Week 1, 2023

played in New England, MA

60 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	17	0	0	-	17
New England Patriots	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:13 NED - Mike Smith 50 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:36 BUF - Colin Saenz 23 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 05:54 NED - Adam Velevis 9 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:53 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 30 field goal
2Q: 00:40 BUF - Kris Eastridge 28 interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 11:27 NED - Stephen Wheeler 19 field goal
3Q: 01:44 NED - Adam Velevis 1 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:13 NED - Mike Smith 50 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:36 BUF - Colin Saenz 23 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 05:54 NED - Adam Velevis 9 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:53 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 30 field goal
2Q: 00:40 BUF - Kris Eastridge 28 interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 11:27 NED - Stephen Wheeler 19 field goal
3Q: 01:44 NED - Adam Velevis 1 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 2 1
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 333 392
- Offensive Plays 70 66
- Yards per Play 4.76 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 5 84
- Rushing Attempts 6 30
- Yards per Rush 0.83 2.80
Net Passing Yards 328 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 62 - 31 - 2 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 338 314
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.13 8.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 5/44 4/51
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:56 34:04

Team Statistics	BUF	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	2	1
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	333	392
- Offensive Plays	70	66
- Yards per Play	4.76	5.94
Net Rushing Yards	5	84
- Rushing Attempts	6	30
- Yards per Rush	0.83	2.80
Net Passing Yards	328	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	62 - 31 - 2	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	338	314
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.13	8.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	5/44	4/51
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:56	34:04

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	0:22	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
1	9:46	3:58	OWN 2	8	58	Missed FG
1	4:57	1:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	1:49	1:31	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	14:17	0:53	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
2	11:37	0:33	OWN 30	3	10	Punt
2	5:46	4:58	OWN 20	10	67	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 35	2	0	Interception
3	11:19	2:24	OWN 32	4	10	Punt
3	6:52	1:10	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	1:37	1:03	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	13:25	2:12	OWN 36	5	7	Punt
4	5:58	2:38	OWN 15	9	84	Interception
4	2:05	2:05	OWN 40	11	40	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 23	5	20	Punt
1	11:33	1:47	OPP 49	3	6	Punt
1	5:48	0:51	OWN 47	2	53	Touchdown
1	3:51	2:02	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	0:18	1:01	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	13:24	1:47	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
2	11:04	5:18	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
2	0:48	0:20	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 4	1	1	Half
3	13:47	2:28	OPP 33	5	31	Field Goal
3	8:55	2:03	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:42	4:05	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	0:34	2:09	OWN 33	5	38	Missed FG
4	11:13	5:15	OWN 5	9	45	Punt
4	3:20	1:15	OWN 20	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Adam Velevis, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gabe Blasingame	3	-6	-2.00	-2	0
R.J. Anhalt	2	4	2.00	10	1
Gilbert Maioriello	1	7	7.00	7	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Peters	28	74	2.64	11	1
Joe Flacco	1	5	5.00	5	0
Sherman Strong	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	62	31	338	2/10	1	37	2	58.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmanuel Lynn	29	18	250	1/6	2	46	1	98.4
Joe Flacco	6	2	64	0/0	1	50	0	113.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colin Saenz	6	8	96	16.00	31	35	1
WR James Hardy	6	13	62	10.33	10	18	0
WR Earnest Schepis	6	15	60	10.00	9	17	0
WR Irv Buckner	3	10	57	19.00	24	37	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	3	5	24	8.00	8	10	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	2	8	4.00	5	4	0
TE Kendall Carswell	2	3	26	13.00	16	21	0
TE Gilbert Maioriello	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Darren Conley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB R.J. Anhalt	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Harvey Horn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Velevis	9	13	136	15.11	24	29	2
WR Mike Smith	4	9	78	19.50	47	50	1
RB Ricky Peters	2	4	12	6.00	9	9	0
TE Erik Bishop	2	2	45	22.50	0	46	0
WR Rodney Lyons	1	4	15	15.00	3	15	0
WR Harris Bruce	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
TE Clay Harbor	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kris Eastridge	1	28	28.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Michael Mitchell	1	12	12.00	0
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Teddy Richard	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Emmanuel Lynn	1	0	0	0
Shawn Lauvao	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	8	435	54.4	45.5	64	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	8	359	44.9	39.4	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/2	0/1	0/1	30	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Allen	5	44	8.8	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	4	51	12.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Schepis	3	68	22.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	9	1	0.0	22	26
DT Everett Kinsella	6	2	0.0	22	26
ILB Sean Lee	5	0	0.0	21	32
DT Teddy Richard	4	2	1.0	20	26
S Daniel Sagapolutele	4	1	0.0	21	28
DT Barry Dennis	3	1	0.0	11	18
CB Kris Eastridge	3	0	0.0	16	19
S Roosevelt Webster	3	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Cameron Sheffield	3	0	0.0	12	6
OLB D.J. Habich	2	2	0.0	15	16
CB Jerome Murphy	2	1	0.0	26	20
CB Fernando Mathews	2	0	0.0	18	34
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	0	---	---	---
CB Benjamin King	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Jamie Allen	1	0	0.0	20	20
QB Phillip Rotzell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mark Fredrickson	0	2	0.0	16	10
DE Doug Worthington	0	1	0.0	17	20

