Week 17, 2045

played in New England, MA

34 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	13	6	0	-	19
New England Patriots	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:55 NED - Rick Cole 29 pass from Horace Thompson (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
2Q: 08:43 BUF - Connor Prescott 57 pass from Caiden Bryner (William Brinkley extra point)
2Q: 04:07 BUF - William Brinkley 44 field goal
2Q: 02:11 BUF - William Brinkley 40 field goal
3Q: 04:57 BUF - William Brinkley 43 field goal
3Q: 01:00 BUF - William Brinkley 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:55 NED - Rick Cole 29 pass from Horace Thompson (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
2Q: 08:43 BUF - Connor Prescott 57 pass from Caiden Bryner (William Brinkley extra point)
2Q: 04:07 BUF - William Brinkley 44 field goal
2Q: 02:11 BUF - William Brinkley 40 field goal
3Q: 04:57 BUF - William Brinkley 43 field goal
3Q: 01:00 BUF - William Brinkley 34 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 8-7-1 4-12
First Downs 13 9
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 291 260
- Offensive Plays 68 54
- Yards per Play 4.28 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 70 60
- Rushing Attempts 33 16
- Yards per Rush 2.12 3.75
Net Passing Yards 221 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 26 - 0 36 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 2/16 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 8/51
Punt Returns/Yards 5/30 4/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 23
Time of Possession 37:56 22:04

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	8-7-1	4-12
First Downs	13	9
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	291	260
- Offensive Plays	68	54
- Yards per Play	4.28	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	70	60
- Rushing Attempts	33	16
- Yards per Rush	2.12	3.75
Net Passing Yards	221	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 26 - 0	36 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	2/16	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	8/51
Punt Returns/Yards	5/30	4/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 23
Time of Possession	37:56	22:04

