Week 1, 2044

played in New England, MA

80 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills131306-32
New England Patriots07715-29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:31 BUF - Ryan Patterson 49 interception return (William Brinkley extra point failed)
1Q: 04:18 BUF - Corey Reynaud 10 pass from Caiden Bryner (William Brinkley extra point)
2Q: 13:51 BUF - William Brinkley 41 field goal
2Q: 10:21 BUF - Corey Reynaud 6 pass from Caiden Bryner (William Brinkley extra point)
2Q: 08:51 NED - Ruben Brookes 34 fumble return (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
2Q: 00:49 BUF - William Brinkley 34 field goal
3Q: 04:05 NED - Barry Schepis 58 fumble return (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
4Q: 11:54 BUF - William Brinkley 42 field goal
4Q: 06:13 NED - Ruben Brookes 3 pass from Horace Thompson (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
4Q: 01:31 NED - Ruben Brookes 1 pass from Horace Thompson (Horace Thompson pass to Claude Mueller for conversion)
4Q: 00:36 BUF - William Brinkley 52 field goal

Team StatisticsBUFNED
Record1-00-1
First Downs2318
- by Rushing53
- by Passing1713
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards393279
- Offensive Plays7354
- Yards per Play5.385.17
Net Rushing Yards10159
- Rushing Attempts2619
- Yards per Rush3.883.11
Net Passing Yards292220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 26 - 033 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards321233
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/292/13
- Yards per Pass Play6.216.29
Fumbles/Lost3/23/2
3rd Down Conversions7/166/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.35.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/504/20
Punt Returns/Yards2/161/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/1054/85
Interception Ret./Yards2/630/0
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/22/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 26
Time of Possession34:4325:17

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:257:16OWN 201480Touchdown
11:523:08OWN 32544Field Goal
212:222:12OWN 42558Touchdown
28:302:22OWN 343-5Punt
23:302:46OWN 71176Field Goal
315:001:52OWN 2532Punt
313:081:14OPP 143-4Missed FG
38:044:11OWN 3855Fumble
33:533:02OWN 25627Fumble
30:443:57OWN 451030Field Goal
46:022:15OWN 4533Punt
41:200:51OPP 4237Field Goal
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:41OWN 3010Interception
114:192:54OWN 28423Punt
14:092:17OWN 2532Punt
213:441:22OWN 253-6Punt
210:101:40OWN 25375Touchdown
26:082:38OWN 20626Punt
20:440:44OWN 302-9Half
311:543:50OWN 25619Punt
30:510:07OPP 4419Fumble
411:475:45OWN 251475Touchdown
43:472:27OWN 20980Touchdown
40:290:29OWN 14329Interception

Game MVP: Caiden Bryner, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Dexter Kelley14412.931830
RB Rufus Anderson5357.001520
RB Tom Clements4174.25700
TE Gabriel Wilkins221.00500
QB Caiden Bryner166.00600
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Orlando Pickerill14423.001010
RB Gavin Bronson372.33400
QB Horace Thompson177.00700
WR Horace Galloway133.00300

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Caiden Bryner42263215/292320101.4
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Horace Thompson33232332/13229284.5

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Bryson McGregor91213715.2244290
WR Corey Reynaud7177610.864272
WR Joey Sutton33186.00390
RB Dexter Kelley344113.6734320
TE Gabriel Wilkins121010.000100
RB Rufus Anderson1199.00490
WR Paul Klemm1288.00080
WR Jimmy Lane112222.0020220
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ruben Brookes68457.5028262
WR Claude Mueller597915.809290
TE Jimmie Brewer57316.202160
FB Benjamin Freeman22157.50990
TE Axel Cole131111.000110
WR Horace Galloway111111.000110
RB Gavin Bronson11-2-2.000-20
WR Dave Cole111818.000180
RB Orlando Pickerill112525.0023250

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ryan Patterson14949.001
S Lonnie Reed11414.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
RB Rufus Anderson2000
QB Caiden Bryner1000
C Kennedy Hill0100
WR Corey Reynaud0100
OLB Austin Taves0100
OLB Casey Sutton0010
S Lonnie Reed0010
OLB Clifton McKinney0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
WR Ruben Brookes1101
S Weston Jarvis1010
FB Benjamin Freeman1000
DE Barry Schepis0101
OLB Dustin McCarthy0100
DE J.B. Lane0010
CB Manuel Gillespie0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kyle Blackburn317458.044.7710
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kenyon Morris524549.041.8532

