Week 17, 2024

played in Buffalo, NY

41 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	17	7	14	-	38
Buffalo Bills	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:47 NED - Stephen Wheeler 46 field goal
2Q: 13:17 BUF - Kendall Carswell 79 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 07:47 NED - Erik Bishop 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NED - Mike Smith 1 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 01:56 BUF - Colin Saenz 6 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 13:41 BUF - Joseph Delgado 34 interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 03:28 NED - Erik Bishop 8 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 08:31 NED - Rodney Lyons 8 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 02:37 NED - Rusty Yan 42 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:47 NED - Stephen Wheeler 46 field goal
2Q: 13:17 BUF - Kendall Carswell 79 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 07:47 NED - Erik Bishop 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NED - Mike Smith 1 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 01:56 BUF - Colin Saenz 6 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 13:41 BUF - Joseph Delgado 34 interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 03:28 NED - Erik Bishop 8 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 08:31 NED - Rodney Lyons 8 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 02:37 NED - Rusty Yan 42 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 15-1 6-10
First Downs 26 23
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 19 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 427 392
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 6.37 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 119 74
- Rushing Attempts 26 17
- Yards per Rush 4.58 4.35
Net Passing Yards 308 318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 31 - 1 47 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 312 350
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 7.51 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/38 2/9
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 4/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:50 26:10

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	15-1	6-10
First Downs	26	23
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	19	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	427	392
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	6.37	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	119	74
- Rushing Attempts	26	17
- Yards per Rush	4.58	4.35
Net Passing Yards	308	318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 31 - 1	47 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	312	350
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	7.51	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/38	2/9
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	4/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:50	26:10

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	1:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	4:57	4:05	OWN 11	7	19	Punt
2	14:54	1:12	OPP 33	3	4	Field Goal
2	12:59	5:21	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	7:33	1:33	OPP 14	4	14	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:03	OWN 32	3	21	Fumble
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 9	3	20	Interception
3	13:30	4:24	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
3	7:07	3:47	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	13:37	5:16	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	4:23	2:04	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 31	3	-3	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 25	9	29	Punt
1	9:03	4:06	OWN 39	9	50	Fumble
1	0:52	0:58	OWN 32	3	10	Fumble
2	13:42	0:43	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	6:00	4:15	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 47	4	28	Missed FG
3	9:06	1:59	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
3	3:20	4:43	OWN 20	11	37	Punt
4	8:21	3:58	OWN 29	7	47	Missed FG
4	2:19	1:19	OWN 20	8	11	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rusty Yan	17	98	5.76	42	2	1
Joe Flacco	7	15	2.14	5	0	0
Ricky Peters	2	6	3.00	5	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gabe Blasingame	10	39	3.90	12	1
Steven Bradford	5	26	5.20	14	1
James Hardy	1	1	1.00	1	0
Phillip Rotzell	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	40	31	312	1/4	4	31	1	122.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	47	24	350	4/32	2	79	0	89.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	10	12	144	14.40	36	28	1
WR Mike Smith	9	13	52	5.78	14	11	1
TE Erik Bishop	4	5	50	12.50	27	31	2
TE Dixon Pasquarella	3	3	22	7.33	3	11	0
RB Rusty Yan	2	3	14	7.00	9	9	0
FB Earnest Osborne	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Roger Green	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
WR Courtney Levine	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Harris Bruce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	7	14	120	17.14	21	25	0
WR Irv Buckner	5	10	61	12.20	0	18	0
WR Colin Saenz	4	7	40	10.00	6	18	1
WR Harvey Horn	3	5	30	10.00	5	11	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	2	4	13	6.50	1	10	0
TE Kendall Carswell	2	5	82	41.00	73	79	1
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Perry Georges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joseph Delgado	1	34	34.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rodney Lyons	1	0	0
Michael Mitchell	0	1	1
Travis Ellard	0	1	0
Chris Cook	0	1	0
Willie Hayes	0	0	1
Roger Green	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irv Buckner	1	0	0
James Hardy	1	0	0
Harvey Horn	1	0	0
James Laurinaitis	0	1	0
Kris Eastridge	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	3	138	46.0	33.7	49	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	139	46.3	26.3	50	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	5/5

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	1	22	22.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Buckner	2	41	20.5	0
James Hardy	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Willie Hayes	6	1	0.0	16	46
OLB Travis Ellard	5	0	2.0	11	30
S Earl Woodson	5	1	0.0	9	41
S Michael Mitchell	5	0	0.0	17	35
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	1	0.0	15	45
DE Mike McCulley	3	0	1.0	16	39
CB Doug Nichols	3	0	1.0	13	37
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	2	0.0	10	38
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	0	0.0	17	48
DE Moe Daugherty	2	0	0.0	11	41
DT Corey Brilz	1	1	0.0	10	25
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	1	0.0	14	23
OLB J.T. McKenzie	1	1	0.0	4	9
CB Leon Tuttle	1	0	0.0	4	14
CB Chris Cook	0	2	0.0	5	32

