Week 15, 2022

played in Buffalo, NY

41 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	21	0	7	-	35
Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 NED - Brandon Pettigrew 43 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:27 NED - Mike Smith 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 03:39 NED - Mike Smith 29 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:50 NED - Rodney Lyons 62 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 09:03 NED - Ricky Peters 1 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 NED - Brandon Pettigrew 43 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:27 NED - Mike Smith 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 03:39 NED - Mike Smith 29 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:50 NED - Rodney Lyons 62 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 09:03 NED - Ricky Peters 1 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 12-2 8-6
First Downs 21 9
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 16 4
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 493 177
- Offensive Plays 75 54
- Yards per Play 6.57 3.28
Net Rushing Yards 83 94
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 2.44 4.48
Net Passing Yards 410 83
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 2 32 - 13 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 416 89
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 10.00 2.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 14/20 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/55 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 3/20 2/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:36 23:24

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	12-2	8-6
First Downs	21	9
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	16	4
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	493	177
- Offensive Plays	75	54
- Yards per Play	6.57	3.28
Net Rushing Yards	83	94
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	2.44	4.48
Net Passing Yards	410	83
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 2	32 - 13 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	416	89
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	10.00	2.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	14/20	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/55	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	3/20	2/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:36	23:24

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	4:06	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
1	5:40	0:15	OWN 37	1	-6	Fumble
1	5:06	6:47	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	12:41	0:40	OWN 39	3	2	Interception
2	11:48	1:42	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
2	5:57	2:32	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:14	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:06	OPP 23	0	0	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 26	9	50	Interception
3	5:39	3:31	OWN 3	8	43	Punt
3	1:08	1:44	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
4	12:59	4:02	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
4	6:58	2:27	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 40	2	0	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
1	8:49	3:09	OWN 41	6	35	Fumble
1	5:25	0:19	OPP 21	3	0	Interception
2	13:19	0:38	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	12:01	0:13	OPP 40	1	0	Interception
2	10:06	4:09	OWN 1	7	24	Punt
2	3:25	1:40	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	0:31	0:20	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 30	1	0	Half
3	9:43	4:04	OWN 26	7	29	Punt
3	2:08	1:00	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	14:24	1:25	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	8:57	1:59	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	4:31	3:20	OWN 30	7	37	Missed FG

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Peters	23	54	2.35	14	3	1
Richie Kresser	9	24	2.67	9	0	0
Joe Flacco	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gabe Blasingame	15	46	3.07	15	1
Kenneth Hopper	3	22	7.33	14	1
Gilbert Maioriello	2	22	11.00	15	1
Phillip Rotzell	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	40	26	416	1/6	4	62	2	112.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	32	13	89	1/6	0	13	3	9.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	10	12	124	12.40	31	29	2
WR Adam Velevis	4	9	110	27.50	63	48	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	6	75	25.00	39	43	1
TE Erik Bishop	3	3	8	2.67	0	6	0
RB Ricky Peters	2	2	7	3.50	9	9	0
WR Rodney Lyons	2	6	70	35.00	52	62	1
WR Frank Schneider	1	1	19	19.00	2	19	0
RB Richie Kresser	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Levon Givens	3	5	25	8.33	11	9
WR Colin Saenz	3	4	23	7.67	6	11
WR Irv Buckner	3	8	19	6.33	7	13
WR Earnest Schepis	2	3	15	7.50	8	9
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	2	5	5.00	7	5
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
TE Shawn Nelson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Kendall Carswell	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	20	20.00
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	0.00
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	1	0	0.00

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Sean Lee	1	4	4.00	0
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Flacco	1	0	0
Lewis Sonneman	0	1	0
Caleb Campbell	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irv Buckner	1	0	0
Teddy Richard	0	1	0
James Laurinaitis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	4	187	46.8	41.8	54	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	8	416	52.0	45.1	63	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

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

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	3	35	11.7	0
Richie Kresser	2	20	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted McGregor	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	1	30	30.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Schepis	3	71	23.7	0
Levon Givens	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck	5	1	0.0	10	16
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	5	0	0.0	13	19
S Caleb Campbell	3	2	0.0	12	22
CB Chris Cook	3	2	0.0	12	20
OLB Travis Ellard	3	0	0.0	18	26
DE Austin McDonald	2	2	0.0	13	22
CB Terrell Thomas	2	0	0.0	18	25
S Earl Woodson	2	0	0.0	15	26
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	2	0	0.0	7	16
WR Mike Smith	2	0	---	---	---
DE Edward Connell	1	1	1.0	8	11
DE Mike McCulley	1	2	0.0	17	29
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	2	0.0	14	9
DT Deon Chandler	1	1	0.0	11	19
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0.0	12	21
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	0.0	15	19
QB Joe Flacco	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corey Brilz	1	0	0.0	10	14
S Rufus Francis	0	1	0.0	16	20