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
William Brinkley4/53/31/1522/3
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Broderick Cottrill0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Joey Sutton2168.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Weston Jarvis100.00

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Joey Sutton28542.50
Cristian Tarr12020.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Gavin Bronson35919.70
Horace Galloway12626.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Aaron Kosier610.01935
S Harvey Pollard510.01935
S Lonnie Reed500.01935
OLB Clifton McKinney320.01935
DT Derek Perry300.01423
DE Stephen Farrell210.51018
ILB Alonzo Coleman240.01724
CB Ryan Patterson220.01935
CB Cristian Tarr200.045
CB Lenny Williams200.0713
DE Jeremiah Donohue200.01425
CB Hugh Grosz200.0210
DE Lance Bush101.028
ILB Al Whalen130.5818
DE Rusty Swift120.01219
QB Caiden Bryner10---------
OLB Corey Zumdahl100.0210
OLB Austin Taves100.01623
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Manuel Gillespie840.02644
S Weston Jarvis510.02647
CB Dominic Farley510.02546
ILB Leon Propst510.01219
OLB John Fatafehi510.02033
S Ezekiel Alaniz500.02437
DE Barry Schepis401.52344
OLB Brett Bishop420.02546
DE Cristian Travis301.02229
DT Kai Jouette211.51939
DE J.B. Lane201.0712
DE Chris Ogris220.02239
OLB Dustin McCarthy120.0712
DT Phil Rice110.01116
WR Ruben Brookes10---------
S Giovanni Marone100.0210
TE Axel Cole10---------
CB Darren Richmond100.01221

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Lance Bush1.00008
DE Stephen Farrell0.501018
ILB Al Whalen0.500018
DE Jeremiah Donohue0.001025
DE Rusty Swift0.001019
OLB Austin Taves0.001023
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Barry Schepis1.501244
DT Kai Jouette1.501139
DE Cristian Travis1.003229
DE J.B. Lane1.000012
DE Chris Ogris0.000239

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Lonnie Reed40135
CB Aaron Kosier40035
OLB Clifton McKinney40035
CB Lenny Williams20013
CB Hugh Grosz20010
S Harvey Pollard20035
ILB Alonzo Coleman20024
ILB Al Whalen10018
CB Cristian Tarr1005
DT Derek Perry10023
OLB Austin Taves01023
CB Ryan Patterson00135
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Manuel Gillespie100044
ILB Leon Propst40019
S Weston Jarvis33047
CB Dominic Farley31046
OLB Brett Bishop20046
OLB Dustin McCarthy11012
S Giovanni Marone10010
S Ezekiel Alaniz10037
OLB John Fatafehi10033
CB Reginald Clemons01013

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Kody Kosters39026147
T Amari Mathis38026047
G Heath Hutton15026247
TE Gabriel Wilkins02014024
T Van Shurtz01026247
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Daniel Rodgers24019135
G Ted Andersen24019035
T Keegan Shannon14019135
C Gerald Walters14019035
T Silas Keith02019035

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Paul Klemm212
Gabriel Wilkins126
Casey Sutton121
Lance Bush116
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Justics Hollings122
Gavin Bronson118
Ruben Brookes116
Darren Richmond116
Dave Cole113
Moe Hillson15

