Week 17, 2018

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	14	0	7	-	28
Buffalo Bills	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NED - Fred Davis 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
1Q: 04:43 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 29 field goal
2Q: 12:32 NED - Marlon Preston 27 pass from Joe Flacco (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
2Q: 04:01 NED - T.J. Starks 8 run (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
4Q: 08:03 NED - T.J. Starks 2 run (Lonnie Terrell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NED - Fred Davis 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
1Q: 04:43 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 29 field goal
2Q: 12:32 NED - Marlon Preston 27 pass from Joe Flacco (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
2Q: 04:01 NED - T.J. Starks 8 run (Lonnie Terrell extra point)
4Q: 08:03 NED - T.J. Starks 2 run (Lonnie Terrell extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 14-2 8-8
First Downs 23 8
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 16 5
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 389 158
- Offensive Plays 70 47
- Yards per Play 5.56 3.36
Net Rushing Yards 126 55
- Rushing Attempts 38 13
- Yards per Rush 3.32 4.23
Net Passing Yards 263 103
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 0 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 115
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.22 3.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 6/48 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:42 23:18

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	14-2	8-8
First Downs	23	8
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	16	5
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	389	158
- Offensive Plays	70	47
- Yards per Play	5.56	3.36
Net Rushing Yards	126	55
- Rushing Attempts	38	13
- Yards per Rush	3.32	4.23
Net Passing Yards	263	103
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 0	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	115
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.22	3.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	6/48	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	36:42	23:18

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:37	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
1	4:38	3:07	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
2	14:50	2:30	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
2	9:57	6:04	OWN 15	15	85	Touchdown
2	2:42	1:59	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
3	10:58	2:48	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
3	5:10	4:02	OWN 44	6	16	Punt
3	0:07	3:24	OWN 23	8	36	Punt
4	10:28	1:17	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	8:42	0:47	OPP 3	2	3	Touchdown
4	5:51	4:12	OWN 33	6	18	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:23	4:45	OWN 37	6	51	Field Goal
1	1:31	1:41	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	12:20	2:23	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
2	3:53	1:11	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	3	21	Half
3	15:00	4:02	OWN 32	6	21	Punt
3	8:10	3:00	OWN 5	6	21	Punt
3	1:08	1:01	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	11:43	1:15	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	9:11	0:29	OWN 6	4	-3	Downs
4	7:55	2:04	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
4	1:39	1:39	OWN 20	4	15	Punt

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	26	68	2.62	9	0	2
Tashard Choice	8	38	4.75	16	2	0
Joe Flacco	4	20	5.00	8	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marshawn Lynch	8	32	4.00	15	1
Matt Ryan	3	22	7.33	10	1
Percy Hildreth	2	1	0.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	32	25	263	0/0	2	31	0	121.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	32	19	115	2/12	0	30	0	66.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB T.J. Starks	6	7	48	8.00	15	10	0
TE Fred Davis	5	5	27	5.40	0	11	1
WR Adam Velevis	5	7	71	14.20	22	31	0
WR Willie Tanner	4	5	55	13.75	8	20	0
FB Sam Nelson	3	4	29	9.67	3	11	0
WR Marlon Preston	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	1
WR Alonzo Osika	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Leonard Logan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Marshawn Lynch	8	12	21	2.63	22	6
WR Colin Saenz	4	7	44	11.00	28	30
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	3	16	8.00	8	17
WR J.B. Barrere	2	3	11	5.50	0	8
RB Percy Hildreth	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
TE Leonard Dodge	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
WR Tito Grisso	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
TE Shawn Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	7	349	49.9	36.6	60	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	9	423	47.0	39.4	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lonnie Terrell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Lowe	3	30	10.0	0
Tashard Choice	3	18	6.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Cardona	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	2	37	18.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Harris	3	64	21.3	0
A.J. Harrison	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Courtney Brustkern	5	2	0.0	12	29
S Earl Woodson	4	2	0.0	13	30
OLB Beau Bell	4	1	0.0	8	23
CB Terrell Thomas	4	0	0.0	11	29
OLB Jordan Dizon	3	0	1.0	13	33
ILB Oscar Smith	3	0	0.0	13	33
S LaRon Landry	2	0	1.0	12	30
OLB Courtney Reardon	2	1	0.0	2	8
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	0	0.0	12	30
DE Mike McCulley	1	3	0.0	13	34
DT Mario Williams	1	1	0.0	13	31
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0.0	6	14
S Brandon Carr	1	0	0.0	0	4
CB Sherrod Martin	1	0	0.0	1	2

