Week 15, 2025

played in Buffalo, NY

48 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	7	0	0	-	10
Buffalo Bills	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:54 NED - Stephen Wheeler 26 field goal
2Q: 05:57 NED - Dixon Pasquarella 10 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 07:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:54 NED - Stephen Wheeler 26 field goal
2Q: 05:57 NED - Dixon Pasquarella 10 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 07:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 49 field goal

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 12-2 7-7
First Downs 17 12
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 318 283
- Offensive Plays 64 51
- Yards per Play 4.97 5.55
Net Rushing Yards 123 56
- Rushing Attempts 28 16
- Yards per Rush 4.39 3.50
Net Passing Yards 195 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 0 34 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 212 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.42 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/61 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 3/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:57 25:03

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	12-2	7-7
First Downs	17	12
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	318	283
- Offensive Plays	64	51
- Yards per Play	4.97	5.55
Net Rushing Yards	123	56
- Rushing Attempts	28	16
- Yards per Rush	4.39	3.50
Net Passing Yards	195	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 0	34 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	212	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.42	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/61	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	3/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:57	25:03

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 28	4	19	Punt
1	10:01	6:15	OWN 29	12	62	Field Goal
1	0:58	2:33	OWN 22	4	32	Punt
2	11:55	6:07	OWN 11	10	89	Touchdown
2	2:58	2:58	OWN 20	5	17	Half
3	11:26	2:45	OWN 7	6	28	Fumble
3	7:08	1:57	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
3	1:53	2:54	OWN 12	5	22	Punt
4	11:42	3:01	OWN 33	7	24	Punt
4	6:30	2:26	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
4	2:02	0:35	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 21	2	-2	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	2:18	OWN 20	5	40	Interception
1	3:46	2:48	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	13:25	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	5:48	2:50	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 27	8	25	Punt
3	8:41	1:33	OPP 35	4	3	Field Goal
3	5:11	3:18	OWN 12	9	69	Interception
4	13:59	2:17	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	8:41	2:11	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	4:04	2:02	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
4	1:27	0:34	OWN 20	3	42	Interception

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rusty Yan	16	87	5.44	21	5
Allen Hartman	7	26	3.71	7	0
Joe Flacco	5	10	2.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gabe Blasingame	13	46	3.54	14	1
Steven Bradford	2	6	3.00	4	0
Marshall Quaccia	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	33	25	212	3/17	1	24	0	102.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	34	18	233	1/6	0	42	3	38.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	5	7	42	8.40	2	17	0
WR Harris Bruce	4	6	44	11.00	11	24	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	4	5	30	7.50	6	10	1
WR Terrance Jennings	3	4	42	14.00	9	24	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	3	4	20	6.67	12	10	0
RB Rusty Yan	2	2	11	5.50	5	6	0
WR Mike Smith	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
TE Roger Green	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Allen Hartman	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kendall Carswell	6	11	61	10.17	27	24
WR Irv Buckner	5	9	87	17.40	27	42
WR James Hardy	3	6	49	16.33	5	20
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	7	7.00	2	7
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	2	6	6.00	2	6
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	17	17.00	7	17
FB Leroy Huerta	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
WR Arnold Ogden	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	10	5.00	0
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Flacco	1	0	0	0
Mike McCulley	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Hardy	1	0	0
Irv Buckner	0	1	0
Doug Worthington	0	1	0
Jerome Murphy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	7	360	51.4	40.0	66	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	7	318	45.4	41.9	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	1	5	5.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Tuttle	1	13	13.0	0
Harris Bruce	1	18	18.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Ogden	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck	6	0	0.0	16	33
DE Moe Daugherty	5	1	0.5	13	26
S Michael Mitchell	4	3	0.0	13	26
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	2	0.0	14	20
S Earl Woodson	4	0	0.0	13	17
CB Doug Nichols	3	0	0.0	13	29
CB Chris Cook	3	0	0.0	7	22
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0.5	9	21
DE Mike McCulley	1	1	0.0	15	31
CB Willie Hayes	1	1	0.0	14	34
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	0.0	7	10
DE Daryl Perry	1	0	0.0	3	12
S D.J. O'Neal	1	0	0.0	6	26
DT Darrin Middleton	0	3	0.0	13	32
ILB Dean Wilde	0	2	0.0	6	15
DT Corey Brilz	0	1	0.0	4	4
CB Steven Ravas	0	1	0.0	2	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donald Yeager	6	2	0.0	25	32
S Jerry Peters	6	2	0.0	14	19
S Byron Schepis	6	0	0.0	19	26
S Kendrick Green	5	0	1.0	21	22
CB Fernando Mathews	4	1	0.0	10	10
OLB Cameron Sheffield	4	1	0.0	9	13
ILB Sean Lee	4	0	0.0	15	21
CB Derrick Namnath	3	1	0.0	22	27
DT Terrence Cody	3	0	0.0	23	31
OLB Jack Marsh	3	0	0.0	18	22
DE Chris Long	2	0	1.0	19	24
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	2	0.0	17	26
TE Kendall Carswell	2	0	---	---	---
DE Scottie Weaver	1	2	1.0	14	20
ILB James Laurinaitis	1	1	0.0	3	4
DE Doug Worthington	1	1	0.0	10	17
WR James Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jerome Murphy	1	0	0.0	15	18
DT Everett Kinsella	0	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Tommy Wyden	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Moe Daugherty	0.5	5	0	26
OLB Travis Ellard	0.5	1	1	21
ILB Lewis Sonneman	0.0	1	0	10
DE Daryl Perry	0.0	1	0	12
DT Darrin Middleton	0.0	1	0	32