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Paul Klemm2240------1274
G Heath Hutton2647---------73
QB Caiden Bryner2647---------73
G Broderick Joseph2647---------73
T Van Shurtz2647---------73
C Kody Kosters2647---------73
T Amari Mathis2647---------73
WR Corey Reynaud2446---------70
TE Gabriel Wilkins1424------2664
TE Bryson McGregor2439---------63
RB Dexter Kelley1540------257
CB Aaron Kosier------1935---54
CB Ryan Patterson------1935---54
S Harvey Pollard------1935---54
S Lonnie Reed------1935---54
OLB Clifton McKinney------1935---54
WR Joey Sutton1227------1251
RB Rufus Anderson117------2644
ILB Alonzo Coleman------1724---41
DE Jeremiah Donohue------1425---39
OLB Austin Taves------1623---39
DT Derek Perry------1423---37
DE Rusty Swift------1219---31
WR Jimmy Lane18------2231
CB Lenny Williams------7131030
DE Stephen Farrell------1018---28
CB Cristian Tarr------451827
ILB Al Whalen------818---26
DE Lance Bush------281626
OLB Casey Sutton------122124
DT Cedric Boiman------512522
RB Tom Clements40------1620
S Cedric Borders------001818
K William Brinkley00------1313
TE Stan Gerbasi23------813
WR Tommy Augustyniak11------1113
OLB Corey Zumdahl------210---12
CB Hugh Grosz------210---12
ILB Arnie Newhart------001010
C Kennedy Hill00------88
T Irving Gardner00------88
C Rufus Corbett00------88
G Paul Winslett00------88
P Kyle Blackburn00------88
QB Duane Joyner00---------0
DT Dustin Washington------00---0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Weston Jarvis------2647881
OLB Brett Bishop------2546475
CB Manuel Gillespie------2644575
CB Dominic Farley------2546475
DE Barry Schepis------2344471
DE Chris Ogris------2239566
DT Kai Jouette------1939765
S Ezekiel Alaniz------2437162
G Ted Andersen1935------559
OLB John Fatafehi------2033356
QB Horace Thompson1935---------54
C Gerald Walters1935---------54
T Keegan Shannon1935---------54
T Silas Keith1935---------54
G Daniel Rodgers1935---------54
DE Cristian Travis------2229253
WR Ruben Brookes1321------1650
CB Darren Richmond------12211649
WR Claude Mueller1731---------48
WR Horace Galloway1522------845
RB Orlando Pickerill1629---------45
TE Jimmie Brewer1625---------41
CB Reginald Clemons------3131834
ILB Leon Propst------1219334
S Giovanni Marone------2102032
OLB Dustin McCarthy------7121130
DT Phil Rice------1116128
FB Benjamin Freeman210------1628
RB Gavin Bronson36------1827
TE Vernon Geiger34------2027
TE Axel Cole715------123
OLB Justics Hollings------012223
WR Dave Cole28------1323
DE J.B. Lane------712322
DE Nickolas Lyons------09413
T Fred Stevens00------1010
RB Donnell Malbrough00------88
C Roberto Brennan00------55
P Kenyon Morris00------55
C Duane Divirgilio00------55
G Thurman Roach00------55
K Broderick Cottrill00------55
WR Donnie Poland14---------5
T Moe Hillson00------55
S Jonah Stoughton------00---0
QB Bucky Maston00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9647.1
Middle14372.6
Right300.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3103.3
Middle12393.3
Right4102.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Caiden Bryner42266326570
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Horace Thompson33234031402

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42133.3
Short (0-8 Yds)20161859.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)157966.4
Long (19+ Yds)31279.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66172.8
Short (0-8 Yds)14101087.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)84384.8
Long (19+ Yds)537014.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Corey Reynaud177276146
TE Bryson McGregor1290137339
RB Dexter Kelley43041140
WR Joey Sutton33018027
TE Gabriel Wilkins21010024
WR Paul Klemm2108040
RB Rufus Anderson110907
WR Jimmy Lane1102218
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Claude Mueller95179231
WR Ruben Brookes86045121
TE Jimmie Brewer75131025
TE Axel Cole31111015
FB Benjamin Freeman22015010
WR Horace Galloway11011022
RB Gavin Bronson110-206
WR Dave Cole1101808
RB Orlando Pickerill11025129

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Dexter Kelley520.402.93
RB Rufus Anderson100.007.00
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Orlando Pickerill2-2-1.003.00
QB Horace Thompson177.007.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Caiden Bryner83283.507.64
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Horace Thompson53102.007.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Corey Reynaud52163.204.47
TE Bryson McGregor21126.0011.42
RB Dexter Kelley1000.0010.25
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ruben Brookes33103.335.63
WR Claude Mueller1000.008.78
TE Jimmie Brewer1000.004.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
QB Caiden Bryner10
RB Dexter Kelley10
New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Gavin Bronson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Caiden Bryner13117
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Horace Thompson996

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Corey Reynaud532
TE Bryson McGregor554
WR Joey Sutton110
RB Rufus Anderson110
WR Paul Klemm111
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Ruben Brookes333
TE Jimmie Brewer220
TE Axel Cole111
WR Claude Mueller111
WR Dave Cole111
FB Benjamin Freeman110

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,200 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck13,400 (13,400)
End Zone9,700 (9,700)
Mezzanine5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,000)