Week 1, 2026

played in Buffalo, NY

53 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Colonials614311-34
Buffalo Snowplows01437-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 NED - Cedric Hover 30 field goal
1Q: 04:40 NED - Cedric Hover 38 field goal
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Burt Aiello 2 run (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
2Q: 10:53 NED - Bennett Zitnik 12 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 07:30 BUF - Rob Spence 9 pass from Silas Stone (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
2Q: 02:24 NED - Andres Raley 2 run (Cedric Hover extra point)
3Q: 07:46 BUF - Charlie Hojnacki 28 field goal
3Q: 04:16 NED - Cedric Hover 19 field goal
4Q: 10:25 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 9 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Alonzo Tomaceski pass to Thurman Crenshaw for conversion)
4Q: 03:49 NED - Cedric Hover 20 field goal
4Q: 00:09 BUF - Winfred Daehnke 41 pass from Silas Stone (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDBUF
Record1-00-1
First Downs2119
- by Rushing76
- by Passing1413
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards399422
- Offensive Plays6663
- Yards per Play6.056.70
Net Rushing Yards17693
- Rushing Attempts3123
- Yards per Rush5.684.04
Net Passing Yards223329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 22 - 140 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards240329
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/170/0
- Yards per Pass Play6.378.23
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions6/147/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.68.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards5/357/53
Punt Returns/Yards2/252/16
Kick Returns/Yards3/644/97
Interception Ret./Yards1/41/23
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits64
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/32/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 30
Time of Possession32:0827:52

Drive Charts

New England Colonials
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:56OWN 37850Field Goal
18:173:44OWN 26753Field Goal
214:524:07OWN 31769Touchdown
27:215:07OWN 301170Touchdown
21:021:02OWN 27525Punt
37:391:10OWN 2534Punt
36:292:19OPP 15413Field Goal
33:100:42OWN 29214Interception
30:533:09OWN 20614Punt
411:040:48OPP 10210Touchdown
48:505:09OPP 49846Field Goal
40:500:34OWN 131Punt
Buffalo Snowplows
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:042:47OWN 25516Punt
14:334:41OWN 38862Touchdown
210:453:24OWN 25875Touchdown
22:141:12OWN 2532Punt
315:007:21OWN 251264Field Goal
34:101:00OWN 2534Punt
32:281:35OWN 46414Punt
412:441:40OWN 283-5Punt
410:161:26OWN 17223Interception
43:412:51OWN 211378Downs
40:160:16OPP 41241Touchdown

Game MVP: Silas Stone, Buffalo Snowplows

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jason Bullock12504.171420
QB Alonzo Tomaceski7273.86900
RB Andres Raley7598.432131
RB Marco Holliday3113.67700
WR Thurman Crenshaw22914.502210
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Wes Greenberg11474.271720
QB Silas Stone7436.141330
RB Burt Aiello4-2-0.50501
TE Rob Spence155.00500

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alonzo Tomaceski33222402/17231195.5
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Silas Stone40223290/0243188.4

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Bennett Zitnik56428.4017251
WR Thurman Crenshaw447117.7538311
WR Melvin Michl394414.6732210
FB James Dorn343612.007150
TE Andrew Dugans343110.330110
RB Jason Bullock2484.00250
WR Clifton Wharton1100.00000
RB Andres Raley1188.00880
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eugene Burks111416515.0082430
WR Winfred Daehnke348327.6724411
TE Rob Spence252010.007111
TE Alexander Bohannon252713.509260
WR Miguel Benson131313.001130
RB Burt Aiello1177.00570
WR Tony Small131010.002100
RB Wes Greenberg1444.00040
RB O.J. Ratliff0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Maurice Patterson144.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
S Terrance DeMoen12323.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
QB Alonzo Tomaceski1000
WR Neil Groh0110
TE Bennett Zitnik0100
G Danny Pierce0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
WR Winfred Daehnke1000
S Doug Ellison1000
WR Tony Small0100
S Isaac Arnold0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bernard Ogden419147.838.8531
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alvin Earl518637.228.2582

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cedric Hover4/40/00/0382/2
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Hojnacki1/10/00/0283/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Clifton Wharton22512.50
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Winfred Daehnke2168.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Clifton Wharton24422.00
Trey Monroe12020.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Doug Ellison49724.30