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	6	3	0.0	5	39
S Michael Mitchell	5	0	0.0	3	54
S D.J. O'Neal	4	1	0.0	4	41
CB Malcolm Hardy	4	0	0.0	4	46
CB Terrell Thomas	3	1	0.0	3	40
S Earl Woodson	3	0	0.0	4	37
CB Fred Caldwell	3	0	0.0	0	5
DE Mike McCulley	2	1	1.0	5	58
CB Leon Tuttle	2	0	0.0	2	21
DT Deon Chandler	1	1	1.0	6	57
OLB Curtis Zuck	1	3	0.0	6	62
CB Willie Hayes	1	1	0.0	3	41
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	0.0	6	37
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0.0	4	21
CB Chris Cook	1	0	0.0	3	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Teddy Richard	1.0	0	0	26
DE Doug Worthington	0.0	1	0	20
DE Carlton OBrien	0.0	0	1	26

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike McCulley	1.0	2	1	0	58
DT Deon Chandler	1.0	0	0	0	57
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	0	5	3	21
DE Andy Ellison	0.0	0	3	1	49
ILB Lewis Sonneman	0.0	0	3	0	37
DT Corey Brilz	0.0	0	2	0	7
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.0	0	1	1	62

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	5	1	0	26
S Daniel Sagapolutele	4	1	0	28
CB Kris Eastridge	3	1	1	19
CB Jerome Murphy	2	2	0	20
ILB Sean Lee	2	1	0	32
CB Fernando Mathews	1	1	0	34
DT Barry Dennis	1	0	0	18
S Roosevelt Webster	1	0	0	22
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	0	0	6
DE Carlton OBrien	0	1	0	26
DE Chris Long	0	1	0	20
S Jamie Allen	0	1	0	20

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy	5	1	0	46
S Michael Mitchell	5	0	1	54
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	1	1	39
CB Terrell Thomas	3	0	0	40
CB Fred Caldwell	3	0	0	5
S D.J. O'Neal	3	0	0	41
S Earl Woodson	2	1	0	37
CB Leon Tuttle	2	0	0	21
OLB Curtis Zuck	1	2	0	62
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	0	37
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0	21
CB Chris Cook	1	0	0	31
DE Andy Ellison	0	1	0	49
ILB Greg Betz	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Lynn	1	3	6	0	43
Louis Vasquez	1	1	4	0	34
J.C. Iafrate	0	2	3	0	38
Jonathan Luigs	0	0	4	2	54

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurkice Pouncey	1	8	0	30	0	36
Jeff Otah	1	4	1	24	0	30
Winston Stokes	1	4	0	24	0	24
Sam Nelson	1	3	0	16	0	10
Tracy Wilmoth	1	2	0	10	0	14
Neil James	0	4	0	24	0	27
Shawn Lauvao	0	3	0	24	1	30
Wade Numbers	0	1	0	14	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Saenz	3	23
Darren Conley	2	19
Marshall Quaccia	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Wade Numbers	2	10
Perry Riley	1	32
Carleton Mitchell	1	14
Tracy Wilmoth	1	10
Leon Tuttle	1	10
D.J. O'Neal	1	8
Sam Nelson	1	7

