Week 17, 2024

played in Buffalo, NY

26 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Colonials	10	7	0	7	-	24
Buffalo Snowplows	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 NED - Kelly McNeil 69 interception return (Cedric Hover extra point)
1Q: 00:34 NED - Cedric Hover 26 field goal
1Q: 00:28 BUF - Eugene Burks 94 kickoff return (Austin Liedtke extra point)
2Q: 09:49 NED - Mario Stevens 12 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 09:50 NED - Melvin Michl 11 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 06:08 BUF - Wes Greenberg 1 pass from Tracy Gillooly (Austin Liedtke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 NED - Kelly McNeil 69 interception return (Cedric Hover extra point)
1Q: 00:34 NED - Cedric Hover 26 field goal
1Q: 00:28 BUF - Eugene Burks 94 kickoff return (Austin Liedtke extra point)
2Q: 09:49 NED - Mario Stevens 12 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 09:50 NED - Melvin Michl 11 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 06:08 BUF - Wes Greenberg 1 pass from Tracy Gillooly (Austin Liedtke extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 10-6 5-11
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 318 249
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 100 67
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 2.86 3.53
Net Passing Yards 218 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 0 42 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 223 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 9/70 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/68 4/150
Interception Ret./Yards 1/69 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:06 24:54

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	10-6	5-11
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	318	249
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.02
Net Rushing Yards	100	67
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	2.86	3.53
Net Passing Yards	218	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 0	42 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	223	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	9/70	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/68	4/150
Interception Ret./Yards	1/69	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:06	24:54

Drive Charts

New England Colonials
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	10:14	OWN 17	17	74	Field Goal
1	0:14	5:31	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	4:39	2:44	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
2	0:34	0:30	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	11:04	2:30	OWN 35	6	20	Punt
3	7:06	1:44	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	0:08	5:24	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
4	5:57	3:05	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
4	1:53	0:21	OWN 44	2	0	Fumble
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 47	3	-4	Game

Buffalo Snowplows
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 27	6	38	Interception
1	12:08	1:26	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	9:43	5:04	OWN 28	7	34	Punt
2	1:55	1:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 24	1	-2	Half
3	13:22	2:18	OWN 41	7	24	Downs
3	8:34	1:28	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	5:22	5:14	OWN 4	11	43	Punt
4	9:44	3:47	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
4	2:52	0:59	OWN 37	6	19	Downs
4	1:32	0:48	OPP 44	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Alonzo Tomaceski, New England Colonials

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marco Holliday	12	27	2.25	12	1
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	11	35	3.18	12	2
RB Mario Stevens	10	32	3.20	9	0
WR Melvin Michl	1	2	2.00	2	0
FB Shaquille Ramirez	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Clifton Hayes	11	46	4.18	10	1
QB Silas Stone	3	8	2.67	6	0
RB Wes Greenberg	3	14	4.67	10	1
RB Mario Mitchell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
WR Lukas Vallet	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alonzo Tomaceski	31	23	223	1/5	2	26	0	115.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Stone	23	15	104	1/7	0	16	1	57.2
Tracy Gillooly	19	10	85	0/0	1	18	0	82.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thurman Crenshaw	6	10	78	13.00	19	26	0
TE Antoine Thornton	4	7	32	8.00	2	10	0
WR Melvin Michl	4	5	37	9.25	4	15	1
WR Denzel Alexandre	3	3	32	10.67	4	14	0
RB Mario Stevens	3	3	30	10.00	7	12	1
TE Bennett Zitnik	2	2	11	5.50	5	7	0
FB Shaquille Ramirez	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lukas Vallet	5	11	55	11.00	4	18	0
WR Eugene Burks	4	6	3	0.75	0	3	0
RB Wes Greenberg	4	6	25	6.25	3	15	1
TE Marty Laszlo	3	8	37	12.33	1	16	0
RB Mario Mitchell	3	3	11	3.67	0	9	0
WR Ross Lindberg	2	2	26	13.00	0	15	0
TE Xavier Lincoln	2	3	20	10.00	4	12	0
RB Clifton Hayes	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Winfred Daehnke	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kelly McNeil	1	69	69.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Marco Holliday	1	0	0	0
WR Denzel Alexandre	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Eugene Burks	1	0	0
S Xavier Grant	0	1	0
OLB Ty Ballard	0	1	0
DE Shawn Glynn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	6	257	42.8	32.5	53	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Griffin Milton	5	220	44.0	37.2	59	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Liedtke	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Stevens	2	14	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Hayes	1	22	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Stevens	2	68	34.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Burks	4	150	37.5	1