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Danny Duff	10	1	34	30
S Gerald Alexander	8	1	32	26
S Dexter Rickard	6	3	34	25
OLB Luther Pulley	6	1	24	16
ILB Ricky Ogden	5	1	33	27
DE Chris Long	4	2	37	31
OLB Alex Raffensperger	4	0	18	16
DE Carlton OBrien	3	1	34	29
CB Joe Buckley	3	0	19	26
CB A.J. Harrison	2	1	14	14
DE Leland Rose	2	1	16	13
DE Steve Barber	1	1	10	13
OLB Marcus Cunningham	1	1	15	15
S Dashon Goldson	1	0	6	1
S Marty Rose	1	0	11	7
OLB Lamont Gunn	1	0	8	7
DT Haloti Ngata	0	1	25	29

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	1.0	0	3	1	33
S LaRon Landry	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	1	2	2	29

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Long	2	3	31
DE Carlton OBrien	2	0	29
OLB Alex Raffensperger	1	1	16
DT Haloti Ngata	1	0	29
DT Chester Pritchett	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Courtney Brustkern	4	0	29
S Earl Woodson	4	0	30
CB Terrell Thomas	3	1	29
OLB Courtney Reardon	2	0	8
ILB Oscar Smith	1	2	33
OLB Beau Bell	1	1	23
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	30
S Brandon Carr	1	0	4
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	14
CB Sherrod Martin	1	0	2
OLB Jordan Dizon	0	1	33

Buffalo	Caught	PPlay
CB Danny Duff	5	30
S Dexter Rickard	3	25
S Gerald Alexander	3	26
CB Joe Buckley	3	26
ILB Ricky Ogden	3	27
CB A.J. Harrison	2	14
OLB Luther Pulley	2	16
DE Leland Rose	2	13
OLB Marcus Cunningham	1	15
OLB Lamont Gunn	1	7

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Breno Giacomini	3	6	1	29	27
Winston Stokes	2	10	1	33	26
Jeff Otah	1	7	0	34	27
Chad Rinehart	1	5	0	28	27
Antoine Jennings	1	1	0	10	6
Les Newhart	0	3	0	32	26
Sam Nelson	0	2	0	20	21
Lonnie Fisher	0	1	0	10	8

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matthew Burley	1	3	12	0	29
Louis Vasquez	1	3	13	0	33
Graham Casher	0	2	10	0	28
Branden Albert	0	1	11	0	24
Shawn Nelson	0	1	8	0	11
Michael Oher	0	0	13	2	28