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rob Harper700.01821
ILB Cory Blair500.02237
CB Trey Monroe430.02340
OLB B.J. Brown400.0917
S Artie Whalen320.01532
CB Dale Boulware320.0823
DE Conrad Story310.02131
CB Devin Walters300.02340
DT Toby Whiting300.0927
OLB Kris Gillespie220.01418
OLB Ernest Powell110.0108
S Archie Mills100.0415
DE K.C. Cortez100.01422
ILB Donald Russell100.005
TE Bennett Zitnik10---------
DT Frank Lynn100.01829
DT Cameron Mallard030.02236
S Kelly McNeil010.088
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jameson Hixon830.02628
CB Jerry Alexander610.02633
OLB Emmitt Rhee511.02825
S Terrance DeMoen510.03135
ILB Brandon Cortez440.02835
OLB Carlton Sullivan420.01313
DT Bill Money410.01719
DT Rob Whitcomb330.02832
S Isaac Arnold310.02625
OLB Ty Ballard300.01113
DE Bubba Holiday300.02634
DE Cooper Frederick101.02532
CB Anthony Kois120.01620
RB Burt Aiello10---------
CB Dustin West100.063
CB Ken Erickson100.0410
DT Shane Wiltz010.01713

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Roy Lonier0.010019
OLB Kris Gillespie0.001018
DE Conrad Story0.001031
DT Cameron Mallard0.001036
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Cooper Frederick1.001132
OLB Emmitt Rhee1.000025
DT Rob Whitcomb0.001232
DE Bubba Holiday0.001034
ILB Brandon Cortez0.001035
DT Shane Wiltz0.000113

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Artie Whalen31032
CB Dale Boulware31023
CB Trey Monroe30040
S Rob Harper30021
ILB Cory Blair20037
OLB B.J. Brown20017
OLB Kris Gillespie11018
CB Devin Walters11040
DE Conrad Story10031
ILB Donald Russell1005
DT Toby Whiting10027
OLB Ernest Powell1008
DT Cameron Mallard01036
CB Maurice Patterson0017
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jameson Hixon60028
CB Jerry Alexander50033
ILB Brandon Cortez22035
CB Anthony Kois21020
S Terrance DeMoen20135
DE Bubba Holiday20034
OLB Ty Ballard10013
CB Ken Erickson10010
OLB Emmitt Rhee10025
DT Rob Whitcomb01032
DE Cooper Frederick01032
OLB Carlton Sullivan01013

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Bennett Peterson411031035
C Andy Jennings24031035
G Danny Pierce23031135
T Chad Dennis15031035
FB James Dorn1107013
G Cary Plummer01031135
TE Bennett Zitnik01028034
TE Andrew Dugans01011011
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Will Brooks37023040
G Elijah Hopper15023040
T Carter Hinojosa11023040
TE Alexander Bohannon11022034
G Gino Battle03023040
T Travis Cloutier03023040

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Danny Pierce316
Archie Mills118
Clifton Wharton117
Neil Groh116
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Rob Spence122
Doug Ellison117
Erik Cook111
Travis Cloutier16
Shane Wiltz15
Jamie Thurgood12