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
1	8:45	3:27	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	3:37	0:58	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
1	1:03	5:31	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	8:51	0:24	OWN 43	2	57	Touchdown
2	7:11	3:09	OWN 40	6	33	Field Goal
2	3:23	1:19	OPP 23	3	0	Field Goal
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 23	1	-3	Half
3	13:21	1:31	OWN 28	4	1	Punt
3	10:03	5:12	OWN 6	9	68	Field Goal
3	2:09	1:16	OPP 24	3	7	Field Goal
3	0:20	3:08	OWN 49	7	29	Missed FG
4	10:33	2:11	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	6:11	2:27	OPP 49	3	0	Punt
4	2:29	0:34	OPP 34	3	-1	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OPP 20	3	7	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	2:18	OWN 18	4	82	Touchdown
1	5:18	1:41	OWN 15	4	24	Punt
1	2:39	1:36	OWN 39	4	20	Punt
2	10:32	1:41	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
2	8:27	1:16	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	4:02	0:39	OWN 25	2	8	Fumble
2	2:04	1:42	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	11:50	1:47	OWN 31	5	26	Punt
3	4:51	2:42	OWN 25	5	5	Fumble
3	0:53	0:33	OWN 36	1	30	Fumble
4	12:12	1:39	OWN 29	3	-8	Punt
4	8:22	2:11	OWN 17	3	-6	Punt
4	3:44	1:15	OWN 20	5	14	Downs
4	1:55	0:30	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Caiden Bryner, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dexter Kelley	23	42	1.83	15	2
RB Tom Clements	7	18	2.57	8	0
QB Caiden Bryner	2	10	5.00	11	1
WR Connor Prescott	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gavin Bronson	9	35	3.89	18	1
RB Orlando Pickerill	6	19	3.17	11	2
QB Horace Thompson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Bryner	32	26	237	3/16	1	57	0	107.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Thompson	36	16	218	2/18	1	30	0	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dexter Kelley	6	6	24	4.00	7	17	0
WR Tommy Augustyniak	6	7	70	11.67	2	50	0
WR Connor Prescott	5	8	85	17.00	51	57	1
FB Garrett Foulke	3	4	9	3.00	3	10	0
TE Floyd Rayburn	2	2	16	8.00	1	12	0
TE Harvey Chandler	2	2	24	12.00	5	18	0
RB Rickey Pomato	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Lorenzo Smith	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Orlando Pickerill	4	5	85	21.25	75	30	0
WR Rick Cole	4	9	58	14.50	21	29	1
WR Horace Galloway	2	2	4	2.00	2	3	0
TE Vernon Geiger	2	5	35	17.50	3	18	0
TE Axel Cole	1	2	28	28.00	19	28	0
RB Gavin Bronson	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Darius Rickard	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Donnie Poland	1	3	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Claude Mueller	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Benjamin Freeman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Dexter Kelley	2	0	0
QB Caiden Bryner	1	0	0
G Broderick Joseph	0	1	0
CB Ryan Patterson	0	1	0
CB Lenny Williams	0	1	0
S Harvey Pollard	0	1	0
G Paul Winslett	0	1	0
TE Floyd Rayburn	0	1	0
OLB Trent Clinton	0	0	1
DE Rusty Swift	0	0	1
S Lonnie Reed	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Force
QB Horace Thompson	1	0
RB Gavin Bronson	1	0
RB Orlando Pickerill	1	0
OLB Tyson Stovall	0	1
CB Darren Richmond	0	1
CB Reginald Clemons	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kyle Blackburn	8	355	44.4	37.8	49	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenyon Morris	9	399	44.3	38.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
William Brinkley	4/5	3/3	0/0	44	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Cottrill	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Augustyniak	5	30	6.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Everhart	4	13	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Bronson	3	56	18.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lonnie Reed	9	2	0.0	16	36
CB Ryan Patterson	4	1	0.0	16	38
CB Aaron Kosier	4	0	0.0	16	38
S Harvey Pollard	4	0	0.0	16	38
DT Cedric Boiman	2	0	1.0	5	20
OLB Clifton McKinney	2	2	0.0	16	35
OLB Shaun Raynor	2	1	0.0	15	28
DE Rusty Swift	1	1	1.0	13	31
OLB Roman Delgado	1	2	0.0	11	19
DE Glenn Peterson	1	0	0.0	12	29
CB Lenny Williams	1	0	0.0	12	23
OLB Enrique Humphrey	1	0	0.0	1	11
DT Derek Perry	0	1	0.0	11	18

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	10	2	2.0	30	35
ILB Leon Propst	9	1	0.0	32	35
S Ezekiel Alaniz	6	2	0.0	28	30
OLB Tyson Stovall	5	1	1.0	12	16
S Don Everhart	5	2	0.0	28	30
CB Manuel Gillespie	5	1	0.0	30	32
CB Darren Richmond	5	0	0.0	31	35
DT Phil Rice	4	2	0.0	25	26
DE Matt Morlock	3	2	0.0	28	23
S Alexander Eldridge	3	0	0.0	5	5
CB Reginald Clemons	2	1	0.0	21	22
DT Erik Phillips	1	2	0.0	14	18
DT Donovan Ibarra	1	2	0.0	22	20
T Silas Keith	1	0	---	---	---
TE Darius Rickard	1	0	---	---	---
G Ted Andersen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Barry Schepis	1	0	0.0	32	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rusty Swift	1.0	1	0	31
DT Cedric Boiman	1.0	0	1	20
CB Lenny Williams	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Clifton McKinney	0.0	0	2	35
DE Glenn Peterson	0.0	0	1	29
DT Derek Perry	0.0	0	1	18

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	2.0	0	1	35
OLB Tyson Stovall	1.0	0	0	16
DE Barry Schepis	0.0	1	2	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Patterson	4	0	38
S Lonnie Reed	3	2	36
CB Aaron Kosier	3	0	38
S Harvey Pollard	2	2	38
CB Lenny Williams	1	1	23
OLB Trent Clinton	1	0	18
OLB Enrique Humphrey	1	0	11
OLB Shaun Raynor	1	0	28
OLB Clifton McKinney	0	1	35