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Tanner	2	18
Leonard Logan	2	14
Brandon Carr	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dashon Goldson	4	14
Stan Strouse	1	20
Marty Rose	1	14
Grady Williamson	1	14
Doug Free	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Flacco	38	32	---	---	---	70
Jeff Otah	34	27	---	---	6	67
Willie Tanner	22	25	---	---	18	65
Les Newhart	32	26	---	---	6	64
Winston Stokes	33	26	---	---	---	59
Sam Nelson	20	21	---	---	16	57
Breno Giacomini	29	27	---	---	---	56
Chad Rinehart	28	27	---	---	---	55
T.J. Starks	28	23	---	---	---	51
Adam Velevis	28	22	---	---	---	50
Alonzo Osika	26	17	---	---	5	48
Mike McCulley	---	---	13	34	1	48
Oscar Smith	---	---	13	33	1	47
Jordan Dizon	---	---	13	33	1	47
Mario Williams	---	---	13	31	2	46
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	6	14	25	45
LaRon Landry	---	---	12	30	2	44
Leonard Logan	17	13	---	---	14	44
Earl Woodson	---	---	13	30	1	44
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	12	30	1	43
Fred Davis	23	16	---	---	4	43
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	12	29	2	43
Austin McDonald	---	---	11	29	1	41
Tashard Choice	10	9	---	---	22	41
Terrell Thomas	---	---	11	29	1	41
Marlon Preston	12	12	---	---	8	32
Beau Bell	---	---	8	23	---	31
Carl Nicks	13	9	---	---	7	29
Lonnie Fisher	10	8	---	---	7	25
Graham Lowe	0	0	---	---	20	20
Courtney Reardon	---	---	2	8	8	18
Antoine Jennings	10	6	---	---	2	18
Fred McGregor	---	---	0	1	17	18
Brandon Carr	---	---	0	4	11	15
Jeremy Martin	---	---	2	5	8	15
Wayne Boyd	4	2	---	---	7	13
Tracy Wilmoth	1	4	---	---	7	12
Trevor Laws	---	---	0	2	8	10
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	0	0	9	9
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Curtis Zuck	---	---	1	4	2	7
Lonnie Terrell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sherrod Martin	---	---	1	2	2	5
Edward Connell	---	---	0	3	---	3
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton OBrien	---	---	34	29	7	70
Chris Long	---	---	37	31	---	68
Danny Duff	---	---	34	30	---	64
Dexter Rickard	---	---	34	25	1	60
Joe Buckley	---	---	19	26	15	60
Ricky Ogden	---	---	33	27	---	60
Gerald Alexander	---	---	32	26	---	58
Haloti Ngata	---	---	25	29	---	54
Matthew Burley	12	29	---	---	8	49
Alex Raffensperger	---	---	18	16	14	48
Matt Ryan	13	34	---	---	---	47
Chester Pritchett	---	---	28	19	---	47
Luther Pulley	---	---	24	16	6	46
Louis Vasquez	13	33	---	---	---	46
Branden Albert	11	24	---	---	9	44
Stan Strouse	7	16	---	---	20	43
Michael Oher	13	28	---	---	---	41
Ralph Cardona	---	---	20	8	12	40
Graham Casher	10	28	---	---	---	38
Marshawn Lynch	11	25	---	---	1	37
Colin Saenz	8	25	---	---	3	36
Leland Rose	---	---	16	13	7	36
A.J. Harrison	---	---	14	14	7	35
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	15	15	4	34
Shawn Nelson	8	11	---	---	15	34
Jeffrey Rodriguez	10	22	---	---	1	33
Marty Rose	---	---	11	7	14	32
J.B. Barrere	4	17	---	---	11	32
Leonard Dodge	5	18	---	---	8	31
Mansfield Wrotto	3	15	---	---	9	27
Tito Grisso	8	17	---	---	1	26
Steve Barber	---	---	10	13	---	23
Dashon Goldson	---	---	6	1	14	21
Grady Williamson	1	6	---	---	14	21
Lamont Gunn	---	---	8	7	6	21
Doug Free	3	7	---	---	8	18
Percy Hildreth	2	9	---	---	7	18
Blake Patterson	0	6	---	---	10	16
T.J. Aspell	1	4	---	---	9	14
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zack Edwards	0	0	---	---	5	5
Victor Harris	---	---	0	0	5	5
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rob Cressio	0	0	---	---	1	1
Justin Forsett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daniel Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	19	70	3.7
Right	11	37	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	32	25	3	0	0	0	7	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	32	19	1	0	2	5	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	103	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	101	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	45	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	40	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	16	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB T.J. Starks	7	6	48	0	23
WR Adam Velevis	7	5	71	1	22
WR Willie Tanner	5	4	55	1	25
TE Fred Davis	5	5	27	0	16
FB Sam Nelson	4	3	29	0	21
WR Alonzo Osika	2	1	6	0	17
WR Marlon Preston	1	1	27	1	12
TE Leonard Logan	1	0	0	0	13

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Marshawn Lynch	12	8	1	21	0	25
WR Colin Saenz	7	4	1	44	1	25
WR Tito Grisso	4	1	0	6	0	17
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	3	2	0	16	0	22
WR J.B. Barrere	3	2	0	11	0	17
RB Percy Hildreth	1	1	0	9	0	9
TE Leonard Dodge	1	1	0	8	0	18
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	3	11	3.67	2.62

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshawn Lynch	1	2	2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	4	3	21	5.25	8.22

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	1	8	8.00	3.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Davis	1	1	4	4.00	5.40
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	6	6.00	6.86
WR Adam Velevis	1	1	11	11.00	10.14
WR Alonzo Osika	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	8	8.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	2	1
Tashard Choice	2	1
T.J. Starks	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Marshawn Lynch	1	0
Matt Ryan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	11	9	7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Tanner	3	2	1
WR Adam Velevis	3	3	2
RB T.J. Starks	2	1	1
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	1
WR Alonzo Osika	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Marshawn Lynch	5	2	1
WR Colin Saenz	2	1	0
WR J.B. Barrere	2	1	0
WR Tito Grisso	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,700 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (23,100)
End Zone 9,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine 5,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 5,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,700 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (23,100)
End Zone	9,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine	5,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	5,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,200)