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Danny Pierce3135------1682
G Cary Plummer3135------874
CB Trey Monroe------23401174
T Bennett Peterson3135------874
T Chad Dennis3135------874
C Andy Jennings3135---------66
QB Alonzo Tomaceski3135---------66
CB Devin Walters------2340164
WR Melvin Michl3132---------63
TE Bennett Zitnik2834------163
DT Cameron Mallard------2236563
ILB Cory Blair------2237---59
DE Conrad Story------2131153
DT Frank Lynn------1829653
WR Thurman Crenshaw2428---------52
WR Clifton Wharton1616------1749
S Artie Whalen------1532148
TE Andrew Dugans1111------2446
FB James Dorn713------2141
S Rob Harper------1821---39
S Archie Mills------4151837
DE K.C. Cortez------1422137
OLB Ernest Powell------1081937
DT Toby Whiting------927---36
OLB Kris Gillespie------1418133
RB Jason Bullock1716---------33
CB Dale Boulware------823132
DT Roy Lonier------1019130
OLB B.J. Brown------917329
RB Marco Holliday43------2027
WR Neil Groh54------1625
CB Maurice Patterson------371525
WR Gabriel Maloney01------2122
RB Andres Raley814---------22
ILB Kevin Primeau------251017
S Kelly McNeil------88---16
K Cedric Hover00------1212
P Bernard Ogden00------88
C Buddy Barnette00------88
TE Devan Burroughs43---------7
ILB Donald Russell------05---5
G C.J. Berardi00------44
QB Cesar Swift00---------0
C Alec Gibson00---------0
T Brock Rodriguez00---------0
ILB Jace Fisk------00---0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Terrance DeMoen------31351278
T Carter Hinojosa2340------669
G Elijah Hopper2340------669
G Gino Battle2340------669
T Travis Cloutier2340------669
ILB Brandon Cortez------2835366
DE Bubba Holiday------2634464
C Will Brooks2340---------63
DT Rob Whitcomb------2832363
QB Silas Stone2340---------63
TE Alexander Bohannon2234------763
WR Eugene Burks2339---------62
CB Jerry Alexander------2633362
DE Cooper Frederick------2532360
CB Jameson Hixon------2628458
WR Winfred Daehnke2032------456
OLB Emmitt Rhee------2825356
TE Rob Spence924------2255
S Isaac Arnold------2625253
RB Burt Aiello623------2251
OLB Ty Ballard------11132347
CB Anthony Kois------1620945
WR Tony Small1420------943
DT Bill Money------1719440
DT Shane Wiltz------1713535
WR Miguel Benson412------1733
RB Wes Greenberg1415---------29
OLB Carlton Sullivan------1313228
S Doug Ellison------191727
CB Dustin West------631726
CB Ken Erickson------410519
ILB Freddie Magnuson------301316
RB O.J. Ratliff01------1314
WR Erik Cook10------1112
DT Tyler Schweitzer------46111
DE Toby Noland------50510
P Alvin Earl00------66
C Barry Tate00------66
K Charlie Hojnacki00------55
TE Jamie Thurgood20------24
C Micah Herbertson00---------0
T Alec Alston00---------0
ILB Leo Lee------00---0
ILB Arnie Stark------00---0
QB Ruben Giese00---------0
G Jeffrey Barndt00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3186.0
Middle14805.7
Right14785.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5102.0
Middle12645.3
Right6193.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alonzo Tomaceski33224006441
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Silas Stone40226445301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)14111017.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)75547.7
Long (19+ Yds)31237.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75426.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1691167.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)135715.5
Long (19+ Yds)4310025.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Melvin Michl93044132
TE Bennett Zitnik65042134
WR Thurman Crenshaw44071228
FB James Dorn43036013
TE Andrew Dugans43031011
RB Jason Bullock4208016
WR Clifton Wharton1100016
RB Andres Raley1108014
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eugene Burks14111165339
TE Rob Spence52120024
TE Alexander Bohannon52127134
WR Winfred Daehnke43083232
RB Wes Greenberg4104015
WR Miguel Benson31013012
WR Tony Small31010020
RB Burt Aiello1107023
RB O.J. Ratliff101001

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Jason Bullock6101.674.17
QB Alonzo Tomaceski3103.333.86
RB Andres Raley3196.338.43
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Burt Aiello122.00-0.50
QB Silas Stone111.006.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alonzo Tomaceski105454.507.27
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Silas Stone105292.908.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Melvin Michl31113.674.89
TE Bennett Zitnik21126.007.00
TE Andrew Dugans21105.007.75
WR Thurman Crenshaw1199.0017.75
FB James Dorn1000.009.00
RB Jason Bullock1133.002.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eugene Burks3120.6711.79
TE Rob Spence2194.504.00
RB Wes Greenberg2142.001.00
TE Alexander Bohannon2110.505.40
WR Miguel Benson111313.004.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Andres Raley21
RB Jason Bullock10
BuffaloRushesConversions
QB Silas Stone11
RB Wes Greenberg11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Alonzo Tomaceski11105
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Silas Stone1285

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Melvin Michl321
FB James Dorn221
TE Andrew Dugans222
WR Clifton Wharton110
WR Thurman Crenshaw111
RB Andres Raley110
TE Bennett Zitnik110
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Eugene Burks652
TE Rob Spence211
WR Winfred Daehnke211
RB Burt Aiello111
WR Tony Small100

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)