Week 1, 2020

played in New England, MA

57 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Buffalo Bills6307-16
New England Patriots010317-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 54 field goal
1Q: 02:17 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 21 field goal
2Q: 10:54 NED - Bruce Darche 39 field goal
2Q: 02:46 NED - Adam Velevis 12 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:19 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 38 field goal
3Q: 09:23 NED - Bruce Darche 26 field goal
4Q: 14:13 BUF - Justin Forsett 10 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 09:16 NED - T.J. Starks 7 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 02:47 NED - Bruce Darche 35 field goal
4Q: 01:43 NED - T.J. Starks 7 run (Bruce Darche extra point)

Team StatisticsBUFNED
Record0-11-0
First Downs1523
- by Rushing48
- by Passing1015
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards279397
- Offensive Plays6462
- Yards per Play4.366.40
Net Rushing Yards82145
- Rushing Attempts2231
- Yards per Rush3.734.68
Net Passing Yards197252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 22 - 131 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards214252
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/170/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.698.13
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
3rd Down Conversions6/147/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.44.4
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/313/35
Punt Returns/Yards1/42/1
Kick Returns/Yards5/1264/70
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/16
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/13/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 34
Time of Possession28:4931:11

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:41OWN 31832Field Goal
19:016:49OWN 331063Field Goal
210:493:11OWN 2069Punt
22:412:27OWN 381041Field Goal
39:182:23OWN 4430Punt
32:383:35OWN 24776Touchdown
411:211:25OWN 20521Fumble
49:103:04OWN 323-1Punt
46:060:14OPP 1820Interception
42:390:41OWN 649Downs
41:351:08OWN 21719Downs
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:191:18OWN 2035Punt
12:126:23OWN 191559Field Goal
27:384:57OWN 28972Touchdown
20:140:14OWN 221-1Half
315:005:42OWN 28963Field Goal
36:554:17OWN 7847Interception
414:032:42OWN 16528Punt
49:560:46OPP 41441Touchdown
45:523:13OWN 32550Field Goal
41:580:23OPP 15315Touchdown
40:270:27OPP 401-2Game

Game MVP: T.J. Starks, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gabe Blasingame13433.311820
Justin Forsett7273.861011
Marshall Quaccia144.00400
Phillip Rotzell188.00800
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
T.J. Starks16845.251722
Joe Flacco8293.631010
Gerald Clark7324.571810

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell39222143/17047161.3
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Flacco31222520/0133192.4

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Levon Givens47338.250120
WR Irv Buckner499523.7552470
TE Shawn Nelson35258.331100
FB Marshall Quaccia35175.67190
RB Gabe Blasingame35248.009100
TE Kendall Carswell22115.50470
RB Justin Forsett1100.00000
WR T.J. Aspell1111.00010
WR Colin Saenz1288.00080
WR J.B. Barrere0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Smith688113.5016330
RB T.J. Starks444711.7515160
WR Adam Velevis475413.5017301
TE Brandon Pettigrew454010.004120
FB Sam Nelson1133.00230
RB Gerald Clark1166.00060
TE Sherman Concerto111515.000150
WR Jason Donovan1166.00060
WR Riddick Gomez0300.00000

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Benjamin King100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Beau Bell11616.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Justin Forsett1000
T.J. Aspell1000
Colin Saenz0100
Shawn Nelson0100
Neil Clark0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Frank Schneider1000
Earl Woodson0100
Jordan Dizon0010
Lonnie Fisher0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead314448.047.7512
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Patrick Hutton210251.039.0560

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff3/31/11/1541/1
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Darche3/30/00/0393/3

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
T.J. Aspell144.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Frank Schneider210.50