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	11	1	0.0	25	40
S Jamie Allen	4	2	0.0	24	34
CB Fernando Mathews	4	1	0.0	18	30
CB Derrick Namnath	4	0	0.0	10	17
S Joseph Delgado	4	0	0.0	17	29
DT Everett Kinsella	3	4	0.0	20	23
CB Jerome Murphy	3	2	0.0	15	25
CB Kris Eastridge	3	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Tommy Wyden	3	0	0.0	8	14
OLB Jack Marsh	3	0	0.0	7	13
CB Benjamin King	2	3	1.0	14	24
DT Glenn Dorsey	1	1	0.0	22	29
C Jonathan Luigs	1	0	---	---	---
DT Teddy Richard	1	0	0.0	8	24
DE Doug Worthington	1	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE D.J. Dole	1	0	0.0	19	33
OLB Jackie Stargell	1	0	0.0	18	27
S Kendrick Green	0	2	0.0	12	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Travis Ellard	2.0	2	2	4	30
DE Mike McCulley	1.0	1	3	1	39
CB Doug Nichols	1.0	0	0	0	37
DT Corey Brilz	0.0	0	2	1	25
OLB J.T. McKenzie	0.0	0	1	1	9
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.0	0	1	0	48
DE Moe Daugherty	0.0	0	1	0	41
DT Darrin Middleton	0.0	0	1	0	26

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Benjamin King	1.0	0	0	0	24
ILB James Laurinaitis	0.0	0	2	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Hayes	6	2	46
S Earl Woodson	5	0	41
S Michael Mitchell	3	0	35
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	0	45
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	1	38
CB Doug Nichols	2	1	37
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	0	48
CB Chris Cook	1	0	32
CB Steven Ravas	0	1	8

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	7	2	0	40
CB Fernando Mathews	4	0	0	30
S Joseph Delgado	3	0	1	29
CB Kris Eastridge	3	0	0	15
OLB Jack Marsh	3	0	0	13
CB Jerome Murphy	2	3	0	25
CB Derrick Namnath	2	0	0	17
CB Benjamin King	2	0	0	24
DT Everett Kinsella	1	0	0	23
S Jamie Allen	1	0	0	34
DT Teddy Richard	1	0	0	24
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	0	0	2
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Otah	4	11	1	22	0	34
Maurkice Pouncey	1	2	0	26	0	41
Winston Stokes	1	1	0	22	1	31
Tyrone Wand	1	1	0	24	0	32
Earnest Osborne	1	1	0	3	0	10
Neil James	0	1	0	24	0	34
Dixon Pasquarella	0	1	0	19	0	28
Ricardo Meadows	0	1	0	6	0	14

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Vasquez	3	5	17	1	49
Kendall Carswell	1	3	16	0	36
Donald Buckner	1	2	13	0	37
Jorge Lynn	1	1	16	1	44
Michael Oher	0	3	16	0	38
Jonathan Luigs	0	1	16	1	47
Marshall Quaccia	0	1	7	0	23
Jeff Thomason	0	0	5	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Green	2	14
Michael Rottinghaus	1	12
Dixon Pasquarella	1	11
Curtis Zuck	1	4
Jamon Meredith	1	4