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tyson Stovall	4	0	16
CB Manuel Gillespie	4	0	32
CB Darren Richmond	4	0	35
S Ezekiel Alaniz	3	1	30
S Alexander Eldridge	3	0	5
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	2	1	35
CB Reginald Clemons	2	0	22
ILB Leon Propst	2	0	35
S Don Everhart	2	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Amari Mathis	3	6	33	0	35
G Kenny Alcott	2	9	33	0	35
G Paul Winslett	1	4	24	2	25
G Broderick Joseph	0	5	33	0	35
C Kody Kosters	0	3	33	1	35
FB Garrett Foulke	0	3	15	0	12
T Eduardo Herrington	0	1	9	0	10

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Moe Hillson	2	4	16	2	38
C Gerald Walters	1	3	16	0	38
G Daniel Rodgers	1	1	16	0	38
T Silas Keith	0	3	16	0	38
G Ted Andersen	0	2	16	0	38
FB Benjamin Freeman	0	2	5	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Clements	4	14
Roman Delgado	2	25
Shaun Raynor	1	25

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Foster	2	25
Mitchell Mentzer	2	16
Darren Richmond	1	16

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Connor Prescott	26	28	---	---	22	76
TE Floyd Rayburn	26	31	---	---	14	71
QB Caiden Bryner	33	35	---	---	---	68
G Broderick Joseph	33	35	---	---	---	68
G Kenny Alcott	33	35	---	---	---	68
C Kody Kosters	33	35	---	---	---	68
T Amari Mathis	33	35	---	---	---	68
OLB Shaun Raynor	---	---	15	28	25	68
WR Tommy Augustyniak	27	26	---	---	11	64
G Paul Winslett	24	25	---	---	13	62
WR Lorenzo Smith	28	28	---	---	---	56
OLB Roman Delgado	---	---	11	19	25	55
CB Aaron Kosier	---	---	16	38	---	54
CB Ryan Patterson	---	---	16	38	---	54
S Harvey Pollard	---	---	16	38	---	54
CB Lenny Williams	---	---	12	23	17	52
RB Dexter Kelley	25	27	---	---	---	52
S Lonnie Reed	---	---	16	36	---	52
TE Harvey Chandler	9	14	---	---	29	52
OLB Clifton McKinney	---	---	16	35	---	51
FB Garrett Foulke	15	12	---	---	22	49
DE Rusty Swift	---	---	13	31	---	44
DE Glenn Peterson	---	---	12	29	---	41
DT Cedric Boiman	---	---	5	20	9	34
DE Conner Reilly	---	---	7	16	9	32
RB Tom Clements	8	8	---	---	14	30
DT Derek Perry	---	---	11	18	---	29
OLB Trent Clinton	---	---	5	18	---	23
RB Rickey Pomato	0	1	---	---	21	22
S Gabriel Rogers	---	---	0	3	17	20
T Eduardo Herrington	9	10	---	---	---	19
OLB Adam Giles	---	---	4	12	---	16
CB Cary de los Santos	---	---	0	5	9	14
C Rufus Corbett	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Kyle Clemons	0	0	---	---	13	13
T Mitchell Griffith	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Kyle Blackburn	0	0	---	---	13	13
OLB Enrique Humphrey	---	---	1	11	---	12
K William Brinkley	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Karl Baker	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Louis Manning	1	0	---	---	2	3
QB Duane Joyner	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Bryson McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Cornelius Sheffield	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Dustin Washington	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Reuben Kemp	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Darren Richmond	---	---	31	35	16	82
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	---	---	30	35	16	81
ILB Leon Propst	---	---	32	35	5	72
DE Barry Schepis	---	---	32	35	5	72
S Don Everhart	---	---	28	30	10	68
CB Manuel Gillespie	---	---	30	32	4	66
T Moe Hillson	16	38	---	---	9	63
S Ezekiel Alaniz	---	---	28	30	2	60
CB Reginald Clemons	---	---	21	22	12	55
QB Horace Thompson	16	38	---	---	---	54
C Gerald Walters	16	38	---	---	---	54
T Silas Keith	16	38	---	---	---	54
G Daniel Rodgers	16	38	---	---	---	54
G Ted Andersen	16	38	---	---	---	54
DT Phil Rice	---	---	25	26	2	53
DE Matt Morlock	---	---	28	23	2	53
WR Claude Mueller	15	36	---	---	---	51
DT Donovan Ibarra	---	---	22	20	9	51
WR Rick Cole	14	34	---	---	---	48
TE Axel Cole	3	9	---	---	25	37
DT Erik Phillips	---	---	14	18	4	36
RB Gavin Bronson	9	10	---	---	17	36
FB Benjamin Freeman	5	13	---	---	16	34
WR Donnie Poland	11	17	---	---	6	34
RB Orlando Pickerill	7	25	---	---	---	32
TE Darius Rickard	12	19	---	---	---	31
OLB Tyson Stovall	---	---	12	16	2	30
S Alexander Eldridge	---	---	5	5	19	29
DE William Farrell	---	---	6	12	11	29
OLB Zack Foster	---	---	2	0	25	27
WR Horace Galloway	1	5	---	---	16	22
TE Vernon Geiger	3	19	---	---	---	22
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	5	0	16	21
ILB Jay Lynch	---	---	1	0	14	15
DT Kai Jouette	---	---	5	6	3	14
S Leland Mansker	---	---	5	5	3	13
WR Dave Cole	0	3	---	---	8	11
C Roberto Brennan	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Kenyon Morris	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Thurman Roach	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Conrad Wedge	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Thomas Harvey	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Donnell Malbrough	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Broderick Cottrill	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB John Fatafehi	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Bucky Maston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	50	3.8
Middle	15	18	1.2
Right	4	3	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	8	42	5.3
Right	2	-7	-3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Bryner	32	26	2	1	2	2	1	3	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Thompson	36	16	4	3	4	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	114	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	50	16.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	61	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	36	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	33	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Connor Prescott	8	5	2	85	1	28
WR Tommy Augustyniak	7	6	0	70	1	26
RB Dexter Kelley	6	6	0	24	0	27
FB Garrett Foulke	4	3	0	9	0	12
TE Floyd Rayburn	2	2	0	16	0	31
TE Harvey Chandler	2	2	0	24	0	14
WR Lorenzo Smith	2	1	0	3	0	28
RB Rickey Pomato	1	1	0	6	0	1

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Cole	9	4	1	58	1	34
RB Orlando Pickerill	5	4	1	85	2	25
TE Vernon Geiger	5	2	1	35	0	19
TE Darius Rickard	4	1	0	6	0	19
WR Claude Mueller	3	0	1	0	0	36
WR Donnie Poland	3	1	0	2	0	17
TE Axel Cole	2	1	0	28	1	9
WR Horace Galloway	2	2	0	4	0	5
RB Gavin Bronson	2	1	0	0	0	10
FB Benjamin Freeman	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tom Clements	2	8	4.00	2.57
QB Caiden Bryner	1	-1	-1.00	5.00
RB Dexter Kelley	1	-4	-4.00	1.83

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Bryner	5	4	2	0.40	7.41

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dexter Kelley	2	2	2	1.00	4.00
WR Tommy Augustyniak	2	1	-4	-2.00	10.00
TE Floyd Rayburn	1	1	4	4.00	8.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dexter Kelley	3	0
QB Caiden Bryner	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Horace Thompson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Bryner	9	7	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Thompson	11	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Augustyniak	5	4	1
RB Rickey Pomato	1	1	0
WR Connor Prescott	1	0	0
FB Garrett Foulke	1	1	0
TE Floyd Rayburn	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Horace Galloway	2	2	0
TE Vernon Geiger	2	1	1
WR Rick Cole	2	0	0
TE Axel Cole	1	0	0
WR Claude Mueller	1	0	0
TE Darius Rickard	1	0	0
RB Orlando Pickerill	1	0	0
WR Donnie Poland	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,800 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,100 (13,400)
End Zone 9,600 (9,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,800 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,100 (13,400)
End Zone	9,600 (9,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)