Week 15, 2028

played in Buffalo, NY

29 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	31	7	7	-	45
Buffalo Bills	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:51 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 24 field goal
2Q: 14:27 NED - Rodney Lyons 30 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 10:49 NED - Marcus Young 54 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 08:46 NED - Rodney Lyons 52 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 05:37 BUF - Reggie Michael 19 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 04:58 NED - Mike Smith 83 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 00:28 NED - Marcus Robbins 30 field goal
3Q: 10:30 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 31 field goal
3Q: 00:24 NED - Marcus Young 25 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 07:05 NED - Mike Smith 16 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:51 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 24 field goal
2Q: 14:27 NED - Rodney Lyons 30 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 10:49 NED - Marcus Young 54 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 08:46 NED - Rodney Lyons 52 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 05:37 BUF - Reggie Michael 19 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 04:58 NED - Mike Smith 83 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 00:28 NED - Marcus Robbins 30 field goal
3Q: 10:30 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 31 field goal
3Q: 00:24 NED - Marcus Young 25 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 07:05 NED - Mike Smith 16 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)

Team Statistics NED BUF
Record 10-4 6-8
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 574 347
- Offensive Plays 49 74
- Yards per Play 11.71 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 70 151
- Rushing Attempts 21 35
- Yards per Rush 3.33 4.31
Net Passing Yards 504 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 37 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 509 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 18.00 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 4/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 8/221
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:56 33:04

Team Statistics	NED	BUF
Record	10-4	6-8
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	574	347
- Offensive Plays	49	74
- Yards per Play	11.71	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	70	151
- Rushing Attempts	21	35
- Yards per Rush	3.33	4.31
Net Passing Yards	504	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	37 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	509	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	18.00	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	4/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	8/221
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:56	33:04

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	9:22	1:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:45	3:31	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	12:50	2:21	OWN 14	5	86	Touchdown
2	8:46	0:20	OWN 48	1	52	Touchdown
2	5:26	0:45	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	2:39	2:18	OWN 14	5	73	Field Goal
3	10:22	3:51	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
3	2:59	2:46	OWN 5	6	95	Touchdown
4	13:20	1:15	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
4	9:11	2:16	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	3:46	1:54	OWN 5	3	6	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	3:38	OWN 24	8	27	Punt
1	8:04	5:19	OWN 20	13	73	Field Goal
2	14:14	1:24	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
2	10:29	1:43	OWN 29	4	-3	Punt
2	8:26	3:00	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	4:41	2:02	OWN 32	6	14	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 33	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:38	OWN 28	8	58	Field Goal
3	6:31	3:32	OWN 7	6	42	Punt
3	0:13	1:53	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	12:05	1:14	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	10:51	1:40	OPP 20	3	2	Missed FG
4	6:55	3:09	OWN 22	5	31	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 48	4	21	Game

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
A.J. Griffith	17	65	3.82	12	2
Marco Duffy	3	3	1.00	7	0
Dwayne George	1	2	2.00	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ryan Williams	20	108	5.40	18	5
Lee Wright	12	28	2.33	9	0
Gabe Blasingame	2	13	6.50	9	0
Emmitt Gilmore	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	27	20	509	1/5	6	83	0	155.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	37	18	209	2/13	1	30	0	75.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	8	10	216	27.00	126	52	2
WR Mike Smith	5	7	169	33.80	97	83	2
WR Marcus Young	4	4	103	25.75	52	54	2
WR Harris Bruce	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Brian Downs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Donnell Elmore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dwayne George	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Floyd Hawkey	4	7	64	16.00	17	30	0
RB Ryan Williams	3	3	36	12.00	21	22	0
WR Lonnie Fafinski	3	6	35	11.67	0	16	0
TE Richard Quinn	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Mario Sim	2	6	14	7.00	0	7	0
TE Kendall Carswell	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Emmitt Gilmore	1	1	29	29.00	25	29	0
TE Grant Pyne	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Reggie Michael	1	6	19	19.00	10	19	1

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Willie Hayes	1	0
Marco Duffy	1	0
A.J. Griffith	1	0
Wade Santoki	0	1
Donnell Elmore	0	1

Buffalo	Recov	Force
Grant Pyne	1	0
Jerry Hughes	0	1
Quentin Hammett	0	1
Derek Tormenti	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	5	236	47.2	46.2	57	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	8	345	43.1	36.9	49	6

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marcus Robbins	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	6/6