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Marsh	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Zuck	---	---	17	48	4	69
Maurkice Pouncey	26	41	---	---	1	68
Joe Flacco	26	41	---	---	---	67
Rodney Lyons	25	40	---	---	---	65
Willie Hayes	---	---	16	46	3	65
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	15	45	2	62
Rusty Yan	21	34	---	---	7	62
Jeff Otah	22	34	---	---	4	60
Mike Smith	22	37	---	---	---	59
Neil James	24	34	---	---	---	58
Dixon Pasquarella	19	28	---	---	11	58
Mike McCulley	---	---	16	39	2	57
Tyrone Wand	24	32	---	---	---	56
Winston Stokes	22	31	---	---	---	53
Michael Mitchell	---	---	17	35	1	53
Doug Nichols	---	---	13	37	3	53
Erik Bishop	14	26	---	---	13	53
Moe Daugherty	---	---	11	41	1	53
Earl Woodson	---	---	9	41	2	52
Chris Cook	---	---	5	32	15	52
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	10	38	3	51
Travis Ellard	---	---	11	30	---	41
Courtney Levine	13	13	---	---	14	40
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	14	23	2	39
Corey Brilz	---	---	10	25	2	37
Darrin Middleton	---	---	7	26	1	34
Leon Tuttle	---	---	4	14	13	31
Roger Green	6	9	---	---	14	29
Earnest Osborne	3	10	---	---	15	28
Ricardo Meadows	6	14	---	---	4	24
J.T. McKenzie	---	---	4	9	10	23
Andy Ellison	---	---	6	10	4	20
Harris Bruce	2	1	---	---	14	17
Wayne Kamego	4	10	---	---	3	17
Jamon Meredith	2	9	---	---	4	15
Daryl Perry	---	---	1	12	2	15
Steven Ravas	---	---	1	8	6	15
Michael Rottinghaus	0	0	---	---	12	12
Trevor Gourdine	---	---	0	2	10	12
Ricky Peters	5	7	---	---	---	12
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shawn Lauvao	0	0	---	---	4	4
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Deron Taylor	---	---	0	0	2	2
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chad Lusk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Vasquez	17	49	---	---	5	71
Jonathan Luigs	16	47	---	---	5	68
Phillip Rotzell	17	51	---	---	---	68
Austen Lane	---	---	25	39	4	68
James Laurinaitis	---	---	25	40	2	67
Irv Buckner	14	44	---	---	7	65
Jorge Lynn	16	44	---	---	4	64
James Hardy	12	41	---	---	9	62
Jamie Allen	---	---	24	34	2	60
Joseph Delgado	---	---	17	29	11	57
Michael Oher	16	38	---	---	1	55
Kendall Carswell	16	36	---	---	3	55
Colin Saenz	9	28	---	---	17	54
D.J. Dole	---	---	19	33	1	53
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	22	29	1	52
Jackie Stargell	---	---	18	27	7	52
Fernando Mathews	---	---	18	30	2	50
Donald Buckner	13	37	---	---	---	50
Everett Kinsella	---	---	20	23	---	43
Jerome Murphy	---	---	15	25	1	41
Gabe Blasingame	12	28	---	---	---	40
Benjamin King	---	---	14	24	1	39
Kris Eastridge	---	---	9	15	12	36
Marshall Quaccia	7	23	---	---	5	35
Steven Bradford	5	11	---	---	19	35
Jeff Thomason	5	24	---	---	5	34
Teddy Richard	---	---	8	24	1	33
Kendrick Green	---	---	12	18	1	31
Derrick Namnath	---	---	10	17	3	30
Jack Marsh	---	---	7	13	9	29
Leonard Dodge	2	10	---	---	16	28
Harvey Horn	5	16	---	---	5	26
Clyde DeVault	0	10	---	---	13	23
Tommy Wyden	---	---	8	14	1	23
Perry Georges	3	8	---	---	11	22
Freddie Nowak	2	14	---	---	5	21
Jorge McNeil	---	---	5	3	11	19
Doug Worthington	---	---	5	7	2	14
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	1	2	6	9
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Long	---	---	3	3	---	6
Rufus Grier	---	---	1	2	1	4
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	3	3
J.C. Iafrate	0	2	---	---	---	2
Mack Lowe	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	18	101	5.6
Right	3	5	1.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	40	31	3	0	1	5	2	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	47	24	3	1	3	5	11	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	158	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	145	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	137	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	11	152	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	61	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	13	9	0	52	0	37
WR Rodney Lyons	12	10	1	144	2	40
TE Erik Bishop	5	4	0	50	1	26
RB Rusty Yan	3	2	0	14	0	34
TE Dixon Pasquarella	3	3	0	22	0	28
WR Harris Bruce	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Earnest Osborne	1	1	0	8	0	10
TE Roger Green	1	1	0	17	0	9
WR Courtney Levine	1	1	0	5	0	13

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	14	7	2	120	2	41
WR Irv Buckner	10	5	0	61	0	44
WR Colin Saenz	7	4	0	40	0	28
TE Kendall Carswell	5	2	0	82	1	36
WR Harvey Horn	5	3	0	30	0	16
RB Gabe Blasingame	4	2	0	13	0	28
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	0	4	0	23
TE Perry Georges	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rusty Yan	2	9	4.50	5.76
Ricky Peters	1	1	1.00	3.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Blasingame	1	3	3.00	3.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	7	6	41	5.86	7.80

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	3	3	29	9.67	7.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Erik Bishop	3	2	13	4.33	10.00
WR Rodney Lyons	3	3	27	9.00	12.00
WR Mike Smith	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	6	6.00	5.71
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	14	14.00	6.10
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	9	9.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Rusty Yan	2	0
Joe Flacco	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Steven Bradford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	7	6	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	2	2	1
WR Rodney Lyons	2	2	2
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	1
WR Harris Bruce	1	0	0
FB Earnest Osborne	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Hardy	6	3	3
WR Irv Buckner	4	3	2
WR Colin Saenz	2	1	1
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 30,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,200 (23,100)
End Zone 6,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 3,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 6,500 (14,800)
Club Seats 3,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 900 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	30,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,200 (23,100)
End Zone	6,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	3,800 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	6,500 (14,800)
Club Seats	3,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	900 (2,200)