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Long	1.0	0	0	24
DE Scottie Weaver	1.0	0	0	20
S Kendrick Green	1.0	0	0	22
DT Glenn Dorsey	0.0	1	0	28
DE Doug Worthington	0.0	1	0	17
ILB James Laurinaitis	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Michael Mitchell	4	1	0	26
OLB Curtis Zuck	4	0	2	33
S Earl Woodson	3	0	0	17
S D.J. O'Neal	1	1	0	26
CB Willie Hayes	1	1	0	34
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	0	31
CB Doug Nichols	1	0	0	29
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	0	0	20
CB Chris Cook	1	0	0	22
DE Moe Daugherty	1	0	0	26
ILB Lewis Sonneman	0	0	1	10

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sean Lee	4	0	21
OLB Donald Yeager	4	0	32
S Jerry Peters	3	0	19
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	0	26
OLB Cameron Sheffield	2	0	13
S Kendrick Green	2	0	22
S Byron Schepis	2	0	26
CB Derrick Namnath	1	2	27
DT Terrence Cody	1	1	31
OLB Jack Marsh	1	1	22
DT Everett Kinsella	1	0	24
CB Fernando Mathews	1	0	10
CB Jerome Murphy	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurkice Pouncey	3	5	2	28	1	36
Shawn Lauvao	2	5	0	24	0	24
Lorenzo McDaniel	2	3	0	18	0	24
Archie Dudley	0	2	0	28	0	36
Dixon Pasquarella	0	2	0	18	0	23
Wayne Kamego	0	2	0	23	0	30
Donnell Elmore	0	2	0	11	0	12
Tyrone Wand	0	1	0	23	1	29
Neil James	0	1	0	5	0	7
Ricardo Meadows	0	0	0	9	1	18

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Lynn	2	5	1	13	0	28
Marshall Quaccia	2	2	0	8	0	15
Donald Buckner	1	3	0	12	0	10
Brock Pearson	0	2	0	15	1	27
J.C. Iafrate	0	1	0	14	0	29
Louis Vasquez	0	1	0	12	0	22
Michael Oher	0	1	0	3	0	13
Kendall Carswell	0	1	0	15	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Duran	2	25