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	2/3	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	3	27	9.0	0
Dominic Tirtha	1	3	3.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Holcomb	3	4	1.3	0
Ryan Williams	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	2	41	20.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Holcomb	5	128	25.6	0
Ryan Williams	3	93	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lewis Sonneman	8	3	1.0	31	32
S D.J. O'Neal	5	2	1.0	30	36
OLB Eugene Duran	5	1	0.0	18	16
CB Willie Hayes	5	0	0.0	28	36
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	2	0.0	22	28
S Byron Schepis	4	1	0.0	18	20
DT Jake Socha	4	1	0.0	20	22
CB Emmitt Moss	3	3	0.0	26	29
DE Daryl Perry	3	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Jonas Mouton	3	0	0.0	16	19
ILB Dean Wilde	2	3	0.0	13	12
DE Moe Daugherty	2	0	0.0	25	20
CB Jimmy Smith	2	0	0.0	26	25
DE D.J. Dole	1	1	0.0	19	23
OLB Justin Wilkins	1	0	0.0	4	5
S Dominic Tirtha	1	0	0.0	27	33
DT Antonio Tovar	1	0	0.0	15	17
S Allen Dawson	0	1	0.0	21	21

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Anthony Hawkins	4	3	0.0	14	14
OLB Tommy Wyden	4	0	0.0	17	22
CB Vinny Washington	3	0	1.0	19	20
ILB Jerry Hughes	3	1	0.0	10	10
OLB Donald Yeager	3	1	0.0	15	27
S Kenny Sockanathan	3	0	0.0	16	22
CB Quentin Hammett	3	0	0.0	7	15
S Brady DeAngelis	3	0	0.0	20	28
S Chip Vaughn	2	2	0.0	7	8
ILB Wayne Snyder	2	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Jack Marsh	2	0	0.0	15	18
DT Toby Barker	2	0	0.0	8	11
DE Keith Stuart	1	0	0.0	14	18
DT Jurrell Casey	1	0	0.0	13	17
DE Nolan Urban	0	3	0.0	14	19
CB Grady Paine	0	1	0.0	14	13
CB Curtis Holcomb	0	1	0.0	5	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1.0	0	4	1	32
S D.J. O'Neal	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Moe Daugherty	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Calvin Green	0.0	1	0	0	19

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Vinny Washington	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Toby Barker	0.0	1	0	0	11
DT Jurrell Casey	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Tommy Wyden	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Nolan Urban	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Jack Marsh	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Hayes	4	3	36
S Byron Schepis	4	1	20
S D.J. O'Neal	3	2	36
OLB Jonas Mouton	2	0	19
CB Jimmy Smith	1	1	25
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	32
S Dominic Tirtha	1	0	33
CB Emmitt Moss	1	0	29
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	16
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	0	1	28
ILB Dean Wilde	0	1	12

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vinny Washington	4	0	20
S Kenny Sockanathan	3	1	22
S Brady DeAngelis	3	1	28
S Chip Vaughn	3	0	8
OLB Donald Yeager	2	0	27
CB Quentin Hammett	2	0	15
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	1	22
ILB Anthony Hawkins	1	0	14
OLB Jack Marsh	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	2	3	1	20	0	25
Wade Santoki	1	2	0	10	0	16
Donnell Elmore	1	2	0	8	0	6
Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	1	6	0	10
Ricardo Meadows	0	7	0	16	0	24
Archie Dudley	0	4	0	14	0	21
Marvin Flowers	0	1	0	6	0	5
Dwayne George	0	1	0	6	0	4
Wayne Kamego	0	0	0	19	1	23

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Lynn	6	13	1	31	0	33
Jason Smith	3	7	0	34	1	39
Kenyon Fulcher	2	8	0	35	1	39
Brock Pearson	2	5	0	30	0	34
Richard Quinn	1	1	0	12	0	8
D.J. Derrick	0	1	0	4	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne George	6	17
Emmitt Moss	3	30
A.J. Griffith	1	18
Harris Bruce	1	15
Allen Dawson	1	14