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	12	3	1.0	30	39
S Jamie Allen	8	1	0.0	27	39
ILB Sean Lee	7	1	0.0	32	39
DT Teddy Richard	5	1	0.0	26	28
DT Everett Kinsella	4	0	0.0	22	27
CB Ethan Gaytan	3	1	0.0	12	21
S Roosevelt Webster	3	0	0.0	26	34
CB Jerome Murphy	3	0	0.0	21	26
CB Fernando Mathews	2	2	0.0	31	30
CB Benjamin King	2	1	0.0	19	18
S Ted McGregor	2	1	0.0	7	6
DE Carlton OBrien	2	0	0.0	27	33
S Toby Swanger	1	1	0.0	5	7
WR Levon Givens	1	0	---	---	---
QB Phillip Rotzell	1	0	---	---	---
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	0	---	---	---
TE Kendall Carswell	1	0	---	---	---
S Harvey Keith	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Doug Worthington	1	0	0.0	17	28
DE Chris Long	0	1	0.0	28	31
OLB Dwayne Abeykoon	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Connell	1.0	0	0	11
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	3	0	29
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	1	0	22
DT Corey Brilz	0.0	0	1	14
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	0	1	26

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Chris Long	0.0	1	1	1	31
DE Carlton OBrien	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Mark Fredrickson	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck	4	1	0	16
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	2	1	1	16
CB Chris Cook	2	1	0	20
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	1	21
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	1	0	19
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	1	25
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	0	22
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0	26
S Earl Woodson	0	3	0	26

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sean Lee	8	0	1	39
CB Jerome Murphy	4	1	0	26
ILB James Laurinaitis	3	1	0	39
S Roosevelt Webster	3	0	0	34
S Jamie Allen	2	1	0	39
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	0	0	21
DT Teddy Richard	2	0	0	28
CB Benjamin King	1	0	0	18
DE Doug Worthington	1	0	0	28
DT Everett Kinsella	0	1	0	27
S Toby Swanger	0	1	0	7
OLB Cameron Sheffield	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Thomason	2	7	28	0	35
Maurkice Pouncey	1	7	34	0	41
Lester Schokora	1	5	23	0	28
Deion Malloy	1	2	8	0	6
Winston Stokes	1	2	26	0	35
Wade Numbers	1	2	6	0	6
Jeff Otah	0	4	23	1	29
Shawn Lauvao	0	2	11	0	13
Sam Nelson	0	1	15	0	22
Brandon Pettigrew	0	1	18	0	22

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Lynn	2	3	0	19	0	28
Kendall Carswell	2	2	1	17	0	28
Korey Blades	1	2	0	5	1	7
Louis Vasquez	1	2	0	21	0	30
Neil Clark	0	5	0	20	0	32
Michael Oher	0	3	0	20	0	27
J.C. Iafrate	0	2	0	16	0	27
Marshall Quaccia	0	1	0	7	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Roosevelt Calmus	2	11
Sam Nelson	1	18
Fendi Onobun	1	12
Shawn Lauvao	1	5

