:22	OWN 7	7	30	Punt
4	11:17	1:47	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
4	7:31	1:39	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	2:32	0:56	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 30	4	17	Game

Game MVP: Caiden Bryner, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gavin Bronson	26	97	3.73	17	3
RB Jay Sauter	6	3	0.50	3	0
QB Horace Thompson	2	12	6.00	7	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dexter Kelley	20	113	5.65	29	3	1
RB Ramon Perkins	2	15	7.50	11	1	0
QB Caiden Bryner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Rufus Anderson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Thompson	28	16	153	2/14	1	34	1	69.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Bryner	30	20	221	3/15	2	36	0	110.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caleb Villa	6	11	41	6.83	0	11	0
TE Drake McGregor	2	2	18	9.00	6	13	0
RB Jay Sauter	2	2	26	13.00	17	22	1
RB Miles Romund	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
TE Axel Cole	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Roy Nelson	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Gavin Bronson	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dave Cole	1	1	34	34.00	30	34	0
WR Lionel Howard	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Kerr	4	6	95	23.75	45	36	0
WR Joey Sutton	4	7	36	9.00	4	12	1
TE Jimmie Brewer	4	5	32	8.00	8	18	1
TE Darius Cash	3	4	22	7.33	0	12	0
RB Dexter Kelley	3	3	27	9.00	11	14	0
WR Tyrone Ferrell	2	3	9	4.50	1	5	0
WR Paul Klemm	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmy Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aaron Kosier	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenyon Morris	5	248	49.6	47.2	57	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
William Brinkley	6	191	31.8	29.7	47	2
Alejandro Paterson	2	74	37.0	27.0	48	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Cottrill	3/4	1/2	1/2	51	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
William Brinkley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Sauter	2	13	6.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Sutton	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Bronson	3	76	25.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Sutton	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Propst	7	4	0.0	24	32
OLB Brett Bishop	6	2	1.0	24	30
CB Manuel Gillespie	6	1	0.0	23	31
S Donny Harris	6	0	0.0	24	33
CB Dominic Farley	3	1	1.0	21	26
DT Chris Ogris	2	1	1.0	11	13
DE Gage Nixon	2	3	0.0	15	25
DE Cristian Travis	2	1	0.0	19	26
DE Nickolas Lyons	2	0	0.0	17	18
S Ezekiel Alaniz	2	0	0.0	2	4
DT Phil Rice	2	0	0.0	19	17
S Weston Jarvis	1	1	0.0	23	32
QB Horace Thompson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shane Fulcher	1	0	0.0	2	11
OLB Hayden Thornton	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Kai Jouette	0	1	0.0	11	22

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Abel Durham	11	4	0.0	34	30
OLB Roy Kley	7	1	0.0	34	22
DT Cedric Boiman	7	0	0.0	30	20
OLB Jacob Guthrie	5	3	0.0	33	21
CB Aaron Kosier	4	3	0.0	33	29
S Griffin Hayes	4	2	0.0	34	30
CB Carlos Cannon	3	1	0.0	33	28
ILB Jordan Yamamoto	3	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Shaun Bradford	2	2	1.5	33	25
DE Lance Bush	2	1	0.0	19	20
DE Rusty Swift	1	3	0.5	28	16
OLB Wendell Grubb	1	0	0.0	1	9
DT Norbert McFall	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Luke Beyer	0	1	0.0	1	5
DE Jeremiah Donohue	0	1	0.0	21	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Chris Ogris	1.0	0	1	13
OLB Brett Bishop	1.0	0	0	30
CB Dominic Farley	1.0	0	0	26
DE Gage Nixon	0.0	1	0	25
DE Nickolas Lyons	0.0	0	1	18
DE Cristian Travis	0.0	0	1	26