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Marsh	2	10
Leroy Huerta	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurkice Pouncey	28	36	---	---	2	66
Joe Flacco	28	36	---	---	---	64
Archie Dudley	28	36	---	---	---	64
Tyrone Wand	23	29	---	---	7	59
Mike Smith	25	33	---	---	---	58
Willie Hayes	---	---	14	34	8	56
Shawn Lauvao	24	24	---	---	7	55
Lorenzo McDaniel	18	24	---	---	12	54
Rusty Yan	19	34	---	---	---	53
Wayne Kamego	23	30	---	---	---	53
Curtis Zuck	---	---	16	33	2	51
Dixon Pasquarella	18	23	---	---	8	49
Mike McCulley	---	---	15	31	1	47
Darrin Middleton	---	---	13	32	1	46
Doug Nichols	---	---	13	29	2	44
Rodney Lyons	19	23	---	---	---	42
Michael Mitchell	---	---	13	26	1	40
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	14	20	6	40
Moe Daugherty	---	---	13	26	1	40
Donnell Elmore	11	12	---	---	17	40
Chris Cook	---	---	7	22	9	38
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	6	26	5	37
Ricardo Meadows	9	18	---	---	8	35
Earl Woodson	---	---	13	17	3	33
Harris Bruce	11	15	---	---	6	32
Travis Ellard	---	---	9	21	1	31
Eugene Duran	---	---	0	1	25	26
Leon Tuttle	---	---	3	17	5	25
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	7	10	7	24
Allen Hartman	9	2	---	---	13	24
Terrance Jennings	8	11	---	---	4	23
Daryl Perry	---	---	3	12	7	22
Dean Wilde	---	---	6	15	1	22
Neil James	5	7	---	---	8	20
Roger Green	1	3	---	---	12	16
Deron Taylor	---	---	5	5	4	14
Corey Brilz	---	---	4	4	---	8
Brian Downs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marvin Flowers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Robbie West	---	---	0	0	7	7
Steven Ravas	---	---	2	4	1	7
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	4	4
DeSean Jackson	1	0	---	---	2	3
Cris Allen	0	0	---	---	1	1
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donald Yeager	---	---	25	32	15	72
Derrick Namnath	---	---	22	27	19	68
Terrence Cody	---	---	23	31	7	61
Kendall Carswell	15	35	---	---	10	60
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	23	28	1	52
Phillip Rotzell	16	35	---	---	---	51
Jack Marsh	---	---	18	22	10	50
J.C. Iafrate	14	29	---	---	6	49
Irv Buckner	14	32	---	---	---	46
Everett Kinsella	---	---	21	24	1	46
Sean Lee	---	---	15	21	10	46
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	17	26	2	45
Byron Schepis	---	---	19	26	---	45
Kendrick Green	---	---	21	22	1	44
Jerry Peters	---	---	14	19	11	44
Chris Long	---	---	19	24	---	43
Jorge Lynn	13	28	---	---	2	43
Scottie Weaver	---	---	14	20	8	42
Brock Pearson	15	27	---	---	---	42
James Hardy	11	28	---	---	---	39
Jack Richmond	7	13	---	---	15	35
Louis Vasquez	12	22	---	---	---	34
Marshall Quaccia	8	15	---	---	11	34
Gabe Blasingame	13	21	---	---	---	34
Jerome Murphy	---	---	15	18	1	34
Steven Bradford	3	11	---	---	19	33
Jonathan Luigs	6	20	---	---	6	32
Donald Buckner	12	10	---	---	8	30
Terrance Cole	4	26	---	---	---	30
Doug Worthington	---	---	10	17	1	28
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	9	13	5	27
Leroy Huerta	6	9	---	---	10	25
Tommy Wyden	---	---	10	12	3	25
Michael Oher	3	13	---	---	8	24
Fernando Mathews	---	---	10	10	1	21
Harvey Horn	0	3	---	---	12	15
Arnold Ogden	3	8	---	---	3	14
James Laurinaitis	---	---	3	4	1	8
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colin Saenz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harold Brackens	1	0	---	---	4	5
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	3	3
Benjamin Anderko	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mack Lowe	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	---	0
Benjamin King	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	3	5	1.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	33	25	2	0	2	4	2	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	34	18	4	0	1	3	9	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	102	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	75	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	106	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	7	5	0	42	0	23
WR Harris Bruce	6	4	1	44	1	15
TE Dixon Pasquarella	5	4	0	30	0	23
WR Terrance Jennings	4	3	1	42	1	11
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	4	3	0	20	0	24
WR Mike Smith	2	1	0	9	0	33
RB Rusty Yan	2	2	0	11	0	34
TE Roger Green	1	1	0	12	0	3
RB Allen Hartman	1	1	0	1	0	2
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	0	1	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kendall Carswell	11	6	1	61	1	35
WR Irv Buckner	9	5	0	87	2	32
WR James Hardy	6	3	0	49	1	28
WR Arnold Ogden	3	0	0	0	0	8
RB Gabe Blasingame	2	1	0	6	0	21
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	0	7	0	15
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	0	17	0	13
FB Leroy Huerta	1	1	0	6	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Hartman	1	5	5.00	3.71

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	5	3	24	4.80	6.42

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	1	0	0	0.00	6.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	2	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Mike Smith	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	10	10.00	6.00
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	8.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Hartman	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Quaccia	1	0
Gabe Blasingame	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	9	4	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	1
WR Harris Bruce	2	1	1
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	1	0
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0
WR Terrance Jennings	1	0	0
RB Rusty Yan	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Buckner	4	2	0
WR James Hardy	1	1	1
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	1
TE Kendall Carswell	1	1	1
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	1
WR Arnold Ogden	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (23,100)
End Zone 11,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 5,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (14,800)
Club Seats 4,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (23,100)
End Zone	11,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	5,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (14,800)
Club Seats	4,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,200)