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Quinn	3	22
Grant Pyne	1	22
Chip Vaughn	1	14
Derek Tormenti	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Hayes	---	---	28	36	22	86
Emmitt Moss	---	---	26	29	30	85
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	30	36	4	70
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	27	33	6	66
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	31	32	2	65
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	22	28	7	57
Allen Dawson	---	---	21	21	14	56
Jimmy Smith	---	---	26	25	2	53
Joe Flacco	21	28	---	---	---	49
Moe Daugherty	---	---	25	20	4	49
Marcus Young	12	16	---	---	20	48
A.J. Griffith	17	12	---	---	18	47
Andy Levitre	20	25	---	---	---	45
Rodney Lyons	21	24	---	---	---	45
Jake Socha	---	---	20	22	3	45
Mike Smith	17	26	---	---	1	44
Wayne Kamego	19	23	---	---	1	43
Ricardo Meadows	16	24	---	---	2	42
D.J. Dole	---	---	19	23	---	42
Daryl Perry	---	---	16	16	9	41
Dixon Pasquarella	13	19	---	---	9	41
Eugene Duran	---	---	18	16	6	40
Byron Schepis	---	---	18	20	1	39
Calvin Green	---	---	10	19	9	38
Justin Wilkins	---	---	4	5	28	37
Jonas Mouton	---	---	16	19	2	37
Lorenzo McDaniel	6	10	---	---	20	36
Archie Dudley	14	21	---	---	---	35
Bill Serino	12	14	---	---	6	32
Antonio Tovar	---	---	15	17	---	32
Donnell Elmore	8	6	---	---	17	31
Dean Wilde	---	---	13	12	5	30
Wade Santoki	10	16	---	---	3	29
Dwayne George	6	4	---	---	17	27
Joey Daughtry	8	12	---	---	6	26
Harris Bruce	0	2	---	---	15	17
Marvin Flowers	6	5	---	---	6	17
Marco Duffy	3	13	---	---	---	16
Brian Downs	2	8	---	---	3	13
Marcus Robbins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rod Lovett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kerry Newhart	0	0	---	---	1	1
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derek Tormenti	35	39	---	---	11	85
Phillip Rotzell	35	39	---	---	---	74
Kenyon Fulcher	35	39	---	---	---	74
Jason Smith	34	39	---	---	---	73
Jorge Lynn	31	33	---	---	4	68
Kendall Carswell	27	31	---	---	10	68
Brock Pearson	30	34	---	---	---	64
Lonnie Fafinski	20	29	---	---	15	64
Mario Sim	23	27	---	---	2	52
Lee Wright	13	12	---	---	27	52
Brady DeAngelis	---	---	20	28	1	49
Ryan Williams	20	18	---	---	7	45
Donald Yeager	---	---	15	27	1	43
Richard Quinn	12	8	---	---	22	42
Emmitt Gilmore	18	12	---	---	11	41
Vinny Washington	---	---	19	20	1	40
Tommy Wyden	---	---	17	22	1	40
Reggie Michael	19	21	---	---	---	40
Kenny Sockanathan	---	---	16	22	1	39
Quentin Hammett	---	---	7	15	15	37
Grant Pyne	7	8	---	---	22	37
Wayne Snyder	---	---	7	10	19	36
Jack Marsh	---	---	15	18	3	36
Nolan Urban	---	---	14	19	3	36
Floyd Hawkey	12	21	---	---	---	33
Keith Stuart	---	---	14	18	---	32
Jurrell Casey	---	---	13	17	2	32
Curtis Holcomb	---	---	5	14	13	32
Jerry Hughes	---	---	10	10	11	31
Chip Vaughn	---	---	7	8	14	29
Anthony Hawkins	---	---	14	14	1	29
Grady Paine	---	---	14	13	1	28
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	2	3	21	26
Korey Flint	2	4	---	---	16	22
Terrance Cole	5	5	---	---	11	21
Craig Sellers	---	---	7	9	5	21
D.J. Derrick	4	6	---	---	11	21
DaQuan Bowers	---	---	7	10	3	20
Toby Barker	---	---	8	11	---	19
Caleb Schlauderaff	1	0	---	---	11	12
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gabe Blasingame	2	4	---	---	---	6
Benjamin Ijalana	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gino Harvey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	17	49	2.9
Right	12	73	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	27	20	9	0	0	3	2	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	37	18	3	0	4	9	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	223	17.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	65	21.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	6	207	20.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	54	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	72	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	53	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	30	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	10	8	216	4	24
WR Mike Smith	7	5	169	3	26
WR Marcus Young	4	4	103	2	16
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	1	7	0	19
WR Harris Bruce	1	1	11	0	2
TE Donnell Elmore	1	0	0	0	6
WR Brian Downs	1	1	3	0	8
FB Dwayne George	1	0	0	0	4

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Hawkey	7	4	1	64	1	21
WR Mario Sim	6	2	1	14	0	27
WR Lonnie Fafinski	6	3	0	35	0	29
WR Reggie Michael	6	1	0	19	0	21
TE Kendall Carswell	4	1	1	2	0	31
TE Richard Quinn	3	2	1	11	0	8
RB Ryan Williams	3	3	0	36	1	18
FB Emmitt Gilmore	1	1	0	29	1	12
TE Grant Pyne	1	1	0	-1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	1	0	0.00	3.82

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lee Wright	2	2	1.00	2.33
Ryan Williams	2	3	1.50	5.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	2	22	11.00	18.85

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	8	3	35	4.38	5.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Smith	2	2	22	11.00	24.14

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Michael	3	1	19	6.33	3.17
WR Lonnie Fafinski	2	1	6	3.00	5.83
WR Floyd Hawkey	2	1	10	5.00	9.14
TE Kendall Carswell	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	3	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gabe Blasingame	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	8	7	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	12	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	3	3	2
WR Marcus Young	2	2	2
WR Harris Bruce	1	1	1
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	0	0
WR Brian Downs	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mario Sim	3	1	1
WR Reggie Michael	3	0	0
TE Kendall Carswell	2	1	0
WR Lonnie Fafinski	2	1	1
WR Floyd Hawkey	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,700 (23,100)
End Zone 7,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine 3,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 5,300 (14,800)
Club Seats 2,400 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,700 (23,100)
End Zone	7,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine	3,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	5,300 (14,800)
Club Seats	2,400 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	200 (2,200)