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shaun Bradford	1.5	0	0	0	25
DE Rusty Swift	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Cedric Boiman	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Lance Bush	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Jeremiah Donohue	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Jordan Yamamoto	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Manuel Gillespie	6	1	31
S Donny Harris	5	0	33
ILB Leon Propst	3	0	32
CB Dominic Farley	1	1	26
CB Shane Fulcher	1	1	11
DE Gage Nixon	1	0	25
OLB Brett Bishop	1	0	30
DE Cristian Travis	1	0	26
OLB Hayden Thornton	1	0	6
S Weston Jarvis	0	1	32
CB Reginald Clemons	0	1	27

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Abel Durham	4	0	0	30
CB Aaron Kosier	3	1	1	29
S Griffin Hayes	3	0	0	30
CB Carlos Cannon	2	1	0	28
OLB Jacob Guthrie	1	1	0	21
OLB Wendell Grubb	1	0	0	9
OLB Roy Kley	1	0	0	22
ILB Jordan Yamamoto	1	0	0	19
CB Zachery Holley	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Emmett Bockwoldt	3	7	34	1	30
G Daniel Rodgers	2	7	34	1	30
G Thurman Roach	1	9	34	0	30
T Grant Evans	1	3	34	0	30
C Duane Divirgilio	0	5	34	0	30
TE Axel Cole	0	1	13	0	14

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kody Kosters	4	7	24	0	33
T Amari Mathis	2	7	24	0	33
T Brady Vanderjagt	2	3	24	2	33
G Devon Mills	1	3	24	1	33
G Shaun Humphries	1	3	24	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Gerbasi	1	24
Daniel Rodgers	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Ramon Perkins	1	22
Jorge Benedict	1	14
Lance Bush	1	13
Jeffrey Goike	1	13
Rufus Corbett	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Daniel Rodgers	34	30	---	---	14	78
T Grant Evans	34	30	---	---	9	73
QB Horace Thompson	34	30	---	---	---	64
T Emmett Bockwoldt	34	30	---	---	---	64
C Duane Divirgilio	34	30	---	---	---	64
G Thurman Roach	34	30	---	---	---	64
WR Roy Nelson	32	30	---	---	2	64
CB Manuel Gillespie	---	---	23	31	9	63
TE Drake McGregor	33	29	---	---	---	62
S Donny Harris	---	---	24	33	---	57
ILB Leon Propst	---	---	24	32	---	56
WR Caleb Villa	27	24	---	---	4	55
S Weston Jarvis	---	---	23	32	---	55
OLB Brett Bishop	---	---	24	30	---	54
RB Gavin Bronson	27	15	---	---	9	51
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	15	25	8	48
RB Miles Romund	11	10	---	---	26	47
RB Jay Sauter	7	14	---	---	26	47
CB Dominic Farley	---	---	21	26	---	47
DE Cristian Travis	---	---	19	26	---	45
CB Reginald Clemons	---	---	17	27	---	44
DE Nickolas Lyons	---	---	17	18	5	40
DT Phil Rice	---	---	19	17	---	36
OLB Hayden Thornton	---	---	7	6	22	35
DT Kai Jouette	---	---	11	22	---	33
TE Axel Cole	13	14	---	---	2	29
TE Stan Gerbasi	4	1	---	---	24	29
CB Shane Fulcher	---	---	2	11	16	29
WR Lionel Howard	16	11	---	---	---	27
DT Chris Ogris	---	---	11	13	---	24
WR Shaquille Strickland	0	0	---	---	20	20
S Peyton Garrett	---	---	0	0	17	17
DE Brian Keith	---	---	4	7	3	14
ILB Samuel Lynn	---	---	0	0	12	12
WR Dave Cole	0	2	---	---	8	10
P Kenyon Morris	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Jim Thornton	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Broderick Cottrill	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Miles Mayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
T DeAndre Calvin	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Ezekiel Alaniz	---	---	2	4	---	6
C Gino Branch	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Angel McBeal	---	---	1	1	---	2
S Spencer Downs	---	---	0	1	---	1
OLB Xavier Rivers	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Bucky Maston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Griffin Hayes	---	---	34	30	5	69
S Abel Durham	---	---	34	30	4	68
G Devon Mills	24	33	---	---	8	65
G Shaun Humphries	24	33	---	---	8	65
CB Carlos Cannon	---	---	33	28	4	65
CB Aaron Kosier	---	---	33	29	3	65
T Brady Vanderjagt	24	33	---	---	8	65
T Amari Mathis	24	33	---	---	8	65
OLB Shaun Bradford	---	---	33	25	3	61
OLB Roy Kley	---	---	34	22	4	60
QB Caiden Bryner	24	33	---	---	---	57
OLB Jacob Guthrie	---	---	33	21	3	57
C Kody Kosters	24	33	---	---	---	57
WR Joey Sutton	20	25	---	---	10	55
DE Jeremiah Donohue	---	---	21	24	9	54
DT Cedric Boiman	---	---	30	20	3	53
DE Lance Bush	---	---	19	20	13	52
ILB Jordan Yamamoto	---	---	17	19	14	50
DE Rusty Swift	---	---	28	16	3	47
TE Jimmie Brewer	8	15	---	---	22	45
TE Darius Cash	19	24	---	---	---	43
RB Dexter Kelley	21	21	---	---	---	42
WR Rickey Kerr	15	23	---	---	1	39
WR Jimmy Lane	16	23	---	---	---	39
CB Lenny Williams	---	---	15	16	5	36
RB Ramon Perkins	2	6	---	---	22	30
OLB Luke Beyer	---	---	1	5	23	29
WR Tyrone Ferrell	7	13	---	---	9	29
CB Zachery Holley	---	---	4	6	15	25
OLB Wendell Grubb	---	---	1	9	13	23
WR Jorge Benedict	2	4	---	---	14	20
RB Rufus Anderson	6	2	---	---	9	17
DT Norbert McFall	---	---	4	5	6	15
WR Paul Klemm	4	7	---	---	4	15
S Jeffrey Goike	---	---	0	0	13	13
K William Brinkley	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Rufus Corbett	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Jalen Meier	---	---	0	5	---	5
TE Bryson McGregor	0	2	---	---	---	2
P Alejandro Paterson	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Wade Paquette	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Duane Joyner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Irving Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Louie Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Chris Burroughs	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Harvey Pollard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	23	69	3.0
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	7	40	5.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Thompson	28	16	2	2	2	4	2	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Bryner	30	20	3	0	1	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	21	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	114	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	31	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caleb Villa	11	6	1	41	0	24
WR Roy Nelson	4	1	0	1	0	30
RB Gavin Bronson	3	1	0	8	0	15
TE Drake McGregor	2	2	0	18	0	29
TE Axel Cole	2	1	1	9	0	14
RB Jay Sauter	2	2	0	26	1	14
WR Lionel Howard	2	1	0	10	0	11
RB Miles Romund	1	1	0	6	0	10
WR Dave Cole	1	1	0	34	1	2