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Lee	3	10
Colin Saenz	1	11
Graham Casher	1	9
J.C. Iafrate	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurkice Pouncey	34	41	---	---	5	80
Joe Flacco	34	41	---	---	---	75
Mike Smith	32	38	---	---	---	70
Jeff Thomason	28	35	---	---	1	64
Winston Stokes	26	35	---	---	---	61
Erik Bishop	22	28	---	---	11	61
Sam Nelson	15	22	---	---	18	55
Lester Schokora	23	28	---	---	4	55
Ricky Peters	24	30	---	---	---	54
Jeff Otah	23	29	---	---	---	52
Adam Velevis	21	29	---	---	2	52
Brandon Pettigrew	18	22	---	---	9	49
Travis Ellard	---	---	18	26	4	48
Mike McCulley	---	---	17	29	1	47
Terrell Thomas	---	---	18	25	2	45
Caleb Campbell	---	---	12	22	8	42
Earl Woodson	---	---	15	26	1	42
Richie Kresser	10	10	---	---	20	40
Austin McDonald	---	---	13	22	4	39
Rufus Francis	---	---	16	20	1	37
Patrick Robinson	---	---	4	18	15	37
Rodney Lyons	19	17	---	---	---	36
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	15	19	1	35
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	12	21	2	35
Deon Chandler	---	---	11	19	4	34
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	7	16	11	34
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	13	19	2	34
Curtis Zuck	---	---	10	16	7	33
Chris Cook	---	---	12	20	1	33
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	14	9	7	30
Shawn Lauvao	11	13	---	---	5	29
Les Newhart	11	12	---	---	5	28
Corey Brilz	---	---	10	14	1	25
Beau Bell	---	---	1	4	18	23
Edward Connell	---	---	8	11	1	20
Frank Schneider	4	2	---	---	12	18
Fendi Onobun	3	3	---	---	12	18
Wade Numbers	6	6	---	---	5	17
Andy Ellison	---	---	4	4	8	16
Carleton Mitchell	2	4	---	---	10	16
Deion Malloy	8	6	---	---	---	14
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Perry Riley	---	---	1	3	1	5
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jimmy Shellhaas	0	0	---	---	1	1
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sean Lee	---	---	32	39	10	81
James Laurinaitis	---	---	30	39	2	71
Jamie Allen	---	---	27	39	4	70
Fernando Mathews	---	---	31	30	7	68
Carlton OBrien	---	---	27	33	5	65
Roosevelt Webster	---	---	26	34	2	62
Chris Long	---	---	28	31	1	60
Neil Clark	20	32	---	---	3	55
Teddy Richard	---	---	26	28	1	55
Phillip Rotzell	21	33	---	---	---	54
Louis Vasquez	21	30	---	---	---	51
Everett Kinsella	---	---	22	27	1	50
J.C. Iafrate	16	27	---	---	6	49
Kendall Carswell	17	28	---	---	4	49
Jorge Lynn	19	28	---	---	---	47
Michael Oher	20	27	---	---	---	47
Doug Worthington	---	---	17	28	2	47
Jerome Murphy	---	---	21	26	---	47
Benjamin King	---	---	19	18	7	44
Gabe Blasingame	18	25	---	---	---	43
Earnest Schepis	15	20	---	---	6	41
Levon Givens	11	21	---	---	6	38
Marshall Quaccia	7	17	---	---	13	37
Irv Buckner	13	23	---	---	---	36
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	12	21	3	36
Colin Saenz	9	15	---	---	11	35
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	14	15	2	31
Gilbert Maioriello	7	4	---	---	16	27
Kenneth Hopper	3	8	---	---	16	27
Harvey Keith	---	---	8	7	10	25
Mark Fredrickson	---	---	12	10	1	23
Korey Blades	5	7	---	---	9	21
Jimmy Concepcion	2	7	---	---	9	18
Toby Swanger	---	---	5	7	6	18
Bryan Covington	---	---	2	2	13	17
Dwight Watson	1	6	---	---	9	16
Shawn Nelson	5	3	---	---	7	15
Ted McGregor	---	---	7	6	2	15
Donald Rudoff	---	---	4	9	2	15
Dwayne Abeykoon	---	---	4	2	7	13
Graham Casher	1	1	---	---	9	11
Harvey Horn	0	1	---	---	8	9
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	1	1
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	27	1.9
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	7	9	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	40	26	7	0	3	5	3	1	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	32	13	0	1	3	8	4	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	96	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	247	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	66	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	6	1.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	12	10	1	124	2	38
WR Adam Velevis	9	4	1	110	3	29
TE Brandon Pettigrew	6	3	0	75	1	22
WR Rodney Lyons	6	2	1	70	1	17
TE Erik Bishop	3	3	0	8	0	28
RB Ricky Peters	2	2	0	7	0	30
WR Frank Schneider	1	1	0	19	0	2
RB Richie Kresser	1	1	0	3	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	8	3	0	19	23
WR Levon Givens	5	3	0	25	21
TE Kendall Carswell	5	0	0	0	28
WR Colin Saenz	4	3	0	23	15
RB Gabe Blasingame	3	1	2	2	25
WR Earnest Schepis	3	2	0	15	20
TE Shawn Nelson	2	0	1	0	3
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	1	0	5	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Peters	4	4	1.00	2.35

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	5	2	24	4.80	10.40

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	2	0	0	0.00	11.67
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	12.22
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	1	15	15.00	12.50
WR Mike Smith	1	1	9	9.00	10.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Peters	4	3

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Hopper	2	1
Gabe Blasingame	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	16	12	11

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	7	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	8	6	5
WR Adam Velevis	4	2	2
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	2	2
WR Frank Schneider	1	1	1
WR Rodney Lyons	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch
WR Irv Buckner	4	1
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	0
TE Kendall Carswell	1	0
WR Earnest Schepis	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,100 (23,100)
End Zone 8,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (14,800)
Club Seats 4,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,100 (23,100)
End Zone	8,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (14,800)
Club Seats	4,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,200)