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Pat Hitchcock38227.30
T.J. Aspell24422.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Clark35418.00
Frank Schneider11616.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Thomas Lang1100.02728
S Gerald Alexander520.03030
ILB Bryan Covington510.02729
S Dexter Rickard450.01923
CB Mark Hall420.01719
CB Benjamin King400.02831
DT Everett Kinsella310.02828
DE Chris Long210.02828
OLB Luther Pulley110.01713
DE Baraka Atkins100.02022
DE Carlton OBrien100.02122
CB Danny Duff100.02929
CB Craig Gorton100.022
DE Mark Fredrickson100.0109
DT Chester Pritchett100.01411
FB Marshall Quaccia10---------
OLB R.J. Lucas100.031
DE Shannon Franz100.0109
ILB Lee Ethridge010.042
S Toby Swanger010.053
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Earl Woodson621.01938
ILB Oscar Smith630.02242
CB Malcolm Hardy600.01740
OLB Jordan Dizon410.52139
DE Austin McDonald410.01636
OLB Beau Bell410.02127
CB Terrell Thomas410.01737
DE Mike McCulley320.52138
S Chip Vaughn300.01836
S Herman DeMulling220.0725
DT Deon Chandler111.0117
CB Leodis McKelvin100.01327
WR Adam Velevis10---------
ILB Roosevelt Calmus100.022
ILB Lewis Sonneman100.01215
DE Edward Connell010.01235
OLB Curtis Zuck010.013
CB Sherrod Martin010.055

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Everett Kinsella0.002028
DE Shannon Franz0.00209
DE Chris Long0.001028
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Deon Chandler1.00007
S Earl Woodson1.000038
OLB Jordan Dizon0.500239
DE Mike McCulley0.500038
OLB Beau Bell0.001127
DE Austin McDonald0.001036
DE Andy Ellison0.00106
DE Edward Connell0.000135

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Thomas Lang60028
S Dexter Rickard30023
S Gerald Alexander30030
CB Mark Hall30019
CB Benjamin King21131
OLB Luther Pulley10013
CB Craig Gorton1002
DE Chris Long10028
DE Mark Fredrickson1009
ILB Bryan Covington10029
OLB Dwayne Abeykoon0101
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy53040
CB Terrell Thomas31037
S Chip Vaughn31036
S Earl Woodson21038
OLB Beau Bell20127
S Herman DeMulling20025
ILB Oscar Smith10042
DE Austin McDonald10036
CB Leodis McKelvin10027
DE Mike McCulley10038
ILB Roosevelt Calmus1002
OLB Jordan Dizon01039

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Louis Vasquez24022140
Jorge Lynn24018038
Neil Clark13020038
Michael Oher12018031
Marshall Quaccia12015020
Branden Albert05019033
Shawn Nelson01015028
Mansfield Wrotto00013229
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Otah34125024
Breno Giacomini13024022
Malcolm Brown13011012
Les Newhart1118015
Chad Rinehart11029029
Wade Numbers110709
Winston Stokes04127023
Lonnie Fisher04023018
Sam Nelson01019019
Sherman Concerto01010010

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Gabe Blasingame117
Pat Hitchcock115
Kendall Carswell115
Colin Saenz114
Neil Clark16
Marshall Quaccia15
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Roosevelt Calmus314
Sherrod Martin118
Curtis Zuck114
Lonnie Fisher15