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Sutton	7	4	0	36	0	25
WR Rickey Kerr	6	4	1	95	3	23
TE Jimmie Brewer	5	4	0	32	0	15
TE Darius Cash	4	3	0	22	0	24
WR Tyrone Ferrell	3	2	0	9	0	13
RB Dexter Kelley	3	3	0	27	0	21
WR Paul Klemm	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Jimmy Lane	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Bronson	3	0	0.00	3.73
QB Horace Thompson	2	12	6.00	6.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Caiden Bryner	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Thompson	1	1	3	3.00	5.46

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Bryner	2	2	27	13.50	7.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	3	3.00	3.73

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Sutton	1	1	9	9.00	5.14
TE Jimmie Brewer	1	1	18	18.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jay Sauter	2	0
QB Horace Thompson	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ramon Perkins	2	2
RB Dexter Kelley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Thompson	14	9	6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Bryner	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caleb Villa	7	4	1
TE Axel Cole	2	1	1
RB Miles Romund	1	1	1
TE Drake McGregor	1	1	1
RB Jay Sauter	1	1	1
WR Roy Nelson	1	0	0
WR Dave Cole	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrone Ferrell	3	2	0
WR Joey Sutton	2	0	0
TE Darius Cash	1	1	1
WR Paul Klemm	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (17,200)
End Zone 12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (17,200)
End Zone	12,000 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,200)