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Isaac Poppe	7	3	0.0	14	36
OLB Mason Fulton	6	3	1.0	18	32
S Kelly McNeil	4	1	0.0	18	36
DT Cameron Mallard	4	0	0.0	6	11
S Artie Whalen	3	2	0.0	4	18
DT Calvin Blair	3	1	0.0	11	31
DE Conrad Story	3	1	0.0	16	33
CB Tyrone Rose	3	0	0.0	7	8
ILB Morris Bratsch	2	2	0.0	16	28
CB Dale Boulware	2	2	0.0	1	14
DT Irving Perrin	2	1	0.0	12	37
ILB Mason Irey	1	2	0.0	3	15
CB Carlos Frederick	1	1	0.0	19	43
S Rob Harper	1	1	0.0	16	32
CB Devin Walters	1	1	0.0	11	24

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Casey Morgan	7	2	0.0	25	24
OLB Ty Ballard	6	3	0.0	31	24
ILB Brandon Cortez	5	2	0.0	13	17
S Blaine Whiting	5	1	0.0	22	20
ILB Jeffery Burton	5	0	0.0	11	4
DT Rob Whitcomb	4	1	0.0	26	19
DE Bubba Holiday	4	1	0.0	35	32
CB Anthony Kois	3	0	0.0	21	19
CB Dustin West	3	0	0.0	34	30
DE Shawn Glynn	3	0	0.0	27	21
CB Ken Erickson	2	2	0.0	26	21
S Xavier Grant	2	0	0.0	15	19
ILB Troy Mahoney	1	2	0.5	28	21
DT Tyler Schweitzer	1	1	0.5	18	17
S Ernie Hammond	1	4	0.0	14	15
DT Lucas Heath	1	2	0.0	12	14
DT Manuel Waits	1	0	0.0	14	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mason Fulton	1.0	0	1	32
DE Conrad Story	0.0	3	3	33
DE Preston Peterson	0.0	2	0	30
DT Calvin Blair	0.0	2	0	31
DT Amir Hitchcock	0.0	1	0	11
OLB Ethan Sanches	0.0	1	0	17

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyler Schweitzer	0.5	0	1	17
ILB Troy Mahoney	0.5	0	0	21
DT Manuel Waits	0.0	1	0	14
DT Lucas Heath	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Isaac Poppe	6	0	0	36
ILB Morris Bratsch	3	1	0	28
OLB Mason Fulton	3	0	0	32
S Artie Whalen	2	0	0	18
CB Tyrone Rose	2	0	0	8
CB Dale Boulware	2	0	0	14
DT Cameron Mallard	2	0	0	11
CB Devin Walters	1	2	0	24
S Kelly McNeil	1	1	1	36
CB Carlos Frederick	1	1	0	43
ILB Mason Irey	1	0	0	15
S Rob Harper	1	0	0	32