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Louis Vasquez2240------668
Neil Clark2038------664
Phillip Rotzell2242---------64
Gerald Alexander------3030363
Danny Duff------2929563
Benjamin King------2831362
Thomas Lang------2728459
Everett Kinsella------2828359
Chris Long------2828359
Jorge Lynn1838------359
Bryan Covington------2729359
Gabe Blasingame1428------1759
Irv Buckner2038---------58
Branden Albert1933------557
Michael Oher1831------150
Dexter Rickard------1923648
Mansfield Wrotto1329------648
Levon Givens1533---------48
Shawn Nelson1528------548
Carlton OBrien------2122346
Baraka Atkins------2022244
Colin Saenz820------1442
Luther Pulley------17131242
Marshall Quaccia1520------540
Mark Hall------1719440
Kendall Carswell616------1537
Chester Pritchett------1411---25
Gilbert Maioriello24------1824
Justin Forsett814------123
Mark Fredrickson------109322
Toby Swanger------531321
T.J. Aspell01------1920
Shannon Franz------109---19
J.B. Barrere78------116
Pat Hitchcock------001515
R.J. Lucas------31913
Jeffrey Rodriguez00------1111
Roosevelt Webster------11911
Taylor Mehlhaff00------88
Lee Ethridge------4228
Craig Gorton------2237
Thomas Morstead00------66
Dwayne Abeykoon------1113
Jimmy Concepcion01---------1
Will Stock00---------0
Daniel Parker00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Oscar Smith------2242367
Jordan Dizon------2139464
Joe Flacco3131---------62
Mike McCulley------2138362
Earl Woodson------1938461
Malcolm Hardy------1740360
Chad Rinehart2929---------58
Terrell Thomas------1737357
Chip Vaughn------1836357
Austin McDonald------1636456
Jeff Otah2524------554
Sam Nelson1919------1553
Winston Stokes2723---------50
Edward Connell------1235350
Beau Bell------2127250
Mike Smith2227---------49
Breno Giacomini2422---------46
Lonnie Fisher2318------546
Brandon Pettigrew2318------546
Herman DeMulling------7251345
Leodis McKelvin------1327343
T.J. Starks2122---------43
Adam Velevis1823------142
Gerald Clark109------2039
Riddick Gomez1412------1137
Sherman Concerto1010------1636
Jason Donovan1212------731
Malcolm Brown1112------528
Sherrod Martin------551828
Lewis Sonneman------1215128
Frank Schneider62------1927
Les Newhart815---------23
Wade Numbers79------521
Deon Chandler------117119
Curtis Zuck------131418
Roosevelt Calmus------221418
Andy Ellison------66214
Travis Ellard------001111
Bruce Darche00------1010
Tracy Wilmoth13------59
Ronnie Blair01------67
Jeremy Thompson------1427
Myron Herrlich00------33
Patrick Hutton00------22
Corey Brilz------0022
Raymond Burgess00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left111.0
Middle16493.1
Right5326.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5357.0
Middle15654.3
Right9485.3
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell39223147341
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Flacco31222012501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44215.3
Short (0-8 Yds)106666.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)18121277.1
Long (19+ Yds)6000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1513946.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1381259.6
Long (19+ Yds)313311.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irv Buckner94195338
WR Levon Givens74133033
TE Shawn Nelson53025028
FB Marshall Quaccia53217020
RB Gabe Blasingame53024028
WR Colin Saenz2108020
TE Kendall Carswell22011016
RB Justin Forsett1100014
WR T.J. Aspell110101
WR J.B. Barrere100008
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Smith86081127
WR Adam Velevis74054123
TE Brandon Pettigrew54140018
RB T.J. Starks44047022
WR Riddick Gomez3000012
FB Sam Nelson1103019
RB Gerald Clark110609
TE Sherman Concerto11015010
WR Jason Donovan1106012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gabe Blasingame561.203.31
Justin Forsett11010.003.86
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
T.J. Starks5224.405.25
Gerald Clark310.334.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Phillip Rotzell2000.005.49
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Flacco32175.678.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR J.B. Barrere1000.000.00
RB Gabe Blasingame1000.004.80
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Adam Velevis111212.007.71
WR Mike Smith1155.0010.13
WR Riddick Gomez1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gabe Blasingame10
New EnglandRushesConversions
T.J. Starks21

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell1166
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Joe Flacco1076

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Irv Buckner411
WR Levon Givens322
TE Shawn Nelson111
FB Marshall Quaccia111
RB Gabe Blasingame111
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Adam Velevis333
WR Riddick Gomez200
FB Sam Nelson110
RB T.J. Starks111
TE Brandon Pettigrew100
RB Gerald Clark111
TE Sherman Concerto111

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,300 (21,600)
End Zone13,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine7,700 (9,000)
Sideline Seats12,000 (13,800)
Club Seats5,200 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes1,600 (2,000)