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip Rotzell	6	64	---	---	---	70
Jonathan Luigs	4	54	---	---	9	67
James Laurinaitis	---	---	22	26	19	67
Sean Lee	---	---	21	32	14	67
Colin Saenz	3	36	---	---	23	62
Jeff Thomason	4	48	---	---	10	62
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	16	19	25	60
James Hardy	4	55	---	---	---	59
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	21	28	6	55
Jorge Lynn	6	43	---	---	5	54
Roosevelt Webster	---	---	20	22	12	54
Fernando Mathews	---	---	18	34	2	54
Earnest Schepis	3	41	---	---	9	53
Korey Glavin	5	42	---	---	3	50
Teddy Richard	---	---	20	26	4	50
Everett Kinsella	---	---	22	26	1	49
Jamie Allen	---	---	20	20	9	49
J.C. Iafrate	3	38	---	---	7	48
Jerome Murphy	---	---	26	20	2	48
Gabe Blasingame	3	42	---	---	---	45
Carlton OBrien	---	---	14	26	4	44
Irv Buckner	3	40	---	---	---	43
R.J. Anhalt	3	21	---	---	19	43
Donald Buckner	2	41	---	---	---	43
Marshall Quaccia	3	25	---	---	14	42
Louis Vasquez	4	34	---	---	2	40
D.J. Habich	---	---	15	16	9	40
Doug Worthington	---	---	17	20	2	39
Chris Long	---	---	18	20	---	38
Mark Fredrickson	---	---	16	10	12	38
Kris Eastridge	---	---	16	19	2	37
Kendall Carswell	4	30	---	---	---	34
Gilbert Maioriello	1	13	---	---	18	32
Barry Dennis	---	---	11	18	2	31
Desmond Thomason	2	20	---	---	9	31
Harvey Horn	1	12	---	---	11	24
Darren Conley	0	1	---	---	19	20
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	12	6	2	20
Donald Rudoff	---	---	3	7	5	15
Leonard Dodge	2	3	---	---	8	13
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.B. Siegel	0	1	---	---	5	6
Benjamin King	---	---	2	1	---	3
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	2	2
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurkice Pouncey	30	36	---	---	10	76
Curtis Zuck	---	---	6	62	3	71
Deon Chandler	---	---	6	57	3	66
Mike McCulley	---	---	5	58	3	66
Jeff Otah	24	30	---	---	9	63
Andy Ellison	---	---	4	49	9	62
Neil James	24	27	---	---	10	61
Ricky Peters	28	33	---	---	---	61
Michael Mitchell	---	---	3	54	3	60
Mike Smith	28	31	---	---	---	59
Shawn Lauvao	24	30	---	---	1	55
Terrell Thomas	---	---	3	40	10	53
Rodney Lyons	23	27	---	---	3	53
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	4	41	8	53
Willie Hayes	---	---	3	41	9	53
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	4	46	2	52
Emmanuel Lynn	21	30	---	---	---	51
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	6	37	7	50
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	5	39	5	49
Winston Stokes	24	24	---	---	---	48
Adam Velevis	21	26	---	---	1	48
Earl Woodson	---	---	4	37	6	47
Wade Numbers	14	19	---	---	10	43
Clay Harbor	10	15	---	---	16	41
Perry Riley	---	---	0	9	32	41
Erik Bishop	10	16	---	---	14	40
Chris Cook	---	---	3	31	2	36
Travis Ellard	---	---	4	21	10	35
Tracy Wilmoth	10	14	---	---	10	34
Greg Betz	---	---	1	28	5	34
Sam Nelson	16	10	---	---	7	33
Leon Tuttle	---	---	2	21	10	33
Sherman Strong	2	3	---	---	27	32
Carleton Mitchell	9	6	---	---	14	29
Fendi Onobun	1	8	---	---	19	28
Harris Bruce	2	5	---	---	17	24
Moe Daugherty	---	---	2	15	---	17
Joe Flacco	9	6	---	---	---	15
Daryl Perry	---	---	1	6	7	14
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corey Brilz	---	---	0	7	---	7
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fred Caldwell	---	---	0	5	---	5
Jimmy Shellhaas	0	0	---	---	2	2
Stanley Olmstead	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robbie West	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	2	-8	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	23	67	2.9
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	62	31	4	0	3	7	15	5	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmanuel Lynn	29	18	5	1	1	6	1	0	1
Joe Flacco	6	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	16	131	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	153	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	35	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	67	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	120	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	118	13.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Schepis	15	6	0	60	0	41
WR James Hardy	13	6	2	62	0	55
WR Irv Buckner	10	3	0	57	1	40
WR Colin Saenz	8	6	0	96	2	36
RB Gabe Blasingame	5	3	0	24	0	42
TE Kendall Carswell	3	2	0	26	1	30
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	2	0	8	0	25
TE Gilbert Maioriello	1	1	0	1	0	13
TE Darren Conley	1	1	0	3	0	1
WR Harvey Horn	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB R.J. Anhalt	1	1	0	1	0	21

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Velevis	13	9	0	136	3	26
WR Mike Smith	9	4	0	78	1	31
RB Ricky Peters	4	2	0	12	0	33
WR Rodney Lyons	4	1	0	15	0	27
TE Erik Bishop	2	2	0	45	1	16
WR Harris Bruce	2	1	1	20	1	5
TE Clay Harbor	1	1	0	8	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Peters	1	6	6.00	2.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	8	3	7	0.88	5.45

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Lynn	5	3	18	3.60	8.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Hardy	2	1	5	2.50	4.77
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	1	1.00	12.00
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	0	0.00	5.70
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
WR Earnest Schepis	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Velevis	3	2	10	3.33	10.46
WR Mike Smith	2	1	8	4.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Peters	6	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	12	3	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmanuel Lynn	8	5	4
Joe Flacco	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch
WR Irv Buckner	3	0
WR Earnest Schepis	3	1
WR James Hardy	2	0
TE Kendall Carswell	2	1
WR Colin Saenz	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	4	1	1
WR Adam Velevis	3	3	3
RB Ricky Peters	1	0	0
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (23,200)
End Zone 16,400 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,500 (14,800)
Club Seats 5,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (23,200)
End Zone	16,400 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,500 (14,800)
Club Seats	5,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,500)