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Casey Morgan	4	0	24
OLB Ty Ballard	4	0	24
ILB Brandon Cortez	4	0	17
CB Ken Erickson	2	1	21
S Xavier Grant	2	0	19
S Blaine Whiting	2	0	20
CB Anthony Kois	1	0	19
S Ernie Hammond	1	0	15
CB Dustin West	1	0	30
DE Shawn Glynn	1	0	21
ILB Jeffery Burton	1	0	4
DE Bubba Holiday	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Frederick Harper	3	4	35	1	32
G Cary Plummer	2	5	35	0	32
C Andy Jennings	1	7	35	0	32
T Bennett Peterson	1	3	35	0	32
TE Antoine Thornton	1	1	35	0	31
G Jerry Castillo	0	6	35	0	32
FB Shaquille Ramirez	0	1	8	0	8
TE Bennett Zitnik	0	1	11	0	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Elijah Hopper	2	6	19	0	43
T Alec Alston	1	3	19	0	43
C Larry Palmer	1	2	19	0	43
TE Xavier Lincoln	1	1	7	0	12
C Micah Herbertson	0	2	18	1	40
T Axel McMillen	0	1	19	0	43
TE Marty Laszlo	0	1	13	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Thurman Crenshaw	1	14
Cameron Mallard	1	10
Neil Groh	1	6
Denzel Alexandre	1	3

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Morgan	2	19
Anthony Kois	1	20
Clifton Hayes	1	19

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Thurman Crenshaw	31	30	---	---	14	75
T Bennett Peterson	35	32	---	---	7	74
TE Antoine Thornton	35	31	---	---	3	69
C Andy Jennings	35	32	---	---	---	67
G Cary Plummer	35	32	---	---	---	67
G Jerry Castillo	35	32	---	---	---	67
T Frederick Harper	35	32	---	---	---	67
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	35	32	---	---	---	67
WR Melvin Michl	33	32	---	---	---	65
CB Carlos Frederick	---	---	19	43	---	62
S Rob Harper	---	---	16	32	13	61
S Kelly McNeil	---	---	18	36	---	54
DT Irving Perrin	---	---	12	37	5	54
OLB Mason Fulton	---	---	18	32	1	51
CB Isaac Poppe	---	---	14	36	---	50
DE Conrad Story	---	---	16	33	---	49
RB Mario Stevens	18	20	---	---	10	48
DE Preston Peterson	---	---	14	30	---	44
ILB Morris Bratsch	---	---	16	28	---	44
OLB Ethan Sanches	---	---	7	17	19	43
DT Calvin Blair	---	---	11	31	---	42
CB Devin Walters	---	---	11	24	---	35
WR Denzel Alexandre	18	13	---	---	3	34
FB Shaquille Ramirez	8	8	---	---	14	30
RB Marco Holliday	17	12	---	---	---	29
CB Tyrone Rose	---	---	7	8	13	28
TE Bennett Zitnik	11	10	---	---	7	28
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	6	11	10	27
ILB Mason Irey	---	---	3	15	8	26
DT Amir Hitchcock	---	---	13	11	---	24
DT Frank Lynn	---	---	3	15	5	23
S Artie Whalen	---	---	4	18	---	22
TE Quentin Whatley	3	0	---	---	17	20
CB Dale Boulware	---	---	1	14	5	20
WR Tony Small	0	0	---	---	13	13
RB Andres Raley	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Neil Groh	1	4	---	---	6	11
C Edgar Lavery	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Levi Stokes	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Danny Pierce	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Jace Fisk	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Cesar Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Maurice Patterson	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Brock Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Bubba Holiday	---	---	35	32	4	71
CB Casey Morgan	---	---	25	24	19	68
G Elijah Hopper	19	43	---	---	5	67
CB Dustin West	---	---	34	30	1	65
WR Eugene Burks	18	41	---	---	5	64
C Micah Herbertson	18	40	---	---	5	63
T Alec Alston	19	43	---	---	---	62
C Larry Palmer	19	43	---	---	---	62
T Axel McMillen	19	43	---	---	---	62
CB Anthony Kois	---	---	21	19	20	60
OLB Ty Ballard	---	---	31	24	---	55
RB Clifton Hayes	14	20	---	---	19	53
CB Ken Erickson	---	---	26	21	3	50
S Xavier Grant	---	---	15	19	15	49
ILB Troy Mahoney	---	---	28	21	---	49
DE Shawn Glynn	---	---	27	21	---	48
WR Lukas Vallet	11	29	---	---	8	48
TE Marty Laszlo	13	34	---	---	---	47
WR Ross Lindberg	8	24	---	---	14	46
DT Rob Whitcomb	---	---	26	19	---	45
S Blaine Whiting	---	---	22	20	1	43
QB Silas Stone	19	24	---	---	---	43
TE Xavier Lincoln	7	12	---	---	19	38
DT Tyler Schweitzer	---	---	18	17	1	36
DT Lucas Heath	---	---	12	14	6	32
OLB Phil Horn	---	---	7	9	16	32
ILB Brandon Cortez	---	---	13	17	1	31
S Ernie Hammond	---	---	14	15	---	29
DT Manuel Waits	---	---	14	14	1	29
RB Mario Mitchell	3	12	---	---	14	29
RB Wes Greenberg	4	22	---	---	---	26
WR Winfred Daehnke	9	14	---	---	---	23
QB Tracy Gillooly	0	19	---	---	---	19
DE Dylan Calvert	---	---	4	7	7	18
ILB Jeffery Burton	---	---	11	4	---	15
TE Andrew Dugans	8	7	---	---	---	15
ILB Donte Dillon	---	---	0	0	11	11
DT Bill Money	---	---	2	5	1	8
P Griffin Milton	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Aidan Messantonio	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Emmett Harrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Isaiah Money	1	3	---	---	---	4
K Austin Liedtke	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Lukas Farr	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Carlton Sullivan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	7	21	3.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	5	22	4.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alonzo Tomaceski	31	23	2	2	2	2	2	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Stone	23	15	0	0	0	2	5	2	1
Tracy Gillooly	19	10	0	1	1	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	78	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	120	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	60	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	116	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	13	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thurman Crenshaw	10	6	2	78	2	30
TE Antoine Thornton	7	4	0	32	0	31
WR Melvin Michl	5	4	0	37	0	32
WR Denzel Alexandre	3	3	0	32	0	13
RB Mario Stevens	3	3	0	30	0	20
TE Bennett Zitnik	2	2	0	11	0	10
FB Shaquille Ramirez	1	1	0	3	0	8

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Lukas Vallet	11	5	0	55	29
TE Marty Laszlo	8	3	1	37	34
WR Eugene Burks	6	4	0	3	41
RB Wes Greenberg	6	4	0	25	22
RB Mario Mitchell	3	3	0	11	12
TE Xavier Lincoln	3	2	0	20	12
RB Clifton Hayes	2	1	0	5	20
WR Ross Lindberg	2	2	0	26	24
WR Winfred Daehnke	1	1	0	7	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	2	1	0.50	3.18
RB Marco Holliday	1	-4	-4.00	2.25
RB Mario Stevens	1	-1	-1.00	3.20

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alonzo Tomaceski	5	5	43	8.60	7.19

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tracy Gillooly	4	3	11	2.75	4.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antoine Thornton	2	2	13	6.50	4.57
RB Mario Stevens	2	2	19	9.50	10.00
WR Melvin Michl	1	1	11	11.00	7.40

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eugene Burks	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
RB Mario Mitchell	1	1	9	9.00	3.67
RB Wes Greenberg	1	1	1	1.00	4.17
WR Lukas Vallet	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mario Stevens	3	2
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	3	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mario Mitchell	1	0
QB Silas Stone	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alonzo Tomaceski	10	8	6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Stone	7	7	1
Tracy Gillooly	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Antoine Thornton	3	2	1
WR Thurman Crenshaw	3	2	1
WR Melvin Michl	1	1	1
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	1	1
RB Mario Stevens	1	1	1
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mario Mitchell	3	3	1
TE Marty Laszlo	2	1	0
WR Lukas Vallet	2	2	0
RB Clifton Hayes	1	1	1
WR Ross Lindberg	1	1	0
TE Xavier